Sarah Prevette

Founder & Editor-in-Chief

Named by Inc Magazine as one of the top entrepreneurs in North America & recognized as a futurist/early-supporter of emerging technology

Failism: the Art of Strategic Evolution Tech Startups The Entrepreneur Journey Entrepreneurial Networking & Collaboration Setting Direction and Strategy for Companies

Warren Schirtzinger

Chief Strategy Officer · High Tech Strategies, Inc.

A highly regarded market- and product-strategy consultant to emerging high-technology businesses.

Product Strategy Diffusion of Innovation Technology Adoption Start Ups Strategic Marketing

Paolo Pedercini

Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Paolo Pedercini's artistic practice deals with the relationship between electronic entertainment and ideology.

Environmental Justice Internet Folk Art Social Issues Video Games Digital Art

Martial Hebert

University Professor and Dean · Carnegie Mellon University

Martial Hebert performed research on interpreting 3D data from range sensors for obstacle detection and object recognition.

Robotics Autonomous Systems Robotics and Autonomous Vehicles Computer Vision Interpretation of Perception Data

Shayne Boyer

Chief Software Architect · Boyer Consulting Services, LLC

Senior Solutions Architect

Windows Phone Service Oriented Architecture Microsoft .Net

Eric Nyberg

Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Eric Nyberg builds software applications that can understand and process human language.

Automatic Text Translation Processing Human Language Automated Qustion Answering IBM Watson Information Retrieval

Lee McKnight

Kauffman Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation · Syracuse University

Visionary Inventor of Cloud to Edge Software Applications - Edgeware Wiglets and Gridlets

Virtual Markets and Wireless Grids Social Radio Social Emergency Response Edgeware Creative Destruction

Brian Ardinger

Co-founder · Econic

Forward Thoughts: Software, Technology, Marketing, & Startups. Founder @NMotionStartup, @econicco, & @theiopodcast, former CMO @Nanonation

Customer Experience Motivation Tedx Startup Acceleration Innovation & Creativity

Garth Frizzell

CEO, Councillor · Terra Cognita Software Systems, Inc.

Small Business, Local Government, and Technology: Coworking, collaboration, Community meet Award winning micro-Entrepreneur, City Councillor

Gretchen DeKnikker

President & CoFounder · SocialPandas

Social Revenue Strategist

B2B Competitive Analysis Channel Marketing Social Media

Eric Redmond

Documentarian + Engineer · Basho

Big Data Expert

Databases Big Data Riak

Sridhar Tayur

University Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Sridhar Tayur's research interests involve quantum computing, health care operations and supply chain management

Quantum Computing Healthcare Operations Supply Chain Management

Guy Steeves

Regional Development Director · Constant Contact, Inc.

Educational Marketing Expert - Western Canada

Event Marketing Engagement Marketing Social Media Marketing Customer Engagement Small Business Marketing Strategies

H. Kenny Cheng

Chair · University of Florida

H. Kenny Cheng’s research is focused on big data, business analytics, and the economic and policy issues of artificial intelligence.

Blockchain Big Data and Business Analytics Internet commerce Artificial Intelligence

Jim Roddy

Keynote Speaker & Author · Jim Roddy CBA (Coach & Business Advisor)

Author of "Hire Like You Just Beat Cancer" and "The Walk-On Method to Career & Business Success"

Team Building Business Culture Hiring Best Practices Job Interviews

Carlos Paz-Soldan

CEO & Founder · Tenet Computer Group Inc.

Combines business and technology expertise.

Emergency Preparedness Information Technology Mobile Technology Business Augmented Reality

Jothy Rosenberg

principal · Who Says I Can't

Entrepreneur, researcher, extreme athlete, TV host, author, two-time cancer survivor, experienced dynamic positive speaker will inspire and

War Stories of an Incorrigible High Tech Entrepreneur The Cloud At Your Service

James Lochrie

Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer · Wave Accounting Inc.

When the numbers don't add up, an experienced business accountant with entrepreneurial savvy is just what you need to balance the books

Christien Louviere

Director, Partner & Channel Development · Salesloom

Lead Generation in Social Media

Sales Social Media Lead Generation

Thomas Burzler, CSP

Owner · Thomas Burzler

Trainer. CSP. Author. Sales Man. Burzler.

Selling With Profit Winning New Customers