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About Sam Geha and Infineon Technologies:

As an accomplished executive in the semiconductor industry, I bring a wealth of experience and expertise to the organizations I work with.

My name is Sam Geha, and in my current role as EVP of IoT, Compute & Wireless business at Infineon Technologies, my goal is to understand the needs of our partners and deliver industry-leading Microcontroller and Connectivity solutions for a better tomorrow.

Over the last few years with Infineon, I’ve been able to:

• Launch a variety of new products with superior capabilities for IoT, such as world's best capacitive sensing solution on Microcontrollers and industry’s lowest power integrated Wi-Fi/Bluetooth combo chip• Drive innovation by building advanced embedded AI solutions, highest security standards and a flexible, easy-to-use software ecosystem• Develop partnerships with key players in the industry to create new business opportunities and expand the company's customer base• Manage supply chain challenges in difficult allocation times but also helping to shape cost-effective and efficient operations

During my time at Cypress, I was able to:

• Develop the SONOS based S8 & S40 process technologies and lead the initial PSoC design and product development• Create differentiated NOR Flash products with focus on the automotive industry• Design SRAM and MRAM technologies and products• Negotiate and manage licensing agreements that generate revenue from existing IP assets and create new revenue streams• Support the formation of several start-ups and JV’s: Deca Technologies (Infineon/ASE/Qualcomm subsidiary), Enovix (IPO in 2020) and SkyHigh (Joint Venture with SK Hynix)

My core strengths include:

• Chip development, design and qualification• Connecting with customers and other partners to develop real innovations• Developing leaders to create winning teams• Creating a culture for diverse and high-performing teams that achieves strategic objectives

As part of a team of 1500+ experienced R&D engineers, we can work together to build an intelligent, connected world with Infineon‘s Microcontroller and Wireless solutions to help you realize your goals.

Infineon Technologies AG is a global semiconductor leader in power systems and IoT. Infineon drives decarbonization and digitalization with its products and solutions. The company has around 56,200 employees worldwide and generated revenue of about €14.2 billion in the 2022 fiscal year (ending 30 September). Infineon is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: IFX) and in the USA on the OTCQX International over-the-counter market (ticker symbol: IFNNY).

Infineon's IoT Innovations & Developments

Auto-heating buildings and intelligent coffee makers are fantasies of the past. Infineon is spearheading the Internet of Things (IoT) push to bring these ideas to life, and in big ways. Thanks to our 250-person application team and world-leading expertise, our engineers are continuously working on IoT innovations in the automotive, industrial, smart home, gaming, and health industries, to meet the needs of customers in the most convenient ways possible.

What is the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things is already changing lives in countless ways, from refrigerators that can re-up on groceries to cars that compromise on parking spots. At Infineon, we work on exciting projects that span five core industries: Automotive, Industrial, Smart Home, Gaming, and Health and Wellness, according to Sam:

Smart Buildings, AI, & IoT

IoT is set to launch intelligent buildings and advanced AI. Knowing this, Infineon’s global application team is deeply involved in the design and production of both smart buildings and AI programs. According to Sam, these advancements can lead to cutting-edge solutions such as auto-heating office buildings, and even WiFi-enabled facial recognition.

About Colleen Chapman and CanScribe Career College:

Thrive at starting, building and running businesses. Provide business consulting on a limited basis. Past experience in The Ad Agency biz exposed me to a great number of companies and industries. Some of these include: Pharmaceuticals, Mining, Forestry, Tourism, Home Decorating, Public Sector, Non-profit, Resort Development, Ski Resorts, Retail and more.

Specialties: business development - very strong foundation in accounting, marketing and operations.

Colleen’s background is in finance, operations, and marketing. After working for several years in the ad agency biz, she founded CanScribe in 2002, Docnito in 2010, joined Focus College as President in 2017, and co-founded Weave Enterprises in 2017. Away from the office, Colleen enjoys hiking and playing different sports. She loves to travel and especially enjoys experiencing different cultures, exploring new lands and meeting the locals.

Passionate about volunteer work and giving back, Colleen spent over 12 years coaching youth soccer, has sat on various non-profit boards and has been involved in Angel investing. She has volunteered in orphanages and traveled to Nepal twice to build schools and sponsor micro-loans for women in need. Colleen and her business partner are setting up their own charity called HELPUS.CARE, which will focus on Health, Education, Loans and Protection, around the globe.

