Michael Rogers, a well-known name in the field of technology and innovation, holds the position of Futurist in Residence at The New York Times, where he offers priceless insights into the rapidly changing technological landscape and its effects on society. Rogers has established himself as a sought-after thought leader and speaker on future technologies and their ramifications thanks to his... read full bio
Former VP of Product at Twitter, Michael Sippey is now the CEO and founder of Talkshow, an app that allows people to text in public. With this messaging app, individuals, groups of friends, entertainers, creators, and anyone else can have conversations in public, to be viewed by others in real time or after the fact. Every Talkshow can be shared... read full bio
Michael Slaby is currently the Chief Strategist for Harmony Labs. He earned his B.A. in English Literature and Biochemistry from Brown University and went on to be a New Media Strategist & Production Lead, Deputy Director of New Media, and Chief Technology Officer for Obama for America. Slaby was also Executive Vice President in Digital Global Practice Chair for Edelman... read full bio
Known as "The Motivator" Michael Solomon, is a former NYPD Detective and bestselling author, he is the survivor of a bizarre double murder attempt on his life. During his tenure in the intelligence division, he was assigned to protect the Shah of Iran and Madame Chang of Taiwan. He has personally met four U.S. Presidents. Michael was assigned as... read full bio
The Army Chief of Staff and Secretary of the Army's principal cyber advisor is Michael Sulmeyer. He is in charge of advising the SA and CSA on all cyber-related problems, including readiness, capability and strategy concerns. Dr. Sulmeyer served as the Director of the Rapid Vulnerability Review in the Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense prior to his appointment as... read full bio
In the current era, both businesses and consumers seek more innovation. Michael Tchongs thrilling tour of the landscape of now reveals how innovative companies are strategically utilizing trends in food, healthcare, hospitality, lifestyle, real estate, retailing, technology and travel. This cross-disciplinary revelation of the leading edge helps spark innovation within organizations of all types. As a professional people watcher and... read full bio
Michael L. Tushman is an American organizational theorist, a management advisor, and a Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Tushman has previously earned his BS in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University, earned his MS in Organizational Behavior from Cornell University, and his Ph.D. in Organization Studies from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After finishing his studies, Tushman began his... read full bio
Michael Voltaggio is an American chef from Pasadena, California who is most well known for being the winner of the sixth season of Top Chef, a cooking competition reality show on the Bravo network. He competed against his brother Bryan in the show. They both ended in the finale alongside Kevin Gillespie. Judge of Top Chef, Tom Colicchio, stated on... read full bio
Michael Weissman is an entrepreneur, branding and product strategist and co-author of the widely praised book, The Paradox of Excellence: How Great Performance Can Kill Your Business. The book has been featured in publications such as Fast Company, Entrepreneur Magazine, Harvard Business Review, Chicago Tribune, Dallas Morning News, and Canada’s Globe and Mail. It’s been such a success that it’s... read full bio
Michael Wesch is an associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University. He also works on media ecology and the field of digital ethnography, where he studies the effect of new media on human interaction. Wesch graduated summa cum laude from the Kansas State University Anthropology Program and has since been a faculty member after earning his Ph.D. in... read full bio
He is a composer and pianist extraordinaire. He is a bandleader, lecturer, and visiting professor. He is a chart-topping producer; a Grammy, two-time Latin Grammy and Emmy Award winner. He is the recipient of his native country’s highest civilian honors, as well as several academic honorary degrees. Michel Camilo is all of these things and more, wrapped in a human... read full bio
Michele Thornton Ghee is a highly successful businesswoman and strategist who has built a stellar career by earning billions of dollars in income for illustrious organizations including CNN, The History Channel, The Weather Channel, and BET Networks. Ghee has earned various honors and recognitions over her successful career, underscoring her important contributions to the sector. The Woman to Watch and Wonder... read full bio
Michelle Bonadonna is an accomplished sales and account management professional with over 15 years of experience in the healthcare and technology industries. Currently serving as Director of Sales and Account Management at VantageBP, a leading provider of healthcare IT solutions, she has demonstrated a proven track record of driving growth and increasing revenue for the company. Michelle began her career in... read full bio
Michelle served as the former vice president of the Amazon Web Services Machine Learning Solutions Lab, where she provided business strategy advice to Amazon's largest clients on integrating AI. As the founder and CEO of Obsidian Strategies, she now demonstrates to corporate executives how AI is being used in a variety of industries to boost revenue, improve customer experiences, and... read full bio
Michelle Krusiec is a Taiwanese American actress, writer and producer. Krusiec was born in Taiwan and when she was five years old she was adopted by an aunt who had married a European American. Krusiec later went on to study theater at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University earned her B.A. and later went on to study at University of... read full bio
