Charlie Gepp leads an underground art practice under the alias Emil de Negroponte, AKA The Levantine. He is a former journalist, investment banker and entrepreneur who is deeply involved in the development of artists and art organizations in New York City. He is an International Board Member of Mariko Mori’s FAOU Foundation and a founding member of the recently created German Institute of Photography, an initiative of Andreas Gursky with a group of renowned German photographers. Charlie also leads a pro-bono coaching practice that supports the efforts of creatives looking to navigate their way to their goals. He is also an art accumulator with emerging storage concerns.

Josh Hanes is the President and CEO of Uplift Aerospace, a company pioneering advanced technologies for a multiplanetary economy that will revolutionize humanity's connection with space and promote the conservation of Earth. One of their divisions, Space+, is increasing access and diversity in space as history’s first Web3 space program, integrating VR, AR and blockchain technology to increase access to space. Uplift Aerospace collaborates with NASA, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, Orbital Reef, Sierra Space and others and is a pioneer in bringing artworks into space.

Tariq Krim is an entrepreneur and technology writer and philosopher based in Paris who says he is working to make the internet a nicer place to live. Tariq is a frequent speaker at global technology and media conferences and summits and is one of the initiators of the Slow Web Movement. He has a strong interest in art, digital anthropology, and social change. A serial business founder, his companies include Netvibes, an early Web 2.0 company, Jolicloud, a cloud computing company, and Polite, a data self-sovereignty platform. He was appointed Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Minister of Culture in 2011.

Lexïng Zhang is an independent curator currently based between Mexico City and Paris working at the intersection of contemporary art and design. Zhang has been curating international exhibitions of global visual art and culture, in both an independent and institutional capacity, for numerous galleries and organizations. In 2010 she founded ART LEXÏNG in Miami, a creative agency and gallery space. The company has an international roster of artists and clients. Zhang is committed to fostering collaborations and dialogues on a global scale and she takes pride in connecting individuals from disparate cultural backgrounds with a focus on generating a positive social impact.