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Brandon Vogel is a DevSecOps and infrastructure engineering leader with more than 30 years of experience supporting mission-critical systems across scientific research, national security, and government operations. His career includes major technical roles at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, and the Federal Public Defender’s Office, where he guided modernization efforts in highly secured and complex computing environments.

Bob Frankston is a pioneering software engineer best known as the co-creator of VisiCalc, the first electronic spreadsheet. Released in 1979, VisiCalc transformed personal computing from a hobbyist pursuit into an essential business tool and is widely regarded as the application that ignited the PC revolution.

Bill Aspray is a prominent historian of computing whose scholarship, professional leadership, and archival work have helped define the academic study of information technology. He has held faculty positions at institutions including the University of Texas at Austin, Georgetown University, and Indiana University, teaching and researching the history of computing, information policy, and the social impact of digital technology.

James W. Cortada is a historian of information technology and a former IBM executive whose scholarship has shaped understanding of the digital revolution. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the Charles Babbage Institute at the University of Minnesota, where his work focuses on the history of computing, business innovation, and the evolution of digital-era management practices.

Peter A. Cunningham is the founder and former CEO of INPUT, a leading provider of market intelligence, research, and advisory services on government technology markets. Under his leadership, INPUT became a central resource for companies seeking to understand federal, state, and local government procurement, helping shape business strategy for thousands of firms in the public-sector technology ecosystem.

George Dyson is a historian of science and technology whose writings explore the origins of digital computing, the evolution of intelligence, and the intersection of human and machine history. He is widely known for Turing’s Cathedral, his influential account of the mathematicians and engineers who built some of the first electronic computers at the Institute for Advanced Study.

Lars Heide is an editor of the IEEE Annals of the History of Computing and an Associate Professor at Copenhagen Business School, specializing in the history of technology, industrialization, and information systems. His research explores the development of computing within broader economic and organizational transformations, with particular emphasis on European industrial history.

Randy H. Katz is a pioneering computer scientist whose work has profoundly influenced modern storage systems, high-performance computing and engineering education. He holds an A.B. from Cornell University (1976) and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley (1978, 1980).

Ernest “Lee” Keet is a partner at Vanguard Atlantic, where he has been active for decades in venture capital and technology-focused investment. His work centers on identifying emerging software, systems, and infrastructure opportunities and helping guide early-stage companies toward sustainable growth and commercialization. Keet’s investment activity has contributed to the advancement of numerous technology firms across sectors ranging from enterprise software to communications and environmental innovation.

William Hugh Murray is a veteran of the information security field with decades of experience in secure computing practices, network protection, and applied cybersecurity. His career includes long-standing affiliations with Verizon Business and the Naval Postgraduate School, where he contributed to the development of practical, standards-driven approaches to enterprise technology security.

Frederic G. “Ted” Withington is a senior consultant with Arthur D. Little, where he has spent much of his career advising corporations and government organizations on technology strategy, research and development planning, and innovation management. His work focuses on evaluating emerging technologies and helping organizations navigate the transition from scientific discovery to practical application.

Leslie Berlin is the Project Historian for the Silicon Valley Archives at Stanford University, where she documents and interprets the development of the global technology ecosystem through archival research, oral histories, and public scholarship. Her work focuses on the people, companies, and ideas that shaped the evolution of computing and Silicon Valley’s rise as a center of innovation.

Jeffery D. Stein is Vice President of Peyton Investments, Inc., an advisory firm supporting emerging technology companies and their CEOs. Over his six decades in the IT industry, Stein has founded and led multiple pioneering businesses at the forefront of online systems, digital services, and Internet technologies.

David G. Arscott is a technology investor and financial executive with deep experience in supporting early-stage technology ventures. He serves as Treasurer of Compass Technology Group, where he oversees financial operations, investment strategy, and long-term fiscal stewardship.

Arscott’s career spans financial management, technology investment, and advisory roles in growing companies. His work includes evaluating emerging technologies, guiding corporate governance, and helping organizations build sustainable financial footing.

Brewster Kahle is the visionary digital archivist, engineer and entrepreneur who founded the non-profit Internet Archive in 1996 and co-founded the commercial web-crawl company Alexa Internet the same year. Under Kahle’s leadership, Internet Archive launched the iconic Wayback Machine in 2001, enabling the public to browse archived versions of websites and preserving vast tracts of the web for posterity.

Aaron Sylvan helps small-cap tech companies to overcome technical challenges, including resolving technical debt caused by AI/Vibe-Coding or simply inexperienced startup teams. Specialty in Enterprise SaaS and migration to/from Cloud. He also performs Technical Due Diligence for Angels, VCs, PE, and M&A.

Nolan Bushnell is a legendary entrepreneur whose work helped launch both the video game industry and the modern concept of family entertainment centers. In 1972 he founded Atari, Inc., the company that brought video games into mainstream culture with groundbreaking titles such as Pong and later Asteroids, Centipede, and the Atari 2600 home console. Under Bushnell’s leadership, Atari rapidly became one of the fastest-growing companies in American history, shaping the early direction of home computing and electronic entertainment.