Michael Wolff - the Editorial Director for the Adweek Media Group, a contributing editor for Vanity Fair, the founder of Newser.com, a two-time National Magazine Award winner, and Rupert Murdoch’s biographer — is one of the most influential writers about media, culture, and politics in the U.S.
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Michael Wolff - the Editorial Director for the Adweek Media Group, a contributing editor for Vanity Fair, the founder of Newser.com, a two-time National Magazine Award winner, and Rupert Murdoch’s biographer — is one of the most influential writers about media, culture, and politics in the U.S.

His acerbic and controversial columns in Vanity Fair and before that in New York Magazine have made him what The New Republic called, “The king of New York media.”

He is a regular commentator for CNBC, as well as for numerous other national news programs.

In 2008, Random House published his biography of Rupert Murdoch, The Man Who Owns the News, based on more than 50 hours of interview with the media mogul. He is also the author of Autumn of the Moguls (HarperCollins), Burn Rate (Simon & Schuster), Where We Stand (Bantam Books), and White Kids (Simon & Schuster). [ Minimize ]

Christopher Kaskie is the President of Pitchfork, the essential guide to independent music and beyond. With more than 2 million unique visitors each month and 400,000 visits each day, Pitchfork has one of the Web’s most loyal audiences, comprised of highly engaged influencers who see the site as the...
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Christopher Kaskie is the President of Pitchfork, the essential guide to independent music and beyond. With more than 2 million unique visitors each month and 400,000 visits each day, Pitchfork has one of the Web’s most loyal audiences, comprised of highly engaged influencers who see the site as their primary music reference.

In addition to growing Pitchfork into an internationally renowned online music magazine, Chris runs the company day-to-day and is an architect of Pitchfork's growth and expansion into other arenas, such as the Pitchfork Music Festival and Pitchfork.tv. [ Minimize ]

During over 20 years in broadcasting, Peter Tortorici has taken a network to #1, developed top-rated shows, and created new business ventures for Hollywood’s most prolific production companies.

Currently he is CEO of GroupM’s Worldwide Entertainment Group. Under his leadership, Grou...
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During over 20 years in broadcasting, Peter Tortorici has taken a network to #1, developed top-rated shows, and created new business ventures for Hollywood’s most prolific production companies.

Currently he is CEO of GroupM’s Worldwide Entertainment Group. Under his leadership, GroupM Entertainment has developed and produced network television programs and innovative entertainment marketing solutions in association with multiple corporate clients and sponsors.

Before joining GroupM, Tortorici was President of CBS Entertainment, where he helped guide the network to achieve #1 status in primetime, daytime and late night for three consecutive seasons. He helped develop the Emmy Award-winning series Northern Exposure, Picket Fences, Murphy Brown, and Chicago Hope.

Following his time at CBS, he was executive producer for Carsey-Werner Productions where he supervised the Emmy Award-winning show 3rd Rock From The Sun and others. He operated his own independent production company in association with Sony Pictures Entertainment. He later served as President/CEO of Telemundo Network. [ Minimize ]

Margaret Wallace is an entrepreneur, gaming & media professional. She is the CEO of Playmatics, a company dedicated to bringing rich games, "gamified" media & applications to the Internet, in social networks & connected platforms. Before Playmatics, Margaret was CEO of Rebel...
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Margaret Wallace is an entrepreneur, gaming & media professional. She is the CEO of Playmatics, a company dedicated to bringing rich games, "gamified" media & applications to the Internet, in social networks & connected platforms. Before Playmatics, Margaret was CEO of Rebel Monkey, a venture-backed company that created a gaming platform utilizing virtual goods & microtransactions. She was a founding member & CEO of Skunk Studios, one of the first casual game companies. Margaret has worked with A&E Television Networks, Shockwave, PF.Magic, Mattel, Mindscape & with numerous brands, licensed products, gaming portals & and original IP. She is also Conference Director for the 2011 Gamification Summit, taking place in San Francisco. [ Minimize ]

Fred Santarpia is General Manager of VEVO, the web’s number one premium music video and entertainment service with over one billion worldwide streams and nearly 60 million unique visitors in the U.S. and Canada each month. Created in partnership by Universal Music Group (UMG), Sony Music Entertainme...
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Fred Santarpia is General Manager of VEVO, the web’s number one premium music video and entertainment service with over one billion worldwide streams and nearly 60 million unique visitors in the U.S. and Canada each month. Created in partnership by Universal Music Group (UMG), Sony Music Entertainment (SME) and Abu Dhabi Media Company, VEVO operates independently with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit and San Francisco.

Santarpia, who oversees all operations at VEVO, is based in the company’s New York City headquarters.

Prior to joining VEVO in 2009, Santarpia was Vice President, Operations and Finance at UMG’s eLabs division, where he was responsible for the expansion and operation of UMG’s digital media business across its network of artist & label web properties and syndicated affiliates.

Previously, Santarpia held senior roles in the UMG Global Finance and Global IT organizations. Prior to that, he was Finance Manager of Techspace Inc., a start-up technology company. He began his career at Arthur Andersen LLP.

Santarpia received his MS from Boston University and graduated with a BS from Villanova University. [ Minimize ]

Jordan Banks is the managing director of Facebook Canada, responsible for leading and managing all commercial operations at the Facebook Canada office based in Toronto, Ontario.

Previously, Jordan was the managing partner at Thunder Road Capital, which he founded in 2008 to provide i...
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Jordan Banks is the managing director of Facebook Canada, responsible for leading and managing all commercial operations at the Facebook Canada office based in Toronto, Ontario.

Previously, Jordan was the managing partner at Thunder Road Capital, which he founded in 2008 to provide investment and advisory services to early stage technology companies. Jordan was also the chief executive officer of JumpTV (TSX: NLN), a leading broadcaster of sports and international television over the Internet. Hired in 2007, Jordan was a key architect of the merger in 2008 of JumpTV and NeuLion Inc., a company owned by former Computer Associates founder and CEO Charles Wang.

Prior to joining JumpTV, Jordan served as the managing director of eBay Canada. Jordan helped launch eBay Canada in 2000 and was the second employee of the Canadian office of eBay Inc.

In his role of managing director at eBay Canada, Jordan had overall responsibility for the ongoing development of eBay Canada including operations, strategy, and marketing, as well as building the eBay brand and community of users in Canada. Jordan and his team were responsible for growing the activity of Canadians on eBay to over one billion dollars in 2007 which accounted for approximately 25% of all Canadian e-commerce activity.

Before joining eBay Canada, Jordan managed the Licensing and International Business group at the National Hockey League Players’ Association. In this role, he was responsible for supervising and managing global retail product licensees, negotiating license and international event agreements, and identifying and pursuing new areas of business for the organization. A lawyer by profession, Jordan also practiced corporate law at Goodmans in Toronto.

Over the course of the past two decades, Jordan has personally championed numerous efforts relating to raising money and awareness for Alzheimer’s research and care. As part of that commitment, Jordan was the founder of both the Twitter movement “A Million Tweets to Remember,” as well as the popular fundraising event Sportsfest. He is a member of the Board of Directors for Well.ca and the Baycrest Centre, as well as sitting on the Advisory Boards of The Mark News, Polar Mobile and the Canadian Innovation Exchange. Jordan is also one of seven business leaders who form the Canadian Football League’s “Commissioner's Council", dedicated to the future growth of the CFL. He is also a member of the Globe and Mail’s Small Business Advisory Panel as well as the Corporate Advisory Committee at the Art Gallery of Ontario.

Jordan is a member of the Young President’s Organization and Jordan was previously been named one of Canada's “Top 40 Under 40” honorees – a celebrated national program that honours individuals for their achievements in leadership, vision and innovation, as well as community involvement and contribution. Additionally, Jordan was named one of the four inaugural winners of the Hugo Boss “Leave a Mark Award” celebrating “men of excellence” in Canada. [ Minimize ]

Albie Hecht, CEO and Founder of Worldwide Biggies Inc., is the former president of Nickelodeon Entertainment as well as the creator and former president of SpikeTV. While at Nickelodeon, he oversaw the development and production of SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, Blue’s Clues and the live...
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Albie Hecht, CEO and Founder of Worldwide Biggies Inc., is the former president of Nickelodeon Entertainment as well as the creator and former president of SpikeTV. While at Nickelodeon, he oversaw the development and production of SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, Blue’s Clues and the live-action hit All That. He built the Nick Digital Studio as well as the first new animation studio in Los Angeles in 35 years. He also co-created Nickelodeon’s Kids Choice Awards as the founding principal and executive producer for Chauncey Street Productions. At SpikeTV his hits included the Joe Shmo Show, MXC and signing the Ultimate Fighting Championship franchise.

In addition to television, Hecht also produced some of Paramount’s hit films, including Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events as well as The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. [ Minimize ]

Drew Brown owns and operates Brownstone Entertainment, the production company behind the viral branded entertainment hit Craigslist TV. The series, a partnership with Craigslist and YouTube, quickly passed through 1 million views in its first 30 days. Currently, Craigslist has commissioned a full ye...
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Drew Brown owns and operates Brownstone Entertainment, the production company behind the viral branded entertainment hit Craigslist TV. The series, a partnership with Craigslist and YouTube, quickly passed through 1 million views in its first 30 days. Currently, Craigslist has commissioned a full year’s worth of weekly episodic content.

