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Richard Cottrell
CEO
Tesseon
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Rick Cottrell is the CEO of Tesseon, a provider of world class products and services that support the “People Journey” for their clients employees, including talent assessment, benchmarking and acquisition, payroll and human capital management as well as people retention through intuitive reward and recognition practices and systems.
Rick is also the author of “Bulletproof Your Business – How to Survive and Thrive in any Economy.” In the book, Rick illustrates the Scalable Growth Architecture, a set of building blocks that will help any business achieve its maximum potential, regardless of economic adversity.
He has over 35 years of entrepreneurial business ownership experience and has been awarded the SBA Small Business Advocate of the Year and was voted the Top Business Growth Advisor in St. Louis. Rick was a pioneer in the CRM space and was involved in the development of the original SalesForce.com.
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Dror Gurevich
Founder and CEO
Velocity Career Labs
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Dror is the Founder and CEO of Velocity Career Labs ™ and the Velocity Network Foundation®. These organizations co-exist to reinvent how career records and credentials are shared across the labour market, empowering individuals, businesses and educational institutions through transformational blockchain technology.
Prior to his current work, Dror served as Co-Founder and Managing Partner of AKT Solutions, one of the largest HR Tech system integrators in EMEA, working with prominent enterprises in the region to transform their HR infrastructure.
Dror's +25 years of experience in human capital management, training and workforce enablement technologies, has made him a sought-after keynote speaker on innovations in HCM processes and technology and the Future of Work.
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Guru Sethupathy
Managing Vice President
Capital One
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Guru Sethupathy is a senior executive and Entrepreneur in Residence at Capital One. He is currently working on building innovations in the talent technology space while also advising the President of Capital One Credit Cards on topics around talent, innovation, and the Future of Work.
After 4.5 years, he recently stepped down after building and leading People Strategy & Analytics (PS&A) at Capital One. He built the PS&A function to a diverse team of ~100 associates that develops innovative products and insights and is highly influential in shaping talent strategy and transforming talent systems at Capital One.
Previous to Capital One, he spent time as an assistant professor of economics and as a strategy consultant. He has a BS in Computer Science and a PhD in Economics. He lives in Washington DC with his wife and two daughters, aged 6 and 3.
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Scott Cheney
CEO
Credential Engine, Inc.
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Scott Cheney is Credential Engine’s first CEO where he leads the organization’s efforts to reveal the marketplace of credentials. Prior to Credential Engine, he served as the Policy Director for Senator Murray and the Senate HELP Committee. He led reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and Perkins CTE, and to expand registered apprenticeships. Previously Scott managed his own consulting firm, and held positions with the National Alliance of Business, the American Society for Training and Development, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Scott holds a BA in Philosophy from Carleton College, and a Masters from Georgetown University. His first paycheck in this career path came from Dr. Seuss.