Antoine Pitrou is a Paris-trained product designer based in San Francisco who turns complex digital problems into elegant, simple experiences. As the Founder and CEO of Hayes Studio and co-founder of SYLAPS (a browser-based video collaboration platform), he has shaped product design across fintech, legaltech, and SaaS - including a notable tenure as Senior Product Designer at Human Interest, the 401(k) platform redefining retirement savings for small businesses.
Philipp Dettmer is the founder, CEO, and head writer of Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, the Munich-based animation studio and YouTube channel with over 25 million subscribers and 3.6 billion views. Starting as a university passion project in 2013, Kurzgesagt has grown into a 70-person studio that transforms dense scientific, philosophical, and technological ideas into visually stunning, widely-shared short films. Dettmer is also the author of 'Immune: A Journey Into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive' (2021) and co-creator of the video game Star Birds, launched in early access in September 2025.