Posts Tagged ‘future’
Blue Economy Convergence Conversation: Milicent Pitts, CEO of the Ocean Exchange
Millicent Pitts is a fascinating woman who describes her professional journey as “very unexpected.” After spending 30 years in the chemical and materials industry, she did “a 180” in 2013 to become the CEO of the Ocean Exchange, a 501c3 with the sole mission to help advance the adoption of solutions in the field of…
Read MoreBlue Economy Convergence Conversation: Chip Mahan of Live Oak Bank
Chip Mahan is a pioneer in banking who started his career in 1973 and has spent his career revolutionizing banking at the convergence of fintech and financial services. In 1995, Chip and his brother-in-law changed the way banking was done by putting the first bank on the internet. Today, Chip is Chairman and CEO of…
Read MoreConvergence Conversation: Strategic Foresight and the Intelligence Community with Jake Sotiriadis
Lt. Col. Jake Sotiriadis is the Director of Operations and Engagement for National Intelligence University’s Intel, Research, Education, and Solutions (IRES) Laboratory. He is also a member of the University’s research faculty. And his career as an Air Force intelligence officer spans nearly twenty years. During that time, Jake has created opportunities for senior leaders…
Read MoreConvergence Conversation: Thinking at the Nexus of Technology and Humanity with Pat Scannell
Convergence Conversation: Thinking at the Nexus of Technology and Humanity with Pat Scannell Patrick Scannell is one of those people you want on your team. He brings decades of experience in scaling emerging technology for mass-market adoption. More importantly, though, Pat is a deep thinker and ‘connector of dots,’ many of which reside in the…
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