Speakers & Advisors | September 29-30, 2025

Meet the top industry experts, researchers, and thought leaders. Join them for captivating presentations and discussions that will provide invaluable knowledge.

Keynote Speaker

Jennifer Pahlka

Jennifer Pahlka is a senior fellow at the Niskanen Center, a senior advisor to the Abundance Network, and the founding board chair of the Recoding America Fund. She has served as deputy chief technology officer of the United States under President Obama and a member of the Defense Innovation Board under Obama and Trump. She founded the award-winning nonprofit Code for America, which she led for ten years. Pahlka was selected by Wired magazine as one of the people who have most shaped technology and society in the past twenty-five years. Ezra Klein called her book Recoding America “the book I wish all policymakers would read.”

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Special Thank You

DenAI Summit Advisory Board

Hayfa Aboukier is Principal at Range Ventures

Hayfa Aboukier

Principal at Range Ventures

Kate Barton is Chief of External Affairs & Managing Director at Downtown Denver Partnership

Kate Barton

Chief of External Affairs & Managing Director at Downtown Denver Partnership

Dan Caruso is Managing Director at Caruso Ventures

Dan Caruso

Managing Director at Caruso Ventures

Binh Diep is General Manager at Slalom Inc.

Binh Diep

General Manager at Slalom

Chris Erickson is Co-founder & Managing Partner at Range Ventures

Chris Erickson

Co-founder & Managing Partner at Range Ventures

JB Holston is Senior Advisor

JB Holston

Senior Advisor at BCG

Erik Mitisek is Co-founder & President at Highwing

Erik Mitisek

Co-founder & President at Highwing

Alvin McBorrough s Founder & Managing Partner at OGx

Alvin McBorrough

Founder & Managing Partner at OGx

Andre McGregor is Founder & CEO at ForceMetrics

Andre McGregor

Founder & CEO at ForceMetrics

Suma Nallapati

Suma Nallapati

CIO, City of Denver

Marc Patterson is Managing Director at Endeavor Colorado

Marc Patterson

Managing Director at Endeavor Colorado

Brittany Morris Saunders is President & CEO at Colorado Technology Association

Brittany Morris Saunders

President & CEO at Colorado Technology Association

Amit Shah is COO at Virta Health

Amit Shah

COO at Virta Health

Seth Sternberg is Co-Founder & CEO at Honor

Seth Sternberg

Co-Founder & CEO at Honor

Howard Wright is Vice President, Startup Ecosystem at NVIDIA

Howard Wright

Vice President, Startup Ecosystem at NVIDIA

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