Speakers at the Innovators Summit
Safi Bahcall
Author of Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas that Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries
Sara Irvani
CEO
Okabashi Brands
Nabil Nasr
Associate provost for academic affairs and founding director of Rochester Institute of Technology’s (RIT) Golisano Institute for Sustainability (GIS).
Tom Kurfess
Professor and HUSCO/Ramirez Distinguished Chair in Fluid Power and Motion Control,
Georgia Tech Manufacturing Research Institute
Sarah Eckersley
VP R&D, Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure,
Dow Chemical
Alex Goranin
Trial Lawyer Specializing in High-Stakes Intellectual Property and Technology-Driven Cases in the Software, Web, and Life Sciences Industries, Duane Morris
Kyle Kent
Director of R&D, Technical Solutions,
Campbell’s
Gracy Wingkono
Global R&D – Principal Scientist
Beverage Industry
Joe Mazzeo
Vice President of Business Development, Crossfire Consulting
Felix Patricio
Scientist,
Colgate-Palmolive
Jamie Pero Parker
Sustainability Sector Lead, RTI
Estelle Chaussard
Senior Research Scientist,
FM Global
Vas Veeramasuneni
Chief Technology Officer
Jaap de Vries
FM Global
Michelle Drabik
Chief Knowledge Officer
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Carlton Gibbs
Senior Manager
Mars-Wrigley Snacking
Yumiko Garcia
Global
Home Care PD Director,
Colgate-Palmolive
Darin Latimer
Vice President, Strategic Development
Danaher Corporation
James Blank
Engineering Library Manager, Catepillar
Brandon Farris
Chief Economist,
National Association of Manufacturers
Chad Moutray
Chief Economist,
National Association of Manufacturers
Karen Martin
Jim Euchner
Editor in Chief, Research-Technology Management