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Jenny Abramson
Rethink Impact
Founder and Managing Partner
Raj Aggarwal
President, Provoc (a Certified B Corp), Co-Founder, B Corp Climate...
Neil Albert
DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID)
President and CEO
Harry Alford
humble ventures
Co-Founder
Paul Allen
M. J. Bradley & Associates
Senior Vice President
Brandon Andrews
Shark Tank
Casting
JA
Jason Anthony
Commission on Fashion Arts and Events, CFAE
Events Committee
Alex Atkinson
Exelon
Senior Manager of Corporate Relations
Assel Ayapova
AES
Global Drone Program Manager
Yuri Beckelman
Office of Congressman Mark Takano
Deputy Chief of Staff / Founder of the Congressional Maker Caucus and...
Carolyn Belefski
Curls Studio
Creative Director
Jess Bell
DC Tech Stories
Michael J. Bell
Hogan Lovells
Partner
Shelly Bell
Black Girl Ventures
Founder
Lauren Biel
D.C. Greens
Executive Director and Co-Founder
Melissa Bradley
Project 500
Managing Director
Christopher Bradshaw
Dreaming Out Loud, Inc.
Executive Director
David Brandt
Lockheed Martin
Space Experience Center Manager
Esti Brennan
DC Public Library
Manager, The Labs
Ayannah Buford
B.Brilliant
CEO and Creative Director
Marcus Bullock
Flikshop
CEO
Joe Burgess
Flatiron School
Vice President of Education
Allie Burns
Village Capital
Managing Director
Gilbert Campbell
Volt Energy
Founder/Principal
Joe Carabeo
Astray Productions
Director
Jessica Carson
American Psychological Association
Entrepreneur in Residence
Pete Celano
MedStar Institute for Innovation
Director of Consumer Health Initiatives
Michelle Beaman Chang
Imby Community, Inc.
Founder and CEO
Ayana Christie
Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation Center
Manager of Incubation
Michell Clark
michellclark.com
Founder
Jake Colvin
Global Innovation Forum
Executive Director
Kyle Cromer
Comedian
Kevin Curtis
Verizon
Distinguished Solution Architect – Smart Communities, IOT, ITS -...
Chris Dattaro
Lyft
Market Manager, Bikes and Scooters, Washington D.C.
Ian Davis
Age of The Creative
Founder
Dr. Marla Dean
Bright Beginnings, Inc.
Executive Director/CEO
Gadi Dechter
APCO Worldwide
Senior Director and D.C. Public Affairs Head
Brandon Declet
Measure UAS, Inc.
CEO and Co-Founder
Messay Derebe
goARTful
Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Joseph Derrigo
Foley & Lardner LLP
Senior Counsel
Michael Desmond
Travis Manion Foundation
Manager, Mid-Atlantic Region
Martin Ditto
Ditto Residential
CEO & Founder
Daniel Doll
SoapBox Soaps
President and COO
Sara Donnelly
South Arts
Director, Jazz
Dionna Dorsey
District of Clothing
Designer
Elizabeth Dunn
HD Woodson STEM High School
Administrator for the NAF Academy of Engineering
Xina Eiland
X+PR
CEO
Mandy Ellerton
Bush Foundation
Community Innovation Director
Casey Enders
Unlocking Potential Foundation
Chief Executive Officer
George Farha
GSP Financial and Advisory
Chairman
Brad Fennell
WC Smith
Senior Vice President
Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick
Promoting Practical Health, Inc.
Founder
Richard Fowler
Fox News Channel
Contributor
Rachel Frederick
Museum of Science Fiction
Curator
Laura Fredericks
Paradigm Labs
Co-Founder & Head of Content
Kyrus Freeman
Holland and Knight
Zoning and Land Use Partner
Morgan Fykes
DCFunemployment
Creator and Storyteller
Dr. James B Garvin
NASA Goddard
Chief Scientist , Sciences and Exploration Directorate
Theodore Gates
1988
Consulting Engineer
sonya gavankar
Newseum
Dir of PR
Kate Glantz
Lyft
Mid-Atlantic Marketing Manager
Rick Gordon
Inova Strategic Investment Fund
Director
Michelai Graham
Technical.ly DC
Market Editor
Carl Grant
Cooley
EVP, Global Business Development
C'pher Gresham
SEED SPOT
CEO
Amy Gyau-Moyer
Kaiser Permanente
Program Manager, Community Health and Benefit | D.C. and Suburban...
