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Pet Connect USA 2025 Investor Index December Edition

Women In Bio

We sincerely appreciate the opportunity of celebrating women leadership in an exciting conference AIDDD Summit! The event is such a success in both engaging panel discussion and audience engagement and feedback! I personally appreciate the access to all the talks, and I learned a ton.

Zoetis

Fantastic event – clear insights, practical takeaways, and great speakers. I’m leaving with ideas I can use immediately.

Cytocast

This event effectively brought together professionals interested in AI-driven drug discovery and was the perfect size for meaningful conversations with key people.

Novartis

Great effort in bringing the start-ups, mid-size tech companies, investing firms, strategy leaders and pharma companies under one roof for two days. This effort will magically improve the adoption of AI towards successful end point in drug discovery and development.

UCB

The AIDDD Summit was a valuable reset for our field – it highlighted the real AI knowledge gap in life-science R&D while setting a much more realistic expectation for what AI can deliver today. Overall, the summit offered a grounded, practical view of how AI can accelerate R&D when paired with transparency, expertise, and deployment.

Gilead

AIDDD stands out for exceptional breadth and depth. It offers wide coverage across the entire drug discovery and development continuum. The event is impressively well organized, offering valuable networking opportunities. A must-attend for anyone passionate about the future of AI drug discovery and development.

Ready to take your pet business from the conference floor to national TV? In this fast-paced, energizing mini-session, Shark Tank Casting Director Mindy Zemrak reveals what it really takes to land a spot on Shark Tank. Learn what producers look for, how to craft an irresistible pitch, and the mistakes that sink great ideas. Whether you're chasing a deal or sharpening your brand story, you’ll walk away with insider insights, actionable tips, and the inspiration to make your company impossible to ignore.

Author:

Mindy Zemrak

Supervising Casting Producer
Shark Tank

Mindy Zemrak is the 2-time Emmy nominated and 4-time CSA Artios nominated Supervising Casting Producer for the 5-time Emmy Award winning ABC series Shark Tank.  Mindy has been part of Shark Tank for 18 years, since season one, and oversees the entire casting process searching for the best entrepreneurs from around the country. With over 20 years of experience in Casting in addition to working on a variety of tv shows and feature films, her resume includes casting for Pop Culture Jeopardy!, Jeopardy! National College Championship, The Bachelorette, World's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji, Beyond the Tank, America’s Greatest Makers, American Idol, Top Chef, I Survived a Japanese Gameshow, Expedition Impossible, Oprah’s Your OWN Show and many more. 

Mindy Zemrak

Supervising Casting Producer
Shark Tank

Mindy Zemrak is the 2-time Emmy nominated and 4-time CSA Artios nominated Supervising Casting Producer for the 5-time Emmy Award winning ABC series Shark Tank.  Mindy has been part of Shark Tank for 18 years, since season one, and oversees the entire casting process searching for the best entrepreneurs from around the country. With over 20 years of experience in Casting in addition to working on a variety of tv shows and feature films, her resume includes casting for Pop Culture Jeopardy!, Jeopardy! National College Championship, The Bachelorette, World's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji, Beyond the Tank, America’s Greatest Makers, American Idol, Top Chef, I Survived a Japanese Gameshow, Expedition Impossible, Oprah’s Your OWN Show and many more. 

 

Mindy Zemrak

Supervising Casting Producer
Shark Tank

Mindy Zemrak is the 2-time Emmy nominated and 4-time CSA Artios nominated Supervising Casting Producer for the 5-time Emmy Award winning ABC series Shark Tank.  Mindy has been part of Shark Tank for 18 years, since season one, and oversees the entire casting process searching for the best entrepreneurs from around the country. With over 20 years of experience in Casting in addition to working on a variety of tv shows and feature films, her resume includes casting for Pop Culture Jeopardy!, Jeopardy!

Mindy Zemrak

Supervising Casting Producer
Shark Tank

Mindy Zemrak

Supervising Casting Producer
Shark Tank

Mindy Zemrak is the 2-time Emmy nominated and 4-time CSA Artios nominated Supervising Casting Producer for the 5-time Emmy Award winning ABC series Shark Tank.  Mindy has been part of Shark Tank for 18 years, since season one, and oversees the entire casting process searching for the best entrepreneurs from around the country. With over 20 years of experience in Casting in addition to working on a variety of tv shows and feature films, her resume includes casting for Pop Culture Jeopardy!, Jeopardy! National College Championship, The Bachelorette, World's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji, Beyond the Tank, America’s Greatest Makers, American Idol, Top Chef, I Survived a Japanese Gameshow, Expedition Impossible, Oprah’s Your OWN Show and many more. 

 

Vlad Mysla

Head of Enterprise AI
Pearl.com

Vlad Mysla

Head of Enterprise AI
Pearl.com

Vlad Mysla

Head of Enterprise AI
Pearl.com