Klayton is the artist behind the acclaimed one-man musical project Celldweller. Klayton is a multi-instrumentalist, artist, producer, songwriter, performer, programmer and remixer. Known for his extensive sound design and production work, Klayton’s Celldweller music is a hybrid fusion of digital and organic elements: intricately designed soundscapes that take cues from electronic genres like drum 'n bass, electro, and dubstep, woven together with aggressive rock/metal and orchestral elements. Celldweller music has been featured in countless television shows, films and video games including Need For Speed, Deadrising, Robocop, Iron Man, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, X-Men, Call of Duty: Elite, and CSI (Superball Spot). He is also co-scoring Killer Instinct - Season 3, and his latest album “End of an Empire” was just released via FiXT on November 6th, 2015.  

Carla Harris is a Vice Chairman, Global Wealth Management, Managing Director and Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley. She has extensive industry experience in the technology, media, retail, telecommunications, transportation, industrial, and healthcare sectors. For more than a decade, Carla was a senior member of the equity syndicate desk and executed initial public offerings for UPS, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Ariba, Digitas, and others. She is also the author of two influential books: Expect to Win and the soon-to-be-available Strategize to Win. Carla has been featured in Fortune’s “The Most Powerful Black Executives in Corporate America” and “The Most Influential List” as well as Black Enterprise magazine’s “Top 75 African Americans on Wall Street” and “Top 75 Most Powerful Women in Business” among others. In August 2013, President Obama appointed Ms. Harris as the chairperson of the National Women’s Business Council.

Peter Hoppenfeld is widely recognized as “the go-to” attorney for direct marketers, thought leaders, authors, domestic and international training companies, “information marketers” and their founders. He has been described as a "lawyer who really understands marketing" and "a marketer who happens to be a lawyer." His diverse client list includes fitness and nutrition expert JJ Virgin, ‘SuperHero You’ founder Jim Kwik, and personal finance guru Ramit Sethi. Peter takes a holistic approach that aims to bring peace of mind and direction to the business and legal issues that successful, dynamic entrepreneurs face on a daily basis. 

JW “Wild Bill” Stealey is the founder and Chairman of iEntertainment, Inc, a public company that develops and operates retail and online military simulation games. Wild Bill is also an Air Force Academy Graduate, Command Pilot, and retired Lt. Colonel of the United States Air Force. He founded MicroProse Software in 1982 with famous game designer Sid Meier, author of Civilization, one of the longest running game series of god Games. Wild Bill has published over 250 successful games, including the major hits F-15 Strike Eagle, Red Storm Rising, and Silent Service, as well as the brand new BowHunter2015, the first in a series of outdoor mobile action simulation games for all outdoor sports, including hunting, fishing, boating, and more. Mr. Stealey has taken two game companies public, sold them, and is now back to build his third successful game company.

Jamie DeWolf is a nationally recognized slam poet, spoken word comedian, writer, editor, producer, photographer, and filmmaker. As a member of the performance trio The Suicide Kings, Jamie has toured the country with a diverse array of acts including Sage Francis, B. Dolan and The Dwarves. He is a National Poetry Slam Champion, the Oakland and Berkeley Grand Slam Champion, a YouthSpeaks Mentor, a featured performer on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, and the creator of Tourettes Without Regrets, which has become the longest-running freestyle battle and largest slam on the West Coast and been awarded the “Best of the Bay” by the SF Guardian multiple times. Jamie has performed and led writing workshops at over 130 universities, high schools and juve

Bill Allen is a TV and movie actor and musician, most well known for his role in the 1986 film RAD as BMX racer Cru Jones. Bill has also appeared in TV shows such as Hill Street Blues, Family Ties, and Breaking Bad, and in movies such as Born on the Fourth of July, Astronaut Farmer, and Brothers. Bill has toured extensively for the band The Pipefitters with his harmonica, alongside actor Lou Diamond Phillips.

Robert Tercek is one of the world’s most prolific creators of interactive content, having created breakthrough entertainment experiences on every digital platform, including satellite television, game consoles, broadband Internet, interactive television and mobile networks.   In his 22-year career, Tercek has launched startup ventures and served in executive leadership roles at major media companies, most recently as President of Digital Media at OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, and previously as Senior Vice President of Digital Media at Sony Pictures Entertainment. In 2009, he was named one of the “25 Executives to Watch” by Digital Media Wire, and Variety has named him one of the “Digital Dozen” most influential players in new media. His first book, Vaporized: Solid Strategies for Success in a De-Materialized World, will be released on September 19th, 2015.

Karen Stever and Frank Gryner are collaborators on the cutting edge of creativity, technology, recorded music production and video production. Hailing from Ontario, Canada, Karen is a multi-talented singer, songwriter, musician, producer, and animator. In 2008 she released her first album Playground Isolator, co-produced with Frank Gryner (who has worked with the likes of Rob Zombie, The Dandy Warhols, and The Cult). Karen and Frank’s latest collaboration, a 12-track concept record called Idiot Savant, released late last year, tells the story of Ian, a 9 year old boy whose inner genius is lost on those around him, in the hopes of inspiring listeners to reclaim their inner child and “return to the playground.”

Steve Rubel is Chief Content Strategist and former EVP of Global Strategy and Insights for Edelman, the world’s largest independent public relations firm. In his current role, Rubel is responsible for creating and cultivating best practices in content strategy and for piloting innovative media partnerships that blend paid, owned and earned strategies. While with Edelman Rubel has served in a number of senior advisory roles. He helped evolve both the firm's thinking and strategy around the rapid advance of social media and, more recently, disruptions in the broader media landscape. Prior to joining Edelman in 2006, Rubel worked for 15 years in a variety of marketing communications positions in corporate, non-profit and small/mid-sized PR firms. Steve also acts as a highly visible Edelman thought leader and writer on media, technology and digital culture. Rubel has been included in PR Week’s 40 Under 40 and The Forbes.com Web Celeb 25.

Jay Samit, CEO of the world’s leading multiscreen video services company SeaChange International (NASDAQ: SEAC), is a dynamic entrepreneur and intrepreneur who is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on disruption and innovation.  Described by Wired magazine as “having the coolest job in the industry,” he has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for startups, sold companies to Fortune 500 firms, transformed entire industries, revamped government institutions, and for three decades continues to be at the forefront of global trends. Combining innovation with commercial success, Samit’s list of partners and associates includes Bill Gates, Steven Spielberg, Steve Jobs, Reid Hoffman, David Geffen, Richard Branson, Paul Allen, and Pierre Omidyar. He’s also the author of the best-selling book Disrupt You! Master Personal Transformation, Seize Opportunity, and Thrive in the Era of Endless Innovation.