Redmond Ramos

Tuesday, 8:30 am

Ramos deployed to Afghanistan as a combat replacement for 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, Navy Corpsman. While in Afghanistan, Ramos was rushing to assist an injured Marine when he stepped on an IED, losing his left leg. He won his Warrior Games medals just seven months after his injury.

Ramos has been involved in public speaking since 2008. While in the military, he was always striving to teach his junior Corpsmen (field medics) and Marines combat trauma management. Ramos was in charge of training the Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) in combat medicine during Exercise Forest Light 2010 in Sekiyama, Japan.

The day Ramos left the military, he began teaching tactical combat medicine as a civilian contractor for the military. He then found happiness in speaking for the Elizabeth Hospice Center. Being able to thank WWII veterans and their families for their service was an experience like no other. A year later, he was speaking for the hospice center by day and teaching tactical medicine by night.

Christine McKinley

Wednesday, 8:30 am

Christine McKinley grew up in Alaska, and then attended Catholic high school in California, despite not being Catholic.

McKinley is a licensed mechanical engineer, performing musician, and host of History Channel’s “Decoded.” Her musical about physics and Catholic school, "Gracie and the Atom," received an NEA grant and a 2010 Portland Drammy Original Score award.

Her engineering career has included work building power plants, designing HVAC systems, and commissioning mechanical systems for hospitals, schools, and semiconductor fabs.

McKinley relies on the laws of physics for guidance and inspiration. Her book, Physics for Rock Stars explains why the laws of gravity are comforting in hard times and how to use the Periodic Table as a guide for dating. It was published by Penguin in 2012 and has been translated into Chinese and Korean.

Laura Bailey

Wednesday, 10:30 am

Laura Bailey, founder and President of Angle HR, LLC, is an accomplished senior HR leader, consultant, educator, trainer, guest speaker, change agent and career coach. She has created human resource infrastructures, systems, products and services for large and small businesses and non-profits across a variety of industry sectors. Due to her knowledge and professional contacts throughout the metropolitan area, Laura is routinely asked to assist in the recruiting and selection of senior leaders to fill critical roles in client organizations. Her expertise spans all aspects of the HR function and her innovative leadership style, logical thinking and common sense business style lend to her personal success and the success of those she works with.

Ken Lynch

Wednesday, 10:30 am

Ken Lynch, a recognized expert in Human Resources (HR), is a best-selling author, business executive, corporate trainer, consultant, educator, guest speaker and mentor with experience in start-ups and established organizations, both for-profit and not-for-profit. Ken is also a Veteran of the U. S. Army and works with Veterans in their transition back into the civilian workforce. He is the founder of two HR resources to aid the HR community: The HR Network and The HR Diner. Ken is a recipient of the State of Missouri Society of Human Resource Management “Leadership, Education, Achievement and Dedication (LEAD) Award”. He holds an undergraduate degree in Psychology, graduate degree in Business Administration and is completing a doctorate in Management. Additionally, Ken is a certified trainer with AchieveGlobal Management Training programs and Development Dimensions International’s Learning Systems, and holds certifications as a Senior Professional in Human Resources and the Society of Human Resource Management — Senior Certified Professional.

David Steinkeler

David Steinkeler is a Director in Baird’s Global Investment Banking business primarily focused on the Testing, Inspection, Certification and Compliance (“TICC”) sector. David is responsible for sector coverage, origination and execution of mergers and acquisitions, equity offerings and other financial advisory services. David has advised on over $6.5 billion of aggregate transaction value including the sale of 3i’s Element Materials Technology to Bridgepoint, Metalmark’s acquisition of Camin Cargo and OMERS sale of Maxxam Analytics to Bureau Veritas. Prior to joining Baird in 2010, David worked at UBS Investment Bank where he was primarily focused on M&A. David received his M.B.A. with distinction from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and his B.S. with honors from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.

Bennet Summers

Bennet is a Partner at OC&C Strategy Consultants in B2B Services Practice with over 15 years experience in strategy and transaction support. He has helped many clients across a variety of B2B industries (including TIC, Outsourcing, Professional Services, Construction & Infrastructure, Automotive & Logistics) develop growth strategies and transform their operational and commercial platforms to support this growth.

Within TIC, Bennet has worked with a variety of investors and industry participants across North America, Europe, and Asia, including:

• North American market and competitive strategy for ‘Tier 1’ TIC player
• IPO and subsequent growth strategy for Exova
• Investment in leading US Environmental and Life Sciences Testing Player
• Element Materials Technology investment by Bridgepoint in 2016 and acquisition of Exova in 2017
• LGC Group (sale to Bridgepoint in 2010 and subsequently to KKR in 2016)

Vivek Madan

Vivek Madan is global Head of Business Services at OC&C Strategy Consultants, and divides his time between our NYC and London offices.

His areas of expertise include TIC, Engineering & Infrastructure Services, Business Process Outsourcing, and Hi-Tech Industrial Products & Services

Within TIC, Vivek has served a cross-section of the fastest growing players on issues of strategy, M&A and performance improvement. He has also supported private equity investors’ acquisitions of several players across US and Europe.