Summit Speakers

Browse through the many speakers who have presented at one of the TekSummits.

Esra Karagoz – Founder of onE.GLobe. Architect

  • February 8, 2022
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Biography Esra is the founder of onE.GLobe. She is a creative design professional, licensed & registered architect in New York State and Turkey. She studied architecture and interior architecture. She...

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Tom Funk – Strategic Director Architecture at Trace3

  • February 8, 2022
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Biography Tom Funk started his technology career over 25 years ago becoming the youngest Bell Labs Tier 3 engineer UNIX-based voice mail systems. Since then, he has made an indelible...

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Donald Thompson – Founder and CEO of The Diversity Movement

  • February 8, 2022
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Biography With two decades of experience leading firms, Donald Thompson is a thought leader on goal achievement, influencing company culture and driving exponential growth. He has successfully grown and sold...

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Robert James – Chief Technology Officer Parkway Autonomous

  • February 8, 2022
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Biography Visionary, results-focused senior executive recognized for enterprise level technology utilization and exceptional strategy leadership. Resourceful big-picture thinker and thought leader; confidently champion business objectives and public-private partnerships through outstanding...

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Gaurav Goyal – Product Manager at InfoVista

  • February 8, 2022
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Biography At this moment one word that can define me is 5G Enthusiast. I am Gaurav Goyal. At present I am working as Product Manager(5G) at InfoVista (the leader in...

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Raziq Yaqub – Associate Professor

  • February 8, 2022
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Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Alabama A&M University Biography Dr. Raziq Yaqub an Associate Professor in the EE&CS Department, Alabama A&M University, USA, earned a Ph.D....

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Erich Kron – Security Awareness Advocate at KnowBe4

  • February 8, 2022
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Security Awareness Advocate at KnowBe4. Former security manager for the US Army’s 2nd Regional Cyber Center-Western Hemisphere Biography Erich Kron, Security Awareness Advocate at KnowBe4, is a veteran information security...

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Colonel Mark D. Gelhardt, – Former White House CIO

  • February 8, 2022
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C|CIO, CISM, PMP, PCIP, ITIL, DTM Former White House CIO Biography Over 40 years of experience in providing Executive Level management in the Information Technology and Cyber Security fields as...

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Brent Leland Founder of High G

  • February 8, 2022
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Biography Brent Leland is the former CIO of Trek Bicycle and founder of High G Solutions, a boutique consulting firm focused on innovative and technology-enabled growth strategies. He is a...

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Navin Parmar Vice President, Interlink Analytics, Inc.

  • February 8, 2022
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Biography Masters in Business Administration (MBA) at the Carnegie Mellon University Bachelors in Engineering (Honors) at the University of Mumbai (former Bombay) Expert and visionary leader with over 20 years...

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Ann Wagner – Founder / Speaker Ann Wagner, LLC

  • February 8, 2022
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Biography Ann Wagner is a speaker and coach with 30+ years of firsthand experience in the areas of depression and anxiety. After a brain injury and subsequent out of body...

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Dr. Eric Todd Hollis – CEO/President HollisGroup

  • February 8, 2022
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CEO/President HollisGroup LLC Cyber/IT/ Business Management Biography Dr. Hollis is the CEO/President HollisGroup LLC Cyber/IT/Business Management Consulting. A Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). A writer and an exceptionally experienced Cyber/Information...

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Doug Sparks – CTO at Hanking Electronics

  • February 8, 2022
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Biography Doug Sparks is the CTO at Hanking Electronics which operates the largest MEMS wafer fab in China. While at Hanking Electronics he has worked in the consumer IoT space....

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Scott Burk – Utility Broadband Alliance

  • February 8, 2022
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Founding Member of the Utility Broadband Alliance Biography Mr. Burk has an extensive industry career. Having first started with the United States Air Force, as a telecommunication system specialist working...

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Layne Tucker CEO of ECHORIFD

  • February 8, 2022
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Biography Layne Tucker (CEO & Founder) is a Tahltan indigenous, global RFID Board certified Subject Matter Expert and initiator of 14 technology patents in the US and Canada, including the...

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Gregory Simon – Co-Founder at GenTech LLC

  • February 8, 2022
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Biography Gregory Simon holds a J.D. and is co-founder and principal at GenTech LLC—a fast-emerging wireless site acquisition and consulting firm based in Orange County, CA, founded in 2019. Before...

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Jim St.Clair – Chief Trust Officer at LUMEDIC

  • February 8, 2022
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Chief Trust Officer at LUMEDIC Biography Jim is the CTO of The Dinocrates Group, a Maryland-based boutique strategy and advisory firm, and the founder of the Institute for Healthcare Financial...

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Patricia Hammar – CEO of PKH Enterprises

  • February 8, 2022
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Founder and CEO of PKH Enterprises Biography Patricia Hammar, Founder and CEO of PKH Enterprises, has distinguished herself as a renowned expert on technology policy leveraging both her technology and...

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Dr. Alan Castillo – Director at Cloud Computing Technologies

  • February 8, 2022
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Certified Solutions Architect and Director at Cloud Computing Technologies Biography Dr. Alan F. Castillo is an Information Technology (IT) professional and founding principal of Castillo Technologies, LLC doing business as...

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Edward Lamar Thomas – Principal Owner at Thomas Consulting

  • February 4, 2022
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Sr. Consultant and Principal Owner at Thomas Consulting Speaking Topics 5G and Mass Transit In the US, the Race for 5G is being fueled by several government developments and by...

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Chris Gray – Vice President at Globalstar

  • February 4, 2022
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Vice President of Emerging Technologies and Business Development at Globalstar Biography Vice President of Emerging Technologies and Business Development. As Vice President, Emerging Technologies, Chris Gray will be identifying and...

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