Featured Speakers
Confirmed featured speakers at TGIF 2024 - check back often for updates.
Joseph Besecker
- Founder and Non-Executive Chairman, Emerald Asset Management PA, LLC
Betty Chandy
- Director for Online Learning at Catalyst, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
Daren Coudriet
- Executive Director of Innovation and the Nittany AI Alliance
Devon Diaz
- AI Ethics Officer, Army Artificial Intelligence Integration Center (AI2C)
Dave Evans
- Founder COO - The Global Mission Institute
Chris Giamo
- Head of Commercial Banking at TD Bank
Jen Gilburg
- Deputy Secretary of Technology and Entrepreneurship PA Department of Community and Economic Development
Michael Golden
- Vice Dean of Innovative Programs and Partnerships, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
Kristina Ishmael
- Strategic Advisor at Ishmael Consulting and Former Deputy Director at U.S. Dept of Education Office of Ed Tech
Salim Ismail
- Founder OpenExO, Board Member at X Prize; Founding Executive Director Singularity University
Soundar Kumara
- Allen, E., & Allen, M., Pearce Professor of Industrial Engineering & Co-Founder of Lightscline
Chris Lehmann
- Founding Principal - Science Leadership Academy and CEO of Science Leadership Academy Schools
Lance Lindauer
- Co-founder & Executive Director, Partnership to Advance Responsible Technology (PART)
Lara Paparo
- Executive Director of the Penn Literacy Network at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education
John Parker
- Pres and CEO HiSolutions
Alka Patel
- Director, Technology Strategy, Cyberspace & Digital Policy Bureau, U.S. State Dept.
Michael Roth
- Director of Conservation and Innovation, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Abby Smith
- President & CEO, Team PA
Vic Vuchic
- Advisor to President of US Programs (AI and Digital Initiatives), The Gates Foundation
