Debra Bowers

GoKart Labs LLC provides web and mobile software development and digital marketing solutions. It incubates, executes and optimizes digital initiatives through passionate employees who integrate business, technology, analytical and marketing expertise to deliver measurable results. The company was founded by Don Smithmier and A. J. Meyer in 2009 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Scholarship America, Inc. provides scholarships and educational support services. Its solutions include design and managed custom education assistance programs, financial and other supports to students in need, and engagement in stakeholders and influence policies. The organization was founded by Irving Fradkin in 1958 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Financial Executives International enhances member professional development through peer networking, career planning services, conferences, publications and special reports, and research. Its members include Chief Financial Officers, Vice Presidents of Finance, Treasurers, and Controllers. The company was founded in December 1931 and is headquartered in Morristown, NJ.

The Confédération des Industries Agro Alimentaires de l'UE is based in Brussels, BE and represents the European food and drink industry, which is the largest manufacturing sector in the EU in terms of turnover and employment. To be the standard for food sustainability, the EU must commit more to research and innovation (R&I). The Belgian company focuses on promoting the industry's interests to European and international institutions, contributing to a framework addressing food safety and science, nutrition and health, environmental sustainability, and competitiveness. The private company provides information on food processing, additives, contaminants, food safety, food security, environment, health, nutrition, and packaging. The EU food and drink industry generates millions of jobs and plays an integral part in driving the EU economy. Only with ambitious and science-based regulation can we make the R&I capital of the world.

The Big Know, Inc. provides digital learning courses. The company was founded by Don Smithmier and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

SOPHIA Learning LLC provides online social teaching and learning platform. The firm’s platform provides academic tutorials taught in various ways by teachers and subject experts for students to learn. The company was founded by Don Smithmier and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MA.

Mercer Management Consulting, Inc. provides management consulting services. The company offers business design innovation, brand strategy, operational excellence, transformation, and portfolio strategy services. The firm was founded in 1990 and is located in New York, NY.

Piper Sandler & Co. operates as an investment company, which engages in the provision of securities brokerage and investment banking services. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Bridge Builders Collaborative (BBC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Austin Hearst. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.