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Anthony Matchett is a Chief Executive Officer at Napster.

Mr. Andy McCleery is a President and Chief Executive Officer at Viking Automatic Sprinkler Co. and is based in United States.

Yehudi “Gaf” Gaffen takes a vested interest in delivering complex projects that power vibrant communities. He has more than 35 years of construction and program management experience and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Construction Management (1975) from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He worked as a project manager on large retail projects in Cape Town before immigrating to San Diego in 1979, to pursue a career in construction and real estate development. In 1987, Gaf and his wife founded Gafcon, Inc. Under his leadership as CEO, Gafcon has grown into a globally respected program and construction management consulting firm. Gafcon has been responsible for the success of hundreds of projects, including high profile projects such as: the $5.5 billion Zizhu Purple Bay residential community, an 800-acre megaproject in Shanghai; AltaSea, a $135 million adaptive reuse at the Port of Los Angeles; the $100 million redevelopment of the Los Angeles Forum; the City of San Diego North Embarcadero Visionary Plan; the Port of Los Angeles Waterfront and Promenade; and $46.25 billion in education bond programs throughout San Diego, Orange County and Los Angeles. In 2016, the Unified Port of San Diego awarded the $1.2B redevelopment of Seaport Village to Protea Waterfront Development with Gaf as the active Managing Partner. He will steward the project to its successful completion by providing leadership and direction for the strategy and execution, with Gafcon, Inc. providing program management services.Gaf’s vision is to continue working to make Gafcon a leader in the Project and Construction Management industry, while personally stewarding worthy development opportunities that make a difference to the communities surrounding them.

H David Ramm is an Executive Vice President at CARTHEW BAY TECHNOLOGIES INC, Co-Founder at BLUEROCK ENERGY INC, and Chief Executive Officer at Turner Bros Holdings LLC. He has worked as President at ENRON WIND CORP; President/CEO/Director at IES HOLDINGS, INC.; and Chairman/Interim CEO at BrightSource Energy Inc. H works or has worked as Chairman/CEO at International Fuel Cells, Board Member at Turner Bros Holdings LLC, and VP:Marketing & Sales at RAYTHEON CO/. He attended West Point-United States Military Academy and Long Island University.

Jerry Howard is a Board Member at National Association of Home Builders of The United States and Chief Executive Officer at Home Builders. He has worked as Chief Tax Counsel at Home Builders and Chief Lobbyist at Natl Council of State Housing. Jerry attended University of South Carolina and University of Vermont.

Over thirty years of experience buying, selling, financing, building, growing, integrating and re-organizing both for-profit and non-profit operations, both domestically and abroad, for organizations such as Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Prudential Financial. A consultant to small and medium sized businesses in a wide variety of industries on how to improve their operations since 2008. Career experience includes establishing two securitization teams, a structured finance department, a whole loan sale desk, and a foreign commercial mortgage asset management subsidiary; integrating a large US commercial mortgage finance company and an international investment management organization into a Fortune 100 financial services company; reorganizing the US operations of one of the world’s largest real estate investment management companies and serving as COO of the same; founding an international resort development company; founding two consulting firms; and founding and producing one of the largest early stage technology conferences in the state of Florida for six years. Served as the president/executive director of two South Florida non-profits devoted to venture capital and technology, respectively. Participated in over 60 debt and equity transactions comprising approximately $6.5 billion in transactions value that include both residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, municipal bonds, direct real estate acquisitions and financings, corporate M&A and divestitures, and private equity fundraising activities. Significant operations experience including overseeing budgeting, planning, marketing, advertising, project development, finance, audit/internal control, technology, human resources, facilities, and general administrative activities over a 30+ year career. Recognized in 2019 as one of South Florida’s Power Leaders in Technology by the South Florida Business Journal and received the 2018 Economic Development Leadership Award - Entrepreneurship Council from the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance.