Xavier Rolet, former head of the London Stock Exchange and Philip Brittan, VP of Engineering for Google Workspace, share a conversation for Montana startups about how they can build companies to create global value and impact.
This speaker series features invaluable insights from Greg Avis, co-founder of Summit Partners—a globally recognized leader in private equity.
The discussion is led by Dawn McGee, from GoodWorks Evergreen. Watch to witness the discussion on the criteria investors use to identify successful venture capital investments and glean tips for startup founders building growth companies.
Learn from a veteran venture capitalist who has backed hundreds of high-performing companies, including Montana's own RightNow Technologies.
Phill Venables and Sherri Davidoff discuss what the future holds in terms of Cyber Security, Gmail security, and possible dissuasions from cyber-attacks.
Mike Cagney is a co-Founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Figure Markets, home to a decentralized custody crypto exchange where users can trade, borrow and invest. Mike is also the Chief Executive Officer of Figure Lending, the largest non-bank originator home equity lines of credit and an innovator in private credit capital markets and the Co-Founder of the Provenance Blockchain, a public, open source blockchain built for financial services.
Mr. Guarino co-founded Korn Ferry’s CEO Succession Practice, an industry leading model that transformed the approach to CEO succession management. He also launched Korn Ferry’s Execution Accelerator initiative, helping business leaders better execute their strategies by optimizing talent. In 2020, Alan launched the firm’s SPAC Solutions Center of Excellence.
Philip Moyer joined Vimeo in 2024. He previously served as Global VP of Applied AI Engineering and Business Development and VP of Strategic Industries, Google Cloud, a division of Alphabet Inc., a role he held since July 2019. Prior to Alphabet, Mr. Moyer was Director of Financial Services at Amazon Web Services, a division of Amazon.com, Inc., where he managed Banking, Capital Markets, Insurance and Payments.
After an 18-year career at e-commerce giant Amazon as vice president of consumer electronics, global hardlines private brands, and retail leadership development teams, Laura Orvidas is now leading onX as the digital navigation company’s CEO. Founded in 2009, onX develops software that helps inform, inspire, and empower outdoor enthusiasts. What was once a one-person start-up is now an industry-leading brand with nearly 400 employees.
The 2/27 Speaker Series event features a fireside chat between Scot Chisolm and Jack Alton, two successful founders based in Whitefish, MT. Jack is the CEO of NeuroID, a company recently acquired by Experian, where he led the company’s growth from a small startup to a leader in behavioral analytics and fraud detection.
The 3/12 Speaker Series event features a fireside chat between Thor Culverhouse and Will Price, two trailblazers who have played a pivotal role in shaping Montana’s high-growth tech ecosystem. Thor Culverhouse is the CEO of Submittable, the leading social impact platform that helps corporations, governments, and philanthropic organizations manage and maximize their social good programs.
Montana Festival is an annual celebration bringing together the top entrepreneurs, architects, business leaders, startup operators, innovators, artists, investors, culture creators, designers, community builders, movers, shakers and policymakers from across Montana and around the world to forge new friendships and catalyze Made in Montana ideas, projects, companies, and policy solutions to positively shape our shared […]