Steve Milton is an award-winning business leader, marketer and entrepreneur. As the Chief Innovation Officer at Superfly, Steve leads brand innovation, business transformation and the development of new products and service offerings with Fortune 500 businesses and IP holders. With 20 years of experience, Steve has earned some of the industry’s most esteemed honors for his work with global brands, A-list talent, and cultural institutions. He has been featured in numerous media outlets, including the New York Times, Fast Company, Forbes, Wired, The Verge, and Rolling Stone and he has been a featured key-note speaker at Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity and other leading industry conferences. Previously, Steve was Co-Founder & CEO at A_DA Group (acquired by Superfly), an award-winning brand experience and innovation company and prior to that he was the Co-Founder & CEO of the global sound and sensory branding agency, Listen (acquired by Premier Music Group). Steve is a lecturer, mentor and advisor to various academic and cultural institutions including Northwestern University, NYU and the New Museum’s New Inc Program.

Amy Sorokas is a marketing professional and business strategist currently working for Microsoft’s Brand Studios where she manages a portfolio of the company’s strategic brand partnerships. She is responsible for developing collaborations, campaigns and activations spanning the Microsoft portfolio. She manages an initiative to transform the way people create and experience music. With artist collaborations, the program seeks to empower artists to craft one-of-a-kind experiences for their fans. In over thirteen years at Microsoft, Amy has developed a deep and diverse set of skills across a range marketing and communications roles. Her passion for technology began with her work at Pearson, where she worked to promote the technical publishing lines. She has always been an creative marketing and communications professional starting with her years in nonprofits and arts organizations.

Alex Kane is the co-founder and CEO of Volta, bringing over a decade of experience in various facets of the music industry. Before founding Volta, Alex was a partner in a marketing and branding agency for musicians, festivals, and music-tech brands. He taught himself game engine development to build Volta’s prototype as part of his Master's thesis project at Imperial College London and The Royal College of Art. Through Volta, Alex has raised over $4 million from investors including Post Malone, Deadmau5, Beatport, Boost Capital, 7percent, and Supernode Ventures. Volta has been named one of Time’s Best Inventions and one of the top 100 Startups in the UK. In addition to his work with Volta, Alex is also a musician, designer, and artist.

Niki Selken   (she/her) is a new media artist, curator and technologist. She manages the tech culture programs at Intuit and is board chairperson at Gray Area.  Niki has spent over a decade working across game design, physical computing, experimental theater, interaction design and education. She has designed immersive experiences for tech industry leaders such as Apple, Google, and Intuit and nonprofits such as Gray Area, Goethe Institute, Buckminster Fuller Institute, and Leonardo. She is a pioneer in the blockchain and NFT space, helping artists learn how to engage with the latest technologies and monetize their art. Niki's work has been featured by Yahoo Tech, CBS, Make Magazine, Wired, San Francisco Examiner, and Adafruit, among others. Niki identifies as Latina and hails from a long line of Mexican artists and craftsmen.

Yvonne Fang is an artist, designer, and developer. She is interested in creativity and AI, and topics around climate change, technology, and human society. Her recent work focuses on creativity support tools and experimental human-AI co-creative systems, games, and interactive installations. She holds a Master's degree in Human-Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon University, and a BA from Bowdoin College where she studied international relations, computer science, and visual art. She is currently a resident at Gray Area’s Cultural Incubator, working on an interactive installation with real-time image generation.

OKLabs is an Istanbul-based creators' collective revolutionizing urban spaces for cities, social impact, brands, and bold voices. They breathe new life into aging urban areas, transforming them into vibrant hubs that blend art, collective workshops, and activism to address pressing social issues. With over a hundred projects, OKLabs excels in Urban Intervention, Urban Hacking Workshops, Urban Guerrilla Art Projects, and Public Art Installations. Their collaborators are passionate about social issues such as climate change, upcycling, technology's impact, and immigration challenges. The Vitruvian Code, explores the origins and continuous rise of technology. This project is led by OKLabs founder Ufuk Emin Akengin, design lead Umut Erkin, Çiğdem Öztabak, a communicator and technology writer responsible for content implementation and co-produce, and Duygu Gün, an arts professional, musician, artist, and curator, who also co-produces the project. OKLabs articulates their vision using a 3D-printed, human-sized Vitruvian Man, highlighting the enduring value of human-to-human connection in an era of rapid technological advancement.