Jack Edwards is President of North America for illycaffè. Prior to his role at illycaffè, Edwards served as Senior Vice President of Sales and National Accounts for The Diageo Beer Company USA. He holds an MBA degree in Marketing and Finance from the Kellogg Business School at Northwestern University

Arion Long struggled with difficult menstrual cycles for years. But when she was diagnosed with a cervical tumor at age 26, it served as an incentive for founding a business that changed her life and the lives of thousands of women across the nation. She created Femly, an organic feminine product company that’s built on destigmatizing the menstrual cycle. Femly counts Pharrell Williams and Beyonce as investors. Additionally, Long and Femly won the 2020 Enthuse Foundation Pitch Competition.

Eugene Khabensky has been with Diageo for more than 14 years with roles across different business units and functions. In his current role as VP, Head of Global Ventures, Eugene leads venture investments globally including overseeing Diageo’s relationship with the Distill Ventures program.

Nicole Emanuel knew it was destiny to get in business with her sister and create 21Seeds – the fruit juice-infused tequila that not only makes a statement on your bar cart and tastes delicious but is disrupting the alcohol industry with an approachable disposition to spirits. Nicole began her finance career with a post-college job at Deloitte, where she opened a tax office in Hyderabad, India. She continued her career in finance, quickly climbing the ladder and becoming the CFO of well–known media companies, including Refinery29 and Brit & Co, as well as fintech giants such as AngelList. Today, Nicole is the COO and CFO of 21Seeds.