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At CEO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Columbia based CEO’ operating in the Mobile space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected]
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Stefano Migliorisi
Founder & CEO of swyMed Incorporated
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About swyMed Incorporated: swyMed’s solutions power truly mobile, real-time video telemedicine encounters at the lowest bandwidths.
Neil Kataria
Co-founder and CEO of Basket
Mr. Neil Kataria is the Founder of Basket Savings, Inc. and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Kataria also serves as a Venture Partner at NextGen Venture Partners. He served as the Chief Executive Officer at newBrandAnalytics, Inc. until March 2012. Mr. Kataria also was a Founding Partner and Store Operator at Chakra Retail. He is the Founding Chairman at Cabana Ventures. Mr. Kataria is a Co-Founder of newBrandAnalytics, Inc. and served as its Chairman. Mr. Kataria co-founded and sold Conformia Software to Oracle. He served as a Member of Advisory Board of Venga, Inc. Mr. Kataria is a graduate with a B.A. in International Relations from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill and attended the London School of Economics.
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About Basket, Blue Tiger Labs, KFI Sauces, MassClarity: Basket believes you should never overpay for groceries and is the largest community of Shoppers working together to save time and money.
Chris Spanos
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Urgently
Chris Spanos is the Co founder and CEO of Urgent.ly. He is the Advisor of Startups. Prior to this, he worked as General Manager at Repair.com. He was the Founder & CEO of SeniorChecked. He worked as General Manager, Vice President, Director, International Product Management, Sr. Manager, Brand Development and Marketing Consultant at AOL LLC. He worked as Award Winning Producer at Independent Film Producer. He was the Consultant to CEO of 1-800 Members/DHL. He worked as Consultant to President at VidiSolutions. He served as Consultant to VP Product Management at RealNetworks. He worked as Consultant to U.S. Director of Business Development at Moonfruit. Before that, he worked as Consultant to VP of Broadband at Starwood Hotels & Resorts.
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About Pax Momentum, Urgently: Urgently features a roadside assistance industry to the benefit of global brands and roadside assistance professionals.
Ryan Peterson
CEO and Co-Founder of Finger Food Studios
Ryan Peterson is the CEO and Co-Founder of Finger Food Advanced Technology Group. He sets the course for the organization with his extraordinary vision, strategic planning, and unshakeable passion. Under Ryan’s leadership as CEO, Finger Food has seen tremendous growth, transforming from a small basement startup to a multi-million dollar company with 180+ employees. Finger Food builds custom technology solutions to solve some of the most complex and challenging problems faced by businesses today in industries including games, retail, oil & gas, education, healthcare, mining and more. The company creates a competitive advantage for its clients by helping them own their technology stack, rather than simply deploying on the same technology platforms as their competitors. In-house expertise in AI, AR/VR, Blockchain, Robotics, and IoT, enables Finger Food to create impactful and elegant cloud, web, mobile, machine and advanced-interface solutions built on top of emerging technologies. Finger Food sees an unprecedented market opportunity. Within 3 years, the cumulative R&D spend of the Global 1,000 will reach USD 1T. A conservative estimate would put the innovation spend of each of these companies at around USD 100MM annually.
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About Finger Food Studios: Finger Food delivers technology-driven business solutions that enable companies to move and innovate faster.
Michael Cole
Co-Founder and CEO of Picniic
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About Agents Only, Picniic: Picniic is every family’s personal assistant, keeping households organized, productive, and connected.
Matthew Calkins
CEO of Appian
Matthew Calkins has been CEO & Chairman of the Board since founding Appian in 1999. He has been recognized as an Innovator by InformationWeek, Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young, and a top entrepreneur by the Washington Post and the Washington Business Journal. Matt worked at MicroStrategy (MSTR) from 1994-1999, serving on the board from 2005-2014. As a board game designer and player, he won “Wargame of the Year” and finished third in the 2012 World Boardgaming Championships.
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About Appian: Appian provides a low-code software development platform that enables organizations to rapidly develop powerful applications.
Robert Wensley
CEO of KORK
Improving the world one day at a time with technology.
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About InvestorLift, KORK: Building the worlds #1 consumer data platform.
Dejan Mirkovic
CEO, Co-founder & Board Member of Goose Insurance Services
Dejan is no stranger to leading a flock into unknown territory. As the founder of Cityfone™ Telecommunications (Canada’s first independent mobile virtual network operator), Dejan successfully launched their wireless brands, leading Rogers Wireless. Most recently, he was VP of Corporate Development at airG™ Wireless, a global mobile-first social entertainment platform serving over 100 million consumers worldwide. As a co-founder and board member of Square One Insurance Services, Dejan has easily migrated all his boundless industry expertise and insight to Goose. And like all of our flock, Dejan loves to travel. He’s been to 40 countries across 4 continents. His favourite spot to date is the Australian Gold Coast for its stellar beaches, climate and sumptuous seafood.
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About Goose Insurance Services, Square One Insurance: Mobile First B2C Insurance Platform
Adarsh Pallian
CEO of Trippeo
Adarsh Pallian is COO at SoleSavy.
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About SoleSavy, Trippeo: Trippeo Technologies develops a mobile application that automates business expense management process for business travelers.
Rebecca Enonchong
Founder and CEO of AppsTech
Rebecca Enonchong is founder and Chief Executive Officer of AppsTech, a leading global provider of enterprise application solutions. She is cofounder and Chair of ActivSpaces (African Center for Technology Innovation and Ventures), a tech incubator in Cameroon and Board Chair of the Afrilabs Foundation, a network of 50 tech hubs in Africa. She also cofounded ABAN (African Business Angels Network) and CAN (Cameroon Angels Network). She is an advisor to Venture Capital for Africa (VC4Africa), the largest online community dedicated to entrepreneurs and investors building companies in Africa. She has been a board member of award winning social enterprise Salesforce.org since 2002.
