Mark Cuban
Entrepreneur & Investor

Mark Cuban is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, best known for disrupting industries from tech to sports and for his long-running role as a judge on Shark Tank. As a champion of bold ideas and founder-first thinking, he brings sharp insight, direct feedback, and real-world experience to every stage he steps onto.

Ed Stack
Executive Chairman and Chief Merchant, DICK'S Sporting Goods; Foot Locker

Ed Stack is the Executive Chairman and Chief Merchant of DICK’S Sporting Goods and the visionary leader who transformed a small family bait-and-tackle shop into the nation’s largest sporting goods retailer. Known for pairing disciplined growth with values-driven leadership, he brings decades of retail expertise and a deep commitment to community impact to every conversation.

Deap Ubhi
Director and Global Head of Solutions Architect for Startups, AWS

Deap is a technology leader focused on helping startups build and scale on AWS. He currently leads technology for AWS Startups, bringing hands-on product and developer experience expertise across the GenAI and developer lifecycle space. Deap co-founded Flip AI where he focused on putting advanced AI tools into the hands of builders. Prior to Flip AI and AWS, Deap served at the U.S. Digital Service, giving him a strong mix of startup, product, and public-sector operational experience. Deap writes and speaks regularly about practical patterns for building agentic AI, model selection, inference economics and developer tooling.

Jeanne Cunicelli
President, UPMC Enterprises
Executive Vice President, UPMC

Jeanne Cunicelli, a veteran venture capitalist in the life sciences industry, was named president of UPMC Enterprises in January 2021. As head of the health system’s innovation, venture capital and commercialization division, she leads UPMC’s efforts to develop innovative solutions to some of health care’s most pressing problems. With a focus on translational sciences and digital solutions, UPMC Enterprises provides its portfolio companies and partners with the capital, connections and insights needed to develop successful businesses.

Will Allen
Partner & Co-Founder, MVP

Will is a Partner and Co-Founder at MVP, a Pittsburgh-based venture capital firm partnering in technically differentiated companies at the intersection of AI, intelligent systems, and enterprise infrastructure.

Before launching MVP, Will managed his family office, overseeing a diverse portfolio spanning startups, real estate, private credit, and PE funds. His transition into investing followed a distinguished 12-year NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he served as a team captain and locker room leader.

Deeply committed to serving the community, Will founded the Will Allen Foundation in 2006, which equips students for post-secondary success through STEM education and "power skill" development. He serves on various community and private boards and remains hands-on in mentorship, supporting the Urban Impact Foundation’s 7v7 football team and sharing in their group Bible studies.

Troy Demmer
Co-Founder and President of Gecko
Co-Founder and General Partner of First Order Fund

Troy Demmer is the co-founder and President of Gecko Robotics, the company combining advanced robotics and AI-powered software to help ensure the availability, reliability and sustainability of the critical infrastructure that powers our world — today and tomorrow.

At Gecko Troy focuses on product and growth evolving Gecko’s robotics and software platforms to meet the demands of critical industries in a time of widespread transition.

Concurrently, he is also the co-founder and General Partner of First Order Fund — a venture fund focused on early stage investments in startups who are creating and leveraging data moats.