After graduating from The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Drew Brown became a stand-up comic and house emcee at Raleigh N.C.’s famed comedy club, Charlie Goodnight’s. Soon after, Brown moved to Los Angeles with three other N.C. comics to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.

In LA, Drew took up reality editing – on the graveyard shift, after stand-up gigs - to make ends meet. He cut his teeth on comedy-based game shows like NBC’s “The Weakest Link”, eventually landing at Magical Elves in 2005. There, Brown edited Bravo’s “Project Greenlight” and NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” before earning a promotion to Producer on Bravo’s critically acclaimed “Project Runway.”

Drew served as series producer through the first three seasons of “Runway,” receiving 2 Emmy nominations along the way. Soon after “Runway,” Drew was offered a direct leap from producing to showrunning as co-exec producer of A&E’s fledgling series, “Paranormal State” (currently enjoying it’s 5th season run.)

Executive Producing credits then spanned from MTV’s “Newport Harbor” to creating & executive producing A&E’s “Extreme Paranormal” - this time under his new shingle, Brownstone Entertainment.

Headquartered in Downtown Los Angeles with 16 full time employees, Brownstone Entertainment produces both branded and traditional series content. [ Minimize ]

Matthieu Houle occupies the position of Director, Mobile & Platform at Yellow Pages Group. As such, he is responsible for Yellow Pages’ mobile properties; Canada’s most successful mobile local search portfolio with more than 1,500,000 downloads to date. Under his leadership, the mobile team most...
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Matthieu Houle occupies the position of Director, Mobile & Platform at Yellow Pages Group. As such, he is responsible for Yellow Pages’ mobile properties; Canada’s most successful mobile local search portfolio with more than 1,500,000 downloads to date. Under his leadership, the mobile team most recently produced and created Urbanizer, an innovative, mood-based discovery iPhone application.

A demonstrated “corporate entrepreneur” and innovator, Matthieu has 14 years of experience in local search, media and advertising. He joined the company in 2000 and has held various positions in Marketing, Business Development, and Operations. Matthieu started his career in Costa Rica, where he co-founded a design agency and two quarterly publications: a local surf magazine and a golf magazine. [ Minimize ]

Marina Glogovac is the Chief Marketing Manager for Kobo Inc., a global eBook and eReader retailer backed by Indigo and Borders, among other major leaders in technology and retail. With an extensive professional background in marketing and sales, Marina oversees Kobo's customer acquisition and retent...
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Marina Glogovac is the Chief Marketing Manager for Kobo Inc., a global eBook and eReader retailer backed by Indigo and Borders, among other major leaders in technology and retail. With an extensive professional background in marketing and sales, Marina oversees Kobo's customer acquisition and retention, as well as brand and partner marketing.

She's armed with more than a decade of executive experience growing premier magazine brands, building online and mobile communities, and launching new business across multiple consumer communication platforms.

Marina started her career as a journalist in Europe before moving into the advertising industry and holding senior management positions at various media companies, including serving as Senior Vice President and Group Publisher at St. Joseph Media and Key Media in Toronto.

In 2004, she joined Lavalife – one of North America's most recognized dating services – where she served as Chief Revenue Officer before moving to the position of Chief Executive Officer.
Her education includes a Masters of Education in Organizational Learning and Change from OISE/UT. [ Minimize ]

You could say that Dré Labre is a CD with infinite directions. When he’s not creative directing a team, he’s exploring his own photography. When he’s not engaging audiences at speaking events, he’s engaged in foot stomping medleys with his band, The Darned. When he’s not geeking out over late...
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You could say that Dré Labre is a CD with infinite directions. When he’s not creative directing a team, he’s exploring his own photography. When he’s not engaging audiences at speaking events, he’s engaged in foot stomping medleys with his band, The Darned. When he’s not geeking out over latest technologies, he’s happily lo-fi with a pen and paper.

And that’s just the landing page.

During his tenure at such agencies as MacLaren McCann and Blast Radius, Labre built a reputation for understanding exactly how the web could captivate and inspire. His unquestionable creativity and passion for the medium shot him to the head of the class, earning him the title of Creative Director of Tribal DDB Toronto in August 2006.

Today, he has built a reputation for showing clients exactly why the idea must lead the technology. And it’s working. If awards are the creative currency of the industry, then Labre’s pockets are jangling happily. His work has turned heads at the DMAs, the CMAs, London International, New York Festivals and the Webbys, to name a few.

His strategy and artistry have earned him the recognition of a senior judging position at this year’s CMAs, and historically at such lauded awards shows as the Digital Marketing Awards and the Webbys. He also routinely does speaking engagements, and impromptu ukelele sessions.

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Mike’s extensive involvement with the global interactive media space include board positions with the IAB, nextMEDIA, and the Microsoft Research Design Expo, where he volunteers as Co-Chair and Creative Director. Prior to Trapeze, Mike ran the Script Development program of the Harold Greenberg Fund,...
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Mike’s extensive involvement with the global interactive media space include board positions with the IAB, nextMEDIA, and the Microsoft Research Design Expo, where he volunteers as Co-Chair and Creative Director. Prior to Trapeze, Mike ran the Script Development program of the Harold Greenberg Fund, Canada's largest private script development organization. He was also the New Technologies lead for the Ontario Direct Marketing Centre and freelanced as a story editor and script consultant, working with Alliance Films, Odeon Films, The Canadian Film Centre and The Movie Network.

Mike has worked as a film editor, has feature film scripts under option, and is a graduate of The University of Western Ontario (B.A.), the Ryerson Film Studies Program (with honors) and the h@bitat new media program at the Canadian Film Centre. [ Minimize ]

As the Director of Publisher Relations at Casale Media, Alex has helped thousands of top online publishers implement innovative monetization strategies in order to maximize their earnings through display advertising. His leadership has played a key role in growing Casale Media's advertising network,...
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As the Director of Publisher Relations at Casale Media, Alex has helped thousands of top online publishers implement innovative monetization strategies in order to maximize their earnings through display advertising. His leadership has played a key role in growing Casale Media's advertising network, MediaNet, into one of the largest premium vehicles for display advertising in North America. He specializes in addressing the unique requirements of Casale Media's roster of 3,000+ top-tier publishers through tactical and results-oriented solutions.

An advocate for targeted brand messaging alongside premium content, Alex actively supports this cause through his involvement in various regional and national organizations and trade associations, including the IAB. Prior to joining Casale Media, Alex launched his career in Toronto's financial sector, starting at AIM Trimark Investment, followed by his tenure at the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Publishers have benefited from Alex's strengths in analytics and finance in order to maximize earnings while gaining operational efficiency. [ Minimize ]

Simon leads the business development and digital teams at GlassBOX Television, an Emmy-winning cross-platform broadcaster. Throughout Simon’s 10 years in digital media, he has remained focused on the opportunity and challenge of monetizing content on digital platforms. Simon’s successes include: the...
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Simon leads the business development and digital teams at GlassBOX Television, an Emmy-winning cross-platform broadcaster. Throughout Simon’s 10 years in digital media, he has remained focused on the opportunity and challenge of monetizing content on digital platforms. Simon’s successes include: the launch of Sirius XM USA on BlackBerry and iPhone; the launch of the first worldwide podcasting service on BlackBerry featuring ABC News and ESPN; and the creation and execution of successful online and mobile content strategies for MTV, CHUM, and CTV. Simon is a graduate of the London School of Economics. [ Minimize ]

Chris Harris, Director of Online Content at Shaw Media, is responsible for strategy and digital product for more than a dozen broadcast sites including GlobalTV.com, showcase.ca, slice.ca and History.ca. Chris has been at the helm during major changes at GlobalTV.com, including a redesign that gener...
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Chris Harris, Director of Online Content at Shaw Media, is responsible for strategy and digital product for more than a dozen broadcast sites including GlobalTV.com, showcase.ca, slice.ca and History.ca. Chris has been at the helm during major changes at GlobalTV.com, including a redesign that generated massive growth in key audience metrics and the release of a high-definition broadband player.

Chris is an established broadcast digital media leader with more than a decade of experience at major Canadian broadcasters. Prior to joining Canwest and Alliance Atlantis, Chris held a handful of posts at CBC.ca in Sports, News and Kids. Among those roles was Sr. Editor of CBC.ca’s 2006 Torino Olympic website, which captured a Canadian New Media Award for Excellence in News & Information, earned Chris a CBC.ca Award of Excellence and helped CBC.ca break traffic records. [ Minimize ]

As Torstar Digital’s Vice President, Strategy and New Ventures, Candice is responsible for creating the next generation of Torstar Digital’s businesses and developing the company’s overarching growth strategy. Candice has been at Torstar Digital since the beginning and has been instrumental in its g...
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As Torstar Digital’s Vice President, Strategy and New Ventures, Candice is responsible for creating the next generation of Torstar Digital’s businesses and developing the company’s overarching growth strategy. Candice has been at Torstar Digital since the beginning and has been instrumental in its growth. Today, Candice is responsible for a growing portfolio of new ventures in the group buying, performance advertising and mobile space (namely Wagjag.com, Travelalerts.ca, and Web2Mobile).

