North Bay NEXT 2025
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Speaker Bios
9:10 AM , Jordan Kivelstadt
9:20 AM, Allison Messner & Zachary Kushel
9:45 AM, Chris Golec, Michael Papay, & Brett Martinez
10:15 AM, Sara Wyman, Steve Dell’Orto, Andrew Whiting, David Connors, & Lindsay Meyer
11:05 AM, Wayne de Fremery
11:10 AM, John Mills
11:25 AM, Sara Beykpour
11:40 AM, Amanda Kahlow
11:55 AM, Ken Burke, Alexandra Bertholet, David Lewis, Shawn Dej, & Matt Bowman
1:30 PM, Mike Lewis
1:50 PM, Shiri Avnery
2:05 PM, Mike Ghaffary
2:20 PM, Elizabeth Murphy, Marcia Barahona, & Mark Mokelke
2:25 PM, Brian Requarth
2:45 PM, Joey Zwillinger & Sam Kumar
Lunch Table Assignments
Table # 1: Chris Golec, Channel99
Table # 2: Michael Papay, Sageful AI
Table # 3: Sara Wyman, Stackpack
Table # 4: Andrew Whiting, Hot Drops
Table # 5: David Connors, The Swarm
Table # 6: Lindsay Meyer, MILLS
Table # 7: John Mills, Watch Duty
Table # 8: Sara Beykpour, Particle
Table # 9: Amanda Kahlow, 1mind
Table # 10: Ken Burke, Microcasting
Table # 11: Alexandra Bertholet, Voyager Milk
Table # 12: David Lewis, MoveEV
Table # 13: Shawn Dej, Your Story
Table # 14: Matt Bowman, Autobiographer
Table # 15: Steve Ward, Redwood Credit Union, SVP Business Services, Topic: Community-based commercial lending for startups and small businesses
Table # 16: Wayne de Fremery, Director, Lepage Center for Global Innovation, Topic: The Lepage Center’s plans to bring an incubator to Dominican’s campus
Table # 17: Sam Kumar, Investment Banking, BofA Securities, Topic: Today’s U.S. M&A landscape and an outlook for the rest of 2025
Table # 18: Rita Lee, Partner, Cerity Partners, Topic: Thoughtful tax and financial planning strategies for your family
Table # 19: Joe Gibson & Nina Gardner, Employee Benefits, Acrisure, Topic: Understanding robust employee benefits options for your startup
Table # 20: Zachary Kushel, MSIV, Founder & Managing Partner, Topic: The North Bay’s first regional venture capital fund and startup investing