Seth Shapiro, Seth Shapiro, Head of Strategy, VideoCoin.io - and is also Governor, Interactive Media, The Television Academy: Two-time Emmy® Award winner Seth Shapiro is a leading advisor in business innovation, media, and technology. A Governor at the Televison Academy and an Adjunct Professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, he also Head of Strategy at VideoCoin.io and Media-VR/AR Specialist at Alphabit Digital Currency Fund. His clients have included The Walt Disney Company, Comcast, DIRECTV, Intel, AT&T, Interpublic Group, NBC, Showtime, RTL, Telstra, Universal, Slamdance, Goldman Sachs, government bodies, and a wide range of blockchain and VR/AR ventures. Shapiro has been quoted in outlets including The Economist, The New York Times. The LA Times, CNBC, The Boston Globe, Bloomberg, The Associated Press, PBS and The Daily Mail. As Head of Production at DIRECTV Advanced Services, he launched over 25 services, including NFL Sunday Ticket Interactive

and TiVo by DIRECTV, the world’s first major DVR platform. His first book, “TELEVISION: Innovation, Disruption, and the World’s Most Powerful Medium”, was published in 2016.

Mike Pelletier is the Senior Advisor at X2 Blockchain Games. He was the Global Director of Consumer Marketing for Advanced Warfare, Call of Duty Online (China) and Call of Duty Heroes (mobile) and previously Black Ops II,Call of Duty Elite and Black Ops. Effie Awards; 2014 Gold, 2013 Grand, 2012 Gold - $500 million worldwide in the first 24 hours of Black Ops II launch -Fastest entertainment property to reach $1B in sales (15 days vs. Avatar at 17 days) -Call of Duty’s partnership with Action Movie FX was named “App of the Year” by Apple -2012 Gold Award @ Game Marketing Awards for Outstanding TV or Theatrical Ad Campaign: Black Ops Rezurrection - Zombie Lab -Call of Duty Elite signed up more than 1 million subscribers in 6 days (Netflix, Hulu Plus, Sirius XM and Xbox Live each took about a year to hit a million paid subscribers). -Call of Duty Elite signed up 7 Million members in less than 3 months.

Rebecca Lerner, Executive Vice President, MAD Network:Rebecca Lerner is currently the Executive Vice President at MAD Network, a blockchain-powered digital advertising solutions company, that is developing a new protocol to transform the digital marketplace by removing unnecessary intermediaries in the ad-tech stack, and eliminate fraud while helping advertisers effectively reach consumers without compromising privacy. Lerner also serves as an advisor for innovative companies like Fr8 Network and Blockdaemon, and was previously a strategy consultant for companies like PayPal, X.commerce, and ADP. She has also served as the VP of Product Management at Wiredrive, and Product Marketing Lead at Magento.

Robert Binning, CEO, StreamSpace: StreamSpace incorporates cutting edge technologies like decentralized storage systems and blockchains, which make it the most progressive streaming marketplace in the world. Filmmakers set a price for their work and are paid immediately by consumers, disrupting the traditional industry model. Robert Binning, CEO of Streamspace is an active cryptocurrency enthusiast who was introduced to blockchain technology through mining bitcoin back in 2012. Robert has contributed to the success and sustainability of multiple cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Ethereum, and continues to mine transactions on multiple chains today. Before cofounding StreamSpace in 2016, Robert experimented with how distributed storage networks can be leveraged to improve the performance of various different multimedia applications. Robert attended the University of Texas, is an active member of the National Eagle Scout Association, and enjoys outdoor activities such as camping, hiking and alpine skiing.

Tony Mugavero is a 4x tech and media entrepreneur and the Founder / Executive Chairman of Littlstar, a VR Cinema platform and consumer destination to discover, watch, and share the best in 360 and VR content. Littlstar has experiences from companies like Showtime, Discovery, Nat Geo, PBS, Red Bull, Volvo, Disney, and more, with distribution on Samsung Gear VR, Playstation VR, Rift, Vive, Web, and mobile VR.

David Bloom advises on communications strategy, media relations and social media for prominent companies, institutions and individuals in politics, technology, entertainment and business. Bloom previously was associate dean and chief communications officer for the USC Marshall School of Business, and vice president of corporate communications at movie studio MGM Inc. He previously worked 20 years as an award-winning journalist for such publications as Variety, Red Herring, the Los Angeles Daily News and the Dallas Times Herald. Bloom writes regularly on technology, media, politics and art at the blogs Bloom’s Day and Post Mad Bills; guest lectures at USC, Pepperdine and Chapman University, and is a frequent moderator and panelist at conferences such as Digital Hollywood, Ad:Tech, Produced By, NATPE and OMMA. He is vice president of the Board of Directors of Outpost for Contemporary Art.