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Brian Napack is President and CEO of John Wiley and Sons (Wiley), a global research and learning company and one of the world’s leading publishers. He is the Chairman of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) which protects and promotes the central role that publishers play in enhancing culture, scholarship, education, the workforce and democracy. Brian also serves on the board of Zero-To-Three (Treasurer), a science-based advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that all babies and toddlers have a strong start in life. Prior to joining Wiley in 2017, Brian was a Senior Advisor at Providence Equity Partners, a leading investor in media, education, information, and communication. He has served as an active member on numerous boards including those of Blackboard Inc., Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Burning Glass, Ascend Learning, Recorded Books, Ingram Industries, myON, EDMC, and Synergis Education. Prior to joining Providence in 2012, Brian served as president of Macmillan, the global publisher, in the U.S. from 2006 to 2012. During his tenure, he oversaw businesses in education, consumer books, digital media and magazines. Prior to Macmillan, Brian was a partner at L.E.K. Consulting, a global management consulting firm, serving as co-head of its Media and Entertainment practices and leading its Publishing and Education practices. He also founded and served as CEO of ThinkBox, an education software company focused on the early childhood market. At The Walt Disney Company, Brian founded Disney Educational Publishing and was a co-founder of Disney Interactive. He has also held senior roles at Simon & Schuster, the publishing company and at A.T. Kearney, a leading management consulting company. Brian received a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts from Middlebury College.

Richard Robinson has been President of Scholastic Inc. (NASDAQ: SCHL) since 1974, Chief Executive Officer since 1975, and was elected to the position of Chairman of the Board in 1982. Under Mr. Robinson’s leadership, Scholastic has become the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books, a leading provider of print and digital instructional materials for pre-K to grade 12, and a producer of educational and entertaining children’s media. With annual revenue of $1.6 billion and more than 9,000 employees worldwide, the Company distributes one out of every three children’s books purchased in the US through school-based Scholastic Book Clubs and Book Fairs, instructional programs, non-profit partners, retail outlets and online.

Stefan Willimann is a respected leader who inspires people and drives change. An innovator in the marketing and advertising industry for over 25 years, he believes that culture drives both people and profit. Stefan has always been on the leading edge of multi channel marketing technology and client strategies, as demonstrated when he served as the principle partner of BMS, Inc. during the expansion of broadband across the US, and in 2010 when he successfully launched the online news network, NewsSimply, Corp. As Vice President, Strategic Sales and Marketing at CBS Broadcasting, he enabled exposure to a team of thought leaders and the ability to create unique marketing strategies and campaigns across all on and offline platforms and properties. As the Chief Executive of SIGMA Marketing Insights, a privately held data-driven marketing technology and analytics firm, he acquired in 2015, Stefan has successfully developed a customer solutions-focused organization, and leads the development of mi-Link - SIGMA's flagship marketing automation insights technology platform. Inspired and driven by the customer experience, Stefan consistently challenges his team to successfully articulate the value proposition SIGMA delivers to its clients. In addition to his focus at SIGMA, Stefan is a member of many industry social networks as well as Co-Chairman of the Board for Stepping Stones, a family services organization and volunteer/supporter of the Vineyard Conservation Society.

Kevin Michielsen is a Chief Executive Officer at LRN and President:Legal Media Division at ALM Media and is based in Greater New York City Area. He has worked as Chief Operating Officer at ALM Media, Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, and Chief Executive Officer at Watermark. Kevin works or has worked as CEO at Taskstream. He studied at University of Michigan between 1995 and 1997, Escuela Bella Vista between 1975 and 1982, and Bentley University between 1987 and 1992.