Streampunks: Youtube and the Rebels Remaking Media

Robert Kyncl is the Chief Business Officer at YouTube where he oversees all business functions including content, sales, marketing, platforms, access, and strategy. Previously, Robert was Vice President of Content at Netflix, where he spearheaded the company's content acquisition for streaming TV shows and movies. Robert has been listed in Variety's 2012 Dealmakers Impact Report as one of their "disruptors," Vanity Fair's 2012 & 2013 New Establishment List, Billboard's Power 100 List in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, Billboard's 2014 International Power Players List and AdWeek's 2013 "Top 50 Execs Who Make the Wheels Turn." He has also served as a member of the Paley Center's Media Council. Robert holds a Masters of Business Administration from Pepperdine University and a B.S. in International Relations from SUNY New Paltz. He resides in Beverly Hills with his wife and two daughters. Maany Peyvan is a Speechwriter and Communications Manager at Google, where he leads speechwriting for YouTube, writes editorial and social content and advises on communications strategy for several executives. Prior to his time at Google, Maany was a political appointee in the Obama Administration, serving as Director of Speechwriting at the US Agency for International Development and as a Senior Advisor to USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah.