< Previous40Dr Ozen is currently Head, Government Affairs and Policy, Merck Healthcare, ITC Region (Russia & CIS, Turkey, Middle East, Africa). With 25 years professional experience on international level Stakeholder Relations, Public Affairs, Corporate Communications and Broadcast Journalism (10 years Coca-Cola, three years United Nations, 12 years with CNN International, BBC World Service and leading Turkish TV channels), he is deeply knowledgeable on political, economic and cultural world affairs and has a very strong network in intergovernmental organizations, NGOs, international broadcast media, private sector and academia.Dr. Kadri OzenHead of Government Affairs and PolicyMerck Healthcare, ITC RegionSPEAKER41conway.com/eventsworldforumforfdi.com@ConwayEvents@WorldForumforFDI#WorldForum2016Conway EventsMODERATOR Ali VelshiHostAli Velshi on TargetAli Velshi became the first on-air hire for Al Jazeera America when he was tapped to host the first business show for the network in Spring 2013. The one-hour program Ali Velshi on Target airs weekdays at 7 pm ET and features a broad look at the US economy, focusing both on businesses and consumers. Prior to working for Al Jazeera America, Velshi served as CNN’s Chief Business Correspondent, anchor of CNN International’s World Business Today, and host of CNN’s weekly business roundtable Your Money. Ali Velshi’s inquisitive, interpretative, optimistic, and problem-solving approach to international and personal finance, business, and investing reaches audiences and readers in 222 countries every day.No single money journalist is able to replicate Velshi’s global footprint, access to global financial leaders, or his drive to provide his audience with tangible and practical tools to ensure their long-term financial security and career longevity. He uses this knowledge to arm everyday professionals with the tools they need to overcome the global recession and create a prosperous future. Velshi’s latest book How to Speak Money, co-authored with CNN’s Christine Romans, helps readers become fluent in the world’s most universal language — money. In this easy-to-read “manual,” he teaches readers about emerging international economies, how to budget wisely and build wealth, and how to plan appropriately for retirement, complete with practical executions, examples and worksheets. Velshi is also the author of Gimme My Money Back, released in January 2009.Velshi has reported extensively on the global financial meltdown since 2008; the financial collapses of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, AIG, and Lehman Brothers; the U.S. government’s bailout plan; the battle over the fate of the American “Big Three” automakers; and the US debt ceiling and budget debate. In 2010, Velshi’s in-depth reporting for CNN’s How the Wheels Came Off was honored with a National Headliner Award for Business & Consumer Reporting. Additionally, CNN was nominated for a 2010 Emmy for Velshi’s breaking news coverage of an attempted terror attack on a flight to Detroit. A veteran of financial news, Velshi hosted The Turnaround, CNN’s small business improvement show. The Turnaround traveled across America, introducing troubled small business owners to high-profile mentors and then helped them develop a plan for success. Prior to that, he was an anchor with CNNfn, where he hosted various interactive shows, including Your Money, Business Unusual, Insights, Street Sweep, and The Money Gang. Before joining CNNfn in 2001, he hosted The Business News, Canada’s first and only primetime business news hour, airing nightly on Report on Business Television. Born in Kenya and raised in Toronto, Velshi graduated from Queens University in Canada with a degree in Religion.PANEL VI The Coming Workforce Development Storm42SPEAKER Carine ClarkPresident and CEOMaritzCXCarine is the President and CEO of MaritzCX. Formerly she was the SVP and CMO for Symantec. Carine was responsible for global campaign and field marketing, partner and product marketing, branding and marketing communications as well as public relations and analyst relations.Clark has decades of experience building successful software companies. As an executive at Altiris and Novell, she was responsible for driving top and bottom-line company growth through fiscally accountable and operationally efficient marketing. Her leadership helped establish Altiris as one of the fastest growing technology companies in the world, growing revenues from $62 million to $230 million during a four year period.Throughout her career, Clark has directed and integrated diverse teams including product management; sales support; alliance; field and global marketing; and event, brand and communications management.Clark received a master’s degree in business administration as well as a bachelor’s degree in organizational communications from Brigham Young University. She has been recognized with numerous awards, including recently being ranked by ExecRank as #47 of all CMO’s worldwide in 2012. She’s also received the Women Tech Leadership Excellence Award, the 25th Annual TWIN Award, and the Silicon Slopes v100 Award.In her spare time, she plays keyboards in the ManageThis band. ManageThis was a finalist in the Battle of the Corporate Bands where they played at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She has two sons and has been married for 32 years to her college sweetheart. One of her favorite things is to look for ways to lift others as she serves.43conway.com/eventsworldforumforfdi.com@ConwayEvents@WorldForumforFDI#WorldForum2016Conway EventsSPEAKER Dr. Michael R. CunninghamChancellor & PresidentNational UniversityDr. Michael R. Cunningham became Chancellor of the National University System in October 2013. Dr. Cunningham originally joined the National University System as President of the System’s flagship institution, National University. He added the responsibilities of Chief Operating Officer of the National University System and will continue to serve as President of National University. He came to National University from San Diego State University (SDSU), where he had been serving as Dean of the College of Business Administration.An award winning teacher, he’s taught management, entrepreneurship and international business strategy at California Polytechnic State University, San Diego State University and New York University.Prior to his academic career, Dr. Cunningham, a New York native, was a successful entrepreneur. He founded Cunningham Graphics International (CGII) in 1989 and took the company public on NASDAQ in 1998. By the time the company was sold to Automatic Data Processing (ADP) in 2000, it had operations in