MANAGING DIRECTOR OF BLACK//BROWN

Deacon Charlie is Founder and CEO of Black//Brown an LA-based strategic advisory & impact studio.  He’s held senior executive positions at Univision, The Walt Disney Company & AOL and has C-level operating experience in the tech/media start-up world. He is Co-Founder and President of SOFESA (Homeless Family Advocacy), Vice Chairman of Catholic Answers (Evangelization & Apologetics) and is on the boards of the Catholic Association of Latino Leaders (Founded by Abps. Gomez & Chaput), Tepeyac Leadership Initiative (Founded by Bp. Olmstead), Juan Diego Network (OSV Challenge Winner) and Sent Ventures (Catholic Entrepreneurship Accelerator).

CO-FOUNDER AT HALLOW

Alessandro is one of the Co-Founders at Hallow, a Catholic prayer and meditation app. Raised in a large Italian-American family, Alessandro is a proud product of Catholic education from kindergarten through college, ultimately graduating summa cum laude from the University of Notre Dame with degrees in finance and economics. Alessandro began his career on Wall St, at Goldman Sachs in New York City before becoming a private equity investor in Chicago. After a series of life-changing experiences in prayer, Alessandro left his career in finance to join his friends in building Hallow. Along with the other co-founders of Hallow, Alessandro was recognized as a member of the Forbes 30 Under 30 class of 2021. He lives in Chicago with his wife, Sam.

CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR AT SETON EDUCATION PARTNERS

Stephanie helped launch Seton in 2009 to expand opportunities for parents in underserved communities to choose an academically excellent, character rich, and—for those who seek it—vibrantly Catholic education for their children. Most recently, Stephanie launched, and for over five years directed, the Philanthropy Roundtable’s K-12 education programs, where she spearheaded a series of conferences, strategy sessions, and publications on breakthroughs in education philanthropy.

CO-FOUNDER & CEO AT EXODUS

In 2015, a formation program was shared with James, and he has worked ever since to improve it and share it with other men. Today, more than 60,000 men have found freedom as sons of God, and are living as better husbands and fathers because of Exodus 90 and the Exodus Biblical Series. James attended six years of seminary at St. John Vianney seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota and St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology in St. Meinrad, Indiana. James lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with his wife Colleen, his son Joseph, and his daughter Genevieve.

AUTHOR, SPEAKER, & COACH AT THE POSSIBILiTY MOM

Lisa Canning is a Catholic mindset and business coach who helps moms discover God's plan for their mothering and business. Author of The Possibility Mom: How to Be A Great Mom, and Pursue Your Dreams at the Same Time, Lisa’s passion for moms to overcome perpetual overwhelm and constant mom-guilt, in favor of a life that is fulfilling and abundant, is apparent in everything she does. Lisa has become a recognizable face in the interior design, lifestyle and entertainment industry, as the designer on HGTV’s Marriage Under Construction, working on the design team for The Property Brothers, and she has been featured on The Today Show, Hallmark Home and Family, and the NY Times. Lisa is a work from home mom to 9 children ages 13 and under. As a result, Lisa has developed a unique approach to time management, productivity, and the pursuit of business, which she shares in her online group coaching Wealth WIthout Guilt. Follow Lisa on instagram @lisacanning, and at www.lisacanning.ca

FOUNDER OF SPRINTWELL

Charbel Simon is the founder of Sprintwell—a startup studio helping entrepreneurs improve what's working, fix what isn't, and test new ideas without the guesswork. Previously, Charbel led products and programs at Google, LinkedIn, and Yahoo—and mentors founders at 500 Global, Y-Combinator, and the Stanford d.school.

PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS

Before becoming president of the University of St. Thomas, Richard L. Ludwick served as president of the Independent Colleges of Indiana, the nation’s oldest association of 31 private, nonprofit colleges and universities. He led strategic initiatives in public policy at the state and federal levels, spurred innovative, intercollegiate collaborations, and successfully executed multi-million dollar philanthropic campaigns. Early in his career, Richard co-founded a law firm in Indiana and later went on to serve institutions of higher learning across the United States.

DEPLOYMENT STRATEGIST AT PALANTIR

Hanna Tomory is a Deployment Strategist with Palantir Technologies, leading Palantir Technologies’ private sector business in Canada. Previously she led projects with Palantir in the UK, Switzerland, Germany, Mexico, and the United States, in banking, insurance, automotive, healthcare, and defense sectors. Hanna studied Systems Engineering and Philosophy at the University of Toronto (complementing physics with metaphysics) and Bioelectronics at ETH in Zurich. She advises a number of technology startups, charitable non-profits, and geopolitical institutions in strategic capacities.

SUMMIT CHAPLAIN AND MANAGING EDITOR & OPERATIONS OFFICER AT ICS PUBLICATIONS

Fr. Pier Giorgio Pacelli, OCD, became a Discalced Carmelite friar for the Washington Province in 2014. He was solemnly professed in 2020 and ordained a priest in July 2021. He is managing editor and operations officer for ICS Publications, the English-language publishing house of the Discalced Carmelite Order. He completed his master’s in sacred theology in 2019 at the Catholic University of America and is currently pursuing a master's degree in comparative literature and translation at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

PROGRAM DIRECTOR AT ON DECK

Tom works as Program Director at On Deck. He has experience as content strategist, ghost / copywriter, growth / marketing consultant, investor, and advisor. Equally comfortable at the whiteboard or the podium, Tom prides himself on his integrity, work ethic, resiliency, and sense of humor. During his five year tenure at Google, Tom worked as content strategist, senior editor, research analyst, and product strategy lead across many different business units.

