Media & Information

Esteemed specialists working in the fields of media education, digital media, multimedia and radio services

Noelle Reno

Noelle Reno

Noelle is an experienced marketeer and business development strategist having worked with leading brands including Four Seasons, Rosewood Hotels, Peroni, BBC World, and the Bicester Village Shopping Collection. She has led global digital marketing teams and is an expert within the creator economy. She is an evangelist within the web3 space, and recently received a first in blockchain strategy at Oxford University. She is currently Global Marketing Director for SmartMedia Group.

Noelle is an experienced marketeer and business development strategist having worked with leading brands including Four Seasons, Rosewood Hotels, Peroni, BBC World, and the Bicester Village Shopping Collection. She has led global digital marketing te... Show more

Nick Decrock

Nick Decrock

Helping creatives, brands & companies see and find value in Web3. Currently launching a collaborative MusicNFT project BuscemiBeatss.xyz.

Helping creatives, brands & companies see and find value in Web3. Currently launching a collaborative MusicNFT project BuscemiBeatss.xyz. Show more

David Haas

David Haas

After spending nearly a decade pursuing a career in the music business (Interscope Records; Paradigm Talent Agency; GALANTIS), David moved into tech in 2021 following the temporary (but severe) impacts of COVID-19 on the music business.

As he pursued a new direction in tech, one question formed at the forefront of his journey: how can we elevate principles of helping people – particularly, creatives (who in the past, were often not equitably credited for their work) – in this new, rapidly evolving era of tech?

A longtime proponent of decentralization; supporting the artists pushing culture forward; and new to the rise of NFTs – Haas found himself with a new question. With billions (more) in projected revenues on the table for Web3, how will we approach accountability when developing sustainable practices, cultures and communities in this new world?

After spending nearly a decade pursuing a career in the music business (Interscope Records; Paradigm Talent Agency; GALANTIS), David moved into tech in 2021 following the temporary (but severe) impacts of COVID-19 on the music business. As he purs... Show more

RickyODonnell79 | NFTLions 🦁 NFTLionCubs 🦁 🍼

RickyODonnell79 | NFTLions 🦁 NFTLionCubs 🦁 🍼

Cancer Survivor, Loving Dad, NFT Collector & Creator CEO & Founder RJDM Studios | http://NFTJungle.io | #NFTLions | #NFTLionCubs | Entrepreneur | Speaker | NFT OG |

Cancer Survivor, Loving Dad, NFT Collector & Creator CEO & Founder RJDM Studios | http://NFTJungle.io | #NFTLions | #NFTLionCubs | Entrepreneur | Speaker | NFT OG | Show more

Conor McNicholas

Conor McNicholas

Conor is a multi-award-winning strategist and creative. He served as Editor of legendary music magazine NME for seven years in the 00’s where he took the brand multi-platform by launching TV, radio, touring and merchandising properties, and even hosted the NME Awards USA in LA.
He went on to be Editor of TopGear Magazine at the BBC, served on the board at Omnicom content agency Redwood and was founder and CEO of digital agency AllTogetherNow in WPP. He has produced content solutions for Adidas, Barclays, Virgin Media, The National Lottery, Argos and Lexus among many others.
He now works as a digital consultant with clients including E.ON, Compare The Market and Land Rover. Recently he’s jumped into the world of NFTs and Web3 through the B-Sides NFT animation project.

Conor is a multi-award-winning strategist and creative. He served as Editor of legendary music magazine NME for seven years in the 00’s where he took the brand multi-platform by launching TV, radio, touring and merchandising properties, and even host... Show more

Adam Culpepper

Adam Culpepper

UI Frontend Web Dev @ Univer.se, author, speaker, community organizer, kayaker, WebPerf, a11y, 11ty, biohacker + body mod enthusiast

UI Frontend Web Dev @ Univer.se, author, speaker, community organizer, kayaker, WebPerf, a11y, 11ty, biohacker + body mod enthusiast Show more

Alfredo Cramerotti

Alfredo Cramerotti

Alfredo Cramerotti
Director, Mostyn; co-Director, IAM; Adviser, British Council Acquisition Committee & UK Government Art Collection. He curated 4 national pavilions and collateral events at the Venice Biennale, EXPO Film & Video in Chicago, and the biennials Sequences VII and Manifesta 8. He is President of IKT, Board Member of AICA and ICOM UK.

