Gigi Aboutaam
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General Manager, Constellation
Mohamed Ahmed
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Nancy Ancowitz
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Career Director, M.S. in Mathematics in Finance, NYU Courant
Robyn Ashmen
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Principal, Ashmen Leadership Strategies
Ivan Bakrac
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Head of Treasury, ConsenSys | Strategist
Ivan Bakrac serves as the Head of Treasury at ConsenSys | Strategist. With a career spanning two decades, Ivan has held diverse positions, including senior finance roles in a high-growth blockchain technology start-up, head of portfolio management, fixed income portfolio manager, quantitative fixed income researcher, risk manager, digital assets strategist and data analytics expert. His current focus centers on emerging technologies, such as digital assets, blockchain, financial machine learning, AI, and predictive analytics. He is proficient in financial data science and machine learning, with a notable focus on integrating these disciplines into asset management and finance for enhanced alpha generation and optimized investment strategies. His previous positions include Head of Multi-Sector Fixed Income Portfolio Management at Invesco, Lead Fixed Income Portfolio Manager and Co-Head of Quantitative Strategies at Franklin Templeton Investments.
Ivan holds an M.S. in Financial Analytics & Data Science from Stevens Institute of Technology and an M.D. in Financial Engineering from NYU.
Mansoor Basha
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Chief Technology Officer, Stagwell Marketing Cloud
The Chief Technology Officer of Stagwell Marketing Cloud, Mansoor Basha is responsible for the AI technology roadmap, data strategy, and cloud portfolio integration across the SMC, Stagwell's proprietary suite of software-as-a-service (SaaS) and data-as-a-service (DaaS) products built for in-house marketers.
Mansoor brings more than 25 years of experience across product development, management and marketing, engineering, and new business development, including a stint at the Applied Intelligence Practice at Accenture. While at Accenture, he was responsible for strategy and consulting, data-led transformation, cloud analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning-based use cases and scenario analysis for several Fortune 500 companies.
Basha holds a master’s degree in Management from Northwestern University and an M.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Central Florida.
Selahattin Bekmez
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Professor of Economics and Department Chair, North American University
Thomas Brantle
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Program Director - Project Management, Operations Management and Construction Management Programs, Colorado State University Global
Pamela Burke
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Brennan Casey
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Lead Data Scientist, Johnson & Johnson
Donna Chlopak
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Managing Director, Business Reactions
Richard Cleary, CFA
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Senior Manager Corporate Finance, EY
Martin Cohen
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Matthew Crane, DBA
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Matthew Crane has been an accountant, auditor, controller, financial analyst, tax consultant and valuation specialist at various accounting and consulting firms within the banking, construction and solid waste industries.
He has been a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in the State of New York since 2006 and an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) through the American Society of Appraisers since 2009, with specialty designations in business valuation, intangible assets, machinery & technical specialties, and appraisal review.
Crane holds an MBA from Suffolk University, a master’s in Taxation from Bentley University, and a DBA in Finance from Sacred Heart University.
Khashayar Dehnad
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Kosrow Dehnad
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Chief Data Scientist & Director of AnalyticsChief Data Scientist & Director of Analytics, AIMS Consulting
Erin Dempsey
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Head of Production, The XP Agency
Anthony Diaco
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Richard Dool
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Principal, DMgt., RBLP-T, Leaderocity LLC.
Joe Duncan
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Joe Duncan previously taught a graduate course on blockchain investing and data analytics at Columbia University. His co-authored book "Blockchain Investor Manual: The Complete Guide to Blockchain Fundamentals, Trading and Investing,” is core material for his blockchain-related classes.
Prior to embarking on a career in financial technology and teaching, he was a pioneer in the derivatives market with over 15 years of experience at various financial institutions such as Citibank, Morgan Stanley, and ABN AMRO.
Duncan holds an MBA from Northwestern University.
Christopher Frank
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Vice President, American Express
Christopher Frank brings 25 years of frontline industry experience at American Express and Microsoft. Connecting insight to strategy in a coherent and actionable way has won him global recognition as a leader in his field. Frank, who started his career at Accenture, brings a practical perspective that marries data science with the art of storytelling to enable smarter decisions. A prominent thought leader in building critical thinking skills, he has also earned acclaim as a lecturer on decision science. Frank has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Forbes, Inc., Fortune, and TedX. He is a two-time author, writing “Drinking from the Fire Hose” and “Decisions over Decimals.”
Frank holds an M.S. in Business, Management, Marketing and Technology Management from Stevens Institute of Technology.
