His Excellency Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri

Minister of Economy, United Arab Emirates

H.E. Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri was appointed Minister of Economy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) under the new government structure approved in July 2020.

He is chairman of the General Civil Aviation Authority, UAE International Investors Council, and CSR UAE Fund’s Board of Trustees.

Prior to his appointment, H.E. Al Marri held important positions in the government as a senior, top-ranking official. He was the Secretary General of the UAE Cabinet since 2017, during which he was instrumental in strengthening the interdependence between the federal and local governments. In this role, he also spearheaded many initiatives to get the pulse of the people and know their sentiments, as well as build the UAE’s long-lasting relations with international organizations such as the World Economic Forum.

H.E. Bin Touq formerly served as the head of Securities and Commodities Authority, and was also the former Director General of the Executive Office of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. He was part of the high-profile team that was behind the launch of ‘Area 2071,’ the nucleus of the future envisioned in the UAE Centennial Plan 2071. Furthermore, the UAE Minister of Economy, in his previous post, took part in the unveiling of the Hatta Economic Zone development project and the relaunching of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Center for Leadership Development.

In addition, he was the CEO of the Dubai Future Foundation, enabling him to play a vital role in the successful launch of Dubai 10X and other initiatives of national importance. The Dubai 10X initiative, in particular, aims to strengthen the emirate’s bid to become the city of the future.

H.E. Al Marri is a member of the Boards of Directors of different federal entities. His memberships allow him to actively support the development of priority sectors in the country such as the Golden Visa initiative, which seeks to attract talented individuals from across the world.

The UAE Minister of Economy holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Sheffield in the UK. Also, he is a graduate of the UAE Government Leaders Program and Mohammed Bin Rashid Center for Leadership Development.

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ﺗﻢ ﺗﻌﻴﻴﻦ ﻣﻌﺎﻟﻲ ﻋﺒﺪا ul.J ﺑﻦ ﻃﻮق وزﻳﺮ[ ﻟﻼﻗﺘﺼﺎد ﻟﺪوﻟﺔ ا.,\ﻣﺎرات اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ اﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪة ﺿﻤﻦ اﻟﺘﺸﻜﻴﻞ اﻟﻮزاري ﻟﺤﻜﻮﻣﺔ ا.,\ﻣﺎرات ﻓﻲ ﻳﻮﻟﻴﻮ 2020، ﺑﻌﺪ أن ﺷﺎرك ﺧﻼل ﻣﺴﻴﺮﺗﻪ اﻟﻤﻬﻨﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ إدارة اﻟﻌﺪﻳﺪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﻠﻔﺎت اﻟﺤﻜﻮﻣﻴﺔ اﻟﻤﻬﻤﺔ. 

ﻛﻤﺎ ﻳﺘﻮﻟﻰ ﺑﻦ ﻃﻮق ﻣﻨﺼﺐ رﺋﻴﺲ اﻟﻬﻴﺌﺔ اﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ ﻟﻠﻄﻴﺮان اﻟﻤﺪﻧﻲ، وﻣﺠﻠﺲ ا.,\ﻣﺎرات ﻟﻠﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮﻳﻦ ﺑﺎﻟﺨﺎرج، وﻣﺠﻠﺲ أﻣﻨﺎء اﻟﺼﻨﺪوق اﻟﻮﻃﻨﻲ ﻟﻠﻤﺴﺆوﻟﻴﺔ اﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻴﺔ اﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻌﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﺸﺮﻛﺎت. 

