Dana H. Born is a retired Brigadier General in the USAF having led during times of crises, conflict and peace. She was an on-scene Commander during the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon, served in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and functioned as chief architect for the most transformative changes in the fifty-year history of the USAF Academy. While Dean of the Faculty at USAFA, she developed the vision and strategy to ensure the Air Force continues to lead in the strategic areas of unmanned aerial systems, cyber security/warfare, space and STEM. At the Harvard Kennedy School of Government she has served as Co-Director of the Center for Public Leadership, Faculty Chair for the Senior Executive Fellows program and as a Lecturer in Public Policy. Dr. Born received her PhD in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Penn State University which coupled with her command experience and sense of human/institutional behavior form the basis of her focus today on change and risk management, organizational behavior/ethics, character-based leadership development, human and social capacity and performance, strategic alignment, inclusive excellence, decision-making and gender related issues.

Dr. Ike Nassi is the Founder, Chairman, and Chief Technology Officer of TidalScale, an early stage system software comany that has created a Software-Defined Server architecture. The SDS creates a self-optimizing distributive dynamic virtual machine using machine learning. The virtual machine aggregates multiple servers and runs them as if they were a single server running a single conventional operating system containing the all the resources as if it were a single machine. No changes to the operating system or any applications are required. Dr. Nassi is also an Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at UC Santa Cruz, and is a Founding Trustee at the Computer History Museum. Previously, he was an executive vice president and Chief Scientist at SAP where he ran domestic and international research centers, and was personally involved in what today is called SAP Hana. Before joining SAP, Ike helped start three companies: Encore Computer Corporation, a pioneer in symmetric multiprocessors; InfoGear Technology, which developed both Internet appliances (including the first iPhone) and associated backend services; and Firetide, a wireless mesh networking company. He has held executive positions at Cisco Systems, Apple Computer, Visual Technology, and Digital Equipment Corporation. Dr. Nassi has been a visiting scholar at Stanford University, a research scientist at MIT, and a visiting scholar at University of California, Berkeley. He has served on the board of the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, and the IEEE Computer Society Industry Advisory Board. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and in 2008 completed a global leadership development program at INSEAD. He was awarded two certificates for Distinguished Service and Appreciation from the Department of Defense.

Tanya Ramond’s career has a technical foundation, as she earned her PhD in physics from the University of Colorado Boulder and a postdoc at the National Institute of Standards and Technology Time and Frequency Division, exploring laser-based quantum optics phenomena. She transitioned to the aerospace industry specializing in laser-based remote sensing instrumentation and engineering management. More recently, Dr. Ramond completed an MBA at the University of Denver and has pivoted into the startup world, with a passion of sleuthing out product market fit and building the right products matched to the right problem. She is currently serving as Product and Strategy Lead at Xairos, a Colorado-based startup company bringing quantum-level sensitivity to today’s timing infrastructure.

Peter Henstock is currently the Machine Learning and AI Technical Lead at Pfizer’s Digital group. He is working to push AI methodology across Pfizer to improve drug research and development. He holds a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from Purdue University and 5 Master’s Degrees. He also teaches both Software Engineering and Machine Learning at Harvard University.

Dale Chrystie is business fellow and blockchain strategist for FedEx, based in the Memphis area. He also serves as chairman of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) Standards Council, and is a member of the Blockchain Research Institute. He was awarded the inaugural Enterprise Blockchain Award in Enterprise & Industry Leadership and speaks globally on the business and strategy aspects of blockchain and emerging technologies. His focus on ‘coopetition’ in the blockchain space continues to challenge conventional wisdom and typical corporate and regulatory culture. Dale's career in transportation began more than 30 years ago, and in addition to his work leading the first proof of concept at FedEx using blockchain technology, he has extensive experience in strategy, quality, process improvement, portfolio management, human resources, operations, sales, education, risk, and standards development, and is a proud graduate of the University of Arkansas.

Nonny de la Peña is an American journalist, documentary filmmaker, and entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of Emblematic Group, a digital media company focused on immersive virtual, mixed and augmented reality. De la Peña is widely credited with helping create the genre of immersive journalism.[1] She combines Unity graphics with real witness audio to recreate powerful events the user can experience using virtual reality headsets. De la Peña was selected by Wired Magazine as #MakeTechHuman Agent of Change and has been called the "Godmother of Virtual Reality" by Forbes, Engadget and The Guardian. Additionally, Fast Company recently listed de la Peña as one of the 13 People Who Made the World More Creative. She is also a 2018 New America National Fellow, member of the BAFTA VR Advisory Group, a TED speaker and the 2016 recipient of the Knight Innovation Award. A former correspondent for Newsweek magazine, writer for The New York Times and other major news organizations, de la Peña's start in virtual reality began in 2006.

