Tara ‘missrogue’ Hunt, named as one of the most influential women in technology by Fast Company Magazine, has spent the past fifteen years living her life and working online. Tara blogs at HorsePigCow.com, is on Twitter under her superhero name MissRogue, posts a great deal of photos on Flickr, can ...
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Tara ‘missrogue’ Hunt, named as one of the most influential women in technology by Fast Company Magazine, has spent the past fifteen years living her life and working online. Tara blogs at HorsePigCow.com, is on Twitter under her superhero name MissRogue, posts a great deal of photos on Flickr, can be located like Carmen Sandiego on Dopplr and is trying to shake her addiction to Facebook. Her book on the subject of online communities, The Whuffie Factor, was published in April of 2009 and is available everywhere...even offline. [ Minimize ]

Gavin Purcell is the Supervising Producer of NBC¹s Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and heads Late Night¹s efforts on the web at www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com .

Purcell was an initial member of the launch team at Late Night, joining the show in September of 2008 and helped to re-imagi...
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Gavin Purcell is the Supervising Producer of NBC¹s Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and heads Late Night¹s efforts on the web at www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com .

Purcell was an initial member of the launch team at Late Night, joining the show in September of 2008 and helped to re-imagine Late Night for a new host and a new audience.

Prior to the show¹s on-air launch, Purcell spearheaded the initial web launch of the show and the show¹s website. He co-created and produced Jimmy Fallon¹s daily video blog, working with Fallon to craft a voice and message that would reach an Internet savvy audience. Additionally, he worked to connect Fallon with his fans via social tools on the web like Twitter and Facebook. The combination of these efforts resulted in Fallon being chosen as ³2009 Person of the Year² by the Webby awards as well as both a Webby award and an Emmy nomination for the website.

Prior to Late Night, Purcell was the co-creator and Executive Producer of G4¹s ³Attack of the Show!², a daily news-talk-comedy hybrid focused on young men and their technology-based lifestyle. The show discovers and divulges all the things that guys care about from gadgets to viral videos to cutting edge humor.

In addition to his work on AOTS, Purcell has an active life as a blogger and web entrepreneur. His websites have been featured in numerous radio, print & web publications including the Wall Street Journal, NPR, Wired Magazine, Engadget, Boing Boing, and many others. [ Minimize ]

Bill Buxton is the author of the book, Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design, published by Morgan Kaufmann. He was Chief Scientist at Alias during the entire development of an animation package called Maya, which won an Academy Award for Scientific and Technical A...
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Bill Buxton is the author of the book, Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design, published by Morgan Kaufmann. He was Chief Scientist at Alias during the entire development of an animation package called Maya, which won an Academy Award for Scientific and Technical Achievement. He is now a principal researcher at Microsoft Corp., where he splits his time between research and helping make design a fundamental pillar of the corporate culture. In 2007, Buxton was named Doctor of Design, Honoris Causa, by the Ontario College of Art and Design, and in 2008 received a lifetime achievement award from the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM SIGCHI). [ Minimize ]

Chuck joined the Crispin Agency in 1988 as creative director and partner after a long career as an award-winning freelance copywriter. The agency was renamed Crispin & Porter and within three years it had doubled in size, had been profiled in Communication Arts, and had been named one of the top 15 ...
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Chuck joined the Crispin Agency in 1988 as creative director and partner after a long career as an award-winning freelance copywriter. The agency was renamed Crispin & Porter and within three years it had doubled in size, had been profiled in Communication Arts, and had been named one of the top 15 creative shops in the country. Today, the work done by Crispin Porter + Bogusky (CP+B) has gained a global reputation. The agency has the unprecedented distinction of winning the Grand Prix at the Cannes International Advertising Festival in five separate categories – Sales Promotion, Media, Cyber, Titanium and the coveted Film category. The agency has been profiled in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Business Week, Forbes, Fast Company, Time and Newsweek. This year alone, CP+B was named Agency of the Year by Advertising Age, Adweek, Creativity magazine and the Clio Awards. In addition to his role at CP+B, Chuck is Chief Strategist for MDC Partners, CP+B’s parent company. In his role at MDC, Chuck identifies potential acquisitions and serves as a consultant to member agencies. Chuck is currently Co-Chairman of Advertising Week in New York, North America’s preeminent communications industry event and the largest annual gathering of industry decision makers. He is on the board of directors, and is the chairman of the Creative Committee, of the American Association of Advertising Agencies. He was also named as one of Inc Magazine’s “Entrepreneurs We Love.” Chuck grew up in Minneapolis and graduated from the Journalism School at the University of Minnesota. [ Minimize ]

Curtis Wong is a Principal Researcher in Microsoft Research focusing on interaction, media, visualization, and storytelling. Curtis and his developer Jonathan built the WorldWide Telescope which is a rich interactive learning environment populated by the highest resolution ground and space based mul...
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Curtis Wong is a Principal Researcher in Microsoft Research focusing on interaction, media, visualization, and storytelling. Curtis and his developer Jonathan built the WorldWide Telescope which is a rich interactive learning environment populated by the highest resolution ground and space based multispectrual imagery ever assembled of the Universe. WWT features an integrated rich media authoring, animation and playback engine to allow the easy creation of multimedia guided tours with animation, graphics, text, narration and music in this rich environment. In the first year of its launch WWT has enabled many millions of kids of all ages from every continent on Earth to explore the Universe and learn about astronomy from leading scientists and educators. Curtis also produced Project Tuva; a free enhanced web learning environment based on the physics lectures of Nobel Laureate Richard P. Feynman given at Cornell University. He also worked closely with WGBH producing the online Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy and Frontline’s Age of AIDS.

Prior to Microsoft Curtis was Director of the Content group for Intel and produced ArtMuseum.net, the first Broadband blockbuster art museum exhibition network on the World Wide Web and The Poetry of Structure accompanying the broadcast of the Ken Burns film Frank Lloyd Wright. He was also responsible for the CD-ROM Leonardo da Vinci on the Codex Leicester that remains the state of the art in ancient manuscript interpretation for public and scholarly access. Curtis was producer for the Voyager Company and the Criterion Collection of feature films and producing Multimedia Beethoven, the first multimedia CD-ROM for Windows in 1991.

Curtis currently serves on the board of trustees for the Seattle Art Museum, the advisory boards for PBS Kids in Washington D.C. and the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia. He has previously served as a trustee for the Rhode Island School of Design and the advisory boards for Ovation - The Arts Network, PBS Online, The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Canadian Film Centre, and the American Film Institute. He is a voting member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, a member of the American Astronomical Society. Curtis has spoken at the TED conference in 1997, 1999 and 2008 and was included in Richard Saul Wurman's book, Who's Really Who: 1000 Most Creative Individuals in the USA.

Curtis work has received numerous awards including the first interactive television Emmy nomination, a British Academy Award, New York Film Festivals Gold Medals 1995,1996,1997, ID Magazine’s Interactive Annual 2009, 1997, Communication Arts Interactive Design Annual 1996 & 1997, Time Magazine’s Best of the Web 2009, 1998. AIGA Certificate of Excellence in Design for the 365: AIGA Annual Design Competition. [ Minimize ]

Jeff Gomez, is a leading expert at developing entertainment properties and premium brands into highly successful transmedia franchises. As a creative consultant to Fortune 500 companies, he contributes strategic planning and production for the cross-platform implementation of content. Jeff also exte...
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Jeff Gomez, is a leading expert at developing entertainment properties and premium brands into highly successful transmedia franchises. As a creative consultant to Fortune 500 companies, he contributes strategic planning and production for the cross-platform implementation of content. Jeff also extends niche properties such as toys, animation or videogame titles across multiple touchpoints, evolving them into high quality persistent narratives, which generate multiple revenue streams. Jeff conceived, co-wrote and produced one of the most successful transmedia storylines of the decade with Mattel’s Hot Wheels comic books, videogames, web content and animated series. He has gone on to work with such franchises as Pirates of the Caribbean, Fairies, Prince of Persia and Tron for The Walt Disney Company, James Cameron’s Avatar for 20th Century Fox, Halo for Microsoft, Happiness Factory for The Coca-Cola Company, and most recently Transformers for Hasbro. Jeff is a board member of the Producers Guild of America East, and sits on the advisory board of the PGA New Media Council. [ Minimize ]

P. Thomas Jenkins is Executive Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer for Open Text™ Corporation (NASDAQ: OTEX, TSX: OTC) of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, the largest independent software company in Canada. Open Text supports approximately 46,000 customers and millions of users in many of the world's lar...
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P. Thomas Jenkins is Executive Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer for Open Text™ Corporation (NASDAQ: OTEX, TSX: OTC) of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, the largest independent software company in Canada. Open Text supports approximately 46,000 customers and millions of users in many of the world's largest companies, government agencies and professional service firms. Open Text’s Livelink ECM® solutions unite people, processes and information, helping organizations improve productivity, automate processes and manage large volumes of documents, e-mails and other content.

Recognized as one of the “100 Most Influential People” in the world of knowledge management by KMWorld for five years in a row, Mr. Jenkins has been involved with the Internet since it emerged as a major public network in the early 1990s. As CEO of Open Text Corporation, he was instrumental in the creation of one of the first internet search engines that was used by Netscape®, Yahoo!® and IBM®. Mr. Jenkins went on to direct the development of the first Internet-based Document Management system as well the earliest versions of internet based Workflow, Portals and Online Meeting software. All of these component technologies are early forerunners of current ECM technology. Mr. Jenkins co-authored all three books in the Enterprise Content Management Trilogy. Mr. Jenkins was also one of the founders of Communitech – Waterloo Region Technology Association.

Mr. Jenkins has served as a Director of Open Text since 1994 and as its Chairman since 1998. From 1994 to present, Mr. Jenkins was President, then Chief Executive Officer and then Chief Strategy Officer of Open Text. Mr. Jenkins has also held several executive positions with DALSA Inc., an electronic imaging manufacturer based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Prior to these positions, Mr. Jenkins was employed in technical and managerial capacities at a variety of information technology based companies in Canada.

