Margaret Atwood is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry, and critical essays. Her newest novel, The Year of the Flood (2009) is the follow-up to her 2003 Giller Prize finalist, Oryx and Crake. Other recent publications include Moral Disorder, a collection of interconnected short st...
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Margaret Atwood is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry, and critical essays. Her newest novel, The Year of the Flood (2009) is the follow-up to her 2003 Giller Prize finalist, Oryx and Crake. Other recent publications include Moral Disorder, a collection of interconnected short stories, The Door, a volume of poetry (both 2007), Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth (2008). Additional titles include the 2000 Booker Prize-winning The Blind Assassin; Alias Grace, which won the Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy; The Robber Bride, Cat’s Eye, The Handmaid’s Tale, The Penelopiad, and The Tent. Her most recent publication is In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination.

Margaret Atwood lives in Toronto with writer Graeme Gibson. [ Minimize ]

The decision I made to come to Saatchi & Saatchi in 1997 opened up the most exciting and exhilarating time of my life. Before that I had always been a client of advertising agencies. Now I have joined the other side, never to leave - and I love the challenge developing cut-through businesses, brands...
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The decision I made to come to Saatchi & Saatchi in 1997 opened up the most exciting and exhilarating time of my life. Before that I had always been a client of advertising agencies. Now I have joined the other side, never to leave - and I love the challenge developing cut-through businesses, brands and reputations.

My first real job was in London with Mary Quant, the design brand of the sixties. My wife Ro and I worked with Mary as she added style and colour to one of the most fabulous decades of the last millennium. I went on to take the stuff I had learnt about branding to some of the best known and highly regarded companies in the world. Gillette, Procter & Gamble, Pepsi and Lion Breweries in New Zealand and Australia.

And then came Saatchi & Saatchi.
Great companies are built on great ideas and great brands. Diet Pepsi was a great idea. I drink three or four a day, every day. Great brands infiltrate your life and your identity. It's that life-long love affair thing again. That's why I still shave with a Gillette Sensor and will fight anyone for the last Steinlager in the fridge.

I have never believed that extraordinary results come from ordinary actions so I am attracted by extremes. I demonstrated the point when my Canadian Pepsi Team blew away Coke to become number one in the market. We celebrated by machine-gunning a Coke vending machine on stage at a conference. Risky? Yes. Stupid? Possibly. Memorable, inspiring? You bet.

But the most provocative act of my life was to move to the edge of the earth and settle in New Zealand. I love New Zealand. It has been my home since 1989 and the country where Ro and I have chosen to bring up our children Ben, Rebecca and Dan.

It's inspiring living on the edge. It's about energy, gutsy individualism and great ideas. It's an environment that puts pressure on delivering results but also gives time for thought and meditation.

I have been passionately involved with New Zealand Rugby both as a Board member of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union and as a supporter of the game at every level. New Zealand's national rugby team the All Blacks are the most exciting team in one of the most exciting games around.

Being part of a team has always been big in my life. In business I've always thought of myself as a coach, not a manager, and I've been able to take this attitude into every area of my life (my kids make sure of that).

I love helping to bring out the best in young people, especially in my home towns. I'm a proud supporter of the InspirUsprogram at Lancaster Royal Grammer School. At Lancaster University Management School, I bring MBAs into my boardroom, sharing everything with them, and they get to shape corporate decision-making in the real world.

I have been personally humbled by the coaching and mentoring I have done with the Turn Your Life Around Trust in Auckland. I love watching talented kids turn their lives around and transform draining negativism into positive energy and action. This is the human spirit at its finest.

I now spend much of my time traveling the world: Auckland, New York, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Paris, Tokyo, Beijing, Beirut, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Buenos Aires, London. You name it, I've probably touched down there some time in the last three years. Wherever I am my job remains the same: to help make Saatchi & Saatchi the hottest ideas company on the planet.

The role of business is to make the world a better place for everyone. This belief is the wellspring for my commitment to Sustainable Enterprise, which links directly to the inspirational power of Peak Performance.

I have fostered Peak Performance as the focus of my work. I'm part of a research team that has developed the theory about Peak Performing Organizations and how to create them based on work with some of the greatest sporting teams in the world. Peak Performance and sustainability are a big part of my work with students, especially at the schools where I am an Honorary Professor – Lancaster University, the University of Auckland, and the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences.

Saatchi & Saatchi's focus is to fill the world with Lovemarks – an idea that reinvents brands. I am passionate about the new territory Lovemarks open up. Everyone I have talked to gets the idea instantly. Lovemarks are owned by the people that love them - not by companies or marketers. Great brands have passed their destiny over to The Consumer. "Like" is not enough, "admire" won't cut it. Lovemarks infuse mystery, sensuality and intimacy to win loyalty beyond reason.

In the on-demand, on-the-go Screen Age, the dynamic magic of sight, sound and motion – sisomo – gives us the power to bring our Lovemarks to life.

Saatchi & Saatchi is part of Publicis Groupe SA, the world's third largest communications group. This makes us even stronger. We're positioned for growth and - in an increasingly tough world - to use the power of our ideas to make a real difference. [ Minimize ]

Robert Friedman is President of @radical.media, a FremantleMedia Company,where he runs the global media and entertainment company, dedicated to the creation and distribution of entertainment including TV, film, digital media, and branded content across multiple platforms.

A few of th...
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Robert Friedman is President of @radical.media, a FremantleMedia Company,where he runs the global media and entertainment company, dedicated to the creation and distribution of entertainment including TV, film, digital media, and branded content across multiple platforms.

A few of the company's feature film assets include the Academy Award winning 'The Fog of War,' Grammy Award winning 'Concert for George', Jay-Z's 'Fade to Black,' and 'Bon Jovi: When We were Beautiful,' which recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and Showtime. Numerous TV credits include the Emmy winning History Channel's '10 Days that Unexpectedly Changed America,' Grey Goose's 'Iconoclasts,' the pilot episode of the Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning series 'Mad Men,' for AMC, Nike's 'Battlegrounds', 'Britney: For the Record' for MTV, and 'Oprah Winfrey Presents Masterclass' for the new OWN channel, among others. In addition, @radical.media developed and manages 'driverTV,' a first-of-its kind, hi-def video-on-demand channel and multi-platform media destination built to transform the way consumers shop for cars.

Friedman has more than thirty years experience as a top-ranking entertainment executive in all facets of the business. Most recently, Friedman was President and a Managing Partner of Classic Media: Harvey & Golden Books Entertainment, the New York-based family entertainment company that is home to Underdog, Lassie, The Lone Ranger, and Casper the Friendly Ghost as part of the company's 3,000 title library. He helped develop the first multi-platform, multi-lingual kids network and branded website across NBC Networks and Telemundo with Scholastic and NBC Universal. He oversaw the production, integrated marketing, licensing and promotional opportunities across all media including feature film, television, and home video in the U.S. and abroad. The Company was sold to a private equity investor and subsequently to a large U.K.-based entertainment company.

From 1991-2003 he held a variety of key executive positions at AOL Time Warner. He spent a decade at New Line Cinema where he held the dual roles of Co-Chairman in charge of Worldwide Theatrical Marketing, Licensing and Merchandising and President of New Line Television, which he launched in 1991. He also served as Chief Marketing Officer for Time Warner and President of AOL, Interactive Marketing, TV, & Ad Sales.

As Co-Chairman of New Line Cinema, Friedman oversaw the marketing and promotional campaigns for all of New Line Cinema's feature films. In his capacity as President of New Line TV, he oversaw the development, production, acquisition and global distribution of film and TV product to network, cable, and pay-per-view. In addition, Friedman managed the licensing and merchandising activity for all of New Line's feature films and TV programs including video games where he managed the development and distribution of games including Lord of the Rings and Austin Powers. He also oversaw the digital, new media and digital activities for all of New Line Cinema's businesses and products.

New Line Cinema accomplishments included a wide array of franchises including The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Austin Powers and numerous series for broadcast and cable networks, including The Mask and Dumb and Dumber as part of a strategy to create world wide entertainment and licensed properties for the company.

Friedman was a member of the original development team at MTV Networks, where for 8 years (1981-1989) he worked on MTV, VH-1, Nickelodeon, and on the development of the pay TV subscription service, The Movie Channel.

Friedman began his career in advertising, where he was Account Manager, Procter & Gamble at Grey Advertising immediately following his graduation from the Columbia Business School.

His industry honors include being named 'Media Man of the Year' by ADWEEK, and named one of the top 100 marketers in the country by AdAge. Friedman serves on the Board of The International Academy of TV Arts and Sciences and has been a member of Young President's Organization (YPO) for over a decade.

Friedman serves on the Morgans Hotel Group board, a global public company that includes the Delano, Royalton, Hard Rock, Sanderson and Hudson hotels where he recently received the Lodging Leadership Award for the 'Best Governed Company' in the hospitality space.

Friedman was one of the first men admitted to Vassar College where he received a B.A. in psychology. He earned his M.B.A. from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business. He serves on the Board of Trustees of Vassar and on the Board of Overseers of Columbia Business School, where he was the 2009 Commencement Speaker at the Business School graduation.

In addition, Friedman serves on the boards of The Mount Sinai Medical Center and The Big Apple Circus.
Friedman is married to Dr. Elissa Gretz; Gretz attended Vassar College and most recently headed the Benign Gynecology Division of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Hospital. She is currently on the clinical staff at Mt. Sinai Hospital. They have two daughters, 21 and 19 years old, who attend Williams College. [ Minimize ]

Jason joined Rogers as Chief Digital Officer in 2011 to drive the next phase of the company's digital media strategy, growth and leadership.

He grew up in Toronto and has spent most of the past decade of his career in the U.S. building, advising and investing in entrepreneurial, growt...
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Jason joined Rogers as Chief Digital Officer in 2011 to drive the next phase of the company's digital media strategy, growth and leadership.

He grew up in Toronto and has spent most of the past decade of his career in the U.S. building, advising and investing in entrepreneurial, growth-oriented companies in the media, advertising and technology industries.

Jason was most recently CEO of PointRoll, a leading U.S.-based provider of innovative digital advertising solutions and the cornerstone of Gannett's digital marketing services group, powering over $1 billion of online ad spending per year for 2/3 of the Fortune 500.

He joined PointRoll in 2005 as VP of Business Development & Strategy after advising the company on its sale to Gannett, and he also held the role of SVP, Global Business Operations & Strategy before becoming CEO in 2008.

