Susan Lyne has had a long career in media, commerce and consumer products. She has held leadership positions at companies of all sizes and stages, from startups to public companies, often during periods of internal or external change. Susan is currently the founding partner and President of BBG Ventures, an early-stage fund with a unique focus: consumer internet and mobile startups with at least one female founder. She began her career in the magazine industry, where she founded and led Premiere Magazine. She spent almost a decade at Disney, rising to President of Entertainment at ABC, and formerly served as CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and CEO and Chair of Gilt Groupe. Prior to launching BBG Ventures, Susan led AOL’s Brand Group, overseeing such brands as TechCrunch, Engadget and Moviefone.

As Chief Diversity Officer for Omnicom Group, Tiffany leads the strategy that enhances Omnicom’s vision to be a world class, benchmark company for sustainable diversity and inclusion and aligning this critical practice with the company’s business objectives and clients’ results. Recognized as a leader and visionary in the field of diversity, Tiffany is a talent strategist with 21 years of championing diverse professionals in the advertising industry. In 2005, she founded ADCOLOR and continues to serve as President, where she is deeply involved in the direction the creative industries are taking around diversity and inclusion. In addition to these roles, Tiffany serves on the boards of several organizations: the Ad Council, GLAAD, Brotherhood|Sister Sol, American Advertising Federation and The Ghetto Film School. She is also a member of the 4A’s Diversity Committee and the AAF Mosaic Center Executive Council, through which she helps prepare diverse talent to soar in careers with longevity and purpose.

A seasoned entertainment executive and the first openly gay studio cheif, Rich Ross formerly served as Group President of Discovery Channel and Science Channel, CEO of Shine America, President of Entertament at Disney Channel, and Chairman of Walt Disney Studios. Under his tenure at Disney Channel, Rich established Disney’s dominance of the tween market with shows such as “Hannah Montana,” “Lizzie McGuire,” “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody” and “That’s So Raven.” He also launched the worldwide hit “High School Musical” series, as well as the “Camp Rock” and “The Cheetah Girls” series. At Walt Disney Studios, Rich oversaw some of the highest-grossing films of all time, such as “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” “Alice in Wonderland,” and “Toy Story 3.”

After a successful career as a media executive, Sarah Kate Ellis was named President and CEO of GLAAD in 2014. In short order, she refocused GLAAD’s crucial advocacy to accelerate acceptance of the LGBTQ community through a variety of compelling and effective initiatives, campaigns, and programs. For example, Sarah Kate uses GLAAD’s position as the world’s leading media advocacy organization to demand fair and accurate coverage of the LGBTQ community and fight against discriminatory legislation. She also commissioned GLAAD’s annual Accelerating Acceptance report, and launched GLAAD’s first international operation in London. Sarah Kate’s advocacy for LGBTQ acceptance has appeared in numerous influential media, including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, TIME, and Vanity Fair, and she has spoken about the crucial impact of GLAAD at elite universities and organizations nationwide. Sarah Kate also understands the importance of being on the ground where it matters most. Under her leadership, GLAAD has traveled to many states in the U.S. South to meet with LGBTQ leaders and community members. Prior to joining GLAAD, Sarah Kate Ellis led national media brands, notably growing Real Simple into one of Time Inc.’s most respected and successful magazines and serving as co-chair of Out at Time, Inc.

Steve Chen is the Co-Founder and former Chief Technology Officer of YouTube. He helped lead YouTube through the Google acquisition for $1.65 billion, less than a year after launching the site. As the key technologist, Steve developed the company’s massive data centers and helped build YouTube into a premier entertainment destination, and one of the most popular websites on the Internet today. Steve has received prestigious honors and acknowledgments from the business and entertainment communities, including GQ’s “Men of the Year,” Time Magazine’s “Best Invention of the Year”, and Fortune’s “Most Powerful People in Business.” Steve currently serves as an Adviser to Google Ventures, the venture capital arm of Alphabet, Inc.

Michelle Kwan’s skating brilliance and accomplishments have earned her a place among the all-time greats of the sport. For over a decade (1995-2005) Michelle dominated the sport like no other skater in history, winning an unprecedented 43 championships, including five World Championships, eight consecutive and nine overall U.S. National Championships and two Olympic medals. Indeed, U.S. Figure Skating renamed its “Figure Skater of the Year Award” to the “Michelle Kwan Trophy.” In 2012, Michelle was inducted in both the U.S. and World Figure Skating Halls of Fame. Michelle’s activities off the ice have been equally noteworthy. In 2006, Michelle was appointed as the first Public Diplomacy Envoy at the Department of State, where she traveled the world to engage youth in dialogue on social and educational issues. She formerly served as a Senior Advisor at the U.S. Department of State, appointee to President Obama’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, and member of the Board of Directors of Special Olympics International.

