MatPat and Steph
CEO & COO

Matthew Patrick, aka MatPat, and Stephanie Patrick are the nerdiest couple on YouTube, co-creating and operating the Theorist YouTube properties The Game Theorists; The Film Theorists; GTLive, YouTube’s largest livestreaming channel; The Food Theorists, which gained 1 million subscribers within the week of its launch; and The Style Theorists. Currently at 38 million subscribers and 120 million monthly views, The Theorists are the mythbusters for gamers, cinephiles, foodies, and fashionistas, educating viewers while unearthing secrets behind gaming, food, fashion, film, and television’s most enduring questions. MatPat is also the creator and host of Game Lab, a YouTube Premium Original series that takes YouTube’s biggest gamers off the comfort of their couches and places them into the real life equivalent of their favorite games. The series won the Streamy for Best VR/360 Series in 2016.
Matthew and Stephanie are also marketing and audience development specialists, consulting some of the biggest tech and media brands in the world, as well as fellow creators on how to capture and grow an audience online through data-driven decision-making. Over the past several years, Theorist has worked with over 200 YouTube channels across practically every vertical.
Industry Track
Mergers & Acquisitions: The Corporate Creator Conundrum
Duration: 25 minutes
Location: Industry Track Mainstage
Thursday, June 22
12:00 pm - 12:25 pm
Featuring: MatPat and Steph, Lucas Kollmann, Drew Baldwin
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Creator Track
Creator to Creator - Safiya Nygaard and Tyler Williams with MatPat and Steph
Duration: 1 hour
Location: Room 204
Friday, June 23
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Featuring: Safiya Nygaard, Tyler Williams, MatPat and Steph
These iconic duos are doing it all — from expanding their brands and businesses to consistently uploading entertaining and engaging content. Tune in as they discuss their paths to success, share their strategies, and reveal how they maintain their position at the top of the creator economy.
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Community Track
Get Smart
Duration: 1 hour
Location: Spotlight Stage
Friday, June 23
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Featuring: sidneyraz, Renegade Science Teacher, The Truth Doctor and more
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Community Track
The Power of Gaming Communities on YouTube
Duration: 1 hour
Location: Trending Stage presented by Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
Thursday, June 22
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Featuring: Leo Olebe, Ludwig, DrLupo and more
Over 2 trillion views and 120 billion hours of gaming content watched across the world last year – the power of the Gaming community on YouTube is undeniable. Join our new Head of Gaming and YouTube Gaming Creators to talk about the magical world of Gaming on YouTube.
Leo Olebe (YouTube's Global Head of Gaming) with a cast of gaming creators
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Community Track
The Real OGs
Duration: 1 hour
Location: Spotlight Stage
Friday, June 23
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Featuring: John Green, Dani Calleiro, MatPat and Steph
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