Andrew Warren-Payne

Principal Analyst, ClickZ Intelligence

Brian Monahan

Co-founder & Chief Evangelist, NewCo (Former VP of Marketing at Walmart)

Brian is an award winning pioneer in the marketing industry. He has played influential roles at the cutting edges of the digital media industry since it began. He loves creating order from chaos and collaborating with passionate people to invent scale-able business drivers.

At Walmart Brian was responsible for brand strategy, customer acquisition and retention, and audience monetization via advertising sales. Under his leadership, Walmart.com's traffic grew to become the second largest US ecommerce site. He nurtured omnichannel relationships with Walmart customers by launching Online Grocery, the Savings Catcher app, and Shipping Pass. Walmart's digital ad business grew to be one of the largest in the US.

He is currently the Co-Founder & Chief Evangelist of NewCo Festivals a media and events platform celebrating for-profit innovators solving meaningful problems in the world.

Anand Shah

Partner, Accenture Strategy, Accenture

Anand leads Accenture's corporate strategy and valuation practice globally as well as the collaboration with the World Economic Forum on digital transformation. Anand has more than 15 years of consulting, finance and technology experience. He is also an angel investor. Anand is British and is a graduate of Columbia Business School and London Business School. He is based in Palo Alto.

Alex Niehenke

Principal, Scale VP

Alex has over a decade of experience in advising and investing in early and growth stage software startups. At Scale, Alex focuses on opportunities in business software (marketing, sales, HR, finance) and vertical software (financial services, commerce, etc). He has been involved with the firm's investments in Bill.com, Demandbase, PeopleMatter, and Sailthru.

Prior to joining ScaleVP in 2013, Alex was at Crosslink Capital where he worked on investments in Bleacher Report (acquired by Turner), Marin Software (MRIN), and Flurry (acquired by Yahoo). Prior to Crosslink, Alex was at investment bank Montgomery & Co. providing advisory services to Internet and software clients. Some of his clients included Club Penguin, MySpace, and LegalZoom.

Alex holds a BS in Business Administration and a BA in Legal Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. He lives in San Francisco and can be found in a body of water most weekends, whether pool, ocean, lake, or bay.

Mike Germano

Chief Digital Officer, Vice Media

Mike Germano is the Chief Digital Officer of VICE Media and has been challenging the conventions of traditional advertising for more than a decade. It all began when he utilized a guerrilla social media campaign to become one of the youngest elected officials in the country. Not long after, he co-founded Carrot Creative, an award winning digital agency that boasts an impressive lineup of clients that includes Rolex, Chipotle, Unilever, Ferrari, Disney, & Budweiser

Since VICE’s acquisition of Carrot in 2013, Mike has been leading the commercialization of all VICE digital properties as Chief Digital Officer, as well as continuing to serve as Carrot’s CEO. His industrial expertise and electric presentation style have made him a globally sought-after speaker on a range of topics: he has given keynotes around the world from CES to the NFL.

Additionally, Mike is an angel investor in several successful ventures and because he loves eating and wanted a place for employees to drink, he co-owns Brooklyn’s premier rooftop bar and pizza restaurant, Fornino. He currently resides in Brooklyn with his wife and two children.

Rohit Prabhakar

Head of Digital Marketing Strategy, McKesson

Rohit Prabhakar has a strong background in technology, sales and marketing. He is currently responsible for the Digital Marketing Strategy and Marketing Technologies for McKesson Corporation. He heads Digital COE which is responsible for innovation, setting up the best practices, providing marketing technology infrastructure, implementing/improving marketing processes and governance across all business units and marketing functions at McKesson. Inside McKesson he is referred as The Digital Transformation Man.

Prior to joining McKesson, Rohit worked in various diverse roles like software engineer, technical architect, project manager, account manager, product manager etc. in financial and auto industries.

He is very passionate about enabling business with right technology, people and processes. He loves to wear business hat before the technology hat as he believes that technology is to enable business/need and not vice versa.

Rohit has earned Bachelor of Science, Masters of Science, Masters in Computers and MBA from various universities.

