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Dr. Torrens is an award-winning Professor of Entrepreneurial Practice and a three-time Inc. 5000 entrepreneur. He is a healthcare and education entrepreneur with 25 years of leading high-growth companies with experience in developing high-performing teams, raising capital, and both buy/sell side M&A. Dr. Torrens is a faculty member of the Syracuse University Whitman School of Management’s Department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises and President of Sprout Therapy Group.

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Lydia Villa-Komaroff is an American molecular biologist whose research led to the discovery that bacteria could be engineered to produce insulin, a hormone that plays a critical role in regulating glucose levels in the blood. Villa-Komaroff’s breakthrough ultimately improved the production and availability of insulin used for the treatment of diabetes mellitus, a condition in which the body is unable to maintain healthy blood glucose levels.

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Tom Walters, based in Powell, OH, US, is currently a President and Co-Founder at Noxgear, LLC. Tom Walters brings experience from previous roles at Noxgear, Moog, Inc., The Ohio State University and Square D. Tom Walters holds a 2006 - 2008 MS in Mechanical Engineering @ The Ohio State University. With a robust skill set that includes System Dynamics, Simulation, Project Engineering, Matlab, Systems Engineering and more.

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Ed Fairburn, a British artist known for portraits he renders in ink, paint, and graphite over recycled maps, uses a style he refers to as topopointillism which combines the study of topography with the artistic practice of pointillism.

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Willard Shepard's A-10 squadron was the first Air Force Reserve fighter unit ever to go into combat. During the Gulf War, Shepard flew 52 combat sorties over Iraq and Kuwait. He was awarded six Air Medals for his support of Coalition Army Ground Forces. Shepard has also flown missions over Bosnia for NATO.

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Scott Bachrach, born on August 13, 1968, is an American businessman and entrepreneur known for founding Tastemakers. He has established himself as a prominent figure in the business world.

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Mary Showstark is a physician associate (PA) who earned both her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Florida and is licensed by the NCCPA.

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From the Earth to the Moon, Jackie Quinn, an environmental engineer at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is an innovation powerhouse. She’s applying her Earth-bound experience to technology for the lunar surface as the project manager for the Mass Spectrometer Observing Lunar Operation (MSOLO) instrument and The Regolith and Ice Drill for Exploring New Terrains (TRIDENT) drill.

Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2018, Quinn holds 12 patents, technologies that are licensed by organizations around the world. She gave NASA’s Technology Transfer program a glimpse into her world.

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Simonetta Di Pippo is Professor of Practice of Space Economy and Director of the Space Economy Evolution Lab (SEE Lab), SDA Bocconi, and visiting professor of practice at NYUAD. From 2014 to 2022 she was Director of UNOOSA (United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs).

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A devoted son, brother, husband, father and grandfather, Ben Lesser is also a successful entrepreneur. Following his retirement from a career in real estate, he has devoted his life to providing Holocaust Education to schools as well as religious and community groups.

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