Candice also manages a highly talented team that is actively expanding the New Ventures portfolio through acquisitions and internal start-ups. Before joining Torstar Digital, Candice spent four years with the Monitor Group, a top tier strategy consulting firm. [ Minimize ]

Mr. Frame has been with The Globe and Mail since 1996 in various capacities in the news and Report on Business sections. He moved to globeandmail.com in 2000 as Deputy Editor in charge of business coverage, became the site's editor on September 2001 and became Vice President of Digital Media in May ...
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Mr. Frame has been with The Globe and Mail since 1996 in various capacities in the news and Report on Business sections. He moved to globeandmail.com in 2000 as Deputy Editor in charge of business coverage, became the site's editor on September 2001 and became Vice President of Digital Media in May of 2009.

He has an honours BA in Political Science from McMaster University and a Journalism degree from Ryerson University. He lives in Toronto's High Park neighbourhood with his wife, two daughters and dog. [ Minimize ]

As the Director of Digital Integration, Ashling Moore has been instrumental in educating both new and existing sales specialists on Metroland Media’s digital products and sales philosophy. In this role, Ashling has presented Metroland’s 30+ Community & Niche Sites to thousands of new and existin...
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As the Director of Digital Integration, Ashling Moore has been instrumental in educating both new and existing sales specialists on Metroland Media’s digital products and sales philosophy. In this role, Ashling has presented Metroland’s 30+ Community & Niche Sites to thousands of new and existing clients (from SME’s to national brands) either on a 1-on-1 basis, through 4-legged sales calls or in group presentations to 100+ advertisers.

Ashling joined Metroland Digital at its inception in 2008, after spending 13 years as an Ad Manager/Director for various community newspapers within the Metroland Media family. [ Minimize ]

Robert Montgomery is a Toronto-based entrepreneur, investor and adviser focused on the digital media and information technology industries. Robert is CEO of business-to-business media and facilitation company Achilles Media Ltd as well as investment company First Maximilian Associates. Robert’s pri...
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Robert Montgomery is a Toronto-based entrepreneur, investor and adviser focused on the digital media and information technology industries. Robert is CEO of business-to-business media and facilitation company Achilles Media Ltd as well as investment company First Maximilian Associates. Robert’s prior positions include: Co-Founder and Partner in Achilles Partners, an investment and advisory firm; President, Americas at the Fantastic Corporation, a broadband software company; Co-Founder and Chairman of Media Content plc, a media rights company; Managing Director at research and consulting firm Kagan World Media; co-founder of Digital Media International and Managing Director for Euromoney, and what is now Informa. Robert is Chair of the Board of Governors of the Ontario College of Art and Design and Co-Chairman of the Canadian Innovation Exchange. [ Minimize ]

Sara Diamond is the President of the Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD), Canada's foremost university of art and design. She holds degrees from Canada and the United Kingdom in social history, communications, new media theory and practice. She is currently a member of the Ontario Ministry of...
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Sara Diamond is the President of the Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD), Canada's foremost university of art and design. She holds degrees from Canada and the United Kingdom in social history, communications, new media theory and practice. She is currently a member of the Ontario Ministry of Culture’s Minister’s Advisory Council on Arts & Culture, the Board of Directors of the Toronto Arts Council Foundation and of ORANO, Ontario's high speed network. She is a founding member of CONCERT and the Chair of the OMDC funded Mobile Experience Innovation Centre. She provides media consulting to Heritage Canada, SSHRC, CFI, Industry Canada, CHRC and DFAIT, as well as international governments, institutions and agencies as diverse as China, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Argentina, Finland, Australia, Brazil and the USA. Prior to her presidency at OCAD Diamond was the Director of Research for the prestigious Banff Centre. She created the renowned Banff New Media Institute (BNMI) in 1995 and led it until coming to Toronto in 2005. Diamond developed international summits and business development workshops and accelerators that explored the near future of new media. She built alliances between artists, designers, architects, scientists, social scientists, and international and Canadian businesses. Diamond created and was Editor-in-Chief of www.horizonzero.ca, an on-line showcase for new media art and design, in collaboration with Heritage Canada. She is a visualization software researcher and developer www.codezebra.net. [ Minimize ]

Graham is the General Manager of AOL Canada. Graham has 15 years of experience in both traditional and new media within the Canadian landscape. In his role at AOL, Graham is responsible for working with the Global Senior Executives and the Canadian leadership team to oversee the development a...
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Graham is the General Manager of AOL Canada. Graham has 15 years of experience in both traditional and new media within the Canadian landscape. In his role at AOL, Graham is responsible for working with the Global Senior Executives and the Canadian leadership team to oversee the development and execution of the business strategy around AOL’s core objectives of content creation, advertising solutions and local. AOL Canada provides digital communications and content to Canadian consumers in the English and French languages. Before joining AOL, Moysey served as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Digital Media at Canwest Global Communications, Canada’s largest integrated media company, where he was responsible for all revenue, product and digital strategies. Before Canwest, he was the Vice President of Sales and Business Development for Sympatico.MSN. Ever passionate about the business of digital media, Moysey serves on the national board of directors of the Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada. He holds an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business in London, Ontario. [ Minimize ]

With a well-developed specialty in behavioural advertising and digital ad-networks James is currently working closely with the sr executive team at Yellow Pages Group Canada on the development and launch of Mediative a new digital divison within YPG. One of Canada's leading digital media executives;...
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With a well-developed specialty in behavioural advertising and digital ad-networks James is currently working closely with the sr executive team at Yellow Pages Group Canada on the development and launch of Mediative a new digital divison within YPG. One of Canada's leading digital media executives; with more than 15 years experience in the digital economy. James started building web-sites for small business' in the early 1990's and began his career in Digital Media with AOL Canada in 2001. It was while leading AOL's Advertising.com business in Canada that James first became recognized as a thought leader in the Canadian market. James is a member of the nextMEDIA advisory board and also serves on the advisory boards of several Toronto based start ups including Shiny Ads.com, Net Prophets and Social Game Universe. [ Minimize ]

Josh Shatkin-Margolis is CEO and founder of Magnetic, leading the company’s mission to help clients find their customers with maximum efficiency through search data.

A DoubleClick veteran of five years, Josh was previously its principal architect, responsible for all banner ad-servin...
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Josh Shatkin-Margolis is CEO and founder of Magnetic, leading the company’s mission to help clients find their customers with maximum efficiency through search data.

A DoubleClick veteran of five years, Josh was previously its principal architect, responsible for all banner ad-serving technologies, and managed the search engineering and product management teams through the launch of DART Search. After that, as Director of Engineering for Yahoo, he was the responsible for data processing for Yahoo’s advertising division. [ Minimize ]

Raymond Reid is currently Director of Digital Solutions within the Starcom MediaVest Group, with specific responsibilities for establishing and leading the strategic digital vision for sibling agencies MediaVest Canada and SMG Performance Marketing. In this role, Raymond manages and leads the agenci...
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Raymond Reid is currently Director of Digital Solutions within the Starcom MediaVest Group, with specific responsibilities for establishing and leading the strategic digital vision for sibling agencies MediaVest Canada and SMG Performance Marketing. In this role, Raymond manages and leads the agencies in all aspects of Digital Advertising ranging from Search, Display, Video, Mobile and other emerging platforms.

With more than 13 years of experience in online media and advertising, Raymond has worked across a broad range of industries supporting digital media, including telecommunications with Clearnet Communications Inc., publishing at Harlequin Enterprises, research as a former Director of comScore Media Metrix, television broadcasting at Alliance Atlantis & CanWest, as well as consulting for IBM Global Services in Canada.

Passionate about Digital Advertising, Raymond's consumer-centric philosophy and innovative thinking has proven to be highly effective in the acquisition of new business, and the development and execution of digital initiatives for leading advertisers such as Kraft, Kellogg's, Research in Motion, Conagra, and GMAC among many others. [ Minimize ]

Robert Jenkyn, Vice President Digital Solutions, has over 20 years experience in media advertising, sales and research. For the past decade Robert has been intently focused on the digital media space and its rapid shift from emerging, to mass media status. His extensive interactive experience an...
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Robert Jenkyn, Vice President Digital Solutions, has over 20 years experience in media advertising, sales and research. For the past decade Robert has been intently focused on the digital media space and its rapid shift from emerging, to mass media status. His extensive interactive experience and his exceptional customer service record make him perfectly suited to help our customers navigate the rapidly evolving online world. In heading up Media Experts’ Digital practice Robert leads a passionate team of online media experts disciplined in Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, online display advertising, performance-based media, social media channels, rich media, video and emerging online platforms. Driven by the same passion, shared by his colleagues, to relentlessly search for value and maximize return on our customers media investments, Robert continues to spearhead leading-edge research projects into the verification of exposure of online display advertising, the optimization of online investments and in particular, the impact of offline media on driving consumer’s online behavior. [ Minimize ]

David Armour is Vice President of Development, Programming and Sales, Digital Media, for Endemol USA, the world’s largest independent television production company and creator of such hits as Big Brother, Wipeout, Deal or No Deal, and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. In this role, he runs creative de...
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David Armour is Vice President of Development, Programming and Sales, Digital Media, for Endemol USA, the world’s largest independent television production company and creator of such hits as Big Brother, Wipeout, Deal or No Deal, and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. In this role, he runs creative development and business development for original series made for interactive television, online, mobile, and other digital platforms.

David began working with Endemol USA three years ago, becoming a pioneer in the new media/interactive television genre. He developed and Executive Produced the interactive game show “Midnight Money Madness” for TBS. He went on to sign an overall digital development deal, and created and Executive Produced the world’s largest and most profitable Interactive television game show – “Take the Cake” for BET.