Michele Hagans
Fort Lincoln New Town Corporation
President and CEO
Dr. Yolandra Hancock
MSize Me
Founder and CEO
Kelsey Harclerode
APCO Worldwide
Senior Consultant
LaTara Harris
AT&T
Regional Director-External & Legislative Affairs
Le'Greg Harrison
Jon Harsch
202works
Co-Founder & CEO
Dr. Madye Henson
Covenant House Greater Washington
Chief Executive Officer
Sheila Herrling
Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation
Senior Fellow
Robert Holm
Onramps to Careers / McKinley Tech High School
President
Angela Hooks
Yelp
Manager of Government Affairs
Abbie Howard
Gensler
Southeast Region Technology Leader
Frederick Von Bryant II
Foley & Lardner LLP
Associate
Deidre Jefferies
Commission on Fashion, Arts, & Events / CEO, Espion Atelier
Commissioner
Suzan Jenkins
Art and Humanities Council of Montgomery County
CEO
Katherine Jessup
Comedian
Gary Johnson
NYC Mayor's Office of Tech & Innovation
Director of Strategy & Operations - NYCx
Kristopher Johnson-Hoyle
DC Commission on Fashion, Arts, and Events, CFAE
Chair
Anthony Jones
Mapbox
Business Intelligence
Monica Kang
Innovators Box
Founder & CEO
Jennifer Kaplan
Greater Washington Partnership
Vice President for Engagement and External Affairs
Donna Khalife
Surprise Ride
Founder and CEO
Rosy Khalife
Surprise Ride
Founder and COO
Jacqueline Klimas
Politico
National Security Reporter
Alexander Knight
Cooley
Business Development
Sarah Koch
Case Foundation
Vice President, Social Innovation
Mike Kohn
Sparkfund
VP of People Operations
Thomas Kuczynski
DC Water
Chief Information Officer
Bhavya Lal
IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute
Research Staff Member
George Lambert
Greater Washington Urban League
CEO
Amy Lancaster
Lancaster Architects
Principal
Philippe Lanier
Eastbanc Inc & Eastbanc Technologies
Principal
Michael Laris
Washington Post
Staff Writer
Earl Lawrence
Federal Aviation Administration
Director of the UAS Integration Office
Penny Lee
1776
Chief Strategy Officer
Andrew Lendnal
Strategy and Financial Wellness
Senior Vice President
Jeffrey S. Lesk
Nixon Peabody LLP
Partner
Alina Liao
MindRight
Co-Founder & COO
Nina Liggett
OCTO / DC Government
Assistant Communications Director
T.R. Logan
Cartoonist and Stand-up Comic
Laura Delgado Lopez
Harris Corporation
Advocacy Lead, Space & Intelligence Systems
Eric J. McCarthy
Proterra
Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Public Policy and Legal...
Jack McDougle
Greater Washington Board of Trade
President & CEO
Kenyan McDuffie
Council of the District of Columbia
Councilmember
Martin Mellett
Jubilee Housing
Vice President of Strategic Initiatives
Megan Metzger
DCode
CEO/Founder
Jason Meyer
APCO Worldwide
Director
Jason Miller
Greater Washington Partnership
Chief Executive Officer
Antoinette Mitchell
DC Office of the State Superintendent for Education
Asst Superintendent
Mark Modica
MODScore
Founder
Alexis Moody
Contactually
Full Stack Software Engineer
Kimberly Moore
Go Together, Inc
CEO and Co-Founder
Michelle Moore
Groundswell
CEO
Kevin Morgan
Washington DC Economic Partnership
Director, Tech Sector Attraction & Retention
Dr. Unique Morris-Hughes
DC Department of Employment Services
Director
Mioshi Moses
Genesys Works
Executive Director
Adam Motiwala
Fifth Tribe
Partner
Aaron Myers
Capital Hill Jazz Foundation
Chairman
Remy Nathan
Aerospace Industries Association
VP, International Affairs
Sam Navarro
General Services Administration
Federal Agency Management
Paul Nolde
NVR
Director
Jennifer O'Daniel
CIT Gap Funds
Investment Director
Shizu Okusa
Wellthy & Co.
Founder & CEO
Ade Omitowoju
Project 500
Venture Advisor
Abel Omobhude
JMA Solutions
Vice President, Information Technology
Tricia Van Orden
US Department of Commerce ITA
Deputy Director, Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee Secretariat
David K. Owens
Xcel Energy Inc.