ﺷﻐﻞ ﺑﻦ ﻃﻮق ﻣﻨﺼﺐ ا1Jﻣﻴﻦ اﻟﻌﺎم ﻟﻤﺠﻠﺲ اﻟﻮزراء ﻣﻨﺬ اﻟﻌﺎم 2017 ﺣﻴﺚ ﺳﺎﻫﻢ ﻓﻲ ﺗﻄﻮﻳﺮ آﻟﻴﺎت ﻣﺒﺘﻜﺮة ﻟﺘﻌﺰﻳﺰ اﻟﺘﺮاﺑﻂ ﺑﻴﻦ اﻟﺤﻜﻮﻣﺔ اﻻﺗﺤﺎدﻳﺔ واﻟﺤﻜﻮﻣﺎت اﻟﻤﺤﻠﻴﺔ، وإﻃﻼق اﻟﻤﻨﺼﺎت اﻟﻤﺒﺘﻜﺮة ﻟﻠﺘﻌﺮف ﺑﻌﻤﻖ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﻮﺟﻬﺎت اﻟﺠﻤﻬﻮر واﻟﺮأي اﻟﻌﺎم ﻓﻲ ﻛﺎﻓﺔ إﻣﺎرات اﻟﺪوﻟﺔ، ﻓﻀﻼ ﻋﻦ إﻗﺎﻣﺔ اﻟﻌﺪﻳﺪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻌﻼﻗﺎت اﻟﻤﺜﻤﺮة ﻣﻊ اﻟﻤﻨﻈﻤﺎت اﻟﺪوﻟﻴﺔ ﻋﺒﺮ ﻗﻴﺎدة اﻟﺸﺮاﻛﺔ ﺑﻴﻦ اﻟﻤﻨﺘﺪى اﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎدي اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﻲ ودوﻟﺔ ا.,\ﻣﺎرات. 

ﺷﻐﻞ ﺑﻦ ﻃﻮق ﻣﻨﺼﺐ رﺋﻴﺲ ﻫﻴﺌﺔ ا1Jوراق اﻟﻤﺎﻟﻴﺔ واﻟﺴﻠﻊ ﺳﺎﺑﻘ[، ﻛﻤﺎ ﺗﻮﻟﻰ ﻣﻌﺎﻟﻴﻪ ﺳﺎﺑﻘ[ ﻣﻨﺼﺐ ﻣﺪﻳﺮ ﻋﺎم اﻟﻤﻜﺘﺐ اﻟﺘﻨﻔﻴﺬي ﻟﺼﺎﺣﺐ اﻟﺴﻤﻮ اﻟﺸﻴﺦ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺑﻦ راﺷﺪ آل ﻣﻜﺘﻮم، ﺣﻴﺚ ﺷﺎرك ﻓﻲ إﻃﻼق)ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ (2071، اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺸﻜﻞ ﻧﻮاة ﻟﻨﻤﻮذج ا.,\ﻣﺎرات 2071 ﻓﻲ ﺗﺼﻤﻴﻢ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻘﺒﻞ، وﻣﺸﺮوع ﺗﻄﻮﻳﺮ ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﺣﺘﺎ اﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎدي، وﻟﻌﺐ دور[ ﻣﻬﻤ[ ﻓﻲ إﻋﺎدة إﻃﻼق ﻣﺮﻛﺰ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺑﻦ راﺷﺪ .,\ﻋﺪاد اﻟﻘﺎدة. 

وﺷﻐﻞ ﺑﻦ ﻃﻮق أﻳﻀﺎ ﻣﻨﺼﺐ اﻟﺮﺋﻴﺲ اﻟﺘﻨﻔﻴﺬي ﻟﻤﺆﺳﺴﺔ دﺑﻲ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻘﺒﻞ، وﺗﻮﻟﻰ إﻃﻼق ﻣﺒﺎدرة دﺑﻲ 10X، اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺴﻬﻢ ﻓﻲ ﺗﻨﻔﻴﺬ رؤﻳﺔ دﺑﻲ ﻟﺘﻜﻮن ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺔ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻘﺒﻞ، ﺑﺎ.,\ﺿﺎﻓﺔ إﻟﻰ إﻃﻼق اﻟﻌﺪﻳﺪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺒﺎدرات اﻟﻨﻮﻋﻴﺔ واﻟﻤﺒﺘﻜﺮة. 

