Eclectic Convergence 2026

Cindy Eckert, CEO and Founder of Sprout Pharmaceuticals, made history by bringing Addyi — the first and only FDA-approved drug for hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) in women, also known as low libido — to market. In 2015, Eckert sold Sprout Pharmaceuticals for a record-breaking $1 billion. She later fought to reacquire the company and reclaim control of Addyi to continue her mission of breaking down barriers in women’s sexual health and fighting for gender equity in healthcare.

As a celebrated entrepreneur and fierce advocate for women’s sexual health with over 25 years of experience in sexual wellness and pharmaceuticals, Eckert’s impact extends beyond pharmaceuticals – she is known for her bold approach to business, commitment to fighting gender bias in medicine, and her fierce advocacy for women’s health innovation. Eckert, who has made “the little pink pill” a personal lifestyle, has no plans to stop challenging inequities in healthcare.

On the heels of the 10 year anniversary of Addyi’s initial FDA approval for the treatment of premenopausal women, Addyi is also FDA approved for the treatment of postmenopausal women as of December 2025. Eckert, a 2026 TIME100 Health honoree, was also the subject of a Paramount+ independent award-winning documentary, called “The Pink Pill”. The film examines Eckert’s fight to advance standards of care for women ignited a wider reckoning of double standards in medicine.

Alex Collmer is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Vidmob, The Creative Data Company.  Since founding the company in 2015, Collmer has raised more than $200M and led initiatives that earned VidMob official marketing partner badges from Meta, Google, TikTok, Amazon, Snapchat, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Reddit, and Hulu. Today, VidMob provides its software to a majority of the agency holding companies and counts many top global brands as clients.  Collmer is on the Meta Creative Council, is a member of the Executive Committee of MMA Global’s Media & Data Board, and served as a Board member of the Ad Council.  An engineer by background, Mr. Collmer has made a career living at the intersection of technology, design, and consumer entertainment. Prior to Vidmob, Collmer was co-founder and CEO of Autumn Games, a video game publisher that developed successful global franchises with partners such as Jimmie Johnson, the 7-time NASCAR champion, Def Jam, the leading urban culture brand, as well as the award-winning fighting game franchise, Skullgirls. Collmer has an engineering degree from Cornell University and is a frequent speaker at universities and conferences on entrepreneurship and media.  In his free time, he is an ultra-marathoner and teaches an entrepreneurship class at a public high school in New York City.

Sam Jones is the CEO & Co-founder of Method Security where he leads the company’s overall strategy, government business, and all product development initiatives. Previous to Method Security, Sam was VP Product at Stellar Cyber, a detection and response company, Head of Data and Scalable Learning at Shield AI, a Product Lead at Palantir, and a Security Engineer at US Air Force. Sam combines government and industry expertise, as well as software, data, and AI expertise, to lead Method Security.

Nicole Wegman is the Founder and CEO of Ring Concierge, the luxury jewelry brand she launched in 2013 after recognizing a gap in the engagement ring market during her own shopping experience. A Cornell University alumna, Nicole bootstrapped the business with just $2,000 and built Ring Concierge into a nine-figure company that helped pioneer the digitally native fine jewelry space. Built on the idea of jewelry designed for women, by women, Ring Concierge is known for bringing a modern, transparent approach to the traditionally male-dominated diamond industry and redefining how women shop for fine jewelry.

Daniel Cane is the co-CEO and co-founder of ModMed®, a Florida-based health tech company transforming specialty healthcare. A Cornell graduate and co-founder of Blackboard Inc., Dan helped take Blackboard public and has since been recognized as a Top 50 Healthcare Technology CEO (2022–2024), EY Entrepreneur of the Year®, and South Florida Ultimate CEO.

He serves on several boards, launched The Cane Institute for Advanced Technologies, and established the Cane Entrepreneurship Scholars program at Cornell University. Passionate about innovation, Dan champions AI, telehealth, and structured data to improve outcomes and transparency in healthcare. Under his leadership, ModMed has served over 500 million patient encounters and earned multiple workplace and growth awards.

Dan lives in Boca Raton, Florida, with his wife and three children.

Dan Can is also the 2026 Cornell University Entrepreneur of the Year.

Tim is a seasoned board director and corporate executive. As a 2x founder with successful public and private equity exits (Blackboard, WeddingWire/The Knot Worldwide), he has over 25 years of experience building, leading, and managing teams specializing in online marketplaces and digital platforms. Tim is an EY Entrepreneur of the Year in the Mid-Atlantic Region and a Washingtonian “Tech Titan”. His work has been featured on CNN, CNBC, AP, Bloomberg, Fox Business, Inc., Yahoo Finance, and Fortune.

Tim currently serves on the Board of DiamondRock Hospitality (NASDAQ: DRH) where he chairs the Compensation Committee.  Tim also serves as an independent board director at Urban Stems, Giftory, RollerUp, and the Chinese Cultural and Community Service Center and advises Bull City Venture Partners, an early stage venture firm in Raleigh, NC.

Tim lives in Bethesda, Maryland with his wife and four children.

