Roddy Schrock is a non-profit leader and arts organizer who specializes in building institutional capacity and conceives and implements programs that elevate artists in society. As the Executive Director of Eyebeam, he guides its focus to realign societal relationships with emergent technologies through innovative programs and ambitious fundraising. He also hosts Informer, a podcast featuring casual conversations with leading artists, technologists, and thinkers. He has written extensively for anthologies, periodicals, and other publications. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Electronic Music and Recording Media from Mills College in Oakland.

Associate professor of visual culture at Montclair State University Charlotte Kent, PhD, is an Editor-at-Large for the Brooklyn Rail, and a contributor to assorted books on art and technology, including as co-editor of Contemporary Absurdities, Existential Crises, and Visual Art (Intellect Books, 2024), co-author of Midnight Moment: A Decade of Artists in Times Square (Monacelli Press, 2024), and editor of Generation to Generation (Vetro, 2026). She is the recipient of grants from NEH and Google Art + Machine Intelligence, with a forthcoming book on contemporary art and technoabsurdity. She is a member of the College Art Association’s Committee on Intellectual Property.