Get the Support You Need to Start a Career in a Year or Less*

You want all the relevant skills to enter the workforce as quickly as possible with a lot of confidence in your ability to perform well day-in, day-out. And that’s what CanScribe Career College has specialized in from the start.

We provide all the knowledge and support you need to get trained and get working as quickly as possible. Our strong industry connections play a major role in that.

CanScribe Career College is proud to support and encourage equity-deserving groups such as Women, Indigenous, Racialized Individuals, Newcomers to Canada, Persons with Disabilities, and others. We want to remove barriers to accessing education and ensure everyone has the same opportunities for continued learning.

The History of CanScribe Career College

CanScribe has specialized in online learning since 2003 and has become a leader in the creation and delivery of online courses, worldwide. We are continually reviewing our processes to best design and deliver new and existing programs for different learning styles, and to diverse learners located anywhere across the globe.

With a mandate to create only top-level programs, our programs are developed by subject matter experts after intense industry research and feedback from industry employers. This ensures our programs are state-of-the-art and relevant in today’s workplaces. Our focus on student success has led us to develop unparalleled student support, instruction, and life-long graduate support.

CanScribe Career College Mission Statement

Training for the future you deserve.

About Federico Checo and Perfect Wellness Group:

My job consist in business development for companies focused on SPA and bathroom's market. I have the experience to provide consulting for spa design and construction.

I have an big acknowledge on those markets :

- Spa on board of Cruise Ship & Yacht;- USA & Canada: Spa Market:- USA & Canada: Bathroom forniture dealers;

My job consist in:- build a strategic sales plan and business plan for all companies we distribute;- build a network of distributors and sales agents;- manage the big deals and ships cruise spa constructions deals;- manage the marketing materials and marketing plans for companies in SPA and Bathroom's market;

Perfect Wellness Group specializes in the entire life cycle of services

Discover unique, luxury wellness solutions for your home or commercial space. Headquartered in New York City, Perfect Wellness Group is the North American branch of Effe, located in Cesena, Italy. We design and create award-winning thermal spaces across the United States and Canada. Not only can we provide a sauna for a residential home, but we can also design complete wellness spaces for large scale, five-star, luxury commercial spaces.

From the beginning, we plan and design your wellness space to offer standard or made-to-measure solutions. Our team is dedicated to the technical side of all Perfect Wellness Group projects, including inspection, shop drawings and construction to logistics and installation.

We bring the luxury and benefits of spa and wellness treatments to our client’s daily routines. All our hydrothermal bathing experiences combine the ancient cleansing and healing effects of saunas and thermal baths with the most advanced and innovative technology.

About Philip Erdoes and Bear Cognition:

Philip Erdoes is the Co-Founder & CEO of Bear Cognition and Founder & CEO of Bear Ventures, where he has over two decades of experience creating and financing new enterprises. Philip is also Founder & CEO of The New Traditionalists and ducduc, US-based manufacturers of furniture and décor.

Mr. Erdoes is also a Director at Alef Mobitech, an edge computing mobility company. Philip's particular expertise lies in product design, sales, branding and identity, entrepreneurship and strategic planning. Previously, he was the Founder & Managing Member of Bear Franchising, one of the largest private third-party logistics providers in the country.

Philip is a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a national Board Member for TEDx, and was recently a Member of the National Advisory Board of the American Film Institute, as well as being engaged in a number of charitable activities and foundations. Additionally, Philip is a Member of the Dean's Advisory Council at Harvard Business School.

In 2021, Philip was inducted into Oklahoma State University's College of Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame in recognition of his accomplishments as a business leader and innovator in a wide range of industries.Philip received a BS in Bio-medicine and Biology from Oklahoma State University. He continued his education to earn a JD from the University of Oklahoma College of Law and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Bear Cognition is a performance analytics company for mission-critical organizations that want to use the power of data to gain an unfair advantage.

​Our leadership team understands the ability of data to transform business performance: the company’s founders come from the ultra-demanding transportation & logistics industry. Today, Bear Cognition’s unique Software With a Service (SwaS™) model links proprietary tools with the company’s own Data Lab experts, helping our partners use data to improve performance faster and more efficiently than they ever thought possible. Our unique approach is grounded in understanding that a tool is only as valuable as the team using it. At Bear Cognition, we offer more than data management solutions; we deliver unwavering support and business development strategies from a proven team of scientists, analysts, engineers, and business leaders.

