​​Alex Koshykov is a co-founder of BeKey and a digital health expert who constantly shares news, introduces promising technologies, and promotes secure software & hardware for the healthcare industry on his YouTube channel. Additionally, he is a co-founder of YODD, a medical device startup.

Jim Schwoebel is a creative engineering executive and the CEO of Quome, an innovative Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Agents-as-a-Service (AgaaS) provider. At Quome, he leads a platform that accelerates development cycles by 10–100x by refactoring legacy systems and deploying production-ready web applications in minutes, utilizing Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) and agentic tools.

His executive background includes leadership roles as CTO/Head of Engineering, CEO (NeuroLex Laboratories, acquired by Sonde Health), VP of Engineering (Sonde Health), and Engineering Manager at companies including DigitalOcean and Verily (Alphabet). Committed to paying it forward, Jim is also an active mentor and investor/advisor, having guided over 100 professionals, including CEOs and CTOs, in their careers.

Moderator – ​​Alex Koshykov is a co-founder of BeKey and a digital health expert who constantly shares news, introduces promising technologies, and promotes secure software & hardware for the healthcare industry on his YouTube channel. Additionally, he is a co-founder of YODD, a medical device startup.

Guc Ozenci is a seasoned ecosystem leader, angel investor, and the Managing Director of the Founder Institute DMV—one of FI’s top-performing chapters globally, where he has built a portfolio of over 50 early-stage startups. A former B2B SaaS founder who successfully bootstrapped, raised VC, and led his venture to an international acquisition exit, Guc now dedicates his expertise to helping global and early-stage founders structure, launch, and scale their ventures in the US. Beyond the tech world, he is an Ironman 70.3 triathlete and marathoner who brings a high-energy, bias-for-action approach to supporting the startup ecosystem.

​Keith Camhi invests in and advises talented entrepreneurs at Techstars, where he is currently the Managing Director of the Techstars Healthcare Accelerator powered by Permanente Medicine. During his time at Techstars, he has led the global accelerator investment team, run accelerator programs with other prominent partners including Melinda Gates’s Pivotal Ventures (Future of Longevity) and J.P. Morgan (in Washington D.C. and NYC), and has invested in nearly 80 startups. Prior to Techstars, Keith founded and scaled FitLinxx (securing over $50M in venture capital and reaching #20 on the Deloitte Fast 500) and Great Play (three-time Entrepreneur Franchise 500 honoree). He subsequently served as an entrepreneur-in-residence for two funds focused on healthcare and early childhood development. He holds degrees from Cornell and MIT, and has been awarded multiple patents in sensor and machine vision technology.

Erna Redzepagic is a strategic ecosystem leader and the Senior Manager at Halcyon, where she drives global startup sourcing, venture analysis, and portfolio strategy for one of the world’s premier impact accelerators. Representing Halcyon’s decade-long legacy founded in Washington, D.C., Erna helps lead a bold, founder-first ecosystem that has accelerated nearly 600 entrepreneurs from 50+ countries across the Climate, Health, and EquityTech spaces. Armed with a Master’s in Social Entrepreneurship from USC, she specializes in helping early-stage founders secure financing vehicles, transition past the idea stage, and build sustainable solutions with strong potential for scalable market growth. Beyond her work in venture curation, Erna is a passionate advocate for leveraging market-driven principles to solve complex global challenges, bringing a deeply collaborative, growth-focused approach to supporting healthtech innovators.

Halcyon is a premier global organization dedicated to accelerating the impact-driven future of business by empowering startups in Climate, Health, and EquityTech. Originally founded in 2014 as an incubator in Washington, D.C., Halcyon has evolved into a bold, founder-first accelerator model that has supported nearly 600 entrepreneurs from over 50 countries. Today, under the leadership of CEO Dan Barker, the organization provides high-potential ventures with equity-free fellowships, strategic mentorship, and specialized financing vehicles to build sustainable, world-changing solutions.

Sheila D. Collins is a venture capitalist at Portfolia, the world’s #1 investor in women’s health. With deep expertise in funding early-stage tech startups, Sheila backs the builders of a better future, especially startups creating solutions for health, longevity, financial inclusion, and inclusive economies. Sheila also serves as a managing advisor at the Johns Hopkins Ward Infinity Impact Accelerator in DC, equipping early-stage health tech startups rooted in community-first solutions with success capital – curriculum, mentors, AI tech advisors, and funding. A two-time founder, former banking executive, and tireless advocate for economic mobility, Sheila has advised hundreds of startups and catalyzed over $55 million in capital through pitch competitions, accelerators, and ecosystem-building initiatives. Sheila was awarded the 2025 DC Technical.ly Thought Leader of the Year and the 2026 BBSA Alumni of the Year award from Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Sheila is on the advisory board of SOAR AI, Wise Connect, and the SXSW Pitch Event, and serves as an arbitrator for FINRA.