Prior to joining PointRoll, he specialized in mergers and acquisitions and venture capital with The Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc. (JEGI), a boutique investment bank in New York serving clients in the media, information and marketing services industries.

Before moving to the U.S., Jason played a key role in building and selling lifestyle publisher 50Plus (currently Zoomer Media) and worked in investment banking for First Marathon Securities (currently National Bank Financial).

He received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business in Toronto and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. [ Minimize ]

Wayne Parrish is Postmedia’s Chief Transformation & Revenue Officer. He is responsible for all revenue generating areas of the company’s business operations – from product development and marketing to advertising sales (print and digital) and new ventures. Wayne also plays a significant role with...
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Wayne Parrish is Postmedia’s Chief Transformation & Revenue Officer. He is responsible for all revenue generating areas of the company’s business operations – from product development and marketing to advertising sales (print and digital) and new ventures. Wayne also plays a significant role with Canada Basketball as the organization’s President & CEO, a position he has held since 2007.
A native of Vancouver, Wayne is a former sports columnist and a two-time National Newspaper Award winner. He has held a series of increasingly senior positions across a broad range of segments including newspapers, Internet, and publishing, having served as General Manager and Executive Editor of the Toronto Sun, Vice-President-Strategy at Sun Media, Chairman, President & CEO of the CANOE Online Network, President & CEO of Quebecor New Media, and President & CEO of Sport Media Group. [ Minimize ]

Joining St. Joseph Communications in 2010, Martin is an expert in online search and business development. Focused on balancing traditional media with new media, he brings over 19 years of experience building online business for large national brands, including Yahoo! Canada, Bell Sympatico/MSN, Mars...
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Joining St. Joseph Communications in 2010, Martin is an expert in online search and business development. Focused on balancing traditional media with new media, he brings over 19 years of experience building online business for large national brands, including Yahoo! Canada, Bell Sympatico/MSN, Marsh Canada and the National Post. Most recently, Martin held the position of Vice President of National Accounts at Search Engine People. Martin is engaged in numerous speaking events and media appearances and holds an executive MBA from the Rotman School of Business. [ Minimize ]

Eddy Moretti is the Executive Creative Director of VICE.

Eddy is responsible for content across VICE’s media channels: VICE Magazine, VICE.com, The Creators Project, Motherboard.tv and Noisey.com.

In 2007 Eddy co-directed Heavy Metal In Baghdad, official selection a...
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Eddy Moretti is the Executive Creative Director of VICE.

Eddy is responsible for content across VICE’s media channels: VICE Magazine, VICE.com, The Creators Project, Motherboard.tv and Noisey.com.

In 2007 Eddy co-directed Heavy Metal In Baghdad, official selection at The Toronto International Film Festival and Berlin Film Festival.

In 2009 Eddy co-authored and co-produced White Lightnin': The Jesco White Murders, official selection at Sundance. Most recently Eddy was Co-Executive Producer for The Vice Guide to Everything on MTV and is currently co-Executive Producer with Shane Smith and Bill Maher on a new original series VICE for HBO.

Eddy holds an Hon. B.A. in Cinema Studies from University of Toronto and an M.A. in Cinema Studies from NYU, and he serves on the Chairman’s Council of Conservation International. [ Minimize ]

Paul Burns oversees the development of fully integrated, multi-platform strategies for current and future digital media initiatives across all of Shaw’s business units. Previously, he managed all aspects of digital products and strategy related to Shaw Media’s conventional and specialty channels.<...
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Paul Burns oversees the development of fully integrated, multi-platform strategies for current and future digital media initiatives across all of Shaw’s business units. Previously, he managed all aspects of digital products and strategy related to Shaw Media’s conventional and specialty channels.

Prior to joining Shaw Media, Paul was the Director of Mobile, IPTV, Broadband for Sympatico/MSN. He also played a senior leadership role on the global digital marketing team for Nokia Inc. and worked for a variety of new media start ups and dotcom's.

Paul is a member of the IAB Emerging Platforms Committee, a Canadian New Media Awards Multi-Platform Jury Committee, Interactive Ontario’s Multi-Platform Steering Committee, and an active participant in the Digital Economy Working Group with the Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission. [ Minimize ]

As Chief Digital Officer at NBC News, Vivian Schiller leads the digital strategy for both NBC News and MSNBC to ensure future growth and innovation. She joined NBC in July of 2011. Her responsibilities include strategic oversight of the network’s digital extensions on the web and in mobile, interac...
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As Chief Digital Officer at NBC News, Vivian Schiller leads the digital strategy for both NBC News and MSNBC to ensure future growth and innovation. She joined NBC in July of 2011. Her responsibilities include strategic oversight of the network’s digital extensions on the web and in mobile, interaction with the Joint Venture that oversees the msnbc.com digital network, as well as providing direction to the network’s new emerging properties such as EducationNation.com and theGrio.com. Schiller was most recently President and CEO of NPR, leading all of NPR's worldwide media operations, including the organization's partnerships with a network of more than 900 public radio stations. During her tenure, NPR received the highest honors in excellence in journalism, grew its audience by double digits, and earned recognition in the mobile and digital space. Prior to joining NPR, Schiller served at The New York Times Company as Senior Vice President and General Manager of NYTimes.com. Schiller led the day-to-day operations of NYTimes.com, the largest newspaper website on the Internet, overseeing product, technology, marketing, classifieds, strategic planning, and business development. Previously, Schiller spent four years as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Discovery Times Channel, a joint venture of The New York Times and Discovery Communications. Schiller launched the network, and under her leadership, Discovery Times Channel tripled its distribution while achieving critical acclaim for its award winning journalistic programming. Schiller also served as the head of CNN Productions, where she led CNN's long-form programming efforts. Documentaries and series produced under her auspices earned multiple honors, including three Peabody Awards, four Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Awards, and dozens of Emmys. Schiller resides in Bethesda, MD, with her husband and two children. [ Minimize ]

Raymond Reid is currently Group Director,Digital 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 a...
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Raymond Reid is currently Group Director,Digital 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 ]

Raja, a serial digital media entrepreneur, brings his company building experience to the television arena with GlassBOX. Raja manages all aspects of the company’s growth, corporate development, and operations in both broadcasting and digital publishing.

Raja is also the Co-Founder of...
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Raja, a serial digital media entrepreneur, brings his company building experience to the television arena with GlassBOX. Raja manages all aspects of the company’s growth, corporate development, and operations in both broadcasting and digital publishing.

Raja is also the Co-Founder of QuickPlay Media Inc., a global leader in mobile video delivery platforms that he helped guide to its current position as a market leader in mobile video technologies and services. At QuickPlay Raja played a key role in introducing the first mobile video services to the North American market. Previously, Raja founded Snap Media Corp., a leading interactive digital media company producing global award-winning social networking technologies, websites and interactive content.

Raja, a five-time Gemini winner, sits on the Board of Directors for QuickPlay Media Inc., the National Screen Institute (a leading training institute for Canada’s next superstar writers, directors and producers) and Sears Canada Inc. Raja also sits on the Presidential Advisory Council for the Ontario College of Art & Design, the Program Advisory Committee for Ryerson University’s School of Radio and Television Arts (RTA).

Raja holds a degree in law from Osgoode Hall Law School and Genetics and Philosophy Bachelors from the University of Toronto, he lives in Toronto with his partner Tess, their two kids and Lovely Louis, his favourite guitar. [ 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 compelli...
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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 ]

Currently, as the Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer at MediaCom Canada, Matt brings to this newly created role, his passion for innovation & entrepreneurship and over 16 years of agency experience in communications & marketing. In this role, he oversees the Research & Insights, Business Sciences, ...
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Currently, as the Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer at MediaCom Canada, Matt brings to this newly created role, his passion for innovation & entrepreneurship and over 16 years of agency experience in communications & marketing. In this role, he oversees the Research & Insights, Business Sciences, Strategic Planning, and Digital & Emerging Media teams and is actively ensuring digital is at the core of the company¹s vision.

He began his career in P.R. & event marketing before making the switch to interactive in 1998 as director of emarketing at Devlin Applied Design working on MAC Cosmetics, MSN & CIBC. Following Devlin, Matt led the VISA business at Leo Burnett, as well as driving integrated campaigns for AOL & Wrigley.

From 2002-2007, Matt went to Tribal DDB to help re-build their Toronto office. Over 5 years, Matt led national accounts and award-winning integrated work for clients such as BMO InvestorLine, Canadian Tourism Commission, and Gatorade. During his tenure, the Toronto office grew 200%, and won Digital Agency of the year in 2005.

Following Tribal, Matt went to Proximity Canada with a proven track record in integration and innovation. From 2007 to 2011, Proximity grew from 40 people to over 200 and secured digital & CRM AOR relationships with global blue chip clients like Gillette & HP plus Canadian-specific clients like Mars, Campbell¹s, Pepsi-QTG, Frito-Lay, & RBC amongst others. 2008-11 were also years of creative recognition with 3 Cannes Lions, Best in Shows at the CMAs and FAB awards and wins at the Digital Marketing Awards, DMA Echos, Bessies, Applied Arts, Caples, Communications Arts, AdWeek's Buzz Awards, Webbies, & One Show.
Matt also sits on the Advisory Board for nextMedia, AOL Canada, the Google Agency Council & Mobile Marketing Association (MMA). He has presented on the topic of branded entertainment at nextMedia in Toronto and Banff for the past 3 years and at SXSW in 2011. [ 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...
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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 ]

David Gair is the director for Dell’s marketing & online teams 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 12 years in various marketing roles and recently returned to Canada after managing d...
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David Gair is the director for Dell’s marketing & online teams 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 12 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, an exciting area given the ability to measure performance & optimize results. 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 ]

Steve Irvine is a Senior Business Leader at Facebook Canadawhere he manages a team focused on building trusted advisory relationships with C-level decision makers at some of the largest brands and agencies in Canada.

Steve is a seasoned executive and successful entrepreneur with a tra...
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Steve Irvine is a Senior Business Leader at Facebook Canadawhere he manages a team focused on building trusted advisory relationships with C-level decision makers at some of the largest brands and agencies in Canada.

Steve is a seasoned executive and successful entrepreneur with a track record of success in the digital and social media marketing industry.

Prior to joining Facebook, Steve was the co-founder and CEO of 80/20 Solutions. An innovative web-based marketing software company that helped industry-leading brands and agencies build more profitable and loyal consumer relationships through multi-channel 1:1 marketing automation, dynamic campaign management and real-time performance measurement.