Louise Felton

Senior Director - Global Marketing and Communications, Intel

Louise joined Intel in November, 2014, to lead the brand strategy, campaigns, and programs team and to spearhead efforts to revitalize the Intel brand globally. In her role, Louise is responsible for development and management of the brand strategic platform and integrated campaigns designed to significantly impact key metrics for Intel’s key target segments, including both internal and external audiences. As Intel evolves from an ingredient to an experiential brand, Louise is focused on the creation of programs that authentically make Intel a part of the cultural fabric and current conversation, with brand experiences in music, sports, and entertainment, and integrations into branded entertainment and content.

Prior to joining Intel, Louise was the Vice President of Brand at Intel Security (formerly McAfee) and, prior to that, Vice President of Brand at Yahoo!.

Before shifting to the client side, Louise worked at a number of advertising agencies in San Francisco, serving as a strategic client lead on a wide range of accounts, from packaged goods to financial services, healthcare to entertainment, technology and more.

Healey Cypher

CEO & Founder, Oak Labs

Justin Antonipillai

Counselor to the Secretary, leading the Economics & Statistics Administration, US Dept of Commerce

Justin Antonipillai serves as Counselor to Secretary Penny Pritzker, with the Delegated Duties of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs. In this capacity, Mr. Antonipillai leads the Economics and Statistics Administration, which includes, the Office of the Chief Economist and two of our nation's leading information agencies: the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Mr. Antonipillai serves as senior advisor to the Secretary on a wide range of economic issues, including tax, digital economy, and data policy issues.

Mr. Antonipillai joined the Commerce Department in 2013 as Deputy General Counsel, and has also served as Acting General Counsel and Acting Chief of Staff to Secretary Pritzker. Mr. Antonipillai has played a key role in a number of the Department's top priorities, including co-leading the United States negotiating team in reaching agreement on the new E.U.-U.S. Privacy Shield with the European Commission, and on the issues of privacy, cybersecurity and encryption, and a number of other digital economic issues.

Prior to joining the Commerce Department, Mr. Antonipillai was a partner with the international law firm of Arnold & Porter LLP where he focused on the growth of United States-based companies, private equity funds, and accounting firms. During his time in private practice, Mr. Antonipillai was selected one of the "Top 40 Lawyers under 40" by Washingtonian Magazine, and one of the "Top 40 Business People Under 40" by the Washington Business Journal.

Mr. Antonipillai received his BA from Cornell University in 1994 and a law degree from America

Madhur Aggarwal

COO, SAP Digital

Madhur Aggarwal, Chief Operating Officer of SAP Digital, is responsible for overseeing the strategy, portfolio and business operations for SAP Digital, SAP’s direct-to-consumer business unit. Madhur was previously the Head of Marketing Strategy at SAP, responsible for defining the strategic framework for SAP’s activities from brand to demand in 50+ countries. He is a member of Brands Leaders Forum at Columbia Business School, advisory board member at Brand Innovators, and a frequent speaker at international conferences on digital business. Madhur earlier served in strategy and business development roles at Oracle and Booz & Co.

Madhur holds an MBA from Wharton and an undergraduate degree in Engineering. Follow him on Twitter @aggarwalmadhur

Lindsay Trout

Consultant, Egon Zhender

Lindsay Trout leads the US Digital segment of We Are Social's technology and communications practice and is a member of the Consumer Practice. Lindsay’s experience is focused on executive search and talent advisory services at the C-suite and board levels.

Prior to joining Egon Zehnder, Lindsay was a Project Leader with Boston Consulting Group, focused on organizational transformation projects in technology and consumer companies. Previously, she was Chief of Staff to the Chairman and CEO of FileNet Corporation, a public enterprise content software company, now a division of IBM. Lindsay began her career in the Leadership Development Program of JPMorganChase in New York, where she worked on Chase.com before she transitioned into the innovation unit, LabMorgan, where she assumed a variety of operational, marketing, and business development roles working with leading technology innovators.

Lindsay earned a BS from University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce, and an MBA from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.

