A successful leader with 20+ yrs at large companies such as Andersen Consulting and Home Depot and start-ups EthnicGrocer.com and Critical Solutions. With a focus in operations, process design/improvement and customer service, he consistently drives business performance across industries including 200% revenue growth (Critical Solutions) and 11% expense reduction (Home Depot). Mr. Caplan has an MBA from the Weatherhead School of Management, CWRU.

She has extensive experience in strategic marketing, product development, and operations/project mgmt. Uram has launched new products/lines of business for large (Quaker Oats), start-up (ShopLocal), and public (Chicago Transit Authority) entities. Ms. Uram (BSE from Wharton; MBA in Finance/Mktg from Univ of Chicago) combines analytic thinking, deep cross-functional and marketing expertise, creativity, and efficient execution to deliver results.

He is a global leading expert in stem cell technology and recognized as #6 of the Top 50 Stem Cell Influencers. He has 40+ yrs in regenerative medicine and orthopedics, 400+ papers, 21 patents and 6 provisionals. A much sought-after industry consultant, he also founded businesses including Osiris and Cell Targeting (acquired by BioTime). Dr. Caplan is Professor of Biology and Dir of the Skeletal Res Center at CWRU with a PhD from Johns Hopkins.

He brings over 30 years of leadership experience in the orthopedic industry including senior sales and leadership roles at Howmedica and Smith and Nephew where he managed the $700 MM global total joint business unit. Most recently, Mr. Hirsch was also the COO of BioMimetic Therapeutics, an orthobiologic start-up company. He holds a B.E.S from The Johns Hopkins University and an MSIA from the Krannert School of Business, Purdue University.