Vishal Gupta is senior vice president and chief information and technology officer for Lexmark International. He leads global information technology, software development, data science and corporate strategy in a unified Connected Technology team responsible for making connections — between customers, employees, products and strategy. His organisation ensures alignment from strategic direction through software offer delivery, focusing on leveraging emerging technologies such as cloud, IoT, AI and data analytics to deliver outstanding customer outcomes. Gupta joined Lexmark as CITO in February 2021, bringing extensive technology leadership experience. Prior to joining Lexmark, Gupta was global chief technology officer and senior vice president of Products and Platforms for Unisys Corporation, where he led a team of more than 1,500 engineers and drove innovation through emerging technologies including cloud and AI. Gupta has also held senior technology leadership roles with Symantec Corporation, Silent Circle LLC, and Cisco Systems. Gupta holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science in Pilani, India, a master’s degree in computer engineering from Dartmouth College, and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania where he was recognised as a Palmer Scholar. Gupta is a member of the Forbes Technology council, Wall Street Journal CIO council, and founding board member of WashingtonExec CTO council.

As Chief Cybersecurity Officer, Kurt John is responsible for overseeing strategy and operations in the enterprise’s largest market globally, consisting of over $23B in revenue. Specifically, in this role he oversees the coordination of cybersecurity for Siemens’ products, solutions, services, and infrastructure utilized to deliver value to Siemens USA’s customers. Beyond the parameters of his US role within Siemens, Kurt also serves as a member of the Siemens Cybersecurity Board (CSB), where he works alongside international colleagues to set strategy, address global challenges and evaluate actions focusing on securing new opportunities in areas pertaining to cybersecurity. Kurt has also recently been appointed to Governor Northam’s Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority as a member of the Board of Directors where he contributes to the continued economic and technological development of the Commonwealth of Virginia. He is also a member of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce's Innovation & Technology executive committee. Kurt serves as a trusted voice in the cybersecurity industry, providing thought leadership on a variety of topics pertaining to enterprise security, IT/OT security and more. He has shared his expertise with many external bodies including National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Government Accountability Office, UN Under Secretary General’s Office and US Congress.

Thomas Higgins was the founding chief executive and is a director at Prosetta Biosciences, Inc. He served as the president and CEO from 2003-2008. Prior to that, he was president and chief operating officer of Business for Social Responsibility. BSR is the leading global resource for businesses seeking to improve their performance in areas of corporate social responsibility. Higgins served in the administration of President Carter, beginning as a senior executive at HEW, where he was Director of Region VII, and at HHS, as Associate Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. His service culminated as a presidential appointee on the White House Senior Staff, where he served as Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet. He was elected to the Iowa General Assembly in 1972, where he served three terms and was chairman of the Human Resources Committee, before resigning to serve in the Carter administration. In the early 1980s he was the head of the Health and Social Services Department in Portland, Oregon. In 1983, he began his private sector career as founding Publisher and President of The Business Journal in Portland, published by American Cities Business Journals. Subsequently, Higgins became the co-founder and editor-in-chief of HealthWeek, a national newspaper covering health business news in the United States, published by CMP Publications. In 1990, Higgins was recruited as a vice president of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Maryland. He was subsequently elected a Senior Vice President of the company, with broad responsibilities for operations and staff organizations. Higgins was subsequently a senior vice president of Edison International and its subsidiary, Southern California Edison. Edison is a $15 billion power generation and electric distribution company. During his career with the company, Higgins served on the management committee and helped to set overall strategy for the company. He had responsibility for several staff functions and was president of Edison Enterprises, an unregulated subsidiary. Higgins has a distinguished record of community service. He currently chairs the board of Akonni Biosystems, a molecular diagnostics company, and I’m In Control, an energy efficiency software company. He also serves on several non-profit boards, including as a Trustee of St. Ambrose University, his alma mater.

Carey Kirkpatrick, Managing Partner, has 12 years of investor relations experience in the residential mortgage investment space. He is primarily responsible for investor relations, business development and capital raising activities for Ranieri Solutions. Prior to Ranieri Solutions, Mr. Kirkpatrick was an SVP of Investor Relations for multiple distressed residential real estate funds at Ranieri Partners, where he played an active part in raising $1.45 billion of capital and served as Secretary of the Investment Committees and Limited Partner Advisory Boards. Mr. Kirkpatrick served on the Board of Directors for Selene Holdings LLC, the parent company of Selene Finance LP, a residential mortgage special servicer, a position to which he was elected in 2012 and held until its sale in 2019.