Open Text Corporation has been Mr. Jenkins’s passion as he took the company from its original roots of indexing the Oxford English Dictionary to become a worldwide organization with about 3,000 employees and more than a half-billion in annual revenues. He is active in developing the high tech sector in Canada and abroad and is a much called-upon speaker on high tech and business trends.

In addition to his Open Text responsibilities, Mr. Jenkins is the Chair of the federal centre of excellence Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN). He is also an appointed member of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), past appointed member of the Government of Canada’s Competition Policy Review Panel which reported in June 2008, and past appointed member of the Province of Ontario’s Ontario Commercialization Network Review Committee (OCN) which reported in February 2009. Mr. Jenkins is also a member of the board of BMC Software, Inc. a software corporation based in Houston, Texas. He is also a member of the University of Waterloo Engineering Dean’s Advisory Council, a director of the C.D. Howe Institute, a director of the Canadian International Council (CIC) and a director of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE).

Mr. Jenkins received an M.B.A. in entrepreneurship & technology management from Schulich School of Business at York University, an M.A.Sc. in electrical engineering from the University of Toronto and a B.Eng. & Mgt. in Engineering Physics and Commerce from McMaster University. [ Minimize ]

Tony Chapman is the founder and CEO of Capital C, a creative and technology powerhouse servicing blue chip clients throughout the world. The first non-mass agency to win Marketing Magazine’s coveted Agency of the Year, their creativity has garnered over 60 Gold and Best of Show Awards in the past 48...
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Tony Chapman is the founder and CEO of Capital C, a creative and technology powerhouse servicing blue chip clients throughout the world. The first non-mass agency to win Marketing Magazine’s coveted Agency of the Year, their creativity has garnered over 60 Gold and Best of Show Awards in the past 48 months. Capital C was the agency behind Bridezilla, one of the most successful social media campaigns ever unleashed. Their $3,000 viral video hijacked pop culture globally, for over three weeks, and was subsequently featured in documentaries in Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia.

A leader in the industry, Chapman is one of the youngest individuals to be inducted in the Marketing Hall of Legends, and his opinions on consumerism, brand building, social media and business strategy, make him a sought after guest and frequent contributor to national television, radio and newspaper. [ Minimize ]

When Google wanted to explain online marketing to the top brands in the world, they brought Mitch Joel to the Googleplex in Mountain View, California. Marketing Magazine dubbed him the \"Rock Star of Digital Marketing\" and in 2006 he was named one of the most influential authorities on Blog Marketi...
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When Google wanted to explain online marketing to the top brands in the world, they brought Mitch Joel to the Googleplex in Mountain View, California. Marketing Magazine dubbed him the \"Rock Star of Digital Marketing\" and in 2006 he was named one of the most influential authorities on Blog Marketing in the world. Mitch Joel is President of Twist Image - an award-winning Digital Marketing and Communications agency. In 2008, Mitch was named Canada\'s Most Influential Male in Social Media, one of the top 100 online marketers in the world, and was awarded the highly-prestigious Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 (recognizing individuals who have achieved a significant amount of success but have not yet reached the age of 40). His newspaper business column, New Business – Six Pixels of Separation, runs bi-monthly in both The Montreal Gazette and Vancouver Sun, and his monthly column, Ultraportable, is featured in enRoute Magazine. His first book, Six Pixels of Separation, named after his successful Blog and Podcast will be published in September 2009 on Grand Central Publishing - Hachette Book Group (formerly Time Warner Books). [ Minimize ]

Peter Sweeney is the Founder & Chief Technology Officer of Primal Fusion Inc. A serial entrepreneur and inventor, Peter has 13-years experience in forming and growing Internet-based companies. His focus is on disruptive innovations that provide new mass market opportunities.

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Peter Sweeney is the Founder & Chief Technology Officer of Primal Fusion Inc. A serial entrepreneur and inventor, Peter has 13-years experience in forming and growing Internet-based companies. His focus is on disruptive innovations that provide new mass market opportunities.

In his current role at Primal Fusion, Peter directs R&D, product development, and market strategy for the company. Based in Waterloo, Ontario and founded in 2005, Primal Fusion is building an advanced platform of semantic technologies to power a more personal and convenient Internet for consumers. Peter’s vision is manifested in “thought networking” as an important new facet of our digital life.

Peter is an avid inventor and technologist. He has several patents and patents pending covering foundational technologies and applications within knowledge representation. His work in facet analysis, semantic synthesis, and adaptive classification systems underlie Primal Fusion’s technology platform. Peter’s interests are directed to highly personalized and scalable semantic networks.

Prior to founding Primal Fusion, Peter was co- Founder, CEO, and later CTO of Indimensions Entertainment Group (now the Official Community Corporation “OCC”). Based in Toronto and founded in 2001, OCC is a global network of online communities for major recording artists. As a pioneer in Web 2.0 community development, Peter defined a disruptive new business model for entertainers in the 21st century that has become the industry’s gold standard.

Peter shares his ideas regularly on our corporate blog at corp.primalfusion.com/blog. He can be reached directly at peter.sweeney@primalfusion.com.
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Chris Curtin is vice president of Digital Strategy for Corporate Marketing at HP, where he is responsible for driving the HP brand in existing and emerging digital channels. His oversight includes corporate media buying, creative partnering with companies like MySpace and managing HP.com, the compan...
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Chris Curtin is vice president of Digital Strategy for Corporate Marketing at HP, where he is responsible for driving the HP brand in existing and emerging digital channels. His oversight includes corporate media buying, creative partnering with companies like MySpace and managing HP.com, the company’s global web presence. In overseeing HP.com, Chris is responsible for driving next generation activities for the site which includes initiating new online customer experiences and rebuilding WW web publishing operations. Prior to HP, Curtin spent 13 years at The Walt Disney Company, culminating in his position as vice president of Global Media & Technology. In this role, he directed Disney’s new media marketing and technology initiatives, and was in charge of the global media buying and planning, for Disney Parks and properties around the world. While at Disney, Curtin served as the principal architect behind a plan to move Disney Destinations into the digital space; structured and implemented Disney Travel on Demand, the first interactive travel cable channel; and launched Disney’s first external commitment to user-generated brand marketing via a Disney Parks channel on YouTube. Previously, he served as a special advisor to Michael Eisner as vice president of Corporate Synergy and Special Projects. His first role at Disney was director of Government Relations in Washington, D.C. He began his career at Robinson, Sawyer and Miller, a crisis communications firm. Curtin holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Denison University and a juris doctor from Georgetown University. [ Minimize ]

Named one of Rolling Stone's "Agents of Change" for 2009, prior to boxee Ronen was the Head of Corporate Development and M&A for Comverse, Inc. a leading provider of software and service to Telecom service providers. Ronen was responsible for acquisitions valued at$450M, which were key to the compa...
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Named one of Rolling Stone's "Agents of Change" for 2009, prior to boxee Ronen was the Head of Corporate Development and M&A for Comverse, Inc. a leading provider of software and service to Telecom service providers. Ronen was responsible for acquisitions valued at$450M, which were key to the company's evolution from a Voicemail company to a Billing and VAS provider. Ronen joined Comverse in2002 when they acquired Odigo, a company he co-founded in 1998. Odigo was one of the early Instant Messaging services on the web serving over8M users worldwide, and earned Ronen the 2002 honor of being a member of Crain's 40 under 40. Prior to Odigo Ronen served for 4.5 years in the Israeli Defense Force in the special computer unit, MAMRAM. [ 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 ]

Michael Scissons is the Founder & CEO of Syncapse Corp, a full-service, social media technology company. Established in 2007, Syncapse is a leading product (SAS) and full-service marketing partner that helps companies solve business problems through the power of social media. Michael is responsible...
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Michael Scissons is the Founder & CEO of Syncapse Corp, a full-service, social media technology company. Established in 2007, Syncapse is a leading product (SAS) and full-service marketing partner that helps companies solve business problems through the power of social media. Michael is responsible for leading the overall product and service strategy across the company’s four pillars – social strategy, technology development, community creation & management and measurement analytics. Prior to Syncapse, Michael led Facebook Canada’s media sales team within the Interpublic network and has successfully launched several other business ventures since a very young age. [ Minimize ]

Comcast Interactive Capital (CIC) is a venture capital fund focused on broadband, interactive and enterprise businesses. CIC is affiliated with Comcast Corporation, a diversified global leader in cable, broadband services, communications, media, and entertainment. CIC's primary goal is to generate s...
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Comcast Interactive Capital (CIC) is a venture capital fund focused on broadband, interactive and enterprise businesses. CIC is affiliated with Comcast Corporation, a diversified global leader in cable, broadband services, communications, media, and entertainment. CIC's primary goal is to generate superior financial returns from venture capital investments in early and growth-stage technology, consumer and services businesses. With over $500 million under management, CIC represents a new breed of strategic investor as a true partner in innovation and technology development.
As Partner and General Counsel at CIC, Peter is involved in identifying and evaluating investment opportunities, diligence review of potential targets, structuring and negotiating deal terms and advising portfolio companies. In addition, Peter oversees all legal aspects of CIC from investment formation and execution through portfolio management and realization. Previously, Peter was Vice President and Counsel at Lucent Venture Partners, the venture capital investment arm of Lucent Technologies, managing $300 million in equity investments in early-stage technology companies in high-growth communications areas such as optical, data and wireless networking, semiconductors, communications software, professional services and e-commerce, and serving as a director or board observer on a number of portfolio companies. Prior to that, Peter had been an associate in the New York office of Skadden Arps in their Mergers and Acquisitions group. Peter graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, and also graduated with honors from the Boston University School of Law with a Juris Doctor. Peter currently serves as a Director or Board Observer on a number of CIC investments including BelAir Networks, BroadSoft, Giant Realm, Move Networks and Vyatta. [ Minimize ]

