Emmy Award-winning producer/writer Al Jean has worked on The Simpsons since it became a series in 1989. He has a credit on over 500 episodes and has been showrunner for over 300. In addition to eight Emmy Awards, he has won the coveted Peabody Award and was nominated for two Golden Globes. Currently he serves as executive producer and showrunner.

Named one of the 50 most influential indie filmmakers/players around the world by Variety, Nansun Shi is one of Asia’s most accomplished and respected producers working in the Asian film scene today.

Born in Hong Kong, Nansun received her Bachelor’s Degree from the Polytechnic of North London. Her film career began when she joined Cinema City Company Ltd in 1981 as Controller with overall responsibility for production, distribution and administration.

Amy Berg is a writer-producer-geek hyphenate. She started out as a half-hour comedy scribe for Nickelodeon before seguing over to the drama side. She’s since written and produced such television shows as Person of Interest (CBS), Eureka (Syfy), Leverage (TNT), and The 4400 (USA). She’s currently developing several network pilots, caring for a gregarious rescue puppy, and occasionally lending her awkward public speaking skills to such geektastic ventures as w00tstock.

Phil Tippett is the founder and namesake of Tippett Studio. His varied career in visual effects has spanned more than 30 years and includes 2 Academy Awards, 6 Academy Award nominations, 1 BAFTA, 4 BAFTA nominations, 2 Emmys and the advent of modern digital effects in motion pictures.