Speakers
From Fortune 500 executives to startup founders… Summit speakers are building Ohio’s tech hub in real time.
2025 Tech Summit Speakers (announced)
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Walter “Ted” Carter Jr.
17th President
The Ohio State University
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Shereen Agrawal
Executive Director
Center for Software Innovation, The Ohio State University
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Dan Manges
Founder + CEO
rwx
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Todd James
Founder + CEO
Aurora Insights
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Anagha Vyas
Director, Data Science, AI, Commercial Technologies + Enterprise Digital
Cardinal Health
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Payal Thakur
Sr. Director, Enterprise Analytics + CDO
JobsOhio
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Erin Spring
Senior Director, Material Science
Goodyear
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Tonjia Coverdale
Former SVP, Chief Strategy Officer for Operations + Technology
Associated Bank
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Sam Porras
Senior Director
Slalom
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Tony Pietrocola
President
AgileBlue
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Kristy Campbell
President + COO
Rev1 Ventures
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Brad Reynolds
Co-Founder + Chief Strategy Officer + SVP, Artificial Intelligence
Expedient
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Catherine Reynolds
Sr. Technical Recruiter
Grammarly
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Christopher Ritchie
Managing Partner + Executive
Integrity Power Search
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Alexandra Scheiman
VP, People
Path Robotics
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Jeffrey Stern
Principal
O.H.I.O Fund
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Ketaki Sodhi
Sr. Analyst + Program Lead, Employee Listening + Change Management
Microsoft
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Michelle Pittsenbarger
Chief Technology Officer
KM2 Solutions
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Ryan Schreiber
Co-Founder + CEO
Streamline
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Colleen Saunders-Chukwu
AVP, Data Science + Analytics
Nationwide
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Nick Enger
President + Chief Technology Officer
ATC
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Robert Krause
VP Global Content Innovation Sales
Hyland
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Doug Vargo
VP, Consulting Services
CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc.
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Lynn Sautter Beal
VP, Implementation + Success
Upstart
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Yonatan Raz-Fridman
Founder + CEO
Supersocial
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Laura Bennett
Principal
Gosling’s Leap
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Joe Waina
Senior Innovation Principal
Verizon
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Standish Stewart
VP + CIO
Cuyahoga Community College
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Wes Withrow
Sr. Client Partner
Verizon
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LJ Eads
Director of Research Intelligence
Parallax Research Institute
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Pinal Patel
Chief Information Officer
Veeva
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John Grace
Chief People, Culture, and Facilities Officer
JumpStart Inc.
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Paul Parazzoli
Program Development Lead, Government Science Programs
IBM Quantum
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Michael Brown
Principal Scientist, High Speed Systems Division
Air Force Research Laboratory
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Ron Senchak
Senior Director of Sales and Business Development
Verizon
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Krista Bistline
Director, State and Local Government Affairs
Verizon