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Michael Baskin

Michael Baskin

Chief Innovation Officer
Montgomery County Government

Always a facilitator, Michael will create space for you to listen to your peers, your organization, and yourself. Currently leading innovation for Montgomery County MD, he’s launched city government innovation initiatives around the country from Las Vegas to Miami, built city networks for civic engagement, and led policy for Chattanooga, TN. His private sector experience ranges from boutique consulting to Global 500 firms, where he’s led in digital strategy, data analytics, and brand marketing.
He pushes the evolution of design thinking, builds liberating structures, and brings an organizational coaching approach to unleashing creativity.

Paul Campbell

Paul Campbell

Former Head of Digital Innovation
BAT

Paul Campbell led innovation programs at Hewlett-Packard, Philips Electronics, Schneider Electric, W.L. Gore & Associates, and BAT, where he addressed cultural, structural, and leadership challenges to deliver impactful growth from innovation and R&D programs. His global experience with a broad range of technologies, products, and business models lends him a unique perspective on advising executives on creating and building new businesses that deliver growth and financial impact for companies of all sizes across all industries.

Karen Clarkson

Karen Clarkson

Vice President, Go-to-Market Strategy,
Sustainability and Partnerships North America
Ricoh USA Inc.

Karen is an impactful strategic leader with the tenacity to drive large cross-functional groups toward results by enabling and empowering others while leading the organization’s innovation or sustainability initiatives. She has earned an unsurpassed reputation for delivering global growth and exceptional client experience, from building an internal startup with an acquisition to expanding numerous Fortune 500 accounts skyrocketing annual SaaS/PaaS revenues past $1 Billion.

Mike Delaney

Mike Delaney

Vice President, Utility Partnerships & Innovation
Pacific Gas and Electric Company

In his current role, Mike is responsible for strategy and delivery of programs and technologies that accelerate California’s clean energy transition at the lowest overall cost to customers. He oversees the company’s energy efficiency, demand response, clean energy transportation, distributed energy resource programs and research & development.

Beverly Harris

Beverly Harris

Vice President of Corporate Strategy & Product
Texas Mutual Insurance Company

Beverly has nearly two decades of experience analyzing and influencing operations, developing budgets and business plans, and recommending adjustments to ensure success. Beverly harnesses the power of research and data to develop strategy and uses storytelling to foster organizational buy-in of strategic plans. She is passionate about innovation and strategic thinking and helping leaders prepare for known and unknown challenges of the future. Beverly is also passionate about supporting leaders in growing to become the best version of themselves.

Jake Joo

Jake Joo

Site Leader and Senior Technical Manager
DuPont Silicon Valley Technology Center

Jake leads the Application Engineering, Data Science, and Innovation Center group at DuPont Silicon Valley Technology Center. He comes with a wide experience in materials research, application development, and management, working with multidisciplinary teams include industry, university, and license partners. In addition, Jake also serves as a Board Member for Consortium for On-Board Optics (COBO), dedicated to creating an ecosystem for the photonic industry that emphasizes scalable design guidelines for next-generation data centers.

Andreas Jossen

Andreas Jossen

Head of Technology & Innovation Outpost USA
Swiss Railways

Andreas scouts for startups and technologies for the Swiss Railways to create the future of mobility. In his role, he brings corporate innovation and external insights together. He learned how to foster innovation inside a risk averse, asset heavy and very long-term thinking industry like the railway and how to maintain a culture for innovation in a large corporate.

Wendy-Kay Logan

Wendy-Kay Logan

Director of Product Management
Google

Wendy is a product and strategy leader who combines technical expertise, business acumen, and strategic vision to scale data- and AI-enabled businesses. She has advised C-level executives at startups, Google, Nest, Motorola and multiple Fortune 50 clients on how to disrupt and deliver sustainable growth. She specializes in marketplaces, platforms, analytics/automation and digital health, and led the business strategy teams for Google’s Search Ads product organization and the Apple/Google COVID-19 Exposure Notifications initiative.

Michael Nielsen

Michael Nielsen

Senior Director and Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Intel Incubator
Intel Corporation

Mike has been helping tech companies innovate and incubate outside of their core businesses for over 2 decades. His experience across a wide array of markets, technologies and geographies, has uniquely positioned him for his current role as Entrepreneur-in-Residence for the Intel Incubator, where he helps identify new billion dollar market opportunities while coaching a new generation of entrepreneurs to be business leaders.

