Peter Goldstein is an entrepreneur, product builder, and engineer who has spent over two decades forging a path of innovation in the world of technology. Peter is currently Hearst's Chief Product and AI Strategist and partners with Hearst businesses to help them adapt their products and processes and thrive in a rapidly evolving technological landscape. Before joining Hearst, he co-founded Valimail, a trailblazing identity-based email security company located in San Francisco.

As an innovator in the realm of technology, Peter has devised groundbreaking cybersecurity processes and secured multiple software patents. A passionate advocate for open-source collaboration, he actively contributes to and manages key initiatives and projects. Most recently his focus is on the frontier of generative AI and is advising businesses on how to most effectively leverage this exciting technology.

Peter holds a bachelor's degree in physics from M.I.T., and dual master's degrees in physics and computer science from Stanford.

Katy Elkin leads the Strategic Accounts Team at OpenAI, focused on distributing safe artificial intelligence that benefits humanity. She has a 15+ year track record scaling revenue within venture backed companies. Katy was previously VP of Business Development at Desmos, a global leader in math software, where she led growth, and worked at McKinsey & Company. She holds an M.B.A. from Stanford and a BA from the University of Michigan.

Eric Leach is a founder, entrepreneur, author, speaker, and product leader with over 25 years of experience at startups, scale-ups, and large software companies. He’s held product leadership roles at Sun Microsystems, Oracle, Salesforce, and Strata Identity, where he built innovative and market-leading identity management and cybersecurity products. Founder and President of What Why Consulting, Inc., Eric is a fractional Chief Product Officer who helps companies of all sizes define their product vision, strategy, and roadmap and build the teams to execute that vision. He writes about product management in his weekly Substack newsletter, What and Why.

Violet Ols is an accomplished Lead Software Engineer at FirstDatabank, LLC on the Meducation team, with over 15 years of industry experience, including 12 years specializing in healthcare software. She has a B.S in computer science and a nanodegree in frontend development and design. Over the last 4.5 years, she has focused on developing scalable and robust software solutions, managing cloud infrastructure, and overseeing technical project design. She works extensively with technologies such as .NET Core, AWS, Azure, and AI to develop healthcare and business-related applications. She has explored and implemented AI technologies into internal applications, leveraging Azure OpenAI, AWS AI services and other advanced AI tools. In addition to her technical expertise, she is skilled in FHIR/HL7 integrations and plays a key role in mentoring teams, driving technical innovation, and implementing best practices in software development. Her passion for technology and collaboration has made her a go-to technical expert and leader in the field.

Alexandria Redmon is the Senior Director of Product & Technology at Hearst, where she heads the Magazines AI Team she co-formed at the dawn of the modern generative era and has held roles spanning engineering and product leadership over her four year tenure at the organization.< /p>

Alexandria's career began in tech startups where she cut her teeth as a software developer and technical leader, cultivating experience across a range of domains with a general focus on user experience and emergent technology. This foundation has informed her approach to managing high-impact technology projects and teams within Hearst's consumer media portfolio at a critical time in the industry's evolution.

In addition to her day-to-day role Alexandria is an active tinkerer and tech speaker, frequently building out solo weekend projects and speaking to various audiences on the topics of technology and artificial intelligence. Some of her recent talks have included "I Didn't Make This: A.I. Driven Product Development," "Using Generative A.I. for Business Intelligence," "A.I. Tools & Productivity," and "ELI5: Generative Pretrained Transformers."

Ahliana is a seasoned software developer with over 20 years of experience in .NET technologies, including C#, MVC, and SQL. Having worked with prominent organizations like Hearst Media, Spark Energy, and ExxonMobil, she has honed her expertise in web development, database management, and system support across various industries. Her deep knowledge of design patterns, application architecture, and healthcare systems (HL7) has allowed her to deliver robust, scalable solutions. Ahlianais passionate about leveraging technology to meet business needs and continues to pursue growth in innovative software development.

Michael is the Senior Director of AI Solutions at Hearst Newspapers, where he oversees the integration and optimization of AI-driven tools for sales and business applications.

With a deep focus on enhancing digital advertising sales and building scalable AI solutions, Mike helps teams of all experience levels—from beginners to advanced users—leverage AI to streamline workflows and drive measurable results.

He specializes in finding innovative solutions to solve existing challenges and transforming workflows with AI, ensuring these tools are accessible and impactful across diverse sales environments.