Caroline McKay drives the execution of creative operations initiatives across a portfolio of iconic retail brands including JCPenney, Brooks Brothers, Lucky Brand, Nautica, and Aeropostale. She manages the Digital Asset Management, Print Production, and Post Production teams while driving the transformation of the technology ecosystem, workflows, and processes that power content delivery at speed and scale.
 

Sharon is a global brand and growth leader with 20+ years of experience shaping outcomes at the intersection of creative, media, culture and AI innovation. From New York to London, Hong Kong to Singapore, she's led teams to unlock brand and business growth in the new communications economy. Sharon brings a unique blend of strategic rigor and activation know-how — shaped by leadership roles in both management consultancies and global advertising agencies.

Steven Wakabayashi (he/him) is an award-winning designer and founder in New York City.

Anthony Viviano is Head of UX Design & Research Operations at Bloomberg, where he leads the operational strategy and infrastructure that support Bloomberg’s UX organization. His team spans design operations, research operations, design process, and organizational learning, with a focus on helping the UX team collaborate effectively and access the tools, systems, and information they need to do their best work.

Kate is a metadata specialist at the National Gallery of Art with more than 15 years of experience in digital asset management, metadata strategy, and museum imaging workflows. She leads development of the Gallery’s enterprise metadata schema and collaborates across departments to improve access, organization, and preservation of digital collections. Her work focuses on controlled vocabularies, cataloging standards, rights management, and user-centered DAM system design and support.

Mel has been with ResourceSpace since 2022, working as an in-house Arts & Heritage Specialist to deliver onboarding, training, and consultancy for a wide range of ResourceSpace users. Previously, Mel has worked in archives, data analysis, and digital collections management, collaborating with UK institutions such as Art Fund, Royal Academy of Arts, and The Leach Pottery alongside global clients including Oxfam, IKEA, and Starbucks.

Kristen Zaik Vazquez is a brand and creative operations professional specializing in the intersection of creativity, operational transformation, and scalable growth. With 15+ years of creative production experience across entertainment, media, advertising, and healthcare, she has built and led systems that help creative teams and organizations operate more clearly, collaboratively, and sustainably during periods of rapid change.