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  • Industry Whispers: Earth Day Technology Panel

    Industry Whispers: Earth Day Technology Panel

    Moderator: Dr. Doreen Galli, TBW Advisors

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    Join us on Earth Day for an insightful panel featuring the CEOs of Enerdrape, Storj.io, DigitalBedrock.com, and GraphEnergyTech.com. This event will explore cutting-edge innovations in renewable energy, data storage, and digital preservation. Enerdrape will showcase their pioneering geothermal panels, while Storj.io will discuss decentralized cloud storage solutions. DigitalBedrock.com will highlight advancements in digital preservation, and GraphEnergyTech.com will present their latest in sustainable energy technologies. This panel is tailored for CIOs and CTOs and other technical executives seeking to drive sustainability and innovation within their technical organizations. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and network with industry leaders.

    Research Code TBW2072

    Margaux Peltier is an engineer and science entrepreneur with a MSc. in Civil Engineering from EPFL Lausanne. During her master thesis, she developed a strong interest in renewable geo-energy systems, recognizing the untapped potential of shallow geothermal energy and the need for innovation in this domain. She co-founded Enerdrape, where she serves as CEO, defining and overseeing the startup’s vision and strategy. Before founding Enerdrape, she worked as an engineer on several R&D projects related to BIPV-T and solar-power houses in Canada, and as an HVAC engineer in Geneva. Margaux also worked on various international projects as an engineering consultant in energy geostructures.

    Colby is the Chief Executive Officer at Storj, a seasoned cloud tech executive leading growth initiatives to usher in a new era of cloud computing. Before Storj, he co-founded and served as CEO of CrowdStorage, the world’s largest distributed cloud storage platform, acquired by Storj. He scaled CrowdStorage to serve over 1,000 customers, including Western Digital and Vivint, and managed strategic partnerships for Vivint Smart Home, the leading smart home services provider in North America. Colby is a member of the Fast Company Impact Council and Forbes Technology Leadership Council.

    Linda Tadic is the Founder/CEO of Digital Bedrock, a managed digital preservation service. With over 35 years of experience, she has held positions at HBO, the Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, ARTstor, and Pacific Film Archive. Linda consults and lectures on digital asset management, audiovisual and digital preservation, metadata, and the environmental impact of digital preservation. She received the 2021 SMPTE James A. Lindner Archival Technology Medal for her leadership, research, and work in digital asset management, audiovisual and digital preservation, copyright, metadata, and environmental impact. Linda has taught as an Adjunct Professor at UCLA’s Department of Information Studies and NYU’s Moving Image Archiving and Preservation program.

    Thomas Baumeler is the CEO and founder of GraphEnergyTech, a startup pioneering highly conductive carbon-based (graphene) electrodes for renewable energy applications. He holds a PhD in chemistry from EPFL, where he conducted groundbreaking research on perovskite solar cells under Prof. Michael Graetzel at the Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, earning the 2023 EPFL Doctorate Award. Driven by a passion for sustainability, Thomas founded GraphEnergyTech to develop cost-effective, high-performance alternatives to metal electrodes, with applications in solar energy, energy storage, and printed electronics.

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  • Industry Whispers: Founders Panel 2025

    Industry Whispers: Founders Panel 2025

    Join us for an inspiring Founders Panel, where visionary entrepreneurs and business owners share their journeys, insights, and secrets to success. Discover the stories behind the startups, learn from their challenges, and get inspired to take your own venture to the next level. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with industry leaders and fellow innovators!

    Research Code TBW2061

    Cannot make it live? Register and submit your question. The answer will be in the video on TBW Advisors’ YouTube Channel.

    Moderator: Dr. Doreen Galli, TBW Advisors

    Julia Jakimenko

    Julia Jakimenko is the founder of Cyberette, a cybersecurity startup dedicated to preventing fraud and disinformation through advanced AI-driven solutions for detecting altered media—images, videos, audio, and text. With over 9 years of experience in technology and 5 years in banking security, Julia has demonstrated expertise in building and scaling teams, delivering end-to-end products, and driving innovation in emerging fields. She is deeply committed to advancing AI as a critical tool in strengthening digital security and combating the growing threats of digital manipulation. Julia also founded a Women in Tech community with over 800 members and has received multiple awards for her leadership and contributions to diversity and inclusion in technology.

    Sadie Groom

    An entrepreneur since an early age, Sadie founded Bubble, a global PR, marketing and events company in 1999 and is still very much the driving force. Sadie not only looks after the business side of Bubble and client strategy but also heavily promotes the role of women in the industries she works in. In 2017 she founded the Rise – Women in Broadcast group which is now a global group offering mentoring and training across all job roles, Strive To Rise an accreditation program for companies, and Rise Up, a program of school workshops delivered throughout the UK to inspire children throughout their primary and secondary education. Sadie has been awarded the Women in Business Champion of Change and IABM Shining Star for her work on gender diversity. Sadie is also on the board of the DPP and Buckinghamshire New University. In 2020 Sadie founded Marketing Leaders Circle, a global network for marketers in the media and entertainment industry. In July 2022 this business was expanded into The Circle Society, welcoming the following job functions across sales, HR, finance, operations and leadership.

    Laura Keaton

    Laura incorporated Keaton Consulting in 1997 to work as a free-lance consultant in software test automation. (Had she known that her company was going to scale and thrive for over 25 years, she would have worked a bit harder on a more compelling name.) With her background in Mechanical Engineering, she has focused her career on adding value and making customers successful through the use of analytics and engineering principles. She has been actively leading Keaton Consulting, a service delivery provider and consultancy in Business Value Realization, Governance Risk and Compliance, IT Automation and Software Quality Assurance. The company is comprised of management consultants, PSO, Tier III Support, and R&D resources with extensive experience delivering over 1,000 engagements across many industry verticals and technology stacks.

    Margaux Peltie

    Margaux Peltier is an engineer and science entrepreneur, holding a MSc. in Civil Engineering from EPFL Lausanne. During master thesis, she developed a strong interest in renewable geo-energy systems and testimonies the untapped potential of shallow geothermal energy and need for innovation in this domain. She co-founded Enerdrape, where as CEO she defines and oversees the startup vision and strategy. Prior to founding Enerdrape, she worked as engineer on several R&D projects on BIPV-T and solar-power houses (Canada) as well as HVAC engineer in Geneva. Margaux also worked on several international projects, as engineer consultant in the domain of energy geostructures.