Tish Shute

Director, Corporate Strategy, Technology Planning AR/VR, Huawei USA

Tish Shute is Director of Technology Planning, AR/VR, in the Corporate Strategy Department of Huawei. Previously Tish worked with Will Wright (Sims, Sim City) to create a new generation of mobile social experiences based on neural nets and innovative approaches to machine learning. At Stupid Fun Club Tish worked with Will on next generation entertainment - smart toys, augmented reality television and games. Tish has taken a leading role in the emergence of augmented and virtual reality into the consumer market. She is co-founder of Augmented Reality.ORG, a global not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR). She also co-founded Augmented Reality Event (ARE) and Augmented World Expo (AWE) which is now in its seventh year and the world’s largest event focused on AR and VR. Tish is a recognized speaker in the AR and VR industry and sought-after advisor for augmented and virtual reality initiatives. Tish began her career in design and technology doing visual effects for film, television, theme parks and aerospace. Tish’s first company NPlus1 pioneered the use of automation and robotics in film making and entertainment experiences. Tish has an MFA in Combined Media, Hunter College, NY, and an MPhil. (Ph.D. ABD) in Culture and Media from the Dept. of Anthropology, New York University.

Joe Megibow

President, Joyus

Joe Megibow is President at Joyus, a beauty, accessory, and lifestyle retailer merging expert curation, original content, and shoppable videos. Joe brings more than 20-years of experience in technology and business. He has been at the forefront of e-commerce since the early 1990’s and has established himself as an industry leader in digital optimization.

Prior to joining Joyus, Joe served as SVP/Chief Digital Officer at American Eagle Outfitters, where he had responsibility for the direct businesses, omni-channel technology, digital marketing, analytics, and customer service. Prior to AEO, he was VP and GM of Expedia.com, where he had P&L responsibility for the US with ownership of marketing, merchandising, and operations. During this time, he launched Expedia’s mobile business and was named Chairman of Mobiata, an Expedia, Inc. company. He was also a charter employee of TeaLeaf Technology, and held roles at Ernst & Young Management Consulting, and at EDS in their Advanced Technology Group.

Joe was recognized in 2011 as Practitioner of the Year by the Digital Analytics Association and is now Director Emeritus after serving 4 years on the DAA Board. He received a MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University.

Ethan Smith

CMO, Yummly

Ethan Smith is the Chief Growth Officer at Yummly, where he leads brand and growth marketing. In a few short years, Yummly has grown to over 15 million monthly unique visitors and has become the #1 global recipe apps for iPhone, iPad and Android. He is an adviser to several companies including Thumbtack, Wanelo, and Mucker Capital on growth, marketing, and SEO. Ethan also regularly speaks and writes about growth and marketing and has been featured in publications such as VentureBeat, INC, and Market Watch. Prior to Yummly, Ethan managed marketing and product at Wize.com.

Carly Brantz

Senior Director of Revenue Marketing, SendGrid

Carly Brantz is an email deliverability and revenue marketing veteran. As the Senior Director of Revenue Marketing at SendGrid, Carly empowers her team to transform marketing from a cost center to a revenue generator, generating 60% of new revenue at SendGrid. With a key focus on funnel optimization, Carly leads the team responsible for content creation, lead nurturing, SEO/SEM, website optimization, and self service revenue. An accomplished speaker, Carly has shared her email delivery and revenue marketing tactics as a headline speaker on SendGrid’s international roadshow.

Andy Veluswami

Director, Data Science & Analytics, Change.org

Andy is the Head of Data Science & Analytics at change.org. His team - comprised of Data Engineers, Data Scientists, Quantitative Analysts and Content Scientists - provides end-to-end Data Solutions, and is responsible for fueling change.org's mission - to effect social change across the world - with quantitative insight and algorithms. His role keeps him deeply involved in key product areas across the platform, as well as in the deeper quantitative insight and decision making process among both internal teams and clients. Andy has over 15 years experience in the ever-evolving field of Data Science – both as an analyst and as a leader. Prior to Change.org he was Head of Applied Analytics at Zynga, and prior to that eBay, esurance and Forterra Systems – never far from data.

Fawad Butt

Chief Data Governance Officer, Kaiser Permanente

Fawad Butt has extensive experience in successfully developing Information and Data Management organizations. He has worked for both business and information technology sides of the house to execute on Data Governance, Data Quality, Master Data Management, and Information Lifecycle Management programs.

