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    SPEAKERS

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    Cathy Hackl
    CEO & Chief Metaverse Officer
    The Futures Intelligence Group
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    Felecia Hatcher
    CEO
    Black Ambition
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    Manny Medina
    Founder & Chairman
    eMerge Americas
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    Rhea Law
    President
    University of South Florida
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    AC
    Alexander Cartwright
    President
    University of Central Florida
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    Michael O'Rourke
    CEO
    Pocket Network
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    Tom Wallace
    Managing Partner
    Florida Funders
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    Nuke Goldstein
    CTO and Co-Founder
    Celsius Network
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    Meredith Pelton
    Executive Director
    Florida Opportunity Fund, Enterprise Florida
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    Mr. Dan Singer
    CEO
    Omnivore Technologies, Inc.
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    Brian Kornfeld
    CEO
    Synapse
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    Andrew Burton
    COO and President
    Rapid7
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    Crystal Stiles
    Senior Director, Economic Development
    Florida Power & Light
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    Paul Sohl
    CEO
    Florida High Tech Corridor Council
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    Andy Wilson
    President and CEO
    President & CEO, Quiet Professionals Company
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    AC
    Andreas Calabrese
    General Partner
    TampaBay.Ventures
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    Ms. SaLisa Berrien
    CEO & Founder
    COI Energy
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    CS
    Christopher Swink
    Senior Client Strategist | Private Business Advisory
    BNY Mellon Wealth Management
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    Domm Holland
    CEO and Co-Founder
    Fast
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    Byron Clayton
    Senior Vice President and Chief of Sector Partnerships
    CareerSource Tampa Bay
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    Lauren Prager
    Chief Strategy Officer
    Synapse Florida
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    Margaret (Blythe) Karow
    Co-Founder
    Evren Technologies, Inc.
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    MK
    Mary Kucek
    Founder & CEO
    OvaryIt
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    AB
    Alison Barlow
    Executive Director
    St. Petersburg Innovation District
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    RW
    Russell C. Weigel, III
    Commissioner
    Florida Office of Financial Regulation
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    DB
    Dr. Dr. Amy Beaird
    Senior Cluster Manager
    Florida High Tech Corridor Council
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    Ken LaRoe
    CEO/Founder
    Climate First Bank
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    AF
    Allie Felix
    VP Platform
    Embarc Collective
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    MG
    Mr. Mac Gardner
    Founder & Chief Education Officer
    FinLit Tech
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    MD
    Matthew Donovan
    CEO
    Agriculture Intelligence, Inc
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    DB
    Derek Barnett
    Director
    Endeavor
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    A
    Ms. Aleksandra Johnston
    Senior Regional Manager
    Hiring Our Heroes
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    LW
    Lauren Weiner
    CEO
    WWC Global
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    GC
    Gabriel Causse
    Business Operations Manager
    Orlando Magic
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    J
    Johnny Crowder
    Founder & CEO
    Cope Notes
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    DK
    Daniel Kleinman
    Founder & CEO
    Seaworthy Collective
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    BC
    Brad Chedister
    DEFENSEWERX CT&IO and ICWERX Lead
    DEFENSEWERX
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    Bruce Lucas
    Founder & CEO
    Slide
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    Melissa Fulmore-Hardwick
    CIO
    CSI Companies
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    DA
    David Adelson
    Executive Director, Innovation & Technology
    Orlando Economic Partners
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    P
    Peter Travers
    CEO
    LifeBridge Innovations, PBC
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    S
    Shannon Landin
    Founder & CEO
    Codecraft Works, LLC
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    PB
    Mr. Petar Besalev
    Executive Vice President of Cybersecurity and Compliance Services
    A-LIGN
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    D
    Danielle Rushton
    Designer/Co-CEO
    Wherewithal
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    P
    Pedro Sostre
    CEO
    Navigate
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    J
    Jason Warnke
    Global Digital Experiences Lead
    ACCENTURE
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    KG
    Kerriann Greenhalgh
    CEO, CSO
    KeriCure Medical
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    A
    Angela Alban
    President & CEO
    SIMETRI, Inc.