​Our commitment goes beyond technology; it’s about empowering you with expertise and guidance to maximize your data and business potential. Athlete, shipper or marketer – when success is on the line, you need your data to perform.

About Wayne Goshkarian and Dylan Consulting:

Wayne Goshkarian is more an entrepreneur than an insurance broker. His career in the insurance industry has been one of continuous refinement –– reinventing and improving standard practices and implementing a range of cutting-edge systems.=

Today, he is the Founder and President of Dylan Consulting, LLC, a Scottsdale, AZ firm that develops advanced solutions necessary for the marketplace in an ever-changing world –– including the developing gig economy.

Association for Entrepreneurship, USA (AFEUSA) is one of Wayne’s clients and he serves as director of communication for the organization, as well as providing key marketing support for its member insurance programs.

Dylan Consulting has secured more than ten name-brand carriers with guaranteed issue products for AFEUSA. Beyond that, Dylan’s IT Department went above and beyond to develop an updated, “end-to-end” online, Amazon-like enrollment system that feeds APIs directly to TPAs. Wayne found that many IT platforms look good on the front end, but the back ends tend to be 5-20 years old. His team solved all that.

A History of Innovation

Wayne has specialized in individual health coverage for non-standard risk individuals, a first-to-market laptop-enrollment system in 1994, and was one of the first to pioneer a laptop enrollment system in 1999. All these innovations improved the communication of core and voluntary benefits for enrollees.

Since the 1980s, Wayne has developed his extensive experience in financial and estate planning for groups large and small, both fully insured and self-funded, in addition to owning a worksite marketing enrollment company to serve groups as large as 60,000 employees. This has given him firsthand expertise within the individual and group space.

It’s important to note that the industry commission system hasn’t changed in at least 50 years while business costs continue to climb. Wayne’s visionary goal is to create solutions that support reliable and credible distribution long-term — years ahead of what the insurance industry is thinking.

The insurance industry has been slow-moving with minor changes from year to year. Some of the changes were a result of consumer demand, while many others came from regulators requiring these changes. Then came the Affordable Care Act (ACA), when everything changed, and we know the history in that. Dylan Consulting provides solutions that meet the needs of today. We’ll assist in managing clients’ programs and guide our clients into the future with insight and vision.

Company Vision

The Dylan Consulting Vision is to provide exceptional service by staying ahead of changes in market conditions before they even reach the insurance industry. This approach is not often seen, but Dylan Consulting is taking the lead in the industry and in consulting its clients.

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Dylan Consulting values an old-fashioned approach to business in which the client comes first. We place the needs and interests of our clients before our own to ensure they are met and surpassed. Without a doubt, our clients are our most important asset.

Insurance Consulting at its Finest

As we strive to be the top consulting firm in the U.S., we’ll work tirelessly to apply our forward-thinking method to address the needs of our clients. By staying one step ahead, we help clients to get the tools they need to get back to doing what they do best.

About Zhenya Rozinskiy and Mirigos:

Dynamic, accomplished, and results-oriented business technology leader with 20+ years of technology management experience spanning the entire product/software development lifecycle. Recognized for leading the execution of technology solutions to advance the company’s competitive position, increase growth and usability, improve user experience, remove complexity, and exceed client expectations.

We streamline staff augmentation for your business, enabling seamless talent integration and a competitive advantage in the digital landscape.

Our unique augmentation model addresses the common challenges associated with outsourcing. We provide the access to exceptional global talent that integrates seamlessly into your existing team, effectively functioning as in-house employees.

Let Mirigos empower your business with top-notch talent and handle all the administrative intricacies, leaving you free to focus on what matters most – your business.

At Mirigos, our philosophy is straightforward – global IT talent recruitment should be hassle-free. With our CEO and founder’s extensive experience in executive roles within engineering companies spanning over 20 years, we understand the challenges associated with hiring locally or outsourcing and the impact on control and employee loyalty.

Upon successfully implementing his staff augmentation strategy within his own teams, the concept of Mirigos took shape.