James Moore was first elected to the House of Commons in 2000 and was re-elected in 2004, 2006, and 2008. In February 2006, Mr. Moore was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services. He was also named Parliamentary Secretary for the Pacific Gateway a...
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James Moore was first elected to the House of Commons in 2000 and was re-elected in 2004, 2006, and 2008. In February 2006, Mr. Moore was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services. He was also named Parliamentary Secretary for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver–Whistler Olympics in April 2006. He was named Secretary of State (Asia–Pacific Gateway) (2010 Olympics) (Official Languages) in June 2008. Mr. Moore is currently a member of the Cabinet Committee on Operations, as well as the Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs. In addition to his community and political work, Mr. Moore also has extensive experience in broadcasting, having launched and hosted his own public affairs talk show before entering politics. Mr. Moore is a graduate of the University of Northern British Columbia. [ Minimize ]

Elmer is the head of growth at Facebook Canada, and was the first Canadian hired to establish the Facebook Canada office in Toronto in 2008. In this role, Elmer is responsible for setting the strategy to further grow and engage Facebook\'s Canadian user base, and for helping Canadian businesses, cel...
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Elmer is the head of growth at Facebook Canada, and was the first Canadian hired to establish the Facebook Canada office in Toronto in 2008. In this role, Elmer is responsible for setting the strategy to further grow and engage Facebook\'s Canadian user base, and for helping Canadian businesses, celebrities, politicians and non-profit organizations understand and use Facebook to connect directly with their fans and supporters. Elmer has always been wildly curious about the profound social impact of internet technology, and has spent his entire career devoted to starting and establishing consumer internet businesses. Prior to Facebook, Elmer was the vp of product and operations for JumpTV, a global internet television provider. Before JumpTV, Elmer spent more than five years at eBay, where he was a member of the management team responsible for the ongoing development of eBay in Canada including strategy, operations and marketing. While at eBay, Elmer also spent three months in Shanghai to help establish the newly-formed eBay China business. Elmer began his career at Compaq Canada where he started and managed the company’s consumer e-commerce business. Elmer is on the digital advisory board for UNICEF. [ Minimize ]

Co-founder of Ogmento - developer and publisher of mobile augmented reality experiences made in collaboration with the best and brightest AR makers in the world; Author of Games Alfresco – the #1 blog for augmented reality (gamesalfresco.com); President of the Augmented Reality (AR) Consortium - an ...
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Co-founder of Ogmento - developer and publisher of mobile augmented reality experiences made in collaboration with the best and brightest AR makers in the world; Author of Games Alfresco – the #1 blog for augmented reality (gamesalfresco.com); President of the Augmented Reality (AR) Consortium - an international group of pioneering AR companies dedicated to advancing the AR industry through collaboration. Ori is a recognized speaker and a sought after advisor for augmented reality initiatives.

Ogmento was founded by industry veterans committed to the new opportunities opened up by Augmented Reality (AR) technology, with a vision to bring new ways to interact with the world around you. Ogmento is currently developing ground-breaking Augmented Reality (AR) content, games and applications for the iPhone and other platforms.

Previously, as Senior Vice President of Solution Marketing for SAP’s platform, Ori was responsible for the positioning and marketing of SAP NetWeaver - which under his leadership has grown from a mere concept to a billion dollar business for SAP.
Prior to SAP, Ori joined TopTier Software, as employee #6 of this start-up. He lead the development and introduction to the market of more than 15 multimedia and business applications including the world’s #1 enterprise portal.
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Andrew Lane is an entrepreneur, a strategist, a marketer and a business person focused in the digital content space. In previous lives Andrew has worked on numerous international award-winning and critically-acclaimed multi-platform projects, always with a strong focus on delivering the highest qua...
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Andrew Lane is an entrepreneur, a strategist, a marketer and a business person focused in the digital content space. In previous lives Andrew has worked on numerous international award-winning and critically-acclaimed multi-platform projects, always with a strong focus on delivering the highest quality content to niche audiences while driving business results.

Today, Andrew works as an independent consultant and digital strategist through his own business, nitch*. nitch* works with content and games producers, publishers, media buyers, broadcasters, brand managers, distributors, businesses large and small, technology companies and government agencies to help bring brands and content to life and reach their audience nitch… er, niche. Key focuses include branded entertainment, strategic partnerships and digital content strategy.

Andrew has been featured on panels with notable organizations such as Achilles Media and Interactive Ontario, and also serves as an Industry Advisor for both the Bell Fund as well as the Ontario Media Development Corporation. He is also a Professor in the Interactive Digital Media Graduate program at Centennial College and a contributor to the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund’s “bliki” for independent digital content creators.
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Mark Greenspan is Vice President of Digital Media for Achilles Media and a new media producer and educator with a decade's worth of experience in the field. During this time he has taught and designed new media curriculum in Singapore, Philippines and India. He worked for Razorfish Inc in both Londo...
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Mark Greenspan is Vice President of Digital Media for Achilles Media and a new media producer and educator with a decade's worth of experience in the field. During this time he has taught and designed new media curriculum in Singapore, Philippines and India. He worked for Razorfish Inc in both London, England and Milan, Italy. He has produced MTV Asia's first web cast, set up a boutique design and branding firm called methodgroup and produced a 12-series alternative travel show entitled Above the Clouds.

Mark was also Training Programs Manager at the Canadian Film Centre's Habitat New Media Lab where he oversaw the quality of the curriculum design and delivery of the TELUS Interactive Art and Entertainment Program (IAEP).

Mark is also completing a Masters of Education in both Adult Education and Comparative Development Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, where he continues to explore the relationship between creativity, technology and social change. [ Minimize ]

Maggie Fox is the founder and CEO of Social Media Group, one of the world's largest independent agencies helping
business navigate the new socially engaged Web. Widely acknowledged as industry-leading pioneers, SMG has created and executed social media strategies for Ford Motor Company, SAP, ...
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Maggie Fox is the founder and CEO of Social Media Group, one of the world's largest independent agencies helping
business navigate the new socially engaged Web. Widely acknowledged as industry-leading pioneers, SMG has created and executed social media strategies for Ford Motor Company, SAP, Yamaha Motor and Harlequin Publishing.

Maggie is a communications and content expert who has never met a medium
she didn't like. Over the course of her career, she has led teams that have
marketed, written and produced television and web content for some of the biggest and best-known brands in North America, including Sears, Deloitte and Disney. Maggie is often asked to speak to the press and business groups about the importance and use of social media in the enterprise. [ Minimize ]

As eBay Canada’s country manager, Andrea Stairs supports the continued growth of the world’s largest online marketplace in this country. In this role, Andrea is responsible for cultivating eBay’s community of Canadian users and overseeing marketing, advertising sales, and public and government r...
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As eBay Canada’s country manager, Andrea Stairs supports the continued growth of the world’s largest online marketplace in this country. In this role, Andrea is responsible for cultivating eBay’s community of Canadian users and overseeing marketing, advertising sales, and public and government relations. She also plays an integral role in the overall operations of eBay Canada. Andrea was most recently head of marketing for eBay Canada, managing the brand’s marketing strategy and execution. She was also instrumental in launching eBay’s French-Canadian website and in leading the eBay Motors team in Canada. For close to a decade Andrea has developed marketing and financial strategies for major telecom and retail companies, including Gap Inc. and Indigo Books & Music Inc. After receiving a BA from McGill University, Andrea obtained LLB and MBA degrees from the University of Toronto. Andrea sits on the Hope for Children Foundation’s Board of Directors as well as on the advisory board for Canada’s leading digital media events, nextMEDIA. A native of Montreal, Andrea now lives in Toronto with her husband. [ Minimize ]

Tracey Levison has been in the business of leadership for 12 years. Her and her brother Andrew opened a state of the art training facility in 1997 called The Centre for Adventurous Learning. It was the first of it kind in North America and attracted clients like Compaq, Microsoft, HBC and 724 Solu...
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Tracey Levison has been in the business of leadership for 12 years. Her and her brother Andrew opened a state of the art training facility in 1997 called The Centre for Adventurous Learning. It was the first of it kind in North America and attracted clients like Compaq, Microsoft, HBC and 724 Solutions. After 4 years of teaching people leadership skills experientially, through adventure based simulations, Tracey and Andrew realized there was a more sustainable way to create lasting change. They opened their boutique firm, Above & Beyond Learning Co. and started to ‘go deep’ with fewer clients. Tracey has designed curriculum, facilitated and led long term strategic initiatives in leadership development, change management and talent management both domestically and internationally with senior leaders at American Express, Marketing Drive, Yellow Pages Group, Gap and Aveda. She has a passion for understanding the changing world and how employee expectations and leadership competencies are constantly changing. She brings a refreshing approach to understanding leadership and is fascinated with what makes people tick. [ Minimize ]

Fred Fuchs is responsible for programming all of CBC's television content. A 25-year veteran of the industry, Fuchs was an independent producer for film and television, including the children’s series "Faerie Tale Theatre", feature films "Bram Stoker’s Dracula", "The Godfather, Part III", "The Secre...
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Fred Fuchs is responsible for programming all of CBC's television content. A 25-year veteran of the industry, Fuchs was an independent producer for film and television, including the children’s series "Faerie Tale Theatre", feature films "Bram Stoker’s Dracula", "The Godfather, Part III", "The Secret Garden" and "The Virgin Suicides", and the Emmy-nominated mini-series "The Odyssey" and "Moby Dick". Fuchs began his career as a producer in the United States with the television series Faerie Tale Theatre. Fuchs moved to Canada in 2001 and worked on primetime stop-motion animation series, "What It’s Like Being Alone" for the CBC. Prior to that he spent a year working as a consultant for Peace Arch Entertainment, where he also developed and financed "The Tudors". [ Minimize ]

Since joining Canwest in February 2005 as Senior Vice President of Programming and Production, Barbara Williams has overseen a succession of landmark projects come to fruition for both conventional and specialty television. From the creation of stellar Canadian original productions and securing top ...
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Since joining Canwest in February 2005 as Senior Vice President of Programming and Production, Barbara Williams has overseen a succession of landmark projects come to fruition for both conventional and specialty television. From the creation of stellar Canadian original productions and securing top U.S. acquisitions; under Barbara’s leadership and vision, Canwest has experienced many key successes.

Within a few short years, Barbara, along with her talented team have launched an amazing array of Canadian originals including Entertainment Tonight Canada, Deal or No Deal Canada, The Guard, Project Runway Canada, Holmes in New Orleans and Howie Do It to name a few; while further complementing the programming roster with top US hits such as The Office, Heroes, Brothers & Sisters, Lie To Me and Bones.

