Chief Business Officer, EMPIRE

Alexandra Moore is a data-driven operator and customer-centric executive with over 15 years of financial, investing, and operational experience in consumer, media, and technology industries. She has a proven track record leading strategic initiatives, driving revenue growth, and launching innovative businesses within Fortune 500 companies and high-growth startups.

Alex currently serves as Chief Business Officer at Empire, the largest privately held record label and vertical SaaS music company with 300 employees globally. She has global P&L responsibility for revenue and GTM functions including M&A/investment strategy, business development, commerce, and content distribution / licensing. Over the last year, the company has expanded its influence in digital media and achieved the longest running #1 Billboard Hot 100 song of all time, “A Bar Song." In recognition of her impact, she was named one of Billboard's “Sports and Music Power Players of 2025” and “Women in Music 2025.”

Prior to joining Empire, Alex served as Founder and CEO of Night Capital, a $100MM growth equity fund focused on consumer and talent investments, working alongside MrBeast's talent management agency. In this role, she was named one of The Hollywood Reporter’s "Top Dealmakers of 2022". Concurrently, she served as Chief Strategy Officer of Night Media, where she advised on talent-led new business and CPG product line launches (e.g. Feastables), content strategy, and monetization. 

Previously as Global Head of Strategic Initiatives at Amazon, Alex launched multiple disruptive new businesses in the live, commerce, and subscription categories, including Prime Music’s new subscription tier, Amazon Music Live (concert livestreaming), and Amazon Music Merch shop (music merchandise). Prior to that, she was an executive on Amazon's Corporate Development / M&A team, leading global investments and acquisitions across digital content, consumer internet, and device businesses including Twitch, games, music, Audible / audio, social, health and wellness, mobile, hardware and software (FireTV, Alexa / Echo), etc. She also served as a strategic business partner to multiple category CEOs, resulting in the launch of new business verticals for Amazon including cloud gaming (Luna) and health & wellness (Halo). 

As part of the Corporate Development team at Electronic Arts, Alex helped lead the strategic shift from physical to digital distribution, driving early subscription models (EA Access, Origin Access) and live services monetization, driving recurring revenue growth. She helped launch EA’s eSports division (CGD) and build digital commerce infrastructure to support cross-platform engagement. She also executed acquisitions across mobile, social, and IP to drive player engagement and digital growth.

Prior to Amazon and EA, Alex was in the corporate development group at Marsh & McLennan Companies and was an investment banker at Citigroup.

Alex is an established, growth-stage Board Member, currently serving as Board Member of Top Drawer Merch, a premium creative agency and merchandise company; León Y Sol Tequila, a premium tequila and mezcal company that distributes to 3,500 US outlets including Total Wine & More, and un:hurd, a marketing SaaS platform. 

Alex is a graduate of The University of California, Berkeley, where she received a BS from the Haas School of Business and a BA in Political Science, both with highest honors, and earned an MBA from The Wharton School with concentrations in finance and management.

CEO & Co-Founder, DIVE Studios

Brian Nam is a Korean-American entrepreneur, media operator, and cultural strategist. He is the CEO & Co-founder of DIVE Studios, a modern media company born from K-pop and built for global fandoms and Gen Z audiences.

Backed by notable investors such as Union Square Ventures and HYBE, DIVE Studios has amassed over 2 billion views and built a social community of more than 7 million followers across platforms. In the past year alone, DIVE Studios reached over 100 million unique viewers by creating culturally fluent, fan-first content that sparks real connection across viral short-form and long-form storytelling formats.

With a platform reaching 60M+ monthly viewers and recognition from TIME, The Today Show, Rolling Stone, Forbes, Teen Vogue, and The Hollywood Reporter, DIVE Studios is redefining how media companies engage the next generation.

At the intersection of fandom, culture, and content, Brian is building the future of global media IP and Gen Z influence—bridging creativity, commerce, and community to shape the next era of cultural storytelling.

Founder IOCMP & Comms8 x InflueConnect

Carol Chan is the founder of Comms8, InfluenConnect, and IOCMP. A marketing visionary from Hong Kong, renowned for bridging brands and consumers across Asia and the globe. As the leader of an award-winning agency, Carol has worked with prestigious clients including the UNDP, Schneider Electric, Hoyoverse, Estée Lauder, and Nestlé, leveraging data-driven strategies to deepen brand-consumer relationships.

She is also the founder of IOCMP, a nonprofit dedicated to amplifying the voice and representation of Asian marketing and communications professionals in both Europe and Asia. In addition, Carol spearheads InfluenConnect, a Skyscanner-akin SaaS platform that enables cross-border discovery of diverse influencers across 12 major social media platforms from East and West.

