Keynote Speakers 2026

Edward Dominion is a Portland State University School of Business alumnus, entrepreneur and manufacturing innovator. As co-founder and CEO of D6 Inc., he helped build North America’s largest privately held 3D printing and manufacturing company, pioneering sustainable production methods that recycle more than 100 million pounds of plastic annually. Raised on a farm in Michigan, Dominion worked his way through PSU while balancing a full-time job, developing the entrepreneurial mindset that has defined his career. He is a passionate advocate for innovation, sustainability and entrepreneurship, and has supported the next generation of business leaders through philanthropy and mentorship.

Joseph Seahquia Finkbonner is a nationally recognized public health leader and citizen of the Lummi Nation whose career has focused on advancing health equity and strengthening Native American health systems. He served for nearly two decades as Executive Director of the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, following earlier leadership of its Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center. A pharmacist by training, Finkbonner has held numerous leadership roles at the local, state and national levels, including service on the Public Health Foundation, the Public Health Accreditation Board and the Washington State Board of Health. He earned both his pharmacy and health administration degrees from the University of Washington.

Narendra Konda is a Portland State University alumnus and Vice President of Hardware Engineering at NVIDIA, where he leads teams responsible for verification, emulation and FPGA prototyping of advanced computing technologies. Originally from a farming village in Andhra Pradesh, India, Konda earned his Bachelor of Technology degree from Sri Venkateswara University before completing a master’s degree in chip design at Portland State in 1994. Throughout a distinguished career spanning more than three decades in semiconductor and engineering innovation, he has remained committed to advancing technology while pursuing a personal passion for sustainable and cost-effective agricultural practices.

Sean Fitzgerald is currently the President of ESCO, a Portland based Division of the Weir Group and has guest lectured in several Portland State classes over the past three years.  Prior to ESCO Sean has held several executive roles with global manufacturing companies including CEO of Maersk Container Industry, President of Komatsu Mining Corporation’s China Region, Vice President of Underground Mining for Joy Global and General Manager of Onshore Wind Turbines for General Electric.  He has also been a consultant with Bain & Company and was a US Army officer.  Sean holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the United States Military Academy, a Masters in Economics from the University of Oklahoma and a MBA from Northwestern University.

Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane serves on the Portland City Council representing District 3 and is the first Asian American woman elected to Portland city government. An award-winning public school educator with 16 years of classroom experience, she is a passionate advocate for students, educators and working families. A fourth-generation Japanese American (Yonsei), Koyama Lane draws on her family’s history and deep community roots to advance equity, civic engagement and opportunity. She lives in Southeast Portland with her husband and two children.