EVENTS

Lowell Hawthorne, President
Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery, Inc.

Lowell Hawthorne is the CEO of Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of Caribbean food products and franchisor of Caribbean restaurants. The Company's products can be found in its franchises, supermarkets, hospitals, schools, correctional institutions and food service facilities, sporting facilities, other retail outlets and at special outdoor events throughout the United States. The Company operates a chain of over 100 restaurants in nine states in the U. S. which employs over 1,500 people. Lowell's most notable achievements include the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, the Jamaica Observer’s Business Leader Award, an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Medgar Evers College, an Honorary Doctor of Law from the University of the West Indies and the Order of Distinction from his native homeland of Jamaica. He is also an author who has written a compelling story of his extraordinary journey, entitled “The Baker’s Son”.

Tejune Kang, Chairman and CEO
6D Global Technologies, Inc.
NASDAQ: SIXD

Tejune Kang is the CEO of 6D Global Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIXD) a strategic holding company with offices in California, Ohio, and New York. The Company manages a portfolio of fast growing digital business solutions that enterprise-class organizations demand during times of critical change and growth. An innovative technology entrepreneur born in Silicon Valley, California, Tejune has been instrumental to the continued growth of 6D culminating with them becoming a NASDAQ publicly held company in December of 2014. Tejune’s multifaceted entrepreneurial background and opinion leadership has led to frequent interviews regarding the future of technology, business growth, and hiring insight with many publications.

Rich Dennis, CEO
Sundial Group of Companies

Richelieu Dennis is the CEO of Sundial Brands, a leader in the fast-growing new general market for culturally authentic skin and hair care and cosmetics. Richelieu, his mother, Mary Dennis, and childhood friend Nyema Tubman founded parent company Sundial Brands and the SheaMoisture and Nubian Heritage brands, producing skin and hair care treatments with natural and certified organic ingredients. Now operating in two state-of-art manufacturing facilities with a skin care lab and executive offices, SheaMoisture is available at mass market retailers including Target, Walgreens, CVS, Ulta, Rite Aid and Duane Reade. Nubian Heritage is available at Whole Foods, Vitamin Shoppe, Wegmans, Earth Fare, Sprouts, Pharmaca and independent health food stores throughout the country.

Moderator

Richard Levychin, CPA, CGMA is a Partner with KBL, LLP where he is the Partner of charge of KBL's Emerging Business practice group. KBL is a CPA and Advisory firm with offices located in New York City. KBL was the winner of the 2014 SmartCEO Magazine Accounting Firm of the Year. Richard is a Certified Public Accountant and a Chartered Global Management Accountant. He has over 25 years of accounting, auditing, business advisory, and tax experience working with both privately owned and publicly held entities in a variety of industries.

In 2013 Richard received the title of Best Accountant from The New York Enterprise Report. Richard is a past winner of The Network Journal’s prestigious “40 Under 40” award.