Jason Shields

Associate Principal Scientist

AstraZeneca

Selene Sass

Technology Product Manager

Johnson and Johnson

Selene is a technology product manager at Johnson & Johnson with nearly five years supporting the Advanced Computing and Analytics team. Her primary focus is to empower R&D scientists with emerging and innovative technologies in the advanced computing space, including the integration of quantum computing within J&J. Currently, she supports groups working in AI/ML and is exploring how quantum computing techniques can further enhance these capabilities. 

Connor Lawrie

President & COO

Heartland Veterinary Partners

Liz Allison

CEO

Tricoci

Liz Allison is the CEO of Tricoci, a modern beauty enterprise built around three distinct business units: Salon & Spa, MedSpa, and CPG Brand Incubation. Each business draws on Tricoci’s professional legacy while scaling through its own focused growth strategy.

With more than 20 years of experience transforming and scaling consumer businesses across beauty, retail, and wellness, Liz has held executive leadership roles at Milan Laser Hair Removal, Neiman Marcus Group, and JCPenney.

Since joining Tricoci in 2023, Liz has helped accelerate the brand’s evolution through talent investment, service expansion, the launch of Tricoci MedSpa, and the development of Nutrire, the company’s salon-born, science-backed haircare brand.

Liz holds a degree in accounting from the University of Iowa, has served on multiple advisory and organizational boards, and actively mentors rising female leaders in service, retail, and CPG.

Julia Croxen

Vice President of Strategy Consulting

Rock Health

Julia is Vice President of Strategy Consulting at Rock Health, where she advises enterprise healthcare organizations on digital health and innovation strategy. She brings particular expertise supporting life sciences and pharma companies, as well as growth-stage startups. Her work focuses on go-to-market planning, commercialization, and patient activation and engagement across digital health segments and therapeutic areas, including cardio-metabolic health and women’s health. Prior to Rock Health, Julia worked in life sciences strategy consulting, driving pipeline portfolio prioritization, launch planning, and lifecycle management initiatives for biopharma clients. She studied Neurobiology and Global Health and Health Policy at Harvard University.