The INDUStry Show

Zef Neemuchwala is the Founder, CEO of Be A Maker Club - an edtech startup that has helped more than 10,000 students. Previously, Zef taught at the University of Leeds after founding a successful e-commerce business. He is an alum of University of Mumbai and De Montfort University.

Jordan Schindler is the Founder and CEO of Nufabrx - #1 fastest growing company in the region as named by Charlotte Business Journal, the Deloitte Fast 500, #2 Fastest Growing Pharmaceutical Company in North America, and INC 5000 #50 Fastest Growing Company in America. Jordan is the 2021 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist. He is a global thought leader in HealthWear and on a mission to simplify...

Drew Vernon is the Marketing Director for tonies, where he leads Tonies for Teachers, partnering with schools, museums, and libraries to promote screen-free education for children. His work contributed to tonies being named as one of Fast Company’s 2021 Most Innovative Companies in the Education category.

Yamika Mehra is a Partner at Favcy - India's largest Venture Builder working with idea stage tech startups led by non-tech founders. Yamika also leads 1stCheque.com - a 3k+ angel investor network democratizing investments for all. She is an ex-Oracle and a 2x startup founder.

Sud Bhatija is the Co-Founder and Head of Growth at Spot AI, a groundbreaking video intelligence company. Sud is recognized as a Forbes Cloud 100 Rising Star and featured in a launch story in TechCrunch. Spot AI has attracted thousands of customers - major manufacturers, nationwide retailers, automotive businesses and beyond.

Mona Akmal is the CEO and Co-founder of Falkon - the first intelligence platform for the entire GTM team, including marketing, sales, and account management. Previously she held leadership positions at Microsoft, Amperity, Code.org, and Zulily.

Shivang Dave is the Co-founder and CEO of PlenOptika - a medtech startup focused on delivering affordable, accurate eyecare through hi-tech portable devices. He is an alum of UC Berkeley, University of Washington, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Unmesh Srivastava is the Chief Technology and Chief Digital Innovation Officer of Clever Care Health Plan. Previously, Unmesh worked with multiple organizations in leadership positions building healthcare solutions improving patient experience quality, and reducing cost of care.

Rahul Shah is the founder and CEO of ForecastEra - the leading AI powered account planning, sales, revenue, and demand forecast suite native to Salesforce. Prior to ForecastEra, Rahul held various leadership roles at at CSC, Covansys, Infosys, and PwC and set up centers of excellence (CoE) for Sales and Revenue analytics.

Raj De Datta is the co-founder & CEO at Bloomreach - world's #1 commerce experience cloud that powers brands representing 25% of e-commerce in the US and UK. Previously, Raj held leadership positions at Cisco, Mohr-Davidow Ventures, and Lazard-Freres. He is also an author of the bestseller book: The Digital Seeker.

Vivek Wadhwa is a Distinguished Fellow at Harvard Law School (ret), Distinguished Fellow & Adjunct Professor at Carnegie Mellon. HE is the author of bestsellers books - Your Happiness Was Hacked, Driver in the Driverless Car, Innovating Women: The Changing Face of Technology, and Immigrant Exodus.

Sujata Sahu is the Founder, CEO at 17,000 ft Foundation. Vandana Tilak is the Founder, CEO of Jupiter360 Foundation. Anish Ramachandran is the CEO at One Billion Literates Foundation.

Mohnish Pabrai is the Founder, Managing Partner of Pabrai Investments Funds , founder and CEO of Dhandho Funds , author of bestseller books The Dhandho Investor and Mosaic: Perspectives on Investing​. He is a highly sought-after speaker. Mohnish is also a philanthropist and founder of The Dakshana Foundation.

Inderpal Randhawa is the founder, CEO of Southern California Food Allergy Institute. He has revolutionized treatment through the Tolerance Induction Program™. By harnessing the power of AI and ML, the program has treated over 12,000 patients, allowing them to eat foods they were once allergic to, without fear of reaction.

Ted Ross is the CIO, City of Los Angeles and GM of Information Technology Agency (ITA). Ted leads a team of 450 that deliver enterprise IT services to 48,000 City employees across 41 departments, and over 4M residents. He is awarded CIO of the Year by LA Business Journal. Ted is a speaker at global conferences such as Andreessen-Horowitz Tech Summit, Milken Institute, and India’s NASSCOM and regul...

Sanchit Govil is the co-founder of Lal10 - a yarn-to-fashion B2B platform that is facilitating verified purchases of authentic Indian products. Previously, Sanchit worked in leadership positions at Bechtel, Flipkart, Honda, and Yamaha. He is an alum of NITIE, and Delhi College of Engineering (DCE). Sanchit is in Forbes 30 under 30 and Entrepreneur media's 35 under 35.

Sheetal Ajmani is a pediatrician, bestselling author, and the founder of Radiant Living Institute - guiding strong successful women to get unstuck and live radiantly again after major life transitions. Her holistic approach combines modern science, yoga, ayurveda, mindset, mindfulness, and psychology.

Allison Whalen founded Parentaly after she returned to work from her first parental leave and found her piece of the business in disarray. After surveying her peers, she found the #1 complaint about parental leave was the disruption the time away created in their careers, not parenting or health concerns.

Sulatha Dwarakanath is the co-founder and CEO of Kaya17 - a point of care diagnostics company. Sulatha has more than 25 years of experience in the Life Sciences industry. She is committed to helping foster better clinical trials, pathogen detection, rapid testing, and biodefense contracts. Previously Sulatha held leadership positions at Bayer Diagnostics, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and Roche.

Nancy Duarte is the CEO of Duarte, Inc. - the global leader behind some of the most influential visual messages in business and culture. She is a communication expert featured in Fortune, Time Magazine, Forbes, Fast Company, Wired, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Cosmopolitan, LA Times, CNN. Nancy is an author of six best-selling books.

Nicole Ogloza is the founder and CEO of Etha - an interactive news and social media platform that is addressing misinformation and political polarization. Previously Nicole held leadership positions with Workday and Warner Bros. She is an alum of University of Florida and University of the Western Cape.

Chaitra Vedullapalli is the co-founder, President of Women in Cloud and co-founder, CMO of Meylah - building smart communities through digital transformation. She is an author, Forbes Next Entrepreneur, and frequent speaker on digital transformation, women in tech, co-selling at the United Nations and among top global corporations.

Lizzie Horvitz is the founder of Finch - helping people understand their environmental footprint by decoding products' sustainability impacts. She is passionate about sustainability and dedicated to mitigating climate change in the private sector. Lizzie holds a BA from Middlebury College and an MBA from Yale University.

Grant Van Cleve is the Managing Partner of Hangar 75, working with global brands across 4 continents that generated $1.5B+ in value. He is the Chairman Emeritus, Board of Governors at Tech Coast Angels. He is also the Managing Director and Partner at VCInvest, and co-founder and Chairman at Holberton School, Albania. Grant is an alum of University of Pennsylvania.

Semyon Dukach is the Managing Partner of One Way Ventures - the venture capital fund backing exceptional immigrant tech founders building great companies including Brex, Momentus Space, and Chipper Cash. He is also a founder of the nonprofit Cash For Refugees . Previously, Semyon was managing director of Techstars Boston.