Ken Urqhart – Executive Technologist
Ken has over 30 years of experience in new product incubation, big-data analytics, machine learning, visualization, cyber-security, technical strategy, UX, IP exploitation, and academic/Government tech projects. He has held senior technology and development positions at Microsoft, IBM, and Sun Microsystems, focusing on advanced strategy, intellectual property, and open source and platform management. Ken is currently Founder and CTO of QBIC Limited, and serves as a key advisor to Amaxra, s4i, Auspex Systems, Immerse Learning, and Fortitude. Ken holds a Ph.D, M.Sc., and B.Sc. from Simon Fraser University, where he focused his studies on physics, big data, analytics, math, and computer science.