Writer, consultant and entrepreneur, Matt Mason lives and works at the intersection between youth culture and innovation. He is the author of The Pirate’s Dilemma: How Youth Culture Reinvented Capitalism, on the problems and opportunities created by the rise of piracy and on the potential of piracy ...
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Writer, consultant and entrepreneur, Matt Mason lives and works at the intersection between youth culture and innovation. He is the author of The Pirate’s Dilemma: How Youth Culture Reinvented Capitalism, on the problems and opportunities created by the rise of piracy and on the potential of piracy as a business model.

Creative, passionate,skilled creators exist outside the mainstream,creating their own content,contributing to society on their own terms. Matt redefines ‘pirate’in these practical terms: pirates create markets; they signal trends; they develop innovative ways to reach their markets. Matt helps firms to recognize the potential in what pirates offer, to learn how to deal with them and appropriate their methods.

Matt was founding editor of RWD, a startup magazine on the new music emerging in the London pirate radio market. The magazine soon became one of the largest media magazines in the country with support from Prince Charles. He also co-founded Wedia.tv, a nonprofit that puts media volunteers in the field to create content that then gets aired in mainstream media.

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Andrew Whitaker was named Executive Vice President, International in January 2010 and is responsible for determining the strategic direction and revenue for WWE outside of the U.S. across all business units. Whitaker joined WWE in 1987 as part of the team delivering television syndication and deve...
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Andrew Whitaker was named Executive Vice President, International in January 2010 and is responsible for determining the strategic direction and revenue for WWE outside of the U.S. across all business units. Whitaker joined WWE in 1987 as part of the team delivering television syndication and developing WWE's pay-per-view business. He moved to WWE's international division in 1991, working in live events, international television and the pay-per-view business from WWE's London office, where Whitaker negotiated the largest international television contracts in the company's history. In November 2007, Whitaker began managing several of WWE’s regional revenue streams internationally and his role expanded as President, International, in January 2009, to include all areas outside of the U.S. He began is career at NBC in New York, working on shows that include NBC News, Late Night with David Letterman, The Today Show, Saturday Night Live and The Cosby Show. Whitaker sits on the international program advisory board for the Banff World Television Festival and nextMedia, International Interactive Media Festival. He is a Member of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He was listed among Television Business International Magazine's Top 20 Global Achievers of 2004 and the World Screen News' 2006 'Three to Watch'. [ Minimize ]

Cameron Death was named Vice President, Digital Content, NBC Universal, in November 2007. He reports to Vivi Zigler, President, NBC Universal Digital Entertainment. Death joined NBC Universal from Microsoft to advance digital innovations for the company. He launched the NBC Universal Digital St...
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Cameron Death was named Vice President, Digital Content, NBC Universal, in November 2007. He reports to Vivi Zigler, President, NBC Universal Digital Entertainment. Death joined NBC Universal from Microsoft to advance digital innovations for the company. He launched the NBC Universal Digital Studio, a first-of-its-kind division designed to create and distribute original digital content for major advertisers. "Gemini Division," the studio’s first project starring Rosario Dawson and underwritten by Microsoft, Cisco, Acura, UPS and Intel was called a "litmus test for old media," and quickly became an Internet, video-on-demand and mobile success. In 2009 he debuted two original digital series, "Ctrl," with Nestea starring Tony Hale ("Arrested Development") and "In Gayle We Trust," with American Family Insurance was written and directed by Brent Forrester (NBC’s "The Office") and starring Elisa Donovan ("Clueless," "Beverly Hills, 90210," "Sabrina The Teenage Witch"). Death's digital career began at the University of Kansas where he ran all business aspects of the newspaper and pioneered its web efforts. Upon graduating, Death was selected by Knight-Ridder, Inc. as one of two graduates invited into the company's "Publisher Fast-Track" program where he was responsible for conceptualizing, selling and launching Knight-Ridder’s first Internet venture for the world’s largest retail outlet. In 1997, Death joined Microsoft to drive regional marketing, sales and product development for Sidewalk.com. After Microsoft sold Sidewalk.com to IAC he joined MSN’s management team where he launched MSN Mobile 2.0 with Bill Gates and drove business development, product development, sales and marketing for MSN Autos. In 2004, Death created MSN’s "Custom Solutions" team which he designed as an "agency within a publisher," and grew to over 50 people to produc advertiser-funded online innovations such as "Chef to the Rescue," -- the web’s first online cooking show for busy moms, created with Kraft; "The Wall," a real-time interactive graffiti-able city, sponsored by Sprite; "Live Tastefully," a guide to tasteful living hosted by Anthony Bourdain (and presented by Amstel); "Business Breakthrough," an interactive destination for small business owners from Visa; "Dog Central," a deep and engaging experience for dog owners by Pedigree; "Obey," the Web’s first mobile scavenger hunt (designed with Coca Cola); and "Open for Design," a high-end design magazine curated by Infiniti. Death holds three patents for his innovative product work at Microsoft. On average, these programs were 82 percent better at driving brand favorability and 101 percent better for online ad awareness compared to traditional media. As a result, Death's team received a mantel-full of global industry awards. While at MSN, Death drove an exclusive relationship with Reveille (producers of such hits as "Ugly Betty" and "The Office") and launched the Internet’s first ad-funded sitcom "Driving School," with Volvo as the exclusive sponsor while producing the web experience for "In the Motherhood," an interactive experience for moms that was ultimately picked up by ABC. Death was named to TV Week’s "2008 Hot List: TV’s Super Achievers," which was described as "10 people who have been making things happen in the industry and who, at age 35 or younger, can be expected to continue making their presence felt in the years to come." [ Minimize ]

