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Ingrid Toppelberg parlays her formidable professional education content and curriculum expertise as Chief Digital Transformation Officer for ThriveDX. In her role, she develops relevant, best-in-class oriented programs for individuals entering the growing cybersecurity field or seeking to advance their cybersecurity careers.

In addition to her role at ThriveDX, she currently serves as a Head Coach for the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Bootcamps. As such, she develops coaching processes to ensure a consistent experience across programs and manages and trains MIT’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Bootcamp coaches. 

An economist by training, Toppelberg also worked at Mckinsey & Company, where she specialized in leadership development and  change management processes like post-merger integration, cultural change and operations transformation. Ingrid holds an MBA from MIT Sloan School Of Management and a bachelor’s in economics from Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Buenos Aires.

Vanessa Gurie spent 10 years leading Performance Medicine teams and the Global Performance Medicine Touring division at Cirque du Soleil across 48 countries. She also managed continuous operations on 5 continents with 21+ full time staff and provided medical services to 1200+ athletes from over 40 countries. She was instrumental in the implementation of the injury prevention ecosystem which demonstrated a 34% reduction in injury recovery timelines.

Vanessa then successfully leveraged her transferable skills from Sports Performance Medicine and launched a startup that leverages artificial intelligence in ophthalmology. She is the Co-Founder and CEO of I-Ophthalmology, a smart, same day ophthalmology system which uses artificial intelligence to make comprehensive eye exams fast and convenient. I-Ophthalmology aspires to be part of a global solution to reach patients in parts of the world that would not ordinarily have access to eye care and are at the highest risk for visual impairment. In the 2 months after attending MIT Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp, Vanessa was able to utilize the skills learned at bootcamp to win the Johns Hopkins Design Health Award and be current finalists in the EIT Wild Card in Smart Health Competition. I- Ophthalmology are also winners at EIT Healthcare Innovation Showcase.

Vanessa has lived on 4 continents and studied in 4 different countries. She is a Bio-Design D-Health Fellow, has an MBA in Finance, a Masters in Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapy and was the Henry Mitchell scholarship recipient from the University of Missouri/University of Western Cape for her undergraduate degree in Physiotherapy. Vanessa has also pioneered the establishment of Performance Medicine Services and emergency response for Cambodian Circus Schools and has been the clinical lead for other sports, hospital and private practice medical teams.

Thomas Annicq is an experienced founder and climate impact investor. From Aude Ventures, he invests in system thinking entrepreneurs with big missions. He's an active member of PYMWYMIC, the oldest European impact investment group.

He previously ran the US office and oversaw the data science team of Axon Vibe, a Swiss transportation tech company. He co-founded Quantified Labs (exit to Palantir and Axon Vibe) and was COO of Thasos Group, an alternative data fintech startup which he co-founded with MIT Media Lab professor Sandy Pentland. He's a former Bain Consultant and spent several years in China for a group of angel investors. He has an MBA from MIT Sloan, a MA in Philosophy from Ghent University, holds 4 patents and is an active startup coach at Alchemist Accelerator.

Gabrielle Tiven is a Senior Partner at LIDD (lidd.ca), a supply chain management consulting firm, where she spearheads the firm’s initiatives with non-profit organizations that run supply chains. Her expertise is particularly valuable to food banks, furniture banks, meals-on-wheels organizations, and other similar operations.

From 2016 to 2021, Gabrielle ran LIDD’s administration, building the company’s finance, human resources, and marketing functions. During that period, she also led network studies and design projects for clients, notably in the Food & Beverage industry.

Gabrielle got her start in warehouse design at FreshDirect, a pioneering online grocer in NYC. She then worked in product development at Kiva Systems, now Amazon Robotics.

She holds a BA from Yale University and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.