Cindy Kim
Christina Williams
Charlie Vickery
Brian Grady
Brandon Ford
Brandon L. Ford, Chief Accelerator Director of the Lubrizol Life Science Accelerator Program, brings his entrepreneurial mindset, passion for learning and curiosity toward life to his role operating a startup within the walls of a 90-year-old company. Brandon is a nurse and attorney with a BSN from Case Western Reserve University and JD /MBA from The University of Akron.
For the past four years, Brandon has led the Accelerator, a program that leverages Lubrizol technology, manufacturing and beauty and home care science expertise to provide market-ready solutions, brand development, and quick innovation. Hundreds of entrepreneurs have benefitted from his charismatic leadership to launch and develop their beauty and home care brands. The Accelerator has launched over 100 products globally. Brandon currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio with his wife and two sons.
Sven Brunner
Sven is founder and CEO of holo|one, a leading Mixed Reality software company. holo|one offers a standardized Mixed Reality collaboration platform targeting the high-value enterprise use cases – remote assistance, workflow guidance and live collaboration. Their solution has been adopted across the globe by Fortune 500 companies like Micron, Lenovo and the Renault Group, along with garnering several awards and accolades.
Before founding holo|one, Sven worked as a software engineer and product manager at Disney Research, ETH Zurich, and his own consulting firm. Sven holds a master’s degree in informatics from the University of Zurich and is a recipient of the Swiss National Bank’s Economics Award.
Sophio Tatabadze
