ELIZABETH A. VAZQUEZ is the President, CEO and Co-Founder of WEConnect International, a corporate-led nonprofi t that helps to empower women business owners to succeed in global markets. She is a serial social entrepreneur and world leader in global supplier diversity and inclusion. Ms. Vazquez was born in Mexico and has a master of arts degree in law and diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University, where she studied development economics and international negotiation as a Woodrow Wilson fellow. She also completed graduate seminars at Harvard Law School and the Kennedy School of Government, the Heinz School of Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University, and Sookmyung Women’s University in South Korea.

ANDREW J. SHERMAN is a partner in the Washington, DC, office of Seyfarth Shaw and is a top-rated adjunct professor in the MBA and Executive MBA programs at the University of Maryland and Georgetown Law School. Andrew is frequently called upon by the media to share his expertise and has been featured or quoted in reputable outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times, Business Week, Fortune, Investor’s Business Daily, Forbes, Entrepreneur, and U.S. News & World Report. Additionally, he has authored the following books: Harvesting Intangible Assets: Uncover Hidden Revenue in Your Company’s Intellectual Property; Mergers and Acquisitions from A to Z; Raising Capital; Franchising & Licensing; and Essays on Governance.