Auronda Scalera
Co-Director, AIM; curator and consultant for contemporary & digital art based London-Dubai. She works with major private art collections, museums, bank foundations and investment funds – advising on their acquisition and consignment strategies, and managing their collections. Business partners include Venice Art Biennale, Sotheby’s, Macro Museum Rome, Manifesta, Les Rencontres d’Arles, Royal Photographic Society, Paris Photo.

Alfredo Cramerotti Director, Mostyn; co-Director, IAM; Adviser, British Council Acquisition Committee & UK Government Art Collection. He curated 4 national pavilions and collateral events at the Venice Biennale, EXPO Film & Video in Chicago, and the... Show more

Rafa Sansores Majul

Rafa Sansores Majul

Rafael is a speaker and content creator with extensive experience in professional development, content marketing and social media, named this 2022 as a LinkedIn Top Voice. Editor-in-Chief at INSPIRAS magazine of lifestyle.

Rafael is a speaker and content creator with extensive experience in professional development, content marketing and social media, named this 2022 as a LinkedIn Top Voice. Editor-in-Chief at INSPIRAS magazine of lifestyle. Show more

Hannah Springett

Hannah Springett

Hannah Springett is a new founder, creative director, senior product designer, lecturer and storyteller all packaged into one. Her work across Vogue & Conde Nast brands in interactive storytelling has generated 7 figure revenues and surged user engagement metrics online, all using no code platforms. Hannah and her agile team continue to chase new functionality and exciting new methods to deliver beautifully dynamic, editorial content to global audiences.

Hannah Springett is a new founder, creative director, senior product designer, lecturer and storyteller all packaged into one. Her work across Vogue & Conde Nast brands in interactive storytelling has generated 7 figure revenues and surged user engag... Show more

Dr. Vaneeta Aggarwal

Dr. Vaneeta Aggarwal

A serial entrepreneur,Producer of broadcast bizemag media, Publisher of monthly global digital magazine (Business Strategy eMagazine), Education collaboration Advisor, Coach, Speaker, Author, Founder of a skill academy, Workplace Bullying Online Campaign.
I started my career at Delhi University (India's most coveted Central University) as Assistant Professor (Physics ) and resigned as Associate Professor after more than 2 decades of an enriching experience and awards.
I was awarded with recognition as Women Entrepreneur of 2020 by a leading magazine of India.
My company L'strategyq Advisors is leading Higher Education Advisory firm (IN) creating collaboration opportunities among International Universities and Institutes.
I am producing a broadcast media - "bizemag" which publishes a monthly digital corporate magazine, produces business podcasts and webcasts, hosting several corporate and educational conferences.
My book on science fiction ,"The Missing Bot" is available on Kindle, Amazon, Goodreads.
I am a working mom, with two loving and caring sons.
I care and support cause of gender equality, sustainable education and prevention of bullying at workplace.

A serial entrepreneur,Producer of broadcast bizemag media, Publisher of monthly global digital magazine (Business Strategy eMagazine), Education collaboration Advisor, Coach, Speaker, Author, Founder of a skill academy, Workplace Bullying Online Cam... Show more

Michel Ferreira

Michel Ferreira

Michel Ferreira is a Brazilian designer living in Sydney, Australia where he works full-time as an Experience Design Manager at Atlassian, building the future of world-class Enterprise products like Jira. Previously worked at Shopify in Canada and Booking.com in the Netherlands. Michel is also the host of LatinXs Who Design and By us not biased podcasts.

As a writer and public speaker, Michel has delivered numerous presentations to audiences around the world to introduce new design ideas and examine best practices in A/B testing. He's also written articles for Net Magazine and company blogs such as: Would you like fries with that? For Booking.com and 11 Lessons from the NBA Bubble for your newly remote team for Atlassian.

Michel Ferreira is a Brazilian designer living in Sydney, Australia where he works full-time as an Experience Design Manager at Atlassian, building the future of world-class Enterprise products like Jira. Previously worked at Shopify in Canada and Bo... Show more

Leena Haque

Leena Haque

Leena is currently a Senior UX Designer and also Neurodiversity Lead for the BBC initiative called BBC Cape (Creating A Positive Environment) aimed at researching interactive design through the lens of cognition and neurodiversity. Autism & ADHD are Leena’s super power. She is passionate about raising awareness around the subject Neurodiversity and promoting different thinking styles. She has also developed training workshops, produced some short films and written various guest blogs for different online publications. In her spare time, she is a full time geek.

