Featured Speakers
Confirmed featured speakers at TGIF 2024





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

