DISRUPT with Ravi Ravindran

Gunnar is Co-founder of CARL, a technology platform providing greater financial inclusion. With CARL investors have access to quantitative hedge fund strategies, information and tools to manage their investment portfolios and achieve better risk-adjusted returns.

Nima is an entrepreneur and designer with a lot of passion for building consumer tech startups. Nima is the Co-Founder & CEO of ShiftRide, a car subscription marketplace, providing people access to cars on a weekly basis with everything included.

Sustainability and anti-human trafficking activist, Lindsey Hayzlett has spent over 15 years building and scaling businesses. With her tenacious business acumen and passion for social impact, Lindsey has most recently created PRESERVE: A global fashion statement, with a purpose. It is a platform bridging the gap between cultures, advocating the artisanship of South Asian designers while providing sustainable access to global fashion for the North American market.

Lactiga is advancing its patented therapeutic to protect immunodeficient patients from severe, recurring infections. It's the first company to partner with milk banks to repurpose the global supply of unused, donated human milk into a clinical product.

SaaS development Entrepreneur. I am focused on managing the development of client-centered solutions, focusing on optimizing efficiency and lowering costs of operations. As well as using my international communication skills to build tailored user experiences following the best practices within each market. My company has been in the market for 5+ years (Brazil), and we started our international journey last year.  

I am also a Master’s student at RRU, and an ultrarunner.

Jeffery Potvin, an angel investor in multiple regions who has Invested in 55+ companies; He is a member of the York, Spark & GTAN angels & screening committees while being the driving force behind Open People Network (OPN)! OPN is a group of angel investors helping accelerate the growth of early stage startups through The Supporters Fund and Pitchit Series. Jeffery is a lifelong entrepreneur with a proven track record of building companies and reinventing existing businesses. Working with a list of great startups to enterprise clients over the years. Jeffery is a mentor, coach and loves to climb mountains!

Jennifer Arnold, co-founder and CEO of MinervaAI, a financial crime fighting platform using deep learning and automation to make client risk assessment and fin. crime investigations 10X faster, smarter and completely compliant, compared to today's manual processes.