Event Speakers

Speakers

Ashley Gray

1N5

Ashley Gray

With over 5 years of experience in the tech industry, I've had the privilege of guiding businesses towards success through strategic partnerships and innovative leadership. My journey is defined by establishing key partnerships, fundraising for sustainability, and scaling businesses to new heights.But beyond the boardroom, my passion lies in promoting mental health awareness within the tech community. Having seen firsthand the impact of mental health challenges, I'm committed to leveraging my tech expertise to advocate for education and support.By fostering a culture of empathy and understanding, I aim to create workplaces and communities where mental well-being is prioritized.

Raja Rajamannar

Mastercard

Raja Rajamannar

"Raja Rajamannar is responsible for successfully leading Mastercard’s marketing transformation, including developing its Priceless experiential platforms and the creation and deployment of cutting-edge marketing-led business models. He oversaw the successful evolution of the brand’s identity, pioneering Mastercard’s move to become a symbol brand and launching its breakthrough sonic architecture.

Raja serves as President of the World Federation of Advertisers, is among Business Insider’s Top 25 World’s Most Innovative CMOs, Forbes World’s Most Influential CMOs, Adweek’s most tech savvy CMOs and ANA Educational Foundation’s Marketer of the Year. He is the author of the Wall Street Journal best-selling book, Quantum Marketing."

Aja Hardy

Guided Direction

Aja Hardy

Ája is a highly experienced healthcare professional with over 20 years of expertise in transforming healthcare services and financial outcomes through the use of technology and innovative business solutions. She has worked extensively in the medical device, pharmaceutical, provider, government, and international sectors. Her areas of knowledge include public health management, public/private partnerships, grant management, patient engagement, and hospital operations. Ája is also proficient in healthcare information technology solutions such as Cerner and Epic, strategic marketing and sales (DSI and Miller Heiman certified), and federal contracting- serving as a TGCI trained HHS grant reviewer.Prior to joining the public sector developing a Digital Health Center of Excellence, she held various leadership roles, including as an executive advisor for the City of Cleveland, head of strategy in a dental tech startup, and director of a health strategy practice. Ája began her career in the vendor space before transitioning to public health and health administration roles. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Pre-Med, a Master of Public Health, and an MBA.If you are thinking of jumping into the entrepreneurship market and want to assess if you can float... contact me! As a certified Entrepreneurship Mindset Professional (EMP) coach, startup advisor, and former early stage VC accelerator director, I work with those looking to take the leap and be sure there is a bouncy castle underneath.

Sydney Davis

NixCode Pros

Sydney Davis

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Mitchell Phelps

LinkedIn

Mitchell Phelps

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