Mauricio Araya
Dr. Araya is a Senior Computer Scientist and Senior Manager of the HPC & ML team at TotalEnergies E&P Research and Technology USA. He is also lecturer of the Professional Science Master’s Program of the Wiess School of Natural Sciences of Rice University. Previously, he led Machine Learning for Geophysics efforts at Shell International E&P Inc. Before that, he worked for Repsol USA and Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC).
Andy Hock
Dr. Andy Hock is VP of Product Management at Cerebras Systems with responsibility for product strategy. His organization drives engagement with engineering and our customers to inform the hardware, software, and machine learning technical requirements and accelerate world-leading AI with Cerebras’ products. Prior to Cerebras, Andy has held senior leadership positions with Arete Associates, Skybox Imaging (acquired by Google), and Google. He holds a PhD in Geophysics and Space Physics from UCLA.
Anne Wildhaber
Anne Wildhaber is an attorney-at-law and heads the Swiss Litigation Team at UBS. She is responsible for litigation and arbitration, criminal proceedings (especially in connection with money laundering allegations), international administrative and legal assistance, internal and regulatory investigations on a national and international level, as well as strategic legal advice in this context.
Erwin Bollinger
Sonia Ponzo
Yahel Halamish
Yahel joined Nina Capital, a specialized venture capital firm investing exclusively at the intersection of healthcare and deep tech, in 2020. At Nina Capital, Yahel focuses on Women's health and hospital management investments. She is also in charge of Investors Relations and D&I in the fund, promoting an active approach to increasing diversity. Prior to joining Nina Capital, Yahel gained vast knowledge on the VC industry and Startups in different development stages by investing in Alternative Assets for a large investment house based in Tel Aviv. Yahel started her career as a corporate lawyer, working for a top law firm in Israel, managing ongoing legal matters of public companies and IPOs. Yahel holds an MBA from IESE Business School, LLB and, BA in economics from the Hebrew University.
Stasia Obremskey
Stasia Obremskey is the Managing Director of RH Capital Funds an impact venture capital fund of Rhia Ventures where she is responsible for investing in innovations in women’s reproductive health. She joined Rhia Ventures at its founding in 2018 after more than twenty-five years of experience as an interim CFO for non-profit organizations and start-up companies and an impact investor and philanthropist in women’s reproductive health. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business. She has extensive experience as a member of several nonprofit boards where she has held a number of leadership positions. Stasia is a founding member of The Maverick Collective, an initiative of PSI. As the proud mother of three young adults, she is working with scientists and entrepreneurs to find the next generation of hormone-free contraceptives to meet their sexual health needs.