An experienced and accomplished media executive, in her previous role as Vice President and General Manager of Toronto1, Barbara oversaw the launch and management of Toronto’s newest conventional television station. Prior to her posting at Toronto1, Barbara was Senior Vice President of Lifestyle Programming at Alliance Atlantis, responsible for all programming on Life Network, HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, and Discovery Health Channel.

Barbara brings innovative thinking and a real passion and understanding of our business from over 25 years in media; and most recently was acknowledged for her Outstanding Achievement at the 20th Anniversary Crystal Awards in December 2008.
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As the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Digital Media at Canwest, Graham Moysey leads a team of dedicated professionals responsible for all of the company’s publishing and broadcast digital media assets, including the canada.com network, which includes more than 80 destination websites. ...
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As the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Digital Media at Canwest, Graham Moysey leads a team of dedicated professionals responsible for all of the company’s publishing and broadcast digital media assets, including the canada.com network, which includes more than 80 destination websites. Since joining Canwest in June 2008, Moysey’s mandate has been to build up online and mobile audiences and revenues leveraging the Canwest advantage of national reach, local relationships and trusted brands. Moysey has a strong track record of results-driven business development in both vertical and mass digital media. Before coming to Canwest, he was the Vice President of Sales and Business Development for Bell Sympatico. 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 ]

Matt Hartley is an award-winning technology reporter for the Financial Post section of the National Post newspaper. Based in Toronto, Matt writes about the Internet, video games, social networks and wireless communications. Previously, he was the technology reporter for the Globe and Mail's Report o...
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Matt Hartley is an award-winning technology reporter for the Financial Post section of the National Post newspaper. Based in Toronto, Matt writes about the Internet, video games, social networks and wireless communications. Previously, he was the technology reporter for the Globe and Mail's Report on Business section. His work has also appeared in TQ Magazine, Report on Small Business Magazine and Get Connected Magazine. He got his start writing for the Queen’s Journal student newspaper at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., but now lives in Toronto. In his spare time, he can be found muttering Simpsons catchphrases in local pizza restaurants when he’s not watching Blue Jays baseball or reading rock star biographies. [ Minimize ]

Steve Billinger is General Manager, Digital Programming and Business Development at the CBC.

Steve has experience at the executive level in both traditional and new media, and extensive media experience in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom.

Steve overs...
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Steve Billinger is General Manager, Digital Programming and Business Development at the CBC.

Steve has experience at the executive level in both traditional and new media, and extensive media experience in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom.

Steve oversees the growth and development of all CBC's digital programming and services, in addition to providing business development and strategy planning on all CBC platforms. He is also responsible for the strategic planning, production and delivery of all CBC’s online presence, as well as managing digital partnerships and the domestic sales of programming and archival material.

Steve has worked with such leading corporations as Microsoft, Bell Expressvu and News Corp International (BSkyB). He has also provided strategic planning consultation to BCE, PBS, CBC, the BBC and Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. Steve has launched and run content services on every current digital platform, including digital specialty networks, enhanced television, VBI text services, gaming, CD-ROM, broadband, SMS, wireless, narrowband and walled garden “virtual channel” services.

Most recently, Steve was senior vice president of Cookie Jar Broadcast, where he was responsible for developing and launching new edutainment “channels” for all platform distribution. He has also won a number of awards, both for his work as a director, producer and writer of television series, and as an innovator in animated production for television.

In addition, Steve has provided master classes on digital production to the American Film Institute, PBS, the BBC and the Director’s Guild of Canada. He also wrote a regular column on the future of television for New Media Age in the United Kingdom and Variety, as well as features on technology for children for Today’s Parent magazine.
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Mark Surman is in the business of connecting things: people, ideas, everything. A community technology activist for almost 20 years, Mark is currently the executive director of the Mozilla Foundation, with a focus on inventing new ways to promote openness and opportunity on the Internet. On the side...
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Mark Surman is in the business of connecting things: people, ideas, everything. A community technology activist for almost 20 years, Mark is currently the executive director of the Mozilla Foundation, with a focus on inventing new ways to promote openness and opportunity on the Internet. On the side, Mark convenes conversations about ‘open everything‘ in his home town of Toronto and around the world. Before joining Mozilla, Mark was an open philanthropy fellow at the Shuttleworth Foundation in South Africa, he invented new ways to apply open source thinking to social innovation. Earlier, he was the founding director of telecentre.org, a $26 million effort to network community technology activists in countries around the world. Mark has also served as president of the Commons Group, Director of Content and Community at Web Networks and senior advisor to the Volunteer @ction Online grants program team. Mark’s first real job was training social activists to make their own documentaries in the early 1990s. Mark’s biggest fetishes are community, conversation and collaboration. He has facilitated over three dozen participatory workshops and unconferences, including Open Everything, Hollyhock’s Web of Change, CopyCamp, PenguinDay.ca and countless telecentre.org events. “Passionate conversation,” says Mark, “is an essential fuel for building successful networks and communities.” In his years as an activist, consultant and funder, Mark has worked closely with some amazing people and organizations. His favourites include: Sarvodaya, Aspiration, the Association for Progressive Communications, the International Development Research Centre, Communicopia, Mary Helen Spence, rabble.ca, the Shuttleworth Foundation, Zhaba, and the Centre for Social Innovation. “I wouldn’t be me had I not worked with these folks,” says Mark. When he finds time, Mark likes to write about community, technology and changing the world. He’s proud to have written things like From the Ground Up (a nice picture book about why telecentres matter), Commonspace (FT.com book about web 2.0, written before there was web 2.0) and Appropriating Technology for Social Change (SSRC research paper about activism on the Internet). When he was still an idealistic student, he wrote From VTR to Cyberspace, an illustrated essay about Gramsci, community television and the Internet. Now his idealistic ramblings appear on his blog. [ Minimize ]

Before joining Achilles, Peter worked at Playback Magazine, the leading business journal devoted to Canada's film and television industry, where he oversaw all Playback related business initiatives including publications, events and online ventures. In his nine years at Playback, Vamos helped solid...
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Before joining Achilles, Peter worked at Playback Magazine, the leading business journal devoted to Canada's film and television industry, where he oversaw all Playback related business initiatives including publications, events and online ventures. In his nine years at Playback, Vamos helped solidify the magazine's position as the leading voice of the Canadian broadcast and production sectors. Vamos has participated in several international film and TV festivals and, through Playback's parent company Brunico Communications, has been involved in such respected international conferences as the Realscreen Summit and the KidScreen Summit. Vamos started his career as a journalist and spent over a decade covering the entertainment industry as a movie reviewer, entertainment reporter, business writer and editor. Prior to joining Playback, Vamos was part of the team that launched Canoe.ca in 1996 and Foxnews.com in 1997. He also helped produce several acclaimed documentaries including Emmy-winner Plague Monkeys. [ Minimize ]

Bob Logan has a variety of experiences as an academic involved in research in complexity theory, information theory, biology, environmental science, linguistics, industrial design and media studies. He has been a physics professor at the University of Toronto since 1968 and now Professor Emeritus. H...
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Bob Logan has a variety of experiences as an academic involved in research in complexity theory, information theory, biology, environmental science, linguistics, industrial design and media studies. He has been a physics professor at the University of Toronto since 1968 and now Professor Emeritus. He is currently the Chief Scientist of Strategic Innovation Lab at the Ontario College of Art and Design. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Origins Institute, McMaster University and also at the Institute of Biocomplexity and Informatics, University of Calgary.

He published with and collaborated with Marshall McLuhan. He was also active in the business world and in politics. Among his many activities he served as an advisor to PM Pierre Eliot Trudeau, policy chair of the Ontario wing of the federal Liberal Party and an advisor to various federal cabinet ministers. He is also an author or editor of 11 books. [ Minimize ]

Jason Roks is recognized across North America for his networking & digital media distribution acumen, and for his ingenuity in predicting & leveraging new directions on the Internet & other communications technologies.

While the digital “fringe” community celebrates Jason as co-found...
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Jason Roks is recognized across North America for his networking & digital media distribution acumen, and for his ingenuity in predicting & leveraging new directions on the Internet & other communications technologies.

While the digital “fringe” community celebrates Jason as co-founder of the file-sharing software pioneer, Hotline Communications, Jason’s career has roots in design and creative direction.

Featured in various media, including Wired, Time, Maclean’s, Saturday Night, Yahoo! Internet Life, Shift, Macworld and Silicon Alley Reporter for his insights on new media economies, digital media distribution, file-sharing, online communities and social networks, piracy, copyright, and intellectual property.

Presented at numerous conferences, including the International New Media Festival, Digital Coast Reporter, MB5 New Media Visionaries, KMDI, nextMEDIA, MacWorld, iWorld, and XmediaLab.

Award-winning software & new media developer. Recently, as CTO for Independent World Television, was instrumental in determining the company’s digital strategy. Produced the New Media Business Alliance’s 2006 iSummit in Toronto, introducing emerging trends in digital media. As Emerging Technology and Digital Distribution Analyst to the CBC, played a key role in identifying & developing a cost-effective national bandwidth peering infrastructure; establishing the CBC’s VoD services; and prototyped Ambient Television initiatives.

A founding volunteer of wirelesstoronto.ca; an active participant of the Barcamp movement; and a longstanding member of the Canadian Film Centre Lab’s technical advisory council.

Recent projects include p2p content distribution model; media casting models; terminal & network computing; online communities & social networks; xmlTV, metaphors for visualization of metadata; organizational knowledge management systems; and broadband & wireless infrastructures. [ Minimize ]

Michael is a Partner in the Audit and Assurance practice of PwC and works with exclusively with clients in the entertainment and media industry.

Michael has advised clients on financial accounting and reporting matters related to Canadian GAAP, US GAAP and recently IFRS. He also has ...
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Michael is a Partner in the Audit and Assurance practice of PwC and works with exclusively with clients in the entertainment and media industry.