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About AppsTech, Salesforce: Enterprise Application Solutions
Daniel Neal
Chairman, CEO & Founder of Kajeet
Daniel is the Chairman, CEO & Founder of Kajeet, a mission-driven company he first began dreaming about in 1996. Before launching Kajeet, Daniel served as CEO & Vice Chairman of VCampus Corporation, a public company that pioneered the delivery of e-learning applications and services for students, business people and government workers. Prior to VCampus, Daniel was part of the team that built – and successfully took public – USinternetworking, where he conceived of, launched, and led the AppHost™ business unit. USinternetworking was acquired by AT&T. Daniel previously built international commercial relationships for the delivery of communications technologies and services for Sprint and Global One Communications, Sprint’s joint venture with France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom. Daniel’s early career was in commercial banking, and public service. He has worked extensively in local government, and later served as a senior staff member with the National Performance Review of the office of the Vice President of the United States. Daniel holds an AB in political science from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Daniel has raised over $120 million of investment capital and is a named inventor on 24 U.S. patents. He is active in many business, investment and technology circles, including Vistage and Mindshare. An avid bicyclist, runner and reader, Daniel most enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, whose names are incorporated in the word “Kajeet.”
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About Kajeet: Kajeet, the industry leader for safe, mobile student Internet connectivity outside the classroom, helps students succeed in school.
Tom MacIsaac
President and CEO of RBmedia
Tom is an experienced entrepreneur, executive and investor and currently CEO of RBmedia, the largest audiobook publisher in the world and a leading distributor of digital media to consumers. Prior to RBmedia he was CEO of Verve, a leading mobile data platform. Prior to joining Verve, Tom was CEO of ExtendMedia, the IP video software company serving customers including AT&T, Verizon, Disney and Paramount. Extend was acquired by Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) in 2010. Previously, Tom served as CEO of Lightningcast, a pioneer in online video advertising where he led the development of the first advertising technology platform specifically designed for monetizing broadband video and launched the first online video ad network. After AOL (NYSE: AOL) acquired Lightningcast in 2006, Tom served as SVP Strategy overseeing strategy, strategic planning and corporate and business development for AOL’s market-leading advertising businesses. Prior to Lightningcast, Tom founded and served as CEO of Backwire, an online and mobile messaging company that was acquired by Leap Wireless (NASDAQ: LEAP) in 2001. Prior to his career in digital media, Tom was a corporate lawyer with the global law firm Dechert.
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About Ardent Venture Partners, Cove Street Partners, RBmedia: RBmedia online media firm that offers digital magazine and audiobook production and distribution services.
Junaid Shams
CEO, Co-Founder of Rooam
Junaid is a serial entrepreneur and physician. Currently, Junaid is the CEO and co-founder of Rooam, a mobile payment platform that lets guests open, view, and pay their bar tab or restaurant bill directly from their phone. Junaid has received numerous national recognitions, including Bloomberg Businessweek’s “Top 25 entrepreneurs under 25” and Under30CEO’s “Top 30 Most Influential Entrepreneurs under 30.” His start-ups have also been featured by Forbes, Bloomberg Businessweek, and Entrepreneur magazine.
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About Rooam: A contactless payment solution for the hospitality, sports, and entertainment industry
Raj Bhaskar
Co-founder & CEO of Hurdlr
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About Hurdlr: Hurdlr helps the self-employed economy track their real-time business numbers and profitability.
Amit Ganjoo
Founder and CEO of Anra Technologies
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About Anra Technologies, George Mason University: AnraTechnologies provide operators with an off the shelf, field proven DroneOSS operational platform.
Richard D. Calder
President & Chief Executive Officer of Global Telecom & Technology (GTT)
Richard “Rick” D. Calder, Jr. is GTT’s president and chief executive officer, appointed by GTT’s board of directors effective May 2007. He brings over two decades of experience in the telecommunications arena to GTT. In his role, Mr. Calder has full strategic and operational responsibility for the company and also serves as a director on the company’s board of directors. Mr. Calder joined GTT from InPhonic, Inc., a leading provider of wireless services and products, where he served as the president and chief operating officer. Prior to InPhonic, Mr. Calder was president of Business Enterprise & Carrier Markets at Broadwing Communications. He held senior management positions at Winstar Communications and prior to Winstar, Mr. Calder co-founded GO Communications, a wireless communications company. In his early career, Mr. Calder held various marketing and business development positions at MCI Communications, and various marketing and engineering positions at Tellabs, Inc. Mr. Calder received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Yale University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
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About Global Telecom & Technology (GTT): Global Telecom & Technology provides custom-fit cloud networking services and enterprise mobility solutions.
Stanislav Licul
Chief Executive Officer of Maxtena
Stani co-founded Maxtena in 2007 with the vision to create both an entrepreneurial and academic environment focused on developing wireless technologies and products especially related to applying complex electromagnetics that will advance wireless communications. As Maxtena’s CEO he is responsible for the company’s vision, strategy, and management. Prior to co-founding Maxtena, Stani served as Chief Scientist of Zylaya Corporation and was a research engineer with Motorola EME Corporate Labs focusing on antennas and electromagnetics. In 2004, Stani obtained his Ph.D. from Virginia Tech in electromagnetics and antennas. Stani’s fascination with electromagnetics is still his passion and driving force. As an inventor he has four patents and has published papers on antennas and co-authored chapters on ultra wideband antennas in An Introduction to Ultra Wideband Communication Systems and antenna array synthesis chapter in Modern Antenna Handbook. Stani was raised in an entrepreneurial family. At an early age he was exposed to the highs and lows of building a fast paced technology company with his father co-founding and serving as the CEO of a robotics company. At the age of seventeen he left war torn Croatia as an exchange student to broaden his horizons and explore new cultures abroad. He attended Virginia Tech and received both an academic and soccer athletic scholarship. The scholarships have helped him to continue his education in the United States. At Virginia Tech, Stani became one of the all time leading goal scorers in the history of men’s soccer at Virginia Tech. He was also a team captain. As pastimes Stani enjoys reading and sports.
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About Maxtena: Maxtena develops and manufactures advanced beam-forming RF antennas & systems for wireless communications in the Satellite, GNSS & 5G domein
Johann Starke
President & CEO of FCV Interactive
John Starke is the President & CEO of FCV, a full-service digital advertising agency with offices in Toronto and Vancouver. Before FCV, John was Director of Business Development at Expedia. Prior to Expedia, he worked with several organizations and was a consultant with Accenture. In addition to his role at FCV, John serves as a director at BC Assessment, an independent, provincial Crown corporation, and is an MBA mentor at the University of British Columbia. John holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Computer Information Systems from the University of Colorado and is a member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. In 2010,he was recognized in Vancouver’s Top 40 Under Forty, and his leadership and philanthropic endeavours earned FCV a 2010 Community Leadership Award from the British Columbia Technology Industry Association.