ﻳﺸﺎرك ﺑﻦ ﻃﻮق ﻓﻲ ﻋﻀﻮﻳﺔ اﻟﻌﺪﻳﺪ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺠﺎﻟﺲ ا.,\دارات ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺪﻳﺪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺠﻬﺎت اﻻﺗﺤﺎدﻳﺔ، وﻳﺴﻬﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼﻟﻬﺎ ﺑﻔﺎﻋﻠﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ إﻃﻼق وﺗﻄﻮﻳﺮ ﻣﺒﺎدرات ﺗﺪﻋﻢ ﻣﺨﺘﻠﻒ اﻟﻘﻄﺎﻋﺎت ﻓﻲ اﻟﺪوﻟﺔ ﻣﺜﻞ ﻣﺒﺎدرة اﻟﺘﺄﺷﻴﺮة اﻟﺬﻫﺒﻴﺔ ﻟﺠﺬب اﻟﻜﻔﺎءات واﻟﻤﻮاﻫﺐ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺨﺘﻠﻒ أرﺟﺎء اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ إﻟﻰ ا.,\ﻣﺎرات. 

ﻳﺤﻤﻞ ﻣﻌﺎﻟﻲ ﺑﻦ ﻃﻮق ﺷﻬﺎدة اﻟﺒﻜﺎﻟﻮرﻳﻮس ﻓﻲ اﻟﻬﻨﺪﺳﺔ اﻟﻤﺪﻧﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ ﺷﻔﻴﻠﺪ ﻓﻲ ﺑﺮﻳﻄﺎﻧﻴﺎ، وﻫﻮ ﺧﺮﻳﺞ ﺑﺮﻧﺎﻣﺞ ﻗﻴﺎدات ﺣﻜﻮﻣﺔ دوﻟﺔ ا.,\ﻣﺎرات وﻣﺮﻛﺰ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺑﻦ راﺷﺪ .,\ﻋﺪاد اﻟﻘﺎدة.

Christian Angermayer

Founder, Apeiron Investment Group

Christian Angermayer is a serial entrepreneur and investor who builds and invests in companies that are shaping the Next Human Agenda: a future in which technology empowers people to live longer, healthier, and happier lives.

Christian’s family office and private investment firm, Apeiron Investment Group, has more than USD 3 billion under management and 50 people across five international locations. Apeiron focuses on Life Sciences, FinTech & Crypto, Future Tech and Experiences, Hospitality & Happiness. Over the past 20 years, Christian has founded three unicorns himself and has been the lead investor in four unicorns and two decacorns.

His current areas of focus include:

1. Psychedelics: Christian is known for leading the psychedelics renaissance which will tackle the global mental health crisis. atai Life Sciences (Nasdaq: ATAI), founded by Christian, is investigating the potential of psychedelic compounds including psilocybin, ketamine, DMT and ibogaine, and their potential use as approved medical treatments.

2. Longevity: Christian has founded two biotech companies, Rejuveron Life Sciences and Cambrian Biopharma, that are developing medical drugs with the aim to significantly prolong the human life span – with health spans to match.
3. FinTech & Crypto: Through his Cryptology Asset Group, Christian has interests in Block.One (one of the largest owners of BTC globally), Bullish, and Northern Data (Europe’s largest crypto miner), among others.

4. Future Tech: Christian is the driving force behind numerous companies at the cutting edge of new technologies, including: brain-computer interfaces (Blackrock Neurotech), AI, fusion power (General Fusion), lithium development (Rock Tech Lithium), Food Tech (Formo, Perfect Day and Hoxton Farms) and Space Tech (including Mynaric and Isar Aerospace), to name just a few.

Christian is an active thought leader and is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, a member of the Milken Institute Young Leaders’ Circle, a partner of the Munich Security Conference, an advisor to President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, and a founding member of President Macron’s “Scale-Up Europe” initiative. His Angermayer Policy and Innovation Forum convenes international head of states, politicians, investors, and scientists coming together to discuss and address global priorities.

Christian is passionate about mental health and is a co-founder of the AURORA Institute, the first non-profit incubator of its kind, focused on funding the world’s leading individuals and NGOs dedicated to solving the global mental health crisis.

He is passionate about the arts and film and has been the (executive) producer of 26 feature films, including the critically acclaimed movies Filth (2013), Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014) and the Zack Snyder hit Army of Thieves (2021).

His Excellency Dr. Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi

Minister of State for Foreign Trade, United Arab Emirates

H.E Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi was appointed the UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, following the new UAE Government structure in July 2020, and has been assigned a file to attract the best talents and competencies to serve the strategic direction of the UAE. H.E. also oversees the development of non-oil foreign trade sectors and the expansion of global partnerships, in addition to enhancing the investment climate in the country, in order to cement its position as a major business destination at the regional and global levels.