In his current role, David is credited with co-creating and developing MySpace’s interactive reality hit, ‘Married on MySpace.” He has overseen the development and creation of online originals “Vidas Cruzadas” for Univision.Com and Coupon Mom. He recently spearheaded the creation and development of the first reality cross-platform launch, “Elle & Tito: The Married Life,” which launched on television on SiTV and online on MySpace. David and his team are currently in production on an interactive digital series with Kobe Bryant which will launch in Asia, and recently secured US distribution for the format.

Prior to joining Endemol, Armour served as the Executive Producer of an impressive and diverse list of television shows for network, cable, syndication as well as series for digital platforms including online and mobile.

David is a born and raised New Yorker and Cornell University graduate who currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and three children. [ Minimize ]

As the Senior Director of Business Development at BlueKai, Mike Ng is responsible for creating and managing all data publisher relationships and strategy for new data or vertical initiatives. In one year, he has grown BlueKai's unique user reach of intenders from 50 million to 160 million users. Be...
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As the Senior Director of Business Development at BlueKai, Mike Ng is responsible for creating and managing all data publisher relationships and strategy for new data or vertical initiatives. In one year, he has grown BlueKai's unique user reach of intenders from 50 million to 160 million users. Before joining BlueKai, Mike worked at eBay as a Business Development Senior Manager, where he managed strategic opportunities and partnerships to drive a new revenue stream from data monetization. In less than 6 months, he grew this business initiative from no revenue to millions of dollars. Prior to eBay, Mike held varying roles at Yahoo! across strategic sales integration, sales operations and enterprise risk management functions.

Mike earned his BS from Cornell University and his MBA from Duke University. [ Minimize ]

Kunal understands the transformative potential that smartphones present in enabling the mobile lifestyle for consumers. A frequent speaker at industry events on the topics of bringing to market innovative products and services for the mobile consumer, Kunal is regarded as a rising young visionary in...
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Kunal understands the transformative potential that smartphones present in enabling the mobile lifestyle for consumers. A frequent speaker at industry events on the topics of bringing to market innovative products and services for the mobile consumer, Kunal is regarded as a rising young visionary in the mobile industry. 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 and services that grow audiences, open new revenue streams and extend brands to the mobile marketplace. [ Minimize ]

Amar Varma is Co-Founder of Xtreme Labs, a mobile strategy and product development firm. Xtreme Labs was recently recognized as one of Canada’s Top 50 Emerging Growth Companies for 2010. Amar brings over a decade of experience in the technology and investment arenas to his ventures. Prior to found...
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Amar Varma is Co-Founder of Xtreme Labs, a mobile strategy and product development firm. Xtreme Labs was recently recognized as one of Canada’s Top 50 Emerging Growth Companies for 2010. Amar brings over a decade of experience in the technology and investment arenas to his ventures. Prior to founding EVP and Xtreme Labs, Amar was a Director at VenGrowth Capital Partners, focusing on investments in the technology sector. Widely recognized as one of Canada’s leading mobile technology experts, Amar has shared his insights in the Globe and Mail, Toronto Life Magazine, and BNN, as well as in numerous speaking engagements across the country. [ Minimize ]

Presently, working at comScore Inc. as a Vice President, Bryan has the pulse of electronic media, the future of the internet and its full spectrum. His background in statistics and sociology from McGill University gives Bryan a broad knowledge base. His work in theatre as well as teaching in South K...
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Presently, working at comScore Inc. as a Vice President, Bryan has the pulse of electronic media, the future of the internet and its full spectrum. His background in statistics and sociology from McGill University gives Bryan a broad knowledge base. His work in theatre as well as teaching in South Korea added to his rich global views and helped him develop a creative mindset. Bryan's creativity, energy, and a indefatigable work ethic have helped him to become enriched and knowledgeable in his industry.

Bryan works with prestigious clients such as MSN, Bell Canada, Astral Media, Yellow Pages Group, Rogers Communications, Telus Corporation, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Google Canada, Quebecor, The Weather Network, and Canada Post, as well as many major Canadian agencies. In addition, Bryan is a dedicated member of the Internet Advertising Bureau Board of Directors, where he works actively to enhance digital media in Canada. [ Minimize ]

WagJag is one of Canada's leading group buying website offering exceptional daily deals on fun things to do, products to buy and places to eat in cities across Canada. WagJag's deals feature discounts of 50% or greater and are available for purchase exclusively at WagJag.com but only for a limited t...
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WagJag is one of Canada's leading group buying website offering exceptional daily deals on fun things to do, products to buy and places to eat in cities across Canada. WagJag's deals feature discounts of 50% or greater and are available for purchase exclusively at WagJag.com but only for a limited time and only if a minimum number of buyers agree to purchase. WagJag was founded by in late 2009 and has grown rapidly to 30+ markets in Southern Ontario and is in the midst of a national expansion. Jeremy Zuker founded the Company and continues to lead it it today. Prior to WagJag he worked for two private equity investment companies in Toronto. Jeremy lives in Toronto his wife and 6 week old son. [ Minimize ]

Michael Frankel is an Investment Manager for the MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund, and he is predominately focused on making ICT investments. Prior to joining the IAF, Michael worked as a Sr. Analyst at a middle market New York-based TMT investment bank specializing in M&A and Capital raising t...
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Michael Frankel is an Investment Manager for the MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund, and he is predominately focused on making ICT investments. Prior to joining the IAF, Michael worked as a Sr. Analyst at a middle market New York-based TMT investment bank specializing in M&A and Capital raising transactions. Additionally, Michael is a CFA Level III Candidate and graduated from the University of Western Ontario, where he was a member of the Varsity Water Polo team. [ Minimize ]

Slavica Ceperkovic is the current English market digital media specialist for Telefilm Canada, CMF program Administrator. The 27 Million CMF Experimental Stream encourages the creation of leading-edge, interactive, digital media content and software applications.

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Slavica Ceperkovic is the current English market digital media specialist for Telefilm Canada, CMF program Administrator. The 27 Million CMF Experimental Stream encourages the creation of leading-edge, interactive, digital media content and software applications.

Slavica has worked in the innovation and new technology sector for the past ten years. She has held faculty roles at Ryerson University’s new media program at the School of Image Arts and at the Alberta College of Art and Design in the Media Art Digital Technologies department. Previously, she was the regional new media executive for the Canada New Media Fund; managed the co-production division at the Banff New Media Institute; and managed the Interactive Art and Entertainment program at the CFC Media Lab.

Slavica holds a BFA from Ryerson University in New Media Studies and a MFA in Cinema and New Media from Le Fresnoy, Studio National. [ Minimize ]

Christopher May is an award-winning creative director with 15 years of experience in mobile, digital marketing and advertising. Before joining Plastic Mobile as VP Creative, Chris worked primarily for multinational agencies and led the creative for their rosters of iconic brands including Coke, Del...
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Christopher May is an award-winning creative director with 15 years of experience in mobile, digital marketing and advertising. Before joining Plastic Mobile as VP Creative, Chris worked primarily for multinational agencies and led the creative for their rosters of iconic brands including Coke, Dell, Telus, Honda and Lego.

Chris's work has garnered recognition and awards including Applied Arts Awards, Advertising & Design Club of Canada Awards and the Webby Awards. His work has also appeared in Marketing Magazine, Applied Arts, .Net Magazine, Graphic Exchange Magazine and Tech TV.

In his spare time, Chris mentors the inquisitive minds of 3rd and 4th year advertising students at OCAD University where he teaches core curriculum courses on the subjects of digital advertising and transmedia. [ Minimize ]

Matt Thompson is a web strategist working at the intersection of media, technology and social change. In his current role as communications strategist for the Mozilla Foundation's new "Drumbeat" initiative, he's exploring how "open source thinking" can help knock down language an...
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Matt Thompson is a web strategist working at the intersection of media, technology and social change. In his current role as communications strategist for the Mozilla Foundation's new "Drumbeat" initiative, he's exploring how "open source thinking" can help knock down language and educational barriers, reinvent media, and ultimately help update the operating system of the planet.

As a campaign strategist for the U.S. media reform organization FreePress.net, Matt won a 2007 Webby Award for his work around net neutrality and protecting the Internet's open future. A former CBC radio producer, he has delivered presentations on the web and social media at McGill University, the U.S. Library of Congress and London School of Economics. [ Minimize ]

Shelley Mayer is Director, Sales & Marketing for Devlin, an award-winning digital agency with clients including Lexus, FedEx, Black’s, Roy Thomson Hall, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto Transit Commission and Scotiabank Nuit Blanche.
Shelley leads Devlin’s own brand strategy and marketing...
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Shelley Mayer is Director, Sales & Marketing for Devlin, an award-winning digital agency with clients including Lexus, FedEx, Black’s, Roy Thomson Hall, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto Transit Commission and Scotiabank Nuit Blanche.
Shelley leads Devlin’s own brand strategy and marketing communications and works with Devlin’s clients to help them achieve their strategic business, sales and marketing goals through websites and digital marketing strategies that deliver exceptional customer experiences.

Shelley has over 13 years experience in the areas of strategy, planning, marketing and communications in a range of sectors, including retail, automotive, insurance, technology and not-for-profit. Most notably, Shelley led the launch of a new corporate brand campaign propelling Toyota’s corporate reputation ranking from 18th in 2005 to 9th in 2009 and was credited with a 2009 CMA award for her work on a Toyota Matrix promotional campaign.

