Mark Britz is the director of event programming at The Learning Guild. Previously he worked for more than 15 years designing and managing learning solutions with organizations such as Smartforce, Pearson Digital Learning, the SUNY Research Foundation, Aspen Dental Management, and Systems Made Simple. Mark is also an organizational social designer, helping businesses achieve the benefits of becoming more connected and collaborative to improve learning and engagement. Mark is the author of Social By Design: How to create and scale a collaborative company, and regularly presents and writes about the use of social media for learning, collaborative networks, and organizational design.

As vice president of innovation and the head of the Blanchard Innovation Lab and Experience Center, Britney Cole is a visionary leader who positively impacts lives through cutting-edge solutions that drive personal, professional, and organizational growth. With nearly 20 years of experience in corporate training and leadership development, Britney is a highly sought-after consultant, speaker, and thought leader. Her mission is to help employees learn new skills, enable managers to lead their teams effectively, and assist executives in running their businesses.

Derek Brezette has 10 years' experience as both a secondary and post- secondary English teacher, where he worked with underserved student populations. As an instructional designer, Derek has created web-based instructional content for a variety of learner populations including online college students, commercial airline pilots, and automotive sales consultants.

Elena Dozortsev is a senior manager of digital learning design and development at PwC. As a learning and development professional with over 15 years’ experience, she is passionate about helping individuals and teams reach their full potential through innovative digital, experiential, blended, and classroom approaches to technical, leadership, and professional skills training.