Simon Nelson is responsible for BBC Vision's multiplatform strategy – allocating budgets, commissioning content for both linear and multiplatform scheduling, as well as overseeing technical production. He sits on the Boards of both BBC Vision and Future Media and Technology.

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Simon Nelson is responsible for BBC Vision's multiplatform strategy – allocating budgets, commissioning content for both linear and multiplatform scheduling, as well as overseeing technical production. He sits on the Boards of both BBC Vision and Future Media and Technology.

His team is at the heart of the BBC's multiplatform approach to scheduling and windowing, extracting maximum value from creative programme ideas and developing digital services. Simon is responsible for building the comprehensive service for every BBC programme, which makes them findable and prominent online, and powers delivery of ambitious and innovation websites at marginal costs. He has led the team that built new search services, nature products such as Wildlife Finder, a mass experimentation science offer, a revamp of lifestyle areas and new arts partnerships as part of Knowledge offer. He has pioneered online storytelling with short-form comedy site developing new talent for BBC Comedy, original drama with Eastenders E20 and innovation in gaming and new web formats.

Simon's teams have won awards including the Prix Europa, Sony Awards, BAFTA, RTS, BPG and Webby Awards.

Previously, Simon was Controller, Radio and Music Interactive (now Audio & Music Interactive), and before that Controller of New Media, Radio and Music. He was responsible for the development of BBC radio and music brands and content on digital platforms and devices, including DAB digital radio, the internet, digital television and mobiles. Simon led the department at a time of rapid and revolutionary innovation, including the introduction of the BBC Radio Player, Podcasting and LiveText. Trial podcasts of Beethoven symphony performances from Radio Three attracted more than one million download requests. Simon also established enhanced ‘red button’ radio and TV content, such as for the Proms and other programming, on interactive TV.

Under Simon’s leadership BBC Radio & Music Interactive won many prestigious awards including at the Prix Europa, the Sony Awards, the Webby Awards and the BT Digital Music Awards. Simon also led the BBC’s DAB activities and was on the Digital Radio Development Board.

Simon was born in 1969 and grew up in Manchester, where he later gained an MBA at the city’s business school. On moving to London in 1996, Simon became Brand Development Manager for The Independent and The Independent on Sunday newspapers, where he helped develop their marketing strategy.

Simon joined the BBC in 1997 as Senior Strategy Manager, BBC Radio and was subsequently promoted to Head of Strategy, Radio, where he worked on the development of the BBC’s digital radio and new services strategy. He then took on the new post of Head of New Services Development, Radio in 1999, building BBC Radio’s internet presence which won a prestigious Prix Europa award for convergence of the media in 2001.

Simon Nelson was appointed Controller of New Media, BBC Radio & Music in December 2000. In 2002 his department launched the BBC Radio Player, offering hundreds of BBC radio programmes to listen to online at listeners’ convenience for up to seven days after broadcast. In the same year, the department created a multi platform proposition for the BBC Proms, with what is thought to be the world’s first interactive television application for classical music complemented by the website and DAB digital radio text service.

The department was renamed Radio & Music Interactive in June 2003, with Simon becoming Controller.

Simon enjoys music, travel, sport and spending time with his wife and three young children.

