GoGreenRide is an innovative car service alternative that is tech-savvy, carbon neutral and places a prime focus on the user experience through unmatched customer service.

Yamandou Alexander

CEO, GoGreenRide!

Director, George Malaikas Foundation

CEO, ASG Telecom

Yamandou is an experienced voice, satellite, and mobile telecommunications executive with a keen eye for emerging markets. He founded ASG Telecom in 1996, starting from a mobile phone outlet and growing to a major international voice service provider. He has paved the way for the expansion of the ASG network across Africa and the Caribbean. Yamandou brings his business savvy to his current project, GoGreenRide, founded in 2006. Yamandou firmly believes in the development of green transportation and, by combining cutting edge technology with outstanding customer service, he has created a truly unique company.

April Dinwoodie is a seasoned brand marketing & communications professional with extensive experience marketing recognized brands such as Jet Blue, J.C. Penny and Kenneth Cole.

April Dinwoodie

Former Director of External Media, JetBlue Airways

Former VP, Brand Communications & Publicity, JCPenney

Chief Executive, The Donaldson Adoption Institute

A seasoned brand marketing and communications professional, April Dinwoodie has developed a deep and practical understanding of a wide range of consumer groups and socioeconomic segments by working within various industries. She is passionate about how people experience and interact with brands. April was recently the Director of External Media at JetBlue Airways. Before joining JetBlue Airways, April spent nearly 20 years as a corporate marketing and communications professional at some of the most recognized fashion retail companies and brands including: Nine West, The National Hockey League, Kenneth Cole and J.C. Penney. Today, April is Chief Executive of The Donaldson Adoption Institute (DAI) where her responsiblility has broadened to not only marketing and communications but also operations, finance, and development.

SMPLCT is a NYC based R & D Lab that designs simple solutions for those living on less than $2 a day and better educates society on sustainable living.

Cynthia Hellen

CEO/Founder, SMPLCT Lab

Co-Founder, Girls Who Rock

Cynthia Hellen is a Peruvian-American, entrepreneur, writer, producer, director and speaker of Spanish, Asian, and African descent. She is the Founder and CEO of SMPLCT Lab, a for-profit R & D lab located in New York City, with a mission to create cross-cultural collaboration worldwide; design simple solutions for those living on less than $2 a day; and better educate society on sustainable living. Cynthia produces shows, conferences, panels and workshops in the US, Latin America, and Europe. She is a speaker on socentech, a mentor at Athena Center for Leadership Studies at Barnard/Columbia, curator of Explorers Festival 2013 and co-author of Innovating Women: Past, Present, and Future.  Cynthia began her career as a journalist in New York and management consultant for International Nonprofits. In 2010, she co-founded and produced GIRLS WHO ROCK, a change-making concert during Internet Week sponsoring girls’ education worldwide. She is the recipient of a Bloomberg Businessweek and Sandbox Network Fellowship and a Big Ideas Festival Scholarship and her work has been profiled by Bloomberg Businessweek.

Resound Marketing offers a full range of marketing and public relation services to capture and keep the mindshare of your target audience.

Kevin McLaughlin

Principal, Resound Marketing

Kevin McLaughlin is a PR strategist and media expert with experience driving publicity programs across various market sectors, and a knack for delivering story and pitch ideas that make headlines. He has keen insight into how clients can elevate awareness and strengthen market positioning through public relations, and by effectively integrating PR within an organization’s full marketing mix. Kevin has been quoted in marketing related feature stories by The Associated Press, US News & World Report, The New York Times, ABC News, CNN, Entrepreneur, PR News, and other national media. Kevin began his career as a systems and business process Reengineering Analyst for MetLife Securities, and holds a B.A. in Economics from Princeton University.

Message Medium is a digital marketing agency that through education, technology and digital strategy helps small brands become more visibile and achieve aggressive growth.

Maisha Walker

President, Message Medium

Contributing Editor, Inc. Magazine

National President, The Black Ivy Alumni League

Maisha Walker is President of Message Medium – a marketing agency that harnesses the power of digital to position successful brands for aggressive growth. She has been creating online marketing campaigns and building Web sites for more than 17 years following careers in both investment banking and direct marketing. She started programming at the early age of 9. Maisha is a featured online columnist with Inc. Magazine where she created “The Internet Strategist” and grew it to the highest trafficked blog on Inc.com in less than 1 year. Her column has been featured by Business Week, Guy Kawasaki, the former editor of Entrepreneur magazine, the American Marketing Association and even Perez Hilton. She has toured the country with companies like JP Morgan Chase, Deluxe, Capital One, been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Black Enterprise, on Fox News and on NBC news and has worked on digital marketing campaigns for Mars Chocolate, Columbia University, Unilever, WJ Deutsch the owner of Yellow Tail wines, NBA player Kyle Lowry, Save the Children, Karlsson’s Vodka and more.