Scobie Ward

Daniel Gilbert

United States

Mr. Daniel Gilbert is the Founder and serves as Chairman at Rock Ventures. He is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Partner at RockBridge Growth Equity. He is a Co-Founder of StockX. Dan Gilbert is Founder and Chairman of Quicken Loans Inc., the nation's second largest mortgage lender. He is also Founder and Chairman of Rock Ventures LLC, the umbrella entity for his portfolio of business and real estate investments, and majority owner of the 2016 NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers. Rock Ventures and its more than 100 affiliated companies across the country employ more than 30,000 team members. Since 2013, Detroit-based Quicken Loans closed $220 billion in home loan volume across all 50 states, and in 2015, for the sixth consecutive year, earned J.D. Power's highest rating for client satisfaction among all U.S. mortgage lenders. Quicken Loans is No. 1 on Computerworld magazine's "100 Best Places to Work in IT" and has been named one of FORTUNE Magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For" for 13 consecutive years. Dan is also a shareholder in several sports-related consumer and technology businesses, including a leading wall graphics company (Fathead), electronic ticketing company (Flash Seats) and innovative sports equipment helmet maker (Xenith). Dan began moving his Family of Companies to Detroit's central business district in 2010 in an effort to help lead the transformation of a great American city. In January 2010, Dan co-founded Bedrock Detroit, a full-service real estate firm specializing in purchasing, leasing, financing, developing and managing commercial space based in downtown Detroit. Since then, he has invested more than $2.2 billion to purchase and renovate more than 95 commercial properties accounting for more than 15 million square feet in the city's urban core. Thousands of jobs have been created, and today nearly 17,000 Rock Ventures team members work in downtown Detroit. Dan also founded JACK Entertainment, a developer and owner of unique urban casinos in downtown Cleveland, Cincinnati and Baltimore. In 2013, the company also acquired Detroit's Greektown Casino-Hotel, which will be renamed as JACK Detroit Casino-Hotel Greektown later this year. In March 2013, Rock Ventures, in collaboration with the Downtown Detroit Partnership and Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, unveiled and implemented a visionary placemaking and retail plan centered on creating activity and vibrant, distinct destinations to draw people to the region using a multifaceted approach to the planning, design and management of public spaces. Dan is a Founder and Principal of Detroit Venture Partners (DVP), a venture capital firm that funds startup and early-stage technology companies in Detroit. He is also a Founding Partner of Detroit-based private equity group Rockbridge Growth Equity LLC, which invests in growing businesses in the financial services, Internet technology, consumer-direct marketing and the sports and entertainment industries across the United States. In September 2013, Dan was named co-chair of the Blight Removal Task Force. The group, appointed by the Obama Administration, published a detailed plan in May 2014 to remove all blighted structures and lots in the city of Detroit. He also serves as Vice Chairman of the M-1 RAIL initiative, which began construction in July 2014. The 6.6-mile modern streetcar system, known as QLINE, is designed to spur economic development and improve downtown and midtown Detroit's transportation infrastructure. Dan serves on the boards of the Cleveland Clinic, the Washington D.C.-based Children's National Medical Center and the Children's Tumor Foundation, which is focused on finding a cure for the genetic disorder neurofibromatosis. He earned his bachelor's degree from Michigan State University and his law degree from Wayne State University.

Mr. Jeffrey Skoll is a Founder & serves as Chairman at The Skoll Foundation. He is a philanthropist and social entrepreneur, working to bring life to his vision of a sustainable world of peace and prosperity. As the first full-time employee and President of eBay, Jeff developed the company's inaugural business plan and helped lead its successful initial public offering and the creation of the eBay Foundation. Over the last 15 years, Jeff has created an innovative portfolio of philanthropic and commercial enterprises, each a distinctive social catalyst. Together, these organizations galvanize public will and mobilize critical resources to accelerate large-scale social impact. His approach is unique: driving social impact by investing in a range of efforts that integrate powerful stories and data with entrepreneurial approaches. The Jeff Skoll Group supports his organizations, which include the Skoll Foundation, the Capricorn Investment Group, Participant Media and the Skoll Global Threats Fund. Jeff created the Skoll Foundation in 1999 to pursue his vision of a more peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world. The Foundation drives large-scale change by investing in, connecting and celebrating social entrepreneurs and the innovators who help them solve the world's most pressing problems. Capricorn Investment Group was created in 2000 to demonstrate that it is possible to invest profitably while driving sustainable, positive change. Capricorn manages the assets for Jeff Skoll, the Skoll Foundation and others who strive for extraordinary investment results by leveraging market forces to accelerate impact. Jeff founded Participant Media in 2004 with the belief that a story well told has the power to inspire and accelerate social change. Participant's 50+ films to date have collectively received a total of 7 Academy Awards and 35 nominations, and include The Help, Contagion, Good Night, and Good Luck, Syriana, An Inconvenient Truth, Waiting for Superman, and Food, Inc. In 2008, Participant launched its digital hub TakePart.com, a leading source of socially relevant news, opinion and entertainment. In August 2013, Participant expanded into television with its new network, Pivot, targeting the millennial audience, available to 45 million U.S. households. For each of its films and TV shows, Participant creates a unique social action campaign designed to give audiences specific actions they can take on the issue illuminated in the project.He founded the Skoll Global Threats Fund in 2009, whose initial focus is on five global issues that, if unchecked, could bring the world to its knees: climate change, water security, pandemics, nuclear proliferation and Middle East conflict. Jeff holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2012. Jeff's other recent honors include a career tribute at the Gotham Independent Film Awards (2012) and the John W. Gardner Leadership Award (2012).

