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For over two decades, Jason Chudnofsky has been at the center of the ever-expanding technology event business, launching flagship trade shows and expositions in venues across North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Pacific Rim.

In July 1988, Chudnofsky was named President of the Trade Show Division of The Interface Group (at the time owner of COMDEX, the leading technology marketplace globally.) When The Interface Group was acquired by Softbank Corporation of Japan, Jason became President and CEO of Softbank Comdex, Inc. and continued in that position when ZD Events and Key3Media Events later acquired the assets of COMDEX. Under his leadership these companies developed an irrefutable reputation for bringing together the “buyers and sellers” of the Internet in terms of community development, content exchange, global commerce and marketplace development. As a result, Chudnofsky was directly responsible for the leading Business-to-Business event brands in technology: COMDEX Fall, Networld+Interop, Seybold Seminars, Java One, Windows World and in 2005 through 2008 Pulvermedia’s VON Exposition and VON Magazine.

More recently, Chudnofsky has been COO for World Publications Group, a leader in the bargain book business and one of the largest wholesale distributors of remainders and bargain priced books in the world. He has also served as the Chairman of Advisory Board with CrossTech Group, the Canton, MA-based education and event technology platform solutions provider. CrossTech’s business units include New Marketing Labs, a social media and new marketing agency, NML-TV a web television network, Irresistible Values, an e-commerce marketplace, and CrossTech Media, conferences for senior level technology and marketing managers. CrossTech Media is now The Pulse Network (www.ThePulseNetwork.com)

Among Chudnofsky’s accolades, he has been named one of the 50 Most Influential People in High Tech by MultiMedia Magazine and has been deemed one of the 25 Most Influential People in the Meetings Industry by Meeting News Magazine. Jason has served as Chairman of the Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO), and as trustee of the International Association for Exposition Management (IAEM).

From 1990 to 1995, while President of The Interface Group and still running COMDEX Events Worldwide, Jason was also President and COO of the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, the largest privately-owned exposition center in the United States, owned by The Interface Group.

Over the course of his career, Chudnofsky has served on the Boards of Directors for a wide variety of business and philanthropic entities including: Folio Exhibits, Inc., TechCorps, SOFTBANK Japan, Inc., Ziff Davis, Inc., Key3Media Group, Quantum Clicks, Logo Wire, Hook Media, Pulvermedia, Next Step Technology, Saigel Productions, The Visiting Nurses Association of Dedham, Massachusetts, the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston, Hebrew College, Combined Jewish Philanthropy, the Anti-Defamation League, the Museum of Science, and the Foundation for Jewish Camp.

Chudnofsky is a nationally-known sales and management training consultant, and prior to joining The Interface Group in 1987 he was he was the entrepreneurial owner of World Wide Unlimited, a publisher and trade and consumer exposition producer.

Born and raised in Boston, Chudnofsky holds a B.S. degree in Business Management from Northeastern University. He and his wife Judy have two daughters and two grandchildren, and make their home in Needham, Massachusetts.

Scott is currently the CFO for L&M Healthcare Communications, a full service medical education and communications agency specializing in the strategic development of medical and promotionally focused programs for the pharmaceutical, biotech and device companies. In his role, Scott is responsible for all financial and accounting matters including cash flow management, budgeting and forecasting and managing all banking and legal relationships. In addition, he oversees the HR and IT functions and over the last 12 months, has played a strategic role in evolving the overall direction of the company.

Prior to joining L&M Healthcare, Scott served as the Vice President of Finance for Argyle Executive Forum from July 2010 through October 2015 where he was responsible for all Finance, Legal, and Accounting matters. In addition to his role as VP Finance, he oversaw the Event Management and Operations teams, using his more than 13 years of experience in B2B conferences and events to successfully carry out over 1,200 events during his tenure. Scott transitioned from Argyle after spearheading the completion of its sale to The Wicks Group in October 2015, of which he was responsible for all legal and accounting elements of the due diligence process. In 2008, Scott, with his partners, launched Crossfire Media, a multi-faceted media organization focused on developing opportunities for companies in emerging technologies such as IoT, M2M, 4G Wireless, HTML5, and WebRTC through a variety of digital, in-person and print initiatives. Crossfire Media continues to grow with its client base more than quadrupling over the last 7 years. Before launching Crossfire Media, Scott held the position of COO and CFO for Pulvermedia where he was responsible for the company’s financial, investment and M&A activities as well as overall day-to-day operations. While at Pulvermedia, Scott developed key strategic partnerships, oversaw all legal considerations, managed 3rd party fundraising efforts, and directed all negotiations as they related to matters of Pulvermedia interest. He led the sale of the company to Key3Media in September 2001 and its subsequent buyback 17 months later. His experience in the role was substantial, holding the same positions for a host of entities within the Pulver family of companies, including Vivox, Free World Dialup and Min-X which later became Vonage. Prior to joining Pulvermedia, Scott served as the Assistant Vice President of Finance at ARBED

Americas Inc. where he oversaw all financial responsibilities for their worldwide SAP implementation, monthly consolidation of all subsidiaries, devised all JV agreements, and worked to close strategic M&A transactions.

