An exploration of how academia, industry, and investors can align goals, overcome commercialization barriers, and build a collaborative ecosystem to accelerate cybersecurity innovation and adoption.
National Cybersecurity Consortium Conference
Achieving New Heights in Cybersecurity and Privacy
June 25-27, 2025 at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff, Alberta
Panel 6 - Building Effective Connections Between Industry and Research
Friday, June 27, 2025 at 9:15 am – 10:15 am in room KC 203/205
Adam Cragg previously served as the Chief of Staff of the MIT Entrepreneurship Center, was the Founding Manager of the NYU Entrepreneurship Lab, having started his career as a web developer at a startup in the online food delivery space. Adam was a Founding Partner of Quake Capital, a seed-stage investor and accelerator. Quake Capital made Forbes’ list of the top ten VCs globally and was named as the 2nd most active investor in female founders.
Adam has invested in over 125 start-up businesses at seed stage, with an audited top-decile track record, and brings a wealth of experience in supporting businesses through their early years. Adam’s portfolio companies have gone on to be highly successful, with many raising larger subsequent rounds of funding, as well as achieving multiple exits via acquisition.
Adam has an MBA from the University of Oxford and a BA from the University of British Colombia.
Panelists
Steve Liang, Professor, University of Calgary
Oba Harding, Sr. Business Officer, Prairies Economic Development Canada
Jordan Smith, Co-founder and CEO, QTi