Speakers
SCN Summit: Richmond, VA
Adam Sledd
Dominion Innovation Energy Center
Adrienne Cole Johnson
Richmond Night Market
Anika Horn
Antwon Brinson
Arnold Kim
Founder, MacRumors
Ashley Hawkins
Studio Two Three
Ashley Williams Hillman
The Well Collective
Ayanna McMullen
Founder, The Network Incubator
Ben Bartolome
JPMorgan Chase
Casey Bell
VA CDFI Coalition
Catherine Read
Senior Director, Field & Campaign Strategy, Right to Start
Chelsi Bennett
Director, State & Local Government Affairs, Right to Start
Crystal Harvey
Endurance IT
Danny Avula
Mayor, City of Richmond
Debbie Irwin
Lighthouse Network
Dr. Garret Westlake
Vice Provost for Innovation and Strategic Design, Virginia Commonwealth University
Edwin Huertas
Shockoe
Faith Wilkerson
Owner, UnlockingRVA
Floyd Miller
Metropolitan Business League
Hamilton Glass
Creator / Founder, Mending Walls
Heather Lyne
Director of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, 1717 Collective
Heather McDougall
Strategy & Innovation Officer, City of Raleigh
Ida Pierce
Owner / Founder & CEO, Pierce Creative & Consulting
James Warren
Founder and CEO, Share More Stories
Jimmy Budd
Executive Producer, RVA Fashion Week
Karla
Kevin Smith
Kindness Worldwide
Larkin Garbee
Co-founder, Lighthouse Network
Liz Kincaid
President/CEO, Arts District Business Alliance
Mark Lawrence
Martha Shickle
Plan RVA
Michael Binko
Nicolai Shuman
Sr. Director, Entrepreneurship & Ecosystem Development, Activation Capital
Nicole Jones
Council Office, City of Richmond, 9th District
Odean Maye
Advisor, Spectus / AWS Startups
Odie Donald II
Chief Administrative Officer, City of Richmond
Paulo Gregory
President, Cohado Consulting
Phil Ray
COO, Peoples Advantage FCU
Rasheeda Creighton
BLCK Street
Ryan Evans
Sarah Brooks
Director, Business and Financial Services, Virginia Economic Development Partnership
Stuart Chambers
VP - AI HPC Strategy, MCIM
Tati Pena
Capital Region SBDC
Todd Nuckols
Co-founder, Lighthouse Network
Vernon Foster
Growth Dinners
Will Willis
Executive Director, AI Ready RVA
Yoti Jabri
Director of Economic Development, Prince George County
Zoe Tishaev
Institute for Justice