Best Ideas Dinner Q3 2025 by Sea Purity Investments in Partnership with Integrous

Sponsors for the evening are:

• MDB Capital

• Third Coast Bank

• ACCESS Newswire Inc.

• Bernstein Wealth Management

• Pasadena Private Lending

• Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.

• Surf Art

• Bored & Thirsty

Presenters for the evening are:

• Buda Juice

• Dreamstar Lines

• Venture Forward Capital

• Passadena Private Lending

• Non-Profit Guests: CASA Orange County & 100 Companies That Care

• Special Key Note presentation on Applied AI from:

  • Michael Sandoval, Chief Scientist at M42, a private leading global artificial intelligence and digital transformation company, and 10 year Microsoft Veteran and Founder of the Microsoft Partner Solutions Center. Mr. Sandoval is an inventor, mathematician, and data scientist, best known as the Founder and CEO of AI Research Corp., Atigeo and xPatterns, big data platform and hybrid analytics companies. He specializes in optimizing and extending machine learning, AI, and data analytics for the 21st Century through advanced Math, Physics, and other sciences. 

  • Todd Furniss, Advisor to M42, AI Investor, and Founder and CEO of GTC Group, a Private Equity firm focused on middle-market healthcare and business services companies. Mr. Furniss is a seasoned executive, private equity investor, and healthcare strategist with over 25 years of global experience spanning operations, consulting, and investment across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. He is a published author (The 60% Solution: Rethinking Healthcare), a recognized thought leader on healthcare and public policy, and a frequent media contributor.