Speakers

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  Allen Firstenberg

  Objective Consulting, Inc

  Project Guru

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  Kariz Matic

  The Matic

  Digital Marketing Consultant, Strategist, Trainer, Speaker

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  Tarzine Jackson

  Koalesce Designs

  Founder, CEO, CDO

  See Bio

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Allen Firstenberg

Objective Consulting, Inc

By day, Allen is a project manager at Objective Consulting, where he helps clients understand how better to use technology to help their customers. By night, as a Google Developer Expert, he helps developers learn how to use Google technologies such as the Google Assistant and Google Workspaces to do amazing things. He was the co-author of Designing and Developing for Google Glass, published by O'Reilly, and can often be found as a passionate advocate for improving smart assistant technology in the VoiceLunch community, helping others on StackOverflow and Twitter, or as co-host of the Two Voice Devs podcast and YouTube channel.

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Kariz Matic

The Matic

Kariz Matic is passionate about the intersections people create with technology. Focused on empowering others with data, workflow and communication, Kariz leads teams of innovators to bring automation, tools and platforms that enable human connection. 

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Tarzine Jackson

Koalesce Designs

Tarzine Jackson is the CEO and creative force behind the Koalesce Designs, a Black-owned, women-owned, and Black-led business.Tarzine is launching the newly formed Koalesce Designs with two patent-pending, products Diversity Avatar Stickers and the Modular Mask.Tarzine is also a proud member of the leadership team at Women Who Code - Silicon Valley Chapter and a mentor/advisor for Girls Who Code.One of Tarzine's favorite quotes is by Albert Einstein "Imagination is more important than knowledge”, and that is why she invents and shares her knowledge. 

Mentors

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  Germain Louie

  Oracle NetSuite

  Associate - M&A, Private Equity & Venture Capital Practice

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  Allen Firstenberg

  Objective Consulting, Inc

  Project Guru

  See Bio
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  Michelle Maryns

  We Sparkle Co.

  Founder and CEO

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Germain Louie

Oracle NetSuite

As a Private Equity Associate at Oracle NetSuite, I develop and manage strategic partnerships with PE firms in the Northeast region to help drive technology value creation across their portfolio companies to attain incremental EBIDTA. I love working with innovative entrepreneurs impacting technology, health and wellness, the future of work, and social impact driven initiatives.I also sit on the advisory board of Data 4 Good, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering both organizations and community members to leverage the power of data to create positive social impact in their communities. Prior to Oracle NetSuite, I worked in various growth & operation roles at LinkedIn, Cylance (acquired by Blackberry), RippleMatch, and Cloudtrek.I'm an Orangetheory enthusiast, foodie, and world traveler. When I'm away from the screen, you can find me with my labradoodle puppy, Appa.Core competencies: Business Development, Sales, Strategic Partnerships, Social Selling, Program & Event Management, and Community Building 

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Allen Firstenberg

Objective Consulting, Inc

By day, Allen is a project manager at Objective Consulting, where he helps clients understand how better to use technology to help their customers. By night, as a Google Developer Expert, he helps developers learn how to use Google technologies such as the Google Assistant and Google Workspaces to do amazing things. He was the co-author of Designing and Developing for Google Glass, published by O'Reilly, and can often be found as a passionate advocate for improving smart assistant technology in the VoiceLunch community, helping others on StackOverflow and Twitter, or as co-host of the Two Voice Devs podcast and YouTube channel.

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Michelle Maryns

We Sparkle Co.

Founder & CEO of We Sparkle Co., a public benefit corporation building a stronger + more inclusive economy by equipping underestimated entrepreneurs with the AI-powered tools they need to succeed (purchase your own #SparkleAssistant @ https://www.wesparkle.ai).Connector of people + ideas who specializes in digital marketing and design thinking. Experience working in public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Women in Business Honoree: https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2020/10/05/2020-women-in-business-michelle-tran-maryns.html

Panelists

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  Rashmi Joshi

  Asha AI

  CEO and Founder

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  Van West

  Vocalytics

  CEO and Co-Founder

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  Marie Smith

  Data 360

  CIO, Co-Founder

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Rashmi Joshi

Asha AI

I'm a serial entrepreneur and strategist with 10+ years of experience in product and marketing strategy, and a proven track record for building successful businesses from ground up. My industry knowledge focuses on IoT, with experience ranging in both B2B & B2C landscapes, hardware, edge, and cloud-based offerings, and in both SaaS and PaaS environments. I've managed global teams to launch new products that have generated millions of dollars in revenue, bootstrapped two ventures of my own, and have helped drive two companies to successful exits.‘Asha’ or ‘hope’ in Sanskrit, is also the name of my grandmother. As my grandmother battled cancer in India, the rest of my family battled the difficult question of how to manage her health without being physically present. Our connected world and an aging population require a holistic health management solution centered on keeping families connected to each other and to care. We at Asha are committed to solving this problem by using artificial intelligence to educate family members, connect providers, and proactively manage the health of elderly patients. 

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Van West

Vocalytics

Van West is an accomplished strategic business development, product, and marketing executive with 15 years’ experience leading teams in startup to Fortune 500 scale.  As a life-long entrepreneur with a passion for purpose, the “why” always comes first. His focus on simple, lean solutions has demonstrated success through go-to-market, product/market fit, and growth stages of organizations. Data driven and analytically obsessed, his tenacity for tangible results is unmatched.Most recently, Van was the first employee at VMaxx AI, a deep learning video analytics platform helping malls and retailers unlock their security video assets.  He served as VP Global Business Development, scaling headcount to more than 50 globally in under two short years.

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Marie Smith

Data 360

Marie is a prolific leader, advisor, coach and mentor who works and advocates locally, regionally and nationally for digital and technology literacy, closing the economic gap using technology and ethical, equitable and explainable AI. See more of her work at http://bit.ly/data360-speakingworkshopsamples and her long bio at https://bit.ly/marielongbio.

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Data 360 Operations Team

Data 360

Data 360 helps establish, grow and optimize businesses using big data, AI and machine learning which saves up to 90% of operational costs.

Judges

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  Subash D'Souza

  Data Con LA / Data 4 Good

  Founder

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  Van West

  Vocalytics

  CEO and Co-Founder

  See Bio
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  Marie Smith

  Data 360

  CIO, Co-Founder

  See Bio

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Subash D'Souza

Data Con LA / Data 4 Good

Subash D'Souza is a Data Evangelist. He is the founder and organizer of Data Con LA formerly known as Big Data Day LA, a data conference based in Sunny Southern California. He is also the founder for Data 4 Good, a public entity using data to solve social causes. Subash's passions lie in building scalable and performant systems. Subash was recognized by the City of LA for his work in helping make data more transparent to the community.

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Van West

Vocalytics

Van West is an accomplished strategic business development, product, and marketing executive with 15 years’ experience leading teams in startup to Fortune 500 scale.  As a life-long entrepreneur with a passion for purpose, the “why” always comes first. His focus on simple, lean solutions has demonstrated success through go-to-market, product/market fit, and growth stages of organizations. Data driven and analytically obsessed, his tenacity for tangible results is unmatched.Most recently, Van was the first employee at VMaxx AI, a deep learning video analytics platform helping malls and retailers unlock their security video assets.  He served as VP Global Business Development, scaling headcount to more than 50 globally in under two short years.

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Marie Smith

Data 360

Marie is a prolific leader, advisor, coach and mentor who works and advocates locally, regionally and nationally for digital and technology literacy, closing the economic gap using technology and ethical, equitable and explainable AI. See more of her work at http://bit.ly/data360-speakingworkshopsamples and her long bio at https://bit.ly/marielongbio.