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Dr. Helen Gu, Ph.D. has made it her life’s work to create unsupervised machine learning to detect anomalies in data in valuable ways. Based on more than 15 years of Helen’s academic research and findings, Helen created InsightFinder, a tool that can help predict and prevent IT incidents based on algorithms that can determine an anomaly score and predict the future impact on a company’s infrastructure. The platform also diagnoses the root cause of each system issue and provides automated self-healing capabilities to minimize the impact of service outages. In addition to being the founder/CEO of InsightFinder, Helen is also a computer science professor at the University of North Carolina, and worked at IBM T. J. Watson research center, where she worked on the IBM stream processing system called System S. It later became IBM's InfoSphere Stream product.

A passionate and empathetic leader, Madhav Nair is the Senior Vice President of Engineering at ZoomInfo, a leading go-to-market intelligence platform designed to drive a brand’s sales, marketing, and recruiting initiatives seamlessly and profitably. In his role, Madhav is responsible for leading engineering for all applications and data services, development, quality, and delivery of ZoomInfo’s software products.

Dr. Yishai Mishor is MTE's founder. Prior to MTE, Yishai was founder and CEO of Ein Hamishpat, a legal-tech start-up. His 20-year career spans law, business, academia and politics, including serving as Chief of Staff to the President of Israel. Yishai holds a PhD in Law from the University of Oxford and was a professor at Oxford.

Ariel Geifman is a co-founder and CRO of Dealtaele, the Revenue Science company. Ariel was the CEO of Dealtale from founding until the acquisition by Vianai at the beginning of 2022. Ariel is an avid eneprenour and an expert in tech go to market.

Ryan Larson is the founder and CEO of Scottsdale-based FirstLine Financial, LLC. His job as a firefighter gave him a sense of purpose and a lifelong desire to make the world safer. In his new business book, Ladder to Leader: My Journey from Failure to Fire to Financial Freedom (Calling Card Books, May 2022), Ryan describes his journey from a troubled youth to a successful founder and CEO, and the life and business lessons he learned along the way. Ryan's mom pushed him to join the Fire Department Explorer Program, where the entrance exam changed his mentality and gave him confidence.

Chen was the Co-Founder and CEO of two companies, and led them to hundreds of millions of dollars in revenues and sold them to Fortissimo PE, and Teldor Group, for tens of millions of dollars. Chen managed NCR Retalix Partners in the Asia Pacific (APAC) as well as Verint Software in Australia (Victoria) and New Zealand, leading it successfully to 70% market share. In the last 3 years, Chen took an active role in the Proptech industry, as a board member in accelerators, invested in 4 startups, and built a reputation as a leading Proptech investor. He is also serving as a board member and consultant in several startups as well.

Brandi spent most of her career in management and leadership roles at Magnolia Gardens Nursery, a family business with over 150 employees. As a “next generation” family member in a family-owned business, Brandi understands the delicate and at times challenging situations that can face family businesses. Brandi has experience developing strategic plans, leading departments, and managing capital expenses. She’s comfortable with complicated financials and the nuances of organizational structure. However, her passion lies with the people. Organizations excel when the people within them thrive, and Brandi is driven to bring out the best in people.

Ophir heads BDO’s Global Cybersecurity Practice for BDO International, working with BDO firms and the cybersecurity leadership group to develop and grow BDO’s cybersecurity practice around the world. Ophir heads BDO Israel Cybersecurity Center, helping organizations to manage their cybersecurity risk and build their risk based cyber defense. His IT and cybersecurity experience spans over 25 years, in which he worked with organizations of various industries, size and geography, with C-suite and board members as well as technology, IT and cybersecurity leaders. 

Ashley Reichheld, a principal at Deloitte Digital, works with clients across industries to help them to reimagine their brands and experiences. Ashley believes that building trust is the single greatest opportunity to create a competitive advantage. So she created HX TrustIDTM –a groundbreaking measurement tool poised to become the gold standard for evaluating organizational performance—to help companies measure, predict, and build trust with their customers, workforce, and partners. Ashley is the lead author of The Four Factors of Trust.Amelia Dunlop, Chief Experience Officer at Deloitte Digital, helps organizations solve their toughest problems using human-equity-centered design to build empathy and trust. Amelia believes in elevating the experience for all humans, including customers, workers, and partners. She received Consulting Magazine’s 2020 Top Women in Technology Award for Excellence in Innovation. She is the author of The Wall Street Journal bestseller, Elevating the Human Experience: Three Paths to Love and Worth at Work, and the co-author of The Four Factors of Trust.

Faisal Hoque is an accomplished entrepreneur, senior executive, author, thought leader, public speaker, and advisor to management teams and BODs with more than 25 years of cross-industry success. He is the founder of SHADOKA, NextChapter, and other companies; they focus on enabling sustainable and transformational changes.