Foucault argued that who we are, or who we perceive ourselves to be, is far from a matter of individual choice. The rapid growth of social presence and emphasis on an experiential economy begs the question – are we constructing our public facing identities based on a consumer culture, or are we truly free to express ourselves?
A beautiful one acre mansion estate in the hills often graced by Alicia Keys, Clive Davis, The Chainsmokers, Hans Zimmer and Halle Barry to name a few. By day, the estate operates as the offices of Kid In A Korner, founded by Alex Da Kid. It features three independent recording studios open for artist collaborations.
Prior to co-founding Arsenic, Billy Hawkins spent 11 years at CAA as a Motion Picture agent working with Will Smith, JJ Abrams, Spike Lee, Rosario Dawson, Eva Longoria, John Ridley (Oscar winning writer of 12 Years a Slave), and Eric Singer (Oscar-nominated writer of American Hustle), among others.
Hawkins began his career at Morgan Stanley as the youngest Associate in its Technology Investment Banking Group, where he worked for 3 years. Hawkins graduated from Harvard Law where he was an editor of the Law Review. Prior to that, he graduated from University of Michigan Business School with a BBA.
Brett Hyman is the President, CEO and Founder of NVE Experience Agency and pulls over thirteen years of expertise delivering globally recognized experiences for Fortune 500 companies and the world’s most iconic brands.
As an authority on entrepreneurship, marketing, and event production, Brett has shared his expertise with elite publications such as AdWeek, Inc, Forbes Agency Council, Entrepreneur, Event Marketer, CMO, Marketing Profs, and BizBash. Following the principle that right moment will transform someone forever, Brett leads NVE to develop culturally-connected programs and award-winning initiatives. NVE remains privately owned with a bottom line that has doubled every year since its inception.
Also known as “The Gen Z Whisperer” Tiffany is one of the most sought-after youth trend experts, marketing researcher, strategist, and keynote speaker for
companies that want to reach Gen Z.
She started Zebra Intelligence as a way to empower Gen Z and to help brands understand their wants and needs. While still in high school, she worked at Product Hunt, and then after graduating, she joined Binary Capital as a venture capitalist and is known as the world’s youngest VC. She was also named one of TIME’s Most Influential Teens of 2015. In addition, Marc Andreessen named her as an unknown rockstar in tech to watch.
• Open Bar, Music, Snacks
• A discussion lead by about digital representation and its lasting effects on culture.
• Drinks, Snacks, Music & PARTY
