Bridging Innovation and Enterprise

Joe is a serial entrepreneur, including founding roles in Diamond and Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Joe has more than 20 years of development experience in high-profile projects spanning Digital Media, Search Engines, Performance Management; for Internet backbone providers, Investment Banks, Telcos, Big Pharma and Big Media. In addition to starting several companies, Joe serves/d on the boards of leading development industry conferences (Zendcon, Semtech), Cross Campus, LAX Chamber of Commerce, and Empowertech.

Robert was formerly Director of Technology at FOX, where he oversaw the architecture and development of several broadband television channels and the group’s broadband video asset management and authentication platform. A programmer with more than 20 years of development experience, Robert architects and builds scalable infrastructures across a broad range of products and industries. He is also a strong supporter of open source software and sharing knowledge with others.

Jonathan wrote his first code at the age of 6, led by his father on a Commodore 64. He’s been in the Digital Media space since 2005 as a developer, director and CTO. While at the FOX Network, JdA led top performing teams and high traffic, audience-facing projects such as Fox.com, AmericanIdol.com and the groundbreaking American Idol Voting App. Later at 20th Century Fox Film, he led visual design and development for Digital Asset Management and B2B portals. JdA also consults in the CTO role for startups.

From Canada to the US, Jennison Asuncion has had a long career in Digital Accessibility. He spent seven years at the Royal Bank of Canada working with their internal and vendors to ensure they meet the bank's IT accessibility standards. At LinkedIn he manages a team of software engineers who focus on enabling the global workforce of professionals with disabilities to be more productive and successful. He founded the Bay Area Accessibility and Inclusive Design meetup, co-founded Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), and has an impressive array of awards, from being decorated by Queen Elizabeth II with the Diamond Jubilee Medal, to the 2018 Stephen Garff Marriott Award.

Gerry Campbell is a veteran business leader. He has served in a broad range of roles, including CEO, global technology executive, entrepreneur and angel investor. His team's products have generated patented technologies used by billions of people, been featured on stage at Apple keynote events and helped pave the way for the early Internet.