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About FCV Interactive, FCV Interactive: User-focused transformation agency
Chris Jensen
Co-Founder & CEO of Left™
Chris began his career in the UK working for multi-nationals and banks and continued on in the banking and brokerage industry upon moving to Canada. He has a strong understanding of the finance markets and has lived the pain of raising capital for early stage companies during the beginning stages of growth, from 25 to 80+ employees. He has founded several start-up companies in his career, two of which have now won BCTIA Tech Impact Awards. In his role as CEO for Left, Chris thrives on understanding the big picture and on moving the levers that drive the company forward. This includes financing, strategic partnerships, and corporate development. Chris holds a BSc (Honours) in Economics and History from Queen Mary University of London.
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About Left™, RightMesh: Left is a multinational media and technology company with holdings in a diversified portfolio of mobile and Internet-based businesses.
Troy Spracklin
Founder & CEO of Pixsel
Troy has been a leader of transformational design for over 20 years in the technology, automotive, aerospace, sub-sea and medical sectors. His body of work includes founding Edge Health Solutions where he developed the first CCHIT Certified Electronic Health Record for Mac and designed EdgeDMS, the first touch based charting solution for iPad. His work in mobile applications and e-commerce platforms as well as launching AIR, the world’s first social media keyboard for iPhone, solidly places him into a position to lead the new era of mobile design and integration. Troy is the Creator and Founder of eBrake.
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About Bubbl Technology Inc., eBrake Technologies Inc., Pixsel, Seven On Two Design: Pixsel is an online community that connects businesses with local buyers.
Seth Halpern
Co-founder & CEO of Ori.ai
Seth is the founder & CEO of Ori.ai – a Mucker-backed digital health startup building the first AI-powered receptionist available 24/7 via all major messaging mediums. He is a technologist, thought leader, and serial entrepreneur for SaaS ventures, with a focus on developing for-profit, for-benefit digital health solutions. Most notably, Seth served as CFO of NationalField – Edward Saatchi’s social software startup that powered the Obama campaign, Kaiser Permanente and the UK NHS. Under Seth’s leadership, NationalField’s revenues quickly eclipsed $1M in its first full year and raised $1M in Series A funding at a $10M valuation in 2010. Seth helped prepare the company for a successful exit in 2012. After NationalField, Seth enrolled in Georgetown’s MBA program and spent three years at The Advisory Board Company as a software and big data consultant for health system C-Suites. Upon graduation, Seth served in New Product Development at Goldman-backed Privia Health as well as DaVincian Healthcare – companies lauded for transforming care delivery and technology in the US and abroad. Seth holds an MBA from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and a BA from Wesleyan University. He studied data science and machine learning at General Assembly but left early to pursue 1healthy.world. Seth currently resides in Washington, DC.
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About Ori.ai, WithTherapy: Ori is an AI-powered navigator that bridges the gap between care teams and their patients.
Wa’il Ashshowwaf
Founder & CEO of Reyets: Social Justice Network
Wa’il has an extensive professional career across a range of industries and geographies including roles at Pepsi, Walt Disney World, HSBC, and Rooam Inc., with experience both domestically and abroad. Having spent more than 15 years in financial services, Wa’il now oversees Unstuck Labs business operations, including product development for Reyets, and Fotomo. Leading marketing, partnerships, sales, finance, and business development strategy. Experience In addition to his primary role at Unstuck Labs, Wa’il serves as the Cofounder and Board Member for The Global Advisory Group, an international consulting firm that facilitates cross-border business alliances and transactions between companies in North America and the Middle East. In this role, he works closely with U.S. and international companies, including tech startups to provide strategic counsel on funding, marketing, negotiations, and business development. Prior to Unstuck Labs, Wa’il served as Vice President of International Commercial Banking at HSBC USA, one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organizations. In this position, he managed over $1 billion in assets and structured and executed private placements. In addition, he helped U.S.-based companies assess, formulate, and implement financial strategies and solutions to support operations, sales growth, compliance and facilitate expansion into international markets. Before that, he was the Regional Manager of Government and Institutional Banking at HSBC USA, with a primary focus on Embassies. During his tenure at HSBC, he built relationships with numerous government and business leaders worldwide and analyzed their organizations’ strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, and internal business processes. Expertise Wa’il is a Board Member at the American University KOGOD School of International Business and a US State Department Professional Fellow. He is a published columnist and guest speaker at panel discussions and conferences on topics related to hospitality, business, banking, fundraising, and more. He is passionate about environmental issues and has partnered on education and research projects with the National Environmental Education Foundation, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, and World Wild Life Foundation. Education He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from California State University and a Master’s degree in Business Leadership from The McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. He went on to receive Certifications in International Compliance from the University of Manchester and Business Strategy from Harvard Business School.
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About Reyets: Social Justice Network, Unstuck Labs: Reyets empowers safer community / police interactions through mobile enabled education, resource sharing, reporting and data analysis.
Raj Gulia
Co-founder & CEO of PocketPills
Raj Gulia is a Co-Founder at PocketPills.
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About PocketPills: Pocketpills is Canada’s leading online pharmacy, delivers medication by the dose, straight to customer’s door.
Alireza Ameri
Founder and CEO of Buzz Design
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About Buzz Design: Buzz Design is a leading Digital Agency. We grow companies in the digital world.
Kristoffer Vik Hansen
CEO & Co Founder of Spare
Kristoffer is CEO of Spare where they are creating the next wave of transit software that will help shift transit agencies into on-demand and autonomous vehicles. With current customers such as Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Toyota, and Mitsubishi, Spare is well on its way to being a major player in the on-demand world. Recently Spare raised $6M from the Mitsubishi Corporation.
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About Spare: Our mission is to accelerate the shift to efficient and autonomous mobility
David Strebinger
Co-Founder & CEO of PayWith
A respected entrepreneur and small business owner with a passion for developing game-changing solutions and technologies in the mobile payments, social media, lead generation and daily deal space.