Frank Gallucci
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Senior Managing Director and Founder, Whitestone Associates LLC.
Igor Gavrilov, CFA
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Rates Portfolio Manager, Citi Treasury Investments, Citigroup
Wajahat Gilani
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Quantitative Strategist, StrikeValuation
Mario Gonzalez-Corzo
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Venu Guntupalli
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Senior Director, Analytics & Data Platforms, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc.
Michael Guthammar
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Founder, Windeye Partners
Michael Guthammar is the founder of Windeye Partners, a financial advisory firm that assists with business valuations, corporate finance, and mergers & acquisitions. He has been an advisor to companies, business owners and investors in the U.S., Europe and Asia for more than 30 years. Guthammar is a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) member of the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts, a member of the New York State Society of CPAs and a member of the Licensing Executives Society.
Guthammar holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Joyce Harris
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Owner, Third Avenue Chocolate Shoppe
Kenneth Heaslip
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Mark Hefter
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Erika Henik, Ph.D.
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Supervisory Analyst
Katherine Hodsdon
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Ting Yi Ho
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Theresa Howard
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Founder, The Press Republic
Wayne Huang
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Head of Data Science, Pacific Life
Simeon Hyman
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Global Investment Strategist, Head of Investment Strategy Group, ProShares
Suji Iyer, Ed.D.
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Suji Iyer has over two decades of experience in business transformations, organizational change management, project management and organizational effectiveness. She is a Prosci certified change practitioner and a member of the ACMP since 2018, having previously held positions such as Stevens Alliance for Innovation and Leadership (SAIL) Conference Chair and board member of the American Indian Entrepreneurs Association.
She is a member of Academic Human Resources Development as an active research scholar, focusing on the cultural impact on educational technology. She has co-presented at conferences at Edinburgh University, Scotland.
Iyer holds an MBA with a Human Resource Management specialization and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Management from Drexel University.
Rashmi Jain
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Professor, Doctoral Faculty and Graduate Council Chair, Montclair State University
Vasilis Katsikiotis
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Director, Balance Sheet Solutions & Strategies, Moody's Analytics
Sanjiv Koshal
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Head of Machine Learning & Data Engineering, Johnson & Johnson
Dinesh Kumar
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Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, C3Plan
Theodoros Lappas
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Robert Lazer
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Robert Lechich
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Principal Manufacturing and Supply Chain Consultant, Global OT/IT
Francis Lewski
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Michele Lewski
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Gerry Libby
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Gerry Libby has been a financial operations professional and associate professor of business and computer science with various universities, with demonstrated experience providing product development, education and entrepreneurial support for large and small organizations.
His expertise lies in profit and loss management and consultative services for SAAS products in marketing, sales, installation, ERP and electronic payment systems, and B2B purchasing. Libby has experience supporting a variety of distribution, manufacturing and retail systems, document management, and both back-office and front-office systems in the financial services, technology and start-up sectors.
Libby holds an M.S. in Computer Science from NYU and an MBA in Business Systems from Rutgers University.
Yee Han Look
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Paul Magnone
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Head of Global Strategic Alliances, Google
Alan C. Maltz, Ph.D., P.E.
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Maltz was a co-founder of Comsci, LLC., an IT business economics firm that was sold to NASDAQ. He served on the Board of Directors of Callwave, Inc., and retired as Executive Vice President and member of the Board of Directors of Brite Voice Systems, Inc.
He was President and founder of Telecom Services Limited (TSL), which was acquired by Brite in 1995. As head of the TSL Division, he oversaw marketing strategy, business development, financial planning and management operations.
He is a Registered Professional Engineer in New York and New Jersey (retired), a Senior Life Member of the I.E.E.E., and has published numerous articles on strategic management.
Maltz holds an MBA from Pace University and a Ph.D. in Technology Management from Stevens Institute of Technology.
Caitlin McClure
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Founder, Caitlin McClure & Company
Victor Moya
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Brian Mueller
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VP of Innovation and Treasurer, First Region, the Association of the United States Army
Brian Mueller has spent more than 25 years in the field of technology, management and leadership, rising to the position of Distinguished Member of Technical Staff within AT&T Bell Laboratories. He has served in Director and Vice President roles for Chubb Insurance, Medco and JPMorgan Chase. Brian served as senior director for Prudential Financial, before starting Verstandnis Analytics Corporation in 2020, providing data-driven, risk-based solutions and technology project management to its clients.
