MEET THE MODERATOR
Jimmy Odom
Organization: State of Illinois Department of Central Management Services
Title: Acting Assistant Director
Currently serving as the Acting Assistant Director, Jimmy is responsible for executive leadership and oversight of the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS), the agency which provides a broad range of programs and services to state agencies and the public. Ensuring efficient governing processes, accountability, and enabling effective public service at the lowest possible cost.
MEET THE PANELISTS
Jennifer O’Rourke
Organization: Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity: Office of Entrepreneurship Innovation and Technology
Title: Illinois Blockchain Business Liaison & Assistant Deputy Director, Office of Entrepreneurship Innovation and Technology
Jennifer is the Deputy Director of the office of Entrepreneurship Innovation and Technology. In this capacity, she leverages her role within the State of Illinois, the 5th largest state in the nation, as the first of its kind Illinois Blockchain Business Liaison, spearheading a first-of-its-kind consortium comprised of companies and five government agencies. This program is aimed at making it easier for startups to innovate, while removing barriers for the government to build with blockchain.
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Jonathan Solomon
Organization: Digital Mint
Title: Co-founder & CEO
As CEO and Co-founder of one of the largest on-demand bitcoin cash exchanges in the US, with over 50 locations in 9 States, Jonathan is helping to reduce the complexity of entering into the cryptocurrency market.
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Jimmy Thommes
Organization: Cointersect
Title: Founder & CEO
With over 4yrs of experience with crypto currencies, Jimmy is the CEO and Founder of Cointersect, which builds and maintains GPU-based, digital currency farms that mine whatever digital currency is most profitable at that time. Jimmy stays up to date with the hardware and software necessary to mine the digital currency markets.
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Rendel Solomon
Organization: 1Stock1Future
Title: CEO & Co-founder
In addition to serving as Principal for a firm that manages private equity investments for institutional (government and corporate) pension funds, Rendel is also CEO and Founder of One Stock One Future, a non-profit organization with the mission to plant seeds of wealth with underprivileged and economically disadvantaged youth across the country.
