SPEAKERS:

Griffin St Louis

Senior Program Manager, Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO)

Justin Ferguson

Program Manager, TEDCO

Ruchika Nijhara, PhD, MBA

Executive Director, Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund

Jean-Luc Park

Senior Director, Social Impact Funds, TEDCO

Lora Brown

State Director, Maryland Small Business Development Center (UMD)

Ernesto Chanona, PhD

Vice President, CSSi LifeSciences

Bill Collier

Principal, Noblis Ventures

Graham Dodge

VP, Venture Development, TEDCO

Rachel Rath

Head of JLABS, Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS

Henry Ahn

Program Director (SBIR/STTR) , National Science Foundation

Lisa Friedlander

CRO, NEXT/My NEXT Raise

Robbin Lee

Director of Partnerships & Mobilization, UpSurge Baltimore

R. Andrew (“Andy”) Bauer

Vice President and Regional Executive, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Troy LeMaile-Stovall

Chief Executive Officer, TEDCO

Stephen Auvil

Chief Federal Engagement Officer, Maryland TEDCO

Patrick Hanley

Chief & Director, Cellular Therapy Program, Children's National Hospital

Karen Zuccardi

Ecosystem Director , TEDCO

Jack Miner

Chief Investment Officer, TEDCO

Joe Durham

Market President, Fulton Bank

Isabel Wen

Senior Manager, Venture Development, TEDCO

Maurice X Boissiere

Partner, Chief Customer Officer, DataTribe

Tayo Sanders II

Principal, Etc Ventures

Kobby Osei-Kusi

Founder & CEO, Pirl Technology

Bob Ackerman

Founder & Managing Director, AllegisCyber Capital

Olessia Smotrova

Chief Strategy Officer, OST Global Solutions

Derese Getnet

CEO, Chariot Biosciences

David Tohn

CEO, BTS

Alex Choi

Executive Director, Government Program Development, Affairs, & Research, TEDCO MD (Maryland Technology Development Corporation)

Kevin Anderson

Secretary, Maryland Department of Commerce

Brock Reeve

CEO, Eos BioInnovation

Gregg Smith

Chief Executive Officer, Technology Advancement Center

Barry Datlof

Chief, Business Development and Commercialization, Defense Health Agency

Amita Shukla

Founder & CEO, Vitamita

Roger Austin

Director, Risk and Security, Boston Consulting Group

Greg Rogers

State CISO, State of Maryland

Geyssel Gonzalez

Controller, TEDCO

Mike Ravenscroft

Managing Director, University System of Maryland Momentum Fund

Mo Heidaran

Chief Scientist, Cellx Inc.

Danette Nguyen

Managing Director, Maryland Women's Business Center

Tom Sadowski

Executive Director/CEO, Maryland Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO)

Dr. Arti Santhanam

Executive Director, Emerging Technology Centers (ETC) Baltimore

Jasmine A. Clemons

Board of Public Works Director, Comptroller of Maryland

Maaike Everts

Executive Director, Critical Path Institute

Abishek (Abi) Kulshreshtha

Executive Director, Maryland Innovation Initiative, TEDCO

Mindy Lehman

Chief Government Program Development, Affairs & Policy Officer, TEDCO

Winston Kirton

Partner, BakerHostetler

LaToya C. Staten

Executive Director , Fearless Institute

Dr. Tammira Lucas

Venture Growth Advisor/ Assistant Professor, TEDCO/Coppin State University

Arion Long

CEO, Femly