He also serves as VP of Innovation and Treasurer – First Region - for the Association of the United States Army. The Association of the United States Army provides leadership and support to deployed Army personnel and families.
Mueller holds a master’s degree in Computer Science from Stevens Institute of Technology and an MBA in Management Science from Rutgers University.
Viswanath Narayan
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Seyed Mohammad Nikouei
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Principal Data Scientist, LLM Agent Design
Alexandros Panayides
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Jacques Pavlenyi
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Director of Product Marketing, Softheon
Diala Pharaon
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Chief Innovation Officer, Gain Contact
Anand Rai
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Associate Director -Data Analytics/Principle GenAI Engineer, Verizon
Richard Reilly
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Paul Rohmeyer
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Principal Consultant, Palindrome Technologies
Denise Rotatori, Ph.D.
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Executive, Global Technology at Bank of New York Mellon
Denise Rotatori leads large-scale business model strategy, operating model and workforce transformation programs across the front-, middle-, and back-office of the financial services industry. She focuses on the application of emerging, innovative technologies, such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), and blockchain, and the implications for the future of work.
In her current role, Denise is responsible for strategic technology priorities at the Bank of New York Mellon. This involves a large portfolio of transformation efforts being adopted across lines of business and engineering teams. She is also the co-chair of Women in Engineering, and is an Executive Sponsor for the firm’s partnership with the Year Up organization which brings diverse early career talent into the firm.
Rotatori holds an M.S. in Organizational Development & Change from the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in Organizational Development & Change from Columbia
Narcyz Roztocki, Ph.D.
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Narcyz Roztocki teaches Financial Decision Making. He has published in numerous journals including the Journal of Strategic Information Systems, the European Journal of Information Systems, Information Systems Frontiers, the Journal of Computer Information Systems, the Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, the Journal of Global Information Technology Management, in proceedings of AMCIS, DSI, ECIS, and HICSS, and many others. He is a senior editor of the Journal of Information Technology for Development and a senior editor of the Journal of Information Systems Management.
Roztocki holds a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Hamburg University of Technology, and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.
Jacopo Saccheri
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Patricia Saporito
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Founder & Principal Consultant, Saporito & Associates
Patricia Saporito is a recognized expert in data and analytics in financial services and healthcare and helps organizations leverage their data to improve business performance through analytics. Before founding her firm, she managed the Analytics Strategy Consulting Program for the SAP Global Center of Excellence for Analytics. Prior to her tenure at SAP, she led the Insurance & Healthcare Industry Consulting Group at Teradata, a data warehousing software firm.
She is the author of “Applied Insurance Analytics” and a past healthcare expert for the International Analytics Institute co-founded by analytics guru, Tom Davenport. Saporito developed and taught analytics programs for the CPCU Society, Moody’s Analytics, the Risk & Insurance Management Society (RIMS) and other organizations.
Saporito holds a B.S. in Business Administration/Risk Management from Pace University.
Anshul Sharma
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Managing Director, ESG Portfolio Strategy, Bank of America
Leigh Ann Soltysiak
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Founder and Principal of Silverleaf Consulting, LLC
Leigh Ann Soltysiak is the Founder and Principal of Silverleaf Consulting, LLC, specializing in providing independent consulting services to startup and established companies. She has over 25 years of experience within the healthcare/life-science industry, specifically within commercialization and new product development, launch strategy, and marketing and sales execution, most importantly the critical steps needed to discover, plan and execute products for maximum commercial growth.
Prior to Silverleaf, she was a 19-year veteran of Johnson & Johnson within the biotech, medical device and pharmaceutical sectors, serving across all facets of commercialization including product specialty sales, institutional account sales and management, managing district sales, brand management, global commercial leader and global strategic marketing, and global launch leadership roles. She worked across white space, novel therapeutics and flagship brands in specialty areas such as hematology-oncology, HIV/infectious disease, chronic kidney disease, women’s health, CV/stroke, and MedTech/robotics. During her tenure, she earned multiple awards and was recognized for her exceptional strategic, brand execution and sales leadership performance.
Soltysiak holds an M.S. in Integrated Marketing Communications from Northwestern University.
David Stahl
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Robert Stein
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Yifei Sun
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Research Scientist, Meta
Shobhit Thapar
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Managing Director - Traded Risk, HSBC
Kal Vadasz
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Managing Partner, Arkangel Partners, LLC.
Stephen White
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President/Founder, BPM Advantage Consulting, Inc.
Wing Wong
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Founder, Systems Lifecycle Consulting, LLC.
Jay Woodruff
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Senior Editor, Fast Company