At the very core of AD is a small, concentrated team of design students and professionals lead by Hector Silva. The diverse team is comprised of a number of versatile young designers that take on graphic design, marketing, event planning, and other roles to develop SQ1 each year. Their focus has allowed them to host their first two wildly successful SQ1 conferences within 10 months of one another—pulling attendance from a total of nearly 1,000 people in the first year they’ve held the annual conference with an international audience to boot. Since 2016, AD and SQ1 have expanded beyond sketching and continue to push their message forward through education in the advancement of various design and communication practices.