Chris Arsenault, Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer of iNovia Capital (www.inoviacapital.com)

Chris Arsenault, Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of iNovia Capital (www.inoviacapital.com), a seed and early stage venture capital fund dedicated to commercializing innovations in life sciences, information technology and the physical sciences. Chris has been involved in numerous entrepreneurial initiatives, including the task force behind the creation of ENABLIS Entrepreneurial Network Inc., a G8 sponsored venture capital seed fund. Since 1999, he has been a member of the selection committee of Inno-Centre Inc., a leading Montreal based coaching and business service provider to technology start-ups.

Prior to joining iNovia, he was a partner and entrepreneur in residence with the Telesystem group, where, in addition to managing direct investments, he was involved in the creation of a subsidiary for Teleglobe Inc. and a subsidiary for Microcell Telecommunications Inc. He helped build, since its inception, Wanted Technologies, a business intelligence information and technology provider, and help launch Copernic Technologies, a leading agent based technology company. Mr. Arsenault began his business career in technology as founder and CEO of SIT, an international Internet integrator and the first Netscape Communications software developer, which was sold to Ubizen of Belgium in 1999.