Friday's «Innovation Showdown» competition between animal welfare finalists — the Brandywine Valley SPCA and Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC)-- to present their unique ideas to save lives
also drew attention from attendees and a celebrity and
expert panel of judges that included Daymond John («
Shark Tank,» NY Times Bestselling Author, Founder / CEO of FUBU, and Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship under the Obama administration), Jackson Galaxy (cat behaviorist, author, entrepreneur, founder of the Jackson Galaxy Foundation, and host of «My Cat from Hell»), and Susanne Kogut (Executive Director for the Petco Foundation).