Michelle Lee is an executive for Google, has worked as a computer scientist at MITs Artifical Intelligence Lab and HPs Research Lab, and the first female to lead the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Lee studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where she graduated with a B.S. in electrical engineering and an M.S. in electrical engineering and computer science.... read full bio
The National Football League's former CIO and senior vice president was Michelle McKenna-Doyle. Her responsibilities included overseeing the NFL's corporate IT initiatives, shared service delivery, and technology strategy. Michelle left Constellation Energy in Baltimore, Maryland, where she held the position of CIO, to join the NFL. She held the position of President of Vision Interactive Media Group before joining Constellation,... read full bio
YOU -- THE BRAND Determine and Drive How Others See You What do people say about you when you leave the room Is it what you want them to say How you show up in the room, get listened to and are known amongst your colleagues are all critical components of your future success. In this workshop Michelle Tillis Lederman,... read full bio
Late Night with Seth Meyers writer Michelle Wolf is the new writer and star of Now Hiring with Michelle Wolf. Each week she interviews a new applicant for a fictional tech company Sparks. Wolf was an employee on Wall Street when she started taking improv classes. She soon transitioned to standup and, in under four years, she’d gone from an... read full bio
Dr. Michio Kaku is a well-known theoretical physicist and environmental activist who is well-known throughout the world for his ground-breaking physics research. At the Graduate Center of the City University of New York's City College, he holds the Henry Semat Professorship in Theoretical Physics. Dr. Kaku has dedicated his life to realizing Einstein's ideal of combining the four basic forces... read full bio
Mick Ebeling is regarded as a brilliant luminary who made an immeasurable contribution to societal advancement, technology, and creativity. Ebeling's enormous influence as the founder and CEO of Not Impossible Labs is built on his unflinching dedication to approaching apparently impossible tasks with unwavering ingenuity. The story of Ebeling exemplifies the idea of overcoming apparently insurmountable obstacles. "Not Impossible: The Art... read full bio
At the age of 36, the Navy selected Mike Abrashoff to become Commander of the USS Benfold, at the time, the most junior commanding officer in the Pacific Fleet. The challenges that faced him on this underperforming naval war ship were staggering: exceptionally low morale, high turnover and unacceptably low performance evaluations. In many ways, the USS Benfold was actually... read full bio
As the Editor-at-Large of TechCrunch, a tech news company, Mike Butcher MBE keeps up with the current trends, fads, and successes in the tech world. Mike also founded TechHub, a site meant to connect communities with startups. An esteemed writer as well, Mike has written for many publications including The Guardian, The Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Times, and... read full bio
Mike Campbell left Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers after more than 20 years as their lead guitarist, starting a side band called the Dirty Knobs. He waited nearly another 20 years before recording and distributing their music. The Dirty Knobs' debut album, Wreckless Abandon, has rowdy rock & roll with a ragged but correct feel. Campbell and his bandmates started... read full bio
The co-founder and co-CEO of Atlassian, a provider of collaboration tools that aid teams in planning, debating and completing shared work is Mike Cannon-Brookes. The collaboration tools from Atlassian are used by more than 160,000 major and small organizations worldwide, including businesses like Spotify, NASA, Mercy Ships, Sotheby's and Visa. Mike is a board member of Zoox and a technology investor outside of Atlassian,... read full bio
Mike deGruy has been filming in and on the ocean for three decades. Hes almost as famous for his speaking and storytelling as he is for his glorious, intimate visions of the sea and the creatures that live in it. For the last several years, in addition to filmmaking, Mike deGruy has become a speaker, master of ceremonies and interviewer/moderator... read full bio
This American businessman became the fourth CEO of Wal-Mart, one of the worlds largest public corporations. Mike Duke was president and CEO of the retail store from 2009 to 2014. As CEO, Mike was able to lead a very strong management team to help ensure the companys mission statement to all its customers. He joined the corporation in 1995 and... read full bio
Mike Harris is co-founder and Executive Chairman of online identity experts Garlik, who develop software and services to help control and protect your personal information and identity online. Mike has created three major consumer businesses: Egg plc, the UK's first online bank; Firstdirect, the world's first telephone banking operation; and Mercury Communications, the UK's second largest telecommunications operator. He turned... read full bio
Mike Hoefflinger is best known for having worked as the Director of Global Business Marketing for Facebook for seven years. He has since turned his experience with Facebook to write his first book, “Becoming Facebook,” which earned him a silver medal from the Axiom Business Book Awards, won him a Beverly Hills Book Award for Business, and peaked at number... read full bio
Mike Krieger is a Brazilian-American entrepreneur and software engineer who is best known for being the co-founder of Instagram alongside Kevin Systrom. During his time with Instagram, Krieger worked as the CTO and during his time serving as the CTO, Krieger was successful in gaining Instagram from a few million active users, to over 1 billion monthly active users. Krieger... read full bio
