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2024 Speakers
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Saif Ishoof
Keynote Speaker
Founder, Lab22c
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Mili Orsini Peluso
Deputy Executive Director
Alan B. Levan NSU Broward Center of Innovation
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Melissa Medina
CEO & President
eMerge Americas
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Mike Aller
Director of Supplier Development
FloridaMakes -
Nico Bahar
Director of Research & Development
Terumo Aortic
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Terri-Ann Brown
Director
Miami Tech Works
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Matthew Bordy
Product Development & Engineering
Prototype House
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Jennifer Browne
Manager of Human Resources
Terumo Aortic
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Christofer Burger
Consul General
Federal Republic of Germany in Miami -
Claudia Castellanos
Head of NorthAm Customer Engineering, Data Analytics
Google Cloud at Google
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Andrew R. Cagnetta Jr.
CEO
Transworld Business Advisors
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Sylvia Cesaratto
Consul General
Canada in Miami
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Isabel Davila
Senior International Trade Specialist
U.S. Commercial Service (USCS)
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Laura DiBella
Government Affairs Advisor
Adams and Reese LLP
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Jaap Donath
Assistant Executive Director of Programs
Alan B. Levan NSU Broward Center of Innovation
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Tim Dougher
Vice President of Business Recruitment, Retention and Expansion
Business Development Board of Palm Beach County (BDBPBC)
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Taryn Goldstein
Director, National Tax - State and Local
CohnReznick LLP -
Mark Glickman
President & CEO
BioFlorida
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Edward Hanapole
Managing Director, Media & Entertainment Industry
Alvarez & Marsal
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Erik Ilyayev
Assistant Executive Director, Operations
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Robert J. Harvey
President & Executive Director
Florida Opportunity Fund
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Manish B. Hirapara
CEO
PeakActivity
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Carlos Guerra
Manager of International Investment and Logistics Industry at Select Florida
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Anthony Guidry
Technical Product Manager at Sony
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Althea A. Harris
Deputy District Director , U.S. Small Business Administration, South Florida District Office
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Manish Hirapara
Founder & CEO of PeakActivity
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Angie Huffington
AI Marketing & Sales expert
Founder + Latinas in AI
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Teri Kaye
Partner
South Florida Tax Practice Leader
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Alex Lee
Certified Public Accountant
FI Group
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Aimee LeWinter
Managing Director & COO, Emerging Technology & Venture Banking
PNC
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Dr. Hernan Londono
Chief Technology & Innovation Strategist
Dell Technologies
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Frank Martinez
Assistant Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
Nova Southeastern University
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Richard Meene
DescripPrincipal
CohnReznicktion goes here
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Fernando Mendoza
Business Advisor
FloridaMakes -
Tahl Milburn
Advisor
Riselink
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Frank Peluso
Chief Information Officer
Centuric Group
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Phillip C. Reinke
Founder
The Continuous Improvement Institute (Cii)
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Irene Revelas, JD
Founder & CEO
Maker City Tech™ & Make2Manufacture™
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Matthew Rocco
President
SFMA
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Ana Maria Rodriguez
Florida Makes
Business Advisor
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Ross A. Seay
Cybersecurity, Compliance, Government Consultant
CISO -
Felicita Sandoval
Global GRC
Cyber Security Professional
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Mark Savant
Owner
Mark Savant Media & AI Update
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Jeet Sengupta, PhD
Operations Engineering & Technology
HOERBIGER
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Perry F. Sofferman
Shareholder
Baker Donelson
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Bob Swindell
CEO
Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance
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Sean Walling
Senior Manager
Advance Operations
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Katherine Zablonski
Senior Manager, Government Contracting Advisory
CohnReznick
2023 Speakers
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John Wensveen, Ph.D.
Chief Innovation Officer of Nova Southeastern University (NSU)
Executive Director of the Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation -
Melissa Medina
CEO & President of eMerge Americas
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Lisa Lutoff-Perlo
Vice Chairman, External Affairs at Royal Caribbean Group
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Eric Aaronson
Senior Investment Analyst / Staff Attorney Mark Cuban Companies
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Azad Abbasi
Founder & CEO of GeniusXR
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Matthew L. Anderson, MD
Tenured Professor in the Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
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Ron Antevy
Ron Antevy, Managing Director, Antevy Capital
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Allen E. Badeau, Jr., Ph.D., PMP
Innovative Technologist Dr. Allen Badeau Jr., a seasoned CTO and entrepreneur
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Nila Bhakuni
Assistant Vice President of Innovations at Baptist Health South Florida
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Nikki Cabus
CEO of South Florida Tech Hub
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Colin Campbell
Colin C. Campbell is a serial entrepreneur
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Raechel Canipe
Raechel Canipe combines over a decade of experience in sales, marketing
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Mary Beth Cicero
Co-Founder & CEO of 3Daughters, Evolutionary Health Care for Women
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Sara Lila Cordero
Senior Associate in Business Development at Endeavor Miami
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Kristen Corpion, J.D.