Carol’s work has earned her global recognition, including accolades from Cannes Lions, Campaign’s Female Visionary Leader, the UK Agency Awards, and The Drum’s Digital Awards. She is also an active member of WACL and MEFA, where she champions diversity and equality in the marketing industry.

VP, Multicultural, Business Acceleration, P&G North America

Lela Coffey is Vice President, Multi-Cultural Business Acceleration for P&G N.A., helping P&G to serve multicultural consumers across P&G’s enterprise. In her prior role, Lela was VP for P&G’s N.A. Multicultural Hair Portfolio, which includes brands like Gold Series, My Black is Beautiful and Bevel.

With more than 20 years of brand-building experience, Lela has led some of P&G’s iconic brands including Cascade, Olay, and Tampax. Her passion for marketing and inclusivity sets a high bar for impact, challenging others to deliver products and programs that are meaningful for consumers and communities alike.

An advocate for developing talent and capability, Lela invests a substantial time supporting her teams, including fostering understanding of the impact diverse, inclusive teams can have on businesses and organizations. Lela also spearheaded the creation of P&G’s 4R Framework, which is used across P&G to aid brands in more authentically connecting with all consumer segments. As a testament to her body of work, Lela is a recent inductee into P&G’s Brand Mastery Society and has also been named to the 2025 class of the Power 50 Women of Influence by the US Black Chambers.

Lela resides in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband, Maurice. They have two daughters, Mikaela and Mikenzi. Outside of work, Lela serves as a board member for the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens.

Executive Director & CEO, CAPE

Michelle K. Sugihara is the Executive Director and CEO of CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment), the world's longest-running non-profit organization creating career opportunities and commercial success for Asians and Pasifika people in Hollywood. She is a fourth-generation Japanese American born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. Prior to joining CAPE, she was an entertainment attorney, film producer, and adjunct professor for the Claremont Colleges’ Intercollegiate Department of Asian American Studies. She also teaches “Improv for Non-Actors” and has performed improv internationally. IG: @capeusa; @michsugi

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VP of Marketing, Gold House

Bio coming soon.

Board Member, The Marketing Society, ex-CMO, HP, Diageo, Mars

Foo Siew Ting is a transformation growth leader, CMO and author of Building Brands with Soul, a blueprint for turning trust into pricing power.

Her 25-year global career spans senior leadership roles at Unilever, Mars, Diageo, and Fonterra. Most recently, as Chief Marketing Officer for HP in Asia-Pacific, she repositioned the company from PC-maker to a brand that unleashes human potential, adding US $2 billion in incremental revenue and taking HP Gaming from #9 to #1 in North Asia in just 18 months.

Foo Siew Ting’s trademark purpose × brand-science × cultural-insight playbook has also:

· Propelled Johnnie Walker from #2 to #1 in China (+16% sales)

· Reversed Fonterra’s nutrition brand from a –5% decline to +10% growth

· Built diverse, high-performing teams of over 200 across global markets

Kellogg-certified in AI-driven growth analytics (2024), she now advises boards on how to unite technology, purpose and human insight to drive sustainable growth. Foo Siew Ting also serves on the board of The Marketing Society and as an independent director of RSVP Singapore, a non-profit organisation activating senior volunteers to serve their communities.

A champion of inclusive leadership and proud mother of a 12-year-old daughter, Foo Siew Ting is committed to mentoring the next generation of women and marketing leaders across Asia. Her inclusive leadership style was recognised in 2024, when she was named a Global Top 3 Inclusive CMO by The CMO Club, honouring executives who embed diversity and belonging into business outcomes.

Founder, TDW+Co & Stop At Nothing

Tim Wang founded TDW+Co in Seattle's Chinatown with the dream of building a purpose-driven, community-based agency dedicated to creating meaningful dialogue that inspires positive and social impact within diverse communities. For more than 20 years, TDW+Co has produced over 1,000 campaigns, for 100 different brands, in 40 languages, including two of the largest Asian American advertising campaigns in history with the national 2020 Census and COVID public education campaigns. TDW+Co's work has garnered national recognition across numerous industry trade and creative awards, winning at 3AF, ADWEEK, ANA, Effies, and many others.

Today, Tim continues his passion for growing a vision for a more inclusive advertising industry by founding the Stop At Nothing @ Cannes movement, while ensuring that TDW+Co lives out its mission, vision, and values. He enjoys speaking at trade conferences, community gatherings, and college campuses about the unconventional route to advertising impact, while maintaining his voluntary duties as a board and advisory member for advocacy organizations such as Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, The 4As, NextNW and University of Washington Communications Advisory Council.