Mike Leach is a college football coach. Leach is currently the head coach for Washington State but has worked with other colleges such as Texas Tech and Cal Poly as an offensive coordinator, offensive line, and quarterback coach. He has won several awards including the Pac-12 Coach of the Year award, the Woody Hayes Trophy and the George Munger Award.... read full bio
Mike Massimino is an American professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia University and is a former NASA astronaut who was also previously the senior advisor for space programs at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. Massimino was born in Oceanside, New York, and he earned his B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Columbia University before going on to earn his... read full bio
Former record label co-founder Mike Muse is a political, pop culture and change agent expert. Mike uses his platform to affect social change by fusing politics and popular culture. He co-founded LawChamps as an industrial engineer who later became a media and tech entrepreneur. Mike is the host of The Mike Muse Show on SiriusXM, co-host of Sway in the Morning and... read full bio
The Art of Readiness: Creatively Saying Yes To Success Things will always change. How can you be ready, ready for those moments when life presents a challenge, a question, or an opportunity...and your answer could change your life forever The answer is by developing a more creative approach to life. In The Art of Readiness, Mike offers fascinating true examples of... read full bio
Michael Sorrentino, also known as “The Situation”, is an American television personality most famous for his role on the Jersey Shore. He has made guest appearances on The Howard Stern Show, The Tonight Show, Conan, The Jay Leno Show, Lopez Tonight, and many more. He was a contestant on season 11 of Dancing with the Stars with partner Karina Smirnoff.... read full bio
Mike Tompkins is a pop singer and YouTuber who mostly sings cover songs acapella who has gone on to make various television appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and the Today Show. Originally hailing from Edmonton, Alberta, he went on to graduate from the Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology, where he graduated, with honors and two awards, with a... read full bio
As the company's founder and CEO, Mike Walsh consults some of the largest brands and organizations in the world on emerging technologies, markets with rapid growth, and consumer behavior. Tomorrow is a premier consumer innovation research lab. He writes the best-selling book FUTURETAINMENT, which examines the relationship between new technology and consumer behavior, and is in demand as a keynote... read full bio
Mike White is an American college basketball coach and former basketball player. He is currently the head coach of the Florida Gators men’s basketball team at the University of Florida. White attended the University of Mississippi on a basketball scholarship and played for Ole Miss for four years. From there, he went on to continue playing basketball professionally for New... read full bio
EXPERT Mike has spent 30,000 hours helping leaders tackle tough, high-stakes problems. He is an author, top blogger, and former IBM Global Services eVisionary. With highest-available certifications as a consultant, customer experience professional, and speaking professional, Mike is literally in the top 1% of speakers, designers, and consultants worldwide. STYLE Mike is inspiring, thought-provoking, quick/creative on his feet, easy to... read full bio
Mikey Cohen is best known for being an architect and principal engineer for the Netflix Edge Platform, which is part of the Netflix streaming application. Through the edge platform, Cohen worked to help create a support system that takes over 10 billion request per day and serves over 50 million customers all over the world. Prior to his work with... read full bio
Mikkel Svane, the CEO of Zendesk, has been named among the top tech speakers in the world. He founded Zendesk with Morten Primdahl and Alexander Aghassipour with the goal of providing an enhanced customer service experience for everyone and developing software that people love to use. Now, he leads Zendesks global operations and business strategy with those same goals in... read full bio
Mikko Hypponen is the Chief Research Officer for F-Secure. Hypponen has assisted law enforcement in the United States, Europe and Asia on cybercrime cases and advises governments on cyber crime. His team has been responsible for taking down the Sobig.F botnet. Hypponen has keynoted or spoken at various conferences around the world, including, Black Hat, DEF CON, DLD, Hack In... read full bio
Miku Jha is the founder and CEO of an agriculture technology start up company, AgShift. With the environment on her mind, Jha incorporates technology solutions and strategies to impact businesses and create beautiful products. Her role at Ariodata as founding engineer later led to its acquisition by Xyratex Incorporated. She was then a chief solution architect, senior executive, and program... read full bio
Miles OBrien is a veteran news broadcaster and web journalist. Miles focuses on topics such as, technology, science, and aerospace. Currently, he is a PBS News Hour Science Correspondent and is a regular correspondent for any related PBC documentary for the television series Frontline and National Science Foundation Science Nation. Miles OBrien has had over 30 years of experience in... read full bio
Daiki Tsuneta, a producer and composer based in Tokyo who also fronts King Gnu, one of the largest bands in Japan, is the leader of the creative collaborative known as millennium parade. They are a vibrant collective of artists from a range of artistic disciplines, such as artwork, design, visual effects, music and filmmaking. Their sound has an electronic bend with pop-inspired... read full bio
