Speaker Bio Pages: Tech Conference 2021

Jennifer Chavarria,
Head of Studio,
Kite and Lightning

Nikki Scoggins,
Vice President of Marketing,
Awesomeness (Viacom)
Nikki Scoggins is the VP of Marketing at Awesomeness (Viacom), overseeing all creative marketing and PR initiatives for their original TV series and films distributed across Hulu, Netflix, Youtube Originals and more around the world. Prior to Awesomeness, Nikki designed global PR and social media strategies as well as digital marketing campaigns and experiential marketing events for some of the most authentic youth-focused product and entertainment companies out there including Burton Snowboards (The Program), Vans, Entertainment One, and Taco Bell. Nikki is recognized for building, from the ground up, one of the largest social media audiences of any brand in the world during her tenure at Vans, amassing tens of millions of fans and followers.

Mark Kapczynski,
President,
Storymill
Mark Kapczynski has a successful track record as a serial entrepreneur, chief executive, and cross-industry expert. He serves as an Executive Director of the UCLA Venture Capital Fund, helping to foster innovation connected to the university. Programs include early stage investing, mentoring, and access to Intellectual Property from university patents. Mr. Kapczynski advises startup businesses as part of the LA Chamber of Commerce’s Bixel Exchange. In this role, Mr. Kapczynski assists technology startups in Southern California to design their businesses, build out their teams and raise capital to fuel their growth. He also serves as a Venture Partner for Arrowroot Capital in Santa Monica, CA. At Arrowroot, Mr. Kapczynski focuses on investments in the SaaS market in need of growth capital to further develop their businesses. The areas that Mr. Kapczynski addresses are Big Data & Analytics, Financial Services, and Consumer Internet. Mr. Kapczynski last served as VP of Corporate Development and Strategy for Experian's consumer businesses which include leading consumer brands: Experian, FreeCreditReport.com, and ProtectMyID. Through executing on over 8 M&A transactions, Mr. Kapczynski helped to facilitate Experian’s under-lying growth and profitability. Mr. Kapczynski graduated from UCLA film school and continues to be active in multiple industry associations that span media, mobile telecom, technology, and consumer internet. He has 12 patents to his name and an additional 40 patents pending.

Grace Dolan,
Vice President of Home Entertainment Integrated Marketing,
Samsung Electronics America
Grace Dolan, Vice President of Home Entertainment Integrated Marketing at Samsung Electronics America: Grace leads Consumer and Retail Marketing for the TV, Audio, and Memory businesses. Grace leads an innovative Passions strategy for the US business, redefining the brand’s purpose to lead through service to the Fan. She has elevated Samsung’s efforts to deliver the ultimate home experience to gamers, streamers and sports fans, delivering category-leading advertising, first-of-its-kind partnerships with brands like Xbox, Netflix and ESPN, and an advanced innovation roadmap. All of which has helped to drive double-digit growth in brand health measures with Samsung’s Fan audience.

Greg Kahn
Founder and CEO,
Greg Kahn Digital Ventures
Greg Kahn, CEO, GK Digital Ventures and President and CEO of the Internet of Things Consortium (IoTC): Greg Kahn is a catalytic force in the technology, media and entertainment industries. He is renowned for connecting innovators with investors, growing brands and driving billions of dollars in transactional deals. Greg is a former award-winning executive at the Meredith Corporation and Publicis Groupe who received his MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania. His powerful network of high-level business executives and public sector leaders stretches from coast to coast and beyond. Earning the trust and respect of some of the biggest companies in the world — including Verizon, Comcast, Google, T-Mobile, MasterCard, Disney, Procter & Gamble, Nestle, Microsoft, ADT Security, LG Electronics, Cox, Whirlpool, Bank of America, SwissRe, and more — he has an unparalleled reputation for making the impossible possible. Passionate about creating a world of ethical connections, both human technology technological, Greg is a founding member of the Gun Safety Alliance and the Internet of Things Consortium, as well as a member of the Emma Bowen Foundation and the Guggenheim Technology & Innovation Council, and an executive committee member of the UJA Federation of New York’s Entertainment, Media & Communications Division. Named a principal influencer driving IoT forward by Inc. and others, Greg is a regular keynote speaker and moderator at numerous industry events, including the Consumer Electronics Show.

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Quintin Martin

Sales

Coqui

Sam Martin

President & Publisher

The Birmingham Times

Erick Martinez

UX Engineer

Brown Institute for Media Innovation

David Martosko

Executive Editor

Zenger News

David Martosko

N/A

Kelvin McCall

Advertising Client Specialist

The Miami Times

Al McFarlane

CEO

McFarlane Media Interests, Inc

J. Michael McKay

J. Michael McKay

Regional Sales Director

CFCG, LLC

Alexia McKay

Florida Courier/Daytona Times Newspapers

Hassan Miah

CEO and Founder

Paybby Corp

Rosetta Miller-Perry

Rosetta Miller-Perry

Publisher/CEO

Tennessee Tribune

Tanya Milton

Vice President

The Savannah Tribune

Richard Miniter

Richard Miniter

CEO Zenger.news

Zenger.news

Lori Mitchell

Founder

Black Women in Technology

Adhiambo Mitchell

Adhiambo Mitchell

outreach specialist

NY Connects

Victoria Monroe

Senior Vice President

CommCore Inc

Victoria Monroe

Founder & President

VLM Consulting

Jason Montgomery

CEO & Founder

Montgomery Entrepreneurs LLC

Maurice Moore

Gorilla Growth

David Morgan

President

D Morgan Partners

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