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

Join Theorist Media's founders Stephanie and Matthew Patrick (MatPat) as they sit down with Lunar X Co-Founder & CEO Lucas Kollmann to explore an important inflection point in today's creator economy — how creator-driven companies can scale while also maintaining their creative voices and close connection to the communities that built them. With the sale of Theorist Media to Lunar X in late 2022, they will delve into the power an acquisition with the right partner has provided for their business, shedding light on the way forward for creators and their communities.

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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

At the intersection of entertainment and education, these creators aim to teach you something new with almost every upload! Join these brilliant minds as they break down the process of delivering lessons that make us a little smarter every day.

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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

Tag: ASL Interpreters Present

Featuring: John Green, Dani Calleiro, MatPat and Steph

These digital content pioneers have seen it all — the trends, the challenges, the birth, death, and reinvention of numerous platforms. And through it all, they’ve maintained their spotlight and a special place in the hearts of countless fans. They’re here to talk about their successful careers and how they’ve adapted to the constantly-evolving state of the digital world.

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