Her starting point was frustration.<\/p>\n
\u201cI kept showing up in these rooms, these bars, meeting a lot of cool people with big ideas,\u201d Sabina Shuminov told Refresh Miami. \u201cBut every week, it felt like there was a new invention, and I kept asking myself: Okay, but how do you actually make money?\u201d<\/p>\n
Miami had energy and talent, but often too much noise and not enough connection between startups, mentors, and real customers.<\/p>\n
Her answer was CGU, a platform designed to bring established corporations together with serious innovators.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe idea is to have the giants\u00a0\u2013 people who have done business for many years \u2013 to meet new, innovative businesspeople,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd then the magic happens.\u201d<\/p>\n
That model is now stepping onto a larger stage.<\/p>\n
CGU has been named the official Content Partner for the Future X Stage at WHX Miami<\/a>, one of the largest US and Latin America medical trade fairs happening June 17-19 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The company will help shape keynote talks, panels, pitch competitions, and programming focused on healthcare and emerging technology.<\/p>\n \u2713<\/p>\n Check your inbox for a confirmation email.<\/p>\n WHX Miami is expected to bring together healthcare executives, founders, investors, researchers, and hospital leaders from around the world, while remaining free to attend for many participants. Confirmed speakers already include Insightec CEO Maurice Ferr\u00e9, the medtech entrepreneur behind companies later acquired by Stryker Corporation and GE Healthcare, along with Matthew Kroh, a globally recognized surgical innovator helping lead advanced surgical innovation efforts at Cleveland Clinic and Medtronic.<\/p>\n For Miami, it is another signal that our tech scene continues to grow up. For Shuminov, the partnership also carries personal meaning. A former paramedic who comes from a family of doctors, healthcare has long been close to home.<\/p>\n \u201cHealth has always been in my blood,\u201d she said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter what I do. I\u2019m all about making the world better.\u201d<\/p>\n Her work with WHX has included trips to Dubai, where CGU helped showcase Florida innovation internationally. Those visits strengthened her belief that Miami is becoming part of a much bigger global network.<\/p>\n \u201cDubai has the same sense of inventing and creating the future,\u201d she said. \u201cThe energy is the same as what we have in Miami.\u201d<\/p>\n Both cities are international, ambitious, and increasingly important hubs for innovation. Miami, though, is carving out its own edge.<\/p>\n \u201cThe international people who are coming to Miami are getting more and more impressed by what they find,\u201d Shuminov said. \u201cA lot of people still come here for the party. But much more talent is serious and here to build.\u201d<\/p>\n So sure, Miami is still fun. But beneath the surface, more innovators are showing up, more serious conversations are happening, and more bridges are being built between local ideas and global opportunity.<\/p>\n And thanks to CGU, some of Miami\u2019s biggest breakthroughs may start with simply putting the right people in the same room.<\/p>\n READ MORE IN REFRESH MIAMI:<\/p>\n I am a Miami-based technology researcher and writer with a passion for sharing stories about the South Florida tech ecosystem. I particularly enjoy learning about GovTech startups, cutting-edge applications of artificial intelligence, and innovators that leverage technology to transform society for the better. Always open for pitches via Twitter @rileywk or www.RileyKaminer.com.<\/p>\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CGU_Picture1.jpg\")
Michael Burtov and Sabina Shuminov are co-founders of CGU, Connecting Giants and Unicorns<\/p>\n![\"Riley](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4q0a7418-1.jpeg\")
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