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Heidi Pease

A leader in the Los Angeles blockchain ecosystem, Heidi promotes blockchain technology.  She is cofounder of the Los Angeles (UCLA/USC/City of LA) Blockchain Labs — a collaborative community of universities, government, startups, enterprise, nonprofits, and…

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Alex Marquez

Alex is currently VP/MD, Global Head of Experian Ventures. As a leading global information services company, providing data and analytical tools to our clients around the world, Experian broadly invests in the financial services ecosystem…

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Sean Goodwin

Sean Goodwin is a Technical Generalist and a Blockchain Evangelist. Previous Tech Director of a Medical Health Tech Platform Sean is the Founder of SoCal Blockchain and an advisor for Blockchain at UCI. Sean is often…

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Ryan Eshaghi

Mr. Ryan Eshaghi is a co-founder of Blockchain at UCI, a university-based ecosystem that organizes workshops, hackathons, and networking events to facilitate the growth of blockchain awareness, technical understanding, and thorough training. He co-owns several…

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Daimon Geopfert

Daimon Geopfert specializes in penetration testing, vulnerability and risk management, security monitoring, incident response, digital forensics and investigations, and compliance frameworks within heavily regulated industries. Daimon has over 20 years of experience in a wide…

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Nicole Washington

Nicole Washington, M.S., owner of Micro Biz Coach®, works with micro and small business owners to identify strategies that ensure a successful business start-up or boost a veteran business owner’s bottom line. Its clients have…

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Dean Stoecker

Dean Stoecker is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and a founding partner of Alteryx, revolutionizing business through data science and analytics. Dean’s leadership and motivational skills, along with his ability to create, communicate and realize…

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Maryam Rofougaran

Maryam Rofougaran is co-founder and co-CEO of Movandi Corporation, a venture-backed startup that is reinventing multi-gigabit, millimeter wave networks with innovative RF front-end technology for new applications such as 5G. Prior to Movandi, Maryam Rofougaran was a…

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Shawn Dougherty

In today’s fast moving world, the ability to identify a problem, formulate a solution and bring a product to market with explosive growth is what trailblazers are made of. Shawn Dougherty is a trailblazer. With…

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Walter Cruttenden

Walter Cruttenden is a financial markets innovator, an active founder investor in growth companies that serve a social need – and passionate about history and astronomy. Currently, Walter serves as Chairman of Acorns, and CEO…

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