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Jacob Glick is Google's Canada Policy Counsel. He is part of a global policy team, working with academics, civil society, industry and government to keep the Internet awesome. He regularly presents, blogs and tweets on issues related to privacy, intellectual property, telecommunication and broa...
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Jacob Glick is Google's Canada Policy Counsel. He is part of a global policy team, working with academics, civil society, industry and government to keep the Internet awesome. He regularly presents, blogs and tweets on issues related to privacy, intellectual property, telecommunication and broadcasting regulation, online advertising, and innovation policy. Jacob studied Political Science and Law at the University of Toronto. Prior to joining Google he was General Counsel and Director of Policy Development at the Canadian Internet Registration Authority. Jacob enjoys Mel Brooks movies and biking along the Ottawa River Parkway. If he could throw, run, catch, and hit better he would have been a major league pitcher. Last April he became a first-time dad. [ Minimize ]

Jim Louderback was recruited to Revision3 as the CEO in July 2007, and has guided the company to a seven-fold increase in viewers, a quadrupling of revenue, 39 new distribution partners and 9 prestigious company and show awards. Prior to that, Jim spent 16 years in increasingly senior media and...
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Jim Louderback was recruited to Revision3 as the CEO in July 2007, and has guided the company to a seven-fold increase in viewers, a quadrupling of revenue, 39 new distribution partners and 9 prestigious company and show awards. Prior to that, Jim spent 16 years in increasingly senior media and technology management roles, developing expertise in leading startups, growth businesses and turnarounds. He most recently served as senior vice president and chief content officer for Ziff Davis Media's Consumer group, along with being Editor in Chief of PC magazine. Before that he was a senior member of the launch team at cable network ZDTV, and guided its transformation into TechTV. He also ran editorial operations at special-interest newspapers and magazines. Prior to jumping into the media world, Jim built computer systems for Fortune 500 companies, analyzed financial products at Chase Manhattan, and managed the ticketing and ground operations for regional airlines. [ Minimize ]

Joe Strolz is Vice President of Digital Media Sales & Operations for Canwest, responsible for the monetization of all Canwest’s digital assets – these include: Canada.com; the online properties of the National Post and10 leading major market daily newspapers; and, an enviable portfolio of Canada’s l...
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Joe Strolz is Vice President of Digital Media Sales & Operations for Canwest, responsible for the monetization of all Canwest’s digital assets – these include: Canada.com; the online properties of the National Post and10 leading major market daily newspapers; and, an enviable portfolio of Canada’s leading conventional and specialty broadcast networks (i.e. Global TV, Food TV, HGTV, Showcase, etc.). With more than 10 years in marketing, sales, and media, Joe has worked with a collection of blue-chip brands including Microsoft/MSN, HP, Motorola, and Bell Canada both domestically and abroad. Joe holds an MBA in Strategic Management from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia, and currently resides in Toronto. [ Minimize ]

At the turn of this century, Ricky was preparing to star and direct a pilot he had written with Stephen Merchant for the BBC, called ‘The Office’. It went quite well and a series was commissioned. It first aired at 9.30pm on Monday 9 July 2001 on the BBC. The rest as they say is history. It is th...
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At the turn of this century, Ricky was preparing to star and direct a pilot he had written with Stephen Merchant for the BBC, called ‘The Office’. It went quite well and a series was commissioned. It first aired at 9.30pm on Monday 9 July 2001 on the BBC. The rest as they say is history. It is the most critically acclaimed sitcom of all time becoming the first British comedy to win a Golden Globe. In all, Ricky has won two Golden Globes, three Primetime Emmys, and seven BAFTAS. ‘The Office’ is the most successful British comedy of all time being shown in over 90 countries with seven remakes. The NBC version is the most successful US remake of a British show for over 30 years. It reached the magic 100 episodes in 2009 and has started its first phase of syndication. Ricky won his first Emmy as Executive Producer on ‘The Office’ (US) in 2006. He won his second for ‘Extras’ in 2007. Only two British sitcoms have won Golden Globes – ‘The Office’ and ‘Extras’. Over a 10-year period Ricky Gervais has become the most influential British comedian since Charlie Chaplin. He is an award-winning stand up and his tour ‘FAME’ became the fastest selling UK stand up show in history selling an untouchable 100,000 tickets in 9 minutes! He played to 500,000 people that year including his first US tour, which was recorded as an HBO special at Madison Square Gardens. The show received three Emmy nominations. He was named in Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People In The World, one place behind Nelson Mandela. This annoyed Ricky who said of Mandela... "He didn't do anything for 25 years". He is the only guest star of ‘The Simpsons’ to also write an episode. It became the highest rated Simpson's episode of all time on Sky One in 2006. He also appeared on ‘Sesame Street’, which he says is the highlight of his career. In 2005, Ricky turned his hand to podcasting and is now in The Guinness Book Of Records as the most downloaded internet show of all time. He was the first to charge for podcasts the following year and has now clocked up a staggering 180,000,000 shows downloaded. ‘The Ricky Gervais Show’ has been the number one selling audiobook in the world since 2006. In 2009 it was made into a 13 part animated series for HBO. It is currently being sold around the world and will air in The UK on Channel 4 in March 2010. In 2004 his children's book ‘Flanimals’ was published going on to sell over a million copies. It is currently being made into a Hollywood movie in which Ricky will star as the Puddloflaj- a fat sweaty wobbler - (The Puddloflaj that is). The beginning of the next decade is looking good for the fat bloke from Reading too. He started the year as the first host of The Golden Globes since 1995, with an estimated world TV audience of 250 million. His new animation premiers in February. ‘Cemetery Junction’ is out in April and his new tour will spread to The US and other parts of the world. For more info check out www.rickygervais.com [ Minimize ]