Milo Shapiro left fifteen years in Information Technology to pursue his then-ten-year passion: applying improvisation to business practices and personal development. His self-created training program, TEAMprovising, has created a team connectedness, improved communication, and boosted innovation for I.T. engineers at Sempra Energy, processing clerks at Computer Science Corporation, and nurses at HealthSouth. As a member of the esteemed National Speakers... read full bio
Anyone who has seen Milo Spykers at the decks understands that it is a loving and powerful experience. He attracted the attention of every raver as soon as he started playing in the seedy underworld of Antwerp. Milo was born and raised in Belgium, where he grew up surrounded by the vibrant club scene. As a youngster, he traveled by... read full bio
Milo Yiannopoulos (also known as Milo Hanrahan), is a British political commentator and writer. He is best known for his work as former senior editor for Breitbart News, and describes himself as a cultural libertarian. Milo has written five books. He published two of those books as poetry, under the name Milo Andreas Wagner. Milos most recent book is labeled... read full bio
Over the last five years this Belgian artist (born Jonathan Vandenbroeck) has emerged as one of Europe’s most exciting young talents: a plugged-in singer-songwriter with the ability to touch a crowd and the pop know-how required to make great records. He’s an old-school soul with a new-fashioned sensibility, a troubadour fascinated by technology. Milow’s music gleams with the inherited songcraft... read full bio
"MiMOSA is an electronic dance music DJ with a mind-bending style that includes elements of rock, dubstep, and hip hop into his sound. The DJ’s bass sound has been influenced by hip hop artists such as Dr Dre and Too Short along with the downtempo and midtempo sounds of artists Tipper and Bluetech. MiMOSA masters his own clever twist on... read full bio
Minami Deutsch's affinity for "krautrock" icons like Can and Neu! has inspired their style. The band members listen to minimal techno a lot and consider themselves to be "repetition freaks." You can anticipate a deeper diversity in their sound while they maintain the essential elements that set them apart, such their distinctive fuzz, thumping bass, and dreamy vocals, while also smoothing... read full bio
Mind Against is made up of Italian musicians Alessandro and Federico Fognini. Their music draws inspiration from the 1980s, and the duo spins unique takes on techno. Their first single ‘Cagliostro’ launched them into the DJ world with a professional start. They later collaborated with the likes of Tale Of Us and Somne and produced remixes of songs for Art... read full bio
Minda Harts is a daring thinker and advocate who brings attention to the difficulties experienced by women of color in the workplace. She bravely confronts the systemic impediments, such as the wage gap, biases, and microaggressions, that disproportionately affect women of color and offers practical insights and techniques for overcoming them. As the writer of "The Memo," Minda has completely altered... read full bio
Minka Kelly is an American actress best known for her roles as Lyla Garrity in “Friday Night Lights”, Gaby in “Parenthood”, Eve French in television series “Charlie’s Angels”, Detective Valerie Stahl in “Almost Human”, Miranda Frank in “The Path”, and as Dawn Granger/Dove in the upcoming DC Universe television series “Titans”. Kelly also gained attention in her role as Sara... read full bio
Minter Dial is a nomadic bohemian who seeks out new adventures and fascinating individuals. His goal is to bring people, dots, and ideas together and elevate the discussion. Since he started out on his own, he has specialized in digital transformation and enjoys being a dynamic speaker on leadership, brand, and digital strategy. Minter returned to his entrepreneurial roots to become... read full bio
Minus the Bear is an American indie rock band from Seattle, Washington. The group features current and former members of Botch, Kill Sadie, and Sharks Keep Moving. Their sound has been described as Pele-esque guitar-taps and electronics with sophisticated time signature composition. Minus The Bear has released four EPs and five albums: Highly Refined Pirates, Menos el Oso, Planet of... read full bio
Miral Kotb is an entrepreneur, dancer, choreographer, and software engineer. She graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Computer Science and after graduating; she started working as a senior software engineer at Bloomberg L.P. Not too long after, Kotb had an idea to combine dance with technology. This made the way it iLuminate which she founded shortly after. The... read full bio
MISOGI is a London-based music producer who was born in Dubai. He began producing EDM before moving on to his side project, Drxp, which eventually evolved into MISOGI, his main project. He essentially works in segments and switched up his genre from project to project. While his next EP, Death Metal, is all about the alternative rock, post-punk, new wave,... read full bio
DJ, producer, and vocalist MISS DRE is the house music genre's triple threat. She is always and unashamedly in-control. She is based in the Bay Area and redefines the Northern scene by fusing wicked lowend tech with classic house melodies to deliver filthy downbeats to introspective excursions. She has already provided direct assistance upon personal request for Justin Martin, Walker... read full bio
Miss Monique is now one of the progressive house DJs with the quickest international rise and she is perhaps the most well-known female DJ in Europe. She became famous by bringing the old school back with her ground-breaking translation of vintage radio mixes into YouTube podcasts, unlike many other successful DJs today who established their reputation producing rather than mixing. Year after year,... read full bio
