Doug Grimmett is President and Founder of Primal Screen, an Atlanta-based design studio with an emphasis on animation for clients in the film, broadcast, online, education, and gaming industries. With more than thirty years’ experience in design for motion media, Doug has received over 200 national and international awards in advertising, design and broadcast. As the founder of Primal Screen, he has served as Creative Director on all Primal Screen projects. His deep experience emphasizes children’s entertainment brands including Nickelodeon, Disney, Cartoon Network, and Boomerang. He is an AIGA Fellow and teaches motion design at Georgia State University.

Richard Kidd is CEO of Perilous Orbit & Executive Producer for the award winning and top selling VR game, Pool Nation VR.  In this role he oversees all publishing, licensing, & strategic partnerships and their US development team. He has worked for over 20 years in the Los Angeles area as a Director, Producer and VFX Supervisor for international clients and major productions. His Digital Effects and CG work appears in iconic motion pictures including The Mummy, The Matrix, Twilight, Castaway and What Lies Beneath. He was the Lead in R&D & Production for the Ocean Water VFX Team of Titanic.

Kathy Sohar is the Director of the Collaboratory for Women Innovators. Professionally, her experience spans both the public and private sectors, has a strong technology focus, and includes extensive grant writing, grant administration and educational outreach. A seasoned executive with over 25 years of experience in the telecommunications field, Dr. Sohar was an early employee in two technology start-up companies (both acquired), managed a 20+ land-grant university emerging tech collaborative, and has served as Assistant Director of UF Innovate-The Hub, a 100,000 sq. ft. technology incubator.

Traylor Woodall is the Executive Creative Director and Founder of Fivestone Studios in Nashville, USA. When you meet him for the first time, two qualities stand out. First – he loves what he does. Second – you have to look up to him because he’s so tall! Fivestone was born out of Traylor’s desire to couple major market creativity with small-town ideals. As a self-proclaimed “graphics geek,” he has an infectious passion for compelling storytelling. His drive for creative excellence is equaled only by his passion for the people around him. Outside of work, you can find him with his model-worthy family (of course) and enjoying quiet time in the wilderness.

Trevor Backlin is Senior Enterprise Account Executive at ThirdEye Gen, Inc. of Princeton, New Jersey. Over the last fifteen years, he has joined the ranks of Industrial Manufacturing, AR/VR/XR and Enterprise software companies. He has developed extensive consulting and business development experience with AR hardware and software applications and helped position enterprises to accomplish successful AR use cases, KPI's and ultimately large-scale deployments. He has significant expertise in manufacturing, field services, pharma/life sciences, automotive, oil & gas, retail, telecom, AEC, and healthcare.

Steve Walker has been creating images on film, video, and digital media for over 40 years, spanning many different disciplines, with a primary emphasis on filmmaking, motion graphics, and visual effects. In 1997, Steve came to Turner Studios in Atlanta as Director of Visual Effects and Animation and led both the CGI and Film Effects departments through ten years of growth while also working as Director, VFX Supervisor, and Digital Artist.  In recent years Steve has returned to large scale production as an on-set Visual Effects Supervisor for films and episodic cable television shows.

Salma Bouftas recently graduated with honors from the Digital Worlds BADAS program with a minor in Anthropology. She is currently doing postgraduate work in Virtual Reality at the University of the Arts London. Her expertise and interests include emerging XR technologies and how the application of these new technologies provide opportunities for innovation and creative risk-taking. She continues to use digital media to better society; namely, in the pursuit of enhancing online education in Morocco and the African continent.

Matt Ebling graduated from the Digital Worlds Master’s program in 2018. Originally from Gainesville, he studied at Florida State University before moving to New York, where he developed an interest in pursuing digital arts and animation. After returning to the University of Florida for a Master's degree, he now lives in California as a motion graphic artist with expertise in 2D/3D animation and design. He has experience in the San Francisco Bay Area including AirBnB, Grammarly, and GoPro. Currently, Matt is engaged as a Marketing Artist at Jam City in San Francisco.