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Gerry is an American sports broadcaster. He works as the sports director at WBAL-TV in Baltimore, Maryland, and does radio play-by-play for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. Sandusky is the son of John Sandusky, who played in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns and Green Bay Packers, and who later was an assistant coach for several NFL teams, and head coach for the Baltimore Colts. He is a 1983 graduate of Towson University, where he played football and basketball. In addition to his duties with the Ravens, Sandusky broadcasts Towson University basketball games. Sandusky is also the owner of The Sandusky Group, a media and communications consulting firm. He and his wife Lee Ann founded the Joe Sandusky Fund, which operates through the Baltimore Community Foundation and raises money for scholarships to financially needy youngsters in the Baltimore area. The fund is named after Sandusky’s late brother, a football player at the University of Tulsa, who died of septic shock caused by pneumonia in 1978 at the age of 19. In 2014, Gerry Sandusky authored his first book, “Forgotten Sundays: A Son’s Story of Love, Loss and Life from the Sidelines of the NFL. With a foreword by Baltimore Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh, Forgotten Sundays is Gerry Sandusky’s coming-of-age story about a son’s relationship with his father. It is his story of love, loss, acceptance and living in the shadow of the NFL. On May 24, 2014, Sandusky introduced the book at a public book signing event at Greetings & Readings of Hunt Valley in Baltimore County.

Over the last 15 years Jeff has coached and trained groups within organizations from 45 minutes to three days in length.  His audience size has ranged from five executives around a boardroom table to 1,000 people in an auditorium. And, he has done all of this in 6 continents across all industries. A few sample clients include Verizon, PwC, Chicago Bears, Sherwin Williams, Bristol Myers Squibb, ESPN, Corporate Executive Board, TEKsystems. Prior to SNI, Jeff was a top salesperson and trainer at Tessco Technologies, the nation’s largest communications infrastructure supplier. Jeff’s first career was a US Peace Corps Volunteer where he was assigned to micro-lending projects in Nepal.

Nick DeSimone is Vice President of Operations for Stanley Black & Decker’s Global Tools and Storage (GTS) business. In his role, Nick oversees the Global Supply Chain and Manufacturing for GTS, which includes brands such as Stanley, Black & Decker, Porter Cable and DEWALT. His role is focused on developing a customer focused supplying strategy to deliver world-class products at competitive costs with the shortest lead-times possible.
Nick has over 25 years of experience in the Power Tools and Accessories business. He began his career working in manufacturing, where he rotated through multiple plants focusing on process improvements. He then held progressive roles from Process Engineer through Site Manager supporting the largest manufacturing facility in the world for Black & Decker, as well as Director of Advanced Sourcing for the DEWALT equipment business working to launch new products sourced throughout Asia. He then moved to the Director of Operations as the global leader for Power Tool Accessories manufacturing.
Nick holds an M.B.A. and a B.S. in Physical Science from Salisbury University, as well as a Mechanical Engineering Degree from University of Maryland.

Anirban is a study in contradictions. He has been called an economist with a personality, or alternatively, one with a sense of humor. He has twice been recognized as one of Maryland’s 50 most influential people. He has also been named one of the Baltimore region’s 20 most powerful business leaders. He serves as Chairman of the Maryland Economic Development Commission, teaches global strategy at Johns Hopkins University, and serves the Chief Economist function for a number of organizations around the country. He has read every one of Agatha Christie’s novels, is an avid fan of James Bond, English football, Indian cricket, all Baltimore teams, and lives with his wife and two daughters, Kimaya and Kohena.

Kewin Gales is Prometric’s Senior Vice President of Global Human Resources. Based in Baltimore and working with a team of HR professionals around the globe, Mr. Gales is responsible developing and implementing human capital and talent management strategies that enable Prometric to recruit, develop and retain highly skilled and engaged employees for all corporate functions. Under his direction, the HR leadership team develops and maintains corporate policies and practices, designs and delivers corporate learning and development programs, and cultivates a corporate culture and work environment that promotes, safety, opportunity, and respect for all employees. Mr. Gales has more than 3 decades of experience in human resources management and remains engaged in industry associations and events.

Mr. Gales holds a Juris Doctorate degree from the James E. Beasley School of Law at Temple University, and a bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management from Indiana University in Bloomington.

A UK national currently based in the USA, for over 30 years Simon has focused on strategy development and strategic marketing in international aviation. Before joining ARINC (now Collins Aerospace) in 2011, Simon had general management, strategy and business development roles in in-flight communications companies such as Inmarsat for 10 years. Previous marketing roles have included the International Air Transport Association, the European Regional Airlines Association and British Aerospace. He has been lucky enough to live and work in 3 different countries as an expatriate and work closely with customers, partners and colleagues in countries around the world.

In his current role, Simon is responsible for leading the Information Management Services business unit headquartered in Annapolis, MD, in areas such as strategic planning, market analysis, country strategies, mergers/ acquisitions and integration activities.

Simon is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, a Fellow of the UK’s Chartered Institute of Marketing and a Member of the UK’s Institute of Directors. He has a MSc in Transport Planning & Management from the University of Westminster as well as a BSc from Swansea University and post-graduate qualifications in Marketing.

