Mark Evans

Principal · ME Consulting

B2B Marketer, Brand Storytelling, Author

Startups Entrepreneurship Startup Marketing Marketing Strategy Development

Daneal Charney, CHRL

Executive in Residence for high-growth tech companies · MaRSDD - Largest Urban Innovation Hub

Award-Winning Human Resources Leader| Growth Coach for Start-ups| Keynote Speaker on AI, Future of Work, Employee Experience.

People Analytics Hr & Talent Management global skills Employment Brand Leadership Entreprenership Startups

Bernard Lupien

General Partner · Rhapsody Venture Partners

Bernard Lupien is an expert in commercializing technologies from breakthrough science innovation.

Start Ups Commercialization Entrepeneurship Business Development Product Development

Sunil Sharma

Managing Director and Chief Connector · Extreme Startups

He always loved Lego! A natural fit for your event is Extreme Startups Chief Connector extraordinaire and mentor to budding entrepreneurs

Venture Capital Private Equity Entrepreneurship Management Consulting for Startups

Aron Solomon

Founder · Aron Brand Ventures EU

Startup founder, advisor, investor, board member. Education and legal innovator. FASTCASE 50.

Motivating and Training Leaders Change Management Building & Leading Global Teams Team Building and Motivation Through Personal Challenge and Incentives Legal Technology

April Dunford

Independent Marketing Executive · Rocket Launch Marketing

Aim for the sky but shoot for the stars! Rocket Launch Marketing's experienced startup marketing executive helps expansion-stage startups

Corporate Communications Marketing Strategy Startup Marketing Brand Development & Marketing Product Marketing Strategies

Sean Ammirati

Distinguished Service Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Sean Ammirati develops tools to help companies adapt and integrate entrepreneurial best practices into their own innovation processes.

Early Stage Startups Mobile Devices Venture Capital Corporate Entrepreneurship Generative AI

Suresh Patel

Director · BATNA MANAGEMENT & CONSULTING

A global senior executive with a focus on the International markets

Market Analysis Business Plan Execution Sales Leadership Training Deal Structuring and Syndication Legal Term Sheet and Private Placement Agreements

Matt Golden

Founder and Managing Partner · Golden Venture Partners

Content that sparkles! Golden Venture Partners founder tells you how he turns nuggets to diamonds for early stage mobile-focused startups

Venture Capital & Private Equity Early Stage Mobile-Focused Startups Entrepreneurship Mobile Technologies Digital Technologies

Ian O. Williamson

Dean of the Paul Merage School of Business · UC Irvine

Ian O. Williamson is a globally recognized expert in the area of human resource management.

Social Networks Organizational Theory Human Resource Management Recruitment Workplace Motivation

Craig Hunter

Leader · Y Combinator + Stanford University

CEO at Bitmaker Labs, Advisor @ Venture for Canada & Teach for Canada

Startups Technology Industry Technology Careers Hacking Education Career Hacking

Randy Rayess

Cofounder · VenturePact

Cofounder at VenturePact, Tech Entrepreneur, Angel Investor

Entrepreneurship Valuation Remote Work Software Development Software Developer Hiring

Andy Yang

Chief Innovation Hunter · Extreme Startups

Wheel, printing press, light bulb, Gummi Bears: Bring leading edge ideas to the foreground with Extreme Startups Chief Innovation Hunter

Startups Venture Capital Mobile Technologies Entrepreneurship Business Model Validation

Shubho Bandyopadhyay

Professor · University of Florida

Shubho Bandyopadhyay studies net neutrality, information systems, health informatics, information systems and public policy.

Information Systems and Operations Management Economic Consequences of Information Systems Information Systems and Public Policy Offshore Outsourcing of Services Net Neutrality

Barry Cohen

Managing Member · AdLab Media Communications, LLC

Author & Workshop presenter at trade shows & conferences nationwide

Effective Creative & Media Strategies Thought Leadership & Authorship Business Startups

Kim Walsh

Global Vice President · HubSpot for X

Kim serves as Global VP, HubSpot for Startups, a business designed to help startups grow and scale

Analytics Social Media Monitoring SEO Marketing Automation Growth

Paul Slaby

President · Yariba Tech

Conquistador CEO - Tales of boldness, courage and adventure

Leadership Entreprenership Startups

Bernard Moon

Co-founder · SparkLabs

Co-founder of SparkLabs Global (global seed fund) & Co-founder SparkLabs (startup accelerator in Korea)

Strategic Planning Fundraising Business Planning Internet Wireless

Alice Armitage

Associate Professor of Practice | Director, Startup Legal Garage · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: armitagea@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4827 / Office 112-200

Legal Innovation Corporate Law Intellectual Property Law Legal Issues Facing Early-Stage Startup Companies Regulation Theory

Raghupathy Sivakumar

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE

Raghupathy Sivakumar and his students do research in the areas of wireless networking and mobile computing.

Network Quality of Service Wireless Networks Student Startups Student Entrepreneurship Computer Networks