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Pete is a full-stack developer within the Digital Development team at the University of Manchester Library. He is involved with the Manchester Digital Collections Project alongside development of bespoke systems. As part of this, he creates and maintains various dashboard systems to visualise library data in real time for public display. Pete has extensive knowledge around handling large data logs to derive analytics and insights, and using machine learning to identify patterns.

As the Head of Digital Development at the University of Manchester Library, Ian leads a team of permanent software developers and web/digital specialists who develop and support a range of digital applications as well having technical oversight of the library’s web and social media platforms.

Henrik is the creative director in charge of the redevelopment of H.C. Andersen's House. Henrik has written extensively on anti-narrative and representational strategies in literature and curatorial practice. His curatorial work focuses on performativity and the agency of non-human entities in the museum space.

Dr. Kelisha B. Graves is a multifaceted leader who drives strategy and innovation at the intersection of education, technology, and social impact. She is the Chief Research, Education, and Programs Officer at The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change ("The King Center"), where she leads a diverse portfolio of educational and digital initiatives aligned to the organization's mission and vision.

Sharon is a DEI metadata consultant who helps museums, archives, and media organizations transform and share their metadata to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in the historical record. She has over ten years of experience managing and creating metadata for arts and culture organizations, including Walt Disney Animation Studios, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, MHz Curationist, and Outwords Archive.

Andrea has 25+ years of proven success serving the creative marketing agenda for some of the world’s leading brands such as Chick-fil-A, Dell Technologies, and Vanguard, streamlining the creative process, attracting top tier talent, defining clear operating models and developing best practices and guidelines for managing the creative process for marketers and their in-house agencies. She is also a member of the ANA Faculty and a frequent presenter at industry conferences.

Brooke has been with Paramount+ since November 2020 and has built an in-house Production Project Management team to support the internal Video, Motion Design, Social Media, Key Art, Display and Copywriting creative teams. The team oversees the end-to-end creative management process, enabling the creative teams to focus on producing award-winning marketing campaigns.

Harvey Marco is an independent creative consultant with over twenty years working as an award-winning creative director and creative. His experience includes Chief Creative Officer at JWT NY, EVP/CCO, Garage Team Mazda Orange County CA, SVP ECD at Saatchi & Saatchi LA, and most recently, CCO Managing Partner at the United Collective in Orange County CA and NY. He’s also been a prolific creative at agencies like, Fallon Mpls, Hal Riney & Partners SF, and Ammirati & Puris NY, to name a few.