Visionary Headliners, Rockstars &
Fab Facilitators

Coop is a thought leader, inventor, futurist, and technology evangelist for HP. He has over three decades of experience serving in a range of Executive Positions including Chief Workplace Architect and Chief Technologist for HP’s Services business. Coop has helped businesses transform their legacy workplaces to be ready for an era of modern, digital, work. Coop’s recent endeavors are in developing methods to accelerate the customer’s digital transformation journey and simplify adoption for the end users.

Amr is a global strategist and investor who has worked across five continents with clients and portfolio companies in the areas of innovation, entrepreneurship, venture capital, M&A, growth and acceleration, corporate development, turnaround and transformation, international expansion, corporate innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Kimberly works with community partners and municipalities to drive business relocation and expansion in Arizona. Prior to ASU, Kimberly managed operations, programs, and community partnerships for the University of Arizona’s Greater Phoenix satellite locations.

Shila is recognized as one of Atlanta’s “50 on Fire”, an UnSung Champion by Graham Walker, and has been featured on BloombergTV regarding bills that impact entrepreneurship. Shila spent 20+ years investing in marginalized communities through programs and services for large non-profit organizations and the public education sector. Her superpower is connecting with talent and building networks. Shila also founded Zane Access which provides early-stage companies led by diverse teams access to cross-functional experts, resources, best practices and customized content critical to accelerating growth.

Dr. Owens serves as the Evans Family Executive Director of The Wond’ry, Vanderbilt’s Innovation Center, for which he led the visioning and design. He serves as Professor of the Practice of Innovation at the Owen Graduate School of Management with a joint appointment in the School of Engineering. In 2021 he was named an Alexander Heard Distinguished Service Professor for the university.

Lauren leverages experience in banking, wealth management, healthcare, and startups to spur investment and growth in early-stage companies. Backed by one of Georgia’s largest hospital systems, she brings a distinctive viewpoint on the advantages of securing capital from a corporate venture fund that is shaping the future of healthcare.

Emil is a global R&D and PMO leader with over 20 years of experience delivering state-of-the art medical devices centered on patients’ and clinicians’ needs, helping people live a healthier, longer and happier life.

Casey is Chief Information Officer for Asurion, a leading global tech protection and support company. As CIO, Santos is responsible for Asurion’s core technology development and operations behind the company’s tech care products and services. Casey began her career at NASA’s Mission Control as an aerospace engineer supporting multiple Space Shuttle missions including the first Mir/Space Shuttle docking mission and the first Hubble Space Telescope repair mission. She has also had previous roles at McKinsey, General Atlantic, and AlianceBernstein.

Heath is responsible for research and development, strategic alliances, industry analyst relations and operations policy and process. Starr is also responsible for SAIC’s commercial segment, wholly owned subsidiaries and venture investments.

Bo is a proactive problem-solver with 15+ years of experience driving exponential growth and business value through dynamic strategy, execution, relationship management, process optimization, and leadership within healthcare industry for top-tier organizations. He currently serves as the Managing Director of the Ballad Health Innovation Center and President of Ballad Ventures.