Bin Liu

Accelera, Inc. develops and manages mobile broadband networks. The company was founded by Andrea Goldsmith and Bojan Likar in 2009 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

View Operating Corp. engages in the design and manufacture of architectural glass. It offers smart windows and smart building. The company was founded by Paul Nguyen in 2007 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Novellus Systems, Inc. manufactures and services advanced automated wafer fabrication systems. The company was founded by Brad Mattson on April 11, 1984 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Spark Capital Partners LLC (Spark Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Todd Dagres, Santo Politi, Alex Finkelstein and Paul Conway. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Zhejiang BOE Display Technology Co. Ltd. produces and markets vacuum fluorescent displays (VFD) products. It manufactures VFD and LED (light emitting diode) displays, as well as control boards and modules for use in household appliances, office equipment, car displays and industrial instrumentation. Zhejiang BOE Display Technology was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Shaoxing, China.

Part of BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., BOE Hyundai LCD, Inc. develops and sells liquid crystal display products. The company is based in Beijing, China and was founded in 2002.

Deep Valley Labs LLC is an American company that helps entrepreneurs validate their hypotheses and turn nascent ideas into thriving startups. The private company works with founders to ensure that core technical and business hypotheses have already been validated, resulting in higher rates of success. The company believes that big important companies are created in big important spaces and the toughest problems attract the most capable minds. The company has a strong network of mission-driven investors who share the same desire to make a difference in big problem spaces. The company was founded by Conor F. Madigan, Holger Karsunky, Kiersten Jakobsen, Julia Gavrilyuk, and the CEO is Jagdeep Singh.

Aether Fuels Pte Ltd. is a Singaporean company that aims to create a net-zero world through its sustainable liquid fuel production technology. The private company is based in Singapore, SG, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company is focused on developing scalable solutions that improve the economics of producing sustainable fuels for aviation and ocean shipping. Aether Fuels was established in 2022 as a spin-out of Xora Innovation, a deep-tech early-stage investment platform of Temasek. The company was founded by Conor F. Madigan, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. engages in the research and development, production, and sale of thin film transistor liquid-crystal-display devices. Its business scope also covers the import and export of goods and technology. The company was founded on November 6, 2009 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.

Soraa Laser Diode, Inc. develops laser light sources for display. It serves the automotive, dsiplay, architectural, outdoor, biomedical, materials processing, defense and security, and entertainment markets. The company was founded by Shuji Nakamura, Steven P. Denbaars, and James Speck in 2013 and is headquartered in Goleta, CA.

Luminii LLC engages in the manufacture and wholesale of LED lighting products. Its products include factory built linear solutions; modular strips and components; and express ship reels and extrusions. The company was founded by Laurentiu Vlad in 2010 and is headquartered in Niles, IL.

Avogy, Inc. provides total systems solutions for power electronics applications utilizing GaN on GaN discrete devices, modules, and systems. It focuses on developing and manufacturing vertical power semiconductor devices built in homoepitaxial GaN layers formed on bulk GaN substrates. The company was founded by Isik C. Kizilyalli in 2010 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Soraa, Inc. develops gallium nitride chip-based laser diodes. Its products can be used in consumer, biomedical, defense and industrial applications. Its products include VIVID 2 LED MR16 lamps, premium LED MR16 lamps, outdoor LED MR16 lamps and snap system LED MR16 lamps and accessory solutions. The company was founded by Shuji Nakamura, Steven Denbaars, and James Speck in 2008 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

University of Akron provides public research education. Its programs include under graduate studies, graduate studies, international studies, law, and continuing education. The company was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Akron, OH.

Lumitex LLC designs and manufactures light delivery solutions for medical, electronics, industrial and diverse applications. It specializes in engineering lighting solutions. The company’s backlighting products designed and developed for LCDs, membrane switches, machine vision, surgical lighting, phototherapy, keypad backlighting, marine and aviation displays. It also designs and manufactures custom fiber optic devices, surgical and phototherapy lighting systems. The company was founded by Jeffery Robert Parker in 1992 and is headquartered in Strongsville, OH.

Tula Technology, Inc. develops digital signal processing technology. It is a silicon valley based supplier of dynamic skip fire a software enabled powertrain technology that integrates advanced digital signal processing with sophisticated powertrain controls to create the ultimate variable displacement engine. The firm delivers optimal fuel efficiency across a wide range of engine types to the world’s automotive manufacturers, helping them meet fuel efficiency and CO2 mandates at the lowest cost. The company was founded by Adya S. Tripathi and Chester J. Silvestri in 2008 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Chen Jing Semiconductor Shanghai Co. Ltd. is a private company based in Shanghai, China that manufactures and sells semiconductors.

Guangdong Juhua Printing Display Technology Co. Ltd. develops printed OLED display technologies. The private company is based in Guangdong, China.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. is a global leadership community of over 30,000 chief executives from 142 countries. The non-profit company is based in Irving, TX and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The company's mission is to help its members become better leaders and better people. The company was founded in 1950 by Ray Hickok, Khalid Mohamed Jassem Kanoo. Thayer Smith has been the CEO of the company since 2007.

The Urban Land Institute operates as a non-commercial research organization. It provides leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. The company was founded on December 14, 1936 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The National Association of Corporate Directors is a non-profit organization that provides essential resources to help directors strengthen board leadership. The American company was founded by Maryann Bruce and the CEO is Peter R. Gleason.