Brittany Sky is a Native New Yorker, DJ, and beauty creator whose influence spans music, fashion, and lifestyle. She has partnered with leading brands including Nike, Gillette, Tresemmé, OGX, and David Yurman, and has provided sets for Beats by Dre, Jordan Brand, Adidas, Oakley, and Mass Appeal. On stage, Brittany has opened for artists like Future, performed at New York’s top nightclubs, and DJ’d alongside Hot 97 personalities, cementing her place as a versatile force in music, beauty, and culture.

Crissy Spivey, Cultural Strategist at Burson (WPP family), is a trends, culture, and insights expert. She excels at decoding human behavior combining AI-powered tools with an innate, deep cultural and human understanding of what drives decisions, big and small. Crissy also co-leads Burson’s Polycultural unit, ensuring the lens of intersectionality and representation is woven across client work.

With over two decades of experience, her dynamic career began after graduate school for television, including a several years run at Forensic Files (Court TV). Her journey has spanned diverse sectors, from crime television to human rights, big tech, beauty, major entertainment, and healthcare, consistently identifying the core drivers influencing consumer choices.

Crissy previously founded the consultancy Daughters Collective, and spearheaded digital strategy within the in-house agencies at NBCUniversal and ViacomCBS (now Paramount). Her diverse experience was also part of her curriculum as an adjunct at CUNY CityTech.

A recognized leader in digital transformation, Mulqueen is the Senior Vice President of Digital Transformation at Burson. Named a two-time Admonsters and Folio: Top 100 Woman in Media and one of INC Magazine’s top young communications professionals, she founded the award-winning digital strategy agency, Kindred PR. In 2023, Kindred PR joined forces with global creative innovation agency, Lively Worldwide, to steward the world’s largest brands toward ethical and creative uses of data through brand-owned media ecosystems.

An adjunct professor of strategic communications at WSU-Vancouver, Mulqueen shapes the future of human-centered digital media strategy. Her career began at the dawn of social media, crafting strategies for Vanity Fair and CBS at major entertainment events.

As the former CMO of Grey Cloak Technologies, she pioneered market education on digital advertising fraud and has since become a premier global expert on brand-data relationships. Mulqueen lectures and conducts workshops worldwide on brand strategy, consumer and environmental shifts, emerging technologies like generative AI, and evolving data privacy regulations.

Dave Adelstein is the North America Director of Talent and Learning Development at VML, bringing over 25 years of experience across corporate learning, K-12, and higher education. He previously managed global leadership curriculum development at Tiffany & Co. and led educational technology initiatives worldwide. Holding a Ph.D. in Instructional Technology, Dave has published widely and presented his research on international online course design standards at national and international conferences.

Courtney Cox, Associate Director of Creative Operations at Blavity Inc., leading a design team that delivers high-impact digital content. With experience at Condé Nast (Teen Vogue & Pitchfork), she specializes in streamlining creative workflows and bridging creativity with business objectives. Courtney has implemented scalable processes that enhance team collaboration and drive measurable results. She’s passionate about empowering creative teams to innovate within strategic constraints.