Leena is currently a Senior UX Designer and also Neurodiversity Lead for the BBC initiative called BBC Cape (Creating A Positive Environment) aimed at researching interactive design through the lens of cognition and neurodiversity. Autism & ADHD are ... Show more

Ritzie Williams

Ritzie Williams

I'm a multidisciplinary designer specializing in UX design but experienced in graphic design, business, marketing, and development. I've worked at large companies, startups, and design agencies to create award winning products.

I'm a multidisciplinary designer specializing in UX design but experienced in graphic design, business, marketing, and development. I've worked at large companies, startups, and design agencies to create award winning products. Show more

Justine Benoit

Justine Benoit

Justine Benoit is a UX/UI Designer in Arlington, Virginia. She was born and raised in the Philippines, and moved to Last Vegas, Nevada for college, where she earned a BS in Entertainment Engineering and Design from the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV).

Justine started her career as an Automation Technician at Cirque du Soleil. She later moved to Texas, where she worked as a CAD drafter at a civil engineering firm.

She has since worked as a UX professional for both a large international company, as well as a smaller government contractor. She is UX Certified by the Nielsen Norman Group.

Justine Benoit is a UX/UI Designer in Arlington, Virginia. She was born and raised in the Philippines, and moved to Last Vegas, Nevada for college, where she earned a BS in Entertainment Engineering and Design from the University of Nevada Las Vegas ... Show more

Bailey Lewis

Bailey Lewis

As director of content strategy at user experience consulting firm truematter, Bailey oversees the content and writing initiatives for all UX projects. Her work is informed by researching and testing digital products with real users. She works with regional, national, and Fortune 500 clients on UX and content strategy projects, from definition through implementation.

A writer her entire career, Bailey advocates for straightforward, user-centric web content with the right words in the right place doing the right job. She regularly writes, speaks, and teaches about content strategy, writing for the web, usability, user experience strategy, user research, and user testing.

You can find UX articles by Bailey at blog.truematter.com.

As director of content strategy at user experience consulting firm truematter, Bailey oversees the content and writing initiatives for all UX projects. Her work is informed by researching and testing digital products with real users. She works with r... Show more

Gennaro Avolio

Gennaro Avolio

Gennaro has been at Pac-12 for the past two years and has been working in Drupal since D6. At the Pac-12 he leads both front and back-end work as well as complex microservice integrations–all orchestrated through our Drupal platform. His experience has primarily been in large media companies, with a focus on television networks.

Gennaro has been at Pac-12 for the past two years and has been working in Drupal since D6. At the Pac-12 he leads both front and back-end work as well as complex microservice integrations–all orchestrated through our Drupal platform. His experience h... Show more

Yashar Hoang

Yashar Hoang

Yashar is a multi disciplinary creative based out of Toronto, Canada. A self-taught designer who through sheer will, creativity, tears and a healthy dose of luck, managed to make what he thought was just a hobby into a career.

Yashar is a business owner with a full service agency helping businesses and individuals with designs, print production, apparel production, and multimedia production. He currently hosts the YDZ flagship podcast, Trà Time, where he discusses and shares the stories of Asian North Americans and their journey and struggles from the past to their present day.

In his spare time, he enjoys ranking in Valorant, streaming a variety of content on Twitch, and moderates multiple Discord and Twitch communities.

Yashar is a multi disciplinary creative based out of Toronto, Canada. A self-taught designer who through sheer will, creativity, tears and a healthy dose of luck, managed to make what he thought was just a hobby into a career. Yashar is a busines... Show more

David Yarde

David Yarde

David Yarde is an award winning multi-disciplinary creative with a passion for creating more than just pretty pixels on a screen. He specializes in User Experience Design and Branding and has spent over 16 years working with various brands, teams and companies uncover problems and implement solutions.

David Yarde is the co-founder of Sevenality, a Branding firm that specializes in design, and user experience with the aim of building better communities by helping build better brands.

When David isn’t working on Sevenality or volunteering, he’s busy being Batman and spending time with his family.

David Yarde is an award winning multi-disciplinary creative with a passion for creating more than just pretty pixels on a screen. He specializes in User Experience Design and Branding and has spent over 16 years working with various brands, teams and... Show more

Jon Ballard

Jon Ballard

Jon Ballard is responsible for day-to-day operations, including finance, sales, marketing and human resources. Ballard has been an entrepreneur for more than 22 years, founding several successful start-ups. He is a thought leader in the online marketing industry who regularly presents at conferences and seminars around the country.

