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Andy is the Director of Operations for NY Tech Alliance (formerly NY Tech Meetup), a non-profit organization that runs the largest Meetup group in the world with over 55000 members and a mission to build a more sustainable and diverse technology industry for all New Yorkers.

Overall, justice and diversity is a huge passion for him and he is a clear advocates for the importance of diversity in the tech community and business culture.

Mr. Rolfe Swinton Co-Founded RealityMine Limited in 2012 and serves as its Chief Research Officer and Director. Mr. Swinton was as Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lumi Technologies Limited. Mr. Swinton has extensive marketing experience through his work with Ogilvy & Mather in London and e-commerce, consumer goods marketing and corporate strategic consulting experience as a Project Manager at Monitor Company. Mr. Swinton served as a Seasoned Manager of start-up and LBO companies. Mr. Swinton co-founded Article 27 and served as its Co-Chief Executive Officer.

David Antokal’s mission is to be a perfect equity partner to small business owners and entrepreneurs through respectful and valuable engagement, building bonds that extend beyond business. His company leads and co-invests in equity investments in growth-ready companies between $5-$50 million of revenue and up to $5 million of EBITDA. They bring to bear a focused group of operating advisors and a supportive network to help make the best decisions for long-term success.

Corey Luskin has over 20 years of experience in investment banking and corporate development, and brings extensive experience completing mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and financing transactions, primarily for information services, digital media, financial technology and financial services companies.

A strategic business development professional with more than 20 years of success in multiple industries. With a great passion for building fresh from where there was nothing before, I have built territories, teams, products, offices and client portfolios in the millions of dollars. I look for strong synergies between companies that can help each other succeed with an eye on partnerships. Currently, as the head of Sales for Remesh, an NYC-based A.I. startup, Matt has brought the company to market, building an enviable account base for their disruptive technology offering increasing the sales team from one to five in the past 9 months.

Agile performance marketer with a proven track record of jump-starting acquisition for businesses across industries.

Terry Kent is a veteran in the media information and marketing research businesses.  His career has focused on managing the operational and cultural transformations of dozens of companies and his achievements include successfully executing merger and acquisitions, and corporate expansion activities at companies ranging from start-ups to complex, international organizations.
Having started his career at Dun and Bradstreet, Kent moved to VNU in 1986 where he held a variety of executive-level positions and established a successful track record re-engineering and integrating VNU assets.   Kent was one of the members of VNU’s original, five-person acquisition team in the US, leading operations and technology.  During the mid-90s, he held several key leadership roles there, including President and Group President/Chairman positions.

As Managing Partner, Simon Chadwick leads the team of practice leaders. He has over 35 years of experience in the research industry, and has led research companies in Europe and the United States, most recently as the global CEO of NOP World. He is an acknowledged industry leader, author and conference speaker.

Alex Trotta is Vice President of Fintech Acceleration at Citi Bank. His goal is bringing Citi FinTech's mantra of Open Innovation to the world and in doing so, inviting cutting-edge technologies into a Fortune 50 company that is poised to evolve with the new technological climate. Citi's mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Alex enjoys working with technology companies to help them better articulate the problem that they are solving and the target market they are solving it for. His ability to easily work with different types of people, from multiple backgrounds, and across various industries has allowed him to provide value in sales, strategy, marketing, and operations.

Robert joined Michael Page as their Senior Recruitment Consultant in 2017 before he was promoted to his current role as Managing Consultant of their Sales & Marketing division. In addition to working at Michael Page he is the Executive Consultant of Global Sales and Strategy at Beast Technologies. Prior to that he served as the Chief Business Development Officer of Beast Technologies, and the Client Relationships Director of Kforce.

Robert is an experienced professional with 6+ years B2B and B2C sector with a heavy focus on B2B Marketing and Sales. He graduated with a Masters in International Marketing Management from MIP Politecnico di Milano Graduate School of Business.

