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Bobby Reed is a seasoned producer with over 20 years of experience in the broadcast industry, specializing in live and post-production. His career began at Fox Sports Midwest in St. Louis, where he honed his skills before transitioning into the role of Pre & Post Game Producer for FS Kansas City. During his tenure, Bobby produced over 280 shows for the Kansas City Royals, establishing himself as a key figure in sports broadcasting.
Bobby parlayed his expertise by extending beyond regional sports to a national stage. He served as a national editor for Versus and NBC Sports, contributing to high-profile live events for networks like FOX, NBC, ESPN, and CBS. His portfolio is highlighted by his work on major events such as the World Series, the Stanley Cup Final, NBA All-Star Game, NCAA Final Four, US Open (Tennis & Golf), the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, The Championships Wimbledon, and Super Bowl LI, LIV, and LVII.
In addition to his work in sports, Bobby has made significant strides in the world of documentary filmmaking. Over the past eight years, he has produced the feature-length documentary "Unschooled," which premiered at the Doc NYC Film Festival in 2019 and SXSW EDU in 2020. He was Co-Producer of “Maybe This Year” (2021) about the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl Run. He also produced the short film "Eleven Past Ten," which was accepted into the Philadelphia Film Festival.
With decades of experience driving transformative results for Microsoft, Meta, and Jacobs, Doug has led the way in cutting data center construction costs by 50%, accelerating time-to-market by up to 24 months, and overseeing multi-billion-dollar capital projects around the world.
Doug's success comes from a relentless focus on excellence in planning, safety, operational efficiency, and sustainability. He has simplified designs, integrated AI to cut carbon footprints, and led diverse teams globally, turning complex projects into safe, profitable, eco-friendly successes.
Katrina Wertheim is the Founder of RevVizion, where she specializes in guiding high-tech B2B startups and small-to-medium-sized businesses in the mining, space, and data industries to tell their story with clarity and impact. Her passion is simple: transforming complex, cutting-edge technologies into a compelling narrative that attracts the right customers and partners.
Robert McKay is the managing director of Webmethod, LLC, where he works with a team of domain experts to deliver actionable results to the federal government and various Fortune 500 US-based companies through a management consulting array coupled with quality delivery and precision. As Managing Director of Webmethod, Robert utilizes this unique delivery model to recommend and implement technical solutions to customers that comply with the challenging security and policy requirements unique to the government. In addition, commercial enterprise and mid-market clients can apply this same level of security expertise to their business - the Webmethod way.
Before Webmethod, Robert worked as an IAM Architect for Trace3, developing a broad and deep background in onboarding, API integrations, and application development. In 2019, Robert also served as a Senior Functional Expert/Architect for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Robert has extensive leadership experience, from working at American Express as a Senior Identity and Access Management Developer to starting his own company as an entrepreneur.
Robert received his B.S. in Computer Information Systems and Supply Chain Management from Arizona State University in 2011. He also received Interface Technical Training from Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. Robert is a Certified Ethical Hacker through EC-Council and holds a Trustee certification from CyberArk and OSCP Certification from Offensive Security, among others.
Ann-Marie Allison, Ph.D., is the Founder and Principal of ShadowLine Consulting LLC, a strategic partner to innovation, brand, and insights teams navigating high-stakes, high-velocity decisions. With over two decades of experience shaping million-dollar strategies inside Danone, Clorox, and Kellogg, Ann-Marie brings a rare blend of market foresight, behavioral analytics, and structured problem-solving to every engagement. At ShadowLine, she helps consumer-facing brands decode complexity, clarify strategy, and uncover the signal in the noise, all while moving at the speed of modern business. Her work is rooted in rigorous analysis, cross-functional collaboration, and an instinct honed from years inside high-stakes corporate environments.
Her leadership philosophy centers on clarity, curiosity, and commercial impact. She partners closely with executive teams to sharpen focus and translate human insight into measurable growth. Whether future-proofing brand strategies, revitalizing innovation pipelines, or enabling strategic insight functions, she helps organizations shift from reactive decisions to bold, insight-driven strategies.
