Chris Heivly
The Startup Factory
Chris Heivly is one of the nation’s leading experts in how to turn startups into multimillion-dollar companies and has been dubbed the "Startup Whisperer." For over 30 years, Heivly has worked at the highest levels for some of the world's most recognized brands, including MapQuest, Rand McNally, and Accenture. He has also personally directed over $75 million in investment capital on behalf of these and other companies. Heivly current serves as one of two managing directors of The Startup Factory, the largest seed investment firm in the Southeast.

 

Ramin Shahriari
Netsertive
Ramin Shahriari is Senior Software Development Manager at Netsertive. Ramin manages multiple delivery teams across all products. Ramin is responsible for Engineering and QA as well as infrastructure members of all Scrum Teams. He has eighteen years of experience in software development and hardware design. Ramin has worked in marketing, mobile communications and robotics industries. Ramin has been involved in four start-ups. Ramin holds an MBA from NCSU and Masters in Computer Science from USC.

 

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John Bell
Bandwidth
John is a product management veteran with deep experience launching new products in the mobile and telecom industries. John is leading Bandwidth's Cloud Services product portfolio to help enable the world's best communications applications.

 

Lauren Ohnesorge
Triangle Business Journal
Lauren covers technology and entrepreneurship at the Triangle Business Journal, part of American City Business Journals.

 

Aidan Cunniffe
Queue Software
Aidan Cunniffe is the Founder and CEO of Queue Software, a Raleigh NC startup that automates computer programming.

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