Rayne Roberts is a Development Executive at Lucasfilm and a member of the Lucasfilm Story Group. She was a development executive on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and the upcoming films Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and Star Wars: Episode VIII. Her film background includes several years as a development executive at Gold Circle Films, a role as an Associate Producer on the award-winning documentary The Fair Trade, and time spent as a contributing story analyst for the Kennedy/Marshall Company, as well as Alcon Entertainment. Prior to working in film, Rayne spent nine years producing and art-directing fashion, portrait, and documentary photography as a photo editor at Vibe Magazine, and also at Teen People Magazine. Rayne received her BFA in photography & imaging from the Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film & Television at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. She also holds a graduate-level certificate in producing from the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television.

Pat Yongpradit
Pat Yongpradit is the General Manager of Global Education and Workforce Policy for Microsoft, where he leads AI literacy, responsible AI in education, and future of work initiatives. As the