Mitch is the co-founder and President of Idea Champions, a highly acclaimed management consulting and training company, headquartered in Woodstock, NY. He specializes in helping forward thinking organizations go beyond business as usual, originate breakthrough products and services, and establish dynamic, sustainable cultures of innovation. At the heart of his work lies the fundamental belief that a company's most important... read full bio
Mitch Joel is a journalist, publicist, founder of Six Pixels Group, was president of Twist Image, and a founding partner of Distort Entertainment. He started his career working in Montreal as a freelance music journalist and as a publisher and editor of two music magazines. From there, he worked at Mamma.com where he held the title of Director, Sponsorship and... read full bio
A successful businessman with skills in innovation, entrepreneurship, and executive strategy is Mitch Lowe. He has a fantastic career that has spanned multiple illustrious firms, and he has continuously proven his ability to drive success and realize ground-breaking ideas. As a founding executive of Netflix, where he played a critical role in developing the company's Entertainment Domain Export and served as... read full bio
Mitch Rossell is from the hills in East Tennessee and is currently a country singer-songwriter. Rossell found his love for performing after picking up the guitar while studying at Virginia Tech. He began playing the guitar as a way to honor his late father and quickly found himself writing songs and staying up late at night learning to play. Rossell... read full bio
When Baker, the ""Lizard Wrangler"" at the Mozilla Foundation, launched the Firefox browser four years ago, Microsoft's Internet Explorer was in her sights. Baker's overarching goal was to keep the Web open. Now, Firefox's market share has risen to nearly 20% while IE's has slipped from 95% to 72%, and most Web sites treat all browsers equally. These days, Mozilla... read full bio
Jake Lenderman, a singer and composer residing in Asheville, North Carolina, operates under the moniker MJ Lenderman as his solo endeavor. Jake's music is straightforward, with minimal production value but an abundance of emotional weight, drawing inspiration from the alternative country of the 1990s and the lo-fi aesthetics that are evocative of K Records. In addition to that, he is... read full bio
MJK gained recognition for his performances and grime-influenced productions on Rinse FM, NTS, Noods Radio, Just Jam and Boxed London, among other stations and labels. Since then, his ability to make noises captivate so effectively and to interpret the dark and percussion-heavy sounds of techno has led to a more evolved style. His choices and very skilled mixing skills led to him being... read full bio
Mo Bunnell is a well-known author, businessman, and expert in business development who is most known for his ground-breaking work in assisting professionals in gaining more clients and turning them into ardent supporters. Mo has established himself as a preeminent expert in the industry with a passion for enabling high-end professionals to reach their professional goals. As the President and Founder... read full bio
Mo Mandel is an American comedian from California. Best known as the hilarious hard partying host of “Barmageddon” on truTV. As a stand up comedian Mo has made numerous appearances on “Conan”, ”Chelsea Lately”, “Craig Ferguson”, and his critically acclaimed half hour special on Comedy Central. Mo has performed at Carolines, The San Francisco Punchline, Cobb’s... read full bio
When Moby first erupted onto the rave arena with the Twin Peaks-sampling ""Go"", little did the world realize just how far this New Yorker would go to confound the public. From house innovator to techno punk originator, thrash metal rocker to inadvertent soundtracker and composer, Moby has travelled disparate musical terrains with an insatiable thirst for fresh sounds and spiritual... read full bio
Modeselektor is an electronic music duo comprised of members Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary. Their influences include techno, electronic, and hip-hop genres, making their own sounds an eclectic mix, keeping audiences on their toes. The group has collaborated with artists like Apparat and Thom Yorke, supported Radiohead throughout their European concerts, and more. They have released a multitude of full... read full bio
In his last month as head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei found himself at the explosive crux of the world’s nuclear politics, leading negotiations between the Obama administration and Tehran in an effort to break the stalemate over Iran's nuclear program. He had been intimately involved with this crisis in the previous six years as the IAEA... read full bio
Mohan Munasinghe is a Sri Lankan academic, economist, and physicist who specializes in topics which include climate change, water resources, sustainable development and energy. Through his work, Mohan has been the Vice-Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which led him to share the Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore. Mohan earned his B.A. with Hons. in Engineering from... read full bio
Mohanbir Sawhney is an author, scholar, professional speaker, consultant, and management expert. He is the McCormick Tribune Professor of Technology at the Kellogg School of Management and an adviser to several large organizations on e-commerce strategies. Sawhney was born in Kalaikunda, India, and holds a Ph.D. in marketing from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He also earned... read full bio
Molly Wright Steenson is a design strategist, author, architectural historian and associate professor at the Carnegie Mellon School of Design. She earned her PhD in architecture and urbanism from the 60s to the 80s. At the start of her career, she worked for companies including Netscape, Scient, Reuter and a wide variety of Fortune 500 and smaller, creative companies. As... read full bio