Michael Seibel is a partner a Y Combinator and CEO of the YC accelerator program. Previously, Michael was a co-founder and CEO of Justin.tv from 2007 – 2011 and the co-founder and CEO of Socialcam in 2012. During 2012, Socialcam participated in Y Combinator, raised angel financing, and sold to Autodesk Inc. for $60 million. In 2014 Justin.tv became Twitch Interactive and under the leadership of Emmett Shear and Kevin Lin sold to Amazon for $970 million. Before getting into tech, Michael spent a year as the finance director for a U.S. Senate campaign and graduated from Yale University with a bachelors degree in political science. Today he spends the large majority of his free time cooking, reading, traveling and going for long drives.

Jeff Rosenthal is Co-Founder and Curator of Summit, a thriving community of leaders, enterpreneurs, and activists accross multiple disciplines. Summit’s events have featured acclaimed speakers such as Bill Clinton, Ted Turner, Russell Simmons, Richard Branson, and Kendrick Lamar. Jeff is also President of the non-profit Summit Institute and a director of the Summit Action Fund, which has invested in multiple companies such as Uber and Warby Parker.

Jerry Yang is Founding Partner at AME Cloud Ventures. Jerry started AME Cloud Ventures with the belief that data, cloud, and hardware advances will create unprecedented opportunities for great companies to be built. Jerry enjoys meeting and learning from entrepreneurs with big ideas and deep tech. Jerry co-founded Yahoo! in 1995 and served on its Board and as a member of its executive team until 2012. Jerry was instrumental in building Yahoo!’s relationships with Yahoo! Japan and Alibaba and continues to be a thought leader in China and Asia. Jerry currently sits on Board of Directors for Workday, Alibaba, and Lenovo.

Martin Yan, the celebrated host of over 2,000 cooking shows, enjoys distinction as a certified Master Chef, a highly respected food consultant, a professional instructor and a prolific author. In 1978, he pioneered a Chinese cooking TV show: the now classic “Yan Can Cook,” which won a worldwide following introducing viewers to local Asian food and customs. A popular guest-instructor, Chef Yan has taught at the California Culinary Academy, Johnson & Wales University, the Chinese Cuisine Institute in Hong Kong, the Culinary Institute of America, the University of San Francisco and chef training programs across North America. In 1985, he founded the Yan Can International Cooking School. Chef Yan has also won numerous accolades for his work, including a Daytime Emmy Award, two James Beard Awards, a Telly Award, the prestigious Antonin Careme Award, the Courvoisier Leadership Award, membership in Les Disciples D’Auguste Escoffier, and induction into the James Beard Foundation’s D’Artagnan Cervena Who’s Who of Food and Beverage. To this day, Chef Yan is dedicated to dispelling the mysteries of Asian cooking, and furthering an understanding of the cultures that created these cuisines.

Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning producer Janet Yang has distinguished herself by serving as a key link to bringing the creative and business worlds together, as well as by bridging East and West. She is best known for her seminal works “The Joy Luck Club” and “The People vs. Larry Flint,” and has recently served as Managing Director of Tang Media Partners. Throughout her career, Janet has worked intimately and extensively with acclaimed directors, such as Oliver Stone and Steven Spielberg, to search for stories that bridge cultural divides and give voice to the underdog. She is a voting member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences; a member of the Executive Committee of the Producers Branch of the Academy; a member of the Committee of 100; an advisory board member of Asia Society Southern California; an advisory board member of the Coalition of Asian-Pacific Americans in Entertainment (CAPE); a board member of the 1990 Institute; and a member of the National Committee on US-China Relations.

Janice Min is currently the Content Executive at Quibi, a new streaming service focused on “quick bites” of entertainment set to launch in 2020. Prior to joining Quibi, Janice served as co-president and chief creative officer of The Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group. She remains as an advisor to the Group and an owner of The Hollywood Reporter. During her tenure, the two publications’ combined digital audience nearly quadrupled and revenue more than doubled, garnering them numerous accolades year after year. Janice and her team also won an Emmy in 2014 for executive producing the televised roundtable “Hollywood in Focus: Wolf of Wall Street.”

