eMerge Americas 2024 | eMerge Americas | 18 April 2024 | Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Ctr Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33139, USA

This event is the premier technology conference transforming Miami into a global tech hub. Attracting venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and technology innovators from across the world to our vibrant shores, eMerge offers a unique tech event in one of the world’s most diverse locales.

2024 Content Themes:
• Ai + Quantum Computing
• Healthtech
• Entrepreneurship + Scaling
• Fintech
• Investment + Funding
• Cybersecurity
• Climate Tech
• Edtech
• Diversity, Equity + Inclusion
• Dual Use + Defense Tech

Why Attend:
This annual conference + expo connects innovators, investors, industry experts, and changemakers from around the globe at the place to discover the future of tech. Explore AI, healthtech, fintech, and so much more across six revolutionary stages. Held annually in Miami, the heart of global tech offers a vibrant ecosystem that thrives as a global tech hub.

2024 Speakers

William Hurley, aka whurley
Founder, CEO, Strangeworks

Reshma Saujani
Founder of Girls Who Code, Founder, CEO of Moms First

Peter H. Diamandis
Founder, Executive Chairman, XPrize Foundation

Madeline Pumareiga
President, Miami Dade College

Kathryn Finney
Founder, Managing General Partner, Genius Guild

Armando Christian Perez (Pitbull)
Grammy-Award Winning Global Artist, Entrepreneur, Investor

Daniella Levine Cava
Mayor of Miami-Dade County, Miami-Dade County

Rob Chesnut
General Counsel, Author, Speaker

Lieutenant General Richard ‘Ross’ Coffman
Deputy Commanding General, Army Futures Command

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)

Rony Abovitz
Founder, CEO, Sun and Thunder

Ruben Amarasingham
Founder, CEO, Pieces Technologies

Reginald Andre
President, ARK Solvers

Gabriel Arango
Head of Technology, GlobalLogic LatAm

Mariana Atencio
Award-Winning Journalist, Author, GoLike

Akin Ayodele
Market President, Gallagher
Former NFL Linebacker

Brian Bandell
Real Estate Editor, South Florida Business Journal

Shane Battier
2012, 2013 NBA Champion, Miami Heat

Saxon Baum
Partner, Florida Funders

Tamara Beliard-Rodriguez
SVP, CFO, Island TV

Cristina Benitez
VP of SG Ventures, Southern Glazer's Wine, Spirits

Pratim Biswas
Dean of the College of Engineering, University of Miami

Dierdra Bosa
TechCheck Anchor, CNBC

Ileana Bravo
President, Ileana Bravo Productions, Inc.

Terri-Ann Brown
Director, Miami Tech Works

Leigh-Ann Buchanan
President, CEO, Miami-Dade Innovation Authority

Tatiana Calderón
Pro Racing Driver

Jaime Camelio
Directorate for Technology, Innovation, Partnerships, National Space Foundation

Colin Campbell
Founder, Author of START. SCALE. EXIT. REPEAT., Startup Club

Dr. Cansu Canca
Director of Responsible AI Practice, The Institute for Experiential AI, Northeastern University

Daniela Carvajalino Martinez
Co-Founder, The Biz Nation

Stephanie Carvajalino Martinez
Co-Founder, The Biz Nation

Karen Carvajalino Martinez
CEO, The Biz Nation

Edmundo Casas
Founder, CEO, Kauel Inc.

Matthew Chavira
CEO, Prophets of AI

Matt Chesnut
VP Business, Economic Development, Space Florida

Sung Hee Choe
Managing Director, FasterCures, Milken Institute

Kevin Cochrane
CMO, Vultr

Lisa Coleman
Director of Nursing, Critical Care Division at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Jackson Health System

Manny Contramaestre
Director, Transaction Advisory Services, BDO USA, P.C.

Peter Corsell
Partner, I Squared

Dr. Todd Crowl
Director and Professor, Florida International University

Carla Curiel
Director, Babson College

Sharon Daniels
CEO, Arria NLG

Dr. Ken Davidian
Vice President, North American Operations, International Space University

Jaret Davis
Co-Managing Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig

Francesca de Quesada
Chief Innovation, Economic Development Officer, Miami-Dade County

Soraya Del Portillo
CEO, TheSpeakApp

Antonio Delgado
Vice President, Innovation and Tech Partnerships, Miami Dade College

Arjun JJ Desai
Chief Strategy Innovation Officer, Insightec

Sean Drake
Founder, Managing Partner, Stony Lonesome Group

Karina DuQuesne
Partner, Caldera Law

Madeline Elias
Tax Principal, BDO USA, P.C.

