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As co-founder of 5 Wards Group, Rich Ward is a trusted guide who has proven success introducing technology to the Insurance marketplace. Rich is a well-connected Insurance veteran having spent years inside the industry, as well as leading digital transformation for many of the largest technology providers globally and helping startups launch into the industry. Our team brings decades of InsurTech experience implementing clear and influential messaging for prospects and investors, giving startups globally the credibility and confidence they need to win . Rich has years of executive-level experience in the insurance industry leading teams inBusiness Development, Product Development, Sales, Pricing, Actuarial, Claims, IT and Call Center Operations. He has a foundation in consulting, as well as solution design partnering with carriers and clients in and outside of the insurance industry to develop and achieve their growth and profitability strategies through digital transformation and technology innovation. Rich has presented at numerous insurance industry conferences with speaking engagements through associations to include Insurance Canada, PCI, and RAA Catastrophe Modeling Association. He is recognized as a speaker at various Technology conferences such as CIO Summit and Adastra as well as a distinguished speaker at the Board of Advisors for CGI Canada on behalf of technology leaders such as Cisco and Pitney Bowes Software. Rich was featured in AM Best Review magazine “Getting the Price Right” for consistently outperforming the industry through his engagements, as well as in other industry publications. A graduate of University of Southern Mississippi and now a Texan, in his spare time he enjoys travel with his family, usually somewhere tropical, and live music.
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With over 15 years experience in education, public speaking, broadcast media, marketing/branding, and forging strategic partnerships, Professor Karriemah Lotus, MBA is indeed your Success Architect. Professor Lotus uses her extensive wisdom and professional acumen to help organizations and professionals position themselves for longstanding success. Karriemah has a true passion for helping others along their journey to success and has worked with several organizations to develop programs and initiatives that spread this mission. Through innovative coaching that guides you to cultivate thoughtful connections and key partnerships, she leads you through developing your strategy to bring your vision of success to life!
$1,501 - $5,000
Christine Dimmick is the Founder/CEO of The Good Home Company Inc., author of Detox your Home, and a public advocate for health and wellness. Christine pioneered the movement to combine natural ingredients and true-to-life scents in cleaning products over 20 years ago in her NYC kitchen. She is a highly regarded speaker, sharing her mission to bring health and wellness to all. She and Good Home products have been featured in Real Simple, O Magazine, InStyle, Dr. Oz, House Beautiful. She has lectured at notable places such as the United Nations in New York City and Geneva, The Assemblage, Canyon Ranch and A+E Networks. Detox your Home a guide to removing toxins in your life and bringing wellness into your home, is available in the US and Internationally.
$251 - $1,500
If you ask Dr. Wilson Asfora how he spends his time, he’ll answer with three words—neurosurgery, guitar, and soccer. As a renowned neurosurgeon, he has treated patients for over forty years. His vast experience in the field led to innovations and life-changing medical devices used in the treatment of disorders and injuries.
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Mr. Peterman grew up surrounded by design, engineering, accounting, and entrepreneurial people. He started his first business with his brother at the age of 12. While that one didn’t last longer than a couple years, it sparked the capacity to continue working for himself while working day jobs. After working as an engineer and designer for over a decade within startups and companies like HP, Mr. Peterman decided to start a design firm with several partners. A couple years later the partners all went in different directions and he found himself still not having the company he had wanted to create since before high school. Working with the visionaries of the world helping them create thriving businesses from their exceptional ideas. So, he founded the Peterman Design Firm. He’s passionate about green-tech, the outdoors, space, and developing new technologies that can help humanity move on to better things. The firm began with just Mr. Peterman in his garage, growing to now have a team of designers, engineers, artists, business consultants, and marketing experts. All helping the firm’s clients and their companies reach their full potential. We enjoy supporting existing companies in evolving their brand and developing new products that serve their clients and we pride ourselves in offering visionaries and startups full-service support in the launch of their company from early ideas to their first sales. The firm’s mission is to be the global leader in the design and launch of innovative and sustainable technologies, products, and brands and we have the team to do it. When not working toward that mission, he’s with his family enjoying life.
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I am Alina Boyte, Founder and Director at Changemaker Institute & the Co-founder of Mindcaesura, Inc. I am a Stanford Law Graduate with a PhD in copyright law and history. My career path took me to Multimedia Development Corporation as a Senior Executive advising the Malaysian government on cyberlaw and intellectual property matters. I’ve worked as a research assistant at Stanford Law and am now a tenured law Professor at Mississippi College School of Law. I’ve also received multiple highly competitive academic awards throughout my career. My experience with intellectual property led me to launch my own design and brand strategy company, primarily focused on creating social impact. My genius is turning creative and innovative ideas into powerful products and services that sell easily for great profits while effectively changing the world for the better. Today, businesses and Entrepreneurs hire me to reveal the hidden impact in their business because most want to make a difference but can’t bridge the gap between profits and a social impact mission. So I help design, develop, and implement a social impact plan to save money, maximize profits, and empower people and the planet. Bottom line, you may be unaware of the impact you can make in the world and how your business can make an enormous difference. I show you how to bridge impact with profits.