H.E. had held the position of Minister of Climate Change and Environment previously, during which he supervised the implementation of the UAE's strategies locally, advancing environment and climate actions. He also led the country’s efforts in limiting and adapting to the repercussions of climate change at the global level, while also focusing on the preservation of the UAE’s biodiversity through the development and implementation of a set of effective policies and measures.

Prior to assuming his ministerial position, H.E Al Zeyoudi served as the permanent representative of the UAE to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and Director of the Department of Energy Affairs and Climate Change at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

H. E. began his career as a petroleum engineer at the Abu Dhabi Marine Area Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) before moving to the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), where he worked on the development of renewable energy technologies and solutions. He has played a major role in the UAE’s successful diplomatic campaign in 2009 to host the headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in the capital, Abu Dhabi.

H. E. Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al-Zeyoudi holds a Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Tulsa; a Master's degree in Business Administration from the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT); a Master's degree in Project Management from the British University in Dubai; and a PhD in Strategy, Program and Project Management from SKEMA Business School in France.

Tom Verducci

MLB Analyst & Reporter, FOX Sports

Tom Verducci is an analyst and reporter for FOX Sports’ Major League Baseball coverage. Joining the network in 2012, Verducci has been a reporter for the MLB Postseason since 2016.

One of only a few national MLB analysts to have not played professionally, the four-time Emmy-Award winner has covered the sport for more than 30 years in a variety of roles ranging from beat writer to columnist, feature writer, author, reporter, studio analyst and game analyst.

One of the top journalists to ever cover the game, Verducci is a three-time winner of the National Sports Media Association’s National Sportswriter of the Year Award and was elected to the NSMA Hall of Fame in 2020.

Verducci took home the Sports Emmy Award in the Outstanding Sports Personality/Sports Reporter category in 2012 and 2018 as a field reporter for his regular and postseason baseball coverage. In 2013, he was awarded a second Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality — Studio Analyst, becoming the first non-former college or pro athlete to claim the honor and the first person to earn the award after previously winning Outstanding Sports Reporter.

Verducci was in the broadcast booth alongside analyst Harold Reynolds and play-by-play announcer Joe Buck for FOX Sports’ presentation of the All-Star Game and World Series in 2014 & 2015.

In addition to his role with MLB Network, Verducci served as a studio analyst for TBS’ coverage of the Division Series and American League Championship Series. He became a field reporter for TBS in October 2008 and joined MLB Network booth in 2009. He also currently serves as a senior baseball writer at Sports Illustrated, where he has twice been named a National Magazine Award finalist. Verducci contributes inside information and analysis for the magazine and SI.com. Before joining Sports Illustrated, Verducci spent 10 years as a baseball writer for Newsday, serving as its national baseball columnist from 1990 to 1993. He also was a sports reporter for Florida Today.

With Joe Torre, Verducci co-authored “The Yankee Years,” a No. 1 New York Times bestseller released in 2009 that chronicled the New York Yankees’ dugout and organization. His other books include New York Times bestseller “The Cubs Way,” documenting how Theo Epstein and Joe Maddon built the Chicago Cubs team that broke the longest championship drought in sports; “Chasing the Dream: My Lifelong Journey to the World Series,” chronicling Torre’s path from growing up in Brooklyn to leading the Yankees; and “Inside Baseball: The Best of Tom Verducci,” which features 21 of his most memorable Sports Illustrated essays.

Born and raised in Glen Ridge, N.J., Verducci graduated from Penn State University in 1982 with a degree in journalism and was honored as the Most Outstanding Journalism Graduate in his class. In high school, Verducci caught the winning touchdown pass in his team’s state championship game. He currently resides in Montgomery Township, N.J., with his wife, Kristen. They have two children, Adam and Ben.

Milind Mehere

Chief Executive Officer, Yieldstreet

Milind Mehere is an award-winning entrepreneur with a track record of building large scalable businesses and creating new product categories.  Milind is the Founder and CEO of Yieldstreet, a digital wealth management platform focused on income generation. In 2020, Yieldstreet was named Financial Time's 12th Fastest Growing Company in US, and for 2 consecutive years, Yieldstreet was named one of the top 50 Fastest-Growing Companies by INC.