Steve is a former senior strategic advisor on technology, new media and social marketing to the managing director of IMG, the world's largest entertainment, sports and Media Company.

Prior to IMG, Steve was the CEO of Motion Media Interactive, where he worked with large strategic accounts such as Microsoft, Sprint and Sun Media to drive innovative new digital revenue streams for traditional media companies.

Steve started his career in the financial sector as a technology analyst and was one of the early champions of the cloud computing model.

He is an academic, all-Canadian graduate, from York University in Toronto. [ 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. She has played a key role in the foundation of several start-up ventures, partnerships and acquisitions including Torstar Digital (now has over 250 employees and 8 businesses), Olive Media (Canada's largest premium ad network), Travel Alerts (leading Canadian travel deals newsletter), Wagjag and Tuango (Canadian leaders in the group buying industry). Some of Candice's most recent new ventures include the launch of Shopcatch (Mobile top brand retail deals business) and Jaunt (travel group buying site). Candice is actively pursuing acquisitions and strategic investments in the high growth emerging areas of social commerce, mobile, and performance advertising.

Before joining Torstar Digital, Candice spent four years with the Monitor Group, a top tier strategy consulting firm. [ Minimize ]

As Zulu’s Director of Innovation, Cory is responsible for helping clients solve complex brand challenges in the new communication ecosystem. Cory's expertise and experience in creative media solutions, technology, research, strategy, and digital make him a unique asset to the industry. He started...
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As Zulu’s Director of Innovation, Cory is responsible for helping clients solve complex brand challenges in the new communication ecosystem. Cory's expertise and experience in creative media solutions, technology, research, strategy, and digital make him a unique asset to the industry. He started his career in media planning and buying at agencies such OMD, Mindshare & SMG. As a Creative Media Director at TAXI, he worked with top creatives producing some of the most recognized work to come out of Canada. He then transitioned to Director of Digital Strategy to help lead TAXI’s evolution into the Social/Digital Age, where he helped build up the agency's abilities in connection planning, strategy/research, and digital & social media. Cory brings a distinct and holistic viewpoint needed for success. He has worked on esteemed clients such as Telus, Boston Pizza, Canadian Tire, MINI, Tim Horton’s, Pfizer, Kraft, Diageo, Bayer, Dairy Farmers of Canada, Novartis, and many other brands. His work has been recognized and awarded throughout his career. [ Minimize ]

Paul Lipson is the Director of Digital Marketing for MolsonCoors Canada. In his role, he works with brand marketing and sales teams to develop their capabilities in mobile, social and relationship marketing to better connect with their consumers and customers. Paul has been with MolsonCoors for over...
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Paul Lipson is the Director of Digital Marketing for MolsonCoors Canada. In his role, he works with brand marketing and sales teams to develop their capabilities in mobile, social and relationship marketing to better connect with their consumers and customers. Paul has been with MolsonCoors for over 8 years and has played a key role in reinvigorating and growing the Molson Canadian and Rickard’s brands in Canada. [ Minimize ]

As Vice President, Creative at Critical Mass Toronto, Kaye works with her team to develop strategically sound digital creative ideas and executions for top 100 brands including one of the world's largest financial institutions.

Before joining Critical Mass in January 2006, Kaye spent ...
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As Vice President, Creative at Critical Mass Toronto, Kaye works with her team to develop strategically sound digital creative ideas and executions for top 100 brands including one of the world's largest financial institutions.

Before joining Critical Mass in January 2006, Kaye spent five years as a Creative Director with Blast Radius in Vancouver and Toronto where she led the Nintendo of America account for three years, winning an Interactive Silver Pencil for the GameCube launch site. Other significant work at Blast Radius included developing America Online’s travel site and re-branding Aeroplan.com.

In addition, she has led large digital initiatives for Activision, Radioshack, Midway games, Georgia Pacific and Michelin among many others. In her spare time, she is also the Chief Creative Officer and co-founder of Storybird.com, a collaborative storytelling initiative, aimed at kids, families and educational institutions.

Kaye was educated in Graphic Design at Sheridan College in Ontario and alsoholds an Honours BA in Political Science from McMaster University. After graduating at the top of her class at Sheridan, she returned to teach Computer Studies and complete the Sheridan College's Computer Graphics program. She began her career during the early days of interactive media and the Internet, working on groundbreaking interactive projects with financial, healthcare, and fashion clients. [ Minimize ]

John Paul (JP) Fozo considers himself lucky to work on the digital strategy for his favourite magazines: PROFIT, MoneySense, Maclean's and Canadian Business.

Prior to his current role, JP led the English and French vertical product management teams at Sun Media's Canoe.ca portal, and ...
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John Paul (JP) Fozo considers himself lucky to work on the digital strategy for his favourite magazines: PROFIT, MoneySense, Maclean's and Canadian Business.

Prior to his current role, JP led the English and French vertical product management teams at Sun Media's Canoe.ca portal, and has also worked for digital extensions of publications such as Investor's Digest, Chatelaine, Flare, Plant, Food in Canada and more.
As a journalist, JP wrote about business, news, sports and community for a variety of publications. But he became interested in digital early: design, user experience, business analysis, project management, product management, technology, sales processes, mobile and overall digital strategy.

JP has an undergraduate degree from McGill and an MBA from Ryerson. He occasionally speaks and tweets about digital media, product management, UX and baseball.
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David Brown joined Marketing magazine in 2005 as news editor, responsible for the magazine's popular daily e-newsletter. Though new to the marketing beat, he learned quickly. As the funnel for most of Marketing’s news stories, he enjoyed a front row seat as the industry underwent its new media revo...
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David Brown joined Marketing magazine in 2005 as news editor, responsible for the magazine's popular daily e-newsletter. Though new to the marketing beat, he learned quickly. As the funnel for most of Marketing’s news stories, he enjoyed a front row seat as the industry underwent its new media revolution, assigning, writing and editing stories about how marketers were adapting to new technologies like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. He was promoted to co-managing editor in 2009 sharing responsibility for everything from the magazine and website to award shows and conferences. He is still learning new stuff everyday.

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One of the most unique stand-up comics working today, Canadian born Jeremy Hotz has quickly become a proven international success. With stellar performances at the Montreal Comedy Festival: Just For Laughs and his sold out Canadian theater tour "What A Miserable Tour This Is....”, as well as perfor...
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One of the most unique stand-up comics working today, Canadian born Jeremy Hotz has quickly become a proven international success. With stellar performances at the Montreal Comedy Festival: Just For Laughs and his sold out Canadian theater tour "What A Miserable Tour This Is....”, as well as performances all over the United States, Europe and Australia, Jeremy continues to grab audiences with his completely original and confused, yet very astute, observational comedy.

Originally from Ottawa, Jeremy began his career performing at local comedy clubs across the country.

In 1997, he performed at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal and received a standing ovation after his debut performance at the festival’s prestigious television gala. He returned to the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005 (voted Best Performer by the “Globe and Mail”), 2007 and 2008 (Chosen as Best in Fest by the “Montreal Gazette”). Recognition came quick, as American studios and networks showed interest and Jeremy was offered his first of many major development deals.

Another highlight for Jeremy was his debut appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman, followed by five appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Jeremy has also appeared on Comedy Central with his own half hour special, and was on MTV’s Half Hour Comedy Hour. Jeremy filmed a one hour TV special "What A Miserable Show This Is..." for CTV, and his DVD “What a Miserable DVD This Is...” is a hit.

Hotz is a favorite in theaters and stand-up comedy clubs across Canada and the US, including the world famous Laugh Factory and Improv in both Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Jeremy has also headlined at HBO’s prestigious comedy festival in Aspen, Colorado.

Beyond his stand-up comic merits, Jeremy is also a talented actor who has appeared in the feature films My Favorite Martian (with Elizabeth Hurley) and Speed 2 (with Sandra Bullock and Jason Patric). He starred in the four-part mini-series Married Life on Comedy Central and was nominated for a Gemini Award for the CBC’s "OH CANA-DUH". He was the recipient of a Gemini Award for “Best Performance in a Comedy Show or Series” for his work in the celebrated series "The Newsroom" on the CBC and PBS in America.

Jeremy is currently writing a monthly column for the National Post – entitled My Miserable Life, bringing his hilarious observations to Canadians across the country. Jeremy was also a staff writer and performer on the critically acclaimed "The Jon Stewart Show" (Paramount), and received a Gemini nomination for “Best Writing in Comedy or Variety Show or Series” for his half hour comedy special, "Whatever Happened to Jeremy Hotz?"

In 2008, Jeremy was honored with the Dave Broadfoot, Comic Genius Award at the Canadian Comedy Awards, which is the most prestigious comedy award in the country. Following that year, he was awarded Best Male Stand-Up 2009.

Most recently, after headlining the Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland Comedy Festivals, Hotz was awarded the Jury Prize - Best International Performer at the Sydney Comedy Festival. [ Minimize ]

Gary Yentin: Gary has a proven track record in taking top media companies wireless. Working with clients in entertainment, sports and finance , Gary has built wireless programs and opened distribution channels for companies including; Warner Brothers/TMZ, Bell/Sympatico, Virgin Mobile Canada, Nokia,...
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Gary Yentin: Gary has a proven track record in taking top media companies wireless. Working with clients in entertainment, sports and finance , Gary has built wireless programs and opened distribution channels for companies including; Warner Brothers/TMZ, Bell/Sympatico, Virgin Mobile Canada, Nokia, Admob, Quattro and most recently SVP of Business Development at Moderati. With over fifteen years of experience in media, entertainment and technology, Gary ensures that each brand's wireless experience is unique, fun and exciting while respecting the its' core values. [ Minimize ]

Lori Rosenberg, Director, Network Content Programming, for the Bell Residential Services group, has spent the past twenty years in the launch, programming and distribution of specialty and broadcast television networks. She was a member of the start-up team for Showcase Television and History Televi...
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Lori Rosenberg, Director, Network Content Programming, for the Bell Residential Services group, has spent the past twenty years in the launch, programming and distribution of specialty and broadcast television networks. She was a member of the start-up team for Showcase Television and History Television, led the creation of two Corus Entertainment digital specialty channels, and oversaw programming, production and publicity for over-the-air broadcast network CHCH. Lori also managed the analysis of English language projects for the Canadian Television Fund; and has worked for Canada's largest distributor of television and theatrical programming, a co-venture of Astral Communications, Columbia Tri-Star and Twentieth Century Fox.