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About PayWith: PayWith is a mobile application development firm that enables businesses to track data and run gifting, marketing, and loyalty campaigns.
Navroop Mitter
Chief Executive Officer of ArmorText
CEO ArmorText
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About ArmorText: ArmorText provides secure text messaging for mobile enterprises to boost collaboration, ensure security, and help meet compliance standards.
Geoff Allen
CEO & Founder of Lookbk
Serial entrepreneuer with deep experience in mobile and consumer Internet applications, broadcast media, higher education and corporate market segments. He attended George Mason University’s Computer Science program and the Birthing of Giants Entrepreneurial Management Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and is a member of Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO).
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About Lookbk: Your daily magazine full of stunning photography and short stories. In an awesome mobile experience, and with the man in mind.
David H. DeWolf
CEO/President of 3Pillar Global
David DeWolf is the founder and CEO of 3Pillar Global, one of the Mid-Atlantic’s fastest growing technology companies. In this role he has guided 3Pillar to a leadership position within the Product Development Services sector, establishing 3Pillar as the go-to innovator for content, information, and data-rich companies looking to grow revenue through software. David is passionate about software product innovation, entrepreneurship, and principled leadership. He is an active member of the business and technology communities in Northern Virginia and sits on multiple boards. David is a member of Legatus and is a graduate of Mindshare, a forum of CEOs of the D.C. area’s most promising technology companies. He is an angel investor in various software startups, and he enjoys providing leadership advisory services to entrepreneurial companies and philanthropic organizations. In 2012, David was named one of SmartCEO Magazine’s “Future 50.” In 2011, he was recognized by the Washington Business Journal as one of “40 Under 40” who are Washington, D.C.’s brightest young business leaders. In 2010, he was selected a winner of the Franciscan University of Steubenville’s Outstanding Young Alumni Award. David is honored to serve on the Board of Trustees of the Franciscan University and previously held advisory positions with iMPACT Ventures and Verdant Strategies. He also sat on the Development Advisory Committee of the Franciscan Sisters of the 3rd Order Regular. Before founding 3Pillar, David was a Principal at Digital Focus, where he oversaw the development of custom software solutions. He has consulted for a wide variety of businesses, from Fortune 500 companies to startups. David earned a Bachelor of Arts from the Franciscan University of Steubenville, where he studied Communications and Theology. He and his wife, Teresa, have six children.
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About 3Pillar Global: 3Pillar Global is a software product development company providing solutions in the areas of mobile applications and SaaS-based enablement.
Kirsten Brecht Baker
CEO and Co-Founder of Jeenie
Kirsten Brecht Baker is the CEO and co-founder of Jeenie.
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About Global Professional Search, Jeenie: Jeenie is a mobile platform that connects the user to a community of language experts to help them with any communication needs.
Willson Cross
Co-Founder (Prev. CEO) of GoFetch Technologies
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About FuturePet, GoFetch Technologies: Founded in May of 2015, GoFetch is a mobile, on demand, marketplace that connects dog owners with dog walkers in their city.
Param Jaggi
CEO of Hatch Apps
Param Jaggi is Founder & CEO at Hatch Apps
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About Ecoviate, Hatch Apps: Build software without coding.
Pat Higbie
CEO of XAPPmedia
Pat Higbie is the Co-Founder & CEO at XAPP AI.
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About XAPP AI, XAPPmedia: XAPPmedia specializes in connecting consumers to brands through voice.
Arnold Leung
CEO and founder of Appnovation
Arnold Leung is the Founder at Appnovation.
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About Appnovation: Appnovation is a global Digital Solutions and Managed Services provider, delivering strategy, app development and enterprise integrations.
Vivek Zaveri
Founder & CEO of JoJo Technology Solutions Ltd.
Mantra Digital Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Vivek Zaveri, has proven experience building businesses from the ground up. In less than three years, he helped to build a $12 million business as the Director of the Search Marketing and Product Division at Venture Direct Worldwide. In half that time, he built a $30 million lead generation business in the education space at XL Marketing. Zaveri is an expert in the higher education lead generation field and has skillfully developed and executed search campaigns for Liberty University and ITT Technical Institute. His experience with proprietary technologies has led to proven successes with email and social media campaigns. He is currently responsible for the strategic planning and business development of Mantra Digital. As an agency that specializes in lead generation, search engine marketing, and media buying and planning, Mantra Digital also owns subsidiaries such as Mantra Digital India Private Limited and Mantra Digital Incorporated.
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About JoJo Technology Solutions Ltd., Meera A.I.: Jojo is a platform that helps independent cafes compete effectively with the mega chains by leveraging mobile ordering & loyalty programs.
Brian Lacey
Chief Executive Officer of Mobomo
Brian Lacey was named CEO of Mobomo in April of 2015, since the company has grown around 50% in revenue and 50% in employee growth each year. Under his leadership he has led Mobomo to being named to the Inc. 5000 fastest growing companies (2015,2016), Best Places to Work (2016), Webby Award (2016), Muse Creative Award(2016), DCA Live Media(2016), Top website and mobile developer by Clutch (2015, 2016). Brian serves as a thought leader in the industry recently being named as an industry chair to Advanced Technology Academic Research Center. He received a double B.A. in Economics and Psychology from Claremont McKenna College.
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About Mobomo: Mobomo designs applications for Apple iPhone, Google Android, Palm Pre, RIM Blackberry, Windows Mobile, and Symbian OS.
Jeff White
CEO and Founder of Colubris Consulting
Jeff White has over 25 years of experience building and investing in early stage companies. Before co-founding Gainspeed, Jeff was President of Hatteras Networks where he was instrumental in the company’s redirection and growth prior to its merger with Overture. Prior to Hatteras, Jeff was Executive Vice President of Strategy, Sales, Marketing, and Business Development for Cognio. Jeff drove the strategic relationship with Cisco, which led to its acquisition of Cognio. Previously, Jeff held key executive leadership positions and transformational roles at Aruba Networks (IPO), Packet Engines, which was acquired by Alcatel, and FORE Systems (IPO). Jeff was also a Partner at Columbia Capital where he served as a Member of the Board of Directors or observer on six investments, including Hatteras Networks, Ocular Networks and CoManage. He has served or serves as an advisor to numerous companies. Jeff holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech and an M.B.A. from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.