Mark Schwartz

United States

Mr. Mark Schwartz serves as a Senior Director at The Goldman Sachs Group. He is a Co-Founder & serves as the Chairman at MissionPoint Partners. Throughout most of his tenure at Goldman Sachs, Mark played an instrumental role in shaping our strategy in Asia Pacific, first as president of Goldman Sachs Japan from 1997 to 1999, based in Tokyo, and later as chairman of Goldman Sachs Asia Pacific, a role he held until 2001. He reprised that role in 2012 and relocated to Beijing. Mark's leadership, expertise and focus on client service have been invaluable in further integrating our activities across Asia Pacific, building on previous successes and advancing our leading franchise in the region. Over the years, Mark has demonstrated an unwavering focus on supporting and enhancing Goldman Sachs' culture, reminding us that the caliber of our people, combined with our history of serving clients, has differentiated us in our efforts to build successful businesses across geographies. As a member of the Pine Street Board, he helped develop the Pine Street Leadership Program for managing directors, among other Goldman Sachs training programs. In addition, Mark has hired, trained and mentored many of our professionals in Asia Pacific, helping to develop a new generation of leaders in the region. Mark first joined Goldman Sachs in 1979 as an associate in the Public Utility Finance Group in the Investment Banking Division. He moved to Fixed Income in 1985, when he founded the High Yield Department. Mark then headed the Global Debt Capital Markets Department from 1991 to 1997 when he assumed his leadership roles in Asia Pacific. Mark left the firm in 2001. He became a senior advisor to Soros Fund Management in 2002, where he later served as president and chief executive officer from 2003 to 2004. He then became chairman of MissionPoint Capital Partners, an investment firm he co-founded with a focus on the low-carbon economy, as well as a member of the Board of Directors of both MasterCard Inc. and SoftBank Corp. When Mark returned to Goldman Sachs in 2012, he re-joined the Management Committee. He is also a member of the Growth Markets Executive Group. Previously, Mark was a member of the Partnership Committee, the Commitments Committee and the Recruiting Committee. He was named partner in 1988. Outside the firm, Mark is a trustee of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and a member of the Executive Committee of the Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian. He is also a trustee at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and serves on the Board of Directors of the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard University. Much of Mark's philanthropy at Harvard and MGH has been devoted to global health issues and HIV and Tuberculosis research. He is also on the Boards of Dean's Advisors at Harvard College, Harvard Business School and the Harvard School of Public Health.

Pereg Ventures

New York, United States

Mr. Itzhak Fisher is the Founder and serves as Chairman and Partner at Pereg Ventures. He also serves as a Board Member at Nielsen Innovate. He leverages over three decades of mergers, acquisitions and initial public offerings experience, as an entrepreneur, investment manager and acquirer. As the former executive vice president of Global Business Development for Nielsen (until 2014), he was responsible for strategic business development initiatives and mergers and acquisitions that enhanced Nielsen's capabilities. Itzhak deployed over $3 billion of investments for Nielsen, in over 30 ventures, ranging in size from $500,000 investments to over $1.3 billion, and serves as an advisor to Nielsen. Prior to joining Nielsen, Itzhak executed multiple start-up-to sale successes. He was co-founder and chairman of Trendum, a leader in Internet search and linguistic analysis technologies. In 2005, he led Trendum's acquisition of BuzzMetrics, an online word-of-mouth research leader, and negotiated its 2006 acquisition of Intelliseek. Itzhak served as chairman of the combined entity, BuzzMetrics,which was subsequently acquired by Nielsen in 2007 at a $110 million valuation. Following the acquisition, Itzhak served as the Chairman of Nielsen BuzzMetrics, the Executive Vice President of Global Product Leadership and the Executive Chairman of Nielsen's Online division. Previously Itzhak founded and served as president and CEO of RSL Communications (NASDAQ: RSLC), a telecommunications firm with operations in 22 countries across four continents with more than $1.5 billion in revenues. Under Itzhak's leadership, in 1997 the business acquired a majority stake in internet protocol telephony, Delta Three Inc. for $10 million, which was separately publicly listed three years later with an initial public offering over $300 million. Itzhak also led RSL's $33 million investment in Telegate (a German international directory assistance firm) and sold the interest approximately 2 years later for €300 million. In 1997, Itzhak led RSL Telecommunications' listing on the NASDAQ at a valuation of over $1 billion. Itzhak holds a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) from New York Institute of Technology and has pursued advance studies in computer science at New York University.He serves as Executive Vice President of The Nielsen Company with responsibility for guiding the strategy, development and delivery of all Nielsen product solutions to the global marketplace. Prior to this role, Itzhak served as Executive Chairman of Nielsen's Online division. Itzhak has been a prominent entrepreneur in high-technology businesses for three decades, leading numerous ventures through mergers, acquisitions and initial public offering.He is a Co-Founder and serves as the Chairman at Brandsforce.

