Founder and CEO, The Future Today Institute

As Healthcare.gov continues to malfunction, we FEATURE tech expert Amy Webb to examine the digital issues of large-scale consumer sites. Amy Webb is CEO of Webbmedia Group, a digital strategy agency that focuses on near-term emerging technology trends. She and her team help Webbmedia Group’s clients prepare for future business disruption using research, ideation and a vast knowledge of digital media. She is also the co-founder of Spark Camp, a 501(c)(3) invite-only series of conversations that brings together the brightest minds in media and technology to solve problems in society.

South Asia Project Director

In response to claims from global rights groups that US drone strikes are killing more civilians than have been reported, we FEATURE security expert Samina Ahmed. She oversees Crisis Group’s work in Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Nepal. Together with analysts throughout the region, she prepares reports on the political, social, economic and military factors that increase the risks of extremism, internal conflict and war, and she makes policy recommendations to overcome these threats.

Principal

We FEATURE media expert Erica Gruen to discuss the future of entertainment, as internet streaming service, Netflix, is predicted to surpass cable TV network, HBO, in paid subscribers in the US. An expert in the future of television, advertising, and the web, she specializes in what people are watching, where advertising is being spent, and how the Internet is influencing traditional TV and print companies. A creative and respected media brand-builder and visionary, Erica Gruen is a recognized leader in television, advertising, and new media technologies.