Craig is the Chief Business Development Officer at Seek Labs.

Ray Liu is CEO and Co-Founder at the Vena Vitals.

Ahmed is the Chief Executive Officer at Syntr Health Technologies.

Fletcher is the General Principle and Co-Founder at UAVenture Capital.

Jeffrey is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Medical Officer at BioFactura.

Patrick is the President & CEO at Marcus Engineering.

Quan Nguyen is a Founding Partner at NGUYEN TARBET IP Law. Quan has great passion for the process of commercializing new inventions. He works closely with companies and inventors to help identify strategic partners, screen for potential business deals, and analyze market opportunities in conjunction with winning patent strategies to launch successful products. Quan is also an active member of the Tech Coast Angels (TCA), Desert Angels (DA), and Life Science Angels (LSA), where he leads a number of investment deals. As a seasoned patent attorney, Quan concentrates his practice in patent procurement, opinion work (patentability and freedom to operate analysis), and intellectual property management of inventions in biotechnology, pharmaceutics, artificial intelligence, microfluidics, and medical devices. He has significant experience and expertise in managing large, complex patent portfolios and positioning such portfolios for withstanding scrutiny in litigation and due diligence analysis associated with funding or acquisition events. His clients include publicly traded companies, major corporations, universities, investors, and entrepreneurs. Prior to founding NGUYEN TARBET IP Law, Quan was a Partner at COZEN O’CONNOR, an international law firm based in Philadelphia. Quan also worked at Ionis Pharmaceuticals, a cutting-edge biotech company in San Diego, where he was Assistant Director of Patents. Quan believes in public service and works tirelessly to advance innovation and entrepreneurship. Currently, he serves as a Member of the Dean’s Board of Advisors at the College of Science (University of Arizona); a Member of the Beall Applied Innovation Advisory Board (University of California, Irvine); and a Member of the Dean’s Leadership Council, School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences (University of California, Irvine). As Chairman Emeritus of the Alumni Subcommittee & Executive Member of the College of Science Dean’s Board of Advisors (University of Arizona) and Chairman Emeritus of the Innovation and Acceleration Task Force (University of California Irvine), he lead various university initiatives to promote innovation through industry partnerships. As Chairman Emeritus of the Advisory Board of the Chemistry and BioChemistry Board of Advisors (University of Arizona), he helped the department develop strategic industry relationships to advance faculty research. Quan regularly speaks at seminars on the subject of innovation, technology investments, and trends in patent law.

JJ Richa is an accomplished serial entrepreneur, executive and investor. JJ has successfully founded several companies, where he served as President and CEO, including a software company for the hospitality industry, an online eCommerce portal for high-end made-to-order gifts, and a custom software development company concentrating on the financial sector. JJ is a private equity investor, a longtime member of Tech Coast Angels where he served as its vice president and a member of its executive committee. JJ has served on numerous board of directors, started a private equity firm and served in senior executive restructuring and turnaround roles including interim CEO and fractional COO for businesses at various stages. JJ has BS and MS degrees from Cal State Long Beach.

Mr. Has (Hasmukh) Patel is passionate about innovation management and has extensive experience across various sectors. He has worked at Bell Laboratories, GSK Pharmaceuticals, and the Defense RDT&E sector. Mr. Patel has published numerous thought leadership articles and contributed to the academic, corporate, and defense industries. He is researching the AI4R&D™ model and actively participates in industry groups like the NIST Generative A.I. Public Working Group. Additionally, he serves as a judge in various startup competitions.

JJ Richa is an accomplished serial entrepreneur, executive and investor. JJ has successfully founded several companies, where he served as President and CEO, including a software company for the hospitality industry, an online eCommerce portal for high-end made-to-order gifts, and a custom software development company concentrating on the financial sector. JJ is a private equity investor, a longtime member of Tech Coast Angels where he served as its vice president and a member of its executive committee. JJ has served on numerous board of directors, started a private equity firm and served in senior executive restructuring and turnaround roles including interim CEO and fractional COO for businesses at various stages. JJ has BS and MS degrees from Cal State Long Beach.

Dr. Carlson holds a BS in Mathematics, an MS in Industrial Administration, and a Ph.D. in Engineering; all from the University of Michigan where he also did post-doctoral work in Financial Policy and taught Experimental Psychology and Computer Systems Analysis & Design. He has managed technology investments, licenses, and total spending of more than $6 billion and more than 4,000 professional employees involved with software, infrastructure development and support. He currently teaches “Blockchain Impact on Business” at the University of California-Irvine Paul Merage Business School and “Improving Entrepreneurial Success by the Study of Failures” at Chapman University.

JJ Richa is an accomplished serial entrepreneur, executive and investor. JJ has successfully founded several companies, where he served as President and CEO, including a software company for the hospitality industry, an online eCommerce portal for high-end made-to-order gifts, and a custom software development company concentrating on the financial sector. JJ is a private equity investor, a longtime member of Tech Coast Angels where he served as its vice president and a member of its executive committee. JJ has served on numerous board of directors, started a private equity firm and served in senior executive restructuring and turnaround roles including interim CEO and fractional COO for businesses at various stages. JJ has BS and MS degrees from Cal State Long Beach.

Former tech and business executive in high technology, cyber, communications, internet, wireless and current angel investor with TCA Venture Group.

JJ Richa is an accomplished serial entrepreneur, executive and investor. JJ has successfully founded several companies, where he served as President and CEO, including a software company for the hospitality industry, an online eCommerce portal for high-end made-to-order gifts, and a custom software development company concentrating on the financial sector. JJ is a private equity investor, a longtime member of Tech Coast Angels where he served as its vice president and a member of its executive committee. JJ has served on numerous board of directors, started a private equity firm and served in senior executive restructuring and turnaround roles including interim CEO and fractional COO for businesses at various stages. JJ has BS and MS degrees from Cal State Long Beach.