​Join commonsku and Rootly AI for a look at how we navigated the next stage of growth - what we kept, what we scrapped, and what we ultimately shipped. From systems and processes, to team structure and priorities, we’ll share the real decisions and lessons behind scaling an engineering organization.

​Agenda:

• ​5:00 PM: Check in, networking, and refreshments

• ​6:00 PM: Panel discussion and sessions

• ​8:00 PM: Networking

• ​8:30 PM: End of event

​Meet the Speakers:

​Panelists:

​Lakshmi Baskaran is the Senior Director of Engineering at Microsoft, where she specializes in scaling mission-critical platforms in the age of AI. A global technology leader and entrepreneur, Lakshmi specializes in scaling mission-critical platforms and building high-impact engineering organizations across three continents. Beyond her corporate leadership, she is an active angel investor and industry speaker who frequently shares her expertise on AI-driven innovation and leadership via Medium and LinkedIn.

​Tina Goyal is the VP of Engineering at Maple, where she focuses on advancing Canada’s healthcare system through technology. With over 20 years of experience, including her recent role as VP of Engineering at Wave, Tina excels at leading transformations and building inclusive, high-performing cultures. She is an expert in platform modernization, AI integration, and scaling resilient organizations that align engineering strategy with business growth.

​Dileshni Jayasinghe is the VP of Technology at commonsku, bringing 15+ years of experience across startups, VC-backed, and public software companies. Formerly at PagerDuty, she led the automation product line through their Series D to IPO. Dileshni specializes in building customer-centric engineering cultures and, outside of tech, is an avid ball hockey player and scuba diver.

​Dan Sadler is the VP of Engineering at Rootly ai, where he leads high-performing technical teams. With a background in Mechanical Engineering from Queen’s University, Dan has a proven track record of scaling engineering organizations at Maker AI and Ada. A Raw Signal Group-certified leader, he combines technical excellence with a diverse background in operations and the music industry.

​Moderated by:

​Catherine Graham is the Co-Founder and CEO of commonsku, a cloud-based CRM, order management and social collaboration platform that empowers entrepreneurial excellence. With over 15 years of experience in banking and management consulting at TD Bank, eBay, and A.T. Kearney, she brings a wealth of expertise in scaling businesses. Previously, Catherine was the owner and Managing Director of RIGHTSLEEVE, which she led to an acquisition by Genumark in 2019. An ASI Power 50 honoree, Catherine is a recognized leader in organizational design and entrepreneurial excellence within the Canadian tech ecosystem.

​About commonsku

​commonsku is a workflow collaboration platform designed to help the promotional products industry operate more efficiently. At the core, commonsku is a CRM and order management platform for promotional products distributors that enables them to manage their customer interactions, present ideas to their customers, create orders, manage production, invoice and bill.

​About Rootly AI

​​Rootly AI is the AI-native on-call and incident response platform that provides proactive support to help Site Reliability Engineers resolve incidents faster, improve system resilience, and streamline on-call operations. It’s your always-on SRE copilot that automates root cause analysis and identifies patterns that drive continuous improvement—trusted by hundreds of companies like LinkedIn, NVIDIA, Replit, Elastic, Canva, Clay, Tripadvisor, and Shell.

​About Toronto Tech Week

​Toronto Tech Week is a citywide celebration of the people building what’s next. From May 25–29, 2026, founders, investors, and builders come together for hundreds of community-led events across Toronto, connecting tens of thousands of people around Canadian tech. Torontotechweek.com.