Dr. Tanira Ferreira
Chief Medical Officer - University of Miami Hospital, Clinics, University of Miami Health System

Matthew Ferreira
Managing Director, Business Incentives Group, BDO USA, P.C.

Ken Finneran
Vice President Human Resources, eMed

Mark Flickinger
General Partner, Chief Operating Officer, BIP Ventures

Brian Fonseca
Director, Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy, FIU

Anya Freeman
CEO, Kind Designs

Dr. Julio Frenk
President, University of Miami

Adam Friedman
Co-Founder, 1Print

Jennifer Friel Goldstein
Head of Startup Banking, Technology, Life Sciences, Silicon Valley Bank, a Division of First Citizens Bank

Lili Gangas
Chief Technology Community Officer, Kapor Center

Thomas E. Garland
Partner, Citrin Cooperman

Renatto Garro
Co-Founder, Nebulai

Laura Gaviria Halaby
Founding Member, Faktory

Oliver Gilbert
Chairman, Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners

Dr. Kristin Gilkes
Global Quantum Leader, EY

Claudia Gomez Estefan
CEO, Co-Founder, Senniors

Brian Gonzalez
Executive Director for Government Partnerships, Initiatives, Intel

Joe Guagliardo
Partner, Dentons Venture Technology Group

Dr. Giselle Guerra
Medical Director Transplant Services, Miami Transplant Institute, Medical Director, Kidney and Living Donor Kidney Program, Jackson Health System, UHealth - University of Miami Health System

Francisco Guzman
Partner, CAREY

Ruben Harris
CEO, Career Karma

Dr. Michael Heithaus
Executive Dean, College of Arts, Sciences, Education, Florida International University

Aurélie Hélouis
CEO, InfinityQ Technology Inc.

Daniel Herrera
Managing Director, Advisor, eMerge Americas

Natalie Hoeper
Counsel, Dentons Global Venture Technology

Jackson Hwu
Partner, Dentons Global Venture Technology

Saif Ishoof
CEO, Co-Founder, Lab22c

Mark Jaundoo
Chief Digital Officer, Amerant Bank

Steve Johnson
Head of the Learning Engineering, Data (LEaD) Program, Millennium Management

Patrick Johnson
Managing Director, Silicon Valley Bank, a Division of First Citizens Bank

Tyler Johnson
Founder, Laowai Enterprises, Dual Use, Defense Tech

Taylor Johnston
Chief Operating Officer, USF Institute of Applied Engineering

Kelli Kedis Ogborn
Vice President of Space Commerce, Entrepreneurship, Space Foundation

Yousuf Khan
Partner, Ridge Ventures

Lisa Lanham
Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig

Caryn Lavernia
VP, Senior Partner, Lab22c

Selenis Leguisamon
Enterprise Account Executive, Amazon Web Services

Brian Liesveld
CEO, DEFENSEWERX

James Lindgren
Executive Director for Health System Optimization, University of Miami Health System

Sal Lo
Co-Founder, CEO, Jorie AI, Advanced Automation

Luis Loaiza
CEO, Jelou AI

Ben Locke
VP of Digital Data, Lennar

Laura Lopez
CEO, PROCOMER

Dr. David Lubarksky
CEO, UC Davis Health, Vice Chancellor, Human Health Sciences, UC Davis Health

Jamee Lubkemann
Head of Integrated Marketing Strategy, Silicon Valley Bank, a Division of First Citizens Bank

Patrick J. Macfarlane
Chief Operating Officer, Juvare Federal, Defense, Juvare

Dr. Tiago Machuca
Director of the Lung Center, Miami Transplant Institute, Director of Lung Transplantation, ECMO, Jackson Health System, UHealth - University of Miami Health System

Jessica Marin
Innovation Chief, Miami International Airport

Cristina Martín
CEO, USYNCRO

Dr. Antonio Marttos
Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, UHealth

James Mault
CEO, BioIntelliSense

Brynne McNulty Rojas
CEO, Co-Founder, Habi

Tami McQueen
Chief Marketing Officer, BIP Ventures

Manny Medina
Founder, Chairman, eMerge Americas, eMerge Americas

Melissa Medina
CEO, President, eMerge Americas

Steven Meiner
Mayor of City of Miami Beach, City of Miami Beach

Alvaro Melendez
Co-Founder, CEO, CRANT

Justis Mendez
Managing Partner, OneSixOne Ventures

João Vitor Menin
CEO, Inter&Co

Carlos Migoya
President, CEO, Jackson Health System

Rick Miller
Executive Director, South Florida Defense Alliance

Esther Molina
Co-Founder, Female Startup Leaders

John Murphy
VP of Sporting, Race Operations, Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix

Olga Naumovich
Head of Technology, Miami, Millennium Management

Bob Nelson
Co-Founder, CEO, The Venture Mentoring Team, Inc.

