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Randolph F. Wiggins (Randy) is the founder of Build for America (BFA), a consultancy focused on building tech ecosystems across America (highlights include contributing to the policy development of the Biden Administration’s $10 billion Tech Hubs initiative) and a scout with BLCK VC, Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Prior to founding BFA and taking on the scout role, Randy served as the Founding Managing Director of Build in Tulsa, the national multi-sector effort to rebuild Black Wall Street around technology, innovation, entrepreneurship, business and venture capital – and build the infrastructure for diverse wealth creation in America. In the role, Randy led the development of the Build in Tulsa brand, mission, vision and operations and engineered and built out Build in Tulsa’s structure and mechanics (ex: the nation’s only 3-stage accelerator pipeline and ecosystem focused on African-American entrepreneurs including operational partners like Techstars). You can learn more about Randy’s work engineering and building a diverse technology ecosystem in outlets like Forbes as well as the City of the Future Podcast (21:54) from Sidewalk Labs, the urban planning and infrastructure subsidiary of Google.

Prior to leading Build in Tulsa, Randy served as Executive Co-Lead of Princeton Alumni Angels (Bay Area), Princeton’s Silicon Valley angel investing community, and Investment Manager on the Tech and Society team at Omidyar Network, the founder of eBay’s impact investing and venture capital fund. There, he co-led the team’s efforts to prevent, mitigate, correct the societal downsides of technology – and maximize impact through investments in and strategic partnerships with ventures positively impacting Silicon Valley and its associated companies, teams and products. Randy’s significant contributions at Omidyar Network include the Ethical Operating System (ethicalos.org) covered in Wired Magazine.

Before joining Omidyar Network, Randy spent time in Shanghai and Beijing with leadership from KKR China and consulted on the promise and impact of artificial intelligence on labor, economies, education, and society in China. Prior to his move to Silicon Valley and the technology and venture capital sectors, Randy built a career in policy – a highlight of which was his work under Lawrence S. Summers in the United States National Economic Council in the Obama White House to help rebuild the American economy following The Great Recession.

Randy holds a B.A. from Princeton University, where he majored in public policy at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and a J.D. from the UCLA School of Law. Randy is a proud inaugural member of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Millennium Scholarship Program – a $1.6 billion effort funded by Bill and Melinda Gates to promote academic excellence; increase diverse representation in areas like computer science and engineering; and develop a deep bench of future leaders to help build a stronger society and protect the future of the US economy.

Chinedu Echeruo is a serial entrepreneur and founder of the Beloved Ecosystem, building AI-powered startups to co-create inclusive wealth at global scale. At the heart of this ecosystem is DICE, an innovative organizational model that leverages human intelligence and artificial intelligence (AI) to unlock collective innovation and problem-solving. With a passion for using technology to create positive social change, Echeruo is dedicated to empowering economically distressed communities and fostering inclusive economic growth.

His ambitious goal is to build a $25 billion ecosystem in 10 years, starting with 10 AI-powered startups in Newark, New Jersey, and expanding to 50 startups across major Northeast cities and then nationwide. Talented, the first startup, will use Agentic AI to autonomously match youth with apprenticeships, adapt training programs in real-time, and collaborate with employers to create pathways out of poverty. The ecosystem aims to create 5,000 local jobs, with at least 35% hired from distressed communities, and generate $5 billion in community wealth through 20% resident-employee ownership.

Echeruo’s entrepreneurial journey began with a deeply personal challenge—a fear of getting lost that stemmed from his childhood in Nigeria and early days navigating New York City. This frustration led him to create HopStop, a pioneering navigation app used in over 350 cities worldwide, which was acquired by Apple in 2013. He also founded Tripology, a lead-generation service for the travel industry, later acquired by Rand McNally and subsequently owned by USA Today.

Prior to his entrepreneurial ventures, Echeruo was a key member of the investment team at AM Investment Partners, a $500 million hedge fund focused on convertible bond arbitrage. He began his career at J.P. Morgan Chase, working in the Mergers and Acquisitions and Leveraged Finance groups, where he was involved in various M&A, financing, and private equity transactions.

Echeruo holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and graduated with honors from Syracuse University. Through his work and vision, he aims to build vibrant ecosystems that optimize for the collective good.

Coco is a designer and entrepreneur with a passion for the future of cities, currently leading operations and design at Itana (www.itana.africa), Africa’s first Digital Zone. A graduate from University of California, Los Angeles, she has worked in interdisciplinary fields spanning entertainment and technology, collaborating with some of the largest consumer brands in business partnerships. In her career, she had crafted web experiences at Google, built the brand and product of a home-sharing platform for the web3 community, and engaged in product marketing for an ecosystem of products combining hardware, software, and media content. After extensive travels – what she refers to as a “self-taught Masters in Modern Humanity”, she founded Socialhaus, an offline space with the goal of transforming the social landscape in the modern era by curating urban living rooms for cities. In the process, she ran over 100 analog and digital events and created thousands of meaningful connections.

Coco grew up straddling between two cultures: China and the United States. Her background and experience of adapting to both cultures at an early age enabled her to be highly empathetic and creative. Passionate about how the built world affects the way we connect, she is ready to build the next model city and reimagine the environment we live in.

Allen T. Lamb, Global Head of AFROPUNK (AP), joined the AFROPUNK brand in 2018 as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and General Manager. Allen has extensive experience as an early/growth stage investor, media/sports/entertainment investment banker, and serial entrepreneur. He drives AFROPUNK’s US-based and global footprint, while nurturing AP’s cultural positioning centered in innovation, discovery, empowerment, artistry, and social change. Allen earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Cornell University, a master’s degree in computer science from Cornell University, and a master’s degree in business administration from the MIT Sloan School of Management.