The co-founder and co-CEO of Atlassian, a provider of collaboration tools that aid teams in planning, debating and completing shared work is Mike Cannon-Brookes. The collaboration tools from Atlassian are used by more than 160,000 major and small organizations worldwide, including businesses like Spotify, NASA, Mercy Ships, Sotheby's and Visa. Mike is a board member of Zoox and a technology investor outside of Atlassian,... read full bio
The co-founder and co-CEO of Atlassian, a provider of collaboration tools that aid teams in planning, debating and completing shared work, is Scott Farquhar. The collaboration products from Atlassian are used by more than 150,000 major and small organizations, NFPs and government agencies worldwide, including businesses like ANZ bank, Spotify, Twilio, Mercy Ships and Visa. The corporate philanthropy initiative Pledge 1%, which aims to... read full bio
Innovative strategist, business developer, expert in sports and cultural diplomacy and public affairs officer in the U.S. Navy Reserves, Omari Faulkner oversees human capital investment, organizational diversity, workforce development, veteran outreach and strategic company investments in his capacity as Employer of Choice Ambassador for ManTech International. Mr. Faulkner played basketball for the men's team at Georgetown University while there. He worked for the... read full bio
J.Rocc, one of the top DJs in the world, started his career as a DJ when he was very young. His passion for music inspired him to assemble the best DJs and turntablists into a crew. He established the Beat Junkies, a legendary outfit. He is referred to as "The Funky President" and is frequently praised as one of the... read full bio
DJ, producer of music, promoter of culture and all-around creative, Kitty Ca$h has established herself as one of the most active cultural curators over the last few years. Rihanna, A$AP Rocky, Migos, Solange Knowles, Kehinde Wiley and Marina Abramovic are just a few of the artists for whom Kitty Cash has served as DJ. She has also performed for cultural organizations like... read full bio
Benoit Degeville, who co-founded Snowflake, is now in charge of the Product division. Benoit is a world authority on self-tuning database systems and parallel execution. Benoit worked with Oracle for more than ten years before starting Snowflake as a key architect in the SQL Manageability team and as the lead architect for parallel execution in Oracle RAC. Benoit was employed... read full bio
Meet Pacific Avenue, a group of friends from a tiny town that play loud, lovable indie rock. Many aspects of the palpable happiness in "Easy Love" can be attributed to the way Pacific Avenue has functioned as a group ever since their inception. Their formation as a band, according to drummer Dom (who you may recognize from his performances with Australian... read full bio
P-Lo, a multi-platinum songwriter and producer, has played a key role in shaping the sound of the West Coast. The rapper who is Filipino-American is a perfect illustration of how being unwavering in your commitment to your style and identity makes you irreplaceable. With spots on Space Jam 2: A New Legacy and numerous other films and television programs, P-Lo is... read full bio
MURS from Los Angeles has achieved a wide range of achievement on his own. Early collaborations with the legendary Living Legends and 3 Melancholy Gypsys paved the foundation for MURS' illustrious career in music. The West Coast representative would build his critically praised discography, which included MURS 3:16 The 9th Wonder Edition, using this unmatched crash lesson in independent hip hop. A new... read full bio
Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer Lolo Zouai hails from San Francisco. She was born in Paris to an Algerian father and a French mother, left France for California at the age of 3 months when her parents won the Visa lottery. After graduating from high school, Lolo and her mother relocated to New York City, where they set up a temporary bedroom studio... read full bio
Originally from New Zealand, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Finnegan Tui now resides in London. He has devoted his life to sound and has been obsessed with making music since playing his first gig at the age of six. Finn was given a scholarship to study jazz and electronic music at the Guildhall School of Music after relocating to the UK. Together... read full bio
Four former Super Furry Animals members, Huw Bunford, Cian Ciarán, Dafydd Ieuan and Guto Pryce, have formed a new group called Das Koolies. Consider it a less abrasive substitute for the Welsh eccentric pop-rock geniuses. The Condemned is an upcoming EP from the Cardiff group and its lead single is available. With an electronic beat and the kind of eccentric flourishes SFA used... read full bio
Resiliency Inc., a pioneer in assisting schools to enhance school atmosphere, curriculum and discipline, is led by Horacio Sanchez as President and CEO. Horacio is regarded as one of the leading authorities in the country on building student resilience and utilizing brain science to enhance academic results. He is a recognized expert on emotional disorders and resilience by the Maladaptive Committee... read full bio
At the renowned Ron Clark School, an avant-garde middle school and center for teacher preparation in Atlanta, Kim Bearden serves as executive director, language arts instructor and cofounder. More than 85,000 educators from all over the world have visited Kim's classroom and taken part in her workshops to learn more effective strategies for involving students, developing relationships with them, encouraging academic... read full bio
Jordan Hollander is the CEO of Hotel Tech Report, an app shop for the hospitality sector that serves more than 2.5 million hotels annually. He had previously worked for Starwood Hotels & Resorts' Global Partnerships division. Jordan worked as an equities analyst at Wells Capital Management and the director of business development at Metwest Terra Hospitality before to joining SPG. He... read full bio
Ryan McCarty is a writer, a speaker with a stellar reputation across the world and the co-founder of Culture of Good, Inc. Ryan realized the need to spread the Culture of Good with other successful organizations and their leadership after developing and implementing a hugely successful Culture of Good movement at the largest Verizon Authorized Wireless Retailer, where he led community investments... read full bio
Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences has been led by Paul Mittman for the past 22 years as president and chief executive officer. He spent 25 years as a naturopathic physician and received his doctorate in higher education administration. Paul adopts healthy lifestyle habits include a balanced diet, regular exercise (he rides his bike 100 miles a week) and meditation. Paul has... read full bio
Evan Goldberg oversees the development and strategy of products for Oracle NetSuite Global Business Unit. Goldberg served as the company's chief technology officer and board chairman when Oracle purchased NetSuite. Goldberg worked as a vice president at Oracle Corporation for eight years prior to helping to develop NetSuite. He worked on a number of initiatives that all aimed to increase... read full bio
Adam Apollo is available for speaking engagements at conventions, fairs and festivals as well as for guest spots on radio and television programs. Adam can not only provide a potent and motivating presentation to your stage, he can also assist you in marketing your event. His network of websites, networks and marketing channels presently receive over 10,000 page visits per month, in addition to... read full bio
The Jungle Giants are unquestionably Australian indie-rock royalty with well over 500 million listens globally and the fourth album Love Signs, which debuted at #1 on the ARIA charts. The band has sold out concerts and headlined festivals across hemispheres in recent months, with standout performances at the Okeechobee and M3F Festivals in the United States, Corona Capital in Mexico and... read full bio
