Arts

Talented creative individuals working in the field of visual, auditory and performance arts

Benedict Hadley

Benedict Hadley

Benedict is an Award Winning Polymath, Film Maker & Founder of The Hadley Broadcasting Company. His work focuses on the Spirit, The Creator & Providing equity through radical storytelling. His work has been screened worldwide at Cannes, NYFW & many others & his art includes work for JAY Z, Francis Ford Coppola, PBS, June Ambrose, & The Urban League. He is a 3 x Harvard Loeb Fellowship Nominee, a featured speaker at Jeff Pulver’s VON:Evolution & a 2023 recipient of the Excellence Award for his NFT "Nice Shot Young Man" which features the late Khalif Harrington, the 17 year old star of Benedict's 2021 film "Trap Cakes" who was killed leaving his Newark H.S in 2021. The Award was presented at the 2023 World Economic Forum & was featured prominently on the Nasdaq Tower in Time Square.

Benedict is an Award Winning Polymath, Film Maker & Founder of The Hadley Broadcasting Company. His work focuses on the Spirit, The Creator & Providing equity through radical storytelling. His work has been screened worldwide at Cannes, NYFW & many o... Show more

Sonja Dalseth

Sonja Dalseth

Sonja Dalseth er redaktør og forlegger i Måken forlag. Hun er også oversetter.

Sonja Dalseth er redaktør og forlegger i Måken forlag. Hun er også oversetter. Show more

Oscar Garcia-Caro

Oscar Garcia-Caro

Más de 20 años en areas de operacion de multinacionales en España, Colombia y México, con más de 10 años como especialista en PostgreSQL en entornos críticos y de alta disponibilidad.

Más de 20 años en areas de operacion de multinacionales en España, Colombia y México, con más de 10 años como especialista en PostgreSQL en entornos críticos y de alta disponibilidad. Show more

Joseph Parzel

Joseph Parzel

I have been writing code for about 25 years yet strive to learn something new every day. I’ll never let a technical issue get the best of me and will always find a solution to the problem. My specialties over the last 10 years have been NET C# and Office 365 development. I can make SharePoint look good!

I have been writing code for about 25 years yet strive to learn something new every day. I’ll never let a technical issue get the best of me and will always find a solution to the problem. My specialties over the last 10 years have been NET C# and ... Show more

Mateus Guzzo

Mateus Guzzo

Guzzo is a Brazilian designer, multimodal researcher, and community architect for TikTok Tech Innovation. Previously, he worked as the Program Designer for Harvard's Applied Social Media lab, building public interest social media technology. He draws on his background in filmmaking and storytelling to build socio-technical communities and systems for collaboration and public imagination. He holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree from the University of California San Diego in Speculative Design.

Guzzo is a Brazilian designer, multimodal researcher, and community architect for TikTok Tech Innovation. Previously, he worked as the Program Designer for Harvard's Applied Social Media lab, building public interest social media technology. He draws... Show more

Antonio Cabrero

Antonio Cabrero

Antonio is a self taught Frontender, artist and climber from Mexico. After a 2000km cycling trip through Norway in 2018. He fell in love with the country and in 2019 he moved there with no more than 500 euros and no idea where he was gonna work or live. He started working as a waiter part time and in his free time he started learning programing and norwegian. In January of 2020 Antonio landed the job he has now. He has since enjoyed everyday living in Norway by climbing outdoors and painting the beautiful Norwegian landscape and sharing that on Youtube. Now he is a married man and a father to his first son who he loves very much.

Antonio is a self taught Frontender, artist and climber from Mexico. After a 2000km cycling trip through Norway in 2018. He fell in love with the country and in 2019 he moved there with no more than 500 euros and no idea where he was gonna work or li... Show more

Hoang Bao Linh Du

Hoang Bao Linh Du

Ms Linh Du is a Vietnamese graduate researcher of the Faculty of Arts and Education at Deakin University, Australia. She earned her Bachelor of Social Science at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Japan. Her undergraduate thesis explores the acousmatic approach to cinematic narrative through film sound design. At Deakin University, Ms Du is currently focusing on her Master's thesis: "The Chinese American Daughter Figure in Contemporary American Films".

