November 7, 2015

Dan Tentler (@Viss) has been working in the field of computer security since 2008. Having begun his own consultancy, he was contracted to assist with both the attack and the defense of software companies, financial organizations, electrical utilities and social media companies. Dan has trained himself in the ways of the skilled attacker, and keeps abreast of the current threat landscape in an effort to bring only the most precise, most refined tradecraft to his clientele. Now, as the CTO of Carbon Dynamics, Dan routinely conducts security engagements for a wide variety of industries and businesses.

Julie Zhuo (@joulee) is director of product design @ Facebook. Her team works on designing News Feed, Groups, and other core experiences like like sharing with friends, catching up on news and media, and developing design standards and tools for Facebook. She also writes about design, tech, and various other topics at medium.com/@joulee.

Storyteller, futurist, and digital culture pioneer, Aina co-founded and steers StoryCode, a global organization for cross-platform and immersive storytellers which created the world’s first story hackathon.

Manu Saadia, author of Trekonomics (forthcoming, spring 2016), fell into science fiction and Star Trek fandom at the age of eight, back in Paris, France, where he was born and raised. Manu studied history of science and economic history in Paris and Chicago. After many happy years in the Ivory Tower, he yielded to his childhood passion for the future. He embarked on a continuing mission to explore strange new worlds by boldly going where many have gone before – Los Angeles, CA, where he advises and (occasionally) builds tech companies.

Tim Hwang researches the policymaking impact of intelligent systems. He is the co-author of The Container Guide, a field guide to shipping containers and the logistics corporations that operate them.

Sarah uses design as a medium to visualize complex systems and provoke people to think about the future in new ways. As a research manager in IFTF’s Food Futures and Health Futures Labs, she draws from her experience in a range of disciplines—international studies, graphic design, creative writing, and the food service industry—to explore how emerging technologies and social practices will change the way people and communities create well-being. @eat_the_future

Andrew Hyder is a civic hacker who enjoys making apps and maps. He is the developer relations engineer at Code for America where he travels the world helping volunteers build useful technology for their cities. As a 2013 CfA Fellow in Kansas City he advised on open data legislation, helped organized a volunteer Brigade, and developed BizFriend.ly to help small business owners adopt new technology. A trained urban planner he has built school yards, bicycle paths, and neighborhood parks around the Bay Area. @hackyourcity