Freeway presents
Tech Talent Summit 6.0
On stage
27 speakers confirmed. The host adds more as they sign on.
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Kate Gallego
Mayor
City of Phoenix
Opening Remarks - photo
Sandra Watson
President & CEO
Arizona Commerce Authority
Opening Remarks - photo
Dan Costello
EVP & Chief Business Officer
Phoenix Suns & Mercury
Opening Remarks - photo
Anita Verma-Lallian
Founder & CEO
Arizona Land Consulting
Keynote: The Performance Economy, From the Ground UpAnita Verma-Lallian is Founder & CEO of Arizona Land Consulting, an Inc. 5000 firm. She has closed more than $1.5 billion in land deals behind the AI data center boom, while also building a film studio and a private equity fund. Anita has been featured on CNBC's Squawk Box, Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal, where she has provided her expert perspectives and has emerged as a leading voice on AI infrastructure, data center development, and the resulting economic impact of the AI boom. Catch her live on the Main Stage as she opens the day in conversation with Chris Richardson, SVP Enterprise Architecture and AI Hub.
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Heidi Jannenga
Co-Founder & Board Member
WebPT
Force Multipliers: Inside the AI-Native Revenue Team - photo
Chris Ronzio
Founder & CEO
Trainual
Built to Perform: Talent, AI Agents & the New Org Chart - photo
Glenn Lurie
General Partner
Stormbreaker Ventures
VC Panel - photo
Edward Wu
Co-Founder & CEO
Side
Built to Perform: Talent, AI Agents & the New Org Chart - photo
Chris Richardson
SVP Enterprise Architecture & AI Hub
CSAA Insurance Group
Keynote: The Performance Economy, From the Ground Up - photo
Kate King
Co-Founder, President & COO
TerramTech
Built to Perform: Talent, AI Agents & the New Org Chart - photo
Jess Berger
Founder & CEO
Bundle x Joy
Force Multipliers: Inside the AI-Native Revenue Team - photo
Rob Nicoletti
Founder & CEO
create human / HALO
Force Multipliers: Inside the AI-Native Revenue Team - photo
Azin Radsan van Alebeek
Founding GP
Emmeline Ventures
VC Panel - photo
Justin Gray
Partner
InRevenue Capital
VC Panel - photo
Autumn Collins
Strategic Advisor
Independent
VC Panel - photo
Mayur Patel
Head of Engineering & Agentic AI
Cognite
Physical AI Needs People - photo
Nader Salman, Ph.D.
Director of AI
Cognite
Physical AI Needs People - photo
Katie Sieker
SVP, Venture Partnerships
Arizona Commerce Authority
Hot Seat: Did AI Just Kill the Entry-Level Job? - photo
Chiara Hughes
Co-Founder
RootWorks
Hot Seat: Did AI Just Kill the Entry-Level Job? - photo
Michele Floriani
PeopleLoop
Built to Perform: Talent, AI Agents & the New Org Chart - photo
Dayna Ciarfalia
The Intersect Group
Force Multipliers: Inside the AI-Native Revenue Team - photo
Sharon Ducati
Venture Madness/Invest Southwest
VC Panel - photo
Marc Chesley
Fuse Ventures
Physical AI Needs People - photo
Liz Weber
Talent Match: Speed Rounds With Hiring Teams - photo
Tim Hargis
Marketing That Cuts Through the Noise - photo
Wes Donahoe
Nina
Marketing That Cuts Through the Noise - photo
Kathy Sacks
Marketing That Cuts Through the Noise