Speaker Bio Pages: Tech Conference 2021

Jennifer Perri,
VP, Univision Creator Network
Univision Communications Inc.
Jennifer Perri is the Vice President of the Univision Creator Network (UCN). In 2015, Jen launched the UCN, the leading influencer network for US Hispanics which carries on average 60 million monthly views in the US on YouTube. In her role, Jen has led the charge of cross platform integration of influencers and has also facilitated and executed multiplatform influencer campaigns for brands including Coca Cola,T-Mobile, Target and Universal that live on the Creator Network as well as Univision linear platforms including Despierta America, Nuestra Belleza Latina and Univision Deportes. Jen is an expert in YouTube network development, brand integration, audience development, digital content strategy and influencer management. Since 2010, Jen has launched and developed networks for Seventeen Magazine, Collective Digital Studios (now Studio71) and co-founded BigFrame (acquired by Awesomeness TV). Prior to working in the influencer space, Jen was part of the Vanguard producing team at Current TV, an Emmy nominated and Peabody award winning series. In 2007, Current TV won the first Emmy award for Best Interactive Television Series at the Primetime Emmy Awards. Jen is also currently an Education Director at the National Hispanic Institute, an organization focused on advancing the leadership skills and community social entrepreneurship of Latinx students. She previously attended NHI programs as a High School student and has since returned as a volunteer and alumni mentor. Jen has a B.A. degree from the University of San Francisco and currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.

Sam Christie,
Director - Entertainment & Gaming
TikTok US
Sam Christie, West Coast Lead - Global Business Solutions, TikTok US: Sam Christie oversees TikTok's brand partnerships team on the West Coast where he's focused on building a world-class sales team and helping brand and agency partners meaningfully engage the TikTok community. Prior to TikTok, Sam spent 10+ years in key business development and account management roles with global digital agencies including Ogilvy and OMD, helping notable brands such as Apple, DuPont, and more build out their digital and content-led marketing strategies. In addition, Sam served in business development roles at eBay Enterprise, eBay's internal digital agency - building deeper e-commerce capabilities for leading digital retailers.

Chris Sawtelle,
Head of Digital Ventures,
ICM Partners
Chris Sawtelle heads up digital ventures at ICM Partners, one of world's leading talent agencies. He represents a diverse roster that includes management company TalentX Entertainment, home to the internet’s biggest social media influencers as well as TikTok collective Sway LA, Lana Condor, Jordan Firstman, Sienna Mae Gomez, YouTube stars The Try Guys and King Vader and viral VFX wunderkind Julian Bass. Prior to joining ICM, Sawtelle spent four years at Anonymous Content representing writers, directors, and actors, developing scripted and non-scripted projects for talent and leading social media and digital initiatives on behalf of the company.

Sybil Grieb
CEO
100Hats
Sybil Grieb is a digital marketing strategist with over 15 years of experience representing clients from Starbucks, Samsung and Activision, to fast moving startups and new brands. She is the founder and CEO of 100Hats.co which focuses on brand strategy, social media, and influencer marketing. Prior to founding her own company, she was the U.S. Head of Influencer Marketing at Edelman, the largest privately owned PR company in the world.

Nigel Tierney,
Head of Content
Verizon/RYOT
Nigel Tierney serves as Head of Content for Yahoo Ryot Lab, a subsidiary of Verizon Media, overseeing the development, creative, art production, & marketing departments. Nigel is shepherding the advancement of immersive 5G content specifically targeting the integration of storytelling, brand, & celebrity, as well as creating original content across Yahoo & Verizon Media’s suite of brands as well as Verizon’s partners Disney, Snap, NFL & Time. Notably, Nigel directed & produced the critically acclaimed and award winning EARTH with Lil Dicky, Leonardo Dicaprio, Ariana Grande & 30 other celebrity artists which launched the global campaign WeLoveTheEarth.org.

In addition to spearheading content; Nigel has led a team to build out Yahoo Ryot Lab’s state-of-the-art and first-of-its-kind 5G Innovation Studio. As the first 5G production studio in the country, this new broadcast facility in Los Angeles is fitted with the latest in motion and volumetric capture technology, all of which has been designed to experiment with forms of storytelling that leverage Verizon’s 5G technology.

Prior to his time at Yahoo Ryot Lab, Nigel served as Chief Creative for a variety of animated projects responsible for over tens-of-millions in views as well as Senior Technical Director at DreamWorks Animation with award winning credits including a variety of tentpole franchises such as SHREK FOREVER AFTER, THE CROODS, KUNG FU PANDA 3, & CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS. Nigel is also known for creating the world famous J/K COMEDY CLUB, a hidden club located in the heart of the DreamWorks Campus, that showcases a wide variety of celebrity comedians.

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Neobe Velis

Producer

House of Art Entertainment

Lola Walker

Manger

Sparkelz Unyque Marketing

Janis Ware

Publisher

The Atlanta Voice

Mark Washington

Publisher

Portland Observer

Mark Washington

Mark Washington

Publisher

Portland Observer Newspaper

JENNIFER WASHINGTON

Washington Hill Pictures

Thomas Watkins

Publisher

Daily Challenge

Kyle Watkins

Publisher

Afro-Times

Kerri Watkins

Publisher

New American

Kirk Whisler

President

Latino 247 Media

Wilma Whitfield

Advertising Manager

The Sacramento Observer

Leatha Whitfield

Consultant

Consultant

Dan Wilinsky

Principal

Wilinsky Communications

Bryan Wilkes

Business and Economy Editor

Zenger News

RC Williams

Co-Founder

LiAison Labs

Trennie Williams

Trennie Williams

Associate Publisher/Editor, Publisher/Editor

Silver Star News / StarNewsVIP.com

Tina Williams-Koroma

Tina Williams-Koroma

TCecure, LLC

Brinda Willis

Contributing Writer/Reporter

Jackson Advocate Newspaper

Tyrone Wilson

Network Engineer III

Charter Communications

Terry Wilson-Brox

Terry Wilson-Brox

BDPA-DC

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