Erik Brynjolfsson is the Jerry Yang and Akiko Yamazaki professor and senior fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI, and director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab. He also is the Ralph Landau senior fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, a professor by courtesy at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Stanford Department of Economics, and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.

One of the most cited authors on the economics of information, Brynjolfsson was among the first researchers to measure the productivity contributions of information technology and the complementary role of organizational capital and other intangibles. He has conducted pioneering research on digital commerce, the Long Tail, bundling and pricing models, intangible assets, and the effects of information technology on business strategy, productivity, and performance.

Brynjolfsson speaks globally and is the author of nine books, including, with co-author Andrew McAfee, the best-seller The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies and Machine, Platform, Crowd: Harnessing Our Digital Future. He has also written more than 100 academic articles and holds five patents.

He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Harvard University in applied mathematics and decision sciences and a doctorate from MIT in managerial economics. His papers can be found at brynjolfsson.com/research.

Jamie Head is the group chief tech whisperer (also known as chief information officer) at Parts Town Unlimited, where he leads company-wide transformation to drive innovation, scale, and customer-focused growth. With a proven track record of modernizing IT and digital capabilities, Head brings more than two decades of global leadership in technology, operations and change management.

Before joining Parts Town, Head served as chief digital and technology officer at Ocean Spray Cranberries, spearheading the cooperative’s modernization across IT, business processes and digital marketing to unlock top- and bottom-line value. He previously held senior roles as CIO Americas at GSK Consumer Health and divisional CIO at Mars Inc., leading digital, technology and data strategies across global markets.

A passionate people leader and change agent, Head is known for bridging business and technology to deliver impactful outcomes at scale.

Andre Fidellow is a seasoned technology executive with more than 20 years of experience driving digital transformation in the foodservice and healthcare sectors. As CTO of Mission Restaurant Supply, he leads enterprise-wide innovation across IT, ERP and e-commerce platforms, helping the company modernize operations and enhance the customer experience.

Fidellow’s leadership journey at Mission includes prior roles as COO and director of IT, where he built scalable digital infrastructure and championed cross-functional collaboration. Before joining Mission, he spent nearly 17 years at HealthTec Software across multiple departments and roles, managing operations, service delivery and the development of practice management and EMR systems that improved practice efficiency and patient care.

With deep expertise in agile methodologies, ERP, CRM, healthcare IT, and web solutions, Fidellow brings a strategic lens to technology leadership—bridging innovation with measurable business impact.