Currently, she is responsible for the linear channel content relationships for Bell’s satellite, terrestrial and channel content on demand/live-streaming distribution platforms. Lori also acts as Vice-Chair for the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund. [ Minimize ]

Rochelle is a serial entrepreneur and consumer media executive with 20 years experience in business, technology, entertainment, and education. She is equally comfortable discussing entrepreneurship, digital media business models, social media trends, online community building, and internet and mobil...
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Rochelle is a serial entrepreneur and consumer media executive with 20 years experience in business, technology, entertainment, and education. She is equally comfortable discussing entrepreneurship, digital media business models, social media trends, online community building, and internet and mobile technologies. She is the Program Advisor and Industry Chair for the University of British Columbia's Social Media Program and is also their Social Media Monetization Instructor.

Since 2008, Rochelle has been nominated as one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive Network, been named “The New Executive Cool Hunter” by Canadian Business Magazine, been included as one of Vancouver’s Top Forty Under 40 by Business in Vancouver, and listed as one of Vancouver's Top 10 Technology Women. Rochelle is also the recipient of the Canadian Women in Communications' Trailblazer: Excellence in Leadership Award.

Rochelle is a recovering Investment Banker and holds an MBA in Finance and Business Strategy from the University of Chicago, as well as Master Certifications in Product Development Management and Business Facilitation. [ Minimize ]

With a career spanning over a decade in the digital space, Ryan Wolman, Creative Director at henderson bas kohn, has been a part of the seismic shift in advertising that saw digital advertising become mainstream. Over the years his work has been awarded by The London International awards, the DMAs, ...
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With a career spanning over a decade in the digital space, Ryan Wolman, Creative Director at henderson bas kohn, has been a part of the seismic shift in advertising that saw digital advertising become mainstream. Over the years his work has been awarded by The London International awards, the DMAs, Applied Arts magazine, The W3’s, Advertising and Design Club of Canada, and The Webby Awards.

Ryan is an active contributor in the advertising community, and speaks at various panels and events, discussing subjects ranging from social media, gamification, and mobile marketing amongst others. Ryan teaches the social media course across Canada for the Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada. [ Minimize ]

Presently, working at comScore Inc. as a Vice President, Bryan has a pulse on electronic media, the future of the Internet and its full spectrum. His love of statistics and Sociology at McGill University allow Bryan a broad knowledge base. His work in theatre as well as teaching in South Korea added...
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Presently, working at comScore Inc. as a Vice President, Bryan has a pulse on electronic media, the future of the Internet and its full spectrum. His love of statistics and Sociology at McGill University allow 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 to develop a creative mindset. Bryan's creativity, energy, and a pervasive 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 ]

David MacPhie heads up Sympatico’s mobile advertising network and product strategy, where he is responsible for the distribution and strategy of Sympatico’s mobile content as well as bringing leading national & international third party publishers onto the Sympatico ad network. David works with th...
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David MacPhie heads up Sympatico’s mobile advertising network and product strategy, where he is responsible for the distribution and strategy of Sympatico’s mobile content as well as bringing leading national & international third party publishers onto the Sympatico ad network. David works with the sales and mobile advertiser solutions teams to continuously gauge the audience requirements of Sympatico’s media clients and evolve the network and its properties accordingly.

David’s contribution is helping Sympatico to establish itself as a leader in mobile publishing and he has also primed the development of Sympatico’s own content channels such as Celebedge.ca, Fashionism.ca and Sympatico’s general interest portal.
David brings his experience in product development for Bell’s Internet and Home phone services to his Sympatico mobile work in helping to shape a positive and engaging publisher and end consumer experience. [ Minimize ]

Stephen Henrik's experience spans the digital media industry since the late 1990s at content based startups such as Exite@Home and the Kaboose Network, and at major media companies such as Rogers, CTV, and The Globe and Mail where he is today and has been since 2005.

His roles have re...
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Stephen Henrik's experience spans the digital media industry since the late 1990s at content based startups such as Exite@Home and the Kaboose Network, and at major media companies such as Rogers, CTV, and The Globe and Mail where he is today and has been since 2005.

His roles have revolved around leading cross-functional teams to launch new Web content categories, and explore new content platforms such as smartphones and tablets where he has been focused on since 2009. He is currently exploring what’s next…

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Asif, is a veteran tech start-up, business-development and marketing entrepreneur with more than 15 years experience. He currently worksas a consultant, educator and speaker to the location-based marketing services community as founder of the Location Based Marketing Association (The LBMA).
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Asif, is a veteran tech start-up, business-development and marketing entrepreneur with more than 15 years experience. He currently worksas a consultant, educator and speaker to the location-based marketing services community as founder of the Location Based Marketing Association (The LBMA).
Prior to launching The LBMA, Asif worked with companies as diverse as Limited Brands, IBM, Baxter Pharmaceuticals, Molson-Coors, Communispace, BestBuy, American Airlines, ScotiaBank, and Sears. You can listen to Asif’s weekly podcast - This Week In Location-Based Marketing every Monday at 10am.

An avid technology evangelist, Asif also holds degrees in economics and management sciences from the University of Waterloo, blogs at www.asifrkhan.com and can be found on Twitter at: @AsifRKhan and @TheLBMA [ Minimize ]

Mark Sikstrom is the Executive Producer, News Syndication and CTVNews.ca. He also oversees news policy at the network and manages mobile and web partnerships.

A veteran journalist, Mark worked as a network and foreign correspondent for CTV News for nearly 20 years. His last assignme...
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Mark Sikstrom is the Executive Producer, News Syndication and CTVNews.ca. He also oversees news policy at the network and manages mobile and web partnerships.

A veteran journalist, Mark worked as a network and foreign correspondent for CTV News for nearly 20 years. His last assignment was in Washington D.C. where he covered everything from shuttle launches to hurricanes and the storm that led to the impeachment of Bill Clinton.

In 2001, he moved into digital media and has directed the creation of more than a dozen websites at CTV Bell Media. Those sites have won Gemini and Radio-Television News Directors awards, and have been recognized by the Webby Awards and the Columbia School of Journalism for excellence in online journalism.

From 2002 to the end of 2003, he was also the Executive Producer and Channel Head for CTV News Channel.
Mark also sits on the board of the Media Awareness Network, a non-profit organization promoting media literacy and internet education. He’s an advisor to journalism programs at a number of colleges and a member of the Awards Advisory Committee of the Canadian Journalism Foundation. [ Minimize ]

David Purdy is Vice President and General Manager Television Products at Rogers Cable. He has an extensive back ground in the Television industry, and has helped launch several Canadian Specialty Channels including Discovery Channel Canada, The Comedy Network, OLN Canada, and Rogers Sportsnet. In a...
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David Purdy is Vice President and General Manager Television Products at Rogers Cable. He has an extensive back ground in the Television industry, and has helped launch several Canadian Specialty Channels including Discovery Channel Canada, The Comedy Network, OLN Canada, and Rogers Sportsnet. In addition to his extensive media knowledge, Mr. Purdy has been instrumental in launching a number of New Products at Rogers Cable Inc., including Interactive Television, VOD, FOD, SVOD, HD, PVR., Switched Digital, and over 100 channels into the Canadian Market.

Mr. Purdy brings his comprehensive knowledge of the Media industry to projects that leverage off of the unique two way technology of the Cable industry. Mr. Purdy combines a passion for content with a grasp of technology to forge a keen understanding of how the media business will be impacted by current and future technological innovation. [ Minimize ]

Adam Cooper joined Canadian Tire’s Online Division in 2007 where he has held a number of roles on the digital team. Adam initiated the first customer facing mobile project in 2009 and currently leads the strategy and project management for all customer facing mobile experiences at Canadian Tire. I...
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Adam Cooper joined Canadian Tire’s Online Division in 2007 where he has held a number of roles on the digital team. Adam initiated the first customer facing mobile project in 2009 and currently leads the strategy and project management for all customer facing mobile experiences at Canadian Tire. In his role, Adam is also accountable for Canadian Tire’s kiosk program. Adam holds a Supply Chain Management Professional designation and an Honours Bachelor of Commerce in Management Economics. [ Minimize ]

Recognized as a pioneer in social media, Michael has more than twenty years' experience in integrated communications and marketing in Europe and North America.

A serial early-adopter, Michael has been online since the 80’s, joined his first online social network in 1997, was in the ...
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Recognized as a pioneer in social media, Michael has more than twenty years' experience in integrated communications and marketing in Europe and North America.

A serial early-adopter, Michael has been online since the 80’s, joined his first online social network in 1997, was in the first wave of Twitter fans, signed up for Flickr when it was still mostly an online chat system, and was in the first 500 public users of LinkedIn. In other words, he’s been involved in this stuff longer than many self-styled “social media experts” have been online.

He has translated this experience into the design of numerous successful social media initiatives for clients of all kinds; blending digital creativity and expertise with hard-earned mainstream experience into hybrid programs that deliver tangible results.
Before agency life, Michael developed thick layers of corporate scar tissue as head of worldwide marketing for one of Canada’s largest publicly-traded software firms. Prior to that, he was part of a starving team of hubris-fuelled geeks that took a software startup from zero to a $36-million IPO in eight months (back when $36-million was more than chump change).

Michael is also part of the team behind HoHoTO, an extraordinary annual fund-raising initiative, built and promoted entirely through social media, that has raised over $145,000 to help hungry people in the past three years. [ Minimize ]

Lauded by the New Yorker, New York Times, Globe & Mail and other media, McLean Greaves is an Emmy/Webby/Gemini award-winning new media executive and entrepreneur.

A pioneer in the early dotcom days in NYC, former clients included Spike Lee and Sean “P. Diddy” Combs before McLean joi...
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Lauded by the New Yorker, New York Times, Globe & Mail and other media, McLean Greaves is an Emmy/Webby/Gemini award-winning new media executive and entrepreneur.

A pioneer in the early dotcom days in NYC, former clients included Spike Lee and Sean “P. Diddy” Combs before McLean joined HBO as Vice President of Content (Volume.com). As a TV executive producer, he developed the Emmy-nomimated groundbreaking CBC series, ZeD, a series that pioneered the merger of user-generated content and television.