seven countries and employed more than 1,500 people.In 2007, Dr. Cunningham returned to the corporate world by taking the helm at Diversified Global Graphics Group (DG3), where he restructured and led a management leveraged buyout alongside a private equity firm. He remained with DG3 as president and Chief Executive Officer until 2010.Dr. Cunningham’s global business expertise perfectly matches San Diego State University’s highly ranked international business programs and the College of Business Administration’s mission, “Leadership for the Global Marketplace.”44SPEAKER Megan DoberneckGeneral Counsel & Company SecretaryVodafone AmericasMegan joined Vodafone from a fixed line broadband provider in January 2007. In addition to serving as General Counsel and Company Secretary for Vodafone’s business in the Americas, Megan sits on all of Vodafone’s U.S. boards of directors (including the Americas Foundation) and is a member of the Americas Executive Leadership Team. Megan has spoken at various industry events including Light Reading’s Women in Telecommunications panel and represents Vodafone on the Advisory Board of the non-profit, Women in Comms. Megan is based out of Vodafone’s Denver office and lives in Colorado with her family.45conway.com/eventsworldforumforfdi.com@ConwayEvents@WorldForumforFDI#WorldForum2016Conway EventsJon Gustafson is Director of Workforce Partnerships & Incentives for Lockheed Martin Corporation. He resides in Fort Worth, Texas, where he leads economic and workforce development efforts to maximize op-portunities for public/private partnerships, training grants and other economic development incentives to lower costs and increase the skills of the company’s present and future workforce.In addition to his primary responsibilities, Mr. Gustafson serves on multiple regional boards dealing with workforce development and education, including the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Regional Workforce Leadership Council, the Tarrant County Workforce Development Board (Vice Chair), and the DFW Regional Aerospace Consortium.Mr. Gustafson holds a Master of Science in Instructional and Performance Technology from Boise State University; a Bachelor of Science in Education, Training and Development from Southern Illinois University; and an Associate of Applied Science in Aircraft Maintenance Technology from the Community College of the Air Force. Jon E. GustafsonDirector of Workforce Partnerships & IncentivesLockheed Martin CorporationSPEAKER46Mark is the President and Chief Executive Officer of R&B Machine, a leading manufacturer of highly complex mission critical hardware for some the most demanding aerospace and defense applications. R&B Machine operates from two facilities in Upland California and Ardmore, Alabama. Mark has over 30 years manufacturing and machining experience and is recognized for embracing difficult challenges and his proven leadership expertise in engineering, new product development, manufacturing technologies, lean manufacturing, operational improvement and business development. He joined R&B in 2013 from STADCO, a leading manufacturer of advanced aerospace and defense articles where he served as VP of Operations. During his tenure, he held various positions of increasing responsibility, including Director of Operations and Director of Technology. Mark holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of California.Mark MahboubiPresidentR&B Machine Inc.SPEAKER47conway.com/eventsworldforumforfdi.com@ConwayEvents@WorldForumforFDI#WorldForum2016Conway EventsLee Matthews has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Clemson University and 25 years of manufacturing experience working with Milliken & Co. in the Automotive Division (spun off to form Sage Automotive Interiors in 2009). Currently the Plant Manager of the Abbeville Dyeing & Finishing Plant, he has worked in Process Improvement, Design & Development, TPM Training, Customer Quality, and Plant Leadership for 3 different locations. Mr. Matthews is a leader in Occupational Safety & Extensive Community Involvement with a focus on work force development. Notable achievements include: • OSHA Voluntary Protection Plan Star Site• Chairman for the Upper Savannah Regional Workforce Advisory Board• Upper Savannah Council of Governments Workforce Development Board Member – representing Abbeville County• ACT SC Work Ready Communities Champion for Abbeville County• Abbeville County First Steps Partnership Board Member• Partner with Real Fathers are Dads Fatherhood Initiative for Abbeville CountyLee MatthewsPlant ManagerSage Automotive Interiors SPEAKER48Tom is Vice President of Programming for Imagine H2O, the water-focused accelerator in San Francisco. He leads the accelerator program, working with 10 companies a year to accelerate their path to market. Previously he held strategy and operations roles in two startups in the Green Buildings and Clean Energy sectors and spent three years with ERM — the sustainability consultancy — working on sustainability valuation for FTSE 100 companies. Tom holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an MA in Politics from Edinburgh University.SPEAKER Tom FergusonVice President of ProgrammingImagine H2049conway.com/eventsworldforumforfdi.com@ConwayEvents@WorldForumforFDI#WorldForum2016Conway EventsPANEL VII Water and EnergySPEAKER Dr. Amitabh GuptaExecutive Director of Applications - R&D and AsiaPraxair, Inc.Dr. Amitabh Gupta (“Ami”) leads Praxair’s entire market facing global application R&D portfolio. This broad portfolio improves customer operations in diversified end markets including metals, materials, energy, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, healthcare, food and beverage, water treatment, electronics and specialty products. He is responsible for developing and commercializing novel offerings for customers. These products, services and technologies provide productivity and environmental benefits. Dr. Gupta has worked for Praxair since 1993 in R&D management positions of increasing responsibility. In his previous roles for Praxair in the U.S., he had lead R&D for supply systems for industrial gases including Carbon Dioxide Recovery and Sequestration and Non-cryogenic Supply Systems. He is currently located in the Chicago area and was located in Shanghai, China from 2009 to 2014.Dr. Gupta received a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India. He then obtained a doctorate degree in chemical engineering from Princeton University. He holds 12 patents with several other patents pending. He also has eight publications in peer reviewed journals on a broad range of technologies and on innovation.Next >