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Jim brings over two decades of experience in operations and production roles within advertising and marketing teams, across the UK and Australia. As a key player in the leadership team with Hogarth, Jim's approachable and authentic leadership style, has made him a unifying force within the organisation.

David Rager is an accomplished Creative Director with over two decades of experience in design leadership, brand building, and environmental experiences. As NASA's current Creative Director, he oversees the agency's visual brand and iconic Graphics Standards Manual and is responsible for reintroducing the NASA Logotype (Worm). Previously, Rager led teams at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Disney, the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, and the New Museum, and co-founded Weekends, a design studio operating between Paris and Los Angeles. 

Gery Meleg is the VP of Design and Co-founder of Creatopy, a leading creative automation platform used by Fortune 500 companies to streamline design workflows & processes with the help of AI. With over a decade as a Senior Design Leader, he excels in developing high-growth SaaS products and building strong in-house design teams, leveraging expertise in branding, strategy, and user experience. 

Roy Walter is a DAM Guy, Graph Hack, Business Analyst, Process Engineer.

Roy is a digital solutions expert with extensive experience integrating data, assets, and processes across the enterprise. He's managed implementations ranging from single departments to multi-divisional enterprise solutions involving diverse businesses and platforms. Leverages metadata normalization, application of industry standards and governance to achieve operational efficiencies, business clarity and strategic flexibility.

John Calhoun is a DesignOps leader for Salesforce's Design Operations team, which builds the platform for delivering best-in-class design solutions and experiences at scale. He is co-author of "The Design Conductors: Your Essential Guide to Design Operations," and a frequent speaker on product design topics.

Jorgen, a Sydney-based Senior Lead Consultant at Creative Folks, has guided customers on their content management technology journeys for over six years. He brings a wealth of experience with DAM systems, having been an active user and administrator for decades.

La’ Tonya Johnson joined the Jackie Robinson Foundation in 1997 and has been the Vice President, Chief Operating Officer since 2007. As COO, she oversees the organization’s financial, administrative and human resources functions. She served as project coordinator for the development of the Jackie Robinson Museum which opened in July 2022.