Greg E. Leyh is the principal engineer for Lightning On Demand, a research facility for directly exploring the largescale physics of natural lightning. Previous works include the Electrum Project, a 38ft tall kinetic lightning sculpture currently operating in New Zealand, and the Marx Modulator, a 14 megawatt pulsed power supply for the International Linear Collider. His employment experience includes Hansen Laboratories at Stanford University, the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, and Survival Research Laboratories, where he designed the Taser Cannon and the 120L50K Experimental Coil. Current research directions include global wireless power the large-scale physics of natural lightning.

Samuel Coniglio is a retro-futurist who dabbles in Steampunk and in Space Tourism, and finds unusual synergies between old and new. He created his first drinkbot, the COSMOBOT, to combine his love of space travel, robots, and fine cocktails. His latest invention, the TIKITRON, plays with the modern Tiki myths of human sacrifice and volcano deities. As a Space Tourism designer he developed the first Zero Gravity Glass and other concepts for improving creature comforts for weary space travelers. He is a crew member of Obtainium Works Steampunk Artist Collective. By day he fixes computers and translates geek into English for a variety of Silicon Valley companies.

Kiki Jewell has been a programmer since she was 13 years old, took graduate level programming classes and did research in virtual reality as an undergrad, was a programmer then technical director at Pixar, then left the tech sector to set water fountains on fire for Burning Man, and then created a human out of milk (then out of food.) Recently, she has become very interested in hardware, electric cars, self driving cars, and Montessori education -- she can geek out equally in all of them. She is a crew member of Obtainium Works Steampunk Artist Collective.

Katherine Becvar is a librarian and costume designer by day, and a mom, artist, and gardener the rest of the time. She created the Tea Engine drinkbot out of a vintage coffee percolator. She is a crew member of Obtainium Works Steampunk Artist Collective.

Eddie Codel self-identifies as an aerial cinematographer, drone film festival founder, and live video producer. Eddie is the founder and director of the Flying Robot International Film Festival (FRiFF), now in its 3rd year. FRiFF will screen at the Roxie Theater on November 16th 2017.