Scott began his career as a staff accountant with KPMG in their New York office. An alumnus of both St. John’s University and NYU Poly, Scott received a BS in Accounting Magna Cum Laude from St. John’s in 1993, as well as his Masters in Engineering Summa Cum Laude from NYU Poly in 2010. He makes his home in Neponsit, New York.

Stephen is currently the CEO of The Pulse Network. The Pulse Network provides a cloud-based platform focused on content marketing and event solutions. The Company helps clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small and mid-size companies boost awareness, drive lead generation and enhance client engagement through content marketing, campaign management and event registration with a social and digital backbone.

Stephen was formerly President of CrossTech Partners and CEO of New Marketing Labs, which merged with The Pulse Network in the spring of 2011. Prior to that Stephen launched Exgenex which became the premiere event technology solutions for mega trade shows including Comdex, National Manufacturing Week, and Semicon. Stephen also launched and was a board member of Clintara – a clinical trials software company which was acquired in 2015 by Bracket Global an independent portfolio company of Parthenon Capital Partners.

Earlier in his career he was a managing director at Cambridge Technology Partners (CTP) – one of the fastest growing public IT Services companies. CTP became the leading IT consulting and systems integration firm focused on the deployment of client-server based business applications for Fortune 500 clients. Stephen has played a leading advisory role in major M&A transactions ranging from $30M to $450M in Digital Media and IT.

Stephen served as a board member of the Harvard Alumni Association, a member of the Digital Advisory council of St. Jude Hospital, a board member of Boston Partners in Education, and a member of the Strategic Advisory Council of his boys’ elementary school. Stephen is also a co-author of “Build to Grow” which became an Amazon Kindle #1 best seller.

Stephen received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and B.A. from Harvard University.

Carl Chudnofsky is President of CB Ventures, Inc., a management and marketing company in the retail and Shopping Center industry. He recently completed assignment working on the development of Sharon Gallery, a 100-acre mixed use project in Sharon, MA on RT 95.

Chudnofsky is the past president of the WellsPark Group and the WellsPark Media Group, the most leading edge management and marketing company in the country for New England Development of Newton, Massachusetts, and the O’Connor Group of New York where he managed over 30 million square feet of regional mall and shopping center real estate. He also held the title of Executive-Vice President of New England Development.

Prior to Wells Park and New England Development, Chudnofsky spent 17 years at Wm. Filene’s and Sons in Boston, a Division of Federated Department stores and May Company as a senior executive and Administrative Board Member. He held the titles of General Merchandise Manager (GMM) as well as Director of Stores during his tenure.

In addition, Carl spent time at Prime Retail in Baltimore, Maryland as Executive-Vice President prior to the company sale to Simon Properties. Thereafter, he held the position of president of The Noerr Programs in Arvada, Colorado, a marketing company servicing the shopping center industry.

Chudnofsky, a Boston native, resides in Sudbury Massachusetts with his wife, Carol, where they are both very active in the Greater Boston and MetroWest communities.

Over the past twenty years Ed’s career has consisted of solving strategic and marketing challenges faced by some of the world’s best-known companies in North America, and Europe, while at Deloitte and then at IBM. Companies such as Bayer, BNY Mellon, Procter & Gamble, Quaker Oats, S.C. Johnson, Polo Ralph Lauren, and MasterCard. His global experience includes projects in Germany, Mexico, Canada and China. Ed has created successful marketing strategies for CEOs and CMOs in numerous industries, for both B2B and B2C, at different life cycle stages, from the product level to the corporate or country levels. Most recently Ed was the chief marketing officer of a $450 division of EMC, (now Dell Technologies). Ed has held leadership roles in start-up and VC backed companies such as Dancing Deer Baking Company, and helped over 300 entrepreneurs start, expand or acquire businesses. As a CMO he has lead teams to consistently break numerous sales, and PR records.

