Theme: Innovate & Ideate

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Hollywood Performing Arts Center
1770 Monroe St
Hollywood, Florida, 33020
United States

Ben Sorensen

Leadership Trainer, Fort Lauderdale City Commissioner, Lieutenant Commander

Ben Sorensen is a Fort Lauderdale City Commissioner, first elected in 2018. He is also a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy Reserve, a police chaplain, a Presbyterian minister and has been a leadership trainer and executive coach for 16 years.

Cynthia Guy

Octogenarian

Dr. Cynthia Guy is a physician, health coach, author of “Love Yourself Healthy” and founder of Health Enrichment LLC. After her husband was diagnosed with vascular dementia, she developed a deep interest in researching and teaching the latest findings on preventing and reversing brain health decline and chronic illnesses through nutrition and lifestyle changes. Her goal is to inspire her audiences to optimize their health and live with joy and vitality.

Darius V. Daughtry

Author / Poet / Playwrite

Darius V. Daughtry is a poet, playwright, director and educator. He is also the Founder and Executive Artistic Director of the Art Prevails Project, a performing and literary arts organization whose mission is to cultivate community by creating equitable access to arts programming and education.

Francis X. Suarez

Mayor of Miami

Prior to being elected with 86 percent support from Miami residents, Mayor Suarez served as Miami Commissioner for District 4 during eight years. Mayor Suarez is married to Gloria Fonts Suarez. They have a son, Andrew Xavier, and a daughter, Gloriana Pilar. They consider themselves honored and blessed to be raising their family in the City of Miami.

Jeanne Albaugh

Showering Love, CEO

Jeanne Albaugh is committed to creating a world that is supportive, compassionate, and loving. She envisions a world where we all support and encourage each other, where there is no separation because we all come from love. Her nonprofit, Showering love, restores dignity, hope, and health to people experiencing homelessness by providing mobile showers and other supportive services.

John Wensveen

Chief Innovation Officer, Nova Southeastern University

Dr. John Wensveen is Chief Innovation Officer at Nova Southeastern University and Executive Director of the Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation responsible for overseeing a multimillion-dollar public-private partnership to support the growing entrepreneurial ecosystem in Broward County and South Florida. John’s career experience includes senior leadership positions in higher education, the aviation industry, and entrepreneurship including multiple startup companies. John earned Masters and Ph.D. degrees in International Air Transport and Business from Cardiff University (United Kingdom) and a B.A. in Geography and Transportation Land Use Planning from the University of Victoria (Canada).

Kristina Centnere

Neuromarketer

Kristina Centnere is the founder of SellTheBrain, a neuromarketing agency that facilitates better marketing accuracy for wellness brands and organizations. Utilizing EEG scans, eye-tracking, and emotion recognition technology, Kristina and her team create data-backed campaigns that appeal to the consumer's neuropsychology.

Kyle A Lansing

StrawFish, CEO & Co-Founder

Kyle Lansing a dedicated social entrepreneur who is passionate about innovation in the face of advancing the global movement of sustainability. As the CEO & Co-Founder of StrawFish® – a biodegradable products company founded in South Florida in 2019, Kyle works to bridge consciousness and consumption to highlight the impact our decisions have on the environment. From Merritt Island, FL., Kyle graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management.

Nikki Austin-Shipp

The N.A.S. Advisory Group, CEO

Nikki Austin-Shipp has served as a professional in the Aging Space and is honored to serve as a caregiver to her widowed 89-Year-Old Mother. Founder and Managing Principle of The N.A.S. Advisory Group L.L.C. (www.thenasgrp.com) where relationships that provide added-value to both entities and individuals within the scope of Governmental Affairs, Business Development, and Charitable Affairs.

Patrick A. Lynch

Leader and Survivor

Patrick is an attorney with an MBA with over twenty years of experience in non-profit leadership, corporate healthcare and and government relations. By the age of 18, he was also a two-time cancer survivor and bone marrow transplant recipient. Through invaluable life experience at an early age, developed skills that can be used by all of us, helping tackle challenges in our professional and personal lives. Today’s talk shares a secret exercise that helps amplify our ability to listen to, and follow, our hearts desires.”

Phil Cohen

Grief Coach, Author: The Grief Continuum

Phil Cohen is an award-winning speaker, coach, and creator of The Grief Continuum™, a framework for helping others to grow, flourish and overcome despair by discovering and developing their inner resilience. For over 25 years, Phil has helped global technology start-ups grow and prosper through developing their sales teams. After experiencing the sudden loss of his son, Phil has found a renewed purpose in helping others to integrate grief into their own lives after experiencing the inevitable traumas, tragedies, and transitions in life.