Everette Taylor, a creative entrepreneur and marketing maverick renowned for elevating the work of artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs, is currently the CEO of Kickstarter, the leading global crowdfunding site. Taylor is one of the few black CEOs leading a significant tech firm, and he does so at Kickstarter. Everette most recently held the position of CMO at Artsy, the biggest online... read full bio
At a16z Crypto, Christopher Lyons serves as President of Web3 Media. He was involved in the inaugural Seed Fund launch and cofounded the company's Cultural Leadership Fund (CLF) before joining the a16z crypto team. Lyons joined Andreesen Horowitz, first as head of staff to co-founder Ben Horowitz. In addition to engaging, empowering, and elevating Black builders and creators on their path... read full bio
Poppi, the prebiotic soda company that is transforming soda for the next generation, was co-founded by Allison Ellsworth, who also serves as its chief brand officer. Poppi is a delightfully refreshing, scrumptious soda with 5 grams of sugar and 25 calories that is made with fruit juice and prebiotics. Allison worked in the oil and gas industry for seven years before... read full bio
Peter Cuneo is hailed as one of America's top turnaround CEOs. He has managed seven turnarounds of troubled branded companies in the global consumer goods and media industries since 1983. Peter was instrumental in Marvel Entertainment Inc.'s recovery. In his capacity as President and CEO, he guided Marvel to a significant position in the entertainment sector after the company's bankruptcy.... read full bio
Tanya Sam works as the Director of Partnerships at TechSquare Labs, a venture capital fund and hub for technology startups. Over 30 businesses that TechSquare Labs has invested in have raised over $300 million in venture capital and made over $100 million in revenue. Tanya has a strong desire to open doors for more minorities and women to enter the... read full bio
Thai Nguyen is a well-known fashion designer and creative director who has starred in Netflix's Second Chance Dresses NYC and the Say I Do television series. As one of the few Vietnamese American designers working in the fashion industry today, Thai established his own label and is still a major player in the field. Thai was raised in South Vietnam, where... read full bio
Kimble Lewis is a globally recognized institutional strategist, Board-qualified advisor, and the CEO of Kimble Lewis & Company. A veteran G-SIB executive with over 30 years of elite banking experience, Kimble has architected $1.6T in institutional scale and commanded $3.7B P&Ls for the world’s most iconic financial firms. Recently, as Head of Strategy & Business Growth at Wells Fargo, Kimble... read full bio
Mike Bechtel, an inventor, investor, futurist, and educator, transforms the art of the conceivable into the art of the profitable, assisting his customers in reaching their ideal futures just a bit earlier than expected. Mike has been at the forefront of technological innovation for more than 25 years. He has served as the Global Chief Futurist at Deloitte, the Global... read full bio
At the MIT Sloan School of Management, Gary Gensler teaches finance and the Practice of Global Economics and Management. He teaches and conducts research in the fields of public policy, finance, financial technology, and artificial intelligence. During the Biden Administration, Gensler most recently held the position of 33rd Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In order to improve the effectiveness,... read full bio
Cynthia Rowley established a global consumer brand by trusting her instincts when others sought proof. She began as a painter at the Art Institute of Chicago, moved to New York with just enough money to survive, and transformed a creative vision into a firm with genuine cultural and commercial weight that continues to evolve. Her line defied established classifications, launching surf-leisure... read full bio
Faith Popcorn helps businesses that use her Trend-based technique become future leaders rather than followers by taking the mystery out of business. The New York Times and Fortune have praised her as the Nostradamus of marketing and the trend oracle, respectively. What would you do today if you knew everything that will happen tomorrow Faith Popcorn offers a blueprint for... read full bio
Lou Pritchett is one of corporate America's true living legends- an acclaimed author, dynamic teacher and one of the world's highest rated speakers. Savvy and successful corporate executives acknowledge him in numerous books and periodicals and everywhere as the foremost leader in change management. It was Lou Pritchett who changed the way America does business by creating an audacious concept... read full bio
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Dylan Lauren, CEO & Founder of Dylan’s Candy Bar, was immersed from an early age in the worlds of design, art and fashion. While Dylan has created a strong niche for herself as an expert in the candy world, she is also hailed as influential entrepreneur in New York City. Dylan has won the prestigious Fashion Group International for Retail... read full bio
David P. Norton is both the director and founder of several organizations specializing in systems and processes to improve the execution of business strategy. He has founded and built a series of professional service firms during the course of his career, each focused on leading edge issues of management, from information technology and knowledge management to the discipline of strategy... read full bio
David Kamp is a writer of humor, lyrics, novels, and articles. His most recent book, Sunny Days, is a chronicle of the intelligent children's television age between Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers. His other works include the humor book series "Snob's Dictionary" and the nationally acclaimed The United States of Arugula, which is an account of American cuisine. As a longstanding... read full bio
Stephen Attenborough is the Commercial Director for Virgin Galactic, a company mainly owned by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group which is on track to become the world's first passenger carrying commercial spaceline. Stephen joined Virgin Galactic as the company's first full time employee to put in place the commercial foundations of the business. He now leads a team in London... read full bio
The creator of Cobra Beer, Lord Karan Bilimoria CBE, DL, is also the chairman of Molson Coors Cobra India and the chairman of the Cobra Beer Partnership Limited, a joint venture. The Cobra series has received a total of 110 Gold medals in the Monde Selection, one of the most prestigious quality awards for beer in the world, placing it... read full bio
Anil K. Gupta is widely recognized as one of the world's leading experts on strategy and globalization. He is currently the Chaired Professor of Strategy at INSEAD, and is based at the Institute's Asia campus in Singapore. He is also the Michael Dingman Chair in Global Strategy & Entrepreneurship at the Smith School of Business, The University of Maryland at... read full bio
Noah Glass is a software developer, best known for his early work launching Twitter and Odeo, a podcasting company. He worked on several projects with Marc Canter, founder of Macromind which later became Macromedia, birthplace of Shockwave and later Flash animation & multimedia software. Glass developed an application that allowed a user to enter an audio blog entry from a... read full bio
