CIF 2026
CIF Speaker Profiles
Daniel Sieu
Chairman Of CIF
Sieu has over 30 years of experience in strategic investments and international business development.
Dustin McDonald
Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development
ustin, with 20 years of experience in government and public relations, joined GO-Biz in 2023
Allison Huynh
Co-Founder of Alo Ventures
Allison Huynh is a Vietnamese-born entrepreneur and investor
Seamon Chan
Palm Drive Capital
Seamon Chan is Founding Partner of Palm Drive Capital
John Hadity
President and CEO of Hadity & Associates, Inc.
Joe Chianese
Senior Vice President & Practice Leader, Production Incentives, Entertainment Partners
Jordan Garcia
Consulate of The Republic of Guinea
Peter Kjenaas
Producer/Writer
Cyndy Fugikawa
Michael Gene Sullivan
Jen DuRe
Tom Webster
William Sun
Assistant of Chairman CIF
Tenzin Seldon
Founder & Managing Partner at Pulse Fund
Samantha Babcock
Caltech’s Facilities team Business Intelligence
Dennis Sonney
manufacturing resurgence & infrastructure rebuild
Tor Saralamba
Royal Thai Consulate-General
FIona Ma, CPA
California State Treasurer
California State Treasurer Fiona Ma,
Treasurer Ma is the state’s primary banker. Presently, her office processes more than $3 trillion in banking transactions.
Christine Peterson
Senior Director of International Trade
Investment Office of Mayor Karen Bass City of Los Angeles
Colleen Bell
Director of the California Film Commission
Ambassador Colleen Bell was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2019 to serve as Director of the California Film Commission
Kristen Bowers
Co-Owner, Chief Operations Officer
Velocity Leadership Trainer
Rebecca Holden
Actress/Singer
NBC series “Knight Rider”
Tom Rosenfeld
CanAm Enterprises
Joy Langford
Senior Environmental Policy Advisor to ARCHES
Marty Kassowitz
Daniel Merlot
David Schwartz
Alan Freeman
Jason Varughese
Pink Cloud CEO
Crystal Dilworth
AAAS IF/THEN Ambassador for STEM
Paul-Marie Carfantan
Vitreum, Caltech startup
Elizabeth Glynn
MIM, CGBP
President I Advisor – Export Strategy & Operations
EMG Global Business Solutions
Eric Wang, MD,
CCRP, RAC
MEBO
Jason A. Gahari
CIF Executive Committee
MBA, Doctor of Education (ABD)
Chairman of A.G. Global Capital
CIF Executive Committee
Brian Leu
Investment Director
Brian Leu, Interim Managing Investment Director for Total Fund Portfolio Management CalPERS
Richard M. Swanson, Jr.
Senior Advisor to the Office of Regional Director
Senior Advisor to the Office of Regional Director, Pacific South Network, U.S. Commercial Service, Global Markets, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
Daniel Paraszkay
Chief Executive Officer, and Part Two: Life Design Trainer
Joseph Raspanti
Writer/Director/Producer
Kumara Jati
Indonesian Consulate Trade Center
Hassan Yarpezeshkan
Renewable Energy Leader
Jaime Aymerich
Stefan Broadley
Ray Mclelland
Rey Moore
Jack Kuczeruk
VP of Marketing
Amin Karbasi
Seasoned Staff
Software Engineer
Olga Batygin
Caltech Innovation & Strategic Operations Advisor
Bob Spence
President, MA, CGBP
CIEDEC Past Chairman
Afshin Mahmoudi
M.S.CBO/Founder
Yatiri Bio