TechBeach is a global community platform of technology events & programs that attract world renowned executives, resources, innovation & media to emerging market ecosystems with the goal of advancement, and capitalisation on growth opportunities.
Jon Oringer is an American programmer, photographer, and billionaire businessman, best known as the founder and CEO of Shutterstock, a stock media company headquartered in New York City. Oringer started his career while a college student in the 1990s, when he created "one of the Web's first pop-up blockers."
Jeff Hoffman is an award-winning global entrepreneur, proven CEO, worldwide motivational speaker, bestselling author, Hollywood film producer, a producer of a Grammy Award winning jazz album, and executive producer of an Emmy Award winning television show.
In his career, he has been the founder of multiple startups, he has been the CEO of both public and private companies, and he has served as a senior executive in many capacities. Jeff has been part of a number of well-known successful startups, including Priceline.com/Booking.com, uBid.com and more.
The Chairman and CEO of Mana Common, Moishe Mana, is a billionaire entrepreneur committed to
creating and improving neighborhoods. Arriving in the United States from an impoverished
neighborhood in Tel Aviv, Israel in the early 1980’s, Mana grew a small logistics business into a global
real estate empire. He began purchasing warehouse space leading him into the storage industry, where
eventually he created GRM, which remains one of the top three document management companies in
the US. It was not long before Mana realized that his actions as a business owner had a significant
impact on areas he operated, and that this activity could be harnessed to deliberately create an
ecosystem and change the fabric of an entire community.
Irene Walker is a catalyst for creating programs that combine the power of equity, education, and technology. Her dedication to empowering and advocating for communities of color grew through her Economic studies at the University of California Berkeley. She gained expertise in digital marketing and social media through her leadership roles as senior director at Yahoo!, Pandora Media and other major Fortune 500 companies.
In 2016, Irene joined Meta as the Head of Ads Education and in 2018, she built Elevate, a business development and community program to support the online growth of minority small business and creator communities in the US, Caribbean, and the UK. She leads this bold program and has touched over 2 million Black, LatinX + Hispanic entities worldwide. Born in the US Virgin Islands, Irene currently lives in Los Angeles, California with her family.
Jenny Fielding is the cofounder and Managing Partner at The Fund, a global founder community and pre-seed venture capital fund that has invested in over 200 companies. Previously, Jenny spent 7.5 years as the Managing Director at Techstars where she was the first check into a portfolio of companies with a current market cap of over $12 Billion. Jenny is a 2x founder, recovering lawyer, Kauffman Fellow and adjunct professor at Columbia University.
Managing Director at Techstars Miami. Super early investor in 100+ startups, founder of 5+ startups. Founder of computer science education non-profit Coderise.org
Kwame Anku is the CEO and Chairman of the Black Star Fund. Named “One of the Top 25 Black Venture Capitalists to Watch” by Pitchbook, Kwame is a pioneer in the venture capital space having created two of only six venture funds in the United States that are Black-led with all Black portfolio founders.
Melissa Pegus
I’m Melissa, the Managing Director of the Techstars Atlanta Accelerator Powered by J.P. Morgan, a startup operator, and early-stage investor. My career as a startup operator spans more than a decade where I held multiple strategic leadership positions that resulted in six acquisitions. As an investor, I focus on companies that are building the future of Commerce, Consumer, and The Creator Economy.
Leigh-Ann Buchanan is the President of aīre ventures, where she leads executive management as well as strategy and innovation efforts for the venture studio.
aīre ventures is a non-profit venture studio that scales technology and innovation solutions to systemic gaps in access, opportunity and racial equity.
Ariel Jaduszliwer
Ariel is a Managing Partner at Brainstorm Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm that invests US and Mexican startups and whose portfolio includes unicorns such as Zappos, OpenTable, KIO Networks, and more recently Turing. Ariel is a Kauffman Fellow and Mentor. He was the Vice President of Pacific Community Management, a pioneering growth equity impact investment firm, and still sits on the boards of several of its portfolio companies. Ariel also serves on the board of Defy Ventures, a nonprofit that provides entrepreneurship training to incarcerated people. Ariel is the co-owner of Palau Moxó, an 18th century palace in Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter.
