We sat down with Chris Walti, Founder and CEO of Mytra, a company building next-generation warehouse and manufacturing infrastructure to modernize how materials are stored and moved. Mytra applies robotics and modern software-driven intelligence to create a resilient, modular, and reconfigurable material flow and storage system, enabling goods to be
We recently sat down with Craft Founder and CEO Ilya Levtov, a longtime operator in Silicon Valley who spent years working in venture capital and wrestling with a fundamental problem: critical information about corporations was scattered, incomplete, and unreliable. For investors and operators alike, it was difficult to assess a
We sat down with Co-Founder and CEO Vicki Knott at CruxOCM, a chemical engineer and former control room operator turned entrepreneur on a mission to revolutionize heavy industry through robotic industrial process automation (RIPA™). Just a year ago, CruxOCM secured $17 million Series A funding led by M12, ONEOK, and
Jason Ford serves as President of the Frisco Economic Development Corporation. Jason joined FEDC in May 2019 as Vice President and was promoted to President in 2021. As President, he is responsible for the board governance, strategy, and day-to-day operations of the organization. He is also actively involved in high-level
bp Ventures invests in innovative technologies and visionary founders which could help to revolutionise the energy sector. Their investments support bp’s transition growth engines, while also enhancing core operations and helping pave the way for future disruptive opportunities. Gareth Burns is the VP of bp Ventures. Prior to joining bp,
Dhesen Ramsamy joined Old Mutual as Chief Technology Officer in late 2023. He focuses on digital transformation, technology strategy and innovation, future state architecture and data as disciplines. He also leads functions responsible for corporate innovation, venture capital, and corporate venturing. Dhesen was previously Group Chief Digital and Technology Officer
Mohammad Alblooshi is the Chief Executive Officer of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Innovation Hub where he has been foundational in building DIFC’s reputation as a FinTech hub across the United Kingdom, the United States, Singapore, and India. He spearheads the Venture Builder Launchpad and Dubai FinTech Summit while developing
Justine Johnson is the Chief Mobility Officer of the Office of Future Mobility and Electrification. Justine is an accomplished economic development and mobility executive with more than 10 years of experience in external affairs, strategy and government and community relations. Prior to joining Team Michigan, Justine was appointed to the