Global Chief Legal Officer, People 20

Kathy’s legal career spans 30+ years. Her concentrations are in corporate governance, M&A, tax, employment and international transactions. She began her corporate legal career at Dechert LLP and has held positions at both public and PE backed companies such as Scott Paper, Betz Dearborn, Vlasic Foods and Ulticom. She currently is the Global Chief Legal Officer for People2.0. Kathy holds a law degree from Villanova University Law School and an LLM in tax from NYU Law.

President & CEO, NFlection

Christopher Powala is a serial entrepreneur with over 34 years of experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry. Mr. Powala joined NFlection Therapeutics as President & CEO in June 2019. Mr. Powala co-founded and served as Chief Development Officer of Aclaris Therapeutics until his retirement in June 2019. He also served as the Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer of Vicept Therapeutics, Inc. from 2009 until its acquisition by Allergan, Inc. in July 2011. Prior to joining Vicept Therapeutics, Inc., from 2008 to 2009, he served as Vice President, Clinical Operations & Global Regulatory Affairs for Vital Therapies, Inc., a biotechnology company. From 1993 to 2008, Mr. Powala was with CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc, a dermatology-focused specialty pharmaceutical company, where he served as Vice President, Drug Development and Regulatory Affairs. Previously, Mr. Powala held various positions in product development and regulatory affairs at Wyeth Laboratories, Inc. Mr. Powala received his Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in General Management from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and his bachelor’s degree in Biology from State University of New York-Regents College.

CFO, The Philadelphia Contribution

Kevin Tate is Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of The Philadelphia Contributionship, the oldest insurance company in the United States, a position he has held since 2009. Prior to joining the Contributionship, he spent 25 years with Global Indemnity Limited, an insurance company headquartered in suburban Philadelphia, PA, where he was the Chief Financial Officer. He began his career as a Senior Auditor at Deloitte Haskins & Sells in

Philadelphia, PA. He also serves as Treasurer for two nonprofit organizations: the Pennsylvania Association of Mutual Insurance Companies and the Philadelphia Fire Department Historical Corporation. He is a member of the American and Pennsylvania Institutes of Certified Public Accountants.

Co-Founder, PropSwap

Born in Chicago, Luke entered the world talking financial markets. His first transaction came at the age of two in 1990, when he bought 10,000 shares of Apple with a loan from his grandfather. It’s been rated by the Wall Street Journal as one of the best trades executed by a toddler in recent memory. Joking aside, the real journey began 6 years ago, spending a wide-eyed summer grabbing coffee, running trades to and from the pit, at the Chicago Options Exchange.His most recent 3.5 years were spent working at Bloomberg, talking with the hedge fund managers by day, and trading stocks by night. Parlaying this background into the world of sports wagering, and starting the first marketplace for betting slips, was a logical next step.

CION Investments, Vice President | Portfolio Manager

Brian Mulligan is a vice president and portfolio manager on the investment team of NYC-based CION Investment Corporation, a $2.0BN AUM publicly traded Business Development Company “BDC” that invests in senior secured private credit of both private-equity backed and non-sponsored (founder-backed) transactions. Brian is an industry-generalist and covers a portfolio of $300mm of assets spanning across the capital structure and consisting of first lien, second lien, mezzanine, preferred and common equity investments. Brian has experience in opportunistic, distressed, complex, and special situations investing and has worked on both in-court and out-of-court restructuring transactions which has included board control, new money investments (“DIP” and super-senior term loans), equitization of debt, Chapter 11 Section 363 sales, and turnaround restructuring plans to drive shareholder value. Brian originates and underwrites new transactions for CION and has experience in financial modeling, portfolio management and presenting new investment opportunities to senior investment team members.

Brian graduated in 2018 from Pennsylvania State’s Smeal College of Business with a B.S. in Finance. Brian is actively involved in Wall Street Boot Camp at Penn State and engages with current Smeal students who aspire to have an investment career in private credit.

National Sales Manager, Evenlite

Interwoven in the world of sport’s at every level, Daren has been a major player in the development of youth sport’s complexes in the Philadelphia Area, as well as stadium projects across the nation. Daren is currently the National Sales Manager for Evenlite Inc, which provides emergency lighting and egress solutions for commercial clients. Evenlite has completed projects such as The Atlanta Braves ‘Trust Park’, Frank Gehry’s Disney Concert Hall, and Santiago Calatrava’s Milwaukee Art Museum. Daren manages their team of 38 sales representatives throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. He is most locally known for his 6 years as the President of Newtown Edgmont Little League, which was capped off with hosting the PA State Tournament this past summer. Daren pioneered the continued growth of NELL with it’s booming registration rate, and the construction of eight meticulously maintained fields, six outdoor batting cages, a 15,000 square-foot indoor facility, a snack bar that rivals area restaurants, and plenty of on-site parking.