Presently, McLean serves as Vice-President of Interactive Content at ZoomerMedia where he reports to TV media visionary, Moses Znaimer.
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Scott Dyer is Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and Head of Shared Services for Corus Entertainment Inc., responsible for leading all of the Company's divisional and corporate technological undertakings. In this role, Scott has operational and strategic responsibility for the hardwa...
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Scott Dyer is Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and Head of Shared Services for Corus Entertainment Inc., responsible for leading all of the Company's divisional and corporate technological undertakings. In this role, Scott has operational and strategic responsibility for the hardware, software, personnel and technical resources of Corus' core and new media businesses, focusing on process redesign and business intelligence across all of Corus' divisions and departments. Scott also oversaw the design and construction of Corus' new waterfront headquarters, Corus Quay. This facility is home to more than 20 television signals, three radio stations and more than 1,000 employees. This highly advanced broadcast center was designed to support Corus' growth in both traditional and new media, and combines best-of-class hardware and software in an integrated digital workflow. Prior to this position, Scott was Executive Vice President, General Manager, Corus Kids. Scott began his tenure at Corus as Executive Vice President, Production and Development at Nelvana, which produces internationally renowned and award-winning children's animated content such as Babar and Franklin. At Nelvana, Scott helped guide the creative vision and technological development of Nelvana's high-calibre team of animators, developers and producers. Trained as a mathematician at Carnegie Mellon University, Scott entered the animation business after spending three years in Utah working on visual systems for flight simulators. His first entertainment industry career saw him producing commercial effects for television at Cranston/Csuri Productions, one of the first computer animation companies in North America. Expertise in that field led Scott to a professorship at Ohio State University, where he spent four years running a research group that applied computer animation to science at The Ohio Supercomputer Center. Scott started Windlight Studios with a group of partners in 1993, and joined Nelvana in 1997 after Nelvana acquired the Dyer-produced pilot of Emmy® award-winning CGI series Rolie Polie Olie. [ Minimize ]

Michele Perras is a consultant and designer based in Toronto, focusing on digital strategy, content and innovation. Over the past decade she has worked with a wide variety of organizations in academia, the public sector and industry, from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. She is the founder of and...
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Michele Perras is a consultant and designer based in Toronto, focusing on digital strategy, content and innovation. Over the past decade she has worked with a wide variety of organizations in academia, the public sector and industry, from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. She is the founder of and former Director of the Mobile Experience Innovation Centre, a non-profit organization dedicated to design leadership, applied research and innovation in Canada’s mobile industry. Michele is an acclaimed speaker on mobile and locative media and design, and is a co-founder of the Toronto chapter of the Ignite! speaker series. Her advisory roles include Board and Council positions with the MEIC, IAB Canada, ABC Interactive and the CMA.

In her current role at Transcontinental Media, Michele leads the Mobile and Device Media Strategy, and is responsible for the Product, Technology, Content and Sales Roadmaps for all Transcontinental Media brands, including Canadian Living, Elle Canada and The Hockey News. [ Minimize ]

Amar Varma is a Managing and Founding Partner of Extreme Venture Partners (EVP) and a Co-Founder of Xtreme Labs, a Toronto-based mobile strategy and product development firm.

Xtreme Labs was recently recognized as one of Canada’s Top 50 Emerging Growth Companiesfor 2010. Amar brings ...
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Amar Varma is a Managing and Founding Partner of Extreme Venture Partners (EVP) and a Co-Founder of Xtreme Labs, a Toronto-based mobile strategy and product development firm.

Xtreme Labs was recently recognized as one of Canada’s Top 50 Emerging Growth Companiesfor 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. Amar has further experience with
a number of public and private technology companies in both Canada and the United States.

Some of these include Jetstream
Communications Inc., Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, ATi Technologies Inc. and Newbridge Networks Corp.

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.

Amar has a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and is a graduate
of the Venture Capital Institute sponsored by the National Venture Capital Association. [ Minimize ]

Josh Barkin is currently the CEO of Stagename, a mobile social gaming company. He has been a tech entrepreneur for the last 15 years and has been focused exclusively on mobile for the last 6 years. As CEO for 9 Track Mind, Josh led the development of a music platform which was licensed and deploye...
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Josh Barkin is currently the CEO of Stagename, a mobile social gaming company. He has been a tech entrepreneur for the last 15 years and has been focused exclusively on mobile for the last 6 years. As CEO for 9 Track Mind, Josh led the development of a music platform which was licensed and deployed by leaders in mobile entertainment, including Much Music, Virgin Mobile, Sprint and AT&T. In 2003 Josh founded Professor Print, a self service design and printing solution serving thousands of small small businesses across Canada and the U.S. In 1996, Josh co-founded CampSearch, a marketing platform serving the global camping industry.

Josh holds a BA from the University of Western Ontario and remains a passionate keyboard player having studied for 10 years at the Royal Conservatory of Music and throughout university. [ Minimize ]

From his first job working at a cinema on a Canadian base in Germany, J has spent two decades working in media. During his undergraduate at Queen's he founded a recording group that toured with acts such as The Tragically Hip, Wilco, and Primus. After graduation he directed award-winning shorts, wor...
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From his first job working at a cinema on a Canadian base in Germany, J has spent two decades working in media. During his undergraduate at Queen's he founded a recording group that toured with acts such as The Tragically Hip, Wilco, and Primus. After graduation he directed award-winning shorts, worked as a stage manager at the "Just for Laughs" festival and at every level of film, television and commercial production in Toronto. Relocating to Vancouver he founded OverInteractive Media receiving first investment from Bootup Labs and local angels to develop dimeRocker, a cloud-based platform designed to accelerate the creation of branded social games, gamification and social TV strategies. dimeRocker was a finalist for "Best New Media Technology' at the 2010 CNMA Awards, and J. was identified by Techvibes as "Digital Media People to Watch in 2011". Clients include Disney/ABC, Weinsteins and the CBC. Recent industry panels participation includes: 2011 Banff World Media Festival and Vancouver International Film Festival. [ Minimize ]

Peter is passionate about providing clients with an integrated and effective approach to using Digital media. He began his media career in India in 1989 and in three years rose to the position of Media Manager by consistently providing keen insight and creative media solutions to a variety of clien...
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Peter is passionate about providing clients with an integrated and effective approach to using Digital media. He began his media career in India in 1989 and in three years rose to the position of Media Manager by consistently providing keen insight and creative media solutions to a variety of clients within the Financial, Consumer Electronics and Packaged Goods categories. Wanting to challenge his talents to the fullest, he joined M2 Universal in 1994 as a planner and research analyst focused on the traditional media business.

His curiosity of media lead him to the uncharted waters of the internet in 1995. By 1999, he was focused completely on digital media and in 2000 launched M2 Universal Digital - a division dedicated to digital advertising.

As Vice President, Director of M2 Universal Digital, he has successfully grown the business with a dedicated team working on blue chip accounts that include General Motors of Canada, RBC Financial Group, Microsoft Canada, SONY Canada, Dairy Farmers of Canada and Johnson & Johnson.

In the quest of continually challenging himself, he decided to do my MBA in 2007 and graduated from the Richard Ivey School of Business (University of Western Ontario) in Aug 2009. [ 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 Show, The...
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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 ]

Jon Walsh founded Fuse Powered (formerly Bytemark Games) in the fall of 2009 to pursue opportunities in the smart phone game industry. Jon has been in the video game industry for more than 15 years. In 2001 Jon founded Groove Games, a retail game publisher. In less than four years the Company reache...
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Jon Walsh founded Fuse Powered (formerly Bytemark Games) in the fall of 2009 to pursue opportunities in the smart phone game industry. Jon has been in the video game industry for more than 15 years. In 2001 Jon founded Groove Games, a retail game publisher. In less than four years the Company reached an annual revenue of more than $20MM and published more than 20 game titles that that sold over 5 million units combined. The Company also launched a successful Facebook game in partnership with Sports Illustrated and released Marine Sharpshooter for the iPhone in 2009, which reached the number 1 spot in iTunes worldwide with more than 3 million downloads. Prior to starting Groove, Jon was the Canadian Sales Manager of Activision, the world’s largest publisher of video games. Today, the Fuse Powered ecosystem has placed multiple games in the US iTunes Top 10 Overall charts and has more than 5 million game installs worldwide.

Jon received his Honours BA in Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario and his MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. [ Minimize ]

Sean Davidson is the Canadian and U.S. East Coast Bureau Chief of C21 Media. He is a long-time business and entertainment reporter, critic and pop-culture commentator whose work has also appeared in The Globe and Mail, National Post, Eye Weekly and on CBC. Over the years he has also been a private i...
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Sean Davidson is the Canadian and U.S. East Coast Bureau Chief of C21 Media. He is a long-time business and entertainment reporter, critic and pop-culture commentator whose work has also appeared in The Globe and Mail, National Post, Eye Weekly and on CBC. Over the years he has also been a private investigator, a stand-up comic and editor of Playback Daily. [ Minimize ]

Steve Bocska is CEO of Pug Pharm Productions, a company that builds unique “Gameplay Ecosystems” where brands can create individual or cross-property social entertainment that attracts and retains customers and builds brand recognition and loyalty. He has 10 years of direct experience in the video...
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Steve Bocska is CEO of Pug Pharm Productions, a company that builds unique “Gameplay Ecosystems” where brands can create individual or cross-property social entertainment that attracts and retains customers and builds brand recognition and loyalty. He has 10 years of direct experience in the video game industry, having worked for Disney Interactive, Black Box (E.A.), and Radical Entertainment, and co-founding Hothead Games.

He possesses extensive business planning and award-winning strategic planning skills, and is skilled at anticipating trends and patterns within the video game industry. He has advised and consulted for more than 100 business startups, organizations, partnerships, and sole proprietorships in the roles of business planner, strategic planner, market analyst, and operations consultant. He has led projects for Hewlett-Packard, Royal Roads University, Industry Canada, Sheridan Visualization Design Institute, and several other companies and agencies.

