On Thursday, February 13, 2025, Galaxy organized a fireside chat with Samantha Diamond, who shared her story of founding and scaling CultureConnect, an award-winning B2B technology company enabling museums, archives, and cultural institutions to increase their reach, revenue, and impact before being acquired by Axiell Group.

Invited guests ranged from tech and media executives and investors:

• Alex Bondarevskyi — Engineering Leadership at Blueacorn Tech
• Alexandru Dorin Bogdan — Co-Founder at Linnify
• Ben Woosley — Open Source Contributor at Bitcoin-Core
• Catalin Briciu — Co-Founder at Linnify
• David Buttross — Pineforest Golf Course
• Don Weidner — Principal at Formidable Space
• Kacee Jackson — Board Member at Texas Land Developers Association
• Matt Reynolds — Associate at Higginbotham
• Sara Morell — Founding Partner at Sanctuary
• Stan Sukhinin — Founder at Sorso
• George Wetz — Founder at Yumpingo
• Andrew Maclusky — Co-Founder at Narwhal Studios
• Marty Spellerberg — Principal at Spellerberg Associates
• Helen Viljoen — Founder at Nebü
• Evelyn Castellano — National Awards Committee at The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
• Jon Staenberg — Founder at Agate Hound Fund
• Dave Blake — Founder at Spirit Pieces
• Brandon Wilson — CSO at Nebü
• Luisa Fernanda Perez — Curator of Exhibitions and Director of Programs at Mexic-Arte Museum

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