Shelley holds a Honours Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Wilfrid Laurier University. [ Minimize ]

Tina Cesa Ward is a writer/director for the screen and also directs for the stage. Her short film "In Their Absence" has screened at over a dozen festivals around the world and has been recognized with five different awards. Tina is the Executive Producer/Writer/Director of the popular we...
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Tina Cesa Ward is a writer/director for the screen and also directs for the stage. Her short film "In Their Absence" has screened at over a dozen festivals around the world and has been recognized with five different awards. Tina is the Executive Producer/Writer/Director of the popular web series, Anyone But Me, for which Tina has been nominated twice for her directing, including a Streamy Award nomination. Tina has received seven awards for her writing/producing work on Anyone But Me, along with Executive Producer/Writer Susan Miller. [ Minimize ]

Richard Kanee is a media executive with 12+ years spent creating digital entertainment products, brands and businesses. Working with major Canadian broadcasters Chum and CTV, Richard's experience spans television, web, mobile and music, and includes many Canadian firsts. Today he is focused on deve...
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Richard Kanee is a media executive with 12+ years spent creating digital entertainment products, brands and businesses. Working with major Canadian broadcasters Chum and CTV, Richard's experience spans television, web, mobile and music, and includes many Canadian firsts. Today he is focused on developing profitable consumer entertainment products that blend content, social and games. [ Minimize ]

Gil co-founded Giant Step - a boutique, award-winning digital marketing agency that creates branded online experiences - specializing in the production of destination sites that engage audiences online. Since 2003, Giant Step has been developing online campaigns and applications for a wide range ...
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Gil co-founded Giant Step - a boutique, award-winning digital marketing agency that creates branded online experiences - specializing in the production of destination sites that engage audiences online. Since 2003, Giant Step has been developing online campaigns and applications for a wide range of clients ranging from startups to major brands. By integrating technology + design + marketing in one shop, Giant Step produces destination websites, social networks, eCommerce and custom web applications that generate marketing results, including millions of online engagements. For more information, visit http://www.giantstep.ca [ Minimize ]

Steve has founded, developed and launched numerous internet products & companies. Filemobile is Steve’s third venture. He serves as Filemobile’s chief creative officer splitting his time between sales, marketing & product development. Steve has a passion for blending creative & technical...
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Steve has founded, developed and launched numerous internet products & companies. Filemobile is Steve’s third venture. He serves as Filemobile’s chief creative officer splitting his time between sales, marketing & product development. Steve has a passion for blending creative & technical solutions that drive value. Previously, he was a co-owner of PoolExpert.com, which was purchased by Rogers in 2008. Steve has served as the VP of Sports Products for TSN and RDS. Steve was once on the Canadian National Swim Team, has produced and directed a documentary film called 60 Days in Indonesia, and has traveled to over forty countries. [ Minimize ]

As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Adenyo, Tyler Nelson leads the company’s overall strategic direction. With Adenyo’s mobile marketing software platform powering France’s leading television networks Canal+ and CanalSat, DailyMotion user-generated streaming video, and Astral Media's network ...
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As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Adenyo, Tyler Nelson leads the company’s overall strategic direction. With Adenyo’s mobile marketing software platform powering France’s leading television networks Canal+ and CanalSat, DailyMotion user-generated streaming video, and Astral Media's network of Radio Stations across Canada, along with 220+ other customers worldwide, Tyler is committed to solving the complexities of mobile marketing – enabling agencies, brands and mobile carriers to develop, target, execute and measure fully integrated marketing strategies and campaigns in the mobile economy.

Over his 20 year career in the high tech industry Tyler has held a number of senior executive roles including Vice President, Global Business Development at Research in Motion and Vice President, Business Development & Marketing at Bridgewater Systems. He also co-founded YOU i Labs, named as one of Canadian Innovation Exchange’s Top 20 Innovative Companies of 2009. [ Minimize ]

Michael Assad started his career as a freelance Web developer in 1995. He completed his first projects with Research in Motion and Nortel Networks during the dot com boom. Despite the economic downturn that followed, he was able to drive growth at Edentity, which soon become the fastest-growing web...
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Michael Assad started his career as a freelance Web developer in 1995. He completed his first projects with Research in Motion and Nortel Networks during the dot com boom. Despite the economic downturn that followed, he was able to drive growth at Edentity, which soon become the fastest-growing web development company in Canada, earning the Profit Hot 50 Award in 2006 and 2007. His broad knowledge of web technologies, combined with a passion for the ever-changing digital marketing landscape makes him a trusted partner for delivering the code and tools that power cutting edge sites for brands like Shoppers Drug Mart, Uncle Ben's, Campbell's, Cineplex, W Network and Dr. Pepper.

Michael holds a Computer Engineering degree from the University of Toronto. [ Minimize ]

Norm Bolen is currently the President and CEO of the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA), formerly the Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA), based in Ottawa. The CMPA represents Canada’s independent film, television and interactive producers.

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Norm Bolen is currently the President and CEO of the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA), formerly the Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA), based in Ottawa. The CMPA represents Canada’s independent film, television and interactive producers.

Norm is the former Executive Vice President, Content, for Alliance Atlantis Communications. At Alliance Atlantis he had overall programming responsibility for thirteen Canadian specialty networks: Showcase, History Television, Slice, HGTV, Food Network Canada, BBC Canada, BBC Kids, Discovery Health Channel, National Geographic Channel, Independent Film Channel, Showcase Action, Showcase Diva and Fine Living Television. Norm was also responsible for Alliance Atlantis' web-based and emerging new media content and all Broadcast Operations.

Prior to joining Alliance Atlantis in 1997, Norm spent 21 years at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as a journalist and executive. In his last position at the CBC he was the head of Network Television Current Affairs. In that role, he had overall responsibility for CBC Television’s Documentary Department.

Norm is a current Board member and past Chair of the Banff World Television Festival and the Hot Docs International Documentary Festival, a Director of the National Screen Institute and a Director of the ACTRA Fraternal Benefit Society. Until recently, he was also a Director of mDialog, a web-based high-resolution video distribution platform that's optimized for the iPhone. [ Minimize ]

Stitch Media partner Evan Jones, is a two-time Emmy Award® winner whose innovative work on interactive content for primetime television, radio, web, mobile and games have established him as a pioneer in new genres of Alternate Reality Games, Locative Media and Interactive Documentary.
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Stitch Media partner Evan Jones, is a two-time Emmy Award® winner whose innovative work on interactive content for primetime television, radio, web, mobile and games have established him as a pioneer in new genres of Alternate Reality Games, Locative Media and Interactive Documentary.

His work was recognized as one of the 'Top 10 New Media Groundbreakers' according to the Bell Broadcast & New Media Fund. Evan’s international clients include Microsoft, Disney, FOX, CBC, Bell, Discovery and The Movie Network.
He has taught 'Rich Media Production', 'Transmedia Storytelling' and 'Extending TV Drama Experiences' around the world at the Canadian Film Centre, the Australian Film, Television & Radio School and the University of Southern California with Dr. Henry Jenkins. [ Minimize ]

Brandon Mensinga is the Senior Analyst for Mobility at IDC Canada. He is responsible for examining technology market trends, analyzing industry developments and providing strategic market intelligence about the Canadian mobile solutions market.

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Brandon Mensinga is the Senior Analyst for Mobility at IDC Canada. He is responsible for examining technology market trends, analyzing industry developments and providing strategic market intelligence about the Canadian mobile solutions market.

Prior to joining IDC, Brandon spent 9+ years in the mobile industry in Canada and Europe. This included working in strategic product management roles ranging from P&L responsibility for a $15 million USD product portfolio to successfully launching emerging mobile technology with TELUS Mobility. As part of his roles with Zi Corporation and Nuance Communications he delivered mobile software and applications on over 100 million+ handsets globally working with handset manufacturers, operators and platform providers.

He also earned a B.A. degree in Business Administration from Simon Fraser University in B.C. [ Minimize ]

Cristiano has been working with transmedia storytelling and character branding for more than 13 years, well before these terms were even coined in the industry. He is currently based in Brazil working as an art director and art agent for a number of different agencies.
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Cristiano has been working with transmedia storytelling and character branding for more than 13 years, well before these terms were even coined in the industry. He is currently based in Brazil working as an art director and art agent for a number of different agencies.
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As OANDA's head of marketing, Paul Jeszenszky is a seasoned online marketer who brings rapid-fire critical thinking and a Gonzo-like talent for connecting ideas about technology, politics, economics, and popular culture to everything he does.

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As OANDA's head of marketing, Paul Jeszenszky is a seasoned online marketer who brings rapid-fire critical thinking and a Gonzo-like talent for connecting ideas about technology, politics, economics, and popular culture to everything he does.

Previously he was a senior manager for eBay, where Paul lead eBay's Online Marketing "Platform & Innovation" team, helping to create their online marketing strategy and working to further develop eBay's cutting edge marketing technologies.