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About Colubris Consulting, Vecima Networks: Colubris Consulting is made up of people with extensive experience in the software development industry.
Jake Tyler
CEO / Co-founder of Finn AI
Jake Tyler is Co-founder and CEO at Finn.ai, an award-winning AI powered personal banking and financial management assistant. Finn can regularly be found featured in the likes of USA Today, American Banker and Bloomberg, or on stage at Money20/20, Finovate and VivaTech Paris. Originally from Australia, he has worked and lived in five countries in the last decade. Prior to founding Finn, Jake was a Director at Brook Intelligence, as well as an M&A Strategy Consultant at PMSI Consulting (London). MBA at IE Business School.
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About Finn AI: Finn AI provides AI-powered conversational banking technology for personal banking and finance.
Mehdi Tehranchi
Team member – CEO of iyotee inc.
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About iyotee inc.: Focusing on personal and community network.
Kristian Bouw
Cofounder, Chief Scientist & CEO of NotionTheory
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About Cravety, NotionTheory, PrimroseVR, The VR/AR Association: NotionTheory is a boutique development & design agency based in Washington D.C.
Marcus Charalambous
Chief Executive Officer of Expression
Marcus is the founder & CEO of Backbone, one of Canada’s leading web development companies, and EXPRESSION, an innovative cloud-based web development platform that empowers coders and creators to deliver amazing digital experiences. He believes the power to utilize and communicate through the web should be accessible to everyone and that each digital experience should build strong relationships. He can often be found discussing his experiences in web dev and building cloud-ready infrastructure.
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About Expression: XPR is developer platform that lets you build anything online and works as your digital OS to connect the digital world for your customers
Samarth Mod
CEO of FreshWorks Studio
Samarth is a resilient, passionate and “people-friendly” tech entrepreneur with expertise in designing and developing Mobile Application. He is the CEO & founder of FreshWorks Studio, a Victoria/Vancouver based mobile app development firm. FreshWorks is a brand under AirSenze Solutions Inc. It is incorporated and registered in Canada and pioneers in the development of iOS and Android apps. Samarth was working full time with India’s leading technology consultancy firm Tata Consultancy Services before coming to Canada to pursue his master’s education (MBA). Samarth is a passionate, result-focused, and enthusiastic entrepreneur with strong people skills and ability to perform under pressure. He is a seasoned mobile app developer, a consultant and manager with a rich & diverse experience of more than 6 years in deploying mobile applications in business settings. Samarth possesses the ability to succeed in time constrained and unfamiliar environments, He showed highly effective time and project management capabilities through successes in managing AirSenze’s overall operations simultaneous with a full-time load of MBA courses and case presentations. Samarth has obtained an extensive knowledge of process optimization, client communication, problem identification and producing creative action plans. Samarth is a holder of the MBA degree (Entrepreneurship) and Bachelor’s degree in Engineering in the domain of Information Technology and developed a strong base of Software Engineering.
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About AirSenze, FreshWorks Studio: Your Technology Partner – Custom Software Development, UX/UI, Mobile Apps, and Digital Product Strategy
Sarah Gontijo
Founder & CEO of Hello-Hello
Hello Friends, I am Sarah Gontijo, Founder & CEO, Hello-Hello.com ABOUT HELLO-HELLO Hello-Hello is an innovative language learning company that offers state-of-the-art online and mobile courses. Hello-Hello couples social networking with language learning which allows users to interact with native speakers around the world. Hello-Hello offers language learning apps for the iPad, iPhone, Android-based devices and Blackberry. Hello-Hello launched the world’s first language learning app designed for the iPad, being part of the iPad app store Grand Opening as well as the world’s first language learning app combined with social networking. Our courses were developed in collaboration with The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), which is the largest association of teachers and administrators of all languages at all levels, serving more than 12,000 educators. For more information, please visit their website at www.actfl.org. With Hello-Hello.com you can: LEARN a new language anytime, anywhere with online lessons that develop all the skills you need. TEACH other members your language and learn from native speakers by submitting exercises for them to review as well as providing feedback on their exercises. COMMUNICATE with native speakers through audio, video and text with our live Chat to practice the language and make friends all over the world!
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About Hello-Hello, SplashCycle: Hello-Hello is an innovative mobile language learning company that couples language learning with social networking allowing users to
Fred Rego
Co-Founder & CEO of Acecla Technology Ltd
Fred Rego is a Sr. Information Technology leader with a wide amount of experience in the IT startup arena. Fred has proven ability to building & growing IT organizations combined with a great capacity of motivating highly productive teams and developing and executing successful business plans. Fred’s strengths include a vast amount of experience in aviation systems, IT development services and mobile technology. Fred has a Bachelor of Science degree from Rio de Janeiro’s Federal University (Brazil) and has attended the University of British Columbia’s Sauder Business School extension program. Specialties: • Several years of Sr. IT executive experience • Successful track record of delivering high performance & complex multi-million dollar applications • Several years of aviation systems expertise focused on airline operations and Maintenance & Engineering applications • Outstanding problem solving skills, often resolving issues in creative and innovative ways • Proven success in building and retaining highly productive IT teams
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About Acecla Technology Ltd, Start-IDP, VanHack: Application Development & Deployment
Tom Raycove
Founder CEO of Disrupted Logic
Founder at Disrupted Logic
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About Disrupted Logic: Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for Interactive Media Experiences
Jeb Ory
Co-Founder & CEO of Phone2Action
Jeb Ory As Co-Founder of Phone2Action, Jeb is responsible for strategy and sales. Phone2Action creates a social advocacy SaaS platform that gives organizations new ways to engage supporters and employees in public policy campaigns. Jeb has a MBA from Chicago Booth and a B.A. in International Relations from Stanford University. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife, Lea and daughter, Sybil.
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About Phone2Action: Phone2Action creates mobile, web and voice tools that organizations use to engage their employees and supporters.
Matthew De Santis
Founder and CEO of Brightkey Software
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About Brightkey Software: Brightkey offers a keyboard app with auto-correct, prediction, gestures, and unique themes for Apple mobile and post-PC devices.
