Sam Castor is an aggressive bridge builder and mountain mover, who has spent over fifteen years in the technology sector as an executive and attorney, negotiating billions of dollars of intellectual and infrastructure transactions and changing legislative and regulatory landscapes. He has resolved hundreds of millions of dollars of litigation and business conflicts, and views conflict as an opportunity to collaborate and find solutions. His professional path includes time in all branches of federal government assisting with technology policy, including time under President Obama and President Bush. An author and speaker, he emphasizes how critical the elements of compassion, candor and collaboration are to our future including in this TEDx Talk.