His passion for the internet also extends into the marketing community where he has: worked with the Canadian Marketing Association (CMA); spoken internationally at events as a featured speaker; run search marketing workshops; and has been featured in online marketing training videos by MSN. [ Minimize ]

Damir started his career in the mid 80's as a programmer creating proprietary games for the MSX and Commodore Amiga. He spent the next couple of years in broadcasting; producing and hosting a live TV show devoted to video games and computer technology. In 1995, he started a video game magazine where...
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Damir started his career in the mid 80's as a programmer creating proprietary games for the MSX and Commodore Amiga. He spent the next couple of years in broadcasting; producing and hosting a live TV show devoted to video games and computer technology. In 1995, he started a video game magazine where he worked as the editor. In 1999, he moved to Canada and continued his professional career as a lead programmer, first in Sandbox Studios and later in Digital Illusions. In 2004, he established Big Blue Bubble, which quickly became one of the best known and highest rated handheld and casual game developers in North America. [ Minimize ]

Andra Sheffer is the Executive Director of three private Funds supporting the Canadian new media, television and film industries: the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund which invests in Canadian television programs and their associated interactive digital projects; the Independent Production Fund wh...
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Andra Sheffer is the Executive Director of three private Funds supporting the Canadian new media, television and film industries: the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund which invests in Canadian television programs and their associated interactive digital projects; the Independent Production Fund which invests in dramatic series created for any platform; and, the COGECO Program Development Fund for the development of dramatic series, MOW’s and feature film companies as well as the production of MOW’s and series.

From 1979-89, she was the founding Executive Director of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television and produced the annual Genie and Gemini/Prix Gemeaux Awards. She lectures on the business and financing of television and new media and is the editor of New Media, New Business: The Producer's Guide(2001) and Create a Winning Proposal - The Handbook for New Media Producers (1999) as well as the co-editor of MAKING IT: the Business of Film and Television Production in Canada (1986 &1995).

Previously she served as the Managing Director of the Toronto International Film Festival, and with the federal government as a Certification Officer setting up the original CAVCO office (and Canadian content "point" system), and at the Film Festivals Bureau promoting Canadian films internationally. [ Minimize ]

Johan leads Canadian business development and client services for Calamares, the leading provider of software and services to centrally compose, enrich, publish and distribute video and other rich-media assets. Calamares enables partners and clients with world-class subscription-based Video Manageme...
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Johan leads Canadian business development and client services for Calamares, the leading provider of software and services to centrally compose, enrich, publish and distribute video and other rich-media assets. Calamares enables partners and clients with world-class subscription-based Video Management software and services, enabling organizations to capitalize on their video communications and to make video a marketing tool. A seasoned executive whose focus on streaming media dates back to the late 90s, Johan has a long history of supporting companies in the development and execution of their media management strategies. [ Minimize ]

Juristovski has had an impressive business career with a track record of innovative work in the entertainment industry and creating shareholder value. He founded MetroLeap with partner Milun Tesovic and sets the corporate strategy for the company and its flagship product, MetroLyrics.com.
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Juristovski has had an impressive business career with a track record of innovative work in the entertainment industry and creating shareholder value. He founded MetroLeap with partner Milun Tesovic and sets the corporate strategy for the company and its flagship product, MetroLyrics.com.

Under Juristovski’s leadership, MetroLyrics.com has become the most popular legal lyrics site worldwide, reaching millions of users monthly. MetroLyrics.com is the exclusive lyrics partner for all AOL Music properties, and 30% of all AOL Music traffic comes from MetroLyrics.com.

Prior to co-founding MetroLeap Media, Juristovski held several senior research positions, combining an engineering background with strategic insight to create disruptive products and business models. Juristovski holds a Bachelors of Applied Science in Engineering and a MBA from Simon Fraser University.

MetroLeap Media has been recognized as a Red Herring Canada Top 50 company, and was awarded the Burnaby Business Excellence Award in 2008. Juristovski and Tesovic were finalists in the 2009 Canadian Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. [ Minimize ]

Yvon leads KPMG’s IT Advisory Canadian practice within KPMG’s Performance and Technology Advisory services portfolio and is a member of KPMG’s Global IT Effectiveness Centre of Excellence. He specializes in IT-led Business Transformation, Governance and Performance, IT Strategy as well as IT Outsour...
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Yvon leads KPMG’s IT Advisory Canadian practice within KPMG’s Performance and Technology Advisory services portfolio and is a member of KPMG’s Global IT Effectiveness Centre of Excellence. He specializes in IT-led Business Transformation, Governance and Performance, IT Strategy as well as IT Outsourcing advisory services.

Yvon is a key member of KPMG’s Global IT Advisory services team – a network of professionals which share best practices, methodologies, and work together to achieve results for clients. Yvon meets with the Global IT Advisory team on a regular basis to discuss ways to help clients looking to expand or manage Global operations or outsource services to other countries. [ Minimize ]

Andrew Jenkins is Founder of Volterra, a strategy consultancy specializing in emerging technologies. Volterra’s work spans e-business, wireless and social media with clients in Canada and Europe.
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Andrew Jenkins is Founder of Volterra, a strategy consultancy specializing in emerging technologies. Volterra’s work spans e-business, wireless and social media with clients in Canada and Europe.
Andrew is also a member of George Brown College's Innovation Advisory Board and an advisor to startups in Canada and the Netherlands.

Previously, Andrew had his own online apparel company. He also oversaw strategic alliances for Bell Canada’s Enterprise Wireless Group. Before technology, Andrew worked in film and television, producing a documentary exhibited at the Toronto International Festival, Sydney & Melbourne Film Festivals, Lollapalooza Music Festival Tour and broadcast in the UK and Australia. [ Minimize ]

Christine Leach has worked in the Information Technology industry for over twelve years and has been with the National Research Council’s Industrial Research Assistance Program for the last ten years. Her industry experience includes software development, software implementation, software quality a...
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Christine Leach has worked in the Information Technology industry for over twelve years and has been with the National Research Council’s Industrial Research Assistance Program for the last ten years. Her industry experience includes software development, software implementation, software quality assurance and technical support. As an Industrial Technology Advisor, Christine has worked with many Ontario based SME’s in a multitude of industries. Through NRC/IRAP, Christine strives to help companies become more innovative by providing technical, business and financial assistance. Utilizing NRC/IRAP’s vast network of resources, Christine is able to assist SME’s in collaborating with other entities, such as educational institutions, government departments/labs, and private industry. [ Minimize ]

Steve Billinger has extensive experience at senior executive management level in both traditional and digital media. He has worked with substantial budget responsibility and launched and marketed new products, services, divisions and companies. He has extensive content production, strategy, marketin...
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Steve Billinger has extensive experience at senior executive management level in both traditional and digital media. He has worked with substantial budget responsibility and launched and marketed new products, services, divisions and companies. He has extensive content production, strategy, marketing, ventures and business & product development experience with companies such as Microsoft, News Corp (BSkyB), Bell, Cookie Jar and the CBC.

Most recently, as General Manager - Digital Programming & Business Development at the Canadian Broadcasting Corp, he was responsible for all aspects of the growth, revenue and development of CBC's digital programming and services, while fostering business development and partnership opportunities for all CBC network radio and television. He was also responsible for strategic planning (including ventures, mergers and acquisition); production and operations of all CBC’s digital programming and services, as well as revenue responsibility for CBC’s digital specialty channels and the international sales of all programming and archival material.

He has extensive experience of the media landscape in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom having worked for platform and middleware providers, as well as content originators, media companies and distributors in these countries.
He has been an Evaluator of business models and deals for projects seeking funding with the Bell New Media Fund as well as Mentoring start-up technology companies on business & strategic development as part of the Banff Centre’s IPL “Accelerator” program. Finally, Steve has provided master classes on digital strategy, business and product development, to the American Film Institute, PBS, the BBC and the Director’s Guild of Canada. [ Minimize ]

Matt Hartley is an award-winning Toronto-based journalist with The National Post newspaper, where he writes about technology and the internet for the Financial Post. He’s interviewed some of the biggest names in the tech world -- from Steve Ballmer and Jim Balsillie to Andy Rubin and Reed Hastings -...
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Matt Hartley is an award-winning Toronto-based journalist with The National Post newspaper, where he writes about technology and the internet for the Financial Post. He’s interviewed some of the biggest names in the tech world -- from Steve Ballmer and Jim Balsillie to Andy Rubin and Reed Hastings -- and is regularly invited to make media appearances as an expert on technology, social media and the mobile industry. A product of the Queen’s Journal journalism factory at Queen’s University, his stories have also appeared in the The Globe and Mail , Get Connected Magazine and across the Postmedia Network chain of newspapers. [ Minimize ]

In understanding search and online user behavior, no one is a more respected voice than Gord Hotchkiss. He and the research team at Enquiro have built a solid reputation as the leading experts in understanding not only what happens on a search portal, but also why. Gord's voracious personal curiosit...
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In understanding search and online user behavior, no one is a more respected voice than Gord Hotchkiss. He and the research team at Enquiro have built a solid reputation as the leading experts in understanding not only what happens on a search portal, but also why. Gord's voracious personal curiosity extends into areas as diverse as neurology, psychology, genetics, sociology and anthropology, always with the goal of understanding why we do the things we do and what that means for marketing strategy. In addition to being the CEO and co-founder of Enquiro (which was acquired on October 26, 2010 and is now part of a new company called Mediative), Gord is a past director and Chairman of SEMPO (The Search Marketing Professionals Organization), a columnist for MediaPost and Search Engine Land, a regular presenter at all the industry shows and a popular keynote speaker. He also is the author of The BuyerSphere Project: How Business buys from Business in a Digital Marketplace. [ Minimize ]