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    MW
    Michael Wiemer
    Director, FinTech Center
    University of South Florida
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    Petrayris Del Angel
    Founder/Owner
    My Lumps
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    JW
    John Wensveen
    Chief Innovation Officer, NSU & Executive Director
    Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation
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    SB
    Mr. Saxon Baum
    VP
    Florida Funders
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    HM
    Heather Martin
    Owner
    Hyldemoer + Co, LLC
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    DW
    Derek Watford
    Co-founder
    High Point Gamer
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    KM
    Kyle Morrand
    CEO & Technologist
    302 Interactive
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    EA
    Eric Aaronson
    Investment Analyst / Staff Attorney
    Mark Cuban Companies
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    SK
    Saleem Khatri
    CEO
    Lavu Inc
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    MA
    Michelle Abbs
    VP of Community and Education
    Metagood
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    AG
    Antonio Gonzalez
    Assistant Director, Sports Programs
    University of South Florida
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    CP
    Charlene Polite Corley
    VP, Diverse Insights & Partnerships
    Nielsen
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    KG
    Kristin Greco
    CEO
    PAR, Inc.
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    MS
    Marlene Spalten
    President & CEO
    Community Foundation Tampa Bay
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    AH
    Mr. Andy Hafer
    Co-founder
    DCE Productions
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    JW
    Jennifer Williams
    Managing Director
    Truist Advisory Services
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    Mr. Jim O'Connor
    Tax Shareholder
    Rivero Gordimer & Co
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    SL
    Sarah Lucas
    Chief Operating Officer
    New World Angels
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    SM
    Samson Magid
    Co-Founder & CEO
    HealthSnap
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    YL
    Yianni Lagos
    CEO
    Soilcea
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    JF
    James Faison
    Founder
    The Mainframe
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    Mrs. Ebony Vaz
    CEO
    Above Promotions
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    TJ
    Taylor Johnston
    Chief of Innovation
    6th Air Refueling Wing
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    NH
    Nicoleta Hickman
    Associate Professor of Physics
    Florida Polytechnic University
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    TB
    Mr. Todd Buelow
    Principal/Co-Founder
    Dualboot Partners
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    Ben Gilman
    Co-Founder & CTO
    Dualboot Partners
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    Mac Lackey
    Founder/CEO
    Method90
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    Michael Finkelstein
    President / Cofounder
    Neuro20 Technologies
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    TF
    Thomas Frazer
    Dean
    USF College of Marine Science
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    CS
    Chris Sullivan
    Founder
    Outback Steakhouse
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    JL
    Joel LaMontagne
    CEO
    Trivver
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    DL
    David Lawson
    Co-Founder and CEO
    Call Simulator, Inc.
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    DS
    Mr. David Sawyer
    CEO/Founder
    TSOLife
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    EM
    Erik Maltais
    CEO
    Immertec
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    SB
    Dr. Sheron Brown
    CEO/Executive Director
    Tampa Bay Healthcare Collaborative (TBHC)
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    CC
    Corey Clothier
    Founder and Director
    Stantec GenerationAV
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    RW
    Ryan Whittemore
    Chief Investment Officer
    Florida Funders
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    Shoaib Shaikh
    Chief Data Scientist
    Home Lending Pal
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    JH
    Joe Hamilton
    Head of Network
    Metacity
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    V
    Vickie Chachere
    Executive Editor
    Florida Trend
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    JP DuBuque
    Pres/CEO
    St Pete EDC
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    JW
    Jeff Weisbein
    Founder
    Hype Lab
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    Margo Francois
    Health & Wellness Expert
    Margo Francois, Health & Wellness Expert
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    Melissa Medina
    President
    eMerge Americas
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    LC
    Lauren Coffey
    Reporter
    Tampa Bay Business Journal
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    AB
    Ashley Brundage
    President
    Empowering Differences
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    RL
    Rose LeJiste
    Executive Director
    Black Orlando Tech
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    RS
    Rosa Shores
    CEO, Co-Founder
    Blockspaces
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    TS
    Tommy Shavers
    Founder & CEO
    NESTRE
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    AF
    Atom Freeman
    CEO
    bimah.io
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    A
    Aaron Burnett
    CEO
    Spaced Ventures
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    VO
    Victoria Otano
    Physician
    Metro Inclusive Health
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    SA
    Samuel Armes
    President
    Florida Blockchain Business Association (FBBA)
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    CT
    Chris Tyler
    Chief Product Officer
    BlockSpaces
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    SB
    Susan Barr
    Director, Traditional Employment Performance Improvement
    Insperity
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    ST
    Sylvia Thomas
    University of South Florida
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    Tim Giuliani
    President & CEO
    Orlando Economic Partnership
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    JG
    Mr. Jamie Grant
    State Chief Information Officer
    State of Florida
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    Gabe Higgins
    CBO
    BlockSpaces
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    D
    David Denor
    Publisher
    Florida Trend
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    Lowell Usrey
    Integration Branch Chief
    USAF
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    OF
    Omar Fuentes
    CEO
    accelEQ Inc.