Mike Vertal
Co-Founder, CEO, President & Board Member of Crafter Software
Mike Vertal brings over 20 years of operational, technical and executive leadership experience to Crafter Software. Over the course of his career, Mike has served in executive positions at leading software and services companies. As Vice President of Engineering at Wireless Matrix, a leading mobile applications services provider, Mike directed a total conversion to open source software that simultaneously reduced operating costs by millions of dollars and dramatically improved service reliability. Mike also currently serves as CEO of Rivet Logic, the leading consulting and systems integration firm that founded the open source Crafter CMS project. Mike holds BSEE and MSEE degrees from Case Western Reserve University, and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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About Crafter Software: CrafterCMS is an open-source, Git-based headless CMS for enterprises and fast-growing startups.
Waleed Qamar
Founder, CEO of MedNav, Inc.
Waleed is the founder and CEO of MedNav, Inc., a healthcare-focused start-up that aims to minimize the fragmentation and promote efficiency within the American healthcare-system by making it easier for patients to connect with providers and access the high quality care they need. Waleed’s approach to business maintains a close ear to his clients’ needs while leveraging the power of technology to create a seamless user experience. Prior to forming MedNav, Waleed worked in the litigation departments of global law firms and managed projects at an education-focused start-up. He graduated from the University of Connecticut and turned down an opportunity to attend the London School of Economics to focus on MedNav. Waleed is a native of Glastonbury, Connecticut and lives in Northern Virginia.
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About MedNav, Inc.: MedNav is a location-based mobile health app that caters exclusively to your busy schedule.
Jaethan Reichel
Founder & CEO of Lightship Works
Jaethan Reichel is a Founder & CEO at Lightship Works.
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About Lightship Works: Lightship is an application that connects everything on your worksite: your employee mobile devices, sensors, and safety systems.
Hunter Macdonald
CEO and Co-Founder of Tutela
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About Tutela: Tutela crowd-sources mobile usage and experience data from millions of mobile devices every day to provide insight to the mobile industry
Jeff Sinclair
Co-Founder & CEO of Eventbase
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About Eventbase: Eventbase is the leading mobile event technology platform for global brands. Eventbase powers Enterprise Event Apps for IBM, SAP & Cisco.
John Carter
CEO & Founder of Vonigo
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About Vonigo: Vonigo provides SaaS business management software for mobile services companies.
Richard Hui
Co-Founder & CEO of Warranty Life
President/CEO at Warranty Life
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About Warranty Life: Providing Usage-Based Mobile Device Insurance
John Bruner
President and CEO of Aegis Mobile
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About Aegis Mobile: Aegis Mobile specializes in providing program compliance and merchant fraud detection services to various industries worldwide since 2006.
Mariya Pak
Co-founder, CEO of Simple Matters
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About Simple Matters: Simple Matters attempts to find new solutions to old problems by removing complexity from every day life and make it simpler
Harrison Brown
Co-Founder & CEO of HeadCheck Health
Harrison Brown is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer & Board Member at HeadCheck Health. He is the inventor, manager, and industry expert for the company. Harrison is a PhD candidate and Masters of Science graduate at UBC, he holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Guelph, and has broad scientific research experience in sports-related concussion identification and management.
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About HeadCheck Health: Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) concussion testing & compliance monitoring solution that works for any sports organization or clinic.
Christopher Etesse
CEO and President of Scriyb
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About Scriyb: Scriyb is AI powered Coaching Clouds for Technology and Cyber-training of the Workforce
Kirk Moir
CEO of In Motion Technology
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About In Motion Technology: In Motion Technology provides clients with fleets in mission critical environments with a secure, managed end-to-end communications system.
Ram Viswanathan
Board Member, President & Chief Executive Officer of Omnispace
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About Omnispace: Omnispace is combining a global satellite constellation with the world’s leading mobile telecom networks into “one global network.”
Arif Sorathia
Co-Founder and CEO of Karate Health
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About Karate Health, Rhythm VC: Gamified healthcare driving better outcomes
Zoran Kovacevic
CEO of Ready
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About Ready: Ready app is the fastest way to pay at restaurants! Review the bill on your phone, press pay and cruise on out.
Jason Morehouse
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Checkfront
With over a decade of professional IT experience behind him, Jason has been immersed in e-commerce since its conception. He is a self described Technical Architect and Linux evangelist. Prior to founding Checkfront Inc, he played a key role in building several successful e-commerce companies, including Netconcepts, Vendorama, and Revenuewire. He has lived and worked in Toronto Canada, Auckland New Zealand, and now calls Victoria, BC home.
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About Checkfront: Checkfront offers online booking services for tours and activities, rentals, and accommodations.
Daniel Ling
Founder/CEO of antsquare
Founder, CEO of antsquare.
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About antsquare: Antsquare builds the next generation of online retail marketplace, anywhere and everywhere with mobile
Areo Nazari
Co-Founder & CEO of CaryRx
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About CaryRx: Cary is a vertically integrated and full service pharmacy that delivers prescriptions on-demand
Ann-Marie Fleming
CEO of Dog Quality Enterprises, Inc.
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About Dog Quality Enterprises, Inc.: Dog Quality is a global e-commerce company focused on specialized products that improve the quality of life for senior dogs.
Vik Khanna
CEO of Boomerang Parental Control
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About Boomerang Parental Control: Our team of three dads are passionate about kids, education and technology. Helping guide parents with their family technology use.
Scott Edmonds
President & Chief Executive Officer of WebTech Wireless
Mr. Edmonds has more than 20 years’ of experience in international business leadership and management. Prior to joining WebTech Wireless, he was CFO at QuIC Financial Technologies, a global solutions provider in the risk management industry. Mr. Edmonds has also served as CFO at Chancery Software and held a variety of senior financial and management roles in both Europe and Asia during his nine years with The Walt Disney Company. Mr. Edmonds earned his Chartered Accountant designation while with Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC) in Toronto, holds a B.B.A. (Honours) in Finance from Bishop’s University and has completed the Executive Development Program at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
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About Photon Control Inc., WebTech Wireless: WebTech Wireless develops, manufactures and delivers proven GPS vehicle tracking and telematic solutions to large and small scale
Thomas Peters
Founder & CEO of uCampaign
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About uCampaign: Our platform makes it easy to launch powerful iOS/Android apps to engage supporters.
