Dinesh Saparamadu

Dinesh Saparamadu is CEO and founder of Applova Inc., a company focused on delivering innovative kiosks and mobile app-building platform technology. Saparamadu is also CEO and founder of hSenid Group of companies and is chairman of the board of PeoplesHR.

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Michael Seaman

Michael Seaman is the co-founder and CEO of Swipesum, a comprehensive payment processing and merchant services consultancy delivering innovative auditing solutions to businesses nationwide. Seaman founded Swipesum in 2016 with his brother, Stephen, to serve as Chief Payments Officer for businesses nationwide, combining industry knowledge, AI and proprietary software to create a transparent payments strategy that optimizes payment processing fees.

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Paul Segreto

Paul Segreto brings over 40 years of hands-on experience in restaurant and franchise management, marketing, and development. A respected expert in the entrepreneurial world, he has guided countless individuals and brands to success across all stages of growth. Known for his strategic insight and passion for innovation, Paul remains committed to helping others navigate the ever-evolving foodservice and franchising industries.

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Dario Sheikh

Dario has worked across aspects of business development, client strategy and marketing for nearly 15 years. As Head of Agency at Moloco, Dario empowers businesses of all sizes to grow through machine learning. Prior, he worked in business development under the App Tech Partners division for Google and handled client development and strategic partnerships for Bidalgo, a marketing intelligence platform. He also worked as a growth manager for French food services management company, Sodexo.

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Damon Shrauner

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Adam Silliphant

Adam has worked for some of the largest concepts in Canada as a Regional Manager, Food Service Director and Director of Operations. He has developed countless menu items and concepts, opened 30+ restaurants, managed teams of 200+ and delivered results managing multi-million dollar portfolios. 

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Mike Sisco

Mike Sisco is CEO of Embed Digital, which designs, installs, manages and connects digital signage.

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Manikandan Siva

Takeorder Ai is a voice AI agent for restaurants that answers phone calls, takes orders, and manages operations seamlessly. It ensures no calls go unanswered, even during peak hours. The system helps restaurants increase revenue, reduce labor costs, and improve customer experience. AI voice agent built for restaurants, cafés & drive-thrus. Handles calls, takes orders & manages bookings—24/7. Boost revenue & cut wait times with Takeorder AI.

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Richard Slawsky

In addition to writing, Slawsky serves as an adjunct professor of Communication at the University of Louisville and other local colleges. He holds both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Communication from the University of Louisville and is a member of Mensa and the National Communication Association.

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Arcady Sosinov

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Michael Spataro

Michael is the SVP of Alliances and Employee Value Solutions at Legion Technologies. He has 30+ years of retail WFM, store operations, and technology experience. He spent 16 years leading the Retail and Hospitality Services Practice Group at Kronos. His passion for Retail WFM is rooted in the ten years he was Director of Store Technologies at Gap Inc. Previously, Michael led the Kronos Services Group at Axium. After being a customer, vendor, and consultant, he has a unique vantage point when showing retailers how to optimize labor efficiencies and empower frontline employees.

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Andrew Steele

Andrew has more than 25 years of operational and leadership experience, previously serving as CEO of Breezing, a spinout from Arizona State University formed to commercialize chemical sensor technology for healthcare applications. He also co-founded and served as the CEO of BeckonCall, a mobile-SaaS communication platform for healthcare providers. He previously co-founded two other enterprise SaaS technology startups and held global leadership roles in sales, marketing and business development for high-growth technology businesses acquired by Motorola, Comcast and Microsoft.
 
Steele is an active member of the Arizona technology community, serving as a judge, panelist and mentor in the Venture Ready Program. He also serves on the Board of Stewards of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation at Taliesin West.

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Gary Stonell

Gary Stonell, SVP of Sales and Operations, Opterus, has 20 years of sales management and business development experience in CPG and SaaS. Beginning his career in CPG, he worked for Kraft Foods, Philips Electronics, then SunRype Products fostering partnerships with retailers and managing various aspects of the sales and marketing processes. More recently at Sysomos/Meltwater, Gary led the enterprise sales team responsible for managing existing clients and new logo acquisition.

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David Strauss

David currently serves as SVP of Sales at SumUp USA, where he leads the U.S. revenue organization in support of SumUp's global mission to empower small businesses with accessible financial tools. Prior to SumUp, he held senior sales leadership roles at ezCater as VP of Sales, served as CRO at BoardOnTrack, and spent seven years at LivingSocial — where he progressed from growing the Greater Boston region from $750K to over $4M in billing, to leading international sales and operations across Australia, the UK, Spain, Italy, Chile, and Southeast Asia.

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William Stutzman

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Catherine Tabor

For the past 10 years, Catherine has served as the founder and CEO of Sparkfly, an offer management platform that helps restaurant and retail marketers improve customer acquisition and loyalty programs by connecting real-time consumer behavior with online and in-store sales. She has worked with more than 65 brands, powering more than 10,000 locations with more than 100 million transactions. The company's growth trajectory has increased dramatically over the past year, with record quarter over quarter revenue and bookings growth that is leading to the largest hiring demand the company has faced. 

Catherine has deep expertise in the technology and digital/mobile and offline programs that power customer loyalty and acquisition, including digital wallet, providing intelligence to in-store and above store point-of-sale transactional data, offer management and point-of-sale systems. 

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Angie Terrell

With over 20 years of experience in the tech industry, Angie Terrell is the Group Design Director at Stellar Elements, where she leads a dedicated team of designers and directors in their mission to enhance the digital experiences of Fortune 500 clients. Angie's unwavering commitment to excellence has established her as a visionary leader in the realm of experience design.

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Megan Tevrizian

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