Governor Abigail Spanberger
The Commonwealth of Virginia

Issa Rae
CEO of HOORAE, Producer, Actress, and Writer

Dan Orlovsky
NFL Analyst, ESPN

Everette Taylor
CEO, Kickstarter

Erin Harkless Moore
VP & Managing Director, Investments, Pivotal Ventures

Suzanne Malveaux
CEO and President of Malveaux Global Media

Dhani Jones
Chairman, Qey Capital Partners

Kevin Roose
Technology Columnist, The New York Times

Thomas “Tom” Gayner
Chief Executive Officer, Markel Group

Sunayna Tuteja
Chief Innovation Officer, Federal Reserve System

Darrell Norton
Partner, CapTech Consulting

Scott C. Beardsley, Ed.D.
President, University of Virginia

Michael Rao, Ph.D.
President,
Virginia Commonwealth University

Timothy D. Sands, Ph.D.
President, Virginia Tech

Gregory Washington, Ph.D.
President, George Mason University

Makola M. Abdullah, Ph.D.
President, Virginia State University

Javaune Adams-Gaston, Ph.D.
President, Norfolk State University

Hakim J. Lucas, Ph.D
13th President & CEO, Virginia Union University

Darrell K. Williams
President, Hampton University

Brian P. Brown Ph.D.
Dean, VCU School of Business

Mark Hourigan
Founder and CEO, Hourigan

Wallo267
New York Times Bestselling Author, Cultural Advisor at YouTube

Taylor K. Shaw-Omachonu
Head of Film, Kickstarter

Edward H. Baine
Executive Vice President–Utility Operations, President–Dominion Energy Virginia

Jennifer Hunter
Senior Vice President Corporate Citizenship & Chief Sustainability Officer, Altria

Jair Lynch
President and CEO, Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners

Garret Westlake, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Innovation & Strategic Design, Virginia Commonwealth University

Joe Benevento
President and CEO, Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority and Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation

Lois Schonberger
Partner, Quantum Black, McKinsey & Company

Melissa Pegus
Partner, UpVentures Capital

Sonali Shetty
Chief Technology Officer, Tactiq

Tamika Tyson
Founder, SCALE

Ashley Williams Hillman
Founder & CEO, The Well Collective

Richard Wintsch
Executive Director, Startup Virginia

Kristin Richardson
Founder and CEO, Sherah

Cathie J. Vick
Market Development & Policy Global Infrastructure and Energy, Google

Rodney Williams
Co-Founder, Chairman & President, SoLo Funds

Travis Holoway
Co-Founder & CEO, SoLo Funds

Noelle James
Managing Director, Startup Virginia

Kelli Saulny
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Corridor Ventures

Dr. Jennifer Chung, MD.
Functional + Lifestyle Medicine

Liz McBride
AI Change Acceleration Leader, CapTech Consulting

Thomasine Isler
Innovation and Industry Engagement Manager, VCU’s Technology Transfer and Ventures

Thomas M. Dunlap
Founding Partner, Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig

William D. Lehner
Chief Strategy Officer, Independence Hydrogen

Molly A. Parker
Vice President–Corporate Communications, Dominion Energy

Dr. Matthew Chung, MD
Interventional Cardiologist

Tracy Deforge
Founder, The Players Impact (TPI)

Kelli E. Palmer, Ph.D.
Global Vice President of Employee Experience, TELUS Digital Solutions

Katie Beck Sutler
CEO, Julie

Jamie Christensen
Founder, Civic Vanguard

Nick Mottas
Co-Founder and CEO, HopDrive

John Russell
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Dominion Energy

Brian D. Anderson
President and CEO, ChamberRVA   

Eric Robison
President, Capital Markets, Thalhimer

Gerald Eldering
CEO, Perfusion Medical

Steen Nissen
CEO, Conarium Bioworks

Noopur Garg
Director –Governance, Assistant Corporate Secretary and Managing Counsel, Dominion Energy

Adam Sledd
Executive Director, Dominion Energy Innovation Center

Miles Braxton
CEO and Co-Founder, Okovate Sustainable Energy

Monica Rao, MSA
Founder, Graphoria

Dr. Liz Sonntag, MD.
Critical Care Physician; Founder, Say More Coaching

Georgette Pierre
Emmy Award–winning Creative Producer, Storyteller, and Voice Actor

Rae Stott
Co-Founder and CEO, Refraction