During his 30 years in corporate banking, Jacob H. Yahiayan, founder and Managing Member of Continental Advisory Services, LLC has successfully structured over USD 5 billion in corporate financing in North American and international markets. In his last management role, Mr. Yahiayan was the Assistant General Manager and Head of Corporate Banking at a subsidiary of Standard Chartered Bank, Plc. Previously Mr. Yahiayan was the Vice President of the Corporate and Institutional Group for Standard Chartered Bank’s New York Branch, and Head of Credit and Business Development for the New York Branch of Bank Bumiputra Malaysia Berhad. Mr. Yahiayan received his BA from New York University, MBA from New York Institute of Technology, International Management Certification from INSEAD, Fontainebleau-France, and an MS-Education from CUNY

Dr. Joseph Colaco, is a structural engineer and author. Dr. Colaco, is noted for his contributions to the supertall skyscrapers in the United States and in Middle East. He received his PhD. in civil structural engineering from the University of Illinois in 1965.

Dr. Colaco's design innovations improved the construction of high-rise buildings, enabling them to withstand enormous forces generated on these super structures. These new designs opened an economic door for contractors, engineers, architects, and investors, providing vast amounts of real estate space on minimal plots of land.

Brian is a graduate student in Mechanical Engineering at Manhattan University with a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering Technology from New York City College of Technology. He has gained hands-on experience in STEM education and engineering research, including roles at the Child Center of New York. His technical work spans IoT systems, control technologies, and sustainable engineering practices. Brian has contributed to multiple team-based engineering projects and academic research initiatives.

Todd has a Masters from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Aeronautical Engineering… and a Ph.D from Princeton University in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Computational Fluid Dynamics.

Todd Jay Mitty, Ph.D. is an innovative, strategic thinker possessing multifaceted capabilities across wide-ranging domains and expertise. In the span of his career, Todd has delivered transformative results in financial services, media, and internet ventures in response to corporate development opportunities, disruptive technologies, and crisis remediation.