Michael has advised clients on financial accounting and reporting matters related to Canadian GAAP, US GAAP and recently IFRS. He also has extensive expertise in auditing the effectiveness of internal controls.
Michael has directed the audits of several entities registered on Canadian and US stock exchanges as well as large private companies. Current and past clients include companies focused in advertising, television and radio broadcasting, publishing, program and film production and online media. Michael is a current editor of PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Entertainment and Media Outlook.
Michael graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. Michael is a Canadian Chartered Accountant and a United States Certified Public Accountant. Michael was the Ontario Provincial Bronze Medalist on the 2000 National Uniform Final Exam of The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. [ Minimize ]

Anthea Foyer is the Training Programs Manager at the CFC Media Lab, a renowned new media research, training and production facility created by the Canadian Film Centre (CFC). Providing program design and creative input, she has developed and produced a diverse range of acclaimed interactive narrativ...
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Anthea Foyer is the Training Programs Manager at the CFC Media Lab, a renowned new media research, training and production facility created by the Canadian Film Centre (CFC). Providing program design and creative input, she has developed and produced a diverse range of acclaimed interactive narrative prototypes. A graduate of Goldsmiths College, UK with an MA in Interactive Media: Critical Theory & Practice, Anthea also holds a BA in Sculpture from the University of Calgary and is a practicing artist and curator. She is passionate about emerging interactive art and entertainment, and frequently presents at the CFC Media Lab’s staff and Alumni’s groundbreaking projects. Anthea was selected to be an expert panel member for the 2009 World Summit Awards, part of the United Nations’ World Summit on the Information Society. [ Minimize ]

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

Jill Golick lives at the corner of TV and Digital. Combining deep series TV experience with a passion for social media and the latest digital tools, Golick is a true multiplatform story teller. She has written more than 200 hours of produced television and has created and produced three web ser...
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Jill Golick lives at the corner of TV and Digital. Combining deep series TV experience with a passion for social media and the latest digital tools, Golick is a true multiplatform story teller. She has written more than 200 hours of produced television and has created and produced three web series. She was Creative Producer on Instant Star, Executive Story Editor on the sexy soap Metropia and Executive Story Editor on four season's of Global's gritty crime series Blue Murder. As a new media creator, Golick produces the tween web series Hailey Hacks (http://www.haileyhacks.com/), which is available on the web wherever fine video is shared. She works with brands to integrate their messages into entertainment properties and with television producers to help them bring their properties to multiple platforms. Golick blogs on screenwriting at RunningWithMyEyesClosed.com and on web drama at Story2OH.com/blog. She is a frequent speaker at conferences and is the host of the new podcast Writers Talking TV. [ Minimize ]

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

Robert Montgomery is an investor, adviser and entrepreneur focused on the digital media and information technology industries. Robert owns Achilles Media in Toronto, a business-to-business media company that produces some of the world's leading media and investment events including the Banff World T...
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Robert Montgomery is an investor, adviser and entrepreneur focused on the digital media and information technology industries. Robert owns Achilles Media in Toronto, a business-to-business media company that produces some of the world's leading media and investment events including the Banff World Television Festival, nextMEDIA, History Makers and the Canadian Innovation Exchange where Robert acts as Co-Chair. From 2000 to 2004, Robert was Co-Founder and Partner in Achilles Partners LLC, an investment, advisory and research firm that focused on the media, communications and technology industries. Previously, Robert has been an executive and adviser for media, communications and technology companies and the investment community for many years. His work has generally been in the areas of operations, strategy, financing and development; market, financial and public policy analysis; and fairness opinions and valuations. Until 2000, Robert was President, Americas and a member of the management board at the Fantastic Corporation in San Francisco, a broadband software provider where Robert was instrumental in the company's successful IPO. During this time Robert was also Non-Executive Chairman of Media Content plc, a UK-based media rights company which he co-founded and took public on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market. Before this, Robert was Managing Director at Kagan World Media in London, a media and communications research and consulting company where he was responsible for the firm's European and Asia Pacific operations. Before this, Robert co-founded Digital Media International, an events and publishing company focused on the digital media markets in Europe and Asia. Prior to this, Robert ran international financial and technology publications for Euromoney plc, and what is now Informa plc, in London. Robert has served on several boards and is very active in the community. He currently serves as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Ontario College of Art and Design. [ Minimize ]

Responsible for helping to lay the foundation for one of the Web’s premiere quality content destinations, HowStuffWorks.com, Gabe Vehovsky has played a key role in taking the site from a small start up to the hub of the digital portfolio for the number one non-fiction media company in the world, Dis...
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Responsible for helping to lay the foundation for one of the Web’s premiere quality content destinations, HowStuffWorks.com, Gabe Vehovsky has played a key role in taking the site from a small start up to the hub of the digital portfolio for the number one non-fiction media company in the world, Discovery Communications. As Executive Vice President of Strategy and Research for HowStuffWorks.com, Vehovsky develops holistic strategies to create cutting edge advertising opportunities that are laser focused on utilizing research and analytics to measure audience behavior and interaction and securing maximum ROI centered on a quality content experience.

Vehovsky works closely with internal and external teams to ensure that HowStuffWorks.com stays at the forefront of consumers’ minds. Vehovsky defines the next generation of digital advertising, moving beyond standard CPM to creating overall mindshare value. Through custom content development and behavioral and psychological connection, he is a leader in the space, identifying ways for advertisers to create new connection points. [ Minimize ]

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

Greg Van Alstyne is a design educator and creative director with more than twenty years of experience in interaction and communication design and strategy. As Director of Research at Strategic Innovation Lab (sLab) he is responsible for the integrity and effectiveness of the Lab's research program. ...
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Greg Van Alstyne is a design educator and creative director with more than twenty years of experience in interaction and communication design and strategy. As Director of Research at Strategic Innovation Lab (sLab) he is responsible for the integrity and effectiveness of the Lab's research program. His current research investigates the future of reading, writing and publishing in the digital media era, diffusion of innovation, and the relationship between design and emergence in complex systems. He has developed graphic, environmental and interaction design for publishers, agencies and brands in Canada, United States and Europe. Greg's MS thesis at Polytechnic Institute of New York University explored the role of digital media in understanding and achieving sustainability. He was the inaugural director of the Institute without Boundaries, a post-graduate, interdisciplinary design program established by Bruce Mau Design and George Brown College. He directed and mentored student teams in the conception, design and production of Massive Change: The Future of Global Design, a multi-platform project including a major exhibition, book, events and other public outcomes. In the 1990s Greg was founding head of the Department of New Media at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, where he co-produced the first MoMA Web site, interactive environments with MIT Media Lab for The Un-Private House, and other projects. [ Minimize ]

Michael brings over 15 years of wireless, e-commerce, interactive entertainment and consulting industry experience to his leadership role at MyThum. Since 2002, Michael and his team have launched thousands of initiatives, many the first of their kind in North America. MyThum has been engaged by man...
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Michael brings over 15 years of wireless, e-commerce, interactive entertainment and consulting industry experience to his leadership role at MyThum. Since 2002, Michael and his team have launched thousands of initiatives, many the first of their kind in North America. MyThum has been engaged by many of North America’s leading brands such as MolsonCoors, BestBuy, CTV, MuchMusic, Universal Music, Live Nation and more to develop and deploy various mobile solutions. Over the last seven years, Michael has gained a tremendous amount of insight into the mobile market, the mobile consumer, and most importantly the most effective methods for connecting companies to their consumers through the mobile device. Prior to starting MyThum, Michael worked in a variety of capacities for A.T. Kearney, one of the world’s leading high value add management consulting firms, for over six years. Michael’s experience also includes a stint as the Vice President, Corporate Development for a leading global interactive entertainment company, GTR Group and a faculty member of the Richard Ivey School of Business. [ Minimize ]

Mr. Albright is the Founder and Managing Partner of JLA Ventures and the Co-Managing Partner of the Blackberry Partners Fund. Prior to the founding of JLA Ventures in 1996 and the BlackBerry Partners Fund in 2008, Mr. Albright held senior positions with several private equity and venture capital fir...
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Mr. Albright is the Founder and Managing Partner of JLA Ventures and the Co-Managing Partner of the Blackberry Partners Fund. Prior to the founding of JLA Ventures in 1996 and the BlackBerry Partners Fund in 2008, Mr. Albright held senior positions with several private equity and venture capital firms. During his tenure in the private equity and venture capital business Mr. Albright gained extensive experience assisting entrepreneurs and managers to shape their vision and capital plans into successful long term growth programs which typically involve an aggressive financing strategy. Mr. Albright has a history of assisting entrepreneurial companies through significant growth and eventually to the public markets. His ability to work with and advise senior management of investee companies as well as his skills in filling supporting roles where existing management lack the experience or skill set, has been vital to the success of past investments.

Mr. Albright is a Chartered Financial Analyst and received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the Schulich School of Business at York University.

