A graduate of Johnson & Wales University, Arnell Milhouse is now one of the leading entrepreneurs in the region. A self-proclaimed geek, he is also one of the top innovative technology educators in Rhode Island, with nearly two decades of experience as a startup entrepreneur in high tech. Arnell is the Founder and CEO of Yconic, AI-native company and venture capital accelerator headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island. The organization seeks to decentralize and automate traditional startup acceleration by using artificial intelligence, decentralized systems, and tokenization. Arnell is also the co-founder of CareerDevs Computer Science Institute, which compresses a four-year computer science education into an innovative 12-month program. CareerDevs was developed following Milhouse’s IntraCity Geeks, a K-12 STEM program recognized by President Barack Obama. A former Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Brown University, Arnell is empowering the next generation of creators. Frequently asked to speak throughout the country, Milhouse has shared his passion and vision through his TEDx Talk, “The Silicon Rhode,” and his Google Talk, “Rebooting Emerging Domestic Markets. He is Founder and CEO of Yconic, AI-native company and venture capital accelerator headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island. The organization seeks to decentralize and automate traditional startup acceleration by using artificial intelligence, decentralized systems, and tokenization. Arnell is also the co-founder of CareerDevs Computer Science Institute, which compresses a four-year computer science education into an innovative 12-month program. CareerDevs was developed following Milhouse’s IntraCity Geeks, a K-12 STEM program recognized by President Barack Obama. The 2019 and 2020 Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Brown University, Milhouse is empowering the next generation of creators. Frequently asked to speak throughout the country, Milhouse has shared his passion and vision through his TEDx Talk, “The Silicon Rhode,” and his Google Talk, “Rebooting Emerging Domestic Markets."