Chief Innovation Officer, Trembly Law Firm
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Benjamin Courchia, M.D.
Director of Neonatal Innovation at Envision Health and HCA University Hospital
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Isabel Davila
Senior International Trade Specialist with the U.S. Commercial Service (USCS
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Maria Derchi
VP of Platform and Community at Florida Funders
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Oscar Diveroli
Member Board of Directors at ValidiFI
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Jaap Donath, Ph.D.
Assistant Executive Director of Programs at Levan Center of Innovation
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Rachel Feinman
VP of Innovation and Managing Director of Innoventures at Tampa General Hospital
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Daniel Gaitan
Special Agent, FBI Miami Division
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Ian Gilmour
Managing Director of Euler Digital
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Teresa Grandal
Assistant Executive Director, Operations
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Charles Grau
Founder & CEO at Rubric Solutions Group
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Dan Grech
Founder & CEO of BizHack
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Carlos Guerra
Manager of International Investment and Logistics Industry at Select Florida
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Anthony Guidry
Technical Product Manager at Sony
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Althea A. Harris
Deputy District Director , U.S. Small Business Administration, South Florida District Office
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Manish Hirapara
Founder & CEO of PeakActivity
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Erik Iliyayev, MD
Dr. Erik Ilyayev is a seasoned medical professional and founder of MyHouseVisit.com
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Saif Ishoof
Founder & CEO, Lab22c
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Scott "SJ" Jablonski
Partner, Berger Singerman
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Chris Joseph
Chris Joseph has dedicated 25 years to higher education and tech innovation
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James Kohnstamm
Executive Vice President for Economic Development
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Daniel Laplana
Chief Revenue Officer at Shokworks, Inc.
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Alejandro Laplana
Founder & CEO of Shokworks, Inc.
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Hernan Londono, Ph.D.
Chief Technology & Innovation Strategist at Dell Technologies
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John Machado
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at UKG
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Sandra Marin Ruiz
Assistant Vice President for Innovation and Business Development, Florida Atlantic University
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Aisha T. McDonald
Director of Training Initiatives of United Way of Broward County
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Lavinia Meliti
CEO at Startupyer
Lavinia has played a pivotal role in Miami's vibrant startup scene since 2017
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Jessica Miley
Managing Director, New World Angels
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Tahl Milburn
AI Technologist, advising companies, participating in AI-focused panels, and engaging in hands-on generative AI development. He teaches an introductory AI class at Florida International University (FIU) and is an active angel investor, Tahl is a partner and board member with Seedfunders
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Jenni Morejon
President & CEO of Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority (DDA)
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Vanessa Nazario
Corporate Director, Chief Diversity Office at Memorial Healthcare System
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Shana Ostrovitz
Executive Director at 1909
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Camilo Padron
Global business developer and social entrepreneur
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Eduardo Padron, Ph.D.
President Emeritus of Miami Dade College
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Sandra Palmer, Ph.D.
Vice President of Programs and Compliance at FSMSDC
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Mary Partin
Chief Executive Officer at the Dan Marino Foundation
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Mili Orsini Peluso
Deputy Executive Director of the Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation
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Rob Petrosino
Managing Partner: Emerging Tech & Innovation
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Silvia M. Quintana
Chief Executive Officer of Broward Behavioral Health Coalition, Inc.
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Lauren Prager
CEO of Synapse
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Kirsti Racine
VP Architecture at TD Bank
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Lil Roberts
Founder & CEO of Xendoo
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Matt Rocco
President, South Florida Manufacturers Association
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Shawn Rowan
Vice President, Business Recruitment, Retention, Expansion at the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County
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Pavan Satyaketu
Managing Director and Founder at Advaion
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Mark Savant
Founder & CEO at MSM podcast production
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Claudia Serrer
Trade Commissioner at ProChile
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Steve Shyn
Euler Digital
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Jennifer M. Starkey
Senior Vice President, Regional Vice President at TD Bank
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Joy Starkey
Program Director of MBDA Export Center and Export Supplement - Miami
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Jeff Sturman
Vice President and Chief Digital Officer of Memorial Health Care System/South Broward Hospital District
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Catarina "Cat" Suplicy
Director of Community Engagement at Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation
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Bob Swindell
President and CEO of Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance
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Carl Szabo
Vice President and General Counsel at NetChoice
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Steven Travers, Ph.D.
Chief Information Officer at Broward Health
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Belen Usero
Associate Professor | Universidad Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M), Spain
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David Wagner
Market President, South Florida, at Florida Blue
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Dawn Wawersik, Ph.D., RN
Executive Director of the NSU Health Interprofessional Simulation Institute
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Alejandra Winter
Alejandra is a dedicated professional with over a decade of experience fostering entrepreneurship
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Kalista Zackhariyas
Founder and CEO of Sparkseeker