Far East Movement has always had dance music in their DNA; their early breakout hit “Like a G6” established the LA trio as a major dance powerhouse around the world, making them the first Asian American group to top the Billboard Music Charts in history. Since then, their ever-growing catalog of music has been supported by celebrated artists such as Skrillex, Diplo, and Afrojack. They have also performed at some of the most prestigious festivals like Ultra Music Festival and Electric Daisy Carnival, continually showcasing FM as one of the most exciting touring acts in dance music. Outside of performing, FM has expanded their scope by managing artists, including Dumfoundead and Yultron, under their company Transparent Agency and opened up a new joint label with Trap City, the largest Trap Channel in the world, named BredNButter.

Legendary actor, producer, and director Forest Whitaker made his feature film debut in 1982’s seminal teen comedy “Fast Times at Ridgement High.” Since then, he has appeared in acclaimed films such as “Platoon,” “Good Morning, Vietnam,” “The Great Debators,” “The Butler,” and “The Last King of Scotland,” for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Outside of acting, Forest has directed hits such as “Waiting to Exhale” and “First Daughter.”

Bill Imada is founder, Chairman and Chief Connectivity Officer of IW Group, a minority-owned and operated advertising, marketing and communications agency focusing on the growing multicultural markets. For over 25 years, Bill has worked with many leading domestic and global companies such as American Airlines, Coca-Cola, Fox, General Motors, HBO, Lexus, Verizon, Walt Disney Imagineering, Warner Bros. Pictures, and Walmart Stores. Outside of work, Bill has been a long-time champion for various communities. He co-founded the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF), the Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce & Entrepreneurship (National ACE), and the National Millennial Community. He also serves on the Boards of the Advertising Educational Foundation (AEF), Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), Coalition for Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE), Lagrant Foundation, PBS, and the PBS Foundation.

Dado and Maria Banatao are not only visionaries in technology and entrepreneurship, but also in philanthropy and community involvement. Dado invented two of the foundation technologies still in every PC: the PC chip set and the graphics acceleration architecture. Today, he is the managing partner and founder of Tallwood Venture Capital, a venture firm focused on semiconductor technology solutions for computing, communication, and consumer platforms. Dado and Maria also established the Banatao Family Filipino American Education Fund and the GLOBE Center for Global Learning and Outreach from Berkeley Engineering (GLOBE). Dado serves on the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) Advisory Board and the Berkeley Engineering Advisory Board, and is the founder and Chairman of PhilDev. Maria serves on the Boards of the Lucille Packard Foundation for Children’s Health, the Ayala Foundation USA, and the University of California, Berkeley Foundation.

Andrea Jung is President and Chief Executive Officer of Grameen America, the fastest-growing microfinance organization in the United States. Andrea was appointed by Grameen’s Founder and Chairman and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus to the position in April 2014. Founded in 2008, Grameen America is dedicated to helping women who live in poverty build small businesses to create better lives for their families. The organization has invested more than $870 million in women’s small businesses around the country. Prior to her role at Grameen America, Andrea served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Avon Products, Inc., and has been a longtime champion of women’s issues. She served as CEO of Avon from 1999 through April 2012, and as Chairman from 2001 through December 2012. As Avon’s first woman CEO and Chairman and the longest-serving female chief executive in the Fortune 500, Andrea was also the first woman to serve as Chairman of the Cosmetic, Toiletry & Fragrance Association, and as Chairman of the World Federation of Direct Selling Associations. During her tenure at Avon, Andrea was responsible for developing and expanding economic earnings opportunities for over six million women in more than 100 countries. She has been lauded globally for her pursuit of public-private partnerships to end violence against women and to stem the breast cancer epidemic. Under her leadership, the Avon Foundation for Women raised and awarded nearly $1 billion to support health and empowerment causes, becoming the largest women-focused corporate philanthropy around the world. Andrea’s efforts were recognized by the Clinton Global Initiative, which in 2010 honored her with the Clinton Global Citizen Award for her visionary leadership in solving pressing global challenges. Beyond her work at Grameen America, Andrea is a member of the Board of Directors of Apple Inc., Unilever, Rockefeller Capital Management, and Wayfair Inc. She previously served on the boards of General Electric and Daimler AG.

Apolo Anton Ohno, an American short-track speed skater, is the most-decorated American athlete in the history of the Winter Olympics. In three Winter Games (2002, 2006, and 2010) he accumulated a total of eight medals—two gold, two silver, and four bronze. Apolo has also made headlines off the ice, winning “Dancing with the Stars” with Julianne Hough in 2007 and serving as a commentator for NBC’s covereage of the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympic Games.