Brian Keilson is a the Senior Manager for Talent Development at Abt Associates. He has worked for over 12 years studying and building learning and leadership development programs. At Abt Associates, Brian is responsible for leading the talent development function for all 3500 employees, ensuring programs meet employee and business needs and goals. This includes leadership development, learning programs, performance management, and diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Prior to Abt Associates, Brian worked in higher education in student affairs and in academic research and program management, helping developing future leaders. He was also able to work on State Department grants building women’s leadership capacity in Pakistan, teaching Management Development in Morocco, and supporting business research on South Asia. Brian is a Master of Education graduate from James Madison University and holds a BA in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Virginia.

Colin Clark Global Brand Director USA, Dunlop Protective Footwear A team leader with over 17 years of experience in the sports and marketing industries, with a track record of success growing the brand and the business across all channels through action and innovation.  Goal:  "Stay smart enough, to be naive enough, to not know what [...]

Tabata Gomez Vice President Marketing Stanley Black & Decker Tabata Gomez is a highly talented, results-producing executive with a wide breadth of international experience. She is an expert brand builder with an exceptional track record of success creating, accelerating and turning around business results across various geographies. She is recognized for her ability to guide [...]

Colin Browne has been Chief Operating Officer since February 2020. Prior to that, he served as Chief Supply Chain Officer from July 2017 to February 2020 and President of Global Sourcing from September 2016 to June 2017. Prior to joining our Company, he served as Vice President and Managing Director for VF Corporation, leading its sourcing and product supply organization in Asia and Africa from November 2013 to August 2016 and as Vice President of Footwear Sourcing from November 2011 to October 2013. Prior thereto, Mr. Browne served as Executive Vice President of Footwear and Accessories for Li and Fung Group LTD from September 2010 to November 2011 and Chief Executive Officer, Asia for Pentland Brands PLC from April 2006 to January 2010. Mr. Browne has over 25 years of experience leading sourcing efforts for large brands.

Nick DeSimone is Vice President of Operations for Stanley Black & Decker’s Global Tools and Storage (GTS) business. In his role, Nick oversees the Global Supply Chain and Manufacturing for GTS, which includes brands such as Stanley, Black & Decker, Porter Cable and DEWALT. His role is focused on developing a customer focused supplying strategy to deliver world-class products at competitive costs with the shortest lead-times possible.
Nick has over 25 years of experience in the Power Tools and Accessories business. He began his career working in manufacturing, where he rotated through multiple plants focusing on process improvements. He then held progressive roles from Process Engineer through Site Manager supporting the largest manufacturing facility in the world for Black & Decker, as well as Director of Advanced Sourcing for the DEWALT equipment business working to launch new products sourced throughout Asia. He then moved to the Director of Operations as the global leader for Power Tool Accessories manufacturing.
Nick holds an M.B.A. and a B.S. in Physical Science from Salisbury University, as well as a Mechanical Engineering Degree from University of Maryland.

Brian Keilson is a the Senior Manager for Talent Development at Abt Associates. He has worked for over 12 years studying and building learning and leadership development programs. At Abt Associates, Brian is responsible for leading the talent development function for all 3500 employees, ensuring programs meet employee and business needs and goals. This includes leadership development, learning programs, performance management, and diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Prior to Abt Associates, Brian worked in higher education in student affairs and in academic research and program management, helping developing future leaders. He was also able to work on State Department grants building women’s leadership capacity in Pakistan, teaching Management Development in Morocco, and supporting business research on South Asia. Brian is a Master of Education graduate from James Madison University and holds a BA in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Virginia.

Mr. Garland is a highly experienced professional who currently provides consulting and business advisory services in the areas of leadership development and business transformation. Most recently, Mr. Garland served as Senior Vice President of Product and Solutions Development at TESSCO Technologies and was responsible for initiating their Global Sourcing strategy for proprietary products. He also served as Chief Financial Officer at TESSCO from 1993-1999 and was instrumental in achieving a very successful Initial Public Offering and significant growth of the company. Prior to working at TESSCO, he served as Senior Vice President of Asset Based Lending for Bank of America, Vice President of Middle Market Lending for NationsBank, Vice President of Maryland National Investment Banking Company and Senior Credit Officer for Maryland National Bank. He has also served as Financial Manager and Plant Controller for Stanley Black and Decker. In addition to serving on the Board of The World Trade Center Institute, Mr. Garland also serves on the Board of SOZO Children and the External Relations Committee of Kennedy Krieger.

Barbara Stewart has more than twenty-five years experience in government relations and public affairs working with leading companies and elected officials. Barbara retired from JPMorgan Chase & Co., where she was Senior Vice President in the firm’s Global Government Relations & Public Policy Group. Prior to joining JPMorgan Chase, Barbara served on the staff of former Illinois Governor, two Illinois Lt. Governors, and led the Chicago public affairs practice of Fleishman-Hillard.

Signe Pringle Maryland Department of Commerce Managing Director, Office of International Investment and Trade