Çağlayan Arkan | General Manager, Worldwide Manufacturing & Resources at Microsoft
Çağlayan Arkan joined Microsoft in 2003 and is currently responsible for leading the development and execution of Microsoft’s global manufacturing and resources strategy, including the prioritization of industry solutions and their alignment to Microsoft’s worldwide partner ecosystem and its digital platform.
Nomi Bergman | President of Bright House Networks
Nomi Bergman currently is a Senior Executive Officer of Advance/Newhouse Companies. She recently served as President of Bright House Networks until its
recently completed merger with Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable. Bright House Networks, headquartered in Syracuse, NY, was the sixth-largest owner and operator of cable systems in the United States and the second-largest in Florida. The company had 8,500 employees and served approximately 2.5 million customers.
Ilieva Ageenko | Managing Director at Grant Thornton LLP
Ilieva Ageenko brings a wealth of knowledge and executive experience in risk management and quantitative analytics, leading quantitative technology operations and managing advanced modeling capabilities to evaluate and adjust risk appetite for global financial institutions. She is a strategic thinker, author, and innovator with 25 years of experience across research, academia, and Fortune 100 financial services. Ilieva has expertise in Fintech driving the evaluation and commercialization of emerging technologies. She is actively engaged in mentoring women.
Ed Sim: Founding Partner of Boldstart Ventures
Ed Sim is the founder of boldstart ventures, an enterprise seed fund which has invested in over 50 startups in security, data, and SaaS. He loves to work with engineering driven founders with a laser sharp focus on product.
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Ana Dutra | President and CEO at The Executives’ Club of Chicago
Ana Dutra is the President and CEO of The Executives’ Club of Chicago, a world-class senior executives organization focused on the development, innovation, and connectivity of current and future business and community leaders. She was formerly the CEO of Mandala Global Advisors, a global management consulting company. She has 28 years of experience as a global executive, consultant and business leader in industries such as technology, CPG, food & beverage, retail, apparel, manufacturing and professional services.
Peter Stern | Technology, Media, Telecom Executive
Peter Stern is a Vice President at Apple Inc., working on cloud services (which includes the company’s technology subscription offerings).
Marie Wieck | General Manager at IBM Blockchain
Marie Wieck has been with IBM for over 30 years. Marie Wieck has held a variety of technical and executive roles in IBM’s hardware, software, and services divisions. She is passionate about innovation from diverse teams and about building new businesses. Marie is currently the General Manager, IBM Blockchain where she is focused on driving open ecosystem growth around the Hyperledger Project, and delivering enterprise blockchain fabric and solutions that transform business processes and transactions.
Colin Parris | Vice President, Software & Analytics Research at GE
Colin Parris is at the forefront of GE’s transformation into the world’s leading Digital Industrial company. He leads a team of software, systems, and analytics experts researching the ways data can impact industry. His role encompasses partnerships with GE’s businesses, partners, and clients.
Kamal Bherwani | Chief Technology Officer of Inversora Agroindustrial Global (IAG, S.L.)
Kamal M. Bherwani serves as the Chief Technology Officer of Inversora Agroindustrial Global (IAG, S.L.). As Chief Technology Officer, Mr. Bherwani leads technology strategy, architecture, and operations, both on front-office side and the back-office parts of IAG’s businesses. He also serves as Managing Director of Technology Investments and oversees all phases of investments in technology companies for the Group. Mr. Bherwani’s technology career spans over 25 years where he has served as a Senior Technology Manager of multi-bullion dollar enterprises, both in the public and private sectors, and has served on the Board of several non-profit, technology, and investment organizations.