General

DFC: General — Florida 2022

Apr 21, 2022 7:00 PM · · Tampa, FL

DFC: General — Florida 2022 event banner, Digital Fight Club in Tampa, FL

Tired of boring Zoom calls? So are we. We’re turning the virtual event world on its head with the first Digital Fight Club, Virtual Edition. Just like IRL, we’re putting 2 experts in their fields up against each other in front of a raucous virtual audience. What does that look like? Experience the fights with your friends on your own virtual couch

React verbally and electronically like you would in person

Network by moving to another couch

We do this in front of hundreds CEOs, technologists, entrepreneurs and investors not to mention thousands in the audience. So there is no pressure. Then we let the refs and audience (that’s you) vote for a winner within the virtual experience. That’s not boring. That’s fun. …and you might learn something.

RSVP
April 21, 2022

The Fight Format

  • Each fight runs ~10 minutes
  • Opening arguments: 45 secs each
  • Rebuttal rounds: 15 secs each (6–8 rounds)
  • Refs call fouls (buzzer) anytime — 15 sec response each
  • Audience votes to decide the winner

Event Timeline

Sponsors

The companies backing this fight — and all the decision-makers in the room. Want in on the action? Reach out below.

Fights

Defending your ideas in front of a crowd of your peers. Educational and entertaining at the same time.

Future of Work: WFH & Office

Brian Kornfeld — Digital Fight Club fighter photo
Brian Kornfeld
CEO, Synapse
  • Innovation & community builder
  • Aerospace engineer
  • Wolverine

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DFCDFCWINNER
VS
Gustavo Medina — Digital Fight Club fighter photo
Gustavo Medina
CEO, Nubii
  • SaaS & AR veteran
  • Serial founder
  • Happy guy from the Canary Is.

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DFCDFCWINNER

Supply Chain Innovation

Renato Scaff — Digital Fight Club fighter photo
Renato Scaff
SMD, Supply Chain, Accenture
  • Aerospace engineer
  • 20 yr Accenture vet
  • Gator

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DFCDFCWINNER
VS
Pierre Mawet — Digital Fight Club fighter photo
Pierre Mawet
MD, Supply Chain, Accenture
  • Has worked for every consultancy
  • Career supply chain guy
  • Native Belgian

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DFCDFCWINNER

Metaverse & Behavior Change

Kyle Morrand — Digital Fight Club fighter photo
Kyle Morrand
  • Technologist
  • Developer at heart
  • Knightro

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DFCDFCWINNER
VS
Joe Hamilton — Digital Fight Club fighter photo
Joe Hamilton
Head of Network, Metacity
  • Lifelong technologist
  • Publisher
  • Red Hawk

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DFCDFCWINNER

Brand Transparency

David Capece — Digital Fight Club fighter photo
David Capece
CEO, Sparxoo
  • ESPN Vet
  • Branding guy
  • Blue Jay

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DFCDFCWINNER
VS
Sheetal Jaitly — Digital Fight Club fighter photo
Sheetal Jaitly
  • Transplanted Canadian
  • Investor
  • Yeo the Lion

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DFCDFCWINNER

Well-being for Employees & Customers

Johnny Crowder — Digital Fight Club fighter photo
Johnny Crowder
  • Suicide/abuse survivor
  • On a mental health mission
  • SAVE THEM

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DFCDFCWINNER
VS
Anna Gandrabura — Digital Fight Club fighter photo
Anna Gandrabura
  • Lives in the metaverse
  • Focused on people skills
  • Odessa native

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DFCDFCWINNER

Referees

They don't judge the debate — they call fouls. The audience decides the winner. All referees below officiate every fight at this event.

Madison Braman

XR Strategy, Accenture
  • Engineer
  • Lives in the metaverse
  • Wolverine

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Madison Braman — Digital Fight Club referee photo

Jill Thomas

  • Tech storyteller
  • Former Ad lady
  • Terrier

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Jill Thomas — Digital Fight Club referee photo

Melanie Dickinson

  • Journalism vet
  • Leadership junkie
  • Terrapin

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Melanie Dickinson — Digital Fight Club referee photo

Brian Hogan

  • Lifelong spirits  & logistics vet
  • Secret IT guy
  • Hook ’em Horns

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Brian Hogan — Digital Fight Club referee photo

Wassel Lewis

VP, Supply Chain, AFLAC
  • Diversity champion
  • Telecom vet
  • Bison

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Wassel Lewis — Digital Fight Club referee photo

Watch

Event videos here and fight videos on the fight pages

Photos

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