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Ari Gross, Ph.D., is the founder of SoftWorks AI. He has been very active in the research and development of new methods and technology in the areas of computer vision and optical character recognition, imaging, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning for 20 years. Before creating SoftWorks AI, Gross shifted the focus of his previous company from document optimization to business-process automation.
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Jayendran (Jay) GS is a co-founder of Prudent AI, a leading fintech platform that is designed to accelerate the mortgage automation process using artificial intelligence (AI). He works with leading nonqualified mortgage lenders to transform their bank-statement loan programs. He is an accountant turned data scientist with rich experience in the finance and technology intersection, including as analytics director at accounting firm EY. He believes in the power of technology, especially AI, to make game-changing transformations to the credit and underwriting processes in the lending business.
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Kevin Guest is chairman and CEO of USANA Health Sciences, a global health and nutritional supplements company. He is a Direct Selling Association board member and is a member of the CEO Council for the World Federation of Direct Selling Associations. Guest is the author of “All the Right Reasons: 12 Timeless Principles for Living a Life in Harmony.”
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Chris Guidici is the director of sales for Wipro’s digital mortgage operations and platforms, which serves the complete mortgage industry life cycle, and Opus Capital Markets Consultants LLC, a specialized risk-management and quality-control service provider for a wide range of participants in the mortgage and consumer lending industries. For more information, visit wipro.com or opuscmc.com.
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Mike Gulitz is founder and CEO of Jungo, the developers of the mortgage industry’s first tier-one customer relationship management (CRM) application. His years of industry experience and professional mission to change the way business people work led him to creating high-performance, cloud-based CRM applications. Jungo offers a best-in-class marketing and CRM solution designed for mortgage and real estate professionals.
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Vaibhav Gupta is the vice president and head of products at Visionet Systems. He has more than 20 years of experience in establishing tech businesses, building teams from the ground up and developing world-class products across multiple domains. Gupta owns the product and business strategy for the entire business, financial-services and insurance portfolio at Visionet. He leads a team of more than 70 engineers, data scientists, product managers and marketers spread across three time zones and two continents. Reach Gupta at info@visionet.com.
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Dan Gushue is chief credit officer of Extensia Financial, one of the nation’s premier credit union service organizations that specializes in commercial and multifamily real estate lending nationwide. With a unique balance of skills as a lender and a former business-development professional, Gushue understands the importance of building a business while balancing sound credit quality. He is responsible for daily oversight and management of production operations within Extensia Financial, in addition to monitoring and aligning policies and procedures toward sound credit quality.
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Lauren Gustafson is head of sales and director of business development with Strategic Compliance Partners. In this role, she manages all onboarding processes and nurtures referral relationships with clients. Gustafson holds a degree in strategic communications with a business minor from the University of Kansas. Her background in these fields, coupled with her extensive experience, enables her to drive significant growth and forge strong business relationships.
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Michael Haffey is managing partner of Pendella, which specializes in employee benefits, human resources and insurance. His passion for more than 30 years has been creating and deploying innovative strategies to assist employers and employees in controlling health insurance costs, while allowing them to get the best health care possible. He’s a proponent of industry association health plans such as NAMB+ from the National Association of Mortgage Brokers. He also is a published author and frequent speaker. Reach Haffey at michael@pendella.com or (833) 736-3355 ext. 1007.
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Theresa Hagman is a founding partner of Specialty Mortgage Product Solutions LLC. Hagman has 30 years of national fulfillment experience, with a proven record of maintaining operational excellence while driving down loan expenses. She has specialized in governance and compliance, with an emphasis on bond, construction and renovation products. She has a bachelor’s degree in political science from San Diego State University and a J.D. from the Ventura College of Law.
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Ann Hambly is the founder and CEO of 1st Service Solutions, a full-service CMBS advisory company with a singular focus on owners and borrowers. Founded in 2005, the company also is the first borrower-advocate company ranked by Morningstar Credit Ratings. Hambly has 30 years of experience heading up some of the largest servicing groups in the industry, including Prudential, GE Capital and Nomura, and has negotiated hundreds of pooling and servicing agreements for CMBS transactions.
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Jordan Hamling serves as senior director of mortgage verifications services at Equifax. Hamling is responsible for solution sales, client management, project management, strategic planning, market analysis and negotiations. He possesses nearly a decade of experience in the mortgage industry, where he has served as an executive consultant to businesses seeking growth and expansion, and as the lead to a successful mortgage banking team. He also served as an intelligence officer with the U.S. Army National Guard.
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