Ms Linh Du is a Vietnamese graduate researcher of the Faculty of Arts and Education at Deakin University, Australia. She earned her Bachelor of Social Science at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Japan. Her undergraduate thesis explores the acou... Show more

Lisa Schulteis

Lisa Schulteis

Lisa Schulteis is an international speaker, strategist, and consultant who brings neuroscience to the front lines of business. With a background in neuropsychology and deep expertise in communication, leadership, and experience design, she helps organizations create smarter experiences that build trust, spark engagement, and drive performance.

Lisa is the founder of ElectraLime Marketing and YourEventMarketplace, and serves as Executive Director of the Northwest Event Show. Her work spans Fortune 500 companies, global conferences, and mission-driven organizations, where she applies brain-based strategy to everything from team dynamics and employee experience to audience engagement and learning design.

She specializes in the intersection of neuroscience, behavior, and business outcomes, transforming traditional approaches into experiences that people remember, act on, and talk about.

Lisa Schulteis is an international speaker, strategist, and consultant who brings neuroscience to the front lines of business. With a background in neuropsychology and deep expertise in communication, leadership, and experience design, she helps orga... Show more

Debasmita Sarkar

Debasmita Sarkar

Debasmita is a Senior Mobile Developer and freelancer with a decade of experience, primarily focused on mobile app development. An early adopter of Flutter, she has successfully built and released numerous applications spanning various industries, notably in FinTech. In addition to her technical expertise, Debasmita is passionate about sharing knowledge. She has spoken at events like Flutter Festival, DevFest, and Google I/O Extended. Recognized as a Google Developer Expert (GDE), she continues to create content that strengthens the Flutter community.

Debasmita is a Senior Mobile Developer and freelancer with a decade of experience, primarily focused on mobile app development. An early adopter of Flutter, she has successfully built and released numerous applications spanning various industries, no... Show more

Opher Vishnia

Opher Vishnia

Opher is a multidisciplinary creator, with expertise spanning web development, design, music, and game development.

He currently leads development as principal engineer at Hud.io, imbuing magic into the field of development tools and observability. Previously, as director of technical innovation and creative developer at Eko, Opher worked at the intersection of art and technology, collaborating with development teams as well as design, art, and film-making teams to redefine interactive media on the web. His notable work includes open source projects like react-animation-orchestrator, Lance JS multiplayer server and the VR film Broken Night, which was showcased at the Cannes Film Festival and Tribeca Film Festival in NYC.

Opher is a multidisciplinary creator, with expertise spanning web development, design, music, and game development. He currently leads development as principal engineer at Hud.io, imbuing magic into the field of development tools and observability... Show more

David Jensen

David Jensen

Jensen has experience as an entrepreneur, innovator, investor, producer and architect. Always asking, “What if?” currently, he is advisor and investor for web3 / blockchain and AI startups. His forthcoming book Structured Mischief: Influence, Impact and Creating Good in a AI and Blockchain World will be released in Summer of 2025. He currently hosts a podcast of the same name. He is Co-founder and CEO of Open Carbon--first of a kind climate marketplace for the trading of climate and sustainability assets.

Working at the intersection of innovation, technology and design, he is a thought leader in the areas of emerging tech including GenAI / Agentic AI, blockchain, web3, experience design, radical growth, augmented media reality, streaming data, and digital transformation. He orchestrates experiences and interactive product design across industries and business futures; all of this, he calls “Structured Mischief.” Jensen is currently an active investor and advisor, helping companies identify, develop and scale up promising new product and process ideas to create a sustainable future.