Previously, Milind Co-Founded and scaled Yodle (an ad-tech platform for SMBs) to $200M+ in revenue and 1,400 employees. Yodle was ranked 4 times in the Inc 500 list and was acquired by Web.com for $342M in 2016. Milind was named an Innovation Fellow at Columbia University’s Lang Center, and is an international keynote speaker, having spoken at Forbes, Bloomberg, Cheddar, LendIt, Citi Bank, Goldman, Columbia, and Harvard among others.

Peter McCormack

Creator & Host, What Bitcoin Did Podcast

Peter McCormack is a full-time podcaster and filmmaker covering topics such as Freedom, Human Rights, Censorship and Bitcoin. Peter created and hosts the What Bitcoin Did Podcast, a twice-weekly Bitcoin podcast where he interviews experts in the world of Bitcoin development, privacy, investment and adoption. Launched in November of 2017, the podcast has grown to over 350 episodes with a guest list that is a testament to the diversity of knowledge and opinions that represent the broader Bitcoin community.

Matt Karnes

Founder, GreenWave Advisors

Matthew (Matt) Karnes founded GreenWave Advisors in 2014 to provide institutional quality financial research and analysis, due diligence and other advisory services pertinent to the emerging cannabis industry.  Previously, Matt worked in equity research focusing on the Radio Broadcasting and Cable Television industries for First Union Securities. Matt also covered Satellite Communication at SG Cowen and in addition, worked with the top ranked Consumer Internet analyst at Bear Stearns & Co – this team was consistently recognized by the Institutional Investor’s “All America Research Team”.  As a sellside equity analyst, Matt authored and co-authored numerous emerging industry research reports including such names as Google, Sirius, XM Satellite Radio, DIRECTV and EchoStar Communications.

Matt was also Principal and Senior Equity Analyst at Bull Path Capital Management, a New York City based hedge fund, where he was responsible for investment strategies of emerging technologies primarily within the Technology, Media and Telecom sectors. Prior to his career on Wall Street, Matt held various finance and accounting positions at PriceWaterhouse Coopers and Deloitte as well as at Texaco Inc. where he worked throughout the U.S., Europe, The Caribbean and Asia. Additionally at Chase, Matt was responsible for implementing the bank’s corporate accounting policies on commodity, interest rate and foreign currency derivative products. Matt graduated from Fordham University with an MBA in finance and earned a B.S. Business Administration with a double major in accounting and finance from Miami University (OH). Matt is also a Certified Public Accountant.

David Feuerstein

Co-Founder & Partner, Feuerstein Kulick

David Feuerstein is a co-founder and partner of Feuerstein Kulick, a twenty-five person law firm in New York City, that is focused on cannabis law and regulations.  David also serves as the head of Feuerstein Kulick’s litigation department.

David is a seasoned litigator that leverages his significant courtroom experience to efficiently protect clients’ interests in complex commercial litigation.  David is one of a handful of attorneys nationwide that has litigated a cannabis case before a federal court, state court, arbitration panel and a government agency.

In 2013, David was named one of the New York Law Journal’s Rising Stars – a group of 50 lawyers in New York City whose hard work has significantly contributed to the law and their communities.

From 2003 to 2020, David served as an adjunct professor at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he taught legal writing and research. He is also a member of the Advisory Committee for the Heyman Center on Corporate Governance, which strives to raise public and academic awareness of pressing issues in corporate and securities law, and a member of Cardozo’s Real Estate Advisory Committee.

In addition to his role at Feuerstein Kulick, David is also a partner of FocusGrowth Asset Management, L.P., an asset management firm that invests in, and provides services to, companies across all verticals in the cannabis industry. 

Harris Ziskroit

Managing Director, Engine No. 1

Harris is a Managing Director at Engine No. 1. He oversees private equity and venture capital investments at Engine No. 1 focusing on investments in Cleantech, Energy Transition, Agriculture, and Infrastructure. He has over 15 years of private equity and venture capital experience and was an early investor in sectors leading the U.S. clean energy transition.

