Robert Bailey brings more than 40 years of experience from his career in global water consulting and as president of CH2M’s Water Business. Previously, he was a member of the Global Water Agenda Council for the World Economic Forum and served on Governor DeSantis’ transition team for water, the environment and agriculture.
Heather Barron, Ph.D., is a licensed wildlife and sea turtle rehabilitator with more than 25 years of experience in researching, practicing and teaching wildlife medicine. She now serves as chief science officer and veterinarian for Loggerhead Marinelife Center. Her research interests focus on the intersection of wildlife, human and environmental health and she has published widely in her field.
Brian Beach is the president of Beachside Strategy and works with organizations to develop the vision and models for innovation and transformation. Brian was most recently senior vice president, customer experience and Sysco Labs at Sysco Corporation, a $75+ billion, global company. He was part of the executive leadership team, responsible for innovation strategy, digital transformation, customer experience, enterprise analytics, business development, customer segment strategy and corporate ventures.
Tracy Fanara, Ph.D., is a coastal modeling portfolio manager for the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the creator of “Inspector Planet.” She previously was guest host of the Discovery Channel show “Myth-Busters” and served as the environmental health programs manager for Mote Marine Laboratory.
Elizabeth Gadsby, Ph.D., is the head of program management and operations at Bloomer Tech, and Founder and innovation executive consultant of eGad Innovation. She has more than 20 years of progressive leadership in new product commercialization, operations and technology development. Gadsby also serves on multiple advisory boards, including those for the UF Foundation National Board, UF Foundation Talent Management, Georgia Tech College of Sciences and Desire Street Ministries.
Drew Jeter has more than 36 years of experience leading the development and delivery of technically complex, multi-billion-dollar facilities and infrastructure. He joined AECOM as global program management chief executive after holding global program management leadership roles at Hill International, Jacobs and CH2M where he oversaw the delivery of more than $300 billion of capital infrastructure programs.
Jen Lomberk, Esq., is the executive director of Matanzas Riverkeeper, chair of Waterkeepers Florida and serves on the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve Management Advisory Group. She previously served as the staff attorney for Alachua Conservation Trust and the director of special projects for the University of Florida Levin College of Law Conservation Clinic.
Scott Pressly is a managing partner at 10 Point Capital and his career includes more than two decades of private equity, brand management and franchise expertise. He utilizes his franchise accelerator model to support entrepreneurs to create dominant franchise brands. Previously, he was the co-founder and managing partner of BIP Capital and has held leadership roles with The Walt Disney Company and Dow Chemical USA.
Bruce Rogow is a founding member at Prometheus Endeavor and a private counselor for CIOs and CEOs for digital information technology management efforts. Rogow empowers enterprises to thrive as digitally enhanced businesses. He has been an ICEX principal since 2014 and is the former vice president and head of worldwide research for Gartner Group.
Paul Silverglate is a partner with Deloitte & Touche LLP and serves as vice chair and Deloitte U.S. technology sector leader. Silverglate has more than 32 years of experience serving companies headquartered in Silicon Valley and around the world and specializes in leadership development, change management and large-scale business transformation.
Kevin Taylor provides individuals and business owners with wealth management solutions, including investments, risk management, estate and tax planning, insurance planning as well as qualified and nonqualified retirement and benefit plans. He relies on the knowledge he has gained from business, legal and tax education to offer wealth advice to help clients reach their goals. Taylor believes the financial planning process should reflect clients’ vision and values, and designs strategies that are flexible as their needs and goals change.