Winnie Kemp is a writer, producer, and development executive. She is currently the head of development at Jumpcut Media, a startup bridging the intersection between tech, community and creativity to democratize access and ownership for underrepresented and international creators. She previously served as SVP of television development at Super Deluxe, a disruptive entertainment brand dedicated to cultivating diverse auteurs and amplifying unconventional creative voices where she executive produced two seasons of THIS CLOSE for Sundance Channel, the first television show to be created by deaf writers, and CHAMBERS for Netflix, the first tv show from a major network to have a Native American starring in a lead role. Winnie was among Adweek’s 2017 list of female disrupters in media, one of Variety's 2018 New Leaders in Television, a 2019 Women in Film Insight Fellow, and a 2022 PGA Create Fellow.

About Tapas Media-Established in 2012, headquartered in Los Angeles with key global operations in Seoul, South Korea, and Beijing, China, Tapas Media is one of the fastest-growing digital publishing platforms of webcomics and novels in North America. Tapas has created a community of more than 10M registered users with stories from 69,000 creators and published over 103,000 stories to date. Tapas has multiple partnerships across various multimedia platforms including Scholastic, Andrews McMeel Publishing, Yen Press, Zoic Studios, Vault Comics, BOOM!, Ten Speed Press (Penguin Random House), Kakao Entertainment, Podium Audio, Frolic Media, Madison Wells, Netmarble, and more. Tapas Media is the 2020 Ringo Award winner for Favorite Publisher and received its first Eisner nominations in 2021. In 2021, Tapas Media joined forces with Kakao Entertainment to expand its global storytelling footprint. Kevin Nicklaus-Experienced executive, currently the Head of Creative Development at Tapas Media. Previously worked at the Senior Vice President Of Development for The Wolper Org., a production company based at Warner Bros. Over a long career, Kevin Nicklaus has developed ROOTS (History Channel), BATES MOTEL, SALEM'S LOT, MISTS OF AVALON, PENN & TELLER: BULLSH!T, among many other television shows, features and non-scripted shows. Kevin Nicklaus attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, earning a BFA focused in Film/TV Production. He is also an alum of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences internship program, and now hosts interns from the Academy, himself.