Stephen Gilfus is a company builder, board director, and platform architect operating at the intersection of digital trust, emerging technology, and entrepreneurship. As the Founder of High Peak Studio, a co-creation AI-First “Vibe Coding” Venture Incubator, he has spent over a decade helping entrepreneurs develop innovative products across the cybersecurity, AI, and safety sectors.

Currently, Stephen serves on the board of ISACA, the world’s largest professional association for cybersecurity, governance, and AI assurance, supporting over 460,000 members. As Chair of the Innovation and Technology Committee (ITC), he facilitates global governance over enterprise technology and emerging AI frameworks. His public sector impact includes serving on the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Cybersecurity and AI Task Force and advising The City University of New York.

A pioneer in the global education market, Stephen was a Co-founder of Blackboard Inc., where he served as head of Corporate and Product Strategy and helped architect the online learning market. He is also the Founder and Chairman of the Gilfus Education Group, a Washington, D.C.-based strategy and research firm. A seasoned operator with over 25 years of experience, he has a proven track record in high-growth organizational scaling and strategic transactions for entities serving Fortune 1000 corporations and government institutions.

An influential author and speaker, Stephen has published over a dozen foundational industry whitepapers. He is a regular contributor to Forbes and Entrepreneur Media and a guest lecturer at Cornell, George Washington University, and ASU. He also serves on the Entrepreneurship at Cornell Advisory Council and supports the Upstate New York Silicon Valley ecosystem via Upstate Venture Connect.

Stephen holds a B.S. in Managerial Economics & Entrepreneurship from Cornell University’s Dyson School, where he founded the Cornell Entrepreneur Organization as a student. He is a Harvard Certified Corporate Director and continues his executive studies at the Wharton School.

Stephano Kim is a strategic advisor, entrepreneur, and technology executive who has created and innovated businesses in biotech, defense, data science & analytics, consumer marketplaces, and B2B software platforms.  Through his family office, Springhouse Capital, Stephano serves over a dozen venture backed startups as a founding advisor, investor and at times, a cofounder. Stephano is a limited partner and advisor to several seed stage venture funds and is a founding general partner of Selas Ventures, a venture studio dedicated to providing advance research and technology applications to the US Department of Defense and its affiliated entities.

Since early 2025, Stephano has served as Chief Strategy and Operations officer for Fox Advertising driving growth and AI transformation initiatives.  Prior to Fox, Stephano advised Comcast Corporation and NBC Universal in the development of a strategic joint ventures. From 2014 to 2019, Stephano served in several roles at AT&T/WarnerMedia, including Chief Strategy Officer of Turner Broadcasting, Chief Data Strategist at WarnerMedia, and EVP Corporate Strategy & Development of AT&T WarnerMedia. During this time, Stephano was responsible for restructuring and modernizing several business functions while leading critical integration efforts between TimeWarner and AT&T.  Post-merger, Stephano co-led corporate strategy, global innovation, and venture investments.

Stephano received his bachelor’s degree from Cornell University, where he has served on both the Cornell University Council as well as the Advisory Board to the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. Stephano also holds MBA, with honors, from Columbia Business School.

Scott Belsky is a Partner at A24, an independent film, television, music, and publishing studio based in New York City, and the founder of A24 Labs. He is a product, storytelling, and design obsessive.

Previously, Scott served as Adobe’s Chief Product Officer and Chief Strategy Officer and EVP of Design & Emerging Products. Scott’s passion is to make the creative world more productive, connected, and adaptive to new technologies. He founded Behance, the leading online platform for over 55 million professionals in the creative industry to showcase and discover creative work and develop their careers, and served as CEO until Adobe acquired Behance in 2012.

Scott serves on the Board of Directors for Atlassian, and has supported many startups over years as a product advisor and investor including Pinterest, Uber, Good Inside, Ramp, as well as several other startups in the early stages.

Scott is the author of Implications, a widely-read industry newsletter sent to tens of thousands of product leaders, investors, designers, and other leaders every month. He also authored the international bestselling books Making Ideas Happen (Portfolio Imprint, Penguin Books, Apr, 2010), and The Messy Middle (Portfolio Imprint, Penguin Books, Oct, 2018).

Scott serves on the board of the Museum of Modern Art and the entrepreneurship program at Cornell University.

Greg Morrisett is the Jack and Rilla Neafsey Dean and Vice Provost of Cornell Tech and a faculty member in the Computer Science Department at Cornell University. As Dean, he has overall responsibility for the campus, including the academic quality and direction of the Cornell Tech degree programs and research. Working with both internal and external stakeholders, he is developing approaches for working with companies, nonprofits, government agencies and early stage investors, as well as overseeing the faculty recruitment and entrepreneurial initiatives of the campus.

Prior to joining Cornell Tech, Morrisett was Dean of Computing and Information Science (CIS) at Cornell University from 2015-2019. Previously, he held the Allen B. Cutting chair in Computer Science at Harvard University from 2004-2015 where he also served as Associate Dean for Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. Before Harvard, Morrisett spent eight years on the faculty of Cornell’s Computer Science Department. Morrisett’s research focuses on the application of programming language technology for building secure, reliable, and high-performance software systems.  He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Richmond and both his Master’s and Doctorate degrees from Carnegie Mellon University.