2026 Speakers

Katharine (Kitty) Cushing

Founder & President
Newport Global Summit

Bio
Steve Forbes

Chairman
Forbes Media LLC

Bio
Carolyn Rafaelian

Founder
Rafaelian Inc

Bio
Miguel Armaza

Co-Founder & General Partner
Gilgamesh Ventures
& host of the Fintech Leaders Podcast

Bio
Rye Barcott

Co-Founder & CEO With Honor

Bio
Dr. Semir Beyaz

Assistant Professor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory & Director, Seckin Endometriosis Research Center for Women’s Health

Bio
Chase Bly

Vice Presidentt
FODIS

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James C. Bly, Jr.

Founder, Principal & Chairman Emeritus
FODIS

BIO
David Booth

Founder & Chairman Dimensional Fund Advisors

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Michael Clinton

Founder & CEO
ROAR Forward

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Ben DuPont

Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Chartline Capital Partners

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Sofia Douzoglou

Vice President, Private Wealth Group
CIM Group

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Robert Dupree

Co-Head of Infrastructure & Impact
CIM Group

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Nikolas Gvosdev

Director, National Security Program
Foreign Policy Research Institute

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Michael R. Hollomon, II

Chief Commercial Officer US Strategic Metals

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JP Keating

Managing Partner & Founder
proChain Ventures

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John Messervey

Private Advisor to America's Leading Families

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Howard Morgan

Chair & General Partner
B Capital

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Diana Oehrli, ACC

Writer & Host
The Pressures of Privilege
Trustee & Executive Director
Gruben Charitable Foundation

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Andrew Reilly

Managing Director
VCFA

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R. Todd Ruppert

Founder & CEO
Ruppert International

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Kara Sundlun

Emmy Award-winning news anchor and talk show host
WFSB-TV

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Billy Thalheimer

Co-Founder & Co-CEO
REGENT CRAFT

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George Tilghman

Founder & Managing Partner
GT3 Ventures

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J. Randall (Randy) Waterfield

Co-Founder and Executive Chairman US Strategic Metals

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