HAWAII PARTNERS, EXPERTS, AND SPEAKERS

Tina Quizon, Pathways to Paradise and Olelo Community Television

Makana! Celebrity Performer at HYE Summit and Fest

Women Entrepreneurs at the Cutting Edge Hosted by Tina Quizon showcasing some of Hawaii's top women Entrepreneurs/Business Owners in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

·         Heide Kuehnle, Ph D - Founder/President AgroSystems - research on algae strains that   can be used for making bio fuels, aqua culture feeds and chemicals, a current project is the plant based renewable energy of Algae as a "Bio Fuel energy source" uses both natural methods and patented modifying techniques to create the strains.

 

·         Layla Dedrick - President of Bella Pietra "The Beauty Of Stone" importer of natural stone-which includes granite, marble, limestone, onyx and basalt imported from countries all over the world -- as a utilitarian building material for homeowners, major hotel & building contractors/architects.

 

·         Traci Downs, Ph D, Chief Operating Officer- Achinoetics- projects -Functional brain imaging research, Neurobiological Computing, Intelligent Human Assistive Technology, PUPS (Harbor Monitoring), educational project in which students  study the effects of local actions on the watershed.

 

·         Jan Sullivan - Executive Vice President- Oceanit - projects in the aerospace,  engineering, life sciences and information technology fields, clients included the National Institutes of Health, National Weather Service, NASA and the U.S. Department of Defense. 

Keynote Speaker at Kickoff: Dr. Tim Kane, Heritage Foundation

Keynote Speaker – HYE Summit and Fest: Mr. Henk B. Rogers, Blue Planet Software., Inc.

Dr. Entrepreneur Panel

• Karl Sadanaga, Bank of Hawaii
• Derek Smith, Tech Connection
• Charles F. Steilen, College of Business Administration, HPU
• Greg Kim, Vantage Counsel LLC

• Rona Bennett, Fighting Eel
• Cherry Fu, Girls Who Surf
• Loa Laporga, groundUp
• Flash Hansen and Matty Boy, F&M Present

• Erwin Hudelist, Hagadone Printing
• Robert King, Pacific Biodiesel
• Glen Lindbo, International Wastewater
• Miles M. Kubo, Energy Industries
• Gregory Theyel, HPU (Moderator)

• Hawaii Angels
• Hawaii Venture Capital Association

• Jayna C, Uyehara, Business Action Center
• Bob Sigall, HPU
• Debbie Hallof, Chaminade  University
• Kim Hite, SBA
• Naomi Masuno, First Hawaiian Bank
• Zachary J. Antalis, Esq., Ashford & Wriston

·         Oceanit

·         Manoa Innovation Center