Jon Ballard is responsible for day-to-day operations, including finance, sales, marketing and human resources. Ballard has been an entrepreneur for more than 22 years, founding several successful start-ups. He is a thought leader in the online market... Show more

Robert Collings

Robert Collings

Robert Collings is a marketing director at Tiny, the company sponsoring the open source WYSIWYG editor project TinyMCE. He's presently responsible for Tiny's partnership, channel and co-marketing programs. Previously, he delivered Tiny's brand, content, email, and marketing operations functions. A former manager of rock bands, and founder of Australia's leading publishing service business, he now calls enterprise B2B software and California home.

Robert Collings is a marketing director at Tiny, the company sponsoring the open source WYSIWYG editor project TinyMCE. He's presently responsible for Tiny's partnership, channel and co-marketing programs. Previously, he delivered Tiny's brand, conte... Show more

Ahmed Khalifa

Ahmed Khalifa

Ahmed Khalifa is an experienced freelance WordPress SEO consultant, where he works with businesses to grow the visibility and engagement of their WordPress sites.

With over 10 years experience in the industry, Ahmed has worked across various industries; from a small local retailer to a publishing company to a national high-street national retailer. Ahmed is also part of the WordPress community and contributes by co-organising the local meetup in Edinburgh and as a lead organiser of WordCamp Edinburgh.

Ahmed is also deaf/hard of hearing, have been since birth and is gradually experiencing a decline in his hearing. Combining his professional and personal experiences have allowed him to understand how important it is for everyone to have access to content and how it can benefits the content creator too. While most people assume that captions can benefit the deaf and hard of hearing, it can also benefit more people than you think and plays a great part in improving many users' experience.

As well as running his consultancy business at https://iamahmedkhalifa.com, Ahmed also create blogs and podcasts about celebrating the d/Deaf culture at https://hearmeoutcc.com.

Ahmed Khalifa is an experienced freelance WordPress SEO consultant, where he works with businesses to grow the visibility and engagement of their WordPress sites. With over 10 years experience in the industry, Ahmed has worked across various indus... Show more

Peter Salib

Peter Salib

Peter Salib is a contributing writer at Thrive Global, Grit Daily, and Influencive. He has been going to CES in Las Vegas consecutively for the past 7 years since the age of 21 and is an avid attendee of events nationwide.

Having attended hundreds of events, he is now a co-founder of Event Integrity, the first integrity-based, vetted marketplace for event professionals. He also frequently works with startups to consult and advise on media, strategy, events, and fundraising.

Salib was an early guest on the Gadget Flow podcast and his dog, Scruffy, was featured on the Today Show with Kathy Lee & Hoda and was dubbed "Scruffy the Wonder Dog."

Peter Salib is a contributing writer at Thrive Global, Grit Daily, and Influencive. He has been going to CES in Las Vegas consecutively for the past 7 years since the age of 21 and is an avid attendee of events nationwide. Having attended hundred... Show more

Augusto Santos

Augusto Santos

Augusto Santos began his professional life as a COBOL developer in 1985 and in 1990 started the 1st of 6 tech companies. Augusto graduated in Marketing Management and works in marketing consulting since 2004, worked in marketing and sales for 10 yrs. in two multinational companies. Augusto is the leader of fintech.Portugal since 2015 with the mission to empower Portuguese Fintech Ecosystem. Augusto is also the publisher of The Portuguese Fintech Guide.

Augusto Santos began his professional life as a COBOL developer in 1985 and in 1990 started the 1st of 6 tech companies. Augusto graduated in Marketing Management and works in marketing consulting since 2004, worked in marketing and sales for 10 yrs.... Show more

Germán Gorchs

Germán Gorchs

-Músico -Escritor -Ingeniero en Sonido (INARTEC/TAMABA) -Lic. en Actividad Física y Deporte (UNDAV) -Bilingue -Beatmaker -Rapper? sólo en el track tres -Dibujante -Audiovisión (Alfredo Palacios) -Fotografía digital (UNLA) -E-Sports (pro gamer retirado, ex-coach (ARG, CHI, PER), artículos del rubro (Dignitas, 5YA -blog-) -Org. eventos y proyectos -Music/Audio mentoring -Brainstorming level nightmare -Autor (tres libros en proceso) -Aprendiz de Punto "Paz, Amor, Unidad y Respeto."