William Shatner has cultivated a career that has spanned over 50 years as an Emmy and Golden Globewinning actor, director, producer, screenwriter, recording artist, author, and horseman. He is one of pop culture’s most recognizable figures and has also established himself as a major Hollywood phil...
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William Shatner has cultivated a career that has spanned over 50 years as an Emmy and Golden Globewinning actor, director, producer, screenwriter, recording artist, author, and horseman. He is one of pop culture’s most recognizable figures and has also established himself as a major Hollywood philanthropist. Born in Montreal, Shatner developed an early interest in acting and started working professionally at the Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC) before he reached his teens. He found himself drawn to the theater and eventually joined the Stratford Shakespeare Festival under Sir Tyrone Guthrie. Tamburlaine, one of the festival’s productions, moved to Broadway and Shatner was immediately noticed by the New York critics. He later returned to Canada and won the Tyrone Guthrie Award. During his time at Stratford, Shatner also wrote plays for the CBC. He moved to New York and was a part of television’s Golden Age, working on programs such as Playhouse 90 and Studio One. He made his film debut in 1957’s The Brothers Karamazov, followed by Judgment at Nuremburg and The Intruder. During the same period, he starred on Broadway in The World of Suzie Wong and A Shot in the Dark. He has since guest starred in several hundred television programs including classics such as The Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Mission: Impossible. He also recurred on other staples including 77 Sunset Strip and Dr. Kildare before garnering an Emmy nomination for his appearances in 3rd Rock from the Sun. In 1966, Shatner originated the role of “Captain James T. Kirk” in the television series Star Trek, which rocketed to fame — but only after the show was cancelled and then later re-launched in syndication. The series spawned a feature film franchise in which Shatner reprised the role of Captain Kirk in seven of the Star Trek motion pictures. He has since appeared in other movies such as Airplane II: The Sequel, Loaded Weapon 1, Showtime and both installments of the Miss Congeniality franchise. Shatner played the title role in the network series T.J. Hooker before hosting television’s first realitybased series, Rescue 911, for six seasons. Since Rescue 911 first aired in 1989, over 300 lives have been saved by people who learned life-saving techniques from the show. He made his feature film directorial debut in 1989 with Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (in which he also starred and helped conceive the story). Since then, he has directed several other features, television movies, and series. Most recently, he directed (as well as co-wrote, produced and starred in) Groom Lake, a picture about the mysterious area in the southwestern United States. Shatner was one of the first celebrities in Hollywood to recognize the importance of the Internet. Since April 1998, he has served as the spokesman for Priceline.com. His enduring appeal has proven to be an integral part of the company’s ad campaigns and brand marketing program. As the celebrity spokesperson for Priceline.com, he contributes his trademark sense of humor and entertaining style to the groundbreaking and humorous series of television and radio commercials. In September 2004, Shatner won an Emmy for his recurring role as eccentric lawyer “Denny Crane” on The Practice, the David E. Kelley-created legal drama that finished its run in 2004. Shatner then reprised the role – this time as a series regular – on the hit program Boston Legal. As a result, he won his first Golden Globe in January 2005 and another Emmy that September. He has since earned four more Emmy nominations, a second Golden Globe nod as well as two SAG Award nominations. Currently airing on the BIO channel is Shatner's Raw Nerve, his own edgy and off-beat celebrity interview series. In each episode, Shatner spends a half hour getting to know his guest on an intensely personal level and touch upon subjects not normally visited on other talk shows. Guests such as Rush Limbaugh, Gene Simmons, Valerie Bertinelli, Tim Allen, Jon Voight, Jenna Jameson, Jimmy Kimmel, Kelsey Grammer have discussed topics such as addiction, grief, childhood, marriage, combat and parenthood. Shatner traveled to Riverside, Iowa, which boasts itself as the “Future Birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk.” Shatner and a crew from Los Angeles filmed Invasion Iowa, a special in which an entire town was punked into believing that a sci-fi film was being shot there. Locals were hired on as cast and crew only to later discover that their reactions — not a movie — were being filmed. The mini-series aired in March 2005 on Spike TV and was very well received by critics and audiences alike. His love and appreciation of music inspired him to go into the studio and record Has Been, a compilation of songs he recorded with such musical artists as Ben Folds (who also produced the record), Brad Paisley, Joe Jackson, Aimee Mann and Henry Rollins. The album features Shatner’s trademark vocalization and shows off his passion for poetry and lyricism. Has Been was released through Shout! Factory in October 2004. In March 2006, he produced and starred in a TV Land special entitled William Shatner in Concert, featuring highlights from concerts that he performed with several of Has Been’s guest artists. The music was interwoven into segments that followed Shatner in various everyday activities as well as some very special moments, such as the birth of one of his granddaughters. The Milwaukee Ballet performed “Common People,” a dance presentation set to several numbers from Has Been. The event — as well its preparations — were filmed and can be seen in the new documentary William Shatner’s Gonzo Ballet, which has been playing to sold out houses on the film festival circuit. The picture won Best Documentary at the Marbella Film Festival in October 2009. Spring 2008 marked the release of Shatner’s brand new recording, Exodus. Written by David Itkin and performed with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (including a chorus of 350 and over 70 instruments), Shatner narrated the story of Exodus to sold out crowds in Little Rock in the spring of 2005. The CD is available in retail outlets everywhere. He produced and starred in the 2006 cable special How William Shatner Changed the World, an Emmynominated documentary that aired on the History Channel and was based on his book I’m Working on That. The program goes in-depth to show how many of the gadgets used in the original Star Trek television series inspired and foreshadowed some of today’s technological staples such as cell phones and PDA devices. Shatner was also heard in movie theatres throughout the world in the summer of 2006. He starred as the voice of “Kazar” in the Walt Disney feature The Wild, a film animated by C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures in Toronto—a company in which Shatner is a partner. He was also one of the lead characters in the DreamWorks animated picture Over the Hedge, playing “Ozzie the Opossum.” Off the screen and broadcast waves, Shatner has authored over two dozen best-selling books in both the fiction and non-fiction genres. His TekWar novels were turned into a television series (in which he starred and directed) for The Sci-Fi Network and have been reborn as a comic book serial. Some of his other popular novels include Man O’ War, Star Trek Avenger and Ashes of Eden. He wrote two books about his Star Trek career in Star Trek Memories and Star Trek Movie Memories before penning Get A Life!, a hilarious but endearing look at the cult of Star Trek Conventions. His latest novel is Star Trek: The Academy — Collision Course. Shatner’s newest book is his autobiography, Up Till Now. Released in May 2008, it very quickly became a New York Times best-seller and received praise from reviewers and readers alike around the world. A new comic book series – William Shatner Presents – debuted in summer 2009. The series is based on three novels of Shatner’s: Tek War, Man O’ War, and Quest for Tomorrow, along with a brand new title: Chimera. Shatner has also become a success in another career — horse breeding and competing. A longtime dedicated breeder of American Quarter horses, he has also had smashing success with the beautiful American Saddlebred, developing and riding world champions “Sultan’s Great Day” and “Revival.” He has won numerous world championships in several equine events. His passions for horses and philanthropy were united through his involvement with AHEAD With Horses, a therapeutic riding charity that gives physically and mentally challenged children the thrill of riding a horse—and boosts their confidence and self-esteem, often with life-changing results. For the past 19 years, he has hosted the Hollywood Charity Horse Show at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center. The event, held every spring, benefits AHEAD With Horses and other Los Angeles-based charities. He has also worked with the American Tinnitus Association, raising awareness of this debilitating illness through numerous television appearances and interviews. Additionally, he has helped raise awareness of the subpar treatment that many U.S. troops were receiving at Walter Reed Army Hospital. On an international level, he and his wife have started the William & Elizabeth Shatner Therapeutic Riding Consortium Endowment for Israel. This very special venture is designed to benefit Bedouin, Palestinian, Jordanian, and Israeli children so that in addition to healing, there will be an effort to bring the war-torn children together and start the first steps towards a lasting peace. Shatner continues to act, write, produce and direct while still managing to find time to work with charities and further his passion in the equestrian sports. He and his wife and three married children live in Los Angeles. [ Minimize ]

