Jorge Varela

Jorge Varela is a successful entrepreneur and business startup coach with expertise in growth and market strategies, business development, startup funding, and economic development through entrepreneurial activities. He has started, or been a part of the executive...

David Ricketts

Dr. David S. Ricketts Innovator, Scholar, Harvard Innovation Fellow For the past decade, Dr. Ricketts, together with his colleagues at the Technology and Entrepreneurship Center (TECH) at Harvard, has taught the next generation of Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerbergs how...

Kevin Burgoyne

Kevin Burgoyne serves as president of the Florida Venture Forum, the state’s premier organization connecting Florida growth companies with sources of capital. In addition to his work with the Forum he serves as a board or advisory board member with the Tampa Bay...

Peter Righi

Global Director – Center for Entrepreneurship and Executive Development (CEED) Peter Righi is the co-founder and Global Director of CEED with over 14 years of experience working on economic development and private sector initiatives in emerging markets. Before...

Simone Peterson

Simone Peterson – MPA MBA DTM, Manatee County Neighborhood Services Specialist Millennial. Creative. Catalyst. Dreamer. World Citizen. Meme Lover. In her role as Neighborhood Services Specialist with Manatee County Neighborhood Services Department, she acts as a...