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Sue is an entrepreneur Co-Founder/CEO Alstari Corporation focussed on AI and security. She exited as Co-Founder/CEO of Amika Mobile focussed on critical & emergency communications leveraging multi-agent systems to Genasys Inc. Sue is a rare woman tech entrepreneur with a reputation for excellence & innovation. As a successful three-time start-up founder/CEO, she has formed boards of directors & advisors & directed business strategy, ensuring product development matches customer need. Her first start-up, AmikaNow! spun from government R&D labs, focussed on AI and automatic content analysis. Its Compliance Business was acquired by Entrust and she transitioned the acquisition as VP Content Technology. Sue has a B.Eng. from McGill University & honors AI M.Eng. & Doctorate degrees from Carleton. She served as Director & Vice Chair for Ontario Centers of Excellence (OCE) for 8 years & an Advisor for National Centers of Excellence (NCE) for 6 years. She served on Dalhousie University's Big Data Institute & McGill's Innovation Board. In 2018, she joined the ENCQOR board focussing on smart cities & connected vehicles. She was recently invited to the C100. She served as ASIS Ottawa Chapter 140 Chair in 2021. Her 35+ years in technology have resulted in an exemplary record as an Industry leader, employer and pioneer. Sue holds over 45 International patents in AI, content analysis, emergency & mobile messaging and security. As many as 35 Global Companies have cited her pioneering patents including Google, Apple, Ford, etc. She has published over 100 papers and countless articles in AI.