Mr Butt has over 20 years of experience working for financial services, technology, and healthcare organizations; he currently serves as the Chief Data Governance officer at Kaiser Permanente.

Janett Haas

SVP West & Central Sales, Forbes

Janett Kennedy Haas is the Vice President for the Central & Western regions at Forbes Media. In this role, she leads the advertising sales team for all platforms including Forbes.com, Forbes Magazine and Forbes Conferences.

Ms. Haas joined Forbes Media as a Regional Sales Manager in 2002 in New York. During her time at Forbes, she has also served as East Coast Digital Sales Director, Los Angeles Sales Director and most recently as Western Region Sales Director.

Prior to joining Forbes Media, Ms. Haas held sales positions at Ziff Davis, Glam Media and Insight Express.

Haas is a graduate of San Francisco State University and has a Bachelor of Science in International Business. Haas currently resides in Los Angeles.

Ryan Schmaltz

EVP Global Product Platforms., Blippar

Ryan Schmaltz is Executive Vice President for Blippar's Augmented Reality Platforms. He leads a cross-functional team comprised of Product, Design, Engineering, and Customer Success for Blippar's suite of products and services that enable users to create entertaining, immersive and useful AR experiences. This includes Blippbuilder and the Augmented Reality API; as well as several R&D initiatives.

Prior to Blippar, Ryan was an early employee at Uber where he led strategic growth and operational initiatives that spanned across all aspects of the business. Previously, he founded and was CEO for AlleyCat, a waze-like mobile travel application that connected travelers to fellow travelers and points of interest, was Program Manager for Microsoft and led intellectual property efforts for Adobe. Ryan holds an MBA from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelors of Science in Management Information Systems and Supply Chain Management from California State University, Chico.

Gabriel Cheng

VP of Mobile Strategy & Solutions, M&C Saatchi Mobile

Gabriel Cheng is the Vice President of Mobile Strategy and Solutions at M&C Saatchi Mobile since March 2014. As Vice President of Mobile Strategy at M&C Saatchi Mobile, Gabriel is charged with influencing vision, direction and goals for the strategy teams and shaping the future of mobile within the industry. In this role, Gabriel also contributes to executive level decisions in the overall intellectual and strategic development of the agency and demonstrates thought leadership by developing, implementing and driving strategies for new client business and organic growth. Through his strategic leadership, the agency has helped clients overcome the challenges they face in the mobile and digital space.

Gabriel is recognized in the advertising industry as a regular contributor to trade publications and conferences, advisor to ad-tech start-ups, member of 4A’s Mobile Strategic Task Force and IAB Mobile Marketplace Advisory Board. Gabriel earned the distinction of being one of AdWeek’s Top 10 Digital Media Buyers and is the recipient of numerous awards, including a Cannes Silver Mobile Lion.

Nick New

MD, Avado

Jared Brick

Founding Director, Brick House Media Co

Jared is an award-winning entrepreneur focused on multimedia and innovation directed on purpose for empowering experts transforming into leaders via multimedia. He believes in digital media education and offers clients training sessions and live learning events.

Since age 5, Jared sought to become a photographer and that passion has greatly evolved in the last 35 years! Jared holds a B.A. from University of Colorado, Boulder in Studio Arts and an MBA in Sustainable Management from Presidio Graduate School, San Francisco, CA.

Brick House Media Co focuses on supporting evolving businesses, bold professionals, thought-leaders and new innovators to develop multimedia for their business growth. Recently, he built a collaborative digital media studio in partnership with the Port Workspaces, Oakland, CA. These new spaces are part of a new venture, GRYP a media creator community.

James Mowdy

Founder, BSPOKE

Nitin Mangtani

Founder & CEO PredictSpring, PredictSpring

Nitin Mangtani is Founder & CEO of PredictSpring, an innovative mobile platform that powers Omni-Channel experiences for brands. Nitin is a former Googler and visionary behind Google Shopping product. Nitin led the Google Shopping team for 7+ years and helped scale the platform to hundreds of thousands of retailers worldwide. Prior to joining Google, Nitin was a founding member of data infrastructure group at BEA. BEA was the leader in application platform market and was later acquired by Oracle for $8.5 billion.