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Ryan is a management consultant in Accenture’s Talent & Organization practice. He has over 15 years in corporate and consulting project leadership and operations roles. He is also an adjunct instructor at Stevens Institute of Technology in the innovation and entrepreneurship program. He served as an Officer in the US Navy for 5 years prior to joining the private sector. Ryan earned his MBA from Georgetown University and his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan.

Christina Macchiarola is a marketing and communications professional with experience in the arts, education, nonprofit, and tech sectors. She currently works in marketing for Microsoft, helping connect nonprofit organizations to technology grants and solutions. Christina holds an MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, an MFA in Theatre Management and Producing from Columbia University's School of the Arts, and a BA in English Literature from the College at Columbia University.

Jonah Brucker-Cohen is an artist, writer, and Associate Professor at Lehman College / CUNY. He received his Ph.D. from Trinity College Dublin and his artwork has been exhibited at venues such as SFMOMA, Canadian Museum of Contemporary Art, MOMA, ICA London, Whitney Museum of American Art, Palais du Tokyo, Tate Modern, Ars Electronica, Transmediale, and more. His writing has appeared in publications such as WIRED and Make and his Scrapyard Challenge workshops have been held globally since 2003.

Katherine Moriwaki is Associate Professor of Media Design in the School of Art, Media and Technology at Parsons School of Design. Her work has been featured internationally in conferences, festivals, and museums around the world. Katherine is co-founder of the "Scrapyard Challenge" a workshop focused on creating electronic interactive objects out of found materials and junk. She is co-author of “Fashion and Technology: a Guide to Materials and Applications” published by Fairchild/Bloomsbury.