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Founder and CEO | Continental Realty Group

Bio:

David Snyder’s expertise comes from more than 30 years of commercial real estate investment experience. During that time, he has overseen and managed a wide variety of real estate investment transactions.

Over the course of his career, David has directed real estate investment activities for pension fund, insurance, syndication, and private clients. He has also helped to liquidate and/or restructure the classified assets of syndication groups and financial and government institutions. He has purchased in excess of $2 billion in investments of commercial and multifamily real estate for his clients and sponsored investment funds. He is a member of the board of directors of the National Multi-Housing Council and serves of the board of several non-profit organizations.

Life:

David attended Colorado State University, where he studied Construction Management, Solar/Chemical Engineering, and Business Administration. He previously served in various capacities with Van Schaak and Company, Commonwealth Mortgage Company, Worldwide Exchange Group, and Snyder Investment Corporation, a real estate investment company he founded in 1979. He has two adult children and he and his wife currently reside in Littleton, Colorado.

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CEO | Foundations for Farming

Bio:

Craig Deall serves as CEO of Foundations for Farming—an initiative aimed at bringing transformation to individuals, communities and nations through faithful and productive use of land.

Foundations for Farming is based in Zimbabwe, where burning and deep soil inversion are common practice on farms causing terrible sheet erosion to occur, which results in loss of seed and water. Craig and the team at Foundations for Farming are working to encourage local farmers to use more productive and sustainable practices, thus improving productivity and sustainability all throughout the region.

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Founder and Managing Director at Re:Frontier

Curt Laird is one of the most experienced foreign entrepreneurs in frontier markets. Having worked in over thirty countries, he spent fourteen years in Afghanistan, where he was a founding executive director of Roshan, Afghanistan’s largest mobile phone operator; launched his own fifty-employee training company; and founded the Business Innovation Hub, a business accelerator at the American University of Afghanistan. He is currently consulting for startups in Nigeria. During his time in Afghanistan, Curt met his future wife, Katrina, a British-Finnish international development professional working on conflict and security sector reform. They have two children, Soraya Kaija and Josiah Jaya, each of whom have four citizenships and the same peripatetic life their parents grew up experiencing.

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Founder | Generosity Path

Bio:

Daryl began his career as a commercial real estate broker in Atlanta, GA. In 1997 he joined the Maclellan Foundation serving on the executive committee and helping to lead its global grant-making strategy. Beginning in 2000, while at Maclellan, Daryl helped to launch several organizations: Generous Giving, Giving Wisely and Global Generosity. The majority of his time now is spent in speaking and encouraging business people in the global financial capitals to be generous. He has worked with families on four continents regarding their philanthropy. He also is actively investing in private equity deals with a particular emphasis on businesses with social impact. Daryl current serves on ten boards in both the for-profit and not-for-profit arenas.

Life:

Some of his favorite pastimes include golfing, fly fishing and barbequing. Daryl holds a BS degree in economics from Westmont College and he and his wife, Cathy, reside in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, USA and have nine children.

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Founder | Salt Mine Productive Workspace

Bio:

Dave Edmunds gets really excited about passionate productivity and generous community.

Together with his team, they have founded a revenue producing not-for-profit committed to local economic development that has global impact. At Salt Mine, they are gathering a generous and passionate group of people that can help you achieve your individual business goals. Together, they can help you pay it forward by making investments in coaching and resources for local entrepreneurs and start ups in the developing world

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