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SUMMARY:The TAG Fintech Innovation Challenge: Where Are They Now? presented by TAG Fintech Society
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a captivating panel discussion as three fintech founders share experiences growing their companies from the ground up\, and their trajectories since participating in recent cohorts of TAG's annual Fintech Innovation Challenge for early stage startups.\nMeet our SpeakersValeria Brenner\nCEO & Founder\, Thryft Ship\n2025 Innovation Challenge Winner\nAlex Locklear\nCEO & Founder\, Good Agriculture\n2024 Innovation Challenge Winner\nMitch Rutledge\nCEO & Co-Founder\, Vertice AI\n2023 Innovation Challenge Winner\n Glen Sarvady\nManaging Principal\, 154 Advisors\nModerator\n\nThank you to our Event Sponsor \nThank you to our Event Host\nThank you to our Fintech Society Annual Sponsors\nOnline registration will close by 5:00 PM on July 27th. On-site registration is available after this time. On-site registration will have a price increase for Non-Members.\nPlease note that if you belong to a member organization but have not yet connected to your company's membership\, you will need to complete the membership activation form before the member rate is available to you.Privacy Notice By registering for this event\, you agree to TAG's information-sharing practices for networking purposes. View our full Event Privacy Statement here.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body aria-disabled="false"><p>Join us for a captivating panel discussion as three fintech founders share experiences growing their companies from the ground up\, and their trajectories since participating in recent cohorts of TAG&#39\;s annual Fintech Innovation Challenge for early stage startups.</p><p><br /></p><table fr-original-style="width: 100%\;" style="width: 100%\; border: 0px\; border-collapse: collapse\; empty-cells: show\; max-width: 100%\;"><tbody><tr fr-original-style="" style="user-select: none\;"><td fr-original-style="width: 100%\; text-align: center\;" style="width: 100%\; text-align: center\; min-width: 5px\; border: 1px solid rgb(221\, 221\, 221)\; user-select: text\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Meet our Speakers</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><table fr-original-style="width: 100%\;" style="width: 100%\; border: 0px\; border-collapse: collapse\; empty-cells: show\; max-width: 100%\;"><tbody><tr fr-original-style="" style="user-select: none\;"><td fr-original-style="width: 29.9007%\;" style="width: 29.9007%\; min-width: 5px\; border: 1px solid rgb(221\, 221\, 221)\; user-select: text\;"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/micronetonline/image/upload/v1782307134/tenants/938a662a-56ca-4f92-b049-a587fa27714a/7ee96a07f9a54280b9a792deb9b82392/1782307470854.png" style="width: 200px\; display: block\; vertical-align: top\; margin: 5px auto\; text-align: center\; position: relative\; max-width: 100%\; cursor: pointer\; padding: 0px 1px\;" width="200" height="200" fr-original-style="width: 200px\; display: block\; vertical-align: top\; margin: 5px auto\; text-align: center\;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable" /></td><td fr-original-style="width: 69.9752%\;" style="width: 69.9752%\; min-width: 5px\; border: 1px solid rgb(221\, 221\, 221)\; user-select: text\;"><a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/valeria-brenner/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="user-select: auto\;" target="_blank"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Valeria Brenner</strong></a><br />CEO &amp\; Founder\, Thryft Ship<br /><em>2025 Innovation Challenge Winner</em><br /></td></tr><tr fr-original-style="" style="user-select: none\;"><td fr-original-style="width: 29.9007%\;" style="width: 29.9007%\; min-width: 5px\; border: 1px solid rgb(221\, 221\, 221)\; user-select: text\;"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/micronetonline/image/upload/v1782342408/tenants/938a662a-56ca-4f92-b049-a587fa27714a/b3a3ebcbc450477a967132312df8f924/Alex-Locklear.png" style="width: 200px\; display: block\; vertical-align: top\; margin: 5px auto\; text-align: center\; position: relative\; max-width: 100%\; cursor: pointer\; padding: 0px 1px\;" width="200" height="200" fr-original-style="width: 200px\; display: block\; vertical-align: top\; margin: 5px auto\; text-align: center\;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable" /></td><td fr-original-style="width: 69.9752%\;" style="width: 69.9752%\; min-width: 5px\; border: 1px solid rgb(221\, 221\, 221)\; user-select: text\;"><a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-edquist/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="user-select: auto\;" target="_blank"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Alex Locklear</strong></a><br />CEO &amp\; Founder\, Good Agriculture<br /><em>2024 Innovation Challenge Winner</em><br /></td></tr><tr fr-original-style="" style="user-select: none\;"><td fr-original-style="width: 29.9007%\;" style="width: 29.9007%\; min-width: 5px\; border: 1px solid rgb(221\, 221\, 221)\; user-select: text\;"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/micronetonline/image/upload/v1782307196/tenants/938a662a-56ca-4f92-b049-a587fa27714a/ad75021173e740468b183f0fd699664d/1782307532187.png" style="width: 200px\; display: block\; vertical-align: top\; margin: 5px auto\; text-align: center\; position: relative\; max-width: 100%\; cursor: pointer\; padding: 0px 1px\;" width="200" height="200" fr-original-style="width: 200px\; display: block\; vertical-align: top\; margin: 5px auto\; text-align: center\;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable" /></td><td fr-original-style="width: 69.9752%\;" style="width: 69.9752%\; min-width: 5px\; border: 1px solid rgb(221\, 221\, 221)\; user-select: text\;"><a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchrutledge/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="user-select: auto\;" target="_blank"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Mitch Rutledge</strong></a><br />CEO &amp\; Co-Founder\, Vertice AI<br /><em>2023 Innovation Challenge Winner</em><br /></td></tr><tr fr-original-style="" style="user-select: none\;"><td fr-original-style="width: 29.9007%\;" style="width: 29.9007%\; min-width: 5px\; border: 1px solid rgb(221\, 221\, 221)\; user-select: text\;"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/micronetonline/image/upload/v1782342222/tenants/938a662a-56ca-4f92-b049-a587fa27714a/257792d8e9b94a5d98ea3715342ba232/1782342558624.png" width="200" height="200" style="position: relative\; max-width: 100%\; cursor: pointer\; padding: 0px 1px\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; width: 200px\; display: block\; vertical-align: top\; margin: 5px auto\; text-align: center\;" fr-original-style="position: relative\; max-width: 100%\; cursor: pointer\; padding: 0px 1px\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\; font-size: medium\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; width: 200px\; display: block\; vertical-align: top\; margin: 5px auto\; text-align: center\;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable" />&nbsp\;</td><td fr-original-style="width: 69.9752%\;" style="width: 69.9752%\; min-width: 5px\; border: 1px solid rgb(221\, 221\, 221)\; user-select: text\;"><a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/glensarvady/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="user-select: auto\;" target="_blank"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Glen Sarvady</strong></a><br />Managing Principal\, 154 Advisors<br /><em>Moderator</em><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table fr-original-style="width: 100%\;" style="width: 100%\; border: 0px\; border-collapse: collapse\; empty-cells: show\; max-width: 100%\;"><tbody><tr fr-original-style="" style="user-select: none\;"><td fr-original-style="width: 100%\; text-align: center\;" style="width: 100%\; text-align: center\; min-width: 5px\; border: 1px solid rgb(221\, 221\, 221)\; user-select: text\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Thank you to our Event Sponsor </strong></td></tr></tbody></table><table fr-original-style="width: 100%\;" style="width: 100%\; border: 0px\; border-collapse: collapse\; empty-cells: show\; max-width: 100%\;"><tbody><tr fr-original-style="" style="user-select: none\;"><td fr-original-style="width: 100%\; text-align: center\;" style="width: 100%\; text-align: center\; min-width: 5px\; border: 1px solid rgb(221\, 221\, 221)\; user-select: text\;"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/micronetonline/image/upload/v1784313156/tenants/938a662a-56ca-4f92-b049-a587fa27714a/1a7cbb0753914656985d9442263aeefd/1784313152310.png" style="width: 326px\; 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