As a two-time Primetime Emmy award winner, Jensen has been elected to the Hollywood Reporter Digital 50, served on industry boards and organizations including Vice Chair of the Producers Guild of America and Governor of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Practicing as an architect and filmmaker, he began his career working with architects Richard Meier and Zaha Hadid, combining physical space with media and technology to create “experience spaces.” He holds a MArch from Harvard University; CE Leadership from Harvard Business School; CE Food Sustainability, Cambridge University; BArch from University of Houston.

Jensen has experience as an entrepreneur, innovator, investor, producer and architect. Always asking, “What if?” currently, he is advisor and investor for web3 / blockchain and AI startups. His forthcoming book Structured Mischief: Influence, Impact ... Show more

Hawa Who

Hawa Who

Hawa Who is a Cybersecurity Analyst at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center under Carnegie Mellon University, where she protects high-performance computing systems and national research infrastructure. With a background that spans digital security, literature, and fashion, Hawa brings a multidimensional approach to problem-solving in tech. She is also the founder of Hawa Who Shop, a luxury streetwear brand inspired by Casablanca and Pucci, and the self-published author of Petals of My Heart, a poetic exploration of healing, identity, and love.

Born in Ghana and raised in New York City, Hawa’s global perspective and artistic lens inform her cybersecurity work, especially in risk communication, user trust, and ethical tech design. She uses her platform to advocate for greater diversity and emotional intelligence in STEM fields, empowering the next generation of Black women in tech to lead with purpose, not just credentials.

Whether she’s securing systems, telling stories, or curating aesthetics, Hawa builds experiences that are as intentional as they are innovative.

Hawa Who is a Cybersecurity Analyst at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center under Carnegie Mellon University, where she protects high-performance computing systems and national research infrastructure. With a background that spans digital security, l... Show more

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Ali is a Senior Product Designer working remotely at TaxGPT (San Francisco, US) with 6 years of UX design experience working with product companies & startups in the US/Canada, the MENA region, and South East Asia. Ali's work focuses on building platforms that represent a rich understanding of the culture and niche they're built for, and Ali has striven to create value for millions of users in multiple domains. For example, Ali has worked on making real estate knowledge accessible to underprivileged Pakistani communities through Zameen.com, built a scalable ERP for auto-repair shops in Canada, localised for their jargon and technical language, and is building Nurture, a free-for-all platform for gamified environmental conservation that he will be used by NGOs & schools across Pakistan.

Ali is a Senior Product Designer working remotely at TaxGPT (San Francisco, US) with 6 years of UX design experience working with product companies & startups in the US/Canada, the MENA region, and South East Asia. Ali's work focuses on building plat... Show more

Yves Richez

Yves Richez

Yves Richez est docteur en sémiologie, anthropologue et lexicologue (historien des mots) ; membre du Syndicat des Serious Game Designer et président de la maison d’édition Les Editions de l’Homo-Viator™, spécialisée dans le développement de dispositifs digitaux et gamifiés.

Yves Richez est docteur en sémiologie, anthropologue et lexicologue (historien des mots) ; membre du Syndicat des Serious Game Designer et président de la maison d’édition Les Editions de l’Homo-Viator™, spécialisée dans le développement de dispositi... Show more

Sixtine Crutchfield

Sixtine Crutchfield

Sixtine started her career at Galerie Jan Krugier in Geneva, Switzerland where she spent on and off about 10 years finally managing the gallery in 2003. She has also served as a project manager for the Australia Council in Darwin, NT where she developed a passion for indigenous art. Upon returning from Australia she served as an Art Advisor for a private bank in Geneva. Then, she spent a decade as Director of international art and jewellery fairs throughout Europe. Taking her vast knowledge of the art world, she authored an MBA in art management for Geneva Business School in 2022 and continues to lecture at the Pons Business School of Madrid. She is currently the Art Director of WISe.ART, a multi blockchain art marketplace powered by WISeKEY specialising in cybersecurity for 25 years.