Before joining Engine No. 1, Harris was the Chief Investment Officer of Pelican Advisors where he built several successful businesses across multiple industries. Prior to joining Pelican Advisors, he invested in the energy industry at Good Energies / Bregal Energy and prior to that at LS Power Equity Advisors. He began his career as an investment banker at Credit Suisse First Boston.

Harris received a BS with Honors in Policy Analysis and Management from Cornell University with minors in Economics and Government. He currently sits on several boards, including the non-profit organization Teach-it-Back, and is a mentor to early-stage entrepreneurs at the NASDAQ Entrepreneurial Center.      

Joe Torre

Special Assistant to the Commissioner, Major League Baseball

Joe Torre was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY on July 27, 2014 and the New York Yankees retired his Number 6 at a ceremony at Yankee Stadium the following month.

Joe is currently a consultant to Major League Baseball Commissioner Robert Manfred.  Prior to his current role, he served as the Chief Baseball Officer for Major League Baseball. In this capacity, he was responsible for overseeing several areas that included Major League Operations, On-Field Operations, On-Field Discipline and Umpiring. He served as the Office of the Commissioner’s primary liaison to the general managers and field managers of the 30 Major League Clubs regarding all baseball and on-field matters.

Torre is also Chairman of the Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation, which he and his wife, Ali, launched in 2002. In 2010, Torre was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on the National Advisory Committee on Violence Against Women.  He has also served as Co-Chair of the US Justice Department’s National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence.

In the Fall of 2010, Torre concluded his third and final season as Manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who he led to the National League Championship Series in 2008 and 2009. Previously, he spent 12 seasons as Manager of the New York Yankees (1996-2007), guiding them to the Playoffs every year, including six World Series appearances and four World Championships (1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000).

Torre made his managerial debut with the New York Mets on May 31, 1977, becoming the first player-manager in the majors since 1959. He managed the Mets until 1981 and the Atlanta Braves from 1982-84. After spending nearly six seasons as a television broadcaster for the California Angels, he managed the St. Louis Cardinals from 1990-95.

Torre ranks fifth in all-time managerial wins, with 2,326. The Associated Press named him Manager of the Year in 1982 and 1998. In 1996 and 1998, the Baseball Writers Association of America named him American League Manager of the Year and, in 1996, The Sporting News named him Sportsman of the Year. He won ESPN’s ESPY Award for Best Manager/Coach of the Year in 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2001.

During his 17-year playing career (first/third baseman, catcher) with the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets, Torre compiled a lifetime .297 batting average, had 2,342 hits, 252 home runs and 1,185 RBI’s, and hit over .300 five times. He was a nine-time All-Star and the National League’s 1971 Most Valuable Player, batting .363 with 230 hits, 24 home runs and a league-leading 137 RBIs.

The Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation’s mission is to educate to end the cycle of domestic violence and save lives. Since its inception, the Foundation has educated thousands of students, parents, teachers and school faculty about the devastating effects of domestic violence.

Currently reaching children in schools and community centers in metropolitan New York City and schools in Los Angeles and Cincinnati, Margaret’s Place, a tribute to Joe’s mother, provides middle and high school students with a “safe room,” in which to talk about violence-related issues to each other and to a professional counselor trained in domestic violence intervention and prevention

Torre is the co-author of three books: The Yankee Years (Doubleday 2009), Chasing the Dream: My Lifelong Journey to the World Series (Bantam 1997, 1998) and Joe Torre’s Ground Rules for Winners: 12 Keys to Managing Team Players, Tough Bosses, Setbacks and Success (Hyperion 1999).

Torre was born on July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn, NY.  He and Ali have four children, Andrea, Michael, Cristina and Lauren.

Dan Streetman

Chief Executive Officer, TIBCO Software

Dan Streetman is the Chief Executive Officer of TIBCO. Dan is an expert at leveraging real-time data to enable faster, smarter decisions. Prior to leading TIBCO, Dan helped propel significant data-driven transformations, most recently at BMC, Salesforce, and C3.ai. He is a strong advocate for creating cultures of collaboration, and he honed his leadership skills as a U.S. Army officer, serving in combat operations and receiving decorations including the Bronze Star. He actively advocates for veterans and serves on several non-profit boards supporting education and employment. Dan is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and earned an MBA at Harvard Business School.