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Alexandra is a high school student in NY and the executive director of an international youth-led 501(c)3 organization. She has a passion for volunteering and public speaking.
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Lisa Brooks PhD is passionate about the land. She spends her professional life doing research, giving talks, and writing books that focus on the importance of Native land, literature and history. Her book, Our Beloved Kin: A New History of King Philip’s War, won the Bancroft Prize, and she continues to give engaging talks on this history. Though she has achieved immense success, Lisa Brooks continues to enjoy collaboration and exchanging new ideas with others.
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Michael Wheatland is an Internationally Chartered Engineer turned Manager who is passionate about sustainable outcomes through carbon reduction technology, infrastructure management and clean energy projects. As the Sustainable Processing Business Manager at Calix, Michael is responsible for the commercial, technical and business development of new and innovative applications for the Calix technology around the world. Michael currently has projects running across three continents which are creating more sustainable outcomes for existing industry and creating new technology to improve efficiency of existing extraction processes. Michael has successfully implemented multi-million dollar projects with Rio Tinto, BHP, Alcoa and now projects with Calix. all of which contribute to his vision of a more sustainable world.
$0 - $250
Shelley Westman is a recognized c-suite leader on diversity & inclusion, cyber security, and growth transformation areas. She is currently Vice President, Go-to-Market and Business Development, Core Enterprise and zCloud, at Kyndryl. Kyndryl is an American multinational information technology infrastructure services provider that designs, builds, manages, and develops large-scale information systems. Immediately prior to joining Kyndryl, Shelley was leading transformation for Wolfspeed, a pure play semiconductor company and leader in Silicon Carbide. Prior to that she was a Partner at EY where she was responsible for growing revenue in the central region around cybersecurity and risk and helping EY continue to be regarded as a thought leader in these areas. Before joining EY, she spent 18 years at IBM in a wide variety of roles. Shelley’s last role at IBM was Vice President Operations & Strategic Initiatives, IBM Security. Shelley focused on overall operations as well as key transformational projects and strategic initiatives across IBM Security. Shelley was the founder of “WISE” - Women in Security Excelling, an IBM group devoted to advancing women in cybersecurity, which grew to 1200 members with chapters around the world. WISE was the brainchild behind IBM CyberDay4Girls which has now reached well over 50,000 girls. Other experiences in IBM included spending 15 years in IBM’s System and Technology Group where her roles included Vice President of Strategy and Vice President & Business Line Executive (Systems Software and Security), Director of Power Systems, Director of Development Operations and roles in alliance management, procurement, forecasting and contracts. Shelley is a 2019 Women of Western Wake by Cary Magazine and received Diversity & HR solutions 2019 Inclusive Excellence Award. Shelly also is a 2018 recipient of the Triangle Business Journal Leaders in Diversity Award and a 2018 finalist for the “Editor’s Choice” award from Women in IT Awards. Shelley is a frequent public speaker having been interviewed by CNBC, Huffington Post Live, Fox News NY, Reuters and been featured in Fortune, Forbes, and Tech Republic Prior to joining IBM, Shelley practiced law in Raleigh for 5 years. She concentrated her practice in the area of civil litigation. Shelley has a JD, with honors, from the University of North Carolina School of Law. Her undergraduate degree is
$251 - $1,500
Sophie Kandler is an author, transgender activist, former educator, and speaker who has lived her truth since 2014. She has spoken internationally companies, schools, and universities about transgender issues. She is a published author whose work has appeared in international magazines and the New York Times. Sophie is a dynamic, engaging speaker who involves the audience while opening their minds to the transgender reality.
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We face a global crisis. More than eighty percent of all life on Earth dwells in our ocean, producing over half of the planet’s oxygen. Three billion people derive their protein from seafood. One in eight people depend on the sea to earn their livelihood. Eighty percent of international trade travels on the ocean. The ocean is crucial to the global carbon cycle, shuttling gigatons of carbon each year between the atmosphere and plankton. The ocean regulates our weather and our climate. For these reasons and many more, human survival is intrinsically linked to the health of the ocean. Yet the ocean is under dire threat from human activity and the relentless effects of climate change. UNESCO estimates that 60% of the world’s major marine ecosystems have been degraded or used unsustainably. Thousands of ocean species are threatened with extinction. Nick Wise is founder and CEO of OceanMind, a non-profit organisation dedicated to protecting the world’s oceans. Using satellites and artificial intelligence, OceanMind empowers effective fisheries enforcement and enables more responsible seafood sourcing, increasing compliance and sustainability. Building on this success, OceanMind is now developing AI to detect modern slavery on the oceans, particularly in fisheries, and to detect the desecration of war graves through unauthorised undersea salvage. Nick has been designing large scale, highly secure software solutions for over 20 years, using innovative techniques focused on market needs. Before joining the ranks of social entrepreneurship, Nick’s journey saw him starting an Internet security business, as CTO of a mature SME, and managing product development in a billion-dollar multinational. As a DRK Entrepreneur, Nick now empowers people to solve planetary issues with technology.
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