Ozge Whiting

Ozge Whiting

CTO & Co-Founder

Ozge Whiting, PhD is the CTO & co-founder of EQlabs. She is an experienced technology executive (computer vision & ML), inventor, and builder with a record of taking startups from early strategy to large-scale productization. As Cellino’s VP of Data & ML, Ozge shipped production vision systems and architected AI pipelines for an FDA Advanced Manufacturing–designated program.

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Innovator's Lounge

How to Successfully Find a Co-Founder

Starting a business requires far more than one person’s expertise. Successful founders recognize that turning an idea into a thriving enterprise often depends on partnering with someone whose strengths complement their own. The right co-founder can bring sharper strategy, stronger execution, and greater focus to the business journey. In this interactive workshop, two entrepreneurs will share why they made the strategic decision to bring on co-founders and how those partnerships contributed to their success. Participants will learn the criteria they used to select the right partner, the expectations they established from Day One, and the practical steps they took to build cohesive, productive, and high-performing working relationships.