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
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
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
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
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
Judith Cone, M.S.
Vice Chancellor for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, UNC-Chapel Hill · UNC-Chapel Hill
Putting important ideas to use for the public good
Entrepeneurship Innovation & Economic Development Management & Leadership Humanitarian Affairs Commercialization
Solomon Darwin
Director, Garwood Center for Corporate Innovation | Executive Director, Center for Growth Markets · Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Hailed as the “Father of the Smart Village Movement”
Open Innovation Smart Villages / Smart Cities Business Models Innovation Strategies for Emerging Economies Business Ecosystems
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
Joyce Kim
Stellar cofounder · Stellar
“Dream big and dare to fail.” – Norman Vaughan
Financial Inclusion Distributed Systems Nonprofit Leadership fintech Technology
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
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
Dr Jonathan Gander
Head of the Department of Creative and Cultural Industries · Kingston University
His research addresses the commercial aspects of self-employed professionals and creative arts companies.
Branding Fashion Industry Freelances Business of Creatives Creative Industries
Randy Rayess
Cofounder · VenturePact
Cofounder at VenturePact, Tech Entrepreneur, Angel Investor
Entrepreneurship Valuation Remote Work Software Development Software Developer Hiring
Molly Turner
Lecturer · Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Leading expert on urban technology
Urban Planning Tourism Policy Economic Development Startups Tech Policy
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
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
Paul Slaby
President · Yariba Tech
Conquistador CEO - Tales of boldness, courage and adventure
Leadership Entreprenership Startups
Kathy Steffan
CPA, CA, Partner · Welch LLP
Experienced in a broad range of private client engagements and solutions, from Assurance and compilation to Start-up enterprises.
Leadership Management Accounting Financial Planning
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