Sixtine started her career at Galerie Jan Krugier in Geneva, Switzerland where she spent on and off about 10 years finally managing the gallery in 2003. She has also served as a project manager for the Australia Council in Darwin, NT where she develo... Show more

Mike Brauner

Mike Brauner

Mike Brauner is a Hamburg-based entrepreneur and creative working at the intersection of media, digital innovation, and artificial intelligence. He is the co-founder of polardots.studio, a creative studio driven by innovation, design, and transformation. The studio helps clients navigate change by developing and implementing forward-thinking digital solutions.

Alongside his work at polardots.studio, Mike is co-founder of The AI Art Magazine, an international platform dedicated to celebrating the fusion of human creativity and intelligent machines. Through global open calls and curated publications, the magazine showcases AI-generated works and explores the role of creativity and art in the age of intelligence.

Mike Brauner is a Hamburg-based entrepreneur and creative working at the intersection of media, digital innovation, and artificial intelligence. He is the co-founder of polardots.studio, a creative studio driven by innovation, design, and transformat... Show more

Monisha Pattanaik

Monisha Pattanaik

Monisha is a senior designer crafting mobile experiences for Jira at Atlassian.She has expertise in interaction design and user-centered design. AI design patterns and mobile design are her key focus right now.
Previously she has spoken at international conferences like UXPA Puerto rico, GHC , Orlando and Interact Mumbai presenting her research papers or conducting workshops. She has a patent in tree table navigation pattern for smaller device.
She is fascinated by the impact of technology on society and design.
She draws inspiration from her travel, connect with new people, and also collects postcards for her future-self. Music from around the world keeps her in high spirits.

Monisha is a senior designer crafting mobile experiences for Jira at Atlassian.She has expertise in interaction design and user-centered design. AI design patterns and mobile design are her key focus right now. Previously she has spoken at internat... Show more

Esther Davies

Esther Davies

My name is Esther Davies and I’m a storytelling enthusiast with a basis in dramaturgy of classical theatre, later academically educated in film and creative writing for video games and other interactive forms. I'm a dramaturgy graduate who also attended screenplay workshops and a writing course at Nottingham University.
I'm a native English speaker born and raised in Croatia. I am 27 years old. I work as an English teacher for young children, teaching English through stories, books, and writing. My mostly theatrical background gave me a lot of insight into character development, making me pursue character-driven storylines. My love for fiction and books gave me a rich inner world which helps with my worldbuilding.
I've been writing plays for group participants for ZKM, the Zagreb Theatre of Youth, since I was 13 years of age. I inhale books, write short prose and fiction, and have been selected as a candidate for short story contests. I also study philosophy and immerse a lot of philosophical streams of thought into my work. .

I am currently working on a Transmedia project, which will have a theatre play as its main domain, and have a narrative extension in the form of a video game concept.

I discovered circus performance in 2016. Since I was not only indulged in writing but also performing and acting, the discovery of object manipulation was an additional portal for me to express my ideas through movement. I started working on traffic lights back in 2018., evolving onto the streets of the coast, and then on the underground scene of the "Dvorana za izvedbene umjetnosti" Medika and "Triko Cirkus Teatar".

I loved the idea of not being bound to a certain theatre, director or studio, but to just make a stage wherever I am and freely express something others find out of this world, but is closer than we think.

I continue to explore performance dramaturgy and am finding my voice in the silly realms of society.

My name is Esther Davies and I’m a storytelling enthusiast with a basis in dramaturgy of classical theatre, later academically educated in film and creative writing for video games and other interactive forms. I'm a dramaturgy graduate who also atten... Show more

Jason Torres

Jason Torres

After 15 years as a unit production manager in the film and television industry, I’ve made the pivot to tech. Here to share my journey and insight with fellow pivoters!