Alex Besen
Founder and CEO of The Besen Group
Alex Besen is the Founder & CEO of The Besen Group LLC. He provides advisory and training services to corporate executives in the mobile data industry. He manages the firm’s network of independent consultants and channel partners and interacts with his advisors. He has over 23 years of hands-on experience in the mobile industry working for operators and vendors in North America and Europe in numerous roles including business development, marketing, project management and finance. He has been working with mobile network operators in developing their digital transformation strategies, advising MVNOs and enterprises to launch their mobile and mobile data services.
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About The Besen Group: The Besen Group is an international management consulting practice to the mobile data industry.
Joel Selanikio
CEO and co-founder of Magpi
Dr. Joel Selanikio (@jselanikio) is an award-winning physician, TED speaker, futurist, and emergency responder working in the fields of technology, healthcare, entrepreneurship, innovation, artificial intelligence, big data, child health, global health, and disaster response. He is the winner of the Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award for Healthcare, and the $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainable Innovation – for his role in development of both the Magpi mobile data system, and the software-as-a-service model for international development technology. He is a founding member of the World Health Organization Digital Health Roster of Experts. A frequent keynote speaker, Dr. Selanikio speaks and consults on the intersection of technology, health, and healthcare, identifying ways in which advances in technologies such as artificial intelligence will alter healthcare, global health, the pharmaceutical industry, and our personal health. He has consulted and/or spoken at Davos, Foo Camp, Nasdaq, WHO, UNICEF, IFRC, Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Google, DARPA, CNN, Fox News, the Clinton Global Initiative, the Royal Society of Medicine, and for many leading organizations in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry – and has been profiled by the Guardian, Wired, Forbes, TED, The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, Fox News, the BBC, NPR, Information Week, and the Washington Post, among many other publications. An emergency responder and former CDC epidemiologist and outbreak investigator, in December 2014 – January 2015, he was the lead physician at the IMC Ebola Treatment Center at Lunsar, Sierra Leone. As an officer of the Public Health Service, Dr. Selanikio served as Chief of Operations for the HHS Secretary’s Emergency Command Center after the 9/11 attacks. In 2005, he was given the Haverford Award for Humanitarian Service for his work in treating tsunami victims in Aceh. He currently practices pediatrics at Georgetown University Hospital.
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About Federal Emergency Management Agency, Magpi, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital: Mobile Data Collection & Mass Messaging
Mary Clark
Chief Executive Officer of Agents Of Discovery
Mary Clark is the visionary Founder of Agents of Discovery, a gamified way of encouraging kids to be active, engaged, and to learn. With over 25 years of experience in education and technology, Clark serves as Agents of Discovery’s Chief Executive Officer. A dynamic leader, she has spearheaded a wide range of national initiatives in the public and private sectors, including the Canadian Centennial of Flight and the Trudeau Family Kokanee Glacier Alpine Campaign. In BC, she organized a huge linear park initiative- the Mission Creek Greenway- and catalyzed the reintroduction of the anatum Peregrine Falcon. Clark is a contributing author of two international science textbooks and a gifted public speaker who brings a fiery passion to her role at the helm of the Agents of Discovery team. Clark’s professional career began in the Edmonton Public School system, where, after winning the Louise Mckinney Scholarship at the University of Alberta, she was nominated for the Edwin Parr Teacher Award for best first-year teacher. In her 10 years with the Edmonton Public School system and subsequent career, Clark has continuously responded to gaps in complex systems with innovative solutions. In 1994, she led a city-wide campaign with Premier Ralph Klein to launch Kids Kottage in Edmonton, a respite care service to prevent child abuse and neglect. Clark has also worked alongside internationally renowned wildlife artist Robert Bateman for over a decade as the Director of the Get to Know Program, an initiative aimed at meaningfully engaging youth with the natural world through the creative arts. In addition, Clark has served for 20 years as the President of Morningstar Interactive, a company that develops educational digital media products. In 2015, Clark returned to school to earn her Master’s degree in Education, where her research explored the capacity of mobile educational gaming to improve the way students learn. Her findings underlie many of the strategies behind Agents of Discovery. Clark holds a B.Sc. (Honours) and B.Ed. from the University of Alberta, as well as a Master’s degree with a focus on Education Technology from the University of British Columbia.
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About Agents Of Discovery: An educational tech platform & app that gets kids active, engaged and learning about the world around them
Vincent Yang
Founder and CEO of H+ Technology
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About H+ Technology: H+ Technology is a digital display solutions company that develops customizable, gesture-based systems, and 3D projection displays.
Mark Olcott
CEO of VitusVet
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About : VitusVet transforms the way veterinarians share medical information for the benefit of pets and their people.
Alex Ulitenko
CEO of iHelper
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About iHelper: iHelper is a P2P marketplace for local services.
Michael Delpierre
CEO of Conversion Pipeline
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About Conversion Pipeline: Conversion Pipeline is an online marketing agency specializing in search engine optimization, pay per click advertising and website design.
Arash Asli
CEO of Yocale
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About Yocale: Yocale is a local appointment engine that brings consumers and businesses together in every neighbourhood.
Alistair Penny
Co-Founder & CEO of Dex
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About Dex: A platform that will revolutionize the way that people connect with others and empower users to build smarter networks.
Sanjay Kanodia
Co-Founder and CEO of Pervacio
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About Pervacio: Pervacio owns and operates a web-based mobile device management platform offering services to manage mobile phones and handheld devices.
Dustin Sproat
Co-founder & CEO of Shnarped
Founder at Shnarped
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About Asana, Shnarped: Shnarped builds sports media applications for athletes and fans to connect and create simple video highlights.
Abel Meri
CEO & Co-founder of Notice Enterprises, Inc.
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About Notice Enterprises, Inc.: Notice is a cloud-based enterprise platform that allows businesses to communicate real-time ETA information to their customers.
Darren Smith
Founder & CEO of Traipse
Darren is the founder of Traipse Inc. and is responsible for day-to-day operations and strategic planning. He holds an MA in Urban and Regional Planning from Virginia Tech. He has more than 15 years of experience in urban planning and economic development, including policy work, advocacy and technical assistance for a nonprofit, and grant-writing, making him familiar with the world of local economic development and tourism. Darren has also designed individually or led design teams in developing interactive games and activities for training programs and public workshops, which provides expertise in how to shape the experience of Traipse app users and give them both educational and entertainment payoffs. Through past computer programming and application development endeavors in previous professional roles, he is familiar with relevant technologies and programs to guide the implementation of the Traipse vision. Darren lives with his wife Caroline and 3-year-old son William in Washington, D.C. He enjoys playing board games and participating in group activities such as scavenger hunts. He also enjoys traveling and exploring new places with friends and family.
