Daren is a proven and highly recognized cybersecurity innovator, inventor, builder and leader of successful businesses. Big corporate experience with Gartner, Sprint, Digital River, TW Telecom & Thomson Reuters. Also, founder of venture-backed LiquidCool Solutions and his recent startup Secured2 Corporation. Accomplished technologist and business leader focused on solving customer problems through innovative new technology.

Former Principal in the Minneapolis office of AVL Growth Partners, a firm providing finance and accounting services to high growth companies, CFO of Minneapolis-based RAIN Source Capital. Peter started his career in the tax practice for Arthur Andersen and has also worked for Accenture in various financing & accounting roles.

For over 20 years, Mr. Calgren has been an entrepreneur and responsible for business growth of high-tech companies. Including, co-founder of Network Medics one of Minnesota’s fastest growing technology services company’s. Kevin has deep experience building partner channels and leading business development growth.

For the past 20+ years Mark has served the entrepreneurial community through a variety of roles: attorney, investment banker, mentor, and advisor. Prior to GSVlabs, Mark was a Managing Director at Cherry Tree and a Partner at ThinkEquity Partners where he ran the firms Consumer Investment Banking practice and served on its Operating Committee.

Joe has been leading cloud architecture and engineering for Microsoft with large Fortune 100 customers including banking and financial corporations, medical companies, and large multi-national conglomerates. His passion is building innovative and world changing applications on the cloud; which enables high availability, greater performance, improved reliability, and deep security of the applications and infrastructure.

Pat was formerly the Chief Technologist for Seagate Technology’s thin-film component division and Vice President for Advanced R&D at Control Data. Pat has deep experience in computer systems, data storage and nanotechnology fields. Pat is also an entrepreneur deeply engaged in several cutting edge new products for the data science field.

Highly-regarded cyber security, cyber crime, and cyber espionage expert. Former Acting Chief, Computer Investigations Unit for the FBI and Supervisory Special Agent, Washington Field Office. Currently, Scott is CEO of Larson Security a cyber security, digital forensics and incident response company.

Former Chrysler Corporation senior executive and CEO of MOEN, Inc. Ron has broad experience, from leading large companies to funding middle market companies through his investment company, Austin Capital Partners.

Former President at Best Buy and responsible for their record growth and expansion. Wade also served as the Senior Vice President of Operations, EVP Marketing at Best Buy. Currently Wade is CEO of voice-to-touch music platform, NAVVO.

Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist, host of the hit television series “Sightings” on Fox and producer. Tim was also a Brigadier General, United States Air Force (retired) and is currently a member of the Spectrum Group, bringing private sector business into various branches of government.