The 2018 Opening dinner was held at the New York Yacht Club at Harborcourt, with keynote speaker Ryan Nece, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Next Play Capital. Summit sessions were held at the historic International Tennis Hall of Fame.

Featured Speakers at the 2018 Summit:

Hadi Al Alawi, Chairman & CEO, Al Hayat Group

John LeBoutillier, political commentator and former US congressman

John Epstein, President of FILA

Philip Howard, Author & Advocate of Legal and Regulatory Reform

Ryan Nece, Managing Partner of Next Play Capital

Greg Martin, Founder & Managing Partner, Archer Venture Capital

John Messervey, Founder & President, National Family Business Council

Kevin Raidy, Managing Partner, Cowen Healthcare Partners

Todd Ruppert, Founder & CEO of Ruppert International

Brigadier General Peter B. Zwack (Ret.) Former United States Senior Defense Official and Attache to the Russian Federation