Geoff Cook heads The Meet Group which is a public company (NASDAQ) and comprises the industry leading brands Meetme, Lovoo, Tagged, Skout and Growlr.  One-to-many video is a key feature of The Meet Group dating apps.  Geoff joined the dating industry in 2005.  

Mark's team has worked with 110 dating companies and service providers since 2005. He runs the dating business agency/consultancy Courtland Brooks, along with OPW.news, and IDEA.gp. Mark is your co-host. Mark joined the dating industry in 1998.  

Eric recently took over the helm at Spark Networks. He spent 5 years with McKinsey consulting on growth strategy and M&A, and 5 years as CEO of Criteo, building it to $2.3B revenues. 

Andy started in aerospace engineering with Northrup Grumman and then worked with Sabre and Travelocity.  He joined the dating industry for a 2 year stint at TRUE in 2006, and has now been at Match since 2010. Andy is Match Group's forward thinker.  He holds a very special place in the worldwide dating ecosystem as he is responsible for the skunkworks and new initiatives at Match Group.

Dawoon went from a VP role at J.P.Morgan to starting Coffee Meets Bagel, with her sisters Arum and Soo, in 2012.  8 years later they are all still entirely devoted to the dating industry and growing Coffee Meets Bagel as the meaningful relationships app for millenials.    

Dmitry is a serial entrepreneur and investor. He started his first software development company at the age of 21 and grew it to 500 employees. His other successful startups were UsabilityLab, SoftwarePeople and PayOnline. He also made investments in several venture funds. He has a Ph.D. in Philosophy, and has written two books on consciousness and free will. Dmitry joined the dating industry in 2001.

Violet started Lunch Actually with her husband Jamie 16 years ago after a short stint at Citigroup. Today, Lunch Actually Group owns some of South East Asia’s leading dating brands with a presence in Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. Violet is an industry veteran with thousands of media appearances.  

Charly started Lumen in 2018, working with Badoo/Magic Labs founder Andrey Andreev. Prior to that she ran the The Dating Awards and worked with eHarmony, M14, Gaydar, TimeOut and The Guardian. Charly joined the dating industry in 2013.

For 20 years Dan has carried out market research providing a deeper understanding of target groups and how to effectively influence them. He helps structure the effectiveness of communications and assessment of their effectiveness with behavioural measurement and primary research techniques. He's turned his attention to dating recently, and will present his findings.

For ~20 years Jeff has dedicated his career to helping people control their information and reputation online. His newest technology platform, RealMe Powered by MyLife is a turnkey solution to protect people using dating apps and other online marketplaces. Prior to founding RealMe, Jeff founded several other successful business ventures, including MyLife, GreatDomains, RealtyTracker and MediaPass.

Neil has been an innovator in television and digital media since 1981.  He worked as SVP of AOL from 1995-2001 and originally joined Mylfe (then Reuinion.com) in 2005.  He heads business development for the new RealMe product which is being tailored to the needs of the dating industry. 

Mariko spotted a market gap for Asian dating and started East Meet East in 2013.  "The app is the highest trafficked dating resource for Asian-Americans in North America." Mariko joined the dating industry in 2013.

Jamie Lee and Violet Lim started Lunch Actually in 2004, which makes them veterans of the dating industry. They have dating brands in Singapore, HK, Indonesia and Thailand and are based in Singapore.

Carsten leads Insparx group of International dating services which includes Be2 and cdate in 37 countries with a team of 160. Prior to working with Insparx he set up operations at FriendScout24. Carsten became dedicated to the dating industry in 2002.

Jon has a Stanford PhD in statistics and ran Yield Dynamics for 10 years building yield optimization software for the semiconductor industry.  He was enticed into dating by industry luminary Andrew Conru (who started the first Internet dating company, Webpersonals, in 1994).  Jon joined the dating industry in 2015 as CEO of FriendFinder Networks which runs 20+ niche and lifestyle specific dating communities. 

