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About Gianmatteo Costanza, Senior Program Manager for Meta
As a senior program manager for Meta, Gianmatteo Costanza oversees the company's technical programs in San Francisco. He is also an entrepreneur who has previously been successful. Gianmatteo's first venture was when he was in high school in Switzerland. He and his...
David Schrader of Portland, Oregon Talks About Avoiding Technology Breaches
David Schrader is an accomplished executive currently residing in Portland, Oregon. He is known for his knowledge and expertise within a variety of roles, including software development, product management, SaaS deployment, marketing, sales, and customer success. He...
About Shalu Chawla, Quality Assurance Engineer and Analyst in Melrose, Massachusetts
Shalu Chawla, originally from India, came to the United States in the early 2000s in pursuit of her Master’s degree in Computer Systems. After graduating from Northeastern University in 2009, Shalu remained in Massachusetts, where she has since excelled in the...
Andrea Zanon, Accomplished CEO & Technology Entrepreneur
Mainly working out of Washington D.C., Andrea Zanon is a globally recognized entrepreneur, career mentor and environmentalist with various accolades to his name. Paired with versatile language skills and expertise in global capital markets, Andrea has developed a...
Torrence Boone: American Business Executive
As Vice President of global client partnerships, Torrence Boone has a number of responsibilities. He’s responsible for driving Google’s strategy and advertising his multi-billion dollar business across some of the world’s largest advertisers and the agencies they...
Marco Coffen, All-Around Investor, Tech Strategist, and Real Estate Developer
Marco Coffen, a Dubai-based investor, tech strategist, and real estate developer, has immersed himself in the cryptocurrency space the last five years, having concluded that bitcoin is, as he put it, “the gold of our time.” The native Australian further believes that...
Avi Philipson on Technologies That Are Changing the Healthcare Industry Forever
Avi Philipson is a healthcare executive with a distinguished reputation for providing high-quality nursing and rehabilitation care to residents all along the east coast. Philipson serves as the Head of Operations at Axis Health, a leading consulting company trusted by...
Joel Landau, Founder of The Allure Group
Learn more about Joel Landau, Founder and Chairman of The Allure Group.
Michael J. Lauria on Protecting Your VoIP System From Hackers
Read advice by Michael Lauria, Owner and Operator at COMTEL, Inc.
Artur Meyster on Where To Hire Top Tech Talent And How to Keep Them
Learn how businesses can hire and retain some of the best talent in the industry.
Dave Kelly, Vice President of Public Sector Solutions & Strategy
Read more about Dave Kelly!
Thomas Looby, CEO in Residence at Concinnity, LLC
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Evgeny Morozov
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Timothy B. Lee
Timothy B. Lee is a reporter at Ars Technica who focuses on various topics within the technology industry. Among these topics, he regularly covers policy, emerging challenges that arise from transportation disruption, and blockchain. Timothy B. Lee has written for Ars Technica on and off since 2007. He spent time writing for the Washington Post […]
Vint Cerf
Vint Cerf is considered one of the “fathers of the Internet” and is a widely respected internet trailblazer. One of his main early accomplishments was the role he played in establishing the first commercial email system which led to the adoption of the channel that we see today. Vint Cerf is the chairman of the […]
Michael Weinberg
Michael Weinberg is the executive director at the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy at NYU School of Law. He is also the board president at the Open Hardware Summit. He has done extensive work in the 3D printing space and is considered an expert in the areas of innovation particularly in regards to […]