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Dr. Abdalla Kablan is an entrepreneur and academic specialising in machine intelligence, big data analytics and computational Finance.

He is the founder of Scheduit – a business oriented social network that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to match relevant business professionals with each other. He is also the co-founder and CTO of Hippo Data, a newly developed big data predictions engine which utilises proprietary pattern recognition and machine intelligence tools to analyse social, economic and financial events using social media and market data.

Abdalla is also a lecturer and researcher of Computational Finance at the University of Malta. He obtained his PhD degree in Computational Finance from University of Essex, UK where he was a candidate at the Centre for Computational Finance and Economic Agents (CCFEA). His PhD thesis title was (The Use of Fuzzy Logic Applications for High frequency Trading).

He is well versed in the applications of computational intelligence and machine learning in algorithmic trading systems, auctioning systems and decision making / support systems. He has an extensive academic research publications track record in the areas of algorithmic trading, computational intelligence, Data Analytics, Machine Learning and Finance, with renowned academic journals, many of which won research awards.

Dr. Kablan also has an MSc in Financial Engineering and Knowledge Management from University of Bradford, UK and a BSc IT degree in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Malta.

He has presented and chaired in various international conferences and published various blind reviewed papers, some of which won research awards. He has appeared as a speaker on various national and international media outlets such as CNBC and BBC one show.

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As an influential and energetic community specialist known for inspiring successful national and international relationships, Lisa builds upon over a decade of cross-sector experience to help organizations grow and succeed across global markets. In her current role as Director of Network Operations with the Canadian Digital Media Network, Lisa and her team are dedicated to establishing Canada as a world leader in digital media (ICT + mobile) by creating and enabling connections and collaboration between entrepreneurs, companies, research institutions, government and intermediary organizations. CDMN helps bring more digital media solutions to market to create more companies, jobs and wealth in Canada. On a personal note, Lisa is married with three children ages eight, six and four. When she is not working or spending time with her family Lisa enjoys running and spending time in the gym.

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Dr. Lior Tamir is an Israeli- American with a penchant for entrepreneurship, his professional focuses have been in disrupting the telemedicine & media industries. Today, Lior serves as CEO of Accomplice, a software company building marketing solutions used by companies such as IMG, Viacom, and Indiegogo. In addition Lior sits on the board of and advises several businesses and startups on innovation, growth and strategy. Lior started his career off as a jazz musician and became a cosmetic and reconstructive dentist, before shifting his focus to technology.

Vitaly M. Golomb a Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur, investor, and author. He has spent his career in the printing industry, marketing services, technology startups, and international venture capital. He is the Founding Partner of CCC Startups, Executive Producer of the Startup AddVenture conference series, and Author of Accelerated Startup – The New Business School. He was previously the CEO of Keen Systems (Acquired by Aleyant) a venture capital-backed SaaS ecommerce platform for the printing industry and the CEO of Sputnik Integrated, an international, award-winning design and marketing firm.

Vitaly grew up in Cupertino and has been involved with startups since his teenage years. He has founded multiple companies and VC-backed startups. He holds a degree in Computer and Video Imaging and has guest lectured at Stanford, UC Berkeley, St.Mary’s and other universities around the world on entrepreneurship, innovation, and design.

Vitaly is passionate about improving society by nurturing entrepreneurship around the world. He is contributing writer for TechCrunch and other publications and has been a consistently top-ranked mentor at a number of startup accelerator programs in US and Europe. He travels to over 20 countries every year as a keynote speaker. He consults and teaches workshops to the next generation of entrepreneurs, as well as enterprises and governments fostering innovation.

His new book, Accelerated Startup – The New Business School, is the Pocket MBA for the 21st century. Traditional business schools are not prepared to provide the evolving skills and mentorship required to build tomorrow’s billion dollar companies. Many are choosing to apply to accelerators instead of MBAs and learn by doing at a rapid pace. The book provides all of the latest tools and techniques used by the world’s top accelerator programs to manufacture successful startups.

Vitaly is the Director and Executive Producer of Startup Spring – How Middle East Tech Entrepreneurs are Rewriting Their Future, a feature length documentary coming in 2016.

Startup AddVenture Since 2013, Vitaly has served as the executive producer of the Startup AddVenture conference and tour that brings some of the world’s top startup experts to tomorrow’s high-potential startup hubs. A cultural exchange bringing knowledge and inspiration from the industry’s best and showcasing local startup stars of tomorrow. The first event attracted over 1,700 attendees and 45 international speakers to Kyiv, Ukraine during the first weeks of the Maidan Revolution. It was called “one of the top startup events in Europe” by TechCrunch. In 2015 Startup AddVenture has already toured Central Europe and Middle East where it has earned the nickname of “TED for Startups” for its highly-concentrated educational format.

CCC Startups Building on the success of Startup AddVenture, Vitaly co-founded CCC Startups, a global network supporting exceptional entrepreneurs in Europe, Middle East, and beyond. CCC is focused on high quality events and investments that help up-and-coming startup ecosystems grow by connecting local talent with global markets.

Luke Havard is a trusted advisor to SME’s, specialising in finding, facilitating and executing high-level joint venture partnerships. He is the managing partner at Disentis Global Partners and founder of Vision Inspired People. His experience includes advising local and central British government, C-level leaders at fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies and founders of high growth SMEs.

In 2010 Luke started his own online business going from unknown to reaching 700,000 users per month in less than 18 months without any paid advertising. He has been featured in CEO.com, BBC h&w, Premier radio, success radio and Entrepreneur On Fire to name but a few. In 2014 Luke had the honour and privilege of speaking at Google Campus London.

When Luke isn’t facilitating exciting deals, he also advises a number of high growth tech startups and sits on the board of Harvard Illuminas and supports the human rights charity Safe From Slavery.

Prior to starting Propel(x), Swati worked in management consulting and investing. Most recently, Swati worked at Exigen Capital on IT, Telecom, Travel, and BPO deals. Before this, she sourced and evaluated deals in the Industrial Automation sector with Siemens Venture Capital. Swati is also the co-founder and coordinator of the MIT Alumni Angel Investors group.

Swati has an MBA from the Sloan School of Management, an M.S. from MIT (Technology and Policy Program) and an M.S. from UC Berkeley (Civil Engineering). She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the Indian Institute of Technology.

Charly Emery is a luxury goods entrepreneur, intuitive confidant and TV personality whose hip, savvy and entertaining style has attracted guest appearances on FOX LA, FOX News Boston, NBC affiliates, countless radio shows, and "Opening Act,” (Nigel Lythgoe/E!), where she brought her life changing intuitive skills to television.

Sought out by a clientele who extend from the west coast of California to the UK and Australia, it was after using her own instincts to transform her life following trauma that Charly became the result-focused resource for others that she couldn’t find. She’s an engaging author who expresses her love for glamour and business sense by outfitting her continuously growing circle of international retail clients with fantastic finds as a purveyor of choice luxury investment pieces that include rare collectible handbags, gemstones and more. Charly is a natural on camera whose passion for living a lifestyle you love from the inside out, is rapidly making her star rise in the realms of self-help and entertainment.