OUR TEAM

WARREN J. WILSON

Founder & Managing Partner

  • Warren J. Wilson is CEO and Managing Partner of YARDSTK and INSIGHT COLLAB Roundtables, launching and scaling early-stage technology companies through 5X successful exits. Warren has a rare 360-degree POV from deep corporate, startup, and investment experience. An expert in revenue growth and investor relations, his clients have included multiple high-growth emerging technology companies and corporate enterprises such as Unilever, Omnicom, and Simon and Schuster.

    He founded the INSIDE NYC Mediatech summits, gathering C-suite executives from the largest corporate enterprises in Europe and the US, such as eBay, eMarketer, SONY, and 360i. He is also the founder of the fast-growing INSIGHT COLLAB Roundtables community.

    Warren's international experience includes studying and working for two years in England and France. Prior to founding YARDSTK and ICRT, he served as a marketing and business development executive at global agency R/GA, producing award-winning projects for brands such as Pepsi, American Express, Chrysler, and United Airlines.

CLEMENT PEQUIGNOT

Marketing Associate & Event Coordinator

  • Originally from Paris, Clément enriched his global perspective with residency in China before relocating to New York in 2018.

    As marketing associate at YARDSTK, he spent four years enhancing the firm's offerings, and supporting the INSIGHT COLLAB Roundtables brand. Clément leverages his cultural knowledge and adaptability in client relations, business development, project management, and event organization.

    Thriving in New York, he is also completing his Master's in Digital Marketing.

OUR SPONSORS

OUR ADVISORY BOARD

LORI GLOVER

Managing Director

MIT CSAIL Alliances

  • Lori Glover leads global partnerships and alliances for MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) – the largest lab at MIT with over 1000 researchers and 60 research groups.

    She is responsible for corporate and organizational engagement with the lab through the CSAIL Alliance Program, research initiatives, the Visiting Industry Researcher program, start-ups and technology ecosystem, professional development programs and talent acquisition/recruiting within CSAIL.

    She also serves as Executive Director of FinTech@CSAIL, MachineLearningApplications@CSAIL and MIT’s Future of Data, Trust and Policy Initiative.

    Lori is also a member of the Board of Directors for the American Society of Engineering Education, College and Industry Partnership Division, the Advisory Board of EBSCO and the Massachusetts Cyber Education and Training Consortium (CETC).

    She often speaks on research advances and their impact to industry at conferences and professional associations as well as on the development of successful industry-academic partnerships both nationally and internationally.

    She holds a Juris Doctor and has also practiced law as a member of both the bar in both Massachusetts and Florida.

DOUG BANDES

SVP, Partnerships, PMC Live

Penske Media Corporation

  • SVP of Partnerships at PMC Live, focusing on expanding Penske Media's festival business via strategic partnerships and sponsorships. Previously, he held key roles at entities like SoulCycle, Endemol Shine Beyond, and COX Communication. With a history of driving revenue growth and leading companies to market dominance, his expertise spans entertainment, media, digital, wellness, and technology sectors.

BRIAN POTTS

Partner, Husch Blackwell

  • Brian is a seasoned business attorney and entrepreneur with expertise in advising Fortune 500 clients and overseeing billion-dollar transactions. He played a pivotal role in gaining regulatory approvals for $4 billion in utility infrastructure. He has also invented the LegalBoard®, co-founded Goods Unite Us®, and contributes to Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Politico, and Bloomberg. Brian regularly lectures at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

YINGHUANG JI

Head of Structuring

MN8 Energy

  • Yinghuang is the head of structuring of MN8 Energy, formerly known as Goldman Sachs Renewable Power Group. In her role, she combines quantitative analysis and qualitative intelligence to navigate power market dynamics and optimize deal structures of investment in the energy transition space.

    She joined Goldman Sachs in July 2019. Prior to that, Yinghuang worked at NRG Energy on renewable energy credits (RECs) trading, as well as power market structuring and fundamentals.

    Yinghuang earned her Ph.D. degree in Earth and Environmental Engineering from Columbia University and a bachelor's degree in Energy and Power System from Tsinghua University.