KONRAD W. VON FINCKENSTEIN, was appointed as Chairman of the CRTC on January 25, 2007. Over the course of a career in the public service that began in 1973, he has held a number of senior positions and acquired broad experience in the areas of trade, commercial and competition law. Before joining th...
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KONRAD W. VON FINCKENSTEIN, was appointed as Chairman of the CRTC on January 25, 2007. Over the course of a career in the public service that began in 1973, he has held a number of senior positions and acquired broad experience in the areas of trade, commercial and competition law. Before joining the CRTC, he served as Justice of the Federal Court. Previously, Mr. von Finckenstein acted as Commissioner of Competition and head of the Competition Bureau of Canada between 1997 and 2003. During his tenure, he led important reviews of proposed mergers between companies, including those in the banking and airline sectors. He also investigated a conspiracy affecting the sale and supply of an additive widely used in the animal feed industry, which resulted in one of the largest fines in Canadian history. Moreover, he led the drive to establish the International Competition Network, the umbrella organization for all competition authorities from around the world, and became its founding chairman, a position he held until his appointment to the Federal Court. Through his earlier roles as Assistant Deputy Minister and Assistant Attorney General in the Canadian departments of Industry, Justice and External Affairs, he notably oversaw the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), negotiated the dispute settlement mechanism of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, and supervised the drafting and implementation of that agreement. During the 1980s, he served as Senior General Counsel with Industry Canada and the Trade Negotiations Office. Born in Germany, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from Carleton University and Bachelor of Laws from Queen's University. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1984 and received the Outstanding Achievement Award of the Public Service of Canada in 2002. Mr. von Finckenstein's term ends on January 24, 2012. [ Minimize ]

