Martial Trigeaud is a French-born entrepreneur living in USA and France. He is an investor, and strategic operator whose work spans the sporting goods and healthcare industries. Guided by the conviction that meaningful progress is driven by people, technology, and purpose, he has built and supported ventures that combine industrial expertise with long-term societal impact. […]
Corey Thompson is CTO at Pellucere Technologies, Inc. in Springdale, AR. Corey is a native of Pittsburg, Texas, and moved to Fayetteville for college. Corey holds a B.S. (2008) and a M.S. (2011) degree in Mechanical Engineering from the UofA. He earned his Ph.D. in Microelectronics and Photonics from the UofA in 2014 working under
Joel Ponce is the Co-Founder and CEO of Hashku, a Bentonville-based shopper intelligence and media company serving CPG brands. He’s built marketing and media businesses across agencies, startups, and major media companies — earning national Effie Awards for work with Gillette and Hershey’s at Walmart. His career spans Saatchi & Saatchi X; DataRank, a Y
Lance is a results-driven finance and business strategy professional with corporate-level experience at Fortune 500 organizations including Chevron, KPMG, and Walmart, where he advanced to Senior level management. Beyond the corporate world, Lance is the founder of his own financial advisory firm called Tailored Financial Solutions supporting businesses across industries, and actively manages a diversified
Joseph Paul Clifton is an AI Orchestration Product Director and founder of Akra Collective, where he designs AI-driven workflows and software integrations for small and mid-sized businesses. Over the past decade-plus, he has consulted with entrepreneurs across SaaS, AgTech, energy field operations, geospatial, and AEC, building custom ERP platforms, data pipelines, and operational systems that
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Nicole brings more than 12 years of founding experience in international development, product innovation, and operations. From 2011 to 2014, she was part of a startup team that built and launched a soy processing facility in northern Afghanistan. In 2017, she moved to the United Arab Emirates and co-founded Every Shelter, an organization working alongside
I’m an engineering leader/executive and hands-on multi-language developer with 15 years of experience building secure, scalable software. I’m AI native and work across the full life cycle from planning and architecture to development and team leadership across domains like e-commerce, ERP, data and AI.
I am a manufacturing and product development professional with a background in advanced machining, prototyping, and applied engineering principles, and I currently manage the Beta in Bentonville prototyping lab at the University of Arkansas. My work sits at the intersection of design and manufacturing, helping teams move from early concepts to functional, manufacturable products. I
Spencer is an RN turned medtech entrepreneur with 12 years of med device leadership. He’s a 2x med device CEO (Lapovations, Lineus) with 10+ patents under his belt and has taken devices from idea to FDA clearance and product launch. Spencer has built sales and distribution networks, led product development teams, and raised over $10M
I have training and advanced proficency in Digital Design, electronics design and coding, and have worked professionally in product development, design, and fabrication. I currently teach a Master’s course in Prototyping for Entrepreneurs at the University of Arkansas. I am the Manager of Client Technologies for Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions, part of the Arkansas Economic Development