Ed is a pioneer in the field of marketing innovation — helping companies incorporate advances in marketing science, technology, and engineering into their strategy as a way to obtain a competitive advantage and/or create shareholder value. As a subject matter expert, Ed has been quoted or published in a long list of professional journals and business publications such as WSJ, NYT, Barron's, Pensions & Investments, and Investment Management Review on topics such as marketing, advertising, public relations, and media and digital strategy; spoken at conferences, and hosted his own live-streamed show on marketing innovation called CMO Advantage, a highly praised webcast for CMOs. Ed’s areas of expertise include: • Marketing Innovation and Strategy • Customer Value/Asset Management • Quantitative and Qualitative Research and Analysis • Digital/Social Media Strategy • New Product/Ventures

Ed Gaskin graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a Master's of Science in Management degree and graduated with honors as a Martin Trust Fellow. His thesis was Customer satisfaction: An indicator of future financial performance. Ed came in second in the National Black MBA Association's national scholarship contest. He graduated from Western Michigan University as a Presidential Scholar in marketing, and received awards in marketing, advertising, economics among other areas.

Henry is presently the founder and President of CEO Advisory Partners LLC. He advises and coaches CEOs, management teams, business owners, and serious entrepreneurs to help them effectively navigate the crucial decisions that will shape the future of their company. Working intimately and collaboratively, Henry provides an unbiased clear lens, guidance, sounding board, and the strategic counsel necessary to effectively implement the appropriate procedures, systems, strategies and tactics to drive the business forward day after day after day!

As the author of UnSTUCK for GOOD!, an Amazon #1 best seller, Henry is also a keynote speaker, a sought after expert on personal & business performance improvement, and a distinguished member of the invitation only Forbes Coaches Council. His executive coaching programs include CEO OnTRACK™, OnTRACK Tuesday™, and OnTRACK Friday™.

Henry spent 25 years building and operating Loehmann’s into one of the country’s most dominant specialty retailers. He helped build the company, a small family business, into a $400 million retail national chain. After the company was sold to a private equity firm, he joined KPMG in 1995 as the managing director of the consumer products corporate transaction practice, where he assisted numerous organizations to improve their brand and performance.

In 1999 Henry joined the Ozer Group and moved to Boston as President of Ozer Valuation Services. In 2005 he joined Gordon Brothers Asset Advisors as President of Appraisal Development providing valuation services to financial institutions. In 2009 he founded AGENTA Partners LLC. As President, along with his two partners Bill Davis, the former Chairman of Wachovia Capital, and Terry Ullrich, the former President of J.P. Morgan Chase Business Credit, AGENTA provided business advisory services to financial institutions in the asset-based lending industry.

Henry attended New York University, received his MBA from Pacific Western University, and served in the Strategic Air Command of the United States Air Force. Henry and his wife Carole reside in South Natick, Massachusetts.

Thomas Bumbolow was born in Norwalk, Connecticut and received a BA in Economics from Boston College in 1998. He interned at JPMorgan in 1997 and remained on with the firm for over 20 years.

From 1998-2017 Tom was a cornerstone in creating the premier credit business. As a sales and trading leader of the fixed income market, he utilized his extensive product knowledge and research background to develop a deep trusted network of global senior clients. He built the firm’s top hedge fund relationships and distributed the firm’s most formidable deals and structures in the credit business. Tom parlayed his skills and relationships to help JP Morgan and his clients navigate some of the most trying times and events Wall Street has ever endured.

Tom was the top producing salesperson for the global credit business since 2004, with over $50mm in annual production and $300mm in daily volume. He has raised over $200bn for corporate bond and loan issuers across all sectors since 2010. He also contributed to the firm’s proprietary credit trading book to generate substantial p&l over multiple years. Throughout his career he often partnered with his research team to craft and recommend comprehensive cross-product and fundamental trade ideas and strategies. Utilizing his close relationships, he successfully quarterbacked the development and growth of several hedge fund clients from infancy to full maturation.

Tom was instrumental in JPMorgan’s leadership, expansion and dominance in credit derivatives and other new products across the market. Since 2001, Tom not only traded and sold these product and services to his clients, he was also responsible for educating many of the firm’s top clients on uses and applications of many cutting-edge products developed over the past two decades.

Currently, Tom is spearheading the effort at protoCapital to build a first-class private finance business. His main objective is to facilitate exposure, provide advisory services, and co-investment opportunities in emerging asset classes for accredited investors. ProtoCapital, a division of the long-standing broker/dealer AK Capital, specializes in social impact, direct lending, real estate, digital assets, hedge funds, fund-of-funds, direct lending, renewable energy, cannabis and e-gaming.

Tom’s comprehensive background and expertise in capital markets, credit & capital structure analysis along with his broad understanding of risk puts his team in a uniquely strong position to identify, evaluate and distribute risk in these nascent markets and asset classes. His extensive trusted network of seasoned partners helps solidify protoCapital’s position as a premiere financial service provider in these markets.

Tom is an active member on the board of Stepping Stones Museum for children as well as the parent’s association at Rye Country Day School. He resides in Port Chester, NY with his wife Kim, two daughters Tasia and Kayla and two Great Danes Henry and Oliver. Tom's interests include golf, reading, yoga and watching all his girls compete in horse shows.

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