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Thanks to Natalie Kratz & The New Media Incubator at Wright State University!

MODERATOR: Troy Singer, Opportunity Connector

Account Executive, United Mail. Troy is a life-long Ohioan and has enthusiastically participated in the Dayton Community since arriving in 1996. He currently serves on the Dayton-Montgomery County Port Authority and the Dayton Art Institute Associate Board. He is a past member and chairman of both the greater Dayton Habitat for Humanity Board and the United Way of Greater Dayton Young Leaders Board. Troy’s personal passions are golf, CrossFit, politics, the Cincinnati Bengals, OSU Football and College Basketball.

SPEAKER: Charles Nick, Entrepreneur

Inspiration Breeds Tenacity

Co-Founder & President, Third Wave Water. Charles is passionate about entrepreneurship, aviation and coffee. He has worked for organizations such as NASA, the U.S. Air Force, Virgin Galactic, and more. He created Douvalis Labs after stumbling into lean business principles. He then founded The Wright Cup to help the community discover great coffee, which led him to uncover the water issue in specialty coffee, co-founding Third Wave Water.

SPEAKER: Kelly Dolan, Purpose Ambassador

It’s Better Than Saving Puppies

Co-Founder, Ingage Partners. Kelly Dolan found her passion as a Social Entrepreneur by using business as a force for good. She began her career in the IT consulting industry over 20 years ago. Having measured her success by traditional standards, she considered another measure of success: how can business be used as a force for good? This quest began with the launch of Ingage Partners and continues with the creation of Thrive Impact Sourcing.

SPEAKER: Beck Besecker, Enabler

How To Keep Moving When You’re Probably Wrong

Co-Founder and CEO, Marxent. Beck Besecker founded Marxent; the leader in cloud-based 3D product visualization and virtual and augmented reality solutions for furniture retailers and building product manufacturers. Prior to Marxent, Beck spent 13 years building interactive marketing solutions for Fortune 500 brands. He founded Copient Technologies which enabled retailers to manage personalized promotions in-store and online. Beck then served as EVP of New Business at Catalina Marketing, the nation’s largest in-store promotional network.

SPEAKER: Andrew Cothrel, Bridge Builder

Humans 2.0

Founder and President, Blue Marble Medical. Andrew Cothrel founded Blue Marble Medical, which is dedicated to “building a healthier planet one project at a time.” He also is the CEO of Xact Medical, an organization leading the way in point of care robotics. His career beforehand culminated in leading Roche’s life science research business for North America. He has a degree in Engineering from The Ohio State University and a master’s from University of Michigan, complemented with Business Education from Cranfield University and London Business School.

SPEAKER: Charlynda Scales, Servant Leader

Recipes for Success

Founder, Mutt’s Sauce LLC. Charlynda is a dynamic Motivational Speaker, Brand Ambassador, Air Force Veteran, Social Media Influencer, and the founder of Mutt’s Sauce, LLC. She is a Clemson University graduate, with a degree in Aerospace Science and Business Management. She also holds an MBA in Strategic Leadership. Charlynda has been featured in Forbes.com, MadameNoire.com, CBS News, Black Enterprise Magazine, and more. In 2016, she was crowned 2nd runner up in Ms. Veteran America.

SPEAKER: Greg Simpson, Humane Technologist

Merging Humanity and the Machine

Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Synchrony. Greg brings more than 30 years of direct technology experience to his current role as the Chief Technology Officer and AI Leader for Synchrony. Greg joined Synchrony prior to their initial public offering in 2014 and spin off from General Electric, where he had been their Global Chief Technology Officer. Greg’s teams are responsible for emerging technology, technology engineering and operations across all infrastructure, and data and analytics. He was named one of the 100 Premier Technology Leaders by Computerworld in 2016.

SPEAKER: Greg Loughnane, Design Optimizer

Manufacturing Reality: A 21st Century Worth Dreaming About

R&D Consultant. Greg is an Interdisciplinary Digital Engineer and Entrepreneur working on applying computer modeling and simulation tools to Industry 4.0 problems. As a computational mechanical-materials scientist, metal additive manufacturing expert, and machine learning enthusiast, he has managed R&D programs funded by NASA and the DoD related to the processing and characterization of high-performance metal alloys for aero-space and space applications. He is also an Adjunct Instructor for the Mechanical Engineering Technology program at the University of Dayton.

SPEAKER: Seth Hamman, Educator

Guardian of the Cyber Galaxy

Director, Center for the Advancement of Cybersecurity. Seth is passionate about shaping the growing academic discipline of cybersecurity and developing the next generation of cybersecurity talent. He is currently the Director of the Center for the Advancement of Cybersecurity, and an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Cedarville University. He has presented at national conferences, published several articles, and conducted multiple NSA-sponsored research projects. He holds a B.A. in Religion from Duke University, an M.S. in Computer Science from Yale University, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Air Force Institute of Technology.

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Mark Bailey*         Diane Farrell        John Farrell       Kristen Gartland
Cassie Guard*    Lesley Johnson    Ray Marcano*   Lizz Mahar
Aaron Miller          Heidi Milne         Sean Mitchell     Jessica Reinsmoen
Fran Robinson    Lance Salyers*    Chelley Seibert*  Lisa Von De Linde
Shaun Yu*

*denotes past TEDxDayton Speaker

• What is TEDxDaytonSalon | Innovation?
  • 2019 is the first year for TEDxDaytonSalon events. TEDxDayton continues to expand the idea of social engagement with Salon event #2: “TEDxDaytonSalon | Innovation.” We’ll explore the topic of Innovation in its many forms; medical, science, technology, business, entrepreneurship, personal passion, virtual reality, and workforce development. In just a half day, eight Innovation Speakers will hope to inspire others with the possibilities and actionable ideas of innovation.

• What is a TEDxSalon event?
  • Salon events are smaller, more intimate and informative events centered around a single topic. Salon events keep a TEDx community engaged between regular TEDx events.