2017 CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

NSF STAFF & PROGRAM DIRECTORS

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Jay Amarasekera

Senior Technology Manager, SABIC Ventures

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Errol Arkilic

CEO, M34 Capital

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John Bacon

Founder and CEO, iP2Biz LLC

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Jill Becker

CEO and Founder, 02139 Inc.

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Michael Cain

Chairman Emeritus, Angel Resource Institute

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Maria Dykstra

Founder, TreDigital

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Chad Eckhardt

President & CEO, GridBridge, Inc.

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Annette Finsterbusch

Consultant, Optomec, Inc.

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Jeremy Fishel

Chief Technology Officer, SynTouch, Inc.

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Edward Greer

Corporate Technology Scout, Dow Chemical

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Michael Horten

Founder, Horten CC

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David Hudson

Senior Associate Vice President for Research, University of Virginia

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Nancy Kamei

Entreprenuer-in-Residence, UCSF School of Pharmacy

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Michele Marcolongo

Department Head and Professor, Drexel University

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Nithin Michael

Co-Founder, Waltz Networks

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Andrea Para

CEO, Medivici LLC

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Rupal Patel

CEO and Founder, VocaliD

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Blake Patton

Managing Partner, Tech Square Ventures

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Edmund Pendleton

Director, Venture Accelerator, Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute

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Susan Preston

Managing Member, Seattle Angel Fund

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Karthik Ramani

Professor, Purdue University

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Jenny Rooke

Managing Director, 5 Prime Ventures

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Neil Sheridan

President, SVPI LLC

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Miller Tran

Associate Director of R&D, Triton Health and Nutrition

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Earl Wagener

CEO, Tetramer Technologies, LLC

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Rhys Williams

Chairman and Co-Founder, New World Angels, Inc.