Taking Flight in Summer 2026
Ryan Wang
Ryan Wang is globally acknowledged as a visionary technology futurist and esteemed business executive, specializing in Artificial Intelligence, XR & Spatial Computing, and Frontier Technology sectors.
Ryan holds a distinguished position as Co-founder and General Partner of Outpost Capital, a trailblazing cross-border early-stage venture fund established in 2015, with a primary focus on frontier technology investments across the United States and Asia. He also serves as Managing Partner at Solaris Venture Partners, a San Francisco based private equity firm providing management and advisory services to global capital and corporate clients in the Artificial Intelligence sector.
In 2020, Ryan co-founded Zebra Labs, a music entertainment company creating new IPs and content with cutting edge technology in metaverse and AI.
With over a decade of active engagement in the tech sphere, Ryan has forged significant collaborations with industry giants and fortune 500 companies and governments, serving in capacities such as advisor, consultant, or partner.
Before venturing into the technological domain, Ryan amassed extensive experience and built a comprehensive and successful career in investment banking, working with Citigroup and Societe Generale in New York City. Ryan holds a Master of Science degree from NYU, and has taught lessons at multiple universities including USC, UW and NTU.
Jim Glaub
Jim Glaub is a recognized leader in innovative marketing, social media, web design and video production for the theatre and has worked on over fifty Broadway shows and major events like the Tony Awards. He’s excited to create Super Awesome Friends, a strategic digital and content experience company dedicated to connecting brands and communities to live experiences. Before this, he was the Deputy Head of Content and Digital Media for The Society of London Theatre, where he helped raise the profile of London Theatre via OfficialLondonTheatre.com , TKTS and the Olivier Awards. Back in NYC, he was the VP of Content and Community at SERINO/COYNE, the nation’s longest-running live-entertainment advertising agency.
He is the co-founder of Miracle on 22nd Street which connects families in need with real life elves since 2010. The origin story of the non-profit is soon to be a major motion-picture written by Tina Fey!
Jim is on the advisory committee for the American Theatre Wing. A member of the Broadway League, the board of trustees for the Woodshed Collective. He’s the proud winner of two 2016 Webby Awards, Telly Awards in 2018, 2017 and 2016 and a 2014 Webby Honor.
He’s been featured in the New York Times, Good Morning America, The Today Show, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Forbes, Variety, Mashable, Buzzfeed, ABC News, People Magazine, NPR’s Marketplace, Playbill, Broadwayworld, The Price is Right and Cash Cab. He owns over 400 brooches that is documented on #365brooch.