Fred Fuchs is currently General Manager, Production Enterprises, for the Canadian Broadcast Corporation. In this role is he responsible for international co productions for Arts and Entertainment, Factual, and the Documentary groups. He is also responsible for the new CBC Feature Film initiative. ...
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Fred Fuchs is currently General Manager, Production Enterprises, for the Canadian Broadcast Corporation. In this role is he responsible for international co productions for Arts and Entertainment, Factual, and the Documentary groups. He is also responsible for the new CBC Feature Film initiative. Prior to his current position for the previous three years Fred was Executive Director of Arts and Entertainment, for the CBC. In that role he was responsible for Drama, Comedy, Variety, Performing Arts, Music, and Childrens content. Some of the projects that he commissioned included: The Tudors, Heartland, Being Erica, Republic of Doyle, Little Mosque on the Prairie, 18 to LIfe, etc. Fuchs began his career as a producer of prestige film and television projects in the United States with the award-winning Showtime television series Faerie Tale Theatre. As a result of his success with that series, Fuchs worked with George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola producing the feature film Tucker: The Man and the Dream. He then returned to television as executive producer of the award-winning HBO series Vietnam War Stories. Subsequently, Coppola invited Fuchs to become President of American Zoetrope studios. In that role, Fuchs was producer or executive producer responsible for developing and financing 15 feature films, including The Godfather Part III, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, New York Stories, The Secret Garden, Don Juan DeMarco, The Virgin Suicides, The Third Miracle and John Grisham’s The Rainmaker. While at Zoetrope Fuchs also started a successful television division, which produced four mini-series (Emmy-nominated Moby Dick and The Odyssey, as well as Titanic and Kidnapped) and four TV movies (Outrage, Dark Angel, White Dwarf, and Riot) and the series First Wave.. Fuchs moved to Canada in 2001 where he first worked with an interactive media company, Extend Media. He then became involved in a number of Canadian independent features including The End of Silence. His first television foray in Canada was a prime time stop motion animation series called What It’s Like Being Alone, produced for the CBC. Prior to joining the CBC in 2006 he spent a year working as a consultant for Peace Arch Entertainment, helping to build their US business. During this time, he was also responsible for developing and financing The Tudors television series. [ Minimize ]

With experience in all aspects of the television industry, Glen has grown Cineflix into a leading international production and distribution company, producing over 200 hours of programming annually and distributing over 1000 hours out of its offices in Montreal, Toronto, London and Dublin. As co-CE...
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With experience in all aspects of the television industry, Glen has grown Cineflix into a leading international production and distribution company, producing over 200 hours of programming annually and distributing over 1000 hours out of its offices in Montreal, Toronto, London and Dublin. As co-CEO, Glen’s focus is on the company’s development, production and distribution activities and growing opportunities with broadcast partners around the globe. [ Minimize ]

Greg Goodfried is the Co-Founder, President and COO of the social entertainment company, EQAL, and is the Co-Creator and Executive Producer of the online video series’ lonelygirl15, KateModern, Harper’s Globe, and Real Women of Philadelphia on PaulaDeen.com. Trained as an entertainment attorney, ...
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Greg Goodfried is the Co-Founder, President and COO of the social entertainment company, EQAL, and is the Co-Creator and Executive Producer of the online video series’ lonelygirl15, KateModern, Harper’s Globe, and Real Women of Philadelphia on PaulaDeen.com. Trained as an entertainment attorney, Greg has a background in new media and copyright law. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley where he was a member of the Men's Varsity Golf Team. He received a J.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles and went on to practice law at Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, LLP. As an expert on the convergence of entertainment and technology and online video, Greg has been a speaker on panels throughout Europe and across the US and Canada. [ Minimize ]

