Permjot Valia

• Age: 45

• Born: London, U.K.

• Resides: Halifax – plans to commute to Sydney regularly.

• Career: Appointed first Cape Breton University entrepreneur-in-residence; founder of Mentorcamp.ca; co-founder and finance director of Flight & Partners, an FCA authorized fund manager based in London; chairman of Wooshii Ltd.; director of Blue-Light Analytics Inc.

• Education: MBA, Open University 1997-2000; economics/industrial studies, University of Leeds 1989-1993.