Before founding ShadowLine, Ann-Marie spent six years at Danone North America as Director of Analytics & Insights, leading cross-category portfolio strategy and redefining brand architectures for Silk and So Delicious. She combined deep behavioral research with high-impact analytics to deliver strategies that reshaped the business. Prior to Danone, she held leadership roles at The Clorox Company, including Associate Director of Global Insights & Innovation, where she contributed to the award-winning What Comes Next campaign and the modernization of the Clorox masterbrand. She began her career at Kellogg, helping expand the Special K portfolio through consumer-led innovation and cross-functional ideation. Across these roles, she has been instrumental in launching over $1B in new product innovations and unlocking sustained brand growth.
Passionate about enabling teams and mentoring future leaders in insights and strategy, Ann-Marie has also served as a capability builder, project sponsor, and cross-functional advisor. She values collaboration, diverse thinking, and creating clarity in uncertainty.
For more than 20 years, Amy has effectively engaged with millions of people to build confidence, connections and meaningful collaborations. From corporate networking on a national stage to living and working abroad to starting two successful companies, her experience has honed her ability to become a master of small talk – creating a profound impact.
As CEO of Last Night’s Game and Cultivate A Network Of Champions, a corporate executive, Chair of IrishAngels, and an adjunct professor, her message of creating confidence in conversation has reached audiences of over 6 million people in the last seven years alone.
Operating Partner & International Executive with a record of leading complex organisations across corporate, investor-backed, and regulated platforms. Jeff brings order and clarity where growth has stalled or systems have drifted, guiding transformations that reconnect commercial strategy, technology, and governance to restore confidence and performance under pressure.
His approach unites the discipline of corporate governance with the urgency and accountability required in private-capital environments. Jeff focuses on restoring operational rhythm, financial visibility, and leadership continuity where ownership, scale, or performance demand realignment.
Jean Lawrence is Chief Marketing Officer for Nokia Cloud & Network Services, where she leads the global marketing and communications organization spanning portfolio marketing, demand gen digital campaigns, field and partner marketing, product launches, analyst relations, PR, and executive communications. Her work helps communications service providers and enterprises realize the benefits of 5G, cloud, and the digital economy, securing and automating networks, unlocking efficiencies through AI, and enabling new business models.
Jean is passionate about building high-performing, empowered teams. Her current organization spans 15 countries and she loves working in global organizations. Her leadership philosophy is rooted in curiosity, candor, and collaboration, providing clear objectives and space for innovation. She believes progress comes from open dialogue, diverse perspectives, and an eagerness to continually learn. A plaque on her desk has a phrase attributed to Michelangelo: “I am still learning.”
With more than 25 years of experience in technology and telecom, Jean has held senior leadership roles in marketing, strategy, communications, and product development at Oracle, Computer Sciences Corporation, Motorola, and T-Mobile. At Oracle, she led global product marketing and helped drive growth in SaaS. At Motorola and CSC, she advanced strategy and communications initiatives to drive growth and industry recognition.
Jean is also an advocate for representation and mentorship in the tech industry. She has been active in Nokia’s StrongHer program, which fosters career development for women in technology, and she frequently speaks on topics of leadership, innovation, AI, and the future of connectivity. She is energized by opportunities to mentor the next generation of leaders, especially women in STEM, through programs that encourage curiosity, resilience, and bold thinking.
Michael Strand is the Chief Revenue Officer at Promethean. He's focused on helping transform how the world learns and collaborates by bringing his tech background into the EdTech and Workplace collaboration space to connect with a new generation of educators, integrators, and thought leaders.
With 25+ years of experience leading sales, channel, marketing, and operational teams across global Enterprise SaaS and services firms, Michael specializes in building high-performing, $100M–$1B revenue engines that scale.
George Ng is the Co-Founder and CTO at GGWP, where they’re working to make online games safer and smarter by applying multimodal AI in near real time to support live ops.
His work spans gaming, fintech, cybersecurity, and health, with the goal of building systems that address clear problems, adapt to real-world complexity, and create durable value for both users and builders.
George began his career as a research scientist at DARPA, developing models for cyber threats and terrorism. From there, he became Chief Data Scientist at Cray, building machine learning solutions across finance, national security, and healthcare. George later co-founded Cyence, a cyber risk modeling company acquired by Guidewire (NYSE: GWRE).
Alongside industry work, he stays connected to academia through UC Berkeley, where he has advised and taught across the College of Engineering, School of Public Health, and College of Letters & Science.
George continues to support cross-functional teams across product, engineering, and design — working to build systems that are resilient, scalable, and grounded in how people actually use them.
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