Mr. Albright serves as a director of several private and public companies, and the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) and is an advisory board member of the North American Venture Capital Association. [ Minimize ]

Amber MacArthur is a new media consultant, speaker, and journalist. As owner of agency MGImedia.ca, her team has managed social media initiatives for Tony Robbins, Canada Goose, Rogers, the American Dental Association, among other organizations. She is also an exclusive speaker with The Lavin Agen...
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Amber MacArthur is a new media consultant, speaker, and journalist. As owner of agency MGImedia.ca, her team has managed social media initiatives for Tony Robbins, Canada Goose, Rogers, the American Dental Association, among other organizations. She is also an exclusive speaker with The Lavin Agency where she keynotes dozens of conferences across North America every year. As a new media journalist, she currently hosts Webnation for DiscoveryChannnel.ca and CP24. She is currently writing a book on social media strategies for Penguin (Portfolio), which will be available Spring 2010. [ Minimize ]

Presently, working at comScore Media Metrix as the Vice President of Canada, 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 ...
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Presently, working at comScore Media Metrix as the Vice President of Canada, 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, Yahoo! Canada, Yellow Pages Group, AOL Media Network, Rogers Communications, Telus Corporation, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Alliance Atlantis, Quebecor, The Weather Network, and Trader Media, Canada Post as well as several major Canadian agencies. In addition, Bryan is a dedicated member of the Internet Advertising Bureau Board of Directors. He works actively to enhance the Digital Media universe in Canada. As well, he actively sits on the IAB Research council to try to drive dedicated research to move the industry forward. [ Minimize ]

One of Canada’s leading Digital Marketing Executives with more than 15 years experience in the Digital Economy, 8 of those with leading Digital Media organizations including Sympatico-MSN and AOL. James is a “Solution Selling” Certified Sales-Professional; and a recognized expert in Digital Ad Netwo...
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One of Canada’s leading Digital Marketing Executives with more than 15 years experience in the Digital Economy, 8 of those with leading Digital Media organizations including Sympatico-MSN and AOL. James is a “Solution Selling” Certified Sales-Professional; and a recognized expert in Digital Ad Networks and Performance Based Advertising. James is frequently asked to participate in industry panels and to speak at Digital Marketing events and conferences in North America. [ Minimize ]

As Head of Business Development, Ian Caminsky is responsible for partnering with some of Canada’s largest publishers, broadcasters and retailers who work with Google to help grow their business. He leads a team that helps direct sales and business development that spans ad serving technologies, mon...
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As Head of Business Development, Ian Caminsky is responsible for partnering with some of Canada’s largest publishers, broadcasters and retailers who work with Google to help grow their business. He leads a team that helps direct sales and business development that spans ad serving technologies, monetization of inventory and content distribution through Google's platforms and properties such as YouTube, Google Maps, etc.

Before joining Google, Caminsky was the Senior Director of Business Marketing in the Commercial Division at Primus Communications Inc., where he was responsible for all areas of marketing and fostering the growth of sales and revenue. Prior to Primus Communications Inc, Caminsky held several positions in the marketing field. As a Director of Product Management at Roger Wireless, he led a team whose revenue grew significantly year over year over the course of 3 years, and successfully launched innovative wireless products into the marketplace. Earlier in his career, Caminsky worked as a National Marketing Manager at Compusearch Micromarketing Data & Systems, where he focused on market analysis and segmentation.

Ian holds an MBA from York University and received his B.A. with honors in Political Science from McGill University. [ Minimize ]

Maria Hale has worked in media for over 14 years. She began her career at what is now Lavalife, spent 8+yrs at CHUM in various roles including Managing Director, Interactive, VP Citytv Toronto and VP Business Development. Hale was most recently at TELUS as VP Content in their Product and Services ...
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Maria Hale has worked in media for over 14 years. She began her career at what is now Lavalife, spent 8+yrs at CHUM in various roles including Managing Director, Interactive, VP Citytv Toronto and VP Business Development. Hale was most recently at TELUS as VP Content in their Product and Services group and is currently working on an cross platform interactive gaming initiative. [ Minimize ]

A partner and co-founder of marblemedia, Mark plays a key role in developing both television and interactive projects that tell unique stories across multiple platforms. Mark was recently named by The Hollywood Reporter as an International Next-Generation Producer and in 2008 was named Producer of t...
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A partner and co-founder of marblemedia, Mark plays a key role in developing both television and interactive projects that tell unique stories across multiple platforms. Mark was recently named by The Hollywood Reporter as an International Next-Generation Producer and in 2008 was named Producer of the Year and marblemedia as Company of the Year at the Canadian New Media Awards. Mark is the Executive Producer and co-creator of The Dating Guy (Teletoon/HDNET) and Executive Producer of Skatoony (launching on Teletoon in 2010). Past projects include This is Emily Yeung and This is Daniel Cook, now both airing in over 85 countries. Mark is also a co-creator of marble projects including : The Adrenaline Project(seasons 1 & 2) and Taste Buds (seasons 1 & 2). [ Minimize ]

As the Director of Publisher Relations at Casale Media, Alex's innovative strategies have led a roster of top online publishers to increase traffic and maximize earnings through the online display medium. A veteran in the industry, Alex's leadership and visionary tactics has played a key role in dev...
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As the Director of Publisher Relations at Casale Media, Alex's innovative strategies have led a roster of top online publishers to increase traffic and maximize earnings through the online display medium. A veteran in the industry, Alex's leadership and visionary tactics has played a key role in developing and establishing Casale Media's network as one of the largest online advertising networks in North America. Prior to joining Casale Media, Alex was a prominent figure in the heart of Toronto's financial sector, starting his career at AIM Trimark and then moving on to the TSX. This strong background in analytics and finance has enabled Alex to successfully provide publishers with strategic solutions and brand advertisers with premium inventory. [ Minimize ]

As a country lead for Microsoft Advertising in Canada, Jason Dailey manages a team of digital media experts across multiple disciplines (e.g. Gaming, Mobile, Video, Targeting, Search, Performance Advertising, etc.), who provide Innovation, Inspiration and Integration. They innovate by collaborating ...
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As a country lead for Microsoft Advertising in Canada, Jason Dailey manages a team of digital media experts across multiple disciplines (e.g. Gaming, Mobile, Video, Targeting, Search, Performance Advertising, etc.), who provide Innovation, Inspiration and Integration. They innovate by collaborating with clients to deliver inventive digital media solutions, inspire by providing thought leadership and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, and integrate by being the voice of the customer into Microsoft. Prior to this role he was Client Services manager with Microsoft in NYC, leading a team of search strategists who provided world-class service and account management to Premium Search advertisers. Prior to joining Microsoft he served as Strategic Planning Manager at Travelzoo where he analyzed strategic projects, launched and managed new products, including Travelzoo’s meta-search engine, and oversaw all search engine marketing initiatives. His professional experience also includes working at entertainment companies, such as Bad Boy Entertainment, Marvel Enterprises, Elektra Records, and Focus Features, and management consulting, where he helping financial services clients optimize their cost structures. He holds a BS from MIT and an MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business. [ Minimize ]

With a passion for online media and years of experience in broadcast media sales, Alan Dark joined CTV two years ago. Dark has a keen sense for monetizing online assets and the Digital Sales team under Dark is executing some of the most interactive and robust digital integrations in the country and ...
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With a passion for online media and years of experience in broadcast media sales, Alan Dark joined CTV two years ago. Dark has a keen sense for monetizing online assets and the Digital Sales team under Dark is executing some of the most interactive and robust digital integrations in the country and seeing great returns for advertising partners. [ Minimize ]

Stéphane Cardin joined the Canadian Television Fund (CTF) in June 2006. In his role as Vice President of Policy and Stakeholder Relations, Mr. Cardin leads the CTF’s research, programs, and communications teams and is responsible for the development of policy initiatives and the CTF’s stakeholder co...
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Stéphane Cardin joined the Canadian Television Fund (CTF) in June 2006. In his role as Vice President of Policy and Stakeholder Relations, Mr. Cardin leads the CTF’s research, programs, and communications teams and is responsible for the development of policy initiatives and the CTF’s stakeholder consultation process. Prior to joining the CTF, Mr. Cardin was Director General of Tax Credits with Quebec’s cultural funding agency, Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC), and was a member of SODEC’s management committee. [ Minimize ]

Howard Rosen is a well-established production executive with feature film, television and digital-media successes.

Howard has built a wealth of experience in the feature film, television and digital media industries. Among the many productions that he has taken from inception to compl...
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Howard Rosen is a well-established production executive with feature film, television and digital-media successes.

Howard has built a wealth of experience in the feature film, television and digital media industries. Among the many productions that he has taken from inception to completion, is the staging and world-wide live broadcast from Iqaluit of the inaugural ceremony of birth of the new Territory of Nunavut, the staging and North American wide live broadcasts of the Canadian Country Music Awards. Digital media projects included working with clients as
diverse as the Toronto Stock Exchange, BBDO, University of Toronto, Universal McCann and GlaxoSmithKline.

Prior to Nova, Howard was President (Acting) of Skyvision Entertainment (a division of Labatt Brewing Company). In this capacity, and in his previous position as Executive Producer/VP Business Affairs, he was responsible for the development, financing, production and distribution of over $100 million in programming. These projects include “Picture Windows”, “Robocop: The Series” (Rysher), “F/X” TV pilot (Rysher), “Secret Service” (NBC), and “Heart of Courage” (Discovery Channel). It was on the Emmy award-winning television series “Picture Windows” (Showtime) that Howard shared the Executive Producer role with Norman Jewison.

In addition to his work at Nova and Skyvision, Howard worked with Peter O’Brian on a number of Genie award-winning productions including distribution of “The Grey Fox” (MGM/UA), and the development/production of “One Magic Christmas”(DISNEY), “My American Cousin”, “Discovery” and “John and the Missus”. On the family production side,
Howard was involved with Cambium in the production of the latter years on “Sharon, Lois & Bram’s Elephant Show”, development of “Eric’s World’, and though Nabisco Brands, was the Executive in Charge of Production on “Nature Walk with David Suzuki”

Outside of the traditional production environment Howard developed a 12-month 48 course film & television college curriculum, more recently adding a course on digital distribution,
and provides seminars on Creative Thinking for the corporate world. Howard is also the inventor of a patent pending technology called Life:WIRE which enables the management of
health and lifestyle using standard off the shelf mobile phones. On the personal side, Howard is currently immediate past Chair of the Courcelette Community Council and a parent rep representing his Ward at the Toronto District School Board. And sometimes he
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Kaan Yigit leads SRG (Solutions Research Group), a Toronto-based consulting firm which works with companies in the communications, entertainment and digital technology sectors. Kaan started SRG over 12 years ago to deliver ahead-of-the-curve consumer insights to these fast-changing sectors and st...
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Kaan Yigit leads SRG (Solutions Research Group), a Toronto-based consulting firm which works with companies in the communications, entertainment and digital technology sectors. Kaan started SRG over 12 years ago to deliver ahead-of-the-curve consumer insights to these fast-changing sectors and structured ongoing trend research programs now subscribed to by over 50 major Canadian organizations. Recently, he led the launch of the Digital Life America study in the U.S. market, with clients ranging from Disney and ABC to Time Warner and TiVo. Highlights of this work were featured in trade and consumer media such as InformationWeek, TelevisionWeek, ABC News, CNN, CNBC and The Wall Street Journal. His research interests include digital and social technologies and consumer behaviour, cross-generational analysis, and diversity. Kaan holds an MBA from York University’s Schulich School of Business and a CMRP (Certified Marketing Research Professional) designation. [ Minimize ]