Steve has presented at a variety of industry events, including Game Developer’s Conference (San Jose, California), South by Southwest (Austin, Texas), SIGGRAPH 2011, Juarez Competitiva (Mexico),Vancouver International Game Summit, VIDFEST, Banff New Media Festival, GameON Finance (Toronto, Ontario), Merging+Media, Game Developer’s Conference Canada, Canada Games Conference, and several others. Steve has a B.A. (Honours), M.A. (Planning), and an M.B.A. (Entrepreneurship). [ Minimize ]

Matt LeMay is the platform manager at bitly, where he helps brands, publishers and application developers get the most out of bitly's social analytics features. Matt is also a senior contributor at Pitchfork.com, and the author of a book in the 33 1/3 series about Elliott Smith's XO....
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Matt LeMay is the platform manager at bitly, where he helps brands, publishers and application developers get the most out of bitly's social analytics features. Matt is also a senior contributor at Pitchfork.com, and the author of a book in the 33 1/3 series about Elliott Smith's XO. [ Minimize ]

Andrew Muroff is a finance-MBA and I.T. Lawyer who's been leading public and private technology companies since 1995. He has been on the cutting-edge of a number of technology growth sectors and remains a thought leader, active in current trends in social media and mobile content and app developmen...
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Andrew Muroff is a finance-MBA and I.T. Lawyer who's been leading public and private technology companies since 1995. He has been on the cutting-edge of a number of technology growth sectors and remains a thought leader, active in current trends in social media and mobile content and app development. He began his technology career in 1995, while in law school, as the internet became commercialized, helping to build one of Canada's first internet service providers, Managed Network Systems (MNSi), to over $10M/year in sales. He joined Cyberplex Interactive Media in 1998, leading their M&A program as they grew from $10M-$40M in sales. He was recruited to President of SoftQuad Software in 2000, co-author of the XML specification, which he sold to Corel for Cdn$75M. He later co-founded and operated SaaS marketing CRM leader, 80/20 Solutions with clients such as Pepsi, Nokia, Mars and National Post. Most recently, he was the CIO and General Counsel of Premier Salons, North America's second largest Beauty company with $400M in sales and 6,500 employees. His broad expertise also includes consumer engagement and triggered marketing, digital loyalty programs, cloud-based POS platforms, and large scale implementations of enterprise collaboration tools, such as Google Apps.

A serial entrepreneur, Andrew has personally raised millions of dollars in angel and VC funding for young technology companies. He has executed over Cdn.$150M in public and private M&A transactions for technology companies on both the buy and sell sides and recently led technology due diligence for a $1.5B private equity take over of a publicly traded beauty company. He has sat on the boards of a variety of public and private technology companies and advises many others of all sizes.

He is an author and frequent public speaker that is regularly sought for comment on the state of technology. He is an accomplished musician of over 35 years and gives back to the community by producing and performing music, as well as advising on technology for the leading non-profit Latin American Rule of Law NGO, Proyecto ACCESO. Andrew and his entrepreneur wife of 14 years are both physically fit and have two young kids that keep them busy in their "free" time. [ Minimize ]

Having advised small businesses, national and international brands in the banking, food and beverage, consumer packaged goods and technology sectors on marketing with social media, Daniel has become a seasoned technical and strategic Facebook marketer. Daniel is the founder and product manager at Pi...
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Having advised small businesses, national and international brands in the banking, food and beverage, consumer packaged goods and technology sectors on marketing with social media, Daniel has become a seasoned technical and strategic Facebook marketer. Daniel is the founder and product manager at Pinpoint Social, a self service platform that makes marketing on Facebook simpler and more effective. [ Minimize ]

A 19-year media veteran, David U.K. is the founder and CEO of Cue Digital Media. Cue Digital Media is a uniquely positioned digital entertainment company that helps brands engage consumers online. Brands can leverage Cue’s ability to deliver digital engagement to their consumers in two ways; taking...
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A 19-year media veteran, David U.K. is the founder and CEO of Cue Digital Media. Cue Digital Media is a uniquely positioned digital entertainment company that helps brands engage consumers online. Brands can leverage Cue’s ability to deliver digital engagement to their consumers in two ways; taking advantage of its premium entertainment publisher partner model, and its award-winning Branded Entertainment production capabilities.
Cue’s Premium Publisher Partnership’s:Cue is a partnership of premium publishers – Cue exclusively represents a handful of select, established, premium online entertainment properties in Canada, each with audiences between 500,000 and 3 million unique viewers in Canada reaching 30% of the Canadian Online Population. This gives Canadian advertisers un-paralleled access to top international online properties and allows for fully customized and integrated campaigns not usually available in Canada. From traditional display campaigns to large integrated executions and promotions, advertisers benefit from massive yet targeted and elusive audiences that are very difficult to reach in traditional online media.

The Leader in Branded Entertainment:Cue develops, licenses, produces and syndicates exclusive award-winning digital branded entertainment content for advertisers, whose Branded Entertainment Team have been producing video content in Canada since 2003 with a proven track record of success. In a world where short-format video content dominates online user’s time spent, no one is better equipped to help Canadian brands drive video content engagement, to tell their brand stories in a way digital consumers are more receptive to with proven brand lift, retention, purchase intent and ROI.

Prior to starting cue, David has held multiple International senior posts in the online industry including Managing Director Worldwide of Heavy.com, Vice President Sales and Strategic Alliances at Standard Interactive, and Director of Sponsorship Sales at UGO.
David’s professional activities include; Professional Speaker; Chair, Video Committee – IAB Canada; Advisory Board – nextMEDIA: Monetizing Digital Media; Advisory Board – Interactive Ontario; Board Member IRC- Pro-Financial Asset Management Inc.
Internationally experienced, David has worked with a number of prominent media companies, including: Promenade Magazine, New York (VP and Publisher); UGO Networks Inc., New York (Director of Sponsorships, Sales and E-commerce); Shift Multimedia (East Coast Advertising Manager); and Time Warner, Hong Kong (Senior Advertising Manager).
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Jon Taylor is Senior Director of Content for Bell Media Digital, responsible for the acquisition, creation and publishing of Bell Media's premiere video content on digital platforms. Jon most recently worked as Executive Producer in the Programming and Production departments at CTV and continues to...
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Jon Taylor is Senior Director of Content for Bell Media Digital, responsible for the acquisition, creation and publishing of Bell Media's premiere video content on digital platforms. Jon most recently worked as Executive Producer in the Programming and Production departments at CTV and continues to work closely with those groups. Jon was also Senior Producer of Digital Media for Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games.
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Tessa Sproule oversees the production of transmedia and interactive content for shows like Dragons' Den, Being Erica, Battle of the Blades, Cover Me Canada, Camelot, Heartland, Steven and Chris, Best Recipes Ever, George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight and more. Her team creates compelling new ways for au...
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Tessa Sproule oversees the production of transmedia and interactive content for shows like Dragons' Den, Being Erica, Battle of the Blades, Cover Me Canada, Camelot, Heartland, Steven and Chris, Best Recipes Ever, George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight and more. Her team creates compelling new ways for audiences to engage and interact with stories as they unfold on the screen and between broadcasts. She believes the success of the modern storyteller lies in his or her ability to embrace rapidly changing distribution and consumption models, while creating ways for audiences to not just be entertained by a story – but help tell it. [ Minimize ]

Phil Barrett is the Global Senior Director, Digital Marketing at RIM. Phil is accountable for over-all strategy and execution for all owned digital properties including all BlackBerry.com and RIM .com on desktop, mobile and tablet web properties.

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Phil Barrett is the Global Senior Director, Digital Marketing at RIM. Phil is accountable for over-all strategy and execution for all owned digital properties including all BlackBerry.com and RIM .com on desktop, mobile and tablet web properties.

He is also accountable for the over-all customer experience on digital earned channels such as facebook, twitter, and youtube as well as for the creative strategy and execution of all digital paid media.

His team manages the global technology infrastructure for RIM consumer facing digital properties as well as all digital measurement and analytics.
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Kathy oversees Creative, Media, and Strategy & Planning at henderson bas kohn. Her strong background in demography, CRM, writing, and direct & data-driven marketing principles provide a foundation for the creation of effectiveand innovative digital marketing programs that result in measurable, valua...
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Kathy oversees Creative, Media, and Strategy & Planning at henderson bas kohn. Her strong background in demography, CRM, writing, and direct & data-driven marketing principles provide a foundation for the creation of effectiveand innovative digital marketing programs that result in measurable, valuable, and relevant interactions with the consumer. Kathy has over 20 years of marketing and advertising experience working with some of Canada's leading corporations including Evian, The Loyalty Group (AIR MILES), Bank of Montreal/MasterCard, Coca-Cola, Molson, Nike, eBay, and Levi’s. Kathy is a professional direct, interactive, and database marketer with the unique ability to be both creative and analytical. Together, her experience and strengths create a scientific, creative, and commonsensical approach to everything she does. [ Minimize ]

As CEO of Polar Mobile, a leading mobile content solutions enabler for large media companies, Kunal leads a fast-growing team in building a next generation mobile software platform so businesses can quickly and efficiently bring to market intuitive and engaging mobile products & services that grow a...
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As CEO of Polar Mobile, a leading mobile content solutions enabler for large media companies, Kunal leads a fast-growing team in building a next generation mobile software platform so businesses can quickly and efficiently bring to market intuitive and engaging mobile products & services that grow audiences, open new revenue streams and extend brands to the mobile marketplace.
A frequent speaker at industry events on the topics of bringing to market innovative products and services for the mobile consumer, Kunal is regarded as a rising young visionary in the mobile industry. As Founder of the Impact Entrepreneurship Group, the largest youth entrepreneurship non-profit organization in Canada for which he also serves as Chair of the Board, Kunal has been recognized for his efforts in promoting entrepreneurship to youth. He was recognized as Alumnus of the Year by Shad Valley and as a Global Citizen by the United Nations.
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Adam is the User Experience Lead at Chartbeat where he brings seven years' experience in the media industry to the evolution of Newsbeat - a real-time web analytics dashboard for online publishers. Collaborating with newsrooms as diverse as Gawker to New York Times to Slate, Adam has helped make ana...
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Adam is the User Experience Lead at Chartbeat where he brings seven years' experience in the media industry to the evolution of Newsbeat - a real-time web analytics dashboard for online publishers. Collaborating with newsrooms as diverse as Gawker to New York Times to Slate, Adam has helped make analytics dashboards a fixture on the screens of editors, bloggers and writers who want to better understand and connect with their audiences. Prior to Chartbeat, Adam worked at Newsweek.com as Director of User Experience and CBC.ca in Toronto, Canada as Creative Team Manager. [ Minimize ]

Matthew Ames is a seasoned digital marketer who has been driving digital strategies for some of the world’s most prestigious brands for the past 12 years. At CX Interactive, Matthew leads the Performance Marketing Group that delivers best-in-class lead generation and customer acquisition strategie...
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Matthew Ames is a seasoned digital marketer who has been driving digital strategies for some of the world’s most prestigious brands for the past 12 years. At CX Interactive, Matthew leads the Performance Marketing Group that delivers best-in-class lead generation and customer acquisition strategies for a rich client base including Jaguar, Land Rover, Netflix, American Express, Scion, and RBC. Matthew is continually striving to thwart the law of diminishing returns, which when combined with his passion for conversion optimization, leads to state-of-the-art optimization methodologies and technologies. [ Minimize ]

Harley Finkelstein is an entrepreneur, lawyer, and the Chief Platform Officer (CPO) at Shopify. He has a background in startups and eCommerce, and started his first company at age 17 while a student at McGill.