Mr. John Huntz served as Executive Director at Arcapita. He also serves as an Executive Commitee Member at Bio/Med Investor Network. He joined Arcapita in 2005 as the Executive Director and Head of Venture Capital with more than 30 years of private equity, venture capital and operational experience. In March 2009, John assumed the additional responsibilities as President/Treasurer of Arcapita Inc., and Head of Arcapita's Atlanta Office. Prior to joining Arcapita, John spent 14 years at the Fuqua companies, where he served as Managing Director of Fuqua Ventures, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Fuqua Enterprises, Inc., a NYSE company. Prior to Fuqua, John’s experience includes financial and investment management as Managing Partner of Noble Ventures International, a private equity firm, Director of Capital Resources for Arthur Young & Company and as an investment professional at Harrison Capital, a private equity investment subsidiary of Texaco. John is well respected as a leader in venture/private equity investing and served as a member of the Board of Directors of the National Venture Capital Association and the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Task Force Executive Committee. In addition to these national roles, John is one of the leaders of the venture community in the Southeast as demonstrated by his founding and leadership of the Southern Capital Forum. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ: MANH), past Chairman of CardioMEMS, Inc. (sold to St. Jude Medical) and on the Boards of PreScience Labs and SalesWise, Inc. and an Advisory Board member at Bastille Networks. John is a Board member and past Chairman of the Georgia Logistics Innovation Council, a member of the Commission for a New Georgia, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Advisory Board, member of the Advisory Board of Imperial Innovations (Imperial College– London), the Boards of Georgia Advanced Technology Ventures and the Global Center for Medical Innovation (Georgia Tech), the advisory board of the Piedmont Heart Institute, the U.S. Chamber International Committee, and had served on the Bahrain Business Council and as a trustee for the Crown Prince’s (Bahrain) International Scholarship Program. He serves on the board of the American Heart Association and its Foundation Investment Committee, Madison-Morgan County Cultural Center, and Atlanta Charity Clays. He also served as Chairman of the Atlanta Botanical Garden and is a lifetime Trustee, and past President of the Atlanta Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth. John received his BBA from Niagara University and holds his MBA from Sacred Heart University.

Mr. Brett Hurt is a Co-Founder & serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Data.World. He serves as the Founder at Bazaarvoice. He also serves as a board Member at Entreprenuers Foundation of Central Taxes. He is also the Founder of Hurt Family Investments. He also serves as the Chairman at Compare Networks. He was a Co-Founder and served as General Partner at Hurt+Harbach. He also worked as Austin ventures. He founded Coremetrics in February 1999 after spending 10 years developing Internet-based software. Forrester Research eventually rated Coremetrics in the industry. Prior to Coremetrics, Brett was the founder and CEO of Hurt Technology Consulting and BodyMatrix, an online retailer of sports nutrition products, which he sold. Before that, he was a consultant at Deloitte Consulting and Andersen Consulting (now Accenture). Brett holds an MBA in High-Tech Entrepreneurship from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BBA in Management Information Systems from the University of Texas at Austin. He also serves as Entrepreneur Partner & Advisor at Chicago Ventures. Brett founded Bazaarvoice (NASDAQ: BV) and served as CEO and President for 7.5 years, leading the company from bootstrapped concept to almost 2,000 clients worldwide and through its successful IPO. He subsequently guided the company through a successful follow-on offering and two acquisitions, PowerReviews and Longboard Media. Brett continues to actively support Bazaarvoice as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors. Prior to Bazaarvoice, Brett founded Coremetrics and helped grow the company into a global, leading marketing analytics solution for the eCommerce industry before its acquisition by IBM. Brett holds an MBA in High-Tech Entrepreneurship from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BBA in Management Information Systems from the University of Texas at Austin. He serves as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Wharton School and the McCombs School of Business and previously served on the Board of Directors of Shop.org. Brett established the Bazaarvoice Foundation and is very active in the philanthropic arena. He received the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Central Texas' Community Leadership Award in 2012. Brett is entrepreneur empowerment group RISE's Serial Entrepreneur of the year for 2012. He was named by E&Y as Entrepreneur of the Year for Austin in 2009 and is a member of the Austin chapter of the international Young Presidents' Organization (YPO). Brett was named CEO of the Year for large companies by the Austin Business Journal in 2012 and received the Joseph Wharton Award for Young Leadership in 2013.