Tiffany Shlain

Honored by Newsweek as one of the "Women Shaping the 21st Century," Tiffany Shlain is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker, founder of the Webby Awards, and author of the national best-selling book "24/6: Giving up Screens One Day a Week to Get More Time, Creativity, and Connection" which won the Marshall McLuhan Outstanding Book Award. The Museum of Modern Art in New York premiered her one woman "Spoken Cinema" performance Dear Human. She lectures and performs worldwide on the relationship between technology and humanity. Shlain has received over 80 awards and distinctions for her films and work, including selection for the Albert Einstein Foundation's initiative Genius:100 Visions for the Future, and inclusion on NPR's list of Best Commencement Speeches. Four of her films premiered at Sundance including Connected, The Tribe, and Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness. Her original series The Future Starts Here was nominated for an Emmy Award. She and her work have been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, NPR, Elle, and on Jeopardy. For the past 25 years, Tiffany has been writing newsletters called Breakfast at Tiffany Shlain's. For information on her book, films, lectures, and her newsletter visit tiffanyshlain.com and follow Tiffany on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.