Mark Gantt is the Co-Executive Producer, Co-Creator and Star of Sony Pictures Television’s web series, The Bannen Way. Originally from Stockton, California, Mark got his start in the business working in the Art Department, Props and Production on over 100 feature, TV and commercial projects, all th...
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Mark Gantt is the Co-Executive Producer, Co-Creator and Star of Sony Pictures Television’s web series, The Bannen Way. Originally from Stockton, California, Mark got his start in the business working in the Art Department, Props and Production on over 100 feature, TV and commercial projects, all the while training as an actor and director. Before creating The Bannen Way, Mark wrote, directed, produced and/or edited over a dozen short films (including the award-winning Martine), and acted opposite Brad Pitt in Ocean’s Eleven, Burt Reynolds in The Hollywood Sign, as well as in many other films and TV shows. [ Minimize ]

While young in spirit and snappy in dress, Andy Nulman has been creating and leading major media projects for over three decades. Andy is the President and CMO of Airborne Technology Ventures, a company celebrated as a pioneer in the industry of mobile media and marketing. In 1999, Andy co-foun...
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While young in spirit and snappy in dress, Andy Nulman has been creating and leading major media projects for over three decades. Andy is the President and CMO of Airborne Technology Ventures, a company celebrated as a pioneer in the industry of mobile media and marketing. In 1999, Andy co-founded Airborne (then Airborne Entertainment) with Garner Bornstein, and has since provided the company with the insight and creativity necessary to successfully strengthen brands like FHM, Family Guy and the NFL through the creation of innovative mobile content and applications. In 2006, Airborne was honored as North America’s 4th-Fastest Growing Tech Company in Deloitte’s Fast 500 ranking. Most recently, it launched the world’s first 24/7 interactive cable television network, TXT-TV, where viewers use their cellphones to chat with, vote for and play games against each other. Prior to Airborne, Andy was best known for his 15-year tenure as CEO of Montreal’s renowned Just For Laughs International Comedy Festival, the world's first and largest comedy event. From 1985 until 1999, he transformed it from a two-day show to a month-long cultural happening, attracting over 2 million visitors per year to see talent the likes of Jay Leno, Drew Carey, Jim Carrey, John Cleese, Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Ray Romano and Adam Sandler, and created/ Executive Produced over 150 Festival TV shows, in a variety of languages, all over the world. An acclaimed and thought-provoking public speaker/showman, motivating and challenging Fortune 500 companies the likes of GM, Eveready/Energizer, 3M and Wal-Mart, Andy has also written three books, “How To Do The Impossible,” “I Almost Killed George Burns” and his most recent “Pow! Right Between The Eyes! Profiting From The Element of Surprise.” Other accomplishments include being named one of the “Top 40 Under 40” business leaders by the Financial Post in 1997, being voted one of the Top 100 Montrealers of the 20th Century by the Montreal Gazette in 2000, and being honored as a distinguished recipient of the McGill Management Achievement Award in 2004. In his spare time, Andy is also an oft-published author, inventive stage director, half-decent snowboarder, newbie hockey defenceman, rock singer and prolific blogger (check him out at www.andynulman.com). Married with two grown children and two rambunctious dogs, his major disappointment is that he has only one life to live…but he’s working on a solution. [ Minimize ]

Jesse Albert has been involved in interactive marketing and strategy for over a decade working in both corporate and entertainment digital media.

He has created innovative digital strategy, multi-platform solutions and branded entertainment programming on behalf of world leading arti...
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Jesse Albert has been involved in interactive marketing and strategy for over a decade working in both corporate and entertainment digital media.

He has created innovative digital strategy, multi-platform solutions and branded entertainment programming on behalf of world leading artists, brands and intellectual properties including American Idol, Sony, Ford, Beyonce and many others.

He often collaborates with (and in his most recent position as an agent at ICM, represented) thought leaders, Emmy winners and best of breed to create activations that distill cutting edge theory into mass consumer adoption.

His efforts have touched a broad spectrum business practices, including online, video games, music, publishing, branded entertainment, television and venture capital.

He is equally comfortable with entertainment creatives and silicon valley technologists and adept at bridging the gap between the two.
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Kunal understands the transformative potential that smartphones present in enabling the mobile lifestyle for consumers. He has been a market-leader in launching innovative mobile applications with major media publishers for millions of their consumers in the rapidly changing communications landscape...
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Kunal understands the transformative potential that smartphones present in enabling the mobile lifestyle for consumers. He has been a market-leader in launching innovative mobile applications with major media publishers for millions of their consumers in the rapidly changing communications landscape. As CEO of Polar Mobile, a leading mobile content solutions enabler for large media companies, Kunal leads a fast-growing team in building a next generation mobile software platform so businesses can quickly and efficiently bring to market intuitive and engaging mobile products & services that grow audiences, open new revenue streams and extend brands to the mobile marketplace. A frequent speaker at industry events on the topics of bringing to market innovative products ∓ services for the mobile consumer, Kunal is regarded as a rising young visionary in the mobile industry. As Founder of the Impact Entrepreneurship Group, the largest youth entrepreneurship non-profit organization in Canada for which he also serves as Chair of the Board, Kunal has been recognized for his efforts in promoting entrepreneurship to youth. He was recognized as Alumnus of the Year by Shad Valley and as a Global Citizen by the United Nations. Kunal holds an Honours Bachelor of Software Engineering from the University of Waterloo. [ Minimize ]

