TECH INNOVATORS TRANSFORMING SOCIETY
CES TRIUM MEETUP 2025
TRIUM West is hosting a Meetup at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The TRIUM CES Meetup will be a fun and engaging gathering at Maggiano's Little Italy on Thursday, January 9, 2025. This in-person event is a fantastic opportunity to network, learn, and connect with fellow TRIUM Alumni. We have an impressive lineup of speakers scheduled, as well as a Tech Safari of the CES trade show floor and a dinner afterwards. RSVP now to secure your spot!
TECH INNOVATORS TRANSFORMING SOCIETY
Tech Panel
Panel Moderator - Dennis M. Sponer, Esq. - TRIUM Class of 2015
Elizabeth Estes, Executive Director at Open Source Imaging Consortium (OSIC); Chief Idea Officer at Meraki.Social
Elizabeth Estes, Executive Director at Open Source Imaging Consortium (OSIC); Chief Idea Officer at Meraki.Social
Dennis Sponer co-founded ScripNet, a uniquely designed Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) company in 1997. After serving as In-House Counsel for one of Las Vegas’ largest healthcare conglomerates, Dennis devised a payor based technological solution to the challenge of pharmaceutical payment and remittance.
As one of the first workers’ co
Dennis Sponer co-founded ScripNet, a uniquely designed Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) company in 1997. After serving as In-House Counsel for one of Las Vegas’ largest healthcare conglomerates, Dennis devised a payor based technological solution to the challenge of pharmaceutical payment and remittance.
As one of the first workers’ compensation specific Pharmacy Benefit Managers in the industry, Dennis pushed the boundaries of what a PBM can do. ScripNet was a three-time winner of the Inc. 500 and was named to the Inc. 5000 numerous times thereafter. Clients of ScripNet included some of the largest carriers, governmental entities, and self-insured employers in the nation, including FedEx, Starbucks, Lockheed Martin, the Cities of Dallas, Atlanta and Philadelphia as well as the State of Texas and the State of Nevada.
After fifteen years of exceptional growth and class leading industry recognition, ScripNet was acquired in 2012 by Optum Healthcare Solutions. After selling ScripNet, Dennis served as Executive Vice President for the acquiring company and was successful in integrating ScripNet into the larger entity. His latest venture, HSARx, was a consumer facing Pharmacy Benefit Manager focused on the owners of health savings accounts. He sold HSARx to SwiftScript in October of 2023.
Dennis obtained his Juris Doctorate from Brigham Young University where he served as Note and Comment Editor of the Law Review. He then obtained his Master of Laws in Taxation (L.L.M.) from the University of San Diego. After selling ScripNet, Dennis returned to school to earn his TRIUM MBA, the program jointly administered by New York University's Stern School of Business, the London School of Economics and HEC Paris.
Dennis is a member of the 1999 Leadership Las Vegas graduating class, was named by InBusiness Las Vegas to its annual Top 40 Under 40 list, is a graduate of MIT's prestigious Birthing of Giants program and holds a certificate in full stack development from MIT.
Dennis is licensed as an attorney in California and Nevada and is a past President of the Las Vegas Chapter of the Entrepreneurs' Organization. He serves on the Southern Utah University School of Business National Advisory Board, the SUU Entrepreneur Leadership Council and the UNLV College of Liberal Arts Board.
Through his consultancy, SRX Advisors, Dennis serves as an advisor and legal counsel to various startups, health care technology and artificial intelligence firms.
Elizabeth Estes, Executive Director at Open Source Imaging Consortium (OSIC); Chief Idea Officer at Meraki.Social
Elizabeth Estes, Executive Director at Open Source Imaging Consortium (OSIC); Chief Idea Officer at Meraki.Social
Elizabeth Estes, Executive Director at Open Source Imaging Consortium (OSIC); Chief Idea Officer at Meraki.Social
With her hands-on knowledge and passion for what she does, Elizabeth is a highly sought-after marketing strategist, speaker, teacher, and mentor. Part futurist and part idea machine, Elizabeth's extensive 30+ years in marketing and media contains numerous highlights, including being a co-founder of her third successful startup; serving a
With her hands-on knowledge and passion for what she does, Elizabeth is a highly sought-after marketing strategist, speaker, teacher, and mentor. Part futurist and part idea machine, Elizabeth's extensive 30+ years in marketing and media contains numerous highlights, including being a co-founder of her third successful startup; serving as Chief Strategy Officer for a healthcare marketing agency with global healthcare, pharmaceutical, and device brands; being named a past Digital Scholar for the Digital Health Coalition; co-founding and leading a US-based digital consumer agency that focused on social and mobile marketing; and working as a broadcast executive, overseeing 11 News, Talk and Sports Radio Stations. Elizabeth's passion for healthcare marketing and entrepreneurship has culminated in her latest role as Executive Director for the Open Source Imaging Consortium (OSIC), a 501(c)(3), global consortium focused on bringing together academia, industry and patient advocacy groups to make radical progress in the fight against interstitial lung diseases (ILDs). OSIC's goal is to use artificial intelligence and machine learning to create digital biomarkers and help facilitate earlier diagnosis, response to therapy and overall disease prognosis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and other rare lung diseases.
Additionally, Elizabeth is co-founder of Meraki.Social, a 28-person digital marketing agency focused on using today’s marketing and targeting tools to drive efficiencies, and founder of the Pelle Group, an Amazon-based distribution company for unique and clinically based aesthetic solutions.