Director
Jeanette Pablo
Energy Futures Initiative
General Counsel & Senior Associate
Ian Penfield
Booz Allen Hamilton
Associate
Daryl Perkins
Co-founder of Broccoli City Festival and Conference
Social Enterprise Developer
Alexander Pessala
Middleland Capital
Principal
Derrick Pope
Rally Health
Urban Ed Student/Help Desk Technician
Jess Porter
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
Program Officer, Performing Arts
Blaire Postman
Comedian
Nasir Qadree
AT&T
Associate Director of Social Investments
Naveen Rao
Patchwise Labs
Founder and Managing Partner
Emily Rasowsky
Women In Tech Campaign
Founder
Mike Ravenscroft
PeaceTech Accelerator
Program Manager,
Chuck Redmond
Venture Philanthropy Partners
Vice President, Finance and Operations
Jaleel Reed
Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness
Program Manager
Jeffrey Richardson
Unlocking Potential Foundation
Managing Director
Leslie Riegle
Aerospace Industries Association
AVP of Civil Aviation
Sarah Robertson
CommonLit
Chief Product Officer
Duane Rollins
SEED SPOT
National Director of Product and Impact
Ryan Ross
Halcyon
Chief Innovation Officer
Brandon Rule
Rule Enterprises
President
Javier Saade
Fenway Summer
Venture Partner
Shivika Sahdev
McKinsey
Associate Partner – Disruptive Mobility
Sage Salvo
Words Liive
CEO
Conrad Samuels
Pepco Holdings
Manager, Talent Acquisition
Megan Sanchez
Upswing Health Coaching
Owner, Certified Health Coach
David Sanders
Foley & Lardner LLP
Partner
Vern Saunders
JACOBS
SVP & GM
Justine Schaffner
Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
Assistant Dean of Alumni and External Relations
Katja von Schuttenbach
National Endowment for the Arts
Jazz Specialist, Performing Arts
Leon Scott
Comedian
Shawn Seaman
PN Hoffman
EVP & Principal
Mikayla Sharrieff
Benjamin Banneker High School
Student
Eric Shaw
DC Office of Planning
Director
Amgad Shehata
UPS
SVP International Public Affairs & Strategy
Ann Shikany
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
State & Federal Policy Advocate, Resilient Communities
Julia Shin
Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.
VP Innovation & Managing Director of Impact Investing
Chelsea Shorte
Comedian
David Silver
Aerospace Industries Association
VP of Civil Aviation
India Skinner
Benjamin Banneker High School
Student
Frank Slazer
Aerospace Industries Association
VP of Space Systems
Ayanna Smith
The Jackson Smith Group
Co-Founder
Catherine Smith
True Blue Inclusion
CEO
Eshauna Smith
CEO
Urban Alliance
Bria Snell
Benjamin Banneker High School
Student
Delano Squires
District of Columbia Government
Director, Connect DC (OCTO)
Laura Stokes
Pacify
Director of Public Health Programs
Amanda Stout
District Department of Transportation (DDOT)
Deputy Chief of Staff
Mike Stubbs
Fiscal Note
VP of Operations
Sunny Sumter
DC Jazz Festival
Executive Director
Kristina Svensson-Piavent
Kristina Svensson Project Mgmt
Founder
Mandy Sweeney
Museum of Science Fiction
Vice President of Operations
Jennifer Taylor
Consumer Technology Association
Vice President, U.S. Jobs
Ryan Terry
Lockheed Martin
Director, Regulatory Licensing and Policy
George Thomas
Hatch Ltd.
Global Director, Smart Infrastructure
Stefanie Thomas
Impact America Fund
Investments
Ellie Thompson
Venyou
Founder
Tom Touchet
Smart City Media
CEO
Dr. Maria Trujillo
Georgetown University
Faculty Director and Associate Professor of the Practice in the...
Daniel Turissini
recharj®
Owner
Nicol Turner-Lee
Brookings Institution
Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation
Haywood Turnipseed, Jr.
Comedian
Marisa Uchin
Oracle/Opower
VP Policy and Regulatory
Eric Uhlir
Deloitte Digital
Creative Director
Dave Velazquez
Pepco Holdings
President & CEO
Ajit Verghese
humble ventures
Founder
Kalliopi Vlastos
Hatch Apps
VP of Sales
Jason Wallace
Martha’s Table
Director of Volunteer & Community Supports
Kevin Welsh
Federal Aviation Administration
Executive Director, Office of Environment & Energy
Beverley R. Wheeler, EdD
DC Hunger Solutions
Director
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