Vernon Green Jr. is a retired Chief Warrant Officer and honorable veteran having served over 20 years in the U.S. Army. Green established GCubed Enterprises, Inc. in 2014, providing I.T. and cybersecurity services for businesses and organizations. Green also founded G3 Community Services, a non-profit organization, dedicated to strengthening communities and supporting the family unit through coaching, mentorship, and education.

Green holds a master’s degree in Cyber-Security, a B.S. in Computer Information Technology, and several industry-recognized cybersecurity certifications. He sits on several Boards Committees to include the Stafford Education Foundation and the Virginia Black Business Directory.

Green is a mentor in his community, a leader in Stafford, VA and believes that together, we can do more.

Brandi Harleaux is an award-winning entrepreneur, business owner, notable keynote speaker, mentor, recycling champion and world changer who has been featured in several publications.

She is the CEO and second-generation owner of South Post Oak Recycling Center (SPORC); —Houston’s trusted metal recycling company. Brandi is passionate about using her transformative leadership skills to make a difference in the recycling industry by actively engaging in advocacy, and championing women and young executives in the industry.

Brandi is the distinguished recipient of the inaugural 2020 ISRI Young Executive of the Year Award, is an ISRI Director at large, and the incoming Secretary for the ISRI Gulf Coast Region Executive Committee. She lives in Houston Texas with her husband and enjoys traveling, hiking, self-care activities, and spending time with family and friends.

Dr. Lorie Karnath, MBA, PhD(hon) is the founder and current president of Next Breath, a charity dedicated to improving how and what we breathe. She has an extensive background in the not-for-profit, educational, and finance sectors, drawing on this Lorie has created and chaired numerous global symposia, with the aim of providing access to knowledge of cutting-edge thoughts to all those interested, especially young people.

She is a founder and managing editor of Molecular Frontiers Journal, a globally recognized, open-access scientific publication produced and distributed by World Scientific. The publication also encourages young people and publishes issues dedicated to emerging scientists. Lorie is also a founding member of the Molecular Frontiers Foundation, hosted by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. She serves on numerous international education and science boards and was the president of the renowned Explorers Club. Lorie has authored numerous books and articles on science and exploration.

Dr. Futrell leads and provides executive oversight for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education's equity development and placements, as well as the discretionary grant policy and programs.

Dr. Futrell was most recently the Director for the Office of Head Start, in the Administration for Children and Families, at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Dr. Futrell actually began her career as an Assistant Head Start Teacher in Richmond, Virginia. She later became the Senior Director for Effective Practice at the National Head Start Association (NHSA), and also led the superintendent certification programs at the American Association of School Administrators before her time at NHSA.

Dr. Futrell is an author, serves on university advisory committees, and attended Virginia Commonwealth University, George Mason University, Complutense University of Madrid (Spain), and Harvard University.

Hamza Wardere came to the United States 22 years ago from Somalia, East Africa. He moved to PG County / Landover and has been in the D.C. - Maryland - Virginia (DMV) metropolitan area since.

Hamza began learning about real estate in 2010 through a mentor he found on Craigslist while cold calling sellers. He then started wholesaling properties in the DMV area and saved enough money to invest in and flip his first project four years later.

Scott Swann is a dynamic leader and proven CEO with 20+ years combined federal, corporate and entrepreneurial experience. He draws from prior experience as President and CEO of IDEMIA National Security Solutions and senior business and technical positions at MorphoTrak following a distinguished 18 year tenure at the FBI. Scott has extensive experience working across all government domains including the DOJ, DHS, DoD, DOS, the Intelligence Community, and many state and local law enforcement and civil agencies. As an FBI Unit Chief, he played a central role in the development of the $1.2B Next Generation Identification system responsible for research, development, test and evaluation of the program’s biometrics technologies and services. Scott served as Special Assistant to the FBI’s Science and Technology Branch as well as the Identity Intelligence Lead to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence Science and Technology Office. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in business management from Salem-Teikyo University and a Master’s Degree in software engineering from West Virginia University.