Adam Kirsch is the CEO of Yorango, it delivers organization and efficiency to SMB landlords and property managers through our cloud-based property management suite. Prior to this he worked at BR Venture Fund and Life Changing Labs. He has a degree in Industrial and Labor Relations and a Master's in Business Administration. Adam is an expert in Social Media, entrepreneurship and public speaking. He is a 2017 fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in New York.

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Bharat Krish is the Co-Founder and CEO of RefineAI, Inc., a market research platform for video content creators. Prior to RefineAI, he worked at different places like Takt Digital, where he was the CEO of the company. Bharat has also worked at HBO Latin America, NBC Universal and CNBC. He is an expert in Artificial Intelligence, Business, Design Thinking, Machine Learning, Solution Architecture and Technology Development. He holds a degree in Technology Management and MS in Computer Engineering. He is a fan of Richard Branson. Bharat is leveraging his background in the Media industry, Management, Engineering and Artificial Intelligence to help media companies build highly engaging content. He is 2019 Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in New York.

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Charles Douglas-Osborn is the founder of Startup Pilots, a site for people to submit their ideas where Charles builds one every 2 weeks. He currently works as a Technical & Innovation Solutions Lead (Business Development) at Google and is also the Managing Director at VirtualOS, of which he was also founder, chief developer and designer. Charles has also worked at Doubleclick, and The Morrice Partnership. He is an expert in Online Advertising, Web Applications and Google Analytics. He holds a B.Eng. degree in Computer Science. He is 2015 Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in the New York Chapter.

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Katie Sciortino believes that every day is an opportunity to inspire, thank, celebrate, discover, play, gift and most importantly to love. This belief combined with her passion for crafting unique cards and experiences for friends and family led to the creation of her first startup, Luvi, still in early stage development. In addition, Katie is passionate about storytelling and is currently associate producing the documentary, Remember Me Sue, about the Sue Duncan Children's Center on the South Side of Chicago. Previously, Katie worked as a Story Producer on the History Channel series Great Lake Warriors at Chicago-based Towers Productions. Katie has a Masters in Journalism from Northwestern University and holds degrees in Public Relations and International Affairs from The University of Georgia. Katie is a lover of alliteration and avocados and enjoys journaling, traveling, running and practicing yoga. She is a 2013 Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in Chicago.

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Ko is a co founder of Shabelab inc which is a company behind a decentralized speech AI project called Sotuu. Previously Ko founded a tech startup called Phalanx inc in Japan. Phalanx has thrived even after Ko's exit. Ko likes emerging technologies like AI and blockchain, history, and reading.

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William Purdy is the co-founder and CEO of Spinapse, a web and mobile development company specializing in educational games. Prior to Spinapse, he ran True North Studios, an educational media production company. Bill has worked with many start-ups and is named on several patent applications. His work has won many awards including an SPA Codie for Best Educational Program for Adolescents, Newsweek's Editor's Choice Award and MacHome Magazine's Best Family Game of the Year. He holds a Masters degree in Educational Technology from Harvard and a BA in Cognitive Psychology from Northwestern. Bill is also passionate about clean energy and is a volunteer presenter for The Climate Project. He is a 2013 Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in Seattle.

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