Fighters & Referees

Every exec who's stepped into the DFC ring and the events they have participated in.

Fighter
Tech

Nick DiCarlo

VP, Immersive Products, Samsung
Virtual Reality — Dallas 2016
Referee
General

Melanie Dickinson

President, South Florida Business Journal
DFC: General — Florida 2022
Referee
Marketing

Travis Dillon

CMO, Texas Rangers Baseball Club
DFC: Marketing — Dallas 2024
Referee
Cyber

Wei Dong

CISO, Michaels Stores
DFC: Cyber — Dallas 2026
Fighter
General

Steven Duong

VP, Design + Planning, AECOM
Public Transport Technology — Dallas 2019
Fighter
General

Steven Duque

Dir. Product Marketing, Catalant Technologies
Future of Workforce — Boston 2018
Fighter
General

Stephen Ellis

CTO, Plymouth AI
Secure Me: Digital Safety — Dallas 2019
Fighter
Marketing

Adam Epstein

CEO, AdMarketplace
AI: Creative Partner or Brand Killer? — Cannes LIONS 2026
Fighter
General

Javier Fadul

Dir., Innovaion, HTX Labs
Digital in our personal lives — Houston 2019
Fighter
General

Dolapo Famakinwa

Co-founder, GlowAmaze
Supply Chain Disruption — Atlanta 2021
Fighter
General

Dan Ferguson

Founder, Groove Jones
Metaverse — Dallas 2022
Fighter
General

Chris Ferrel

Dir. Digital Strategy, Richards Group
Voice: Marketing & Control — Dallas 2018
Fighter
General

Elie Finegold

VP, Innovation, CBRE
Retail: Physical vs Digital — Dallas 2018
Referee
Cyber

George Finney

CISO, SMU
DFC: Cyber — Dallas Nov 2023
Fighter
Cyber

Franz Fiorim

Field CTO, Trend Micro
Securing AI in an Organization — Dallas 2024
Fighter
General

Thomas Flake

Founder, bcause
Cryptocurrency — Boston 2018
Referee
General

Nancy Flores

CTO, McKesson
DFC: General — Dallas 2021
DFC: General — Dallas Startup Week 2022
Fighter
Tech

Joel Fontenot

Managing Partner, Trailblazer Capital
Augmented Reality — Dallas 2016
Fighter
Marketing

Crystal Foote

Founder, Digital Culture Group
Brand Identity & Chasing Culture — Cannes LIONS 2026
Referee
Marketing

Pam Forbus

CMO, Pernod Ricard
DFC: Marketing — Dallas Oct 2023
Fighter
Marketing

Paul Frampton-Calero

CEO, Goodway Group
Brand vs Performance & Budget Allocation — Cannes LIONS 2026
Fighter
General

James Franklin

CCO, SpaceIQ
Future of Work: Remote Work, Culture & Tech — Atlanta 2021
Fighter
Cyber

Nancy Free

Chief Risk Officer, Armor Cloud Security
Measuring Cybersecurity/IT ROI — Dallas Nov 2023
Fighter
General

Allan Friedman

Sr. Advisor & Strategist, CISA
Supply Chain Disruption — Washington, D.C. 2021

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