Mo heads Prelinker which is a leading white labeler based in Switzerland.  Prior to this he was COO of Global Personals for 14 years.  Global Personals introduced Webdate in 2003, which was one of the first downloadable mobile dating apps.  Mo joined the dating industry in 2003.

Kenji-Travis Yamazaki is a lawyer by training, worked with Goldman Sachs, and became a hedge fund and LBO advisor.  He joined and helped start East Meet East with Mariko Tokioka and never looked back.  Kenji runs the live streaming and subscription businesses and all marketing activity at East Meet East. He joined the dating industry in 2015.

Kenneth is a Stanford economist by training, and a growth marketer.  He built My Purity Test, a facebook quiz and matchmaking app in 2007, which drove 6M+ sign ups, and was acquired by Speeddate.com in 2009.  After a stint at Microsoft he resolved back to dating in 2012 to co-found the modern matchmaking service Tawkify.

Relationship AI was built to help singles make better decisions and help the dating industry solve for the continuity problem.  Karinna is a former model and joined the dating and relationship industry in 1997 and  is a wealth of end-user experience.  

Zackary is a former US Marine, successful serial entrepreneur and expert in streaming and mobile app technologies. Following a successful exit from his audio streaming network in 2014, he founded Say Allo in 2015, a relationship discovery app that uses a continuous learning algorithm, video and a compatibility index co-developed by the inventor of Cognitive Behavior Therapy.  

Leigh is a TV news reporter turned adjunct Professor teaching media, terrorism and disaster studies to graduate students in the Homeland Security Studies program. Then in 2017 the dating industry stole her attention as her dating app Dig took off.  "Dig connects people online and at hyperlocal events so pets and pet-lovers can live healthier, longer, and more joyous lives together in a more pet-friendly world." 

Casey started her career at Red Bull and branched out to brand design and art director roles at leading design firms working on Emirates, Reebok, Hertz and numerous leading brands.  The dating industry corralled her attention in 2017 when she started Dig with her sister, Leigh.  Leigh and Casey are commended for their fresh thinking and unique approach to dating in the not-so-small niche of pet-loving singles.

Ross started White Label Dating and built it to be the leading turnkey SaaS for online dating. Venntro Media's White Label Dating product now powers thousands of dating sites around the world and sites on the platform have generated over $390m revenues to date. Ross joined the dating industry in 2003.

Jens founded a European social network called Kwick! in 1999, which was sold to Kiwibox in 2011.  That same year he created Jaumo, a social dating app network which now has 50M+ members. Jaumo is in 90 countries and 59 languages. Jens joined the dating industry in 1999.

Robyn moved from working at branding agencies to start Dattch, a lesbian dating app, in 2011.  Then she raised $1m and renamed the app to HER, which is now positioned as a lesbian social app.  “HER is about creating a space where lesbian, bi, queer, curious, flexisexual, pansexual and not-so-straight women can meet and find out what’s going on in their lesbian world."  Robyn joined the dating industry in 2011.

Adam has spent 6 years of his career working with leading dating companies.  First he worked with The Meet Group, then after some time in consulting he joined Magic Lab as the MD of Chappy.  Then he started S'More.  "Imagine a dating app that starts with getting to know a person before swiping on them. Where character is considered before physical attributes"

ESHQ was started in 2015 and is the Bumble of Muslim dating.  Its a  social discovery platform targeted squarely at the modern muslim  world.  On ESHQ women make the first move.  Mariam is 7 years in the online relationships industry. 

Lisa founded the Matchmaking Institute in 2003 to set a code of ethics and strict quality standards in the matchmaking industry.  She also runs the Global Love Conference, which happens next week on Wednesday.  She has been a matchmaker for 20 years.

ProSiebenSat1 has several arms and modes of investment, and Dean matchmakes deals to those arms.  He's especially interested in dating apps, and works with Nucom, the group that bought eHarmony.  Dean brings us the investor perspective.