TIBCO Software Inc. unlocks the potential of real-time data for making faster, smarter decisions. TIBCO’s Connected Intelligence platform seamlessly connects any application or data source; intelligently unifies data for greater access, trust, and control; and confidently predicts outcomes in real time and at scale. Learn how solutions to the worlds’ most critical business challenges are made possible by TIBCO at www.tibco.com.

Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill

NJ-11

After graduating from the US Naval Academy in 1994, Congresswoman Sherrill spent almost 10 years on active duty in the Navy. She flew missions throughout Europe and the Middle East as a Sea King helicopter pilot, worked on the Battle Watch Floor in the European Theater during the Iraq invasion, and served as a Flag Aide to the Deputy Commander in Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Congresswoman Sherrill also served as a Russian policy officer and worked on the implementation of our nuclear treaty obligations and helped oversee the relationship between the U.S. Navy and Russian Federation Navy. Congresswoman Sherrill sits on the House Armed Services Committee, the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, and the House Education and Labor Committee.

Santiago Roel Santos

DeFi Investor

Santiago Roel Santos (CryptoPunk #9159) is an investor focusing at the intersection of DeFi and the Web3 metaverse (NFTs/gaming). Most recently was a Partner at ParaFi Capital, one of the largest crypto funds specializing in DeFi. Prior to that, he was at Sageview Capital investing in Internet and software and, before that, at JP Morgan investment banking. Santiago began investing in crypto in 2012.

Charles Poliacof

Chief Executive Officer, Knoema

Charles Poliacof is CEO of Knoema, the data technology which makes the world's data discoverable and usable. Previously, Charles served as Chief Revenue Officer at Visible Alpha where he was responsible for building and overseeing the commercial arm of the organization and strategy. Prior to Visible Alpha, Charles was Managing Director at Novus. Charles has his roots at the intersection of investment management and technology, beginning his career at the Schonfeld Group, then going on to co-found Applied Analytics, a technology that empowered automated trading strategies, and serving as Co-Head of Trading and a Portfolio Manager at Centurion Investment Partners until its acquisition in 2011.  Charles is also very passionate about philanthropy. He founded and is Chair Emeritus of the Junior Board of Seeds of Peace, and previously served on the advisory board of the non-profit, Portfolios with Purpose. Charles holds a BS in Applied Mathematics and Economics from Stony Brook University.

Emily Paxhia

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Poseidon

Emily Paxhia is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Poseidon.

Emily has reviewed thousands of companies in the cannabis industry and has worked with countless founders in many capacities. She had helped to shape founders' pitch preparations, their go-to-market strategies/ product launches, and advised on day-to-day business operations. Emily has held board seats for multiple portfolio companies and participates as an adviser to multiple teams.

Extremely active in the investment decision making and ongoing investment oversight processes, she works closely with her partners to create meaningful deal structures, ensuring that proper governance is carried out at the company level. Further, Emily has dedicated time and energy to supporting policy groups and has served on the Board of Directors of the Marijuana Policy Project. She also currently serves on the Board of Athletes for CARE and The Initiative.

Emily has over 10 years of experience working as a consultant and researcher, and as such, has become an expert at extracting actionable insights from research and applying them to make corporations function more efficiently and successfully. She also leverages this experience to engage in detailed market analysis for determination around product-market fit and potential scalability.

Emily graduated from New York University with an M.A. in Psychology in 2008. She graduated from Skidmore College with a B.A. in Psychology in 2002.

Sanjay Patel

Chairman International & Senior Partner of Private Equity, Apollo Management

Mr. Patel is Chairman International and Senior Partner of Private Equity of Apollo Management, with responsibility for helping to build and develop Apollo's international businesses based out of New York City.  He is a member of the firm's Management Committee and Investment Committees and serves as Chief Executive Officer of Apollo Strategic Growth Capital. He was formerly Head of Europe and Managing Partner of Apollo European Principal Finance based in London. He joined Apollo Management in 2010 as Head of International Private Equity. 

He was previously a partner at Goldman, Sachs & Co. and was co-head of European and Indian private equity for the Principal Investment Area (PIA).   He was a member of the Goldman Sachs Partnership Committee and a member of the Investment Committee of the Goldman Sachs Foundation.  Sanjay started his career at Goldman Sachs in 1983 and spent 17 years in PIA in New York and London. 

