Los ninjas más aguerridos de las esfera digital nos compartirán las técnicas y experiencias más valiosas que han aprendido en las trincheras abiertas del mundo cibernético. ¿A dónde va el internet en un futuro cercano?

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David Murrieta

Nació y creció en el México ‘redneck’, David dirige el área digital regional de uno de los medios más influyentes y con mayor crecimiento del mundo. Vice vale US$4.2 mil millones, el doble que el New York Times. El trabajo de Murrieta no existía hace 7 años.

Gaby Brenes

Experta en realidad virtual, pianista de Carnegie Hall, Chica Poderosa.

Harris Whitbeck

Harris Whitbeck Pinol is CNN's International Correspondent based in Mexico City, Mexico. He covers key events in Latin America and around the world for CNN Worldwide, including CNN International, CNN en Español, and CNN/U.S. Since joining CNN in 1991, Whitbeck has reported on worldwide events including the war in Iraq and its aftermath, the U.S.-led war against the Taliban in Afghanistan, the 2004 Haitian coup d'état, the rebellion in Chiapas, several papal visits to Latin America and the hostage crisis at the Japanese embassy in Lima. He also covered September 11's terrorist attack against The Pentagon, in Washington, D.C. He reported extensively from Turkey and Jordan before the war in Iraq and most recently he reported post war events from Iraq where he was part of the team of reporters who first broke the news of the death of Saddam Hussein's sons. Whitbeck has received various journalism accolades such as the National Headliner Award for coverage of the Ciudad Juárez killings in 1999, and two others for his special report on the presence of Middle Eastern terror organizations in South America's Triple Borders region, comprising Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay in 2001. He won the Global Media Award, given by the Population Institute; and the Environmentalist Media Award, from the Association of Environmental Media. He also received a special Emmy recognition for his journalistic achievements. In addition, Whitbeck was selected one of the 12 leaders in the International Journalism category for 2001 by Guatemala's Business Council.

Juan Carlos Posas

Juan Carlos Posas: Durante sus estudios de carrera de abogacía, en el país de Honduras, obtuvo reconocimientos por su excelencia académica. Tiene un Master executive in International Business Administration (MBA Executive) por la Escuela de negocios Administration and Managmet, en Madrid, España. Cursó estudios de Derecho Comparado Internacional por la Universidad Carlos Tercero, Madrid, España y ostenta una especialización en alta negociación empresarial; Interesado por el mundo de las neurociencias aplicadas a la estrategia estudió neuronegocios, en el programa compartido por la Universidad De La Plata y el Braidot Decision Centre, Argentina.

Karla Zabludovsky

Es la actual jefa de corresponsalía desde México para Buzzfeed. Antes trabajó para el New York Times. Ha publicado en The Economist, Newsweek y The Guardian. Cubre México, Venezuela y Cuba. Estudió en Columbia University.

Kyle Pasarelli

Fue CTO de BlueKite, la start-up de pago de facturas transfronterizo adquirida por Xoom en 2013. En 2015, PayPal compró Xoom por US$890 millones. Fue director de ingeniería en Xoom hasta mayo de 2016. Guatemalteco, estudió en Estados Unidos y Reino Unido. Ha sido catedrático en la UVG y la UFM. Es consultor.

Melissa Whitbeck

A sus 24 años, Melissa ha tenido la experiencia de explorar tanto Guatemala como el resto del mundo y esto la ha llenado de aprendizajes acerca de la vida. Estudió tres años Relaciones Internacionales y tuvo la oportunidad de vivir durante 5 meses en un barco; experiencia que de alguna forma cambió su vida.

Otto Mena

Researcher at Tallinn · Ragnar Nurkse School of Innovation and Governance.

Sabrina Asturias

Olympic athlete, Surgeon and Data Analyst.

Waseem Syed

What compels me to create? a strong desire to create a visual vocabulary by which I can communicate my inner torment, my desires, my dreams, my longings to understand my self and make a sense of my existence. I honestly feel that I have no control over my creative process, rather it takes control of me and I just follow suit. It’s exhilarating and scary at the same time. My creative process works in reverse…instead of starting with an idea I look for images already existent in our daily life and through my craft reveal the true message of the image. I feel like a sculptor who starts with a big chunk of rock and does not know what the final result will be. He keeps on chipping away till the true image comes out. I find this process truly challenging but extremely fulfilling. The omnipresent uncertainty fuels my creative process. A camera is just another medium of expression. To me it is just another brush, crayon or a sculptor’s tool. What ever I learned about photography was through painting, sculpting, drawing and sketching. My images try to make the inanimate objects talk. The lack of living creatures in most of my work is on purpose. I believe that human presence leaves a profound impact on all the inanimate objects around us. All the memories of our past are engrained in our surroundings. They are impregnated in the places we lived, worked & died. I try to decipher and capture the past and in the process tell a story that my audience can really connect…… through a single image. I am a Visual artist, historian and a medium of communication.