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Viveca Chow
Creative trailblazer Viveca Chow, rewrote Hong Kong’s history as the first born and raised Broadway musical performer. Now a NYC Lifestyle Expert as well, she is passionate about using her storytelling skills to cultivate a community rooted in creativity, positivity and adventure. Viveca’s most recent prestigious performer credits include Miss Saigon (Broadway Revival), The Country Club (starring Elaine Hendrix), Exception(al) (directed by Michelle Bossy), The Other Two (MAX), Dear Edward (Apple TV+) and Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel (Netflix). She also was chosen out of 20,000 actors to be a part of one of the most competitive industry showcases in the world, the Disney Television Discovers: Talent Showcase.

Eddie Portoghese
Eddie Portoghese is both a stunt performer and coordinator living in Colorado. He has performed stunts for both film and television.  Recently he performed stunts for the TUBI TV show Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch and coordinated two Colorado based feature films, American Vampire, a Hank Braxtan production in Grand Junction and Bonding, directed by Victoria Trofimenko and starring Jefferson White, Tate Donovan and Alexandra Doke. Both are currently in post production. In addition to his stunt work in film he has written, directed, acted in and produced several short films.  He and his business partner, executive producer, Stephen Zappalla founded Bacon, Egg & Cheese Productions and their newest project is entitled Laundry Day, a short film comedy which wrapped in Los Angeles this October.  Their first film, Statistical Probabilities, won several awards on the festival circuit.

Ria Patel
is an Actor, writer & dancer. She is the lead in the feature "How to Talk Australians" with the wonderful director Tony Rogers (Wilfred). A story about the immigrant dream and illuminating the Australia-India relations. She has worked with many brands such as Toyota, Kmart, HP but working with Libra Australia was very special. Not only did they represent a South Asian woman but period pain is such a taboo topic which Ria is inspired to shed light upon. Her other recent work include: Netflix' "Apple Cider Vinegar" and ABC TV's "Urvi Went to an All Girls School".
Her award-winning short film "The Rose Garden" has picked up awards across the US and has been screened across Australia to spark discussions on mental health within South Asian and multicultural communities. She has facilitated panels with South Asian mental health leaders, and successfully secured grants to fund these important initiatives. Ria spoke at events for organisations like: Australian South Asian Centre, Shakti Mental Health and CrewHQ at Crew Con about diversity in the entertainment industry.
Ria truly believes storytelling has the power to connect, comfort and also challenge the audience to evoke change in the world and within themselves.