He was Co-President of Greenwich Street Capital from 1998-2003.  He currently serves on the board of directors of Tegra Apparel and Yewno, Inc.  He is a member of the Harvard Graduate School of Design Dean’s Leadership Council and the Stanford Graduate School of Business Advisory Council.  He also serves on the Investment Committee of the Eton College Foundation and is a member of the Eton Development Advisory Council. He is President of the board of the American Friends of The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

He received his AB and SM engineering degrees, magna cum laude, from Harvard College and received his MBA degree from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar.  He was educated at Eton College in the UK, where he was a King's Scholar. 

Maureen O'Toole, CAIA

Managing Director & Head of the Americas Investor Development Group, Actis Advisers

Maureen O’Toole is head of the Americas Investor Development Group for Actis.  She and her team work with investors in Actis funds to keep them fully appraised of the progress and performance of their investments. Importantly, they work with potential investors about the opportunities that exist in emerging market investing, and the preconceptions that often accompany them.

Maureen joined Actis from Morgan Stanley where she was a Managing Director and held a number of roles in the alternative investments division, ranging from client engagement, to sales team management and business management. She worked at K2 Advisors immediately prior to Morgan Stanley. Prior to that, Maureen was a Managing Director with Citigroup Alternative Investments, heading a global team of 35 investor development professionals who worked with clients across the full spectrum of alternative investments: hedge funds, private equity and private real estate funds.

Maureen started her career as a research analyst at Drexel Burnham Lambert, working with institutional clients on identifying their balance sheet risk and then constructing risk mitigating hedging strategies. Hedging strategies evolved to also suggest opportunistic trading ideas from time to time.

Maureen received her undergraduate degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology, with a second emphasis in Economics at California State University at Chico. She obtained her Masters in Finance at Northwestern University in Chicago.  Additionally, Maureen holds a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation.

James Ledbetter

Chief Content Officer, Clarim Media

James Ledbetter is the Chief Content Officer of Clarim Media, and editor and publisher of FIN, an e-mail newsletter devoted to fintech. He is the former editor-in-chief of Inc. magazine and Inc.com, and former Head of Content at Sequoia Capital. He has also worked on staff at Slate, Reuters, TIME, and The Village Voice. He is the author or editor of six books including, most recently, One Nation Under Gold: How One Precious Metal Has Dominated the American Imagination for Four Centuries. His writing on politics, business and media has been published in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Quartz, The American Prospect, The Industry Standard, Mother Jones, The Nation, The New Republic and dozens of other publications. He lives in New York City with his wife and son.

Pieter Houlleberghs

Director, Investment (Energy & Environment), Temasek

Pieter joined Temasek in 2013 and is currently a Director in the Americas team based in Temasek’s New York office. Pieter helps to lead Temasek’s next generation clean energy and sustainable real assets investment activity in the Americas.

Pieter is responsible for originating and executing public and private investments across the capital structure, with a focus on the Clean Energy, Water and Waste sectors. He serves on the boards of Cypress Creek Renewables (solar power), Svante (carbon capture) and Eavor (geothermal energy).

Prior to joining Temasek, Pieter held senior investment banking roles covering the energy and resources sector with UBS, Rothschild and Barclays in London and Sydney. Pieter holds an MBA from INSEAD and a Masters in Mechanical Engineering (MEng) from Imperial College London with First Class Honours.

Robert Hackett

Senior Writer & Tech Editor, Fortune

Robert Hackett is a senior writer and tech editor at Fortune where he covers the cutting edge of business. He is a co-chair of Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech and Brainstorm Finance conferences and creator of The Ledger, Fortune’s crypto franchise. Robert authors Fortune’s newsletters Data Sheet (on technology) and The Ledger (fintech). He has received national recognition for his reporting, including as a finalist for the 2018 Larry Birger Young Business Journalist Award. Previously, Robert worked at Nautilus Magazine, TED Conferences, and Johnson & Johnson. He earned a master’s degree from Columbia Journalism School and a double major in chemistry and English with minors in science and technology studies and history from Cornell University. He lives in New York.