She is also a worldwide foodie and proud owner of Coast 236 Restaurant & Bar and Isabel's Market + Eatery (located is Saugatuck and Douglas, Michigan respectively).
Although originally from Central Illinois, she can typically be found on an airplane or in Western Michigan where she now resides.
Mark Edwards CEO & Co-Founder, ViewMind Inc.
Elizabeth Estes, Executive Director at Open Source Imaging Consortium (OSIC); Chief Idea Officer at Meraki.Social
Tina Quigley, CEO, Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance
Mark Edwards is the CEO and co-founder of ViewMind Inc., a health technology company pioneering the development of ocular digital biomarkers for precision drug development and personalized patient care. With over 25 years of experience in the technology industry, Mark has led global teams to innovate in fields such as software, artificia
Mark Edwards is the CEO and co-founder of ViewMind Inc., a health technology company pioneering the development of ocular digital biomarkers for precision drug development and personalized patient care. With over 25 years of experience in the technology industry, Mark has led global teams to innovate in fields such as software, artificial intelligence, SaaS, mobile, and multimedia. His work has contributed to the establishment of five market-leading companies and products worldwide. At ViewMind, Mark oversees the development of cutting-edge solutions aimed at transforming the diagnosis and management of neurodegenerative diseases. He holds a BSc Hons in Computer Science and Electronic Engineering from the University of Birmingham and is committed to leveraging technology to create societal and environmental value. Mark’s leadership is driven by a dedication to collaboration, diversity, and excellence, empowering his team to deliver impactful innovations in healthcare. Recently, Mark Edwards has been named Healthcare Technology CEO of the Year USA in the Business Worldwide 2024 CEO Awards.
Tina Quigley, CEO, Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance
Tina Quigley, CEO, Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance
Tina Quigley, CEO, Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance
Tina Quigley joined the LVGEA in February 2022. Her priorities for the agency include strengthening partnerships with regional economic development stakeholders and workforce training programs. Prior to the LVGEA, Tina served as CEO for the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada. She oversaw the region’s public transportat
Tina Quigley joined the LVGEA in February 2022. Her priorities for the agency include strengthening partnerships with regional economic development stakeholders and workforce training programs. Prior to the LVGEA, Tina served as CEO for the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada. She oversaw the region’s public transportation, traffic management center, road construction and funding, and regional planning. During her tenure, Quigley embraced and fought for sweeping technological advances, advocated for comprehensive future planning, and built critical partnerships to position the Las Vegas Valley for ongoing and sustained economic vitality. She believes firmly in approaching regional projects with collaborative, multiagency communication, and public inclusion. Many of the RTC’s successes during her tenure can be credited to this collaborative approach. Specific examples include: the Transportation Resource Advisory Committee (TRAC), the Fuel Revenue Indexing (FRI) tax initiative, and execution of the Southern Nevada Strong regional plan. Quigley began her career as a planner at Harry Reid International Airport where, over 15 years, she grew to oversee the major capital projects program. She is a licensed pilot and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Airport Planning & Development from Embry- Riddle Aeronautical University and is an alumnus of Harvard Business School’s Program for Leadership Development. She is active on several boards including Workforce Connections, NV GrantLab, Fulfillment Fund of Las Vegas, Desert Research Institute, and the Nevada Chapter of the International Women’s Forum.
Neal Weinstock, CEO of Soliddd Corp.
Tina Quigley, CEO, Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance
Neal Weinstock, CEO of Soliddd Corp.
Neal Weinstock is the founder and CEO of Soliddd Corp. a company based upon breakthroughs in optics. He is the inventor of Soliddd’s stereo vision correction for macular degeneration. The
company’s technology platform enables a number of applications in the fields of electronically adjusted vision correction, virtual reality near-eye displ
Neal Weinstock is the founder and CEO of Soliddd Corp. a company based upon breakthroughs in optics. He is the inventor of Soliddd’s stereo vision correction for macular degeneration. The
company’s technology platform enables a number of applications in the fields of electronically adjusted vision correction, virtual reality near-eye displays, no-glasses 3D displays, optical films,
super-high-pixel-density displays, and 3D and virtual reality photography.
Prior to starting Soliddd, Neal was Chief Business Officer at PLLX3, Inc., a venture created to commercialize 3D technology expertise residing in the physical effects production business of
Lucasfilm Ltd. Neal was also cofounder and EVP Strategy/Marketing/Sales/Business Development at BridgeCo, a successful fabless semiconductor company now part of Microchip Technology. He was chairman of system integrator Integrated Media Systems and Xpand Cinema USA (provider of 3D cinema systems). Neal also founded and led Weinstock Media Analysis, a research firm that provided data to and consulted with a large number of companies in the video, TV, and film industries, and helped develop many leading professional video products. At WMA, he helped start up Mate (now Mango DSP Inc.), a pioneering vision systems company. He also helped commercialize optical and visual computing technologies from Eastman Kodak, Sony, Panasonic, Avid Technology, IBM and many others. Before that, he worked in engineering at AT&T Bell Labs, AT&T Network Systems and AT&T Information Systems. Neal has also been a magazine editor and written numerous articles in the technology and media fields. He has also authored two books in this field: Design Automation Review, Prentice Hall (1990) and Computer Animation, Addison Wesley Pub. Co. (1986). Neal earned his Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Northwestern University and was a National Merit Scholar. He is the
inventor of 11 issued U.S. patents and of several other U.S. patent applications in process.ing
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