A technology leader and visionary Munro was recognized as one of the most influential marketers in Canada by Marketing Magazine and has been leading and advising high performance brands for over 20 years. Most recently as the head of Yahoo Canada he turned it into the best performing business in Yah...
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A technology leader and visionary Munro was recognized as one of the most influential marketers in Canada by Marketing Magazine and has been leading and advising high performance brands for over 20 years. Most recently as the head of Yahoo Canada he turned it into the best performing business in Yahoo worldwide and created the largest digital franchise in Canadian history. As COO at Syncapse Corp. Munro now leads one of Profit Magazine's fastest growing companies in Canada and one of the top social technology companies in the world. One of the top 50 most engaged workplaces in North America, Syncapse connects Fortune 500 brands to close to 100 million consumers globally and has helped them to effectively build, manage and measure the ROI of their social media programs. [ Minimize ]

From the world of finance to fashion, and non-profits to technology, Soniya’s background includes roles at Morgan Stanley Canada along with previous stints in Public Relations
at Faulhaber PR. She has been part of the strategic planning teams responsible for delivering The Interior Design Sho...
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From the world of finance to fashion, and non-profits to technology, Soniya’s background includes roles at Morgan Stanley Canada along with previous stints in Public Relations
at Faulhaber PR. She has been part of the strategic planning teams responsible for delivering The Interior Design Show, The International AIDS Conference and Sensation de Mode
Fashion. In her last role, Soniya led the digital and social media strategy for Microsoft Canada’s midmarket business focusing on building innovative online programs for the CIO audience.

Soniya has recently come onboard the new LinkedIn Canada team where she works with marketers to empower a connection with the world’s largest audience of influential, affluent and successful
professionals. Soniya is also the Community Manger at Techvibes.com, an online and central resource enabling synergies within the global and Canadian technological landscapes. You can also find Soniya as the co-host of Perpetual Radio’s Social media Show weekly podcast focusing on the Canadian tech and social media landscape.

A graduate of McGill University’s Economics and International & Developmental Affairs program Soniya
is highly interested in how comprehensive brand based communication strategies can create global
development programs that strengthen nation image re-building. [ Minimize ]

As Vice-President Digital, Dominique-Sébastien Forest is responsible for Transcontinental Media digital media strategy, including the diversification of their product offering and the acceleration of the growth if the New Media and Digital Solutions Group. His mission is to create the most co...
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As Vice-President Digital, Dominique-Sébastien Forest is responsible for Transcontinental Media digital media strategy, including the diversification of their product offering and the acceleration of the growth if the New Media and Digital Solutions Group. His mission is to create the most compelling and efficient online echo-system for Transcontinental clients. Mr Forest is recognized for his ability to market innovations and develop effective commercialization strategy with emerging products. He has been a speaker in numerous events in Canada, the United States and Europe on different topics including the future of music, mobility, television and e-commerce. He is also member of the board of directors for the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) of Canada. [ Minimize ]

David manages Dell’s online experience for small & medium business in Canada, focused on providing technology solutions and real support to help them grow and thrive. He has been at Dell for over 10 years in various marketing roles and recently returned to Canada after managing digital marketing...
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David manages Dell’s online experience for small & medium business in Canada, focused on providing technology solutions and real support to help them grow and thrive. He has been at Dell for over 10 years in various marketing roles and recently returned to Canada after managing digital marketing for Dell in Europe for several years.
David has worked in direct response marketing for over a decade. It is an exciting area given the ability to measure performance and optimize results, while online has taken these performance metrics and put our capabilities here on steroids.
David holds an MBA from the Schulich school of Business, and lives in the quaint little village of Unionville with his wife and two children. [ Minimize ]

As Interactive Media Producer, Ramona has originated participatory media including "Your Stories" for PBS FRONTLINE's Digital Nation. She is currently developing and consulting on several multiplatform, documentary and installation projects. Ramona’s research and production includes Avata...
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As Interactive Media Producer, Ramona has originated participatory media including "Your Stories" for PBS FRONTLINE's Digital Nation. She is currently developing and consulting on several multiplatform, documentary and installation projects. Ramona’s research and production includes Avatar Secrets to Real Life & Love, the exploration of community and video game culture, and Emotional Perception in the Interactive Cinematic Experience, the creation of meaningful interactive narrative experiences. Ramona is New Media faculty in Ryerson's School of Image Arts and has taught at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. She has a Masters Degree from NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program and a BFA Honours in Film from York University. [ Minimize ]

Alex is the Innovation and Social Manager for Helix Commerce, a Toronto based firm. Helix has developed web strategies for RIM, CIBC, ING Direct, TD Bank, Ontario Government and others. Alex is a board member of the Location Based Marketing Association, an organizer of Freelance Camp and regular...
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Alex is the Innovation and Social Manager for Helix Commerce, a Toronto based firm. Helix has developed web strategies for RIM, CIBC, ING Direct, TD Bank, Ontario Government and others. Alex is a board member of the Location Based Marketing Association, an organizer of Freelance Camp and regularly conducts events throughout North America. Prior to Helix Alex was a strategy consultant. Prior, Alex founded and exited several technology companies. Alex has also co-founded charitable organizations, troubleshooted national retail chains, sat on council boards and headed marketing organizations. Previously, Alex has been recognized as Young Citizen of the Year in Australia. [ Minimize ]

Jeremy Gutsche, MBA, CFA, is an innovation expert, the award-winning author of Exploiting Chaos, host of Trend Hunter TV, "one of North America's most requested keynote speakers", and the founder of TrendHunter.com, the world's largest, most popular collection of cutting edge trends, attra...
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Jeremy Gutsche, MBA, CFA, is an innovation expert, the award-winning author of Exploiting Chaos, host of Trend Hunter TV, "one of North America's most requested keynote speakers", and the founder of TrendHunter.com, the world's largest, most popular collection of cutting edge trends, attracting more than 307,000,000 total views. Routinely sourced by the media, Jeremy's broad appeal ranges from The Economist and CNN to Entertainment Tonight and The New York Times. He has been described as "a new breed of trend spotter" by The Guardian, "an eagle eye" by Global TV, an "Oracle" by the Globe and Mail, an "intellectual can of Red Bull" by Association Week and "on the forefront of cool" by MTV. [ Minimize ]

Glen started his film production career in Television Advertising, working on big brand campaigns with some of the largest Ad Agencies worldwide. Moving through the ranks of the Toronto production houses, Glen struck out on his own to figure out Branded Content for the web. This has involved the dis...
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Glen started his film production career in Television Advertising, working on big brand campaigns with some of the largest Ad Agencies worldwide. Moving through the ranks of the Toronto production houses, Glen struck out on his own to figure out Branded Content for the web. This has involved the discovery of how and why consumers react to content, and how to syndicate the content so it reaches relevant audiences. His background also means that he understands how to work with agencies and clients. Glen has shot projects big and small here in our own backyard, even at Everest Base Camp. [ Minimize ]

As the Director of Business Development and Mobile Solutions at Vocomo, Balraj is responsible for developing the strategic direction for a wide variety of innovative mobile marketing campaigns. Balraj has been successful in creating and launching compelling mobile campaigns that focus on engaging us...
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As the Director of Business Development and Mobile Solutions at Vocomo, Balraj is responsible for developing the strategic direction for a wide variety of innovative mobile marketing campaigns. Balraj has been successful in creating and launching compelling mobile campaigns that focus on engaging users and driving usage. He is also currently leading the mobile micro-payments division at Vocomo. Prior to joining Vocomo, Balraj was leading new product initiatives at Virgin Mobile Canada where he specialized in messaging programs, mobile music storefronts and mobile payments products. Balraj was also the Chair of the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications association’s Rich Content, Short Code and Mobile Commerce committee. [ Minimize ]

Michael is the CEO of Ayogo, and is dedicated to the idea that play is one of the most productive things we can do. He's been an entrepreneur and innovator on the web for over 15 years, and his software is currently in use all over the world by organizations from the Europoean Space Agency to Electr...
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Michael is the CEO of Ayogo, and is dedicated to the idea that play is one of the most productive things we can do. He's been an entrepreneur and innovator on the web for over 15 years, and his software is currently in use all over the world by organizations from the Europoean Space Agency to Electronic Arts. Michael is a polymath, a troublemaker and a poet, energized by the challenge of being alive at this particular time in history. Ayogo is the game design studio that produced Healthseeker, the pioneering social health game, for the Diabetes Hands Foundation and in collaboration with Joslin Medical Center. Michael's highly-regarded blog on purposeful game design can be found at http://ayogo.com/social-game-design. [ Minimize ]

Bruce Chin is the Greater Toronto Area Leader for Deloitte’s TMT industry group and a senior manager in Deloitte’s audit practice. Bruce has over 13 years’ experience working with TMT companies across a broad range of industry sub-sectors, including telecom, software, high-tech manufacturing an...
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Bruce Chin is the Greater Toronto Area Leader for Deloitte’s TMT industry group and a senior manager in Deloitte’s audit practice. Bruce has over 13 years’ experience working with TMT companies across a broad range of industry sub-sectors, including telecom, software, high-tech manufacturing and media. He has advised rapid growth, public and private companies under both Canadian and U.S. GAAP and he has been actively involved with the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 program and the Canadian New Media Awards Company of the Year Award for several years. Bruce’s clients include Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment and The Weather Network, Allstream, Bell Canada, Dyadem International, Major League Baseball and Manitoba Telecom Services. [ Minimize ]