Protopia Futures was founded by futurist and speculative designer Monika Bielskyte, who is also a partner of Africa Life Centric Design. Her work is not based on one-size-fits-all techno-solutionism, which is prone to short-term hype cycles and rapid obsolescence, but rather on contextual, complicated realities on the ground. With a background in immersive media and information technologies (generative AI, spatial... read full bio
This one-of-a-kind radio and TV personality, writer and comedian, Monique Marvez, is on a mission to make people laugh! Monique is currently featured on two Showtime specials: Snoop Dogg Presents the Bad Girls of Comedy and her own one-hour show Not Skinny, Not Blonde. Additional television credits include appearances on HBO, Showtime, Comedy Central, ABC and PBS. She has hosted... read full bio
Monique Woodard invests in early-stage firms as a Venture Partner at 500 firms. She thinks that right here in the United States, the $2.5 trillion in combined Black and Latino purchasing power is generating the next major developing market. She makes investments in businesses that cater to Black and Latino audiences as well as startups run by Black and Latino... read full bio
Steffen Linck, better known as his stage name, Monolink, is a German DJ, music producer, and singer-songwriter who specializes in ambient, techno, electronica, and house music. Monolink began his musical career performing in the Berlin electronica scene and quickly created his own style with a combination of instruments and live vocals. Monolink has gone on to release one EP, “Black... read full bio
As a multi-talented person with an Emmy Award-winning talk show host, businessman, motivational speaker, published author, and philanthropist, Montel Williams is well known for his many accomplishments. Williams has made important contributions across a variety of fields over the course of his career, encouraging and enabling others to live happy, fulfilling lives. Williams just debuted a ground-breaking online program that was... read full bio
At CA Technologies, Montreece Smith is the Diversity Recruitment Program Manager for North America. In this role, she is responsible for establishing strategy and designing programs to attract top talent from a variety of underrepresented groups, including the LGBT community, women, people of color, Veterans, and disabled professionals. Externally, she sits on the National Labor Exchange (NLX) Operations Committee and... read full bio
Based out of Detroit, Michigan, Kenny Dixon Jr. is the techno DJ and producer known as Moodymann. His rise to fame came with the release of several tracks on Carl Craigs Planet-E label. Moodymanns classic status comes from his use of soul and jazz samples, low-slung bass lines, and slow tempo. Hes known for incorporating both digital and analog media... read full bio
Moon Boots is an eclectic electronic dance music artist. Playing piano at a young age, Moon Boots was immediately drawn to working with keyboards and synthesizers upon discovering the music technologies. Deciding to drop his Engineering degree at Princeton University, Moon Boots started to pursue a full-time music career. Now, he plays at iconic clubs, the world’s largest festivals, and... read full bio
Moon Ribas is a Catalonian avant-garde artist and activist for cyborgs who is known for developing and planting sensors in her feet which lead to her feeling earthquakes through vibrations in the sensors. This has led Ribas to be named the world’s first cyborg woman, or artist. Ribas was born in Mataro, Catalonia, Spain, and she began studying experimental dance... read full bio
Moonchild Sanelly, born Sanelisiwe Twisha in c.1987, is a South African musician and dancer. She is recognized for her iconic blue hair and for creating her own music genre, which she calls "Future ghetto punk." Sanelly hails from Port Elizabeth and gained recognition in the Durban poetry and music scene before settling in Johannesburg to pursue her musical career. Sanelly's music... read full bio
Nathan Gurley and Sean Rodman, members of the well-known electro-folk group Moontricks, are based in the unassuming Kootenay Mountains of Western Canada and are inspired by the constant cycles of the natural world. The band finds comfort and beauty in the union of seemingly unrelated components, which is both unstable and consistent—like nature's greatest gifts. Each piece is rooted in... read full bio
Dr. Moran Cerf is a neuroscientist researching how conscious percepts are developed in our brains. He studies the activity of individual nerve cells directly from the brains of patients undergoing neurosurgery. These patients are implanted with electrodes deep inside their brains for clinical purposes. After the implantation, Dr. Cerf is able to use the implanted electrodes to analyze the ways... read full bio
Serial entrepreneur Morgan DeBaun also serves as a corporate advisor. As the founder and CEO of Blavity Inc., the premier digital media company for black culture and millennials, Morgan has expanded the business into the market leader for black media, reaching more than 100 million readers each month through a growing portfolio of brands that includes: Blavity News, 21Ninety, AfroTech,... read full bio
Morgan Rainey is an accomplished CEO with over 20 years of experience in business management and entrepreneurship. As the CEO of Cajun Ventures, Morgan has established herself as a leader in the technology and hospitality industries, building a reputation for innovation, creativity, and strategic thinking. Morgan began her career as an entrepreneur, starting her own catering business in her early 20s.... read full bio
Morgan Wright is an international expert on topics which include cybersecurity, cyberterrorism, identity theft and privacy. Wright is currently a chief security advisor for SentinelOne, is principal and owner of Morgan Wright LLC, a senior fellow for the Center for Digital Government, and an analyst on cyberterrorism and cybercrime for Fox News. Wright has previously earned his B.S. in Music... read full bio
