Keynotes and Speakers

2022

Keynotes

Adrian Fenty

Managing Partner

MaC Venture Capital

Che Pope

Investor, Record Executive & Producer

Dhani Jones

Investor & Adventure Capitalists

Qey Capital

Seth Goldman

Co-Founder Honest Tea

Beyond Meat

Niala Boodhoo

Host

Axios

Teresa Carlson

Corporate Vice President & EIR

Microsoft

Donte Kirby

Reporter

Washington Business Journal

Speakers

Aarthi Narayanan

Associate Professor

George Mason University

Trishana Bowden

Vice President of Advancement

George Mason University

Tom Weithman

CIO

Virginia Venture Partners

Thomas Plofchan

Chief Investment Officer

Pangiam

Tien Wong

Steve Balistreri

Managing Director

Morgan Franklin

Shannon Flanagan-Watson

Deputy County Manager

Arlington Economic Development

Sandeep Patel, Ph.D

Director

BARDA’ Division of Research, Ventures, & Innovation

Robbie Barbero, PhD

Chief Business Officer

Ceres Nanosciences, Inc.

Rick Nogueira

Senior Advisor

Pollinators

Melissa Bradley

Managing Partner

1863 Ventures

Melanie Akwule

General Partner

Renew Venture Capital

Kate Henningsen

Co-Founder & COO

Arcadia

John Dvorak

Chief Architect

Red Hat

Jimmy Colraine

Head of Engagements

AFVentures

Jerry McGinn

Executive Director

Center for Government Contracting

Himalaya Rao

Managing Partner

The BFM Fund

Harun Asad

Director, Sustainability

Genentech

Gretchen Kittel

Director

Outreach & Business Development, DOE’s LPO

Dean Scott

Senior Reporter

Bloomberg Environment

Ashim Subedee

Director

BARDA DRIVe Catalyst Office

Andrew Twomey

Senior Vice President Corporate Strategy

ManTech