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    VE
    Valerie Ellis Lavin
    Founder, CEO
    Luminary Global
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    NC
    Nikki Cabus
    CEO
    South Florida Tech Hub
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    JS
    Jim Schimpf
    CEO, Co-Founder
    Chattr
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    NL
    Nelson Lerma
    Senior Government Solutions Architect
    Unity
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    L
    Leslie Babich
    Director
    SOFWERX
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    GS
    Garima Shah
    President
    Biller Genie
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    TH
    Thomas Hoban
    President & CIO
    Kitson & Partners
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    RM
    Rupert Meghnot
    Founder/Chief Experience Officer
    Burnout Game Ventures
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    GC
    Gregory Cramer
    VP & CTO - Industrial & Energy Division
    Jabil
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    Roger Overby
    Senior Managing Director
    Skyway Capital Markets
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    Johan Koch
    Senior Vice President - Marketing & Communications
    Strategic Property Partners
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    KD
    Kevin DiMarzio
    Vice President, Business Development
    Redwire Space
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    Kelly Reeser
    Managing Director
    TechFarms Capital
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    Bill Catania
    CEO
    OneRail
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    Kate White
    Vice President of Marketing & Creative
    Glazer Children's Museum
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    Mr. Dennis Schmitt
    Founder/CEO
    Neuro20 Technologies
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    Pat Karns
    EVP of Human Performance
    Neuro20 Technologies
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    Marcus Session
    Vice President Information Technology Services
    Tampa International Airport
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    Frank Grippe
    EVP- Government Affairs
    Neuro20 Technologies
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    Shane Taber
    Chief Technology Officer
    Engineering & Computer Simulations, Inc. (ECS)
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    Chris Pizzo
    Co-Founder & Partner
    Druid Ventures
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    David Burnley
    Vice President, Product Innovation
    Insperity
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    Robin Oliver
    Chief Financial Officer
    First Home Bank
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    Mark Hindley
    Managing Director, Digital Banking
    Cogent Bank
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    Charlie Lewis
    Founder, CEO
    BlueWave Resource Partners
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    Mrs. Pam Miniati
    Co-Executive Director
    Florida Israel Business Accelerator
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    Shannon O'Malley
    Co-Founder & CEO
    Brick Street Farms
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    Austin Pinzon
    COO, Co-Founder
    A Square Games and Simulation, LLC
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    Mr. Adrian Lannon
    CEO, Co-Founder
    A Square Games and Simulation, LLC
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    Ron Sanders
    Staff Director
    The Florida Center for Cybersecurity
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    Cheryl Stacks
    Transportation Manager
    City of St. Petersburg
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    Douglas Maxwell
    Science Advisor
    US Army Futures Command Synthetic Training Environment Cross Functional Team
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    Mr. Kunal Patel
    CTO / Co-Founder
    BrandXR
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    Imani Lee
    Black Stock Footage, LLC.
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    Carol Ann Logue
    Co-Founder & Director
    Central Florida Tech Grove
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    Sarah Lain
    Director of Business Program Development
    USF- Institute of Applied Engineering
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    Lisa Lou
    Vice President, Strategy and Technology
    ADT
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    Matt Chesnut
    Director, Business and Economic Development
    Space Florida
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    David Stunja
    COO
    Petscreening
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    Joe Berg
    General Manager
    Slalom
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    Scott Ertz
    Co-Founder
    STRYKE eSports
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    Mr. Kartik Goyani
    Vice President of Operations
    Metro

    *New and exciting speakers will be added to the program as sessions are finalized.  Please keep checking back.  All speakers and agenda items are subject to change.

    The 2022 Synapse Summit is the place to connect to opportunities within Florida's growing innovation community. Come celebrate, discover, and engage with leading innovators and innovations from across the Sunshine State!

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