Sky Brown is a young girl who is a professional skateboarder and surfer. She is the world’s youngest professional skateboarder who is set to become Britain’s youngest summer Olympian at the start of the Tokyo Games if she qualifies. Brown was born in Miyazaki, Japan and grew up with a Japanese mother and an English father. Recently, Brown has been... read full bio
Nilufer Yanya is a British indie rock musician and singer. She was born in London and grew up in Chelsea, London. She grew up listening to Turkish and classical music and she learned how to play the guitar when she was 12 years old. Later on in life she started uploading her music to SoundCloud and was asked by Louis... read full bio
Nina Tandon is a biotech specialist. She is the CEO and co-founder of EpiBone, a “grow your own bone,” bone reconstruction company. Utilizing patient stem cells, EpiBone is able to reconstruct and repair bone-related injury. Apart from her work with EpiBone, Tandon is a professor of Electrical Engineering at the Cooper Union and an electrical and biomedical engineer at Columbia... read full bio
Sammy Brue is a musical prodigy originating from Oregon. Now in Utah, Sammy first started his musical journey at the age of 10. By 13 he was opening for artists like Lukas Nelson, Joe Fletcher, Lydia Loveless, Asleep at the Wheel, and Hayes Carli. At 14, he started dropping EPs and by 16 he had released his debut studio album,... read full bio
Sonny DiPerri moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music. After moving to Los Angeles, he landed an apprenticeship with the producer, Flood. He has worked with Alan Moulder, and as an in-house programmer and engineer for Dave Sardy, M83, 30 Seconds to Mars, and Trent Reznor. He has also worked alongside such bigger names such as Animal... read full bio
Tayler Buono is a pop singer and songwriter who got a career boost from her famous cover of “Sorry” by Justin Bieber, which got over 5 million views on YouTube. As a young girl, she studied voice, acting, and dancing, and she learned how to play the guitar and started writing songs as a teenager. She released a self-titled EP,... read full bio
The Rua is a three-piece family pop band based out of Windsor, England. The band is made up of two sisters and a brother: Alanna on piano and backup vocals, Roseanna as guitarist and lead vocalist, and Jonathan Brown who plays violin, guitar, and sings. The band member/siblings have been playing and singing together since they were children, and they... read full bio
Jennifer Paige is an Atlanta-based singer and songwriter especially known for her hit track, “Crush.” Jennifer’s musical talent was revealed at an early age, as she started singing and performing at local coffee houses, venues, and restaurants at the age of 5 with her older brother. She landed a touring gig at the age of 17 and traveled across the... read full bio
Jeff Kaplan is founder of Cloud Computing Showplace and managing director of THINKstrategies, Inc. He founded THINKstrategies to focus on the new on-demand services such as Cloud Computer, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Managed Services on IT, Big Data, and the Internet of Things (IoT). Kaplan graduated from Rutgers University with a B.A. in Urban Planning and went on to earn his... read full bio
David Robertson is an innovation and product management expert. He is currently a Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management. Robertson is well-known for his study of the LEGO Group. He was the LEGO Professor of Innovation and Technology Management at the Institute for Management Development in Switzerland. Robertson authored the award-winning Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the... read full bio
Kimberly Bryant is an American electrical engineer who has founded Black Girls Code, which is a training course that teaches basic programming to underrepresented black girls in technology careers. Since the founding of Black Girls Code, Bryant has been featured in Business Insider as one of the ’25 Most Influential African-Americans In Technology’. Bryant graduated from Vanderbilt University with a... read full bio
Ross Smith is an author, thought-leader, innovator, and Director of Test at Microsoft. He has been working in the technology industry for over 20 years and has worked on everything from handheld devices, PC’s to mainframe systems. He started his career with Microsoft in Product Support and has since gone on to be a Test Lead, Test Manager, and Test... read full bio
Michael Nelson is the former IBM Director of Internet Technology and White House IT Advisor, Cloud Computing Expert, and Georgetown Technology Professor. At Georgetown, Nelson has researched and taught courses on “The Future of the Internet” and technology trends, consulting, and speaking on Internet technology and policy. While working at IBM, Nelson helped implement IBM’s Next Generation Internet strategy. He... read full bio
Dr. Hugh Thompson is a computer security expert who has been an Adjunct Professor in the Computer Science Department at Columbia University and the Chief Technology Officer of Symantec. He has also been the Program Chairman of RSA Conference and is co-author of the book “The Plateau Effect”. Thompson is also well known for his role in the HBO documentary... read full bio
Michael Hugos is the Co-founder of SCM Globe and the CIO at Large and Agility Mentor at Center for Systems Innovation. Hugos earned his B.S. in Urban Planning and Design at the University of Cincinnati and went on to earn his M.B.A. in Finance and Information Systems from the Northwestern University-Kellogg School of Management. Hugos started his career working as... read full bio
Thornton A. May is a futurist, educator, anthropologist, speaker, and author. As a speaker, May speaks on understand and managing big data and analytics, strategies for innovation, transitioning from now to next, IT leadership, digital transformation, future of security and privacy, and many more. As an author, he has published the book, “The New Know: Innovation Powered by Analytics”. He... read full bio
Alba is a magician and sleigh of hand artist from South America. She is known for performing in both English and Spanish and for her magnetic personality. She has been the first female magician from South America to perform at the Magic Castle in Hollywood. Alba has also performed for companies such as the American Cancer Society, HSBC, Make a... read full bio
Pasha and Aliona are a husband and wife world-class adagio team. Over the years the duo have mastered the art of illusion, acrobatics, and dance; all at the same time. Before performing their own show, Pasha and Aliona have trained and performed at Bolshoi Ballet and Moiseyev State Academic Dance Company in Russia. Their performances have led them all around... read full bio
Brian Westbrook is a former American football running back who is best known for playing with the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL. Apart from his long career with the Eagles, Westbrook also played with the San Francisco 49ers. He started his career playing football and basketball at DeMatha Catholic High School and as a senior, was a first team All-League... read full bio
Jeremiah Trotter is a former American football linebacker who is best known for playing for the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL. Apart from playing for the Eagles, Trotter has also played for the Washington Redskins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Trotter started his career playing football at Hooks High School where he was a letterman in football. From there, he played... read full bio