Matt Listro brings extensive experience in business development and sales. Prior to founding Harbinger, he helped build the business development and strategy team at Crowdtap, a venture-backed brand content platform that’s consistently recognized by Inc., Fortune, and others as one of the fastest growing firms in America. Matt brought on and managed partnerships with 50+ top brands including GE, J&J, P&G, Sony Pictures, and Kraft.
Prior to Crowdtap, he managed business development initiatives for MAXIMUS, a publicly-traded program management and consulting firm, helping MAXIMUS expand into Europe. Matt also teaches at General Assembly. He graduated from Brown University and Columbia Business School with Dean’s Honors.

Lexie Kier is a Principal Strategist and Founder of AOK Group, a growth consultancy for startups. She advises bold brands and startups on fundraising, customer insights, branding and marketing and often takes on interim leadership roles to help with periods of intense change, entry into new markets, and expansion.

Previously, Lexie founded Cuurio, an index of startups and innovation platform helping bold brands find clarity, context, and connection. ​Cuurio helped a growing number of innovative brands and agencies (including Warner Brother, Johnson & Johnson, L'Oreal, and J. Walter Thompson) to create vibrant native mobile partnerships that activated consumers in new channels.

General Legal Counsel: Clem has served in a "Business and Legal Affairs" position for two emerging companies and provided business and strategic counseling for numerous companies.
Business Combinations: Clem has handled the mergers of large public corporations and purchases of family-owned proprietorships.
Securities: Clem has counseled a wide range of companies on securities issues, from Fortune 100 public companies to pre-formation start-ups.
Entrepreneurial Law: Clem has represented start-up, emerging and established technology companies in a variety of ways, including Venture Capital Raises, Partnership Agreements, Employment Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements and more.
Entertainment Law: Clem has worked as a production company executive handling all legal aspects of film, television, internet and corporate production. Clem currently represents several production companies and talent.

Susan Lindner believes that incredible connections change the world. As the CEO and Founder of Emerging Media, an award-winning PR • Marketing • Branding • Social Media agency, she develops breakthrough strategies that connect our clients to the right media, communities, influencers, and prospects. Susan gives back to the entrepreneurial community as a mentor to young domestic and international startups at VentureOut, and as a judge at premier competitions like NY Tech Week, The Mashies and many more.

Sima is a passionate, curious, and successful entrepreneur in the Market Research space, enjoying being forefront of trends in the industry while building and growing market-research businesses. She is the Founder and CEO of Infinity Squared Ventures, an organization focused on accelerating new and emerging businesses in the market research space – specifically with creative mobile platforms.  Sima also is the founder of Paradigm Sample where she continues to serve as Chief Evangelist Officer and sits on the Board of Directors. In addition, Sima is advisory board member for Millennial Mix and Experion Technologies.  Sima has also held positions as Senior Partner at Momentum Market Intelligence, the President of NPD Techworld at The NPD Group, and the Program Manager of IBM Market Intelligence Group.
MBA in Finance from NYU's Stern School of business and former member of Young President's Organization (YPO)

Global executive and recognized thought leader in the consumer engagement space, helping Fortune500 brands define their social, mobile and local strategies.

Global investor and entrepreneur.
Extensively travelled the world (visited over 70 countries) and worked and lived on 3 continents.
Specialties: startups, venture capital, private equity, business development, fundraising, global macro, hedge funds, trading, global equities, risk management.

Gregg Archibald is a marketing researcher and strategist dedicated to helping the research industry navigate the waves of change that are making the field both more challenging and more exciting. Gregg has spent most of his career helping Fortune 500 companies and advertising agencies deepen their knowledge of consumer trends and insights and using that knowledge to drive profit and growth.
At Gen2 Advisors he is dedicating his expertise and experience to fostering robust growth and healthy bottom lines in the research industry itself. After more than 20 years of experience with companies like AT&T, Capital One, Marriott, and GE Financial, the excitement and enthusiasm for marketing research is still there.  He holds an MBA from the University of Memphis.  He spends his time in Richmond, VA with his son and two dogs (one is a blue-ribbon Frisbee dog).