After 15 years as a unit production manager in the film and television industry, I’ve made the pivot to tech. Here to share my journey and insight with fellow pivoters! Show more

Gena Dellett

Gena Dellett

Gena Dellett, CEO of Skvare, is a client advocate who believes in the fundamental importance of relationships. Gena cultivates a supportive environment, encouraging her team to experiment, adapt, and consider unique perspectives. Her joy lies in witnessing these practices foster impactful client relationships through a strong commitment to teamwork.

Through her work at the intersection of business operations, development, and technology; Gena recognizes that relationship-building is not just a strategy—it's a way of operating. Known for her adeptness in asking the right questions, she guides Skvare as a technology company that recommends a pencil when it's the best tool for the job. Gena understands that Skvare's ongoing success hinges on effective recommendations balancing clients' needs with their budgets and views her work as building and supporting meaning-making spaces – online hubs where people access resources, connect with peers, and take action on issues they care about.

Gena Dellett, CEO of Skvare, is a client advocate who believes in the fundamental importance of relationships. Gena cultivates a supportive environment, encouraging her team to experiment, adapt, and consider unique perspectives. Her joy lies in witn... Show more

Prachi Sahu

Prachi Sahu

I'm a Software Developer at Microsoft with hands-on experience working on Kubernetes and Docker at an intermediate level. My work focuses on the Linux platform and distributed networking within Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). I work closely on network debugging and observability using Retina, helping improve visibility into complex networking scenarios in containerized environments. I'm passionate about Kubernetes networking, open-source systems, and making cloud-native infrastructure more reliable and efficient.

I'm a Software Developer at Microsoft with hands-on experience working on Kubernetes and Docker at an intermediate level. My work focuses on the Linux platform and distributed networking within Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). I work closely on networ... Show more

Hugues Vinet

Hugues Vinet

Hugues Vinet is in charge of research and innovation at IRCAM-Centre Pompidou in Paris, France, a world leading institution dedicated to research in sound and music, contemporary artistic production and their interactions.

Hugues Vinet is in charge of research and innovation at IRCAM-Centre Pompidou in Paris, France, a world leading institution dedicated to research in sound and music, contemporary artistic production and their interactions. Show more

Toluwase Olugbemiro

Toluwase Olugbemiro

My name is Toluwase Olugbemiro.

I am a brand communicator with experience building global communities for startups, offering strategy, and telling great stories.

In my short time in the industry, I have worked for startups bringing in a collective revenue of $10,000 and more via direct partnerships, negotiations and creative storytelling.

I love anime, food and jazz music.

My name is Toluwase Olugbemiro. I am a brand communicator with experience building global communities for startups, offering strategy, and telling great stories. In my short time in the industry, I have worked for startups bringing in a colle... Show more

Angel Paredes Barato

Angel Paredes Barato

Passionate Engineering Manager at Datadog, mentoring aspiring engineers and advocating for the importance of soft skills in achieving success. Sometimes I like to define myself as "proud holistic hobbyist".

Passionate Engineering Manager at Datadog, mentoring aspiring engineers and advocating for the importance of soft skills in achieving success. Sometimes I like to define myself as "proud holistic hobbyist". Show more

Leo Drempetić

Leo Drempetić

Rođen sam 22. lipnja 1983. u Zagrebu, gdje sam završio srednju tehničku školu Ruđer Bošković. Preddiplomski studij Informatike završio sam 2009. godine na Tehničkom veleučilištu u Zagrebu, a 2015. godine stekao sam i pedagoške kompetencije na Hrvatskom katoličkom sveučilištu. Od 2016. godine zaposlen sam kao inženjer za kvalitetu. Diplomski studij informatike, nastavnički smjer, završio sam 2024. godine na Filozofskom fakultetu Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, stječući akademski naziv magistra edukacije informatike (univ. mag. educ. inf.).

Projekt "Akademija Zvjezdane flote" započeo sam na Sferakonu 2019. godine, u suradnji s "Udrugom multimedijalnih umjetnika Pametnjakovići" (zajedno s Ivanom DeMol). Cilj mi je približiti mlađim generacijama svijet serijala Zvjezdane staze i znanosti kroz igre, radionice, predavanja i multimedijalne sadržaje.