Harley completed his law degree as well as his MBA at the University of Ott...
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Harley Finkelstein is an entrepreneur, lawyer, and the Chief Platform Officer (CPO) at Shopify. He has a background in startups and eCommerce, and started his first company at age 17 while a student at McGill.

Harley completed his law degree as well as his MBA at the University of Ottawa, where he co-founded the JD/MBA Student Society and the Canadian MBA Oath.

Additionally, Harley serves as a mentor and advisor to a number of entrepreneurial organizations and incubators, including FounderFuel, CYBF, & OCRI. [ Minimize ]

Matthew is co-founder and CEO of Demac Media and is responsible for overall corporate strategy, sales, marketing and day-to-day operations. Matthew has spent his entire career in online commerce, creating high value solutions in a variety of industries including digital goods for video games, event...
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Matthew is co-founder and CEO of Demac Media and is responsible for overall corporate strategy, sales, marketing and day-to-day operations. Matthew has spent his entire career in online commerce, creating high value solutions in a variety of industries including digital goods for video games, event ticketing, hotel booking and traditional hard goods eCommerce.

In 2011 Matthew and his Demac Media co-founder Dimitri Colomvakos became the first angel investors and co-founders in SocialGift.com, a truly innovative social commerce platform designed from the ground up with social connection at its core.

Prior to founding Demac Media in 2008, Matthew worked for Netsuite Inc., a leader in SaaS based ERP, CRM and eCommerce software. With more than 13 years of experience in web development, online marketing and sales leadership Matthew has a proven track record for creating value for his merchants and strategic partners. [ Minimize ]

Based in Google's Toronto office, Alex helps leading retailers leverage data and analytics to better understand and reach their goals. Prior to Google, he was a web analyst for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), as well as a Web Analytics consultant for Sapient....
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Based in Google's Toronto office, Alex helps leading retailers leverage data and analytics to better understand and reach their goals. Prior to Google, he was a web analyst for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), as well as a Web Analytics consultant for Sapient. [ Minimize ]

HootSuite CEO Ryan Holmes’ entrepreneurial endeavors include successes in a variety of industries from founding a pizza restaurant chain to building the top online paintball equipment supplier in Canada before founding Invoke, the agency that created the popular social media dashboard tool.
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HootSuite CEO Ryan Holmes’ entrepreneurial endeavors include successes in a variety of industries from founding a pizza restaurant chain to building the top online paintball equipment supplier in Canada before founding Invoke, the agency that created the popular social media dashboard tool.

His interest in tech emerged early after winning an Apple II in an elementary school programming contest. Ryan founded digital agency Invoke Media in 2000 to provide holistic marketing, development and design services. Invoke also developed products including early CMS and e-commerce web apps, the Memelabs contesting platform, and then social media dashboard HootSuite. Rapid growth led to spin-out and funding of HootSuite in December 2009.

Ryan frequently presents at conferences internationally — including 140tc, OMMA, 140conf, IMA, Open Network Labs — speaking about the evolution of the social web. He is widely quoted in media sources including NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Guardian (UK), and Venture Beat. Personally, he is an enthusiast of yoga, rock climbing, paragliding, surfing and playing with his dog Mika. [ Minimize ]

Michael is a Vancouver-based filmmaker who made several comedy shorts before writing, directing and producing the comedy web series White Collar Poet, which is live at www.whitecollarpoet.com and is being distributed by Ithentic & Koldcast TV. Michael is a partner in the newly launched Mostly Harml...
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Michael is a Vancouver-based filmmaker who made several comedy shorts before writing, directing and producing the comedy web series White Collar Poet, which is live at www.whitecollarpoet.com and is being distributed by Ithentic & Koldcast TV. Michael is a partner in the newly launched Mostly Harmless Productions, which is following up on White Collar Poet with a half hour comedy series, Return To Saturn. Michael’s industry experience includes working in feature film development as a fundraiser and story consultant before moving into story editing and writing. [ Minimize ]

Jonathan is the writer/director force behind the gripping femme fatale webseries Clutch. Jonathan is often recognized from his many commercials, such as Fibre One cereal, Whiskas Temptations and as the 3M Privacy Filter guy. However it is his work behind the camera that brings him to the Digital ...
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Jonathan is the writer/director force behind the gripping femme fatale webseries Clutch. Jonathan is often recognized from his many commercials, such as Fibre One cereal, Whiskas Temptations and as the 3M Privacy Filter guy. However it is his work behind the camera that brings him to the Digital Launch Pad. His first directorial work, Laundry, was purchased by the Movieola Network in 2002. More recently, he was nominated for Best Director at the Hollywood Digital Film Festival for Your Ex-Lover Is Dead (2008), the film which launched the idea of the Clutch series. Credits as Cinematographer and Editor also include the Bravo!FACTs What You Eat and Family First, which played the Palm Springs International Film Festival among others. [ Minimize ]

Joel is at EMI Music Canada as their Director of Mobile Marketing & Partner Relations. He has over 12 years experience in the mobile carrier & content space in Canada. Prior to EMI Music Canada, he was with Bell Mobility & Virgin Mobile where he focused on their mobile content offerings. Joel’s p...
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Joel is at EMI Music Canada as their Director of Mobile Marketing & Partner Relations. He has over 12 years experience in the mobile carrier & content space in Canada. Prior to EMI Music Canada, he was with Bell Mobility & Virgin Mobile where he focused on their mobile content offerings. Joel’s passion for music and mobile technologies has brought him to EMI Music Canada to develop new mobile strategies in an ever changing industry. [ Minimize ]

Carolina Vianna is graduated in Law and in Journalism, with Master degree in Service Marketing. She began her career as a journalist in a radio station in 1993, moving to the pay TV sector in 1997. In this industry, she worked in the programming department at HBO Brasil, then as a Marketing executiv...
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Carolina Vianna is graduated in Law and in Journalism, with Master degree in Service Marketing. She began her career as a journalist in a radio station in 1993, moving to the pay TV sector in 1997. In this industry, she worked in the programming department at HBO Brasil, then as a Marketing executive at Sony Pictures Entertainment (with the channels Sony Entertainment Television and AXN) and later at Viacom Networks Brasil (Nickelodeon and VH1). In 2010, Carolina Vianna moved to a Brazilian start up company to launch an out-of-home channel where she was responsible for Programming and Acquisitions. Since May 2011, she is head of the Programming department of Terra TV, the VOD platform of Terra web portal that offers free on demand service in Brazil, in 17 Latin American countries and in the United States (in Spanish), as well as transactional VOD platform in Brasil, Chile and Colombia. Terra TV reaches 2 million unique visitors per month, who generate more than 13 million monthly streamings. [ Minimize ]

Marco Antônio Peixoto Migliavacca is leading the development of digital products (web sites, tablets app, mobile sites) of the RBS Group, where they are implementing a new methodology (agile) which adds the greatest value to the business in the shortest time possible. The team consists of more than...
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Marco Antônio Peixoto Migliavacca is leading the development of digital products (web sites, tablets app, mobile sites) of the RBS Group, where they are implementing a new methodology (agile) which adds the greatest value to the business in the shortest time possible. The team consists of more than 80 professionals from various fields of knowledge.
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Emanuel has been working at TV GLOBO for the last 26 years and is currently Director of New Media/Sports. Previously Emanuel held the titles of Director of Events and Director of the Cable Sports Operation Sportv. Marco is proud to have attended 6 Summer Olympics and 2 Winter Olympics with TV Globo ...
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Emanuel has been working at TV GLOBO for the last 26 years and is currently Director of New Media/Sports. Previously Emanuel held the titles of Director of Events and Director of the Cable Sports Operation Sportv. Marco is proud to have attended 6 Summer Olympics and 2 Winter Olympics with TV Globo and to have hosted more than 50 International Events on site.
Emanuel achieved his MBA at COPPEAD and MBA on Administration at PUC-Rio. Emanuel graduated in Journalism
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Nathon is CEO of Social Game Universe, creator of igapi. He is a co-founder of Bitcasters, Citytv/MuchMusic Interactive and Miramax New Media where innovations included: the 1994 backstage Grammys Webcast, the first e-CDs (for BMG), the first major-label secure digital music format (for Universal), ...
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Nathon is CEO of Social Game Universe, creator of igapi. He is a co-founder of Bitcasters, Citytv/MuchMusic Interactive and Miramax New Media where innovations included: the 1994 backstage Grammys Webcast, the first e-CDs (for BMG), the first major-label secure digital music format (for Universal), one of the first web-based user-generated content initiatives, Bitcast.com, and leading Internet strategy for the former Prime Minister of Canada. Nathon has produced, designed and programmed 25+ games played hundreds of millions of times for clients like Disney, Cartoon Network and Family Channel as well as games for social good like the MacArthur Foundation award-winning History Game Canada. He is also a filmmaker with numerous commercial and music video credits and awards. He has spoken widely at venues such as Harvard, the BBC Labs, Toronto International Film Festival and the Banff Centre. His latest work has been the creation of the world’s first truly interconnected games at Social Game Universe including Hollywood Tycoon, Avastar, Grow-Ops (with Fremantle) and Dirty Dancing (with Lionsgate). Building upon these innovative games, the company’s latest product igapi realizes the full potential of applying the social graph and play to product cross-promotion, discovery and commerce. igapi is the Social Game Banner. [ Minimize ]

