Table Topics
Experts are hosting Table Topics to answer your questions, one-on-one, and provide you ideas and assistance across a wide range of subjects.
They are real experts. They’ve lived through, experienced, and helped others who have the same situations and questions you have.
Helping you with your questions is important to them because they believe Florida offers the best network of support and services dedicated to your needs and pursuit of opportunity.
2025 Table Topics Experts
Veterans Florida Staff - SkillBridge
Keith Gerena, Veterans Florida - Career Networking
Boeing - Aerospace & Aviation Careers
CareerSource Tampa Bay - Career Assistance
Mai Ensmann, Cyber Florida USF - Information Technology/Cyber Security Careers
FloridaCommerce - Military Family Employment & Get There Faster
Eric Autery, UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences - Agriculture Careers
Simon Bollin, Hillsborough County Extension Services - Agriculture Careers
Ernie Friend, FloridaMakes - Manufacturing Careers
Pete Blum, Project Transition - Social Media/LinkedIn
Meghan Cottrell, St Petersburg College - Occupational Licensing and Credentialing
Pasco County Sheriff's Office - Law Enforcement Careers
Jason McCandless, CareerSource Florida - Reception Speaker
Nikki Bateman, Bateman Group - Emcee Battle of the Pitches
April Caldwell, fayven - Battle of the Pitches Judge
Bobby Carbonell, AirJoule - Battle of the Pitches Judge
Jessica Tenney, Florida APEX Accelerator - Battle of the Pitches Judge
Wilson Bautista, Jün Cyber - Information Technology/Cyber Security Careers & Battle of the Pitches Judge
Ricardo Garcia, Veteran Entrepreneur Initiative - Business Modeling
Diane Denslow, Valor2Venture - Getting Started
Jaap Donath PhD, Alan B. Levan | Nova Southeastern University - Getting Started
Kevin Cox PhD, Florida Atlantic University - Bootstrap Funding
Juliann Nichols, JULO Strategy Global - Founder to CEO
Russ Barnes PhD, Action Zone - Grow Your Business
Tami Sparks, Sparking a Change for Veterans - Business Operations
Éclair Bennett, Office of Supplier Development - How to Be a Supplier
Jenny Sutter, FranNet - Franchising/Acquisition
Greta Kishbaugh, St Petersburg College - Local Entrepreneur Resources
Kim Richmond, 26 West/State College of Florida - Marketing
Troy Bolivar, SWFL Inc - Entrepreneur Networking
Julian Webb Cheshire, Florida Gulf Coast University - Entrepreneur Networking
Times, services, partners, providers, experts, speakers, and other features of the Expo may be subject to change or inavailability.