I've got a very diverse, global skill set. B2B & B2C marketing, product, operations, sales, and business development insight leader who leads by example. I've been around the block a few times too: corporate and agency; financial services and CPG/FMCG.
Leads translation of “holistic experiences” utilizing strategic multi-source synthesis with a passion for advocacy for action. Blogs and shares thought-leadership perspectives.
"Celebrate failure - it makes success sweeter!“
Received business impact awards for leadership: MasterCard & GE. MBA. Six Sigma certified.

Justin Fromm is an experienced media executive and a leading expert in the Connected TV and SVOD space. Justin has extensive experience conducting strategic research on the value of TV and digital media as platforms for advertising, the marketing of televisual programming, and the effects of new technology on consumer behavior and the media industry.
Justin has deep expertise in market research and has led the research work at advertising sales organizations within broadcast networks and OTT platforms. He has broad experience designing and leading research studies using quantitative and qualitative methodologies, biometric and lab-based measurement, and advanced analytical techniques. 

Jim co-founded Sequent Partners over 13 years ago. During that time, he has consulted on media and brand metrics for many of the country’s foremost media, associations and marketers. Jim also founded USA TouchPoints, the cross-platform, consumer journey measurement system developed by Sequent Partners.
Prior to co-founding Sequent Partners, Jim served as President of ARF, The Advertising Research Foundation, for seven years. Under Jim's leadership, ARF expanded its scope to incorporate all aspects of market research practice on a global basis, including marketing and media ROI, CRM, brand valuation, digital marketing and the transformation of the research function to a business discipline focused on value creation.
Prior to his leadership role at ARF, Jim spent over a decade developing new research tools to improve clients' business performance at PEAC ViewFacts, ScanAmerica and ASI. He has also led the media research and planning function at General Foods and Young & Rubicam.

During my tenure as Managing Director, we have transformed GreenBook from its origins as a business directory into a leading marketing, content, and community platform serving the global insights industry.  I received my graduate degree in management from the University of Economics in Prague and completed a marketing program at HEC in Paris. I love mountains, good beer, and refilling energy on hikes and bike trips with my family.

A consumer brand communications and promotions veteran with more than 20 years experience, Bill began his career as a journalist, holding positions with a variety of news organizations including CNN, WPIX-TV News, The McNeil/Lehrer Report, American Baby Magazine and Consumer Electronics Monthly.
Since then, Bill has specialized in building equity and demand for brands from companies such as Cotton Incorporated, Holcim, P&G, Limited Brands, Johnson & Johnson, KAO Corporation, Sears, Kmart, Bacardi USA, Bristol-Myers Squibb and many others.
Prior to forming Daddi Brand Communications in 2005, Daddi was President of Belsito & Company, a healthcare and consumer marketing agency.

Jeremy is a strategist with an analytical mind and passion for working with startups. Born in Canada and raised in LondonJeremy spends his spare time catching his breath on rugby and soccer fields across NYC. Prior to joining ERAJeremy has worked as a senior strategy consultant on the Booz Allen Hamilton team and as a communications planner with Unilever. Jeremy received a B.A. from Brown University."

Stephen is an associate with Arc Angel Fund based out of New York City. He actively sources new deal flow to the fund and runs due diligence on the startups and companies that apply. Stephen also organizes FundingPost events nationwide. Fundingpost holds VC and Angel Investors conferences across the nation.

After graduating college, Stephen was the Entrepreneur Director for the Southern California Keiretsu Forum, the nation's largest angel investment group. Stephen managed the dealflow for the group's 250 Angel investors.

Stephen attended Babson College, the nation’s #1 school for entrepreneurship and graduated with a B.S. in business administration, with concentrations in entrepreneurship and marketing.

Rafael is the Head of Talent Attraction at UiPath, a global software company that develops a platform for Robotic Process Automation (RPA). On March 6, 2018, UiPath received a $153 million investment from Accel, CapitalG, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, valuing the company at $1.1 billion.

Rafael received a BA in Finance and his MBA in IT and Sustainability. Rafael has a lot of experience as a consultant, having worked at Linkedin and LML Consultant Group. He has also founded two companies of his own: OwnOut and getAchef.