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About Traipse: Mobile app focused on self-guided, gamified tours of a city, region, or destination.
Anurag Lal
President and CEO of Infinite Convergence Solutions
Anurag Lal is President & CEO of Infinite Convergence and NetSfere. With more than 25 years of leadership and operating experience in technology, mobile, SaaS, cloud and telecom services, Anurag leads a talented team of innovators who are transforming everyday messaging technology into secure, highly scalable communication platforms that can be leveraged across a variety of markets and segments. Prior to Infinite Convergence, Anurag served as Senior Vice President at Meru Networks (NASDAQ:MERU) and Chief Business Development and Sales Officer at iPass Inc. (NASDAQ:IPAS). During his tenure at these organizations, Anurag played an instrumental role in the successful, multi-billion dollar IPOs for both iPass and Meru Networks. Anurag’s background also includes tenures as Vice President of Internet and Multimedia Services for British Telecom (Worldwide) and senior management roles at Sprint International. Appointed by the Obama administration, Anurag previously served as a Director of the U.S. National Broadband Task Force (part of the Federal Communications Commission). In his role on the task force, Anurag helped develop a deeper understanding of global broadband policies, regulations and best practices. He was also a core contributor to the first-ever national broadband plan. Anurag holds a B.A. in Economics from Delhi University, has attended the Senior Leadership Program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School and is a Wharton Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. A frequent contributor on wireless connectivity, broadband and related security issues, Anurag has received various industry accolades, including recognition by the Wireless Broadband Industry Alliance in the U.K. for exceptional individual contributions to the wireless broadband industry. Source:[NetSfere Enterprise Messaging](https://www.netsfere.com/About-Us/Leadership-Team/Anurag-Lal)
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About Infinite Convergence Solutions, NetSfere: Infinite Convergence provides next-generation messaging and mobility solutions to carriers and enterprises around the world.
Mike Lawler
CEO of VinoWine
CEO at VinoWine.
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About VinoWine: Direct-To-Consumer Wine Marketplace.
Angela Robert
CEO of Conquer Mobile
Angela co-founded Conquer Mobile with a vision to transform the way people work by effortlessly embracing mobile technology. Angela graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Bachelor of Mathematics in Computer Science. She established her credentials as a software engineer at Scotiabank, IBM and Electronic Arts (EA). At EA, she worked as Development Director for Skate™ and Skate 2™ and worked on more than 20 games in five years. Angela’s passion is using gaming and simulation to transform medical education.
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About Conquer Mobile: PeriopSim is an interactive and immersive learning environment for perioperative clinicians.
Jerry Brace
CEO of Embraceware
CEO, Embraceware.
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About Embraceware: Embraceware develops games and applications for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Android.
Sean Herman
CEO of Kinzoo
Founder of Kinzoo, a video-sharing app where children can connect and parents can be sure they’re safe. Kids use Kinzoo to access the best of what technology has to offer — empowering creativity, connecting with friends and family, and learning about the things they love — within closed, managed communities. Entrepreneur, CFA Charterholder, and business leader with extensive experience ranging from founder and CEO to project manager and corporate finance analyst.
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About Kinzoo: Kinzoo is a new private messenger that turns screen time into family time.
Niall Conway
CEO / Lead UX Consultant of GOCITY Mobile Inc.
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About GOCITY Mobile Inc.: GOCITY.io is a digital strategy agency specializing in customer centric product design.
Mike Schmidt
CEO of iFramed (Canada Ltd.)
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About iFramed (Canada Ltd.): iFramed is a mobile application that enables its users to brand their content with personalized filters and frames.
Ryan Smith
Founder & CEO of FTSY
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About FTSY: FTSY (‘footsy’) is an A.I. platform that matches people to consumer goods where fit and comfort matter.
Peter Bell
CEO Dworbell, Inc of Plink Entertainment, Inc.
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About : Plink unifies and monetizes the live entertainment ecosystem; artists, venues, stakeholders and consumers with a web-based mobile platform.
Lanford Holloway
CEO and Founder of TerraStride
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About TerraStride: TerraStride designs and produces mapping software for high-value niche markets.
Jon Thorpe
Founder / CEO of Flowmail
Founder & CEO @Flowmail, CEO Booth (Canada’s leading photo booth company), Past at Beer.com / D3. Lifelong adventurer and entrepreneur. Living the dream in Vancouver BC.
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About Flowmail: Flowmail is a simple, intuitive email marketing service.
Yury Buryanau
Founder & CEO of Frandom
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About Frandom: Two people in the same room blindfolded
Brandon Anderson
Founder & CEO of Raheem
Brandon Anderson is the Founder & CEO of Raheem AI, a startup funded by My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, now an initiative of the Obama Foundation. Raheem AI is committed to increasing police transparency, accountability, and building a world free of police violence. Brandon is motivated by a desire to improve the quality of life for black & brown families and other victims of systemic discrimination. It was during his service in the U.S. Army as a satellite engineer that he began using technology as a problem-solving tool. Following the loss of his partner to police violence and realizing his own risk of victimization as a black man, Brandon recognized an opportunity to integrate his skills with his commitment to the pursuit of justice. Anderson holds a BA in Sociology from Georgetown University, is a 2017 Halcyon Fellow, a Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award Nominee, and was named one of 100 Black LGBTQ Leaders to Watch by the National Black Justice Coalition.
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About Raheem: Public safety infrastructure for a world without police
Michael Tran
CEO & Founder of AppAddictive
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About AppAddictive: Addictive Ads is a full service mobile ad network with direct SDK traffic, high-paying campaigns and proprietary ad serving technology.
Parveen Kaler
CEO of Smartful Studios
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About Smartful Studios: Mobile Application Development
Joshua Konowe
CEO/Founder of Folr
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About Folr: Folr is easy-to-use and comes with a comprehensive reporting / admin suite, in addition to the mobile application.