-Músico -Escritor -Ingeniero en Sonido (INARTEC/TAMABA) -Lic. en Actividad Física y Deporte (UNDAV) -Bilingue -Beatmaker -Rapper? sólo en el track tres -Dibujante -Audiovisión (Alfredo Palacios) -Fotografía digital (UNLA) -E-Sports (pro gamer retirad... Show more

Aud Jorunn Hakestad

Aud Jorunn Hakestad

Aud Jorunn Hakestad has been a customs officer, teacher and librarian. In team Adrecycle she offers high quality animation videos that are affordable and can be obtained 24/7 from their web shop.

Aud Jorunn Hakestad has been a customs officer, teacher and librarian. In team Adrecycle she offers high quality animation videos that are affordable and can be obtained 24/7 from their web shop. Show more

Michelle Rhee

Michelle Rhee

Michelle Rhee is a transformational technology leader and strategic program management executive with over 15 years of experience driving digital innovation and enterprise-scale agile transformations. As Senior Director of Technical Program Management at Paramount Streaming's Pluto TV, she led complex digital transformation initiatives for a global streaming platform reaching 80M+ monthly active users across 30+ countries and generating over $1B in annual revenue.

Known for scaling high-performance teams and delivering mission-critical technical initiatives, Michelle grew her PMO organization from 4 to 25 Technical Program Managers while implementing agile transformation initiatives that improved organizational maturity by 30%. Her expertise spans strategic business transformation, digital product strategy, and enterprise program management, with particular focus on streaming technology, content delivery networks, and generative AI applications.

Previously at Verizon Media Platform, Michelle directed strategic engineering programs supporting 10% of global internet traffic through CDN optimization and cloud computing initiatives. Her innovative leadership in OTT streaming services and infrastructure optimization has consistently delivered measurable business impact, including 50% reduction in network infrastructure costs and the successful launch of new revenue streams.

Michelle holds various agile certifications, such as SAFe 6 Practice Consultant & Trainer (SPC6), and is currently pursuing Generative AI for Digital Transformation at MIT Professional Education [This should be completed before the conference]. She serves on the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council and is actively involved with the Athena Alliance and Women in Tech communities, advocating for diversity in technology leadership.

As a speaker, Michelle brings practical insights into digital transformation, agile leadership, streaming technology evolution, and the future of content delivery platforms. Her engaging presentation style combines strategic vision with tactical execution strategies, making complex technical concepts accessible to diverse audiences.

Michelle Rhee is a transformational technology leader and strategic program management executive with over 15 years of experience driving digital innovation and enterprise-scale agile transformations. As Senior Director of Technical Program Managemen... Show more

Vivian Wagner

Vivian Wagner

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John Bishop Flynn

John Bishop Flynn

I work with Toshiba, Actalent, Code Kentucky, Awesome Inc, and Mobile Information Technology in many roles in technology, training, and management.

I work with Toshiba, Actalent, Code Kentucky, Awesome Inc, and Mobile Information Technology in many roles in technology, training, and management. Show more

La Résille La Résille

La Résille La Résille

La Résille est un travail collectif de science fiction basé sur des ateliers d’imaginaires démarrés en ligne durant l’année 2020. Il est inspiré des Labo-fictions des Ateliers de l’Antémonde.

La Résille est un travail collectif de science fiction basé sur des ateliers d’imaginaires démarrés en ligne durant l’année 2020. Il est inspiré des Labo-fictions des Ateliers de l’Antémonde. Show more

Christa Mariah

Christa Mariah

After spending almost two decades in corporate and start-up sales and marketing roles, Christa took the pause of 2020 to reimagine her life and set out on her own purpose path to discover her true identity, define her purpose, do what she loves, and develop along the way. She speaks on living the dream, designing your game of life, the power of the pause ⏸, pursuing passion and purpose, manifesting, metaphysical laws, and emerging technologies like virtual reality, ai, 3D printing, regenerative design, and quantum computing that are changing the way we work, live, and play the game of life.

After spending almost two decades in corporate and start-up sales and marketing roles, Christa took the pause of 2020 to reimagine her life and set out on her own purpose path to discover her true identity, define her purpose, do what she loves, and ... Show more

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