ABOUT THE FRONTIER
The Frontier is a conference about the future leaders of the industrial world, brought to you by a team of professionals and organizations who are passionate about improving our future.
THE FOUNDERS
Leading the momentum
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Kalisa Moore
Chief Execution Officer
The Frontier
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Hank Torbert
Founder & Host
The Frontier
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Kirk Coburn
Investment Director, Shell Ventures
Shell
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Tim DeSilva
Founder & CEO
Culture Pilot
The Frontier was concepted by Hank Torbert, Kirk Coburn and Tim DeSilva. Hank is an executive and private investor focused on identifying and supporting emerging technologies for industrials. Kirk is a serial entrepreneur, active investor, and Investment Director of Shell's corporate venture capital fund at Shell Ventures, focused on investing in "new energies" in both traditional oil-and-gas technologies and future (clean/green tech) markets, as well as IT and mobile technologies that support them. Tim DeSilva is a brand architect and creative strategist, a co-founder of Culture Pilot, and helps co-curate human-centered event experiences such as TEDxHouston and Visualized NYC.
ADVISORY BOARD
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Tom Meredith
Co-Chair
The Frontier
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Jonathan Quigley
Managing Director
Brightstar Capital Partners
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Kirk Coburn
Investment Director, Shell Ventures
Shell
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Josh Girvin
CEO
O3 Solutions
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John Smola
Director of New Development & Growth
Alabama Power
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Hiren Patel
Analyst of New Development & Growth
Alabama Power
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Laurence Hayward
Founder
Independence Equity
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Jodi Hansell
General Counsel
MalarVx
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Whitney Wright
Founder & Co-Founder
Elia Fulman Jewelry Collection – Athena Collective
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Gordon Feller
Global Fellow
Smithsonian Institution’s Wilson Center
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Laurie Jugan
Consultant
Mississippi Enterprise for Technology
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Mark Bünger
Director
Innovation Lab
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Ram Shenoy
Chief Executive Officer
RBR Group
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Will Sarni
Founder and CEO
Water Foundry
STAY TUNED
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