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MIKE PRAEGER is a Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, & Board Member at AvidXchange and Chairman at AvidXchange.

Before starting SimpliVity, Doron was the Founder and CEO of Diligent Technologies, a pioneer in Enterprise Data Deduplication. Diligent was acquired by IBM in April 2008. Prior to Diligent, Doron served as Vice President and General Manager at EMC. Prior to joining EMC, Doron was VP Sales & Marketing at Imedia Corporation, a pioneer in digital video distribution. Imedia was acquired by Terayon Communications Systems. Doron holds Law and Philosophy degrees, and a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard University.

As CEO, Craig Charlton leads all facets of the SugarCRM business, from setting our vision and strategic direction to making sure we’re executing in the best possible way on the ground every day. Craig has been building and running high-growth businesses for 25 years. Before joining SugarCRM he was CEO of Oildex - the financial automation software and services provider - where he drove growth and oversaw the company’s acquisition by Drillinginfo. Craig also served as CEO of Abila, the financial and CRM provider operating in the association, non-profit and government space. Abila, which was acquired by Community Brands, grew its revenues threefold and transformed its revenue base to a subscription-based (SaaS) model over a three-year period. Craig has also been senior vice president and general manager (Asia Pacific) for ERP provider Epicor Software Corporation, where he shaped the company’s regional strategy to deliver consistent revenue and profit growth.

Jack joined Turbonomic upon its acquisition of SevOne, where he served as its CEO. Prior to joining SevOne, Jack Sweeney served as CEO of seven companies, creating $2.3 billion in value. Jack says what’s contributed most to his success is learning from every mistake he’s made. Also, Jack was a Managing Director at Bain Capital Ventures. In addition to his role at Turbonomic, Jack provides guidance and strategy as a member of ten boards of directors, four of which he serves as chairman.

Mert Hilmi Iseri has the best job in the world as the CEO of SwipeSense, aiming to eliminate preventable medical errors in hospitals. His journey started off in Istanbul, Turkey and changed courses completely once he arrived at Northwestern University. Prior to fighting infections in hospitals, he co-founded Design for America, a national initiative amongst college students to use design thinking for social impact in their communities. In 2018, DFA was awarded the National Design Award by the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Mert has presented at conferences such as TEDActive, TEDx, CUSP, Design:Chicago and has been recognized by Forbes in their 30 Under 30 list. He lives in Chicago, IL.

I have co-founded, developed, and sold two tech companies: Stellar Semiconductor, which made 3D graphics rendering chips (before they were cool), and Cryptic Studios, currently one of the most innovative and successful MMO game developers in the US. My work passion is to foster creativity, participation and responsibility. I support a balanced perspective on work and non-work life. My work environments are congenial but focused and professional. There is a time to explore and experiment, and there is a time to get things done. I make things that people are happy to pay for. My vision is that by incorporating transparency and openness into all aspects of business we can improve resilience and sustainability. My specialty is making it work.

Michael Patsalos-Fox (born 1953) is the chairman, president and CEO at Vidyo in New Jersey. He also is the chairman of Teaneck, New Jersey-based Cognizant Technology Solutions. He was formerly a senior partner and chairman of the Americas at management consultancy McKinsey & Company.