Siobhan O’Flynn teaches in the Canadian Studies and English Departments of the University of Toronto and has been on faculty at the Canadian Film Centre’s Media Lab since 2001. She writes and researches on the interrelationship of identity, embodiment and place in literature and new media. At the Me...
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Siobhan O’Flynn teaches in the Canadian Studies and English Departments of the University of Toronto and has been on faculty at the Canadian Film Centre’s Media Lab since 2001. She writes and researches on the interrelationship of identity, embodiment and place in literature and new media. At the Media Lab, she advises on the development of narratives across media, where her research and practice examines issues of adaptation and user experience. She has advised on numerous interactive narrative projects, including the Interactive Feature Film, Late Fragment, and with the 2008 & 2009 Digital Development Labs in Vancouver sponsored by the CBC, BC Film and New Media BC. She will be leading workshops on interactive narrative design in the Melting Silos Program, Vancouver and during NextMedia in November 2009. She is on the advisory board for Neighborhood Narratives, a series of locative media projects linking Philadelphia, Tokyo, London, and Rome, and the advisory boards for Next Media and Jigsee.com. [ Minimize ]

Andrew Levison has been facilitating and training for over 15 years. He started his career working for a cutting edge change management company called Pecos River Learning Centers, owned by training guru Larry Wilson, the founder of Wilson Learning. While at Pecos, Andrew honed his skills as a facil...
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Andrew Levison has been facilitating and training for over 15 years. He started his career working for a cutting edge change management company called Pecos River Learning Centers, owned by training guru Larry Wilson, the founder of Wilson Learning. While at Pecos, Andrew honed his skills as a facilitator and worked on large-scale leadership and change management initiatives for Dofasco Steel, Microsoft Corporation, General Motors, and British Airways. Using his experience at Pecos River and a degree in Urban Planning, Andrew opened a first of its kind, team and leadership training facility in Toronto called The Centre for Adventurous Learning. It was an impressive conference facility, housing an indoor experiential learning centre and training rooms. Companies such as Compaq Computers, Bombardier Aerospace, Royal Bank, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Microsoft Corporation were drawn to this unique learning environment and Above & Beyond’s equally unique leadership and team building programs. In 2002 Andrew switched his focus from multiple day event based training with many clients to going deeper with fewer clients. Andrew was passionate about helping his clients sustain growth and knew lasting growth and change could not happen in a one or two day program. As such, The Centre for Adventurous Learning was closed and the company was re-launched as Above & Beyond Learning Co. Since then, he continues to go deep with clients including American Express Global, Aveda, Aviva Insurance, Lifemark Health, and The Schulich School of Business. Areas of focus and expertise include leadership development, employee engagement, and helping people and organizations manage growth and change. Andrew has an impressive client list that runs the gamut of CEO’s and senior leaders from Global Fortune 100 companies, to working with owners and employees in start up and midsized companies. He has worked in most business sectors in both “for profit” and “not for profit” companies. [ Minimize ]

Karen Thorne-Stone was appointment President and CEO of the Ontario Media Development Corporation in July 2007.

The OMDC is a provincial agency which supports economic development in Ontario’s cultural media industries. In this capacity, Karen is responsible to promote growth and inv...
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Karen Thorne-Stone was appointment President and CEO of the Ontario Media Development Corporation in July 2007.

The OMDC is a provincial agency which supports economic development in Ontario’s cultural media industries. In this capacity, Karen is responsible to promote growth and investment in the province’s entertainment and creative industries including: film and television, interactive digital media, music, book and magazine publishing.

Previously Karen was with the city of Toronto, where, for over 18 years, she served in a variety of roles, including film commissioner and executive director of economic development. As film commissioner, Thorne-Stone supported successful negotiations for a new state-of-the-art film studio complex on Toronto’s waterfront, developed an innovative economic development strategy for the screen-based sector and worked with the OMDC on the development of a new brand positioning and marketing materials to promote film and television production. [ Minimize ]

A fervent advocate of groundbreaking and socially relevant cinema, Tom Perlmutter became the 15th Government Film Commissioner and Chairperson of the National Film Board of Canada on June 11, 2007.

Since joining the NFB in 2001 as Director General, English Program, Mr. Perlmutter has ...
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A fervent advocate of groundbreaking and socially relevant cinema, Tom Perlmutter became the 15th Government Film Commissioner and Chairperson of the National Film Board of Canada on June 11, 2007.

Since joining the NFB in 2001 as Director General, English Program, Mr. Perlmutter has been one of the organization's leading ambassadors at the national and international level. He revitalized documentary and animation programming, forged critical ties with important partners abroad and provided greater access for up-and-coming culturally diverse filmmakers. He has also led the NFB through major technological advances in multiplatform production. Under his aegis, the NFB has received numerous honours, including two Academy Awards®.

Mr. Perlmutter enjoyed a prestigious career in the Canadian film industry before joining the NFB. As founding head of documentaries at Barna-Alper Productions, he created and produced many award-winning features and series. [ Minimize ]

Amy Davies began her career as head of public relations and marketing communications at Wireless World Forum, an online social network for the telecommunications industry. She holds a degree in English Literature, Creative Writing and Theatre from Brunel University in London, and later graduated fro...
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Amy Davies began her career as head of public relations and marketing communications at Wireless World Forum, an online social network for the telecommunications industry. She holds a degree in English Literature, Creative Writing and Theatre from Brunel University in London, and later graduated from The London School of Public Relations. She continued her love for exploring the connections between culture, art, business and technology and moved to Broadcast Magazine, providing strategic direction on a number of land mark events that focused on Production Funding, Mobile Content, Film Finance, Branded Content & Emerging Digital Channels. In 2007, Amy headed to Canada to join the nextMEDIA Digital Team as Producer–Digital Media, exploring digital trends and new business models that are disrupting the media industry. [ Minimize ]

Christian Potenza moved to the big city with a pair of ripped jeans, skateboard, a second hand bass guitar, and hopes of making a name for himself in the Entertainment Industry. He was then plucked early from theatre school and started his voyage into the Land of TV. His first role was a rookie cop ...
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Christian Potenza moved to the big city with a pair of ripped jeans, skateboard, a second hand bass guitar, and hopes of making a name for himself in the Entertainment Industry. He was then plucked early from theatre school and started his voyage into the Land of TV. His first role was a rookie cop on a soap opera. To follow were roles such as crooks, criminals, and strung out surfers. Then someone thought that it would be a good idea to put this talented, and versatile actor in commercials,….BOOM!. Now this guy was everywhere, and soon earned the title of “THAT GUY”. After earning many awards and “BUCKETS” full of cash from the advertising industry, he decided to try something different. Cartoons and voice work seemed like the next logical step. Christian now voices characters on many of North America’s most popular shows. He has also started up his own production company with many projects, ranging from animation to feature films, in development. Christian also enjoys, go-carts, fireworks, ice cream, and his daughter,-The reason why he is here! [ Minimize ]

Seán Cullen is a multiple award-winning comedian who has been touring and performing for the past 20 years. He has done numerous feature films, written the award-winning Hamish X trilogy for young adults and starred as Max Bialystock in the Canadian production of The Producers. Seán starr...
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Seán Cullen is a multiple award-winning comedian who has been touring and performing for the past 20 years. He has done numerous feature films, written the award-winning Hamish X trilogy for young adults and starred as Max Bialystock in the Canadian production of The Producers. Seán starred in his own TV series, The Seán Cullen show on the CBC, and appeared on shows such as The Ellen Degeneres Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Late Late show on CBS. Seán has many comedy specials under his belt including Comedy Central Presents... Seán Cullen, CTV/ The Comedy Network's Gemini nominated Seán Cullen's Wood, Cheese & Children!, CBC's COMICS! and his own special, SEAN CULLEN's Home for Christmas. His latest role has been playing the lead of Pseudolus in the Stratford Shakespeare Festival’s successful production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Seán combines stream of consciousness improv with uncanny mimicry and broad musical talents to create a style that is his and his alone, one of the many impressive reasons why Time Magazine featured him as the vanguard of comedy’s next generation. [ Minimize ]

Nick Iannitti is the Director of Communications for Fuel Industries. Along with evangelizing the Fuel brand to media and industry, Nick manages Fuel’s social media services division—in this capacity, he has developed and implemented online strategies for a number of international brands, including ...
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Nick Iannitti is the Director of Communications for Fuel Industries. Along with evangelizing the Fuel brand to media and industry, Nick manages Fuel’s social media services division—in this capacity, he has developed and implemented online strategies for a number of international brands, including HBO, Microsoft, Fox Home Entertainment, Ubisoft and others. An avid member of the digital community, he has written and researched extensively on the subject of social media, gaming and marketing, and the role of agencies and creative studios in the changing media landscape. Most recently, Nick has spoken at the CMA’s Digital Marketing and nextMEDIA 2008 conferences in Toronto, as well as at the 2009 Television Animation Conference on the subject of Branded Entertainment. Nick holds a degree in Mass Communications from Carleton University. [ Minimize ]

Ali de Bold is the founder of ChickAdvisor.com, Canada's first social shopping website for women. ChickAdvisor.com is a thriving online community that reaches over 2 million women a year, featuring thousands of user generated reviews on products and local services. Ali also hosts two original ...
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Ali de Bold is the founder of ChickAdvisor.com, Canada's first social shopping website for women. ChickAdvisor.com is a thriving online community that reaches over 2 million women a year, featuring thousands of user generated reviews on products and local services. Ali also hosts two original online video series about street fashion and beauty that are sponsored by Alliance Atlantis and Rogers Media. In addition to her online work, Ali has been a speaker and panelist for several social media events and served as a spokesperson for Proctor & Gamble. Ali is a third generation entrepreneur and a graduate of Ryerson University's Radio & Television Arts program. [ Minimize ]

