Alana Sandel is the Founder of Marketing for Wellness and the For WellBeing charity, helping brands and leaders communicate wellness with integrity, relevance, and deep human understanding. She is a Certified Chief Well-Being Officer with the World Happiness Foundation, a Foresight Member with TWIN Global, and the Founder and Facilitator of the Forbes Agency Council Wellness Group, where she leads practical conversations on well-being for busy professionals.

Ian Maksin is an internationally acclaimed cellist whose genre-defying work bridges classical tradition with global musical expression. Through performances, educational programs, and films including an award-worthy documentary filmed in India exploring how music cultivates love, gratitude, generosity, and inner harmony — Ian has been empowering and inspiring people of all ages to lift themselves up through music, mindfulness, and cross-cultural connection.

Tim's current focus is launching the Technology Innovation Center at the Illinois Science and Technology Park in Skokie, Illinois. This is the only purely commercial lab-based incubator facility in the Chicago area. It incubates early stage science entrepreneurs generating proof of commercial concept data for reference customers, investors and regulators. This is the sixth incubator location managed by TIC and the second launched by Tim Lavengood. Just nine months after opening, TIC Skokie has reached capacity in its initial space and is beginning a waiting list.

Ella Salganik is a board member at For WellBeing where she dedicates her integrative wellness expertise and deep connections in Ukraine to provide valuable input to ensure that organirects funds where izn datio .
Has been involved in healthcare and Oriental medicine for over 20 years. Her journey into the medical profession began after graduating from the Nursing College in Kiev, Ukraine. Shortly after the graduation, Ella began working as a surgical nurse at the Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery headed by N. Amosov, a leading cardiologist and the inventor of the very first cardiac bypass pump.
Ella continued her career through development and implementation of a specialized Rehabilitation programs at a Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Center.

Irena Friedgan is an experienced finance leader with an eye for strategic opportunities and a breadth of experience in startups and Fortune 500 companies. Her expertise spans across a variety of industries, including energy, pharmaceutical, non-profit, financial services and aviation. She holds a BS in Finance and Accounting from DePaul University and an MBA from University of Chicago Booth School of Business.