Previously, Ariel worked as a consultant at the Bridgespan Group, an affiliate of Bain & Company. He briefly led the United Nations Development Programme’s Growing Sustainable Business Initiative in Venezuela. Prior to business school, Ariel worked in various capacities at Intel Corporation. Ariel received his MBA from Wharton and holds BS and MS degrees in industrial engineering from UC Berkeley and Georgia Tech, respectively. Ariel is a native Spanish speaker and New Yorker.
James Barrood
For 20+ years James Barrood has supported the NYC metro area's entrepreneurial, innovation, and tech ecosystem. As founder and CEO of Innovation+, he leads a global community of entrepreneurs and innovators, while advising startups, growth companies, and higher ed institutions as well as the Tech Council Venture Fund and Jumpstart Angels Network. James recently concluded 5 years as CEO of the tri-state trade association, TechUnited, one of the largest and most respected membership tech organizations nationwide. Previously, he led FDU's top-ranked entrepreneurship center for 10+ years. James is a global keynoter, two-time TEDx speaker, podcast host and author of Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Global Insights from 24 Leaders and Lessons from the Great Recession.
A dynamic agenda featuring renowned brands, speakers and innovators from around the globe
Click Here to View Full AgendaOur past speakers include some of the most prestigious individuals and organizations in the world of tech.
As a Software Engineering Director, Alan leads a team that builds the Google App for Android mobile phones. Alan has been at Google for nearly nine years, and has spent most of that time focused on improving the Search experience for users around the world. Prior to joining Google, Alan worked at Microsoft on mobile phone technology.
Alan was born and raised in Missouri, USA, where he developed a passion for technology thanks to an immersion in his father’s small computer business. He graduated with a BS in Computer Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis, and his career has taken him to several locations including a 4-year stint living in London, UK. Alan presently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with his family, and outside of work enjoys sports & the outdoors.
As a Software Engineering Director, Alan leads a team that builds the Google App for Android mobile phones. Alan has been at Google for nearly nine years, and has spent most of that time focused on improving the Search experience for users around the world. Prior to joining Google, Alan worked at Microsoft on mobile phone technology.
Alan was born and raised in Missouri, USA, where he developed a passion for technology thanks to an immersion in his father’s small computer business. He graduated with a BS in Computer Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis, and his career has taken him to several locations including a 4-year stint living in London, UK. Alan presently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with his family, and outside of work enjoys sports & the outdoors.
Our Team comprises a dynamic group of Founders, Investors and Executives with industry experience dedicated to shaping the agenda and ensuring that the Tech Beach experience is exciting, energetic and valuable. Expect to see them serving double duty as moderators and as speakers on panels during the course of the event
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The Founders and Catalysts behind Tech Beach Retreat have global community reach and a track record for hosting noteworthy influencer events that attract global business leaders, celebrities, tastemakers and royalty. They are super connectors.
"... innovators in the region are working to broaden that viewpoint and have visitors mix business with pleasure. Conferences like the Tech Beach Retreat, held in one of Jamaica’s popular tourism resort areas, brings investors, entrepreneurs and the best of the Caribbean’s tech ecosystem together to exchange ideas, forge partnerships and tap into the often overlooked possibilities in the islands. Executives from LinkedIn, Airbnb, Pixar and Instagram attended the 2018 event, which organizers billed as a dealmaking paradise."
Tech Beach Retreat is designed to connect the Caribbean’s tech ecosystem with the rest of the world, creating an international community of like-minded individuals who meet in the region.
What a great idea, taking two of my loves technology and the beach and bringing them together. Ron Mckay, President of American Chamber of Commerce Jamaica, CEO of ADS Global.
Welcoming participants from all over the world to join this one-of-a-kind experience and get access to this unique international community of like-minded entrepreneurs.
The Founders and Catalysts behind Tech Beach Retreat have global community reach and a track record for hosting noteworthy influencer events that attract global business leaders, celebrities, tastemakers and royalty. They are super connectors.
Join us as we convene the tech startup, investor and corporate communities of LATAM, The Caribbean and North America, in beautiful Miami Beach
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