Stephan Rogers, MIM, was a principal in multiple successful startup companies and provided business management services for over 25 years. He was a co-founder and CEO of Qteros Inc which he assisted in raising over $30 million. Stephan devoted a significant portion of his career to affordable housing and economic development. He also has significant large scale project management and strong financial management experience.

Tom Horton is a seasoned social entrepreneur, pioneer, and innovator in the world of social investments, sustainable technologies, and low-impact tourism and resort development. He has secured more than $100 million in financing for early stage impact businesses. He started Canopy Development in 2005, initiating about a billion dollars in resort and second home development.

Hugh McLaughlin, PhD, PE has a professional consulting practice in Chemical Engineering. He is an expert on the properties and production of chars, created by pyrolyzing biomass, and the subsequent conversion to activated carbons. He is the inventor of the NextChar Machine. He has published extensively on biochar, co-authoring “All Biochars are not Created Equal and How to Tell them Apart” (2009) and “U.S. Focused Biochar Report” (2010).