2009 Speakers

Past nextMEDIA speakers include:

Tara Hunt,
Author, The Whuffie Factor

Gavin Purcell,
Supervising Producer,  NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Bill Buxton,
Principal Researcher,  Microsoft Research

Chuck Porter,
Co-Chairman, Chief Strategist, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, MDC Partners

Curtis Wong,
Principal Researcher , Microsoft Research

Jeff Gomez,
CEO , Starlight Runner Entertainment

Tom Jenkins,
Executive Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer, Open Text

Tony Chapman,
Founder and CEO, Capital C

Mitch Joel,
President,  Twist Image

Peter Sweeney,
Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Primal Fusion Inc.

Chris Curtin,
Vice President of Digital Strategy for Corporate Marketing, HP

Avner Ronen,
CEO and Co-Founder, Boxee

David Purdy,
Vice President and General Manager Television Products, Rogers Cable

Michael Scissons,
President & Chief Executive Officer, Syncapse

Peter Rokkos,
Partner and General Counsel, Comcast Interactive Capital

The Honourable James Moore,
Minister, Canadian Heritage and Official Languages

Elmer Sotto,
Head of Growth, Facebook Canada

Ori Inbar,
Co-Founder & CEO, Ogmento

Andrew Lane,
Consultant,  nitch*

Maggie Fox,
Founder and CEO, Social Media Group

Tracey Levison,
Co-Founder, Above & Beyond Learning Co.

Fred Fuchs,
Executive Director, Arts and Entertainment, CBC

Barbara Williams,
Executive Vice President, Content, Canwest Broadcasting

Graham Moysey,
Senior Vice President and General Manager of Digital Media, Canwest

Matt Hartley,
Technology Reporter, National Post

Steve Billinger,
General Manager, Digital Programming and Business Development, CBC

Mark Surman,
Executive Director, Mozilla Foundation

Dr. Robert K. Logan,
Chief Scientist, Strategic Innovation Lab (sLab) OCAD

Jason Roks,
Founder, Zero In Inc.

Michael Paterson Partner,
Canadian Entertainment & Media Practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Anthea Foyer,
Training Programs Manager, CFC Media Lab

Michael Hennessy,
Senior Vice-President, Regulatory and Government Affairs,  TELUS

Jill Golick,
Founder, Story2.OH

Sara Diamond,
President, Ontario College of Art & Design

Robert Montgomery,
CEO, First Maximillian Associates and Achilles Media Ltd.

Gabe Vehovsky,
Executive Vice President, Strategy & Client Solutions, Digital Media, Discovery Communications

Kunal Gupta,
CEO, Polar Mobile

Greg Van Alstyne,
Associate Professor, Faculty of Design and Director of Research, Strategic Innovation Lab (sLab), OCAD

Michael Carter,
Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, MyThum Interactive Inc

John Albright,
Founder and Managing Partner, JLA Ventures and Blackberry Partners Fund

Amber MacArthur,
New Media Journalist, Webnation for DiscoveryChannel.ca and CP24

Bryan Segal,
Vice President , Sales comScore Media Metrix

James Prudhomme,
Senior Director, AOL Advertising Canada

Ian Caminsky,
Head of Business Development, Youtube, Google Inc.

Mark Bishop,
Partner and Co-Founder, marblemedia

Alex Gardner,
Director of Publisher Relations, Casale Media

Jason Daily,
Country Lead, Solution Specialist Sales, Microsoft Advertising Canada

Alan Dark,
Director of Digital, Media Sales CTV Inc.

Stéphane Cardin,
Vice President of Policy and Stakeholder Relations, Canadian Television Fund

Howard Rosen,
Manager of Business Affairs, Bell Fund

Kaan Yigit,
Founder and President, Solutions Research Group

Siobhan O'Flynn,
Faculty, CFC Media Lab

Andrew Levison,
President, Above & Beyond Learning Co.

Karen Thorne-Stone,
President and CEO, Ontario Media Development Corporation

Tom Perlmutter,
Chairperson, National Film Board of Canada

Nick Iannitti,
Director of Communications, Fuel Industries

Ali de Bold,
Founder, ChickAdvisor.com

Francois Veilette,
Vice President of Media, Trinomes

Pablo Vio,
Partner and Creative Director, Jam3media

Leonard Brody,
Co-Founder and CEO, Now Public

Jeff Clavier,
Founder and Managing Partner, SoftTech VC

Brian Nilles,
CEO, Darwin Dimensions Inc.

Andy Shapiro,
Vice President of Creative Development, Machinima.com

 

Past Program Executives Include:

Barbara Bailie
Director, Interactive, Astral Television Networks

Fraser Robinson
Director, Content, SPACE

Caitlin O'Donovan
Director, Kids Interactive, Corus Entertainment

Paul Burns
Vice President of Digital, Canwest Broadcasting

Lisa Godfrey
Director of Original Production, Slice and TVTropolis, Canwest

Julie Di Cresce
Manager of Original Programming, Movie Central

Samantha Morris Mastai
Manager, Development and Production, CTV

Patricia Ellingson
Creative Head, Children's, TVO

Michelle Daly
Director, Content, The Comedy Network
 
Scott McEwen
English TV Arts & Entertainment, Executive In Charge of Development, Drama CBC

Thom Ryder
Executive in Charge of Digital, CBC Arts and Entertainment Television

Caroline Soucy
Director, TELETOON Interactive