Rođen sam 22. lipnja 1983. u Zagrebu, gdje sam završio srednju tehničku školu Ruđer Bošković. Preddiplomski studij Informatike završio sam 2009. godine na Tehničkom veleučilištu u Zagrebu, a 2015. godine stekao sam i pedagoške kompetencije na Hrvatsk... Show more

Oana Neciu Stroe

Oana Neciu Stroe

Passionate and visionary Lead Product Designer with a mission to create extraordinary user experiences that seamlessly blend innovation and functionality. With a deep understanding of user behavior and a knack for human-centric design, I combine creativity with analytical thinking to craft intuitive interfaces that captivate and delight.

My career spans over a decade, during which I've had the privilege of working across diverse industries such as fintech, airlines, insurance, and e-commerce. In each sector, I have leveraged my expertise to drive impactful design solutions that meet both user needs and business goals.

As a Design Lead, I have successfully led multidisciplinary design teams within agile squads, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation. I thrive on inspiring my team to create more sustainable and accessible products, emphasizing mentorship and continuous learning.

Passionate and visionary Lead Product Designer with a mission to create extraordinary user experiences that seamlessly blend innovation and functionality. With a deep understanding of user behavior and a knack for human-centric design, I combine crea... Show more

Pete Oliver-Krueger

Pete Oliver-Krueger

Co-Author of "Shift: From Product to People" a novel about what it means to really put people at the center of everything you do. Coaching Agile leaders on how to improve lives and improve bottom lines at the same time. Specializes in Agile beyond IT, including manufacturing, government, education, the arts, non-profits, and more.

Co-Author of "Shift: From Product to People" a novel about what it means to really put people at the center of everything you do. Coaching Agile leaders on how to improve lives and improve bottom lines at the same time. Specializes in Agile beyond IT... Show more

Dylan Brodigan

Dylan Brodigan

Building Unboxing Web3 a content creation agency dedicated to highlighting builders in the crypto space that are utilizing IP or building on the blockchain.

I am an OG NFT collector, and a builder in the space. Known for creating several collections like R0N1 World which is owned by 0N1 Force now, and Fishies on Apechain.

More notably, I am an avid collector and trader in the space that loves discovering new products and businesses that are using NFT's to shape the future.

Building Unboxing Web3 a content creation agency dedicated to highlighting builders in the crypto space that are utilizing IP or building on the blockchain. I am an OG NFT collector, and a builder in the space. Known for creating several collecti... Show more

Mike de Jager

Mike de Jager

South African born, UK resident, Mike is a Mechanical Design Engineer & spent 20 years as a Draughtsman in the Dairy industry, a Project Technician & ran the drawing office for NCD/Clover Dairies. At Toyota, he worked as a mechanical designer in body in white. He moved to the UK in 2001, spent 7 years creating & designing 3D technical models.
He continued his studies in IT & enhanced his developer & web design skills at Halesowen College.
At age 50, in 2008 Mike jumped tracks & began a new career as IT Manager & NAV implementation project leader for SSI Schaefer in Andover, England. With the NAV project successfully implemented, he moved to Evosoft as support office manager, then to Sci-Net in Oxford as a consultant & then to KPMG for a three year corporate engagement.
As the Dynamics 365 Solution Architect for Experience/GCC for almost 3 years - now Global Solutions Architect for Dynavics, Mike has implemented multiple D365 solutions for a range of customers in a variety of industries in the UK.

South African born, UK resident, Mike is a Mechanical Design Engineer & spent 20 years as a Draughtsman in the Dairy industry, a Project Technician & ran the drawing office for NCD/Clover Dairies. At Toyota, he worked as a mechanical designer in body... Show more

Dana Blume

Dana Blume

Teacher and researcher on systemic approaches to reflection in education.

Teacher and researcher on systemic approaches to reflection in education. Show more

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