Holder of Bachelors in Industrial Design, Francois Veillette brings broad experience to Trinomes’ inventive projects. From his expertise in developing animation and directing the graphic look of television series’, his expertise also includes the creation and execution of internet content. At the...
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Holder of Bachelors in Industrial Design, Francois Veillette brings broad experience to Trinomes’ inventive projects. From his expertise in developing animation and directing the graphic look of television series’, his expertise also includes the creation and execution of internet content. At the forefront of the Quebecois web revolution with the site Pignon Sur Rue and a naiescent web TV market with Plein Sud, Francois has also spear-headed the creation of numerous youth-oriented interactive sites; 11 Somerset (Prix Gemeaux, Bell New Media Fund Prize, Special Prize, Macromedia Flash 2004), Shanipap La Legende du Pays des Reves, R-Force Interactive and Grand Star. These on-line games, documentaries and magazines have firmly established Trinomes’ expertise in the synergy between television and new media. In 2009, Francois became Vice President of Media, and has produced the award-winning web-TV project D’est en Ouest (Prix Boomerang 2009, Prix Gemeaux 2009) as well as the youth site, My Life Me. He was also responsible for developing uniquely web-based projects, notably web TV and the interactive on-line community KWAD9. Francois’ remarkable experience stems from one passion: To find effective and innovative ways to communicate, using today’s new media. [ Minimize ]

Pablo joined Jam3media as Art Director and Designer near the end of 2004. His style and flavour was an integral part of our re-branding process. Since his integration here, Jam3media has won numerous web awards and garnered much recognition among the online community. Prior to his move here at Jam3m...
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Pablo joined Jam3media as Art Director and Designer near the end of 2004. His style and flavour was an integral part of our re-branding process. Since his integration here, Jam3media has won numerous web awards and garnered much recognition among the online community. Prior to his move here at Jam3media, Pablo was a designer at several design and print firms in the city and produced work for such key clients as Petro Canada, JJ Barnicke, and various Canadian artists ranging from photographers to musicians to interior designers. He is a graduate of the Arts program at Sheridan, the International Academy of Design & Technology and Sheridan’s Post-Graduate Interactive Multimedia program. [ Minimize ]

Leonard is a highly respected entrepreneur, venture capitalist, best-selling author and Emmy nominated media visionary. He has helped in raising millions of dollars for startup companies, been through one of the largest internet IPOs in history and has been involved in the building, financing and/o...
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Leonard is a highly respected entrepreneur, venture capitalist, best-selling author and Emmy nominated media visionary. He has helped in raising millions of dollars for startup companies, been through one of the largest internet IPOs in history and has been involved in the building, financing and/or sale of five companies to date. Much critical acclaim has followed him in his endeavours. At Onvia (where he was part of the initial executive), the company was voted Canada’s number one startup in 2000 and subsequently closed a $240 Million IPO on NASDAQ. Currently, Leonard is Co-Founder and CEO of NowPublic which is one of the pioneers in citizen generated news and quickly becoming one of the largest news agencies in the world with over 170,000 contributing reporters in 160 countries & over 3 million readers a month. The Guardian in London ranked NowPublic as one of top 5 news sites in the world and Time Magazine named it as of the top 50 websites in the world. Leonard acts as an advisor to venture capital funds in the US, Europe and Asia. Throughout his career, has also advised several entities including, the Associated Press, Alliance Atlantis, CanWest Global, Derby County Football Club and Sonic Foundry. In addition, he was the Senior Technology Advisor to Former Minister of Foreign Affairs & International Trade – David Emerson. Currently, Leonard is a Senior Advisor to the Canadian Ministry of International Trade and a Director of Canada’s largest technology association, CATA. A highly sought-after public speaker, Leonard has lectured at universities such as Stanford, the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai and the Gordon Business School in Johannesburg. His insight has been requested by companies such as Forbes, Warner Music and Bell, as well as, the governments of countries such as India, Israel, Ireland and South Africa. He has spoken at conferences throughout the world including NASSCOM, the World Newspaper Congress, CEBIT and the Monaco Media Forum. His work has been featured in such publications as USA Today, Fortune, the Wall Street Journal, the BBC, El Mundo and Der Spiegel. Recently he was given the award as one of Vancouver’s Top 40 Under 40. He is coauthor of the best selling books, “Innovation Nation: Canadian Leadership from Jurassic Park to Java” and “Everything I Needed to Know About Business...I Learned from a Canadian” both published by John Wiley and Sons. Leonard holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts from Queens University, a law degree from Osgoode Hall and is a graduate of the Private Equity Course at the Harvard Business School. [ Minimize ]

Based in Palo Alto, California, Jean-Francois “Jeff” Clavier is the Founder and Managing Partner of SoftTech VC, one of the most active seed stage investors in Web 2.0 startups. Since 2004, Jeff has invested in more than 60 consumer Internet companies in areas like social media, communities, search,...
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Based in Palo Alto, California, Jean-Francois “Jeff” Clavier is the Founder and Managing Partner of SoftTech VC, one of the most active seed stage investors in Web 2.0 startups. Since 2004, Jeff has invested in more than 60 consumer Internet companies in areas like social media, communities, search, gaming or consumer infrastructure, almost exclusively in Silicon Valley. With over 20 years of operational, entrepreneurial and venture capital experience, Jeff is able to add relevant perspective and value to his companies as they grow from inception to maturity, and hopefully, success.

In 2007, Jeff was recognized as one of the 13 “Web 2.0 King Makers” by (late) Business 2.0, and in 2008, BusinessWeek named him one of "The 25 Most Influential People on the Web". He is often noted for his investments in categories such as “passion-centric communities” or online gaming, or for having sold five of his Web 2.0 startups to the likes of Yahoo, AOL or Hearst Interactive.

In September 2007, Jeff announced the formation of SoftTech VC II, L.P. – a $15M seed fund backed by a mix of institutional and private investors that will invest in 50+ consumer Internet companies over 3 years. During its first 24 months of activity, the fund has closed 40+ investments, most of them still operating in stealth/pre-launch mode.

A popular speaker and moderator, Jeff appears at dozens of industry events per year. Ranging from local Silicon Valley keynotes or panel discussions to international conferences, he shares his passion for building Internet startups, angel and VC investing, innovation and entrepreneurship. Jeff has produced a number of technology conferences and is a founding co-chair of the SDForum Search Special Interest Group.

Believing that you have to practice what you invest in, and vice-versa, Jeff started Software Only in 2004, one of the early venture capital blogs where he primarily covered social media, search, online communities and investing. After a few years of active posting, Jeff switched to micro-blogging, and a less time consuming production, mostly through @jeff on Twitter.

Prior to founding SoftTech VC, Jeff spent more than 16 years in the enterprise software world as an entrepreneur, senior executive and venture capitalist. Throughout his career, he was exposed to global markets leading development teams in Europe and on Wall Street, designing products sold internationally and investing in software infrastructure startups across the U.S. and Europe.

In 2000, Jeff became President of RVC Capital, the firm managing the Reuters Greenhouse Fund with $600M invested in 82 companies, including Yahoo!, Verisign, Phone.com and Infoseek. He joined the venture arm of Reuters from the company’s product development division, where he was leading a 250+ staff in Paris, London and New York, and was responsible for the Risk Management and Desktop products. Jeff joined Reuters through the acquisition of Effix Systems, a Paris-based startup company he helped develop in 1989 while still in school.

Jeff was born, raised and educated in France, earning a MS in Computer Science and a research degree in Distributed Computing. He has been happily living in Silicon Valley since 2000 with his wife Bernadette and their two children. When he is not busy working, Jeff likes to spend time with his family and friends, cook, collect wine and wander around Northrend on his hunter. He also skies, hikes, dives and plays golf so poorly it is not even funny. [ Minimize ]

Mr. Nilles is currently CEO of Darwin Dimensions Inc., the startling new technology which takes formerly very complex 3D modeling and rigging techniques, and puts them into the hands of all web consumers. Mr. Nilles has held a variety of Executive Management posts, including 8 years as CEO of Vicon...
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Mr. Nilles is currently CEO of Darwin Dimensions Inc., the startling new technology which takes formerly very complex 3D modeling and rigging techniques, and puts them into the hands of all web consumers. Mr. Nilles has held a variety of Executive Management posts, including 8 years as CEO of Vicon Motion Systems, Inc. the world’s largest manufacturer of Motion Capture Technology. Under his leadership the company executed an IPO, several acquisitions, helped produce over 100 films, 1000’s of video games, was awarded a Sci-Tech Academy Award®, an Emmy® and dozens of Industry Awards. [ Minimize ]

Andy Shapiro is the Vice President of Creative Development at Machinima.com. In that role he develops, packages and produces episodic series in partnership with game developers and publishers as well as develops original Machinima content. Shapiro joined the company from Wonderland Sound and Vis...
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Andy Shapiro is the Vice President of Creative Development at Machinima.com. In that role he develops, packages and produces episodic series in partnership with game developers and publishers as well as develops original Machinima content. Shapiro joined the company from Wonderland Sound and Vision, where he worked from 2003-2009 as a development executive. While with the company, he worked closely with the director McG on many film and television projects including We Are Marshall, The OC, Supernatural, Chuck and most recently Terminator Salvation. Shapiro also developed and will produce a live action digital series, Aim High with Warner Premiere Digital. In 2008 and 2009 Andy oversaw the online marketing campaign for Terminator Salvation on behalf of Wonderland. Working with Warner Bros Interactive marketing to create an immersive online experience and produce an hour of new original content for the Terminator Alternate Reality Game. In 2009 Andy teamed with Machinima.com, Warner Premiere and The Halcyon Company to create Terminator Salvation: The Machinima Series. Shapiro wrote and produced six, 12 minute episodes of Machinima content that served as a prequel to the feature film. The episodes were digitally distributed day and date with the film and video game via iTunes, Xbox Live, Playstation Network and Amazon.com and have recently been released on DVD. The series was an ambitious project and effective means of pushing the possibilities of Machinima. Machinima.com and Shapiro continue to develop and produce content that further explores the creative and economic opportunities of this content as well as identifying talent that can help transform Machinima into a true entertainment medium. Andy Shapiro received his BFA in Screenwriting from USC School of Cinema – Television in 2003. [ Minimize ]