Chris Jones has spent the last 20 years at the intersection of technology and creativity. He is currently the Director of Global Product Lead in Facebook’s Creative Shop. His work is focused on developing ideas for global clients that leverage Facebook’s platform and partner network. Last year he launched Facebook’s Canvas ad unit, which has reached $500M in revenue its first year and is now working on Facebook Live and brand video products.

Mike Hirshland is the Co-founder of Resolute Ventures. He has been an investor and contributor to the early stage ecosystem for 18 years. Throughout this time Mike has consistently been a leader in bringing members of the startup community together. Most notably, Mike created Dogpatch Labs, the community which helped launch over 350 companies –  including Instagram. As an early stage investor, Mike was a partner with Polaris Venture Partners from 1999-2011, where he was the original seed investor behind Automattic, and backed other companies including Q1 Labs (acquired by IBM for $600 million), Quantcast, and KISSmetrics.

Stefy Cohen is a promoter of entrepreneurship from Panama. Before moving to the United States, she was an columnist at Panama's largest newspaper; host of her own entrepreneurship TV show; college professor at a local university; and public speaker. She co-founded Startup Weekend Central America and has spoken in TEDx events in Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and New York. She recently graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she explored the intersection between innovation and project-based learning. She is currently part the the Instructional-Designer-In- Residence at Beaver Country Day School.