Ms. Kishau Smith Rogers has over 25 years of experience leading the development of enterprise technology solutions and more than 15 years of entrepreneurial leadership. She is the Founder & CEO of Time Study, Inc., a high-growth startup offering solutions using machine learning, natural language processing and other data science techniques to automatically tell a story of how enterprise employees spend their time. The Time Study platform serves some of the largest health organizations in the US; it recently closed a $1.2M seed fund and is backed by Hearst, Newark Venture Partners, Pipeline Angels, and 37 Angels.

As an active, frequently awarded, technology leader, Kishau has been featured in many national publications including the Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur, Black Enterprise, and NFIB. In her commitment to STEM and leveraging technology for social good, she serves as an adviser to organizations like Think of Us, WAAW Foundation, VCU Department of Computer Science, the first U.S. White House Hackathon for Foster Care and as co-founder and adviser to SheHacks Africa. The latter is a software engineering intensive training to women and girls in three African nations. Kishau also wrote a book covering the intersection of system thinking, machine intelligence, and human intelligence (2020, in press).Ms. Kishau Smith Rogers has over 25 years of experience leading the development of enterprise technology solutions and more than 15 years of entrepreneurial leadership. She is the Founder & CEO of Time Study, Inc., a high-growth startup offering solutions using machine learning, natural language processing and other data science techniques to automatically tell a story of how enterprise employees spend their time. The Time Study platform serves some of the largest health organizations in the US; it recently closed a $1.2M seed fund and is backed by Hearst, Newark Venture Partners, Pipeline Angels, and 37 Angels.

Kishau grew up in Lynchburg, Virginia. She splits her time between Richmond and New York, with her husband Bernard and their two kids and two dogs. Follow her on Twitter at @kishau or subscribe to her.

Kishau obtained her B.S. in Computer Science from VCU in 1996.

Mr. Pratik Gupta is the Chief Technical Officer for IBM Hybrid Cloud Management and the Chief Architect of Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management in the IBM Cloud and Cognitive Software Organization. Prior to that, he was Vice President, IBM Cloud Platform responsible for IBM Public Cloud Portfolio Management. Pratik was named an IBM Distinguished Engineer in 2009.

Pratik has broad business leadership and technical experience in developing new products that help enterprises transform their IT with Cloud and SaaS. He has managed large, geographically distributed development teams and has strong relationships with enterprise CxOs and industry analysts. Pratik has multiple patents in the areas of Computer Security, Cloud Computing and Systems Management.Mr. Pratik Gupta is the Chief Technical Officer for IBM Hybrid Cloud Management and the Chief Architect of Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management in the IBM Cloud and Cognitive Software Organization. Prior to that, he was Vice President, IBM Cloud Platform responsible for IBM Public Cloud Portfolio Management. Pratik was named an IBM Distinguished Engineer in 2009.

Pratik lives with his wife and daughter in Raleigh, North Carolina. He enjoys vacation travel and has visited over 40 countries. He likes hiking, biking and motorcycle riding. He is an avid sports fan and follows Basketball, Tennis, Cricket and other sports; he often travels to world cup games around the world.

Pratik obtained his M.S. in Computer Science from VCU in 1989; his first degree was a B.E. in Electrical Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering, and his last an MBA from Duke University.

Mr. Dan Shuber is a Senior Director of Technology at Capital One - a Fortune 100 Financial Services company. During his 20 years tenure, he has led many strategic technical initiatives including global call center network buildout, middleware layer establishment, and engineering data modeling/machine learning platforms. He leads multiple, large software engineering teams, and is a passionate advocate of workforce diversity and associate empowerment. Before Capital One, Dan held technology leadership roles of increasing responsibility at a State agency, and a $2B retailer.

Throughout his career, Dan has maintained his relationship with VCU. He has worked to provide year-round internship opportunities for students - and ensured their access to mentors. He has championed recruitment of VCU graduates, and local industry participation in Capstone sponsorship and hackathons. Currently, Dan serves on the board of the VCU College of Engineering Foundation.Mr. Dan Shuber is a Senior Director of Technology at Capital One - a Fortune 100 Financial Services company. During his 20 years tenure, he has led many strategic technical initiatives including global call center network buildout, middleware layer establishment, and engineering data modeling/machine learning platforms. He leads multiple, large software engineering teams, and is a passionate advocate of workforce diversity and associate empowerment. Before Capital One, Dan held technology leadership roles of increasing responsibility at a State agency, and a $2B retailer.

Dan is a father of five, and when not working enjoys travelling and outdoor activities. He is particularly fond of the National Parks, having rafted the entire Grand Canyon, and hiked in Glacier, Volcanos, Yellowstone, Acadia, Yosemite, and others…

Dan obtained two degrees from VCU: BS degree in Biology, followed by an MS in Math - with a Computer Science emphasis - in 1985.

Mr. Chuck Fuller, CFA, CMT is a Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Nasdaq Dorsey Wright (NDW), a Richmond, VA based RIA serving 8000+ financial advisers through its research platform. In this role he is responsible for helping manage over $15 billion of investment assets in SMAs, UMAs, ETFs, and Mutual Funds. Previous roles include being Head of Quantitative Strategies and Head of Technology at NDW. As Head of Technology, he was responsible for designing, programming, and testing all of NDW's backend systems from the ground up which helped lead to Nasdaq’s acquisition of Dorsey Wright in 2015. He also created a domain-specific programming language the company uses to test their investment strategies. This language is also the foundation of NDW's Model Builder tool which allows end users (i.e., financial advisers) to create their own custom backtested investment models through the NDW website. After acquiring his Bachelor's in Computer Science from VCU in 2002, he obtained an MBA from Virginia Tech in 2007. In his free time, Chuck enjoys writing and playing music, and spending time with his wife and three boys.

Mr. George Ruzek is currently the Vice President of Omnichannel, Fraud, and Central Operations Technology for the USAA Bank. USAA is a Fortune 100 financial services group of companies offering banking, investing, and insurance solutions to members of the U.S. military and veterans and their families. Prior to USAA, George has led technology organizations at other Financial Services companies including Fannie Mae, JP Morgan Chase, and Capital One.

Early in George’s career, he focused on NextStep technologies, spoke at Apple’s Worldwide Developers conference in 1998, and authored a book on WebObjects. As the Vice President for Portfolio Analytics at Fannie Mae, he led teams to build the technology infrastructure, applications, and services to value Fannie Mae’s $900 billion portfolio. He then moved to Columbus, Ohio to work as an Executive Director for JP Morgan Chase where he had multiple leadership roles within Mortgage and Auto Finance including Head of Cyber Remediation, and the Chief Development Officer. In 2016, George relocated back to Richmond, VA to join Capital One where he led Commercial Lending Technology.

George is actively engaged with the VCU Department of Engineering, and he also spends time volunteering for the Richmond Symphony. He is currently participating on a Capstone project which is a partnership between the Symphony and the Engineering Department.

George is fortunate to have a wonderful family who have supported him; a loving wife Lisa, who he met at VCU, and three children. George received in 1992, at VCU, a BS in Math, specialty in Computer Science, and a Minor in Music. He continues to look for opportunities to engage with the VCU Department of Computer Science given his lifelong passion for both CS and Music, as well as his industry experience.