Featured Speakers
& Schedule of Events
JUDGES
Shante Patridge
Black Girl Ventures
Strategic Partnerships Manager
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Andrea Haritos
Homestead Professional
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C.J. Bell
Director
Delaware Division of Small Business
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Noah Olson
Director of Innovation
Delaware Prosperity Partnership
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GUEST SPEAKERS
Daymond John
Award-Winning Entrepreneur & Author
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Kerone Vatel
SVP, Head of Community Impact & Finance
Capital One
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Jennifer Golek
Managing Vice President
Data Science Bank Operations
Capital One
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Joe Wescott
VP, Operations
& Delaware Market President
Capital One
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Lo Li
Managing Vice President
Retail Consumer Engineering
Capital One
Clint Grimes
Chief Procurement Officer
Capital One Financial Corporation
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Arun Parmar
Senior Manager
Capital One Ventures
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Emmanuel Offiong
Chief Technology Officer & VP Business Banking Engineering
Capital One
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Hemen Bekele
An Ethiopian American inventor and scientific researcher.
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Emmanuel Offiong
Chief Technology Officer & VP Business Banking Engineering
Capital One
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James Lindsay
CEO, Rap Snacks
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Whitney N. Blanco, Ph.D.
Founder
Acreage
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Dr. Jewel Bronaugh
President and CEO
1890 Foundation
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Miranda Stanfield
Founder
MBS.Tech
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Dr. Tony Allen
President
Delaware State University
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Dr. Cherese Winstead
Dean, College of Agriculture
Science & Technology
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Dr. Patrice Gilliam-Johnson
Provost
Delaware State University
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Greg Lane
Delaware
Chief Information Officer
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Doll Avant
Founder and CEO
Aquagenuity
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Blake Saunders
Emcee
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Monday, April 14th, 2025
9:00 AM-4:30 PM ET.
Wellness & Recreation Center (WRC)
1200 N DuPont Hwy. Dover, DE 19901
9:00 AM – Opening Remarks
9:30 AM – Fireside Chat with Daymond John
10:20 AM – A Young Innovator’s Vision for a Healthier World
11:20 AM – Finalist Product Pitch Competition
12:30 PM – Lunch
1:30 PM – Award Ceremony
2:00 PM – Panel Discussion: Intersection of AI, Tech and Agriculture
2:50 PM – Vendor Showcase
3:15 PM – Fireside Chat with James Lindsay
5:00 PM – HBCU Experience
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