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Sheila Frierson is a president of NA plan managers at Computershare.

Darren Tedesco is co-founder and president of Advisor360°, a leading provider of integrated technology for wealth management firms, where he is responsible for guiding the vision of the platform, technology strategy and company direction.

He began his career at Commonwealth Financial Network in 1994, starting as a member of the finance team and transitioning to the company's technology department in 2000, where he became managing principal of innovation and strategy. He received his MBA from Bryant University and holds a B.S. from the University of Connecticut.

Dr. John Alchemy, MD, QME, and Dr. Anne E. Weilepp, MD, are a husband-and-wife medical team and founders of RateFast, a workers' compensation predictive data company in Northern California. Both are specialty boarded and trained at UC San Diego. They hold seven total patents, with more patents pending, in data analytics and impairment rating, including the development of the Variable Thread Analytic Computation (VTAC) model for multilayered logic calculations.

With his wife, Anne E. Weilepp, MD, John Alchemy, MD, QME, is part of their husband-and-wife medical team and is a co-founder of RateFast, a workers' compensation predictive data company in Northern California. Both are specialty boarded and trained at UC San Diego. They hold seven total patents, with more patents pending, in data analytics and impairment rating, including the development of the Variable Thread Analytic Computation (VTAC) model for multilayered logic calculations.

Michelle Borkowski is senior marketing director at F2 Strategy, where she leads her team in developing and executing comprehensive marketing strategies across varied client portfolios.

With nearly a decade of financial services expertise and experience in industries like architecture, advertising and nonprofits, she ensures campaigns are well-organized and effective, fostering trust and confidence among clients.

Butch Zemar is the director of benefits at Elite Benefits of America

Al Kushner is a leading expert in Medicare and the author of the award-winning book "Virtual Medicare — 10 Costly Mistakes You Can't Afford to Make." He has worked closely with accountants, helping them guide their clients through the complexities of Medicare. Reach him at (888) 810-9725 or media@virtualmedi.care. 

Stephen Holdstock is the Chief Technology Officer of EMEA Insurance at EPAM Systems, where he leads the technological direction for EPAM's insurance clients across the region, helping them achieve strategic value through the integration of business, technology and data.

With more than 20 years of industry experience, Mr. Holdstock brings deep expertise in IT leadership, change management and large-scale transformation programs. His career spans roles in large-scale engineering at Motorola, tier-one consulting at Accenture and strategic leadership at global property and casualty (P&C) carriers, including a significant tenure as CTO at Lloyd's of London.

At EPAM, Mr. Holdstock is focused on building out the insurance practice, continuing to drive transformative outcomes for clients across the insurance industry.

Ingo Weinem leads EPAM's European insurance vertical, partnering with top clients to enhance and expand their businesses.

With more than 35 years of experience in the financial services sector and the insurance industry, Mr. Weinem's expertise spans software engineering, financial planning, omnichannel digitalization and transformation strategies, innovation and organizational change management.

Throughout his professional career, he has held various management positions in the banking, financial markets and insurance industry for software solution providers, including Luxoft, Pactera, Capgemini, Cognizant and IBM.

Alex is the Principal Industry Strategist at Hi Marley. He drives innovative use cases for omnichannel customer conversations across the insurance lifecycle. Before Hi Marley, Alex spent a decade with Liberty Mutual, where he was VP of Customer Experience. There, he led experience design, retention tactics, and omnichannel service strategy for the company's direct and independent agent channels. Alex also spent six years in Management Consulting, where he worked with companies across the globe on customer loyalty and growth strategy.