Natalie MacNeil is an Emmy award winning media entrepreneur, influential blogger, and thought leader in the sphere of entrepreneurship and personal branding for women.Natalie is best known as the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of She Takes On The World, one of the top blogs in the world for career-mind...
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Natalie MacNeil is an Emmy award winning media entrepreneur, influential blogger, and thought leader in the sphere of entrepreneurship and personal branding for women.Natalie is best known as the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of She Takes On The World, one of the top blogs in the world for career-minded women and women entrepreneurs. She Takes on the World has received international attention as one of Forbes’ Ten Best Career Sites for Women and ForbesWoman’s Top 100 Websites for Women. It is also the 2010 winner of Blog of the Year at the Stevie Awards, dubbed “the Oscar’s of business awards.” Natalie is also the Co-founder of Imaginarius, an award winning digital media company known for its groundbreaking work in interactive innovations and creative online marketing strategies. The company’s most recent production is the Emmy award winning Out My Window, the world’s first 360 degree, full feature documentary which was developed with the National Film Board (NFB). Natalie is frequently quoted and interviewed in the media discussing entrepreneurship, personal branding for women, and new media. She has appeared in Inc., Forbes.com,ForbesWoman, Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur, National Post, Mashable.com, Examiner.com, Financial Post, TechVibes, Exchange Magazine, and Personal Branding Magazine. [ Minimize ]

Derek founded a web site called TorrentReactor in 10th grade (now 2,199 on Alexa)and went on to found a web hosting business in high school which grew to 500 customers. Derek Co-founded Enflick, Inc. in 2009. Derek graduated Computer Engineering (Waterloo ’10)and completed software engineering inte...
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Derek founded a web site called TorrentReactor in 10th grade (now 2,199 on Alexa)and went on to found a web hosting business in high school which grew to 500 customers. Derek Co-founded Enflick, Inc. in 2009. Derek graduated Computer Engineering (Waterloo ’10)and completed software engineering internships with Qualcomm, IBM. Derek originates from London, Ontario. [ Minimize ]

Anjali is the Managing Editor, Digital at The Globe and Mail where she oversees the editorial digital strategy for The Globe and Mail sites. Previously, Anjali held the position of Director, Product & Editorial at Yahoo! Canada where she was responsible for overseeing the product strategy and busine...
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Anjali is the Managing Editor, Digital at The Globe and Mail where she oversees the editorial digital strategy for The Globe and Mail sites. Previously, Anjali held the position of Director, Product & Editorial at Yahoo! Canada where she was responsible for overseeing the product strategy and business goals of the Media Group. She oversaw the launch and development of core web products like Front Page, News, Finance, Lifestyle, Sports, Community and Video. She managed a team of product and editorial people to create a rich content and interactive experience to engage Canadian users. With a background in journalism, Anjali’s main focus for the past ten years has been within the digital industry in Canada. Her main areas of expertise are user/audience experience and engagement, content development and product strategy. She has worked for Microsoft Canada, Transcontinental Media, Sun Media (Canoe) and Rogers. She continues to be actively involved in the online news industry in Canada. [ Minimize ]

By day he is a corporate video producer – always putting a creative/fun spin on things. By night he is a filmmaker. Jason Leaver has produced a number of award-winning short films. His video installation project “Mobius” was showcased in Toronto’s 2009 Scotiabank Nuit Blanche. Out With Dad marks...
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By day he is a corporate video producer – always putting a creative/fun spin on things. By night he is a filmmaker. Jason Leaver has produced a number of award-winning short films. His video installation project “Mobius” was showcased in Toronto’s 2009 Scotiabank Nuit Blanche. Out With Dad marks Jason’s first foray into web series production; which has been his most satisfying creative endeavour to date. Since its launch, this labour-of-love project has been viewed over 3 million times, and has been nominated and won many awards for writing, directing, acting and music; including a Webby nomination for Best Drama and is on the 2011 DigiAwards THE LIST, Canada’s Hottest Digital Media Projects & Companies. [ Minimize ]

Sunil Sharma is a rotational Foreign Service officer with Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) and is currently based in the MaRS Innovation Centre in Toronto's Discovery District. Sunil is in the midst of a 3-year assignment with Canada's Venture Capital and Pri...
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Sunil Sharma is a rotational Foreign Service officer with Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) and is currently based in the MaRS Innovation Centre in Toronto's Discovery District. Sunil is in the midst of a 3-year assignment with Canada's Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) where his mandate is to build strategic relationships with centres of risk capital across the world with a particular emphasis on the Middle East, India, China and the United States. Sunil is also a Director of the Quebec City Conference - an invitation-only gathering of over 400 of the world's leading venture capital, private equity and institutional investors which takes place each year in Quebec City, Canada. Sunil has recently concluded his 4-year posting as Consul and Trade Commissioner (Head of Consulate) in San Diego, California and was responsible for opening one of Canada's newest diplomatic missions. The Canadian Consulate in San Diego is a diplomatic mission with a focus on pursuing trade, investment and technology partnerships, as well as general and political relations between Canada and Southern California. Previously, Sunil was on assignment with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) and served as Canada's representative to the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization's General Assemblies in Geneva and was elected Vice-Chair of a key technical committee. Prior to his work at CIPO, Sunil served as a Senior Investment Analyst for Technology Partnerships Canada where he completed several investment deals involving emerging Canadian high technology companies. Sunil possesses a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Victoria and a Masters of Industrial Relations degree from the University of Toronto [ Minimize ]

Kristin has joined CCI Entertainment as part of the Marketing and Brand Development Team. As the Vice President of Licensing and Marketing, Kristin liaises with licensing, broadcast and promotional partners around the globe regarding branding and product approvals. Kristin graduated from McGill Uni...
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Kristin has joined CCI Entertainment as part of the Marketing and Brand Development Team. As the Vice President of Licensing and Marketing, Kristin liaises with licensing, broadcast and promotional partners around the globe regarding branding and product approvals. Kristin graduated from McGill University with her Bachelor of Education, although soon recognized her interest in Marketing and Brand Development. Kristin gained experience while employed at a Marketing and Promotions agency where responsibilities included managing field programs, reporting to clients, and translating brand identity into live, interactive events. [ Minimize ]

Charles Falzon is Co-Chairman of CCI Entertainment. He founded Catalyst Entertainment in 1989, which has since merged with Cambium Entertainment forming Cambium Catalyst Entertainment (CCI) in 2002. Charles has had a distinguished career in the entertainment industry and brings to CCI global experie...
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Charles Falzon is Co-Chairman of CCI Entertainment. He founded Catalyst Entertainment in 1989, which has since merged with Cambium Entertainment forming Cambium Catalyst Entertainment (CCI) in 2002. Charles has had a distinguished career in the entertainment industry and brings to CCI global experience in brand direction and commercial strategy. An industry veteran in his home country of Canada, Falzon has managed operations in the UK, US, Japan Latin America and Malta. His professional experience covers a wide range of management activity, including the production of award winning television series and movies, distribution, marketing, publishing, as well as live events, and brand development. Falzon was President of Gullane Entertainment Plc, a UK based multinational public company. Among its large portfolio, the company boasted well-known properties such as Thomas and Friends, Guinness World Records and Art Attack. Falzon managed all areas of the commercial activity, with annual turnover of more than 200 million dollars. Under his helm, the company nearly tripled in sales, delivering over 1000 hours of new television programs, publishing over 200 book titles, and releasing 100 videos. In addition Gullane Entertainment Plc presented more than two hundred live events in the US, UK and around the world and launched a hugely successful theme park in Japan. In 2002 the company was acquired by HIT Entertainment at a substantial premium. [ Minimize ]

Rekha brings a well-rounded breadth of experience and leadership to the department, most recently held the position of Director of Television Distribution at Alliance Films where she worked with North American clients representing product from Endemol, CBS, New Line, Miramax, Weinstein Co, and the A...
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Rekha brings a well-rounded breadth of experience and leadership to the department, most recently held the position of Director of Television Distribution at Alliance Films where she worked with North American clients representing product from Endemol, CBS, New Line, Miramax, Weinstein Co, and the Alliance Atlantis catalogue. She also was Director of Development for Toronto Star Television. [ Minimize ]

Pary Bell is Vice President & GM, Digital Media at Rogers Media Inc. He has spearheaded key initiatives and advertising opportunities across digital, mobile, emerging technologies and traditional media.

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Pary Bell is Vice President & GM, Digital Media at Rogers Media Inc. He has spearheaded key initiatives and advertising opportunities across digital, mobile, emerging technologies and traditional media.

In 2011 alone he oversaw the launch of iVillage Canada in partnership with NBCU/Comcast; the rebrand of Sportsnet online; the redesign of TodaysParent.com; and the relaunch of CanadianBusiness.com, ProfitGuide.com and the LouLou French and English websites. His team also developed the CityNews iPhone and iPad app – plus iPhone and Blackberry apps for Maclean’s and Canadian Business.

Pary was previously responsible for the overall digital content strategy of all CanWest broadcasting properties including Global Television, the Food Network, HGTV and Slice. Prior to his role at CanWest Media, Pary was the Vice President, Content for Alliance Atlantis Communications, and before that he led the Children's and Youth Interactive group at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Pary has a BFA from the Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver. [ Minimize ]

Devon Copley is the Managing Director of Media and Entertainment at Kaltura, the open source video company. Founded in 2006, Kaltura enables online video for tens of thousands of organizations large and small – from Warner Bros. to Wikipedia, from Best Buy to Yale University. At Kaltura, Devon over...
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Devon Copley is the Managing Director of Media and Entertainment at Kaltura, the open source video company. Founded in 2006, Kaltura enables online video for tens of thousands of organizations large and small – from Warner Bros. to Wikipedia, from Best Buy to Yale University. At Kaltura, Devon oversees all client engagements in the Media & Entertainment vertical, including major television networks, movie studios, sports leagues, and technology providers. Previously, he was the CTO of Harvard-backed startup Noank Media, where he designed and developed a platform for licensing and delivery of digital content, managing engineering teams in the U.S. and China. He was also a co-founder of Interocity, an Internet media consulting and development company acquired by Chyron, Inc. in 2001. Devon was an Alfred P. Sloan fellow at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and is an inventor on four U.S. patents pending. [ Minimize ]

Tom Wright is the Director of UFC® Canadian Operations. In this executive position, Wright will lead operations and development of the UFC® brand and business across Canada.

Specifically, Wright will focus on developing relations with all levels of government and local communities, ...
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Tom Wright is the Director of UFC® Canadian Operations. In this executive position, Wright will lead operations and development of the UFC® brand and business across Canada.

Specifically, Wright will focus on developing relations with all levels of government and local communities, building PPV, broadcast and sponsorship opportunities while also establishing a regular UFC events schedule to include presenting up to three UFC events per year in Canada.

Wright will also work to develop a program in support of community sports to put resources back into the many Canadian regions that have so strongly embraced mixed martial arts over the years.

An accomplished and respected business and community leader, Wright has extensive experience in the North American sports industry that spans more than 25 years. [ Minimize ]

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