Featured Speaker(s)

Dan Schneider, Virtual Reality Evangelist

VR Evangelist with 10 years of experience with an emphasis on Virtual Reality and virtual technologies. Dan is a regular on the VR talk circuit and demonstrates VR by emphasizing key drivers. He is recognized as an accomplished speaker and subject matter expert and brings a dynamic and comprehensive approach.

Dawn LeBlanc, Managing Director, Startupbootcamp's Hartford InsurTech

Dawn is the Managing Director for Startupbootcamp's Hartford InsurTech accelerator. Dawn connects the expertise of leading insurers, investors and mentors to transformative startups important to the insurance market. She brings 30 plus years of experience from several well-known global insurance and financial services companies where she has led forward thinking innovative products and initiatives.

Lexi Hain, Assistant Research Professor, University of Connecticut & CEO, Arax Engineering, LLC.

Lexi is an assistant research professor at the University of Connecticut focused in structural engineering. Lexi's expertise is in the structural assessment of bridges and her current interest is in using VR as a tool to bring bridges "back to the office". Her work on using 3-D imaging and VR for bridge inspection and evaluation led to the creation of her startup, Arax Engineering.