Christine E.B. Howard is the Founder and CEO of E.B. Howard Consulting and is passionate about equal and equitable access to funding (dilutive and non-dilutive) for historically underrepresented founders of start-ups. She actively mentors and advises small businesses through programs like the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps (I-Corps™), Columbia Technology Ventures, Verizon Forward for Good Accelerator, NYSERDA's EIR Program, Startup Grind, and many others. She has also served as a pitch judge for start-up competitions like 43North, Female Founders in Tech & (FinTech) competitions, E^3 and NYBPC, and many others. She is a Buffalo/Niagara National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), Past Board Member, and Past President. She has served as Sponsorship Committee Chair, Programming Committee Chair, and Nominating Committee Chair. She is also an active member of the Chapter's Diversity and Inclusion Task Force.

MSc in Social Entrepreneurship from Oxford University; Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship from Vanderbilt University; Professor of Entrepreneurship at University of Alberta Expertise: idea-stage entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, customer development

Two Masters in field of Education, Former Regional Administrator NYC School Improvement (122 Schools), Contractor with Colleges, Founder the Student Empowerment Program, Inc. (www.studentempowerment.us) Author & Illustrator Children's Book (The Priceless Parents Children's Book on School and Life Readiness on Amazon's Kindle Platform) Student Readiness Program Development • Program Implementation • Community Relations Advertising • Fundraising and Grant Development • Strategic Planning Development Consultant and Problem-solver • School Administrator • Strategic Planning • Social Networking • Site Manager • Trainer

Founder at Birguid. Market research. Strategy. M+E Consultancy | Founder and Partner at WeAreValora. Brand research, strategy, design and experience consultancy

Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Expert with 10+ Experience in Evidence generation, Data analysis and Project design

I combine creative thinking with evidence-based strategies to address social and sustainability challenges. With experience at J-PAL and the OECD, I’m focused on creating sustainable impact. Throughout my work, I gained extensive experience in advising ventures and organizations in their impact measurement and management journey.

CEO of a social enterprise, trustee of multiple charities, and former school governor with 10+ years of experience in governance, funding strategy, and impactful programme design. I help purpose-driven orgs strengthen operations, win funding, and share their impact.

With over 7 years of experience in Desktop/Web/Mobile Application Development and Project Management. I have handled diversified set of clients in IT Industries. By successfully closing junior to senior level positions in my previous workplace, I find myself extremely passionate and inclined towards developing and delivering products. I am skilled in NodeJs, ReactJS, ReactNative, SvelteJS, SvelteNative, AngularJS, Angular, MongoDB, MSSQL, SQLite, Web API Development Also have experience in web hosting platforms such as AWS, MS Azure and Google Cloud.

Professor. Grant Proposal Writer. Teacher Residency and Registered Apprenticeship Advisor.

Modern Program Management: 25+ years successfully applying project/program management lifecycle methodology to both internal and customer facing programs and initatves. Proven success transforming late, unorganized, failing projects/programs into organized projects/programs that execute successfully to deliver on On-Time. Technical Aptitude: Demonstrated experience in functional & technical requirements and translation of business needs & requirements into functional specifications/user stories. Able to interface, understand & convey technical details to non-technical business resources, and vice versa; bridge business/engineering/customer gaps. Data Driven: Engages critical thinking for quantified decision making by determining data needed, parsing data & details to uncover trends, establish baselines and identify useful insights that add value. Business Productivity: Process Engineering; Workflow optimization and continuous process improvement, including system automation design. Strong Technical & Business Acumen. Organization Change Management: Experience ensuring workflow & system adoption is successful and measurable – Prosci Change Model, ADKAR Process Framework. Leadership: Passionate people manager with high EQ and leadership training to facilitate efficient teams with executional excellence. Executive Collaboration: Successful navigating through corporate structure to influence decisions and catalyze psoitive change.