Brianne Neuburger Simon
Vice President of Operations, UHealth - University of Miami Health System

Dr. Stephen Nimer
Director, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Marina Olman-Pal
Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig

William J. “Popeye” Osceola
Secretary of the Miccosukee Business Council, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida

John Owens
Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig

Dr. Mehmet Oz
Professor Emeritus, Columbia University, Global Advisor, iHerb

Pearl Percy
GVP, Chief Corporate Development Officer, JM Family Enterprises

Mike Pereira
Sr. Solutions Architect, AWS

Dr. Will Perez
Sr. Solutions Architect, AWS Global Sales Technology Organization

Stephanie Perez
Managing Director, Business Development, Partnerships, Fin Capital

Nancy Perez
Managing Director, Senior Wealth Advisor, Silicon Valley Bank, a Division of First Citizens Bank

Kaio Philipe
Chief Business, Marketing Officer, Inter&Co

Ashley Portero
Senior Reporter, South Florida Business Journal

Zach Posner
Co-Founder, Managing Partner, The LegalTech Fund

Dr. Guillermo Prado
Interim Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Provost, University of Miami

Joshua Rader
Office Managing Partner, Citrin Cooperman

Ivan Rapin-Smith
Managing Director, Watsco Ventures

David Reis
Chief Information, Digital Officer, University of Miami

David Rhew
Global Chief Medical Officer, Microsoft

Hamad Riaz
CEO, Mobiz IT

Ben Riestra
Vice President, Royal Caribbean Group, Medical Administration, Operations, Royal Caribbean Group

Manny Rivera
Founder, CEO, TripleCyber

Lil Roberts
CEO, Xendoo

Trevor Rozier-Byrd
Founder, CEO, Stackwell Capital

Toia Santamarina
Managing Director, GET Cities Miami

Jennifer Schorsch, aka DJEN

Aron Schwarzkopf
Founder, CEO, Kushki

The Honorable Beverly Seay
Southeast Regional Director, NSIN

Claudia Serrer
Trade Commissioner Southeast USA, ProChile

Vanessa Singh Johannes
Shareholder, Carlton Fields

Robert Sladen
Co-Founder, CEO, Zulu Pods

Doug Smith
Principal Consultant, Data, Analytics, Ampersand Consulting

David Stender
Chief Information Security Officer, BankUnited

Ronald Steptoe
CEO, Co-Founder, Warrior Centric Health, Inc

Matthew Swift
Co-Founder, President, CEO, Concordia

Dr. Joseph Tector
Professor of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Karen Toste
Director, SVB Catalyst 2045, Silicon Valley Bank, a Division of First Citizens Bank

Dr. Galen Treuer
Climate Tech, Economic Innovation Lead, Miami-Dade County

Dr. Ines Triay
Interim Dean, College of Engineering and Computing, Florida International University

Vitali Usau
Head of Innovation, Mobile, LeverX

Martin Vassolo
Reporter, Axios Miami

Carlos Vazquez
CEO, Founder, Miami EdTech, GoSprout

Dr. Rodrigo Vianna
Director, Miami Transplant Institute, Chief of Liver, Intestinal, Multivisceral Transplant, Jackson Health System, Jackson Health System, UHealth - University of Miami Health System

Diane Vidoni
Chief Operating Officer, eMerge Americas

Ryan Walsh
CEO, Founder, Valqari

Dr. John Wensveen
Chief Innovation Officer, Nova Southeastern University, Executive Director, Levan Center of Innovation

Major General John F. Wharton
Senior Fellow, Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy, FIU

Alexandra Wilkis Wilson
Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Clerisy

Jane Wooldridge
Senior Director, Miami Herald

Guilherme Ximenes de Almeida
CTO, Inter&Co

Andy Yakulis
Strategic Engagement Director, Office of Strategic Capital

Katie Zacarian
CEO, Co-Founder, Earth Species Project