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Pedram Abrari, CTO at Pramata, is a technology services veteran, having spent decades in software development, from hands-on technical work to engineering team building and leadership. Most recently, he led the research and development and cloud operations teams at Tidemark as VP of Engineering. Previously, Abrari led similar efforts for Neil Young's company PonoMusic and Progress Software. Abrari also founded his own company, Corticon Technologies, Inc., which he oversaw for over a decade. He graduated from UCLA with a BS in Computer Engineering, and received a Master's in Computer Science from USC.

Michael Halloran is head of business development at MaxMyInterest, a cash management company.

Beau Brunson is a senior policy adviser at Consumers’ Research.

John Court is the managing director and deputy general counsel at The Clearing House Association.

Douglas Brown is a writer in Boulder, Colo, who has covered business and technology. He was previously a feature writer at The Denver Post, covered the White House and Capitol Hill for a variety of tech publications, and worked for newspapers in Florida, New Mexico and Pennsylvania.

Lombardi has written and spoken around the world on issues such as leadership development, employee engagement, workforce management, payroll, and workplace culture. She is co-founder and CEO of Aptitude Research Partners, an HCM focused research, analyst, and advisory firm. Aptitude conducts primary research covering end-to-end human capital management to understand the impact of HR strategies and technologies on organizational outcomes and individual success.

David Winterhalter is vice president of marketing at Centage Corporation. He has devoted over two decades to helping emerging software and service companies generate demand and increase brand awareness.

Ginder is a partner at Verrill Dana LLP where he covers employee benefits, retirement plan, executive compensation and other matters.