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For more than 25 years Joel Sucherman (he/him) has been helping to usher in the new ways we experience news and information. As NPR's Vice President for New Platform Partnerships, Sucherman guides strategy and leads the teams that build NPR's presence on voice assistants, connected cars, TVs and other emerging platforms. During his tenure he has developed a growing number of strategic partnerships and has shaped and implemented public radio's growing presence on voice-activated platforms such as Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri, Bixby, and Cortana. Under Sucherman's leadership, NPR has become a preeminent brand on smart speakers, with millions of listeners each month. In his previous role as head of product, Sucherman's teams were also responsible for conceiving of, and building, NPR One, a platform that uses a combination of human curation and algorithms to provide a personalized radio news/podcast experience.

David Dye is a longtime Philadelphia radio personality whose music enthusiasm has captivated listeners of World Cafe® since 1991. World Cafe is produced by WXPN, the public radio service of the University of Pennsylvania.

Harrison Vijay Tsui is a news assistant for TED Radio Hour and How I Built This, where he researches, produces and promotes segments for both shows. Tsui joined as an intern in the summer of 2021.

Jesse is the host and producer of Vocalo's "5 O'Clock Mix" and the "Friday Night DJ Series". He's the founder of the Vocalo's DJ Collective, "Quest 4 The Best" DJ Competition and the Know Chicago music series. He also curates special music programming that highlights artists that are meaningful to the Urban Alternative experience. A member of Chicago's music scene since the mid 80's and key contributor to the city's early Hip Hop, House and Dance music community as a DJ, musician, event promoter, music retailer, and co-founder of the Grammy nominated band Liquid Soul. Jesse is a big fan of Ethiopian Food and collecting records, you can catch him spinning at various events around town.

Jessica Goldstein is the senior director of NPR's events and strategic initiatives. In this role, she oversees all of NPR's editorial content live events including the Tiny Desk Contest and the How I Built This live shows and summit. Previously, Goldstein was the senior supervising producer at NPR Music where she helped define and lead many of NPR Music's major content initiatives across multiple platforms, including with the news magazines, podcasts, and multimedia projects.