I am Pharmacist and a Market Access Consultant with 20+ years experience. My specialisms include pharmacy, market access, health technology appraisals, health economics, outcomes research, and real-world evidence. This is related to UK and European healthcare systems and markets.

I've personally coached 2000+ leaders in all levels of organizations on topics that were specific to their current needs. My areas of expertise are: 1. How to successfully navigate those tough situations and conversations in the workplace, 2. How to recognize signs before burnout in self and others to maintain a safe/thriving work environment and creative ways to redistribute workloads, if needed, 3. How to create and maintain cohesive, high-performing teams to maximize collaboration.

Advocate for Awesome. TEDx Speaker. Storyteller. Obsessed with learning, conversation & chocolate. Loves assessment & social media, dislikes standing still. Let's talk about building up and thriving in your professional network, using social media to find, share and refine your own definition of success (Twitter 101), creating and facilitating online communities, assessment in student affairs and/or your favourite dessert (hint: mine's anything chocolate).

Having started many companies bought sold lost and grown ,I have some valuable experience in the growing pains of business and what it takes to push through the first million and hold on to it. I have developed a diagnostic formula that can help you gain clarity on the reality of any situation and turn the possible into a probable outcome. From idea development to Project delivery my skills have been honed to give you an insight into what you don't know but need to know to make your vision and ambition a reality.

National Director of Research and Evaluation, HOSTS Corporation; Senior Research Associate, RMC Research Corporation; academic researcher at University of Dundee School of Medicine; published academic author

Founding Partner of Circle of Life Consulting. also: gerontologist, longevity expert, qualitative researcher, educator, dissertation coach, dementia care practitioner, end of life doula, consultant, and entrepreneur with a wide range of experience in the field of aging. Mover and shaker. Lover of the lived experience.

Ugandan Project Management & Evaluation Specialist with 15 years experience in the public, private & academic arenas in Transport, Livelihoods Improvement, Urban Management and Public Health & Environment Sectors. Founder of Fusion Consult (U) Ltd,robust in proposal development, project management & coordination, strategic planning, risk management integration.

Founder of Dasher Communities. Grow your business or organization with heart and mastery. Focus in leadership development, strategic planning, evaluation. Specializes in staff development, diversity and inclusion, and family and community engagement.

I solve problems by creating scalable solutions leveraging tech. Digital Learning Strategy| Instructional Design| eLearning | UX Design| LMS | Design Thinking | Team Management

Analyst with particular interests in public health, epidemiology and the life sciences. Also: classics geek, entrepreneur and health enthusiast.

I have 9 years experience in Monitoring and Evaluation, Project Management, Programming, Program Management, Performance Management, Strategic Consulting, Data Management, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Research in both the Public Sector and Private Sector, Strategic Analysis, Strategic Consulting and strategizing for the growth of the organizations.

I am a development professional turned entrepreneur with over a decade of public relations, social media strategy, business development and marketing experience. I combine my passion for storytelling with strategic communications perspective and a geeky fascination with the latest tools for reaching audiences for new businesses, emerging businesses/brands and established organizations. Expertise includes launch strategies, operational restructuring, program and product launches, and multi-platform marketing. My eclectic background means I speak both with content and business in mind, left brain and right brain, qualitative and quantitative, creative and analytical. Based in New York City. Currently driving creative and revenue-led projects for restaurants and e-commerce companies. Specialties:Team and individual management, company structuring, process initiation and supervision, timeline and objective management, relationship fostering, brand guardian, PR management, media activity. Degrees from the School of Oriental and African Studies and Rutgers College.

Increase your non-profit or social venture's impact while operating more efficiently. I can help you evaluate your programming, suggest results-based improvements, and train you on how to be an expert fundraiser. Need to diversify your funding base? Not sure where to get started? Want to create more programming, but aren't sure how to measure outcomes? Interested in leaving a lasting, transformative impact? Reach out! Let's partner to make your impact stick.

Founder of Content Rogue. Turns entrepreneurs into thought leaders and helps startups to grow and engage their audience online.