MANAGING PARTNER OF LUMOS

With over 15 years of investing experience, James has led and completed 17 platform transactions (majority and minority deals), having deployed over $1.6 billion of equity in education, software, business services, and digital media companies. His investments have ranged in enterprise value from less than $10 million to over $1 billion. James has served as a member or observer of the Board of Directors for 15 public and private companies.

COFOUNDER AND CHIEF CULTURE OFFICER AT 5

Jeff’s life is story-worthy: not only is he currently the Chief Culture Officer of 5, an energy advisory firm, but he’s also started a few bands, danced off-Broadway without formal training, and founded a safe ride initiative at Texas A&M. Jeff always speaks from the heart about the guiding principles behind his life, most especially the fearlessness to embrace awkwardness and create a life worth living.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GIVEN INSTITUTE

The GIVEN Institute is a not-for-profit organization that seeks to activate the gifts of young adult women for the Church and for the world. Prior to joining GIVEN, Rachel worked in the Archdiocese of Baltimore for over twelve years supporting parishes and schools with their advancement efforts. Rachel has also taught theology courses in Catholic schools and served as Campus Minister at Mount de Sales Academy under the leadership of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Mother Mary Lange Guild for Canonization and the St. Kateri Conservation Center.

PARTNER AT 1517 FUND

Zak Slayback is a partner at 1517 Fund, a venture capital firm founded by the cofounders of the Thiel Fellowship that supports dropouts, renegades, and deep tech scientists with grant, angel, pre-seed, and seed funding. He's the author of “How to Get Ahead” from McGraw-Hill and previously was a startup operator and a researcher in the philosophy department at the University of Pennsylvania.

CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR OF DRAPER STARTUP HOUSE ACCELERATOR

Draper Startup House Accelerator is a global entrepreneurship ecosystem and a pre-seed “pop-up” accelerator program. Katie previously led Business Development and Marketing at Draper University and was an investor with Draper U Ventures, focusing on pre-seed founders. Katie obtained her B.A. from the University of Colorado Boulder and her MBA from Quantic School of Business and Technology.

FORMER HEAD OF AI & CYBERSECURITY - CLOUD INTELLIGENCE AT AMAZON

Andrew DeBerry has 15 years of experience leading new cloud and artificial intelligence initiatives at T-Mobile and Microsoft. He is the former head of AI in Cloud Intelligence for Amazon and is currently in leadership at one of the world's largest tech companies. Andrew has a degree in Aerospace Engineering from Notre Dame with minors in Public Policy, Arabic, and Catholic Social Teaching. He gained a Masters in National Security studies while a U.S. Air Force intelligence officer and completed an MBA in Strategic Management and MA in International Studies from the Wharton School’s Lauder Institute.

TECH ENTREPRENEUR

Kailash is a technology entrepreneur most recently in the Artificial Intelligence space as the founder of Pantenix. Pantenix is an artificial intelligence platform that automates manual data entry for financial services companies through computer vision. Pantenix was acquired by financial services software provider Orion Advisor Solution in Spring 2021.

SOFTWARE ENGINEER AT STRIPE

Mike is an entrepreneur and full-stack developer who loves building software products. He enjoys getting his hands dirty across the entire business stack—sales, support, development, design, marketing, etc. Most recently, Mike started SuiteSync.io in 2016. After building a small team, scaling the technology to satisfy both publicly traded companies & startups, and working with amazing customers like Asana, IndieGoGo, and Figma; the company was acquired by Stripe in 2019.

FOUNDER OF TABELLA

Juan Acosta is founder of Tabella, a company on a mission to bring the world closer to God. Juan launched Tabella in 2019 and has garnered backing by venture capitalists and angels from Silicon Valley and around the world. Before launching Tabella, Juan served as the COO of Draper University, a pre-accelerator in Silicon Valley started by legendary Venture Capitalist, Tim Draper.

CEO AT RED DOOR ESCAPE ROOM

Nick graduated from Harvard University in 2014 and became CEO of Red Door Escape Room in 2016. Red Door Escape Room is focused on bringing human connection back into the world of entertainment. It has over 200 employees & 12 branches.

CO-FOUNDER & CEO OF SAFETYWING

Sondre co-founded SafetyWing with a mission to build a global social safety net for the remote workforce. Born in Bergen, Norway, he studied economics and computer science, before starting work as a policy advisor for the government of Norway advising on social policies. After getting frustrated with the slow pace of government change, Sondre first founded SuperSide (YC W16), a platform for freelance designers. It was here he discovered the lack of a safety net for online remote workers. Then SafetyWing was born in 2018 after the YC W18, raising 8+mil and serving 60k+ happy clients as today and growing.

CEO COACH & CO-FOUNDER OF STUDIO HQ

Mike Del Ponte has empowered founders to rapidly scale their start-ups to $3 billion in total valuations. His expertise in fundraising, revenue growth, and building world-class teams has helped his clients thrive while avoiding painful mistakes. Coaching founders in a variety of sectors - from CPG brands to crypto projects - Mike is the trusted advisor CEOs choose to confidentially discuss their most significant challenges and opportunities. In addition to being a CEO coach, Mike is a serial entrepreneur and investor. He has raised over $10M from top VCs and sold his first company in 2017. He is a partner at Falkon Ventures and an advisor to Protocol Ventures, a crypto hedge fund. Mike has degrees from Yale and Boston College. He's been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Forbes, and Tim Ferriss' book Tools Of Titans.