Theresa Smith has over 15 years experience in the Canadian ad industry and has been selling online advertising since 2000. She joined Olive Media as Director of Audience in 2007 and was recently promoted to VP Product. Prior to joining Olive Media, Theresa spent 6 year in a variety of sales positio...
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Theresa Smith has over 15 years experience in the Canadian ad industry and has been selling online advertising since 2000. She joined Olive Media as Director of Audience in 2007 and was recently promoted to VP Product. Prior to joining Olive Media, Theresa spent 6 year in a variety of sales positions with MSN Canada and before joining the online world she worked in print advertising at both the National Post and the Financial Post newspapers. Theresa has two young children and when she's not pushing the virtues of Internet advertising, she can be found hanging out at her neighbourhood playground or relaxing at the cottage. She holds a BA in History from the University of Western Ontario. [ Minimize ]

Michael Hennessy is currently Senior Vice-President, Regulatory and Government Affairs and in that position is responsible for the overall direction of TELUS's regulatory strategies. Prior to that he was Vice-President, Wireless, Broadband and Content Policy for TELUS and had responsibility for its ...
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Michael Hennessy is currently Senior Vice-President, Regulatory and Government Affairs and in that position is responsible for the overall direction of TELUS's regulatory strategies. Prior to that he was Vice-President, Wireless, Broadband and Content Policy for TELUS and had responsibility for its public policy and regulatory strategies in areas of spectrum management, evolving internet content matters and for TELUS’ IP-based (IPTV) broadcast distribution business. He is currently a member of the Board and Vice Chair of the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA), a Director of the Banff World Television Festival Board and chair of the Smart Regulation Committee of the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC). Prior to his work with TELUS, Mr. Hennessy served as President and CEO of the Canadian Cable Telecommunications Association (CCTA). Mr. Hennessy was also a member of the Board and Executive Committee of the Canadian Television Fund. Michael Hennessy began his career in the public sector, leaving it in 1995 after serving as Director General, Competition, Convergence and Social Policy in the Telecommunications Branch of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). [ Minimize ]

Mark Greenspan is Vice President of Digital Media for Achilles Media, a new media producer and educator with a decade‘s worth of experience in the field. During this time he has taught and designed new media curriculum in Singapore, Philippines and India. He worked for Razorfish Inc in London, Engla...
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Mark Greenspan is Vice President of Digital Media for Achilles Media, a new media producer and educator with a decade‘s worth of experience in the field. During this time he has taught and designed new media curriculum in Singapore, Philippines and India. He worked for Razorfish Inc in London, England and Milan, Italy. He produced MTV Asia‘s first web cast, set up a boutique design and branding firm called methodgroup and produced a 12-series alternative travel show entitled Above the Clouds. Mark was also Training Programs Manager at the Canadian Film Centre‘s Habitat New Media Lab where he oversaw the quality of the curriculum design and delivery of the TELUS Interactive Art and Entertainment Program (IAEP). [ Minimize ]

Rob is currently heading digital and interactive content production and strategy for the English Program at the National Film Board of Canada. His work has been awarded dozens of major international and national honours including the 2010 Webby Award for Online Documentary program and Best Cross Pla...
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Rob is currently heading digital and interactive content production and strategy for the English Program at the National Film Board of Canada. His work has been awarded dozens of major international and national honours including the 2010 Webby Award for Online Documentary program and Best Cross Platform program at the 2009 Canadian New Media Awards. Prior to joining the NFB, Rob was a Director, Digital Programming at CBC responsible for creative and business development around documentary, network radio and arts and entertainment programs. He was also was Executive Producer of CBC’s acclaimed online radio and multimedia service, CBC Radio 3. [ Minimize ]

After studying philosophy and multimedia, Hugues Sweeney worked at Radio-Canada as program manager for Bande à part (www.bandeapart.fm), a multiplatform project using web, radio and television to promote emerging musicians and artists. He joined the NFB in 2009 to develop interactive product...
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After studying philosophy and multimedia, Hugues Sweeney worked at Radio-Canada as program manager for Bande à part (www.bandeapart.fm), a multiplatform project using web, radio and television to promote emerging musicians and artists. He joined the NFB in 2009 to develop interactive production rooted in the great tradition of documentary and animation. [ Minimize ]

David Neale joined Research In Motion as Vice President of Special Projects in May of 2010. Previous to this appointment, David Neale was Senior Vice President, Products & Services, responsible for directing the development of all Consumer products and services for Wireline and Wireless at Te...
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David Neale joined Research In Motion as Vice President of Special Projects in May of 2010. Previous to this appointment, David Neale was Senior Vice President, Products & Services, responsible for directing the development of all Consumer products and services for Wireline and Wireless at Telus Communications Inc. Before joining TELUS in 2007, David was most recently Vice President, Service Development for Rogers Communications Inc. Prior to that appointment, he was VP Product Development at Rogers Wireless, where he was responsible for long-term network and technology strategy and architecture, and for overseeing the development and implementation of all new wireless voice and data products. Active with several industry organizations, David is on the Board of the Canadian Songwriters’ Hall of Fame. He has also served on the Board of the GSMA Executive Management Committee (2006). [ Minimize ]

Janis Nixon has been a part of the Canadian music industry for close to 20 years. Ms. Nixon has worked in campus radio, BMG, the Harris Institute as a New Media Marketing instructor and, now, with Universal Music Canada for close to 10 years. Janis ran the Digital Marketing department before assumin...
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Janis Nixon has been a part of the Canadian music industry for close to 20 years. Ms. Nixon has worked in campus radio, BMG, the Harris Institute as a New Media Marketing instructor and, now, with Universal Music Canada for close to 10 years. Janis ran the Digital Marketing department before assuming her current role as the Marketing Director for the Universal Island Def Jam group of labels. A self-professed geek, Ms. Nixon helped launch Puretracks in 2003, witnessed the roll-out of iTunes in Canada in 2004, embraced mobile marketing and sales in 2005, initiated the first-ever Twitter song promo with International recording artist K'Naan, among other things. Of her love for music, Janis says, "It has played a huge role in my life. I give thanks to every artist that has ever written a song that has woven its way into becoming the inspiration and soundtrack to my life!" [ Minimize ]

Jon Taylor is Senior Director of Content for CTV Digital and is responsible for the acquisition, creation and measurement of content. Jon most recently worked with the Programming and Production departments at CTV and continues to work closely with that group. His work creating web-exclusive complem...
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Jon Taylor is Senior Director of Content for CTV Digital and is responsible for the acquisition, creation and measurement of content. Jon most recently worked with the Programming and Production departments at CTV and continues to work closely with that group. His work creating web-exclusive complementary content for CTV's digital platforms includes WE DAY, THE GILLER PRIZE GALA and GET FRESH. [ Minimize ]

Rachel Sklar is editor-at-large of Mediaite.com, a former senior editor at the Huffington Post, the founder of social microgiving site Charitini.com and the co-founder of Change The Ratio, which promotes visibility, access and opportunity for women in new media and tech. She is an advisor to SBNatio...
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Rachel Sklar is editor-at-large of Mediaite.com, a former senior editor at the Huffington Post, the founder of social microgiving site Charitini.com and the co-founder of Change The Ratio, which promotes visibility, access and opportunity for women in new media and tech. She is an advisor to SBNation.com and TeachAIDS.org, and was named to the SAI 100 in 2009 and 2010. Rachel was formerly a corporate lawyer in New York and Stockholm and is a proud graduate of U of T Law. [ Minimize ]

AJ Marek, CTO for ZipGive/Zipstripe Corp. (www.zipgive.com), one of Canada’s leading mobile fund raising companies that through opt-in 24/7 mobile campaigns develops new donor demographics and increases call to action conversions. AJ has been deeply involved in technology ventures related to the mo...
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AJ Marek, CTO for ZipGive/Zipstripe Corp. (www.zipgive.com), one of Canada’s leading mobile fund raising companies that through opt-in 24/7 mobile campaigns develops new donor demographics and increases call to action conversions. AJ has been deeply involved in technology ventures related to the mobile space, content management and social media integrations since Zipstripe’s inception, and is responsible for leading the outstanding cross functional development teams driving the growth of ZipGive’s social media userbase through product, virality, marketing and internationalization efforts on both the web and mobile. [ Minimize ]

Jory Groberman has an entrepreneurial background in Digital Media, Music, Television and Events. Jory is the founder of Vancouver‘s 29 Productions Inc., a recording studio for digital and mobile content, and events company. The company has had a wide range of successful international projects includ...
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Jory Groberman has an entrepreneurial background in Digital Media, Music, Television and Events. Jory is the founder of Vancouver‘s 29 Productions Inc., a recording studio for digital and mobile content, and events company. The company has had a wide range of successful international projects including audio for advertising, television, and video games, and a weekly production of the Billboard Charts for mobile ringtones across the US, Europe and Asia. From 2005, he served as President and Owner of the influential New Music West Festival & Conference, which has been running since 1990. He has worked as a program producer for one of Canada‘s top talk radio programs on the Corus Network, and in the newsroom at CTV. He also manages a rock n roll band. He holds degrees in English and Anthropology from the University of Western Ontario, Ryerson University‘s Radio & Television, and Sales Management at the University of Toronto. Jory oversees the development of new products, partners and markets, as well as digital media and investment properties at Achilles. [ Minimize ]