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.

Elizabeth Stavros is the Co-founder and COO of Yeplive, an innovative live streaming app set up for discovering, experiencing and sharing videos with friends and the world in real time. Yeplive was developed with the goal of enabling people's voices to be heard globally and to democratize and disrupt the media landscape. Elizabeth is also a naturopathic doctor at Healthcare365, a top-5 private health-meets-tech Medical Clinic, in Toronto, Canada. In the health field, Elizabeth’s ultimate desire is to help people create wellness and actualize their innate potential.