Dustin Roller

Dustin Roller

Vice President Innovation
Product Development
Cencora

Dustin leads Innovation Technology for Cencora, a leader in the healthcare pharmaceutical distribution and services sector. Dustin has a broad, 25-year, background in systems engineering, sales, marketing, distribution, operations management, hardware and software development from entrepreneurial start-ups to Fortune 10 companies.

Rangarajan Sampath

Rangarajan Sampath

Senior Vice President and Head Center for Innovation in Diagnostics (CID)
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.

Ranga is a seasoned professional who is renowned for his visionary leadership and groundbreaking contributions to the fields of medical technologies, in-vitro diagnostics, and digital health solutions. His extensive experience in diverse corporate settings has made him believe in the power of fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration and inclusivity. As a thought leader, he continues to be a driving force behind positive change, pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the pursuit of better health and a brighter future for all.

Heath Starr

Heath Starr

Vice President, Growth Enablement
SAIC

For 20 years Heath has been leading change and driving innovation by advancing digital services and accelerating time to value. His expertise has been earned leading multi-billion dollar programs and steering some of government’s largest and most visible transformation efforts including the integration of 26 agencies to form the Department of Homeland Security. His current focus is on breaking down the barriers between commercial and federal technology.

Mio Suzuki

Mio Suzuki

Director, Advanced Technologies
Trek Bicycle

Mio is a devoted technologist with a mission to introduce groundbreaking technologies to organizations, enabling them to venture into uncharted opportunities and transform visionary concepts into tangible realities. Her core areas of expertise encompass AI/Data Science, pioneering spatial computing through 3D asset creation, and crafting embedded AI solutions for mobility products. She is currently spearheading the establishment of Trek’s AI Center of Excellence, collaborating seamlessly with various business units to harness the potential of AI in propelling progress.

Joshua Tamayo-Sarver

Dr. Joshua Tamayo-Sarver

Vice President of Innovation
Vituity

Joshua has a unique blend of clinical, executive, and entrepreneurial experience, which spans emergency medicine, corporate strategy, and healthtech product development. His notable patents, roles in strategic partnerships, and contributions to academic, indicate a depth of expertise that has both practical and academic implications in the fast-evolving healthcare technology landscape. Additionally, Dr. Tamayo-Sarver’s multi-disciplinary educational background—from Harvard to Case Western—provides him with a holistic perspective on innovation, making him a highly relevant voice on mitigating value-risk in the health sector.

Julian Velazquez

Julian Velazquez

Silicon Valley Innovation
Center Leader
DuPont

Julian is a digital marketing and innovation expert with over 10 years of experience in the industry. He has worked for multiple Fortune 500 companies including Apple and Lennar, and currently serves as the Innovation Center Leader at the DuPont Silicon Valley Technology Center. He has a passion for design and technology, which has driven him to constantly innovate and implement cutting-edge strategies that yield measurable results.

Morag Watson

Morag Watson

Former Senior Vice President
Digital Science & Engineering
bp

Morag is a highly insightful and respected visionary executive leader with over 30 years of experience in technology and innovation senior leadership within large global corporations in the energy industry. Previously the first Chief Digital Innovation Officer for energy giant bp, she is a pioneer in innovation, known both for her thought leadership in digital and disruptive technology, as well as her track record of transformational delivery. Morag has first hand knowledge and experience of the importance of creating the right environment and culture within companies for innovation to succeed.

Dorothy Yang

Dorothy Yang

Director of Product Strategy
Adobe

Dorothy has over 15 years of experience in Product, Strategy, Innovation, Operations, and Engineering roles across Tech, Consumer Products, and Healthcare sectors. Her diverse set of experiences allows her to understand the entire product lifecycle and multiple facets of any business. The central theme of her career has been leading large cross-functional teams to solve complex problems, always with a focus on the end-user. A natural intrapreneur, she’s managed to successfully innovate and build 0 to 1 products, programs, and initiatives in every company she’s served in.

Master of Ceremonies

Brian Fitzpatrick

Brian Fitzpatrick

Partner, Events
Frost & Sullivan

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