Moriba Jah is an American space scientist and aerospace engineer who works as the associate professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at the University of Texas at Austin. Jah was born in San Francisco, California, and while growing up he moved and lived in Venezuela for a while before moving back to the United States. After moving back to... read full bio
When Moscoman is behind the decks, dancers always know one thing for certain: his music will always be characterized by a certain level of unpredictability as well as excitement. In addition to having a background in indie and rock, he performs house music, acid music, techno music, dark dance music, and synth music, all with an alternative perspective. As a... read full bio
Motor City Drum Ensemble is made up of only one member: the German house expert drummer Danilo Plessow. His style is described as both futuristic and harkening to the past, and he combines the genres of jazz, soul, and techno in a way that truly represents his love for his hometown of Detroit. He got his start in music... read full bio
The Berlin-based ensemble Move 78 is known for its unique blend of programmed, automated hip-hop and free-flowing, spontaneous jazz. Keyboardist Doron Segal, drummer Nir Sabag, bassist Hal Strewe, French horn player Meravi Goldman and producer Aver make up the group. Hours of studio improvisations that have been cut up, reorganized and layered with more strings, flute and horns have been used to create their... read full bio
Manchester-based Producer, cartoonist and cross-genre picker Mr. Scruff (Andy Carthy) enjoys playing lengthy DJ sets and on occasion, B2B sets with other similarly passionate and wide-eared DJs. His DJ sets can include everything from hard-edged electro, house, new wave, techno to deep soul, funk, reggae, jazz and latin frequently in one night. He takes his mixer, effects, records, wires and a sound engineer. He occasionally travels... read full bio
Mudvayne is a very unique band that combines aspects of progressive metal. They are most easily distinguishable by their powerful drumming, intricate bass playing, loud, gruff, and typically enraged vocals, heavy guitars and riffs, complex time signatures, and frequent rhythm changes. The first album released by Mudvayne was welcomed with universally favorable reviews from music critics. The band's distinctively technical... read full bio
Irish finger-picking guitarist and vocalist Muireann Bradley was raised in the hills above the Finn Valley, just outside the village of Ballybofey in County Donegal. Muireann mostly plays blues from the 1920s and 1930s in the styles of country, ragtime and Piedmont. To mention a few, her influences include Robert Johnson, Elizabeth Cotten, Blind Blake, Mississippi John Hurt, Rev. Gary Davis, Blind... read full bio
Murat Gunak is the former head design at DaimlerChrysler AG, Volkswagen and Renault and is has been the head of MIA Electric cars. Gunak has studied design at Hochschule fur Bildende Kunste in Kassel and then went on to study at the Royal College of Art in London where he earned the award of Master of Automotive Design and went... read full bio
Music has a multisensory effect, and Murphy wants his songs to do more for you than merely grab your interest. The goal of murph's music is to evoke a feeling, recollection, or experience in the listener with every note; they are invited to lose themselves in his sound. Producer Garrett Murphy, often known as murph, is a Nashville native who is... read full bio
Murphy's Law is a musical duo consisting of two brothers from Leicester named Sonny and Finn Murphy. The dynamic team of Sonny and Finn Murphy, two brothers from Leicester with a background centered around music, are the bubbling creative force behind Murphy's Law. They have been creating music together as Murphy's Law for more than five years. Groove and soul are at... read full bio
MURS from Los Angeles has achieved a wide range of achievement on his own. Early collaborations with the legendary Living Legends and 3 Melancholy Gypsys paved the foundation for MURS' illustrious career in music. The West Coast representative would build his critically praised discography, which included MURS 3:16 The 9th Wonder Edition, using this unmatched crash lesson in independent hip hop. A new... read full bio
English rock band Muse is incredibly well-known and takes an ambitious, avant-garde approach to their music. They are renowned for their wildly exuberant and very explosive live performances and have accomplished several musical marvels. The band combines a variety of musical genres, such as progressive rock, symphonic rock, and electronica, to produce a stunning sonic composition that will have audience... read full bio
A seasoned IT entrepreneur, Mustafa Suleyman is the co-founder and CEO of Inflection AI, an AI-first business that is revolutionizing how people and computers interact. He formerly served as vice president of AI products and policy at Google. Prior to that, he co-founded DeepMind, which Google later acquired. He spent more than ten years as Head of Applied AI, helping the... read full bio
Mutale Nkonde is the founding CEO of AI For the People, a non-profit communications agency, a UN advisor on Artificial Intelligence, and a fellow at Stanford. Through her work with AI for the People, Nkonde and the organization’s mission is to help representation of black professionals in the American technology sector by 2030. Through this work, Nkonde and the organization... read full bio
My Nu Leng is an electronic music duo from Bristol, England, consisting of members Tommy and Jammo. The duo have made a name for themselves in the UK bass music scene with their unique blend of house, garage, and bass music. Tommy and Jammo met while studying at the University of the West of England in Bristol, and quickly bonded over... read full bio
