Shamal Ranasinghe is the Chief Business Officer at Audius, the decentralized blockchain-based music streaming platform. A 25-year music-tech veteran, he co-founded Topspin Media in 2007 - one of the first direct-to-fan platforms for musicians - before spending eight years as VP of Product at Pandora/SiriusXM building creator tools. At Audius, he leads major label and publishing deals, including a landmark global licensing agreement with Kobalt Music in 2024, while championing a world where artists own their music, keep 90% of revenue, and connect directly with fans without gatekeepers.
David Sze is an Advisory Partner at Greylock Partners who built the firm's consumer investing franchise from scratch, backing Facebook at a $500M valuation in 2006, LinkedIn when it had 1 million users in 2004, Discord in 2016, and Roblox before it became a household name. A former operator at Excite, Electronic Arts, and HBO, he ranked #4 on the Forbes Midas List in 2012 and remains one of Silicon Valley's most decorated consumer internet investors. He is a Yale trustee, Rockefeller University board member, and advisor to McLaren Racing.
Peter Burton is a California-based Christian singer-songwriter and worship pastor at Bayside Church in Sacramento who turned his private battle with anxiety and panic into chart-topping music. Signed to Integrity Music in early 2025 and managed by Matthew West's Story House Collective, he debuted with 'Where Would I Be' - a song born from his mental health journey - which hit #1 on Billboard Christian AC and #1 on Mediabase Christian AC. Named the only Christian artist on Pandora's Artists to Watch 2026 (The Pandora Ten, #4 overall), he achieved a +1,980% increase in Pandora spins since April 2025, with over 19.9 million total U.S. streams and 659,000 Spotify monthly listeners.