Tom Hearne

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

Council for Entrepreneurial Development provides an interactive forum for entrepreneurs, investors, service professionals, academicians, researchers and public policy makers. Its services and programs include connections to capital, venture mentoring, and signature conferences empower member companies to go further. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

AERIC, Inc., dba The Conference Board of Canada, is an independent, not-for-profit applied research organization headquartered in Ottawa, Saskatchewan. The Board helps build leadership capacity for a better Canada by creating and sharing insights on economic trends, public policy issues, and organizational performance. They forge relationships and deliver knowledge through their learning events, networks, research products, and customized information services. Their members include a broad range of Canadian organizations from the public and private sectors. The Conference Board of Canada was formed in 1954, and is affiliated with The Conference Board, Inc. that serves some 3,000 companies in 67 nations.

Railinc Corp. provides information technology and information services for railroads. The firm offers car accounting, clear path system, damage prevention, equipment health, authorization, messaging, rail service finder, tracing products, publications and transportation management services. The company is headquartered in Cary, NC.

The North Carolina Technology Association operates as a statewide membership association for the technology sector. It offers technology, executives, marketing, events, public affairs, workforce development and economic development programs. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

ProAxion, Inc. develops industrial Internet of Things technology for predictive maintenance tools. Its technology allows customers to prevent disruptive failures of industrial machines by leveraging the latest in wireless sensor and computing technology. The firm’s Tactix system is comprised of wireless sensors that simply mount on existing machinery and seamlessly connect to cloud-based monitoring services. The company was founded by Justin Rothwell and Elliot Poger and is headquartered in Cary, NC.