A superstar DJ, fashion icon and all-around entertainer Myles O'Neal is a multi-talented individual. Similar to his sense of style, Myles O'Neal has a refined, modern and distinctive musical taste. Myles has established his artistic niche by seamlessly fusing the sounds of tech-house, rap and many other types of electronic music while energizing the audience with his contagious enthusiasm. Myles O'Neal came on strong and... read full bio
Myron (Mike) E. Ullman, III is Chief Executive Officer of J. C. Penney. Mr. Ullman previously served as Director General and Group Managing Director of Paris-based LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton. He has led major businesses in Asia, in the United States such as R.H. Macy & Co., Inc. and Duty Free Shopping Group Ltd. He has... read full bio
Winner of the Ivor Novello Award Mysie is back with her most inventive and genre-defying piece to yet. After two years of development, Mysie has pushed herself both technically and creatively to release her first co-produced mixtape, "CONTROLLA." In order to create a dynamic, dance-focused effort, Mysie veered away from the personal, indie spirit of her earlier work and pushed... read full bio
""What is a N.E.R.D N.E.R.D stands for No One Ever Really Dies. The Neptunes are who we are and N.E.R.D is what we do. It's our life. N.E.R.D is just a basic belief, man. People's energies are made of their souls. When you die, that energy may disperse but it isn't destroyed. Energy cannot be destroyed. It can manifest in... read full bio
Formerly employed as an analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Nada Bakos was a member of the group that was tasked with determining the connection between Iraq, Al-Qaeda, and the 9/11 attacks. Ms. Bakos was a Targeting Officer in the Counterterrorism Center during the conflict that the country was engaged in. She prepared and contributed to crucial intelligence reports... read full bio
Nader Mousavizadeh is a well-known global thinker who provides practical macrostrategies and solutions to some of the top companies, investors, and decision-makers worldwide. He is Macro Advisory Partners' CEO and founding partner. Over the past 20 years, Nader has held a unique combination of leadership roles in investment banking, advisory, and diplomacy. He blends insightful analytical judgments about how businesses... read full bio
Naeem is an American DJ from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He started off performing underground music in the early 2000s, originally going by the name "Spank Rock". His 2006 album, "YoYoYoYoYo" gained popularity for its raunchy, early-90's aesthetic but Naeem ultimately wanted to branch out his style. In 2020, he released his promoted album, "Startisha" which captured his unique identity. As of... read full bio
With his distinctive vocal technique, Nafe Smallz continues to defy genres and establish himself as a competent rap artist as well as a melodic vocalist. He is well renowned for his ability to create a distinctive sound of music. When he was barely 19 years old, he was asked to assist US sensation Future on his UK tour since his skill... read full bio
Naga Samineni is a well-known entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist based in Silicon Valley, California. With over two decades of experience in the technology industry, he has established himself as a prominent figure in the startup community. Born and raised in India, Naga Samineni earned a degree in electrical engineering from Osmania University before moving to the United States to pursue his... read full bio
NAINA is well-known for her unique brand of harsh and rapid dance music, seamlessly fusing techno, jungle and footwork in a Hooversound-esque manner. She also hosts monthly shows on NTS and broadcasts weekly on Apple Music 1 worldwide. The listeners of NAINA have followed her career as a radio presenter, starting with Reprezent Radio and moving on to 4Music, Rinse FM, NTS,... read full bio
Adapting in The Age of AI Artificial intelligence will evidently transform the way we work; it will create abundance, help businesses grow, increase customer satisfaction and boost productivity. Leading, Learning, & Training in a Digital Age Digital It means so many things to so many people. In terms of business drivers, it emerges in the form of digital strategy, the need to offer... read full bio
Nala, who is from the exciting city of Miami, started off performing in underground nightclubs where she earned a reputation as a trustworthy tastemaker and vivacious entertainer. She was a diverse and appealing choice for the local market because to her mastery of house, indie dance, electro and breaks and this helped her become "one of Miami's top female DJs and undoubtedly... read full bio
Esteban Guiragossian is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, and singer from Argentina. His sound combines voice, strings, South American traditional instruments, and global sounds influenced by dub, downtempo, and organic house. It is a blend of electronic textures and sounds with afro- and Latin American roots. Namirí has given performances all around the world, sharing his mission, vision, music, and medicine with different... read full bio
Nana Adjoa is a Dutch-Ghanaian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Amsterdam. Born in 1994 in Amsterdam, Nana Adjoa was raised in a household that celebrated music and the arts. She began playing the guitar at the age of six and was exposed to a wide range of genres, including jazz, soul, and folk. Her music is heavily influenced by these... read full bio
Nancie is an up-and-coming DJ, singer-songwriter, musician and producer who rose to the musical scene after signing to Capitol Records UK, where she is signed alongside artists and bands such as 5 Seconds of Summer, Liam Payne, Sam Smith and Mae Muller. Nancie’s music is a mixture of house, bass and tech which has become her own fusion sound. Nancie... read full bio