Justin is a Format Doctor, television producer and author. As a Format Doctor, he is in considerable demand, working as a consultant with broadcasters and production companies around the world to diagnose and solve issues with their formats, from development to pilot to post-production. Recent...
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Justin is a Format Doctor, television producer and author. As a Format Doctor, he is in considerable demand, working as a consultant with broadcasters and production companies around the world to diagnose and solve issues with their formats, from development to pilot to post-production. Recent clients include: CBC, DHX Media, Frantic Films, Media HQ and Temple Street (Canada), Stimulii (South Africa), Storytellers (Norway), VRT (Belgium), Jamie Oliver’s company Fresh One and ZigZag (UK), 14NEW.TV (Holland), ProSeiben (Germany). Justin is a Mentor, Trainer and Format Doctor for international format academy the Entertainment Masterclass, Visiting Tutor at the National Film & TV School in the UK, and a regular speaker and panelist at television events around the world. He served on the 2009 Final Juries for the Rose D’Or and Banff World TV Festivals. He was a keynote speaker at the Rio Market in Brazil and the Israel Producers Conference in Tel Aviv. TV credits include devising and producing two series of history gameshow Codex, filmed at the British Museum in London. Codex Israel was produced by JCS Productions and filmed among the Dead Sea Scrolls in Jerusalem. He creates puzzles for ITV’s Krypton Factor and BBC4’s Only Connect. Justin co-devised and produced the fear-filled reality experiment Shock Treatment for Sky One, also sold to Fox Reality US, MTV Russia and Becker Entertainment Australia. He co-devised and produced the BAFTA award-winning reality show Starfinder, and designed the games for Disney’s Inside Clyde, nominated for Best Children’s Programme, Broadcast Awards 2005. Previous credits include adventure gameshows Treasure Hunt and Crystal Maze. He is currently working on a fact-based social network quiz for the BBC. Justin’s latest adult non-fiction book is Eye Spy (Hodder & Stoughton), and he is currently working on the next. [ Minimize ]

Scott Brun has been a part of Scripps Networks Interactive for over 10 years. He began his tenure with the company as a television producer for HGTV, making the jump to the digital platform in 2005. In that capacity, he helped develop and launch the online video strategy for the company. Recogniz...
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Scott Brun has been a part of Scripps Networks Interactive for over 10 years. He began his tenure with the company as a television producer for HGTV, making the jump to the digital platform in 2005. In that capacity, he helped develop and launch the online video strategy for the company. Recognizing the need for a broader plan to bring the on-air and online platforms together, he was tasked with developing a seamless communications strategy between these two separate media distribution points. For the last 2 years, he has focused on the DIY Network and reinventing the convergent experiences on the network as well as on DIYnetwork.com. Through projects like Blog Cabin and America’s Most Desperate Landscape, he’s worked to challenge the traditional TV production model, allowing the audience to have true, meaningful input on the outcome of a TV show. Scott is married, has 3 dogs and resides in Scripps’ home city of Knoxville, Tennessee. [ Minimize ]

Rahul Sonnad founded Geodelic Systems in early 2008 after using a GPS enabled laptop with a 3G internet card everyday for 2 years. Prior to founding Geodelic, Rahul conceived of and founded thePlatform, a Seattle-based digital video web services company. thePlatform now services the majority of larg...
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Rahul Sonnad founded Geodelic Systems in early 2008 after using a GPS enabled laptop with a 3G internet card everyday for 2 years. Prior to founding Geodelic, Rahul conceived of and founded thePlatform, a Seattle-based digital video web services company. thePlatform now services the majority of large video publishers on broadband and wireless platforms, including Hulu, Verizon Wireless, Helio, CNBC, CBS, ABC News, most Comcast properties, and dozens of other major brands. thePlatform now operates as a subsidiary of the Comcast Corporation, which acquired the company in 2006. Previously, Rahul worked at Microsoft, managing the R&D activities on the Asian versions of the Office suite, and at Adobe Systems in engineering management. Rahul has a masters in engineering from the University of Washington and attended the Harvard Business School MBA program. [ Minimize ]