The CIFAL-York Entrepreneurship, Digital Technologies and Local Economic Development Technical Advisory Committee (EEDTAC) is composed of academics and professionals to provide expert input, direction, and support towards various types of executive, leadership, and civil society training and knowledge sharing around entrepreneurship and economic development.
Committee Members
Irene Henriques (Chair)
Professor of Sustainability & Economics; Area Coordinator, Economics, Schulich School of Business, York University
Jose Etcheverry
Associate Professor, Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change, Director, International Renewable Energy Academy, York University
Alia Abbas
CEO and Founder, Alia Consulting – Economic Development Firm
Ellen R. Auster
Professor of Strategic Management; Executive Director, York Change Leadership (YCL), Schulich School of Business, York University
Andrew Maxwell
Founder of Disruptive Innovation Hub |Associate Professor, Lassonde School of Engineering, Disruptive Innovation Hub, York University
Raluca Lacatus
Senior Consultant and Manager – Strategy, Change, Transformation, Schulich School of Business, York University
Raphael Costa
Director, Economic Development, City of Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
Jonathan Wheatle
Director, Economic Strategy, York Region, Ontario, Canada
Ali Asgary
Director, CIFAL York, York University