Best Startup
At Best Startup US we track over 1,000,000 US startups and over 3 million people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based VP’ operating in the Media and Entertainment space. If you think a VP’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Tom Lee
SVP, Corporate Development and Global Head of M&A of Verizon Media
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About Verizon Media: Verizon Media offers services in content, advertising, and technology with its brands such as Yahoo, TechCrunch, and more.
Sumeet Singh
Vice President Big Data & AI and Location Platforms of Verizon Media
Sumeet Singh is the Vice President of Big Data, AI, and Location Platforms at Yahoo (now Verizon Media). Sumeet is considered an early leader of the big data movement, responsible for launching and scaling most services for Yahoo’s Hadoop platform since 2011. He has more than 20 years of experience in the high-tech, media, and telecommunications industries. Connect with Sumeet on Twitter @sumeetksingh.
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About Verizon Media: Verizon Media offers services in content, advertising, and technology with its brands such as Yahoo, TechCrunch, and more.
Nicholas Bagg
Vice President, Head of Consumer Operations and Strategy of Verizon Media
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About Bagg Therapy Group, Verizon Media: Verizon Media offers services in content, advertising, and technology with its brands such as Yahoo, TechCrunch, and more.
Tenni Theurer
VP and Head of Product for News of Verizon Media
As an innovator & operational executive across consumer and technology domains at Yahoo, Visa and IBM, Tenni’s experience spans 17 years leading product and engineering teams delivering new strategies, features and services. She is currently Sr Director of Product Management where she oversees Yahoo.com and Yahoo News’ product portfolio at Oath. Prior to Yahoo, she was Sr Business Leader for Visa’s consumer digital wallet and mobile services. At IBM, Tenni worked in the Pervasive Computing group developing enterprise mobile solutions for B2B customers in US and Europe. She holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of California, San Diego.
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About Verizon Media: Verizon Media offers services in content, advertising, and technology with its brands such as Yahoo, TechCrunch, and more.
George Fletcher
Identity Architect, VP of Verizon Media
George Fletcher’s identity “credentials” include work on OpenID Connect, OpenID 2, OAuth, OAuth2, User Managed Access (Kantara Initiative) as well as contributions to the Security Services (SAML) and XRI OASIS TCs. Previously, George also worked on the Liberty Alliance Identity Web Service Framework. In addition to his identity work, George Fletcher has 20+ years of software development and architecture experience covering a wide variety of disciplines including artificial intelligence, “real-time” media processing, graphical information systems, consumer electronic devices and large scale Internet deployments. George Fletcher is currently Chief Architect for Consumer Identity Services at AOL Inc.
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About Verizon Media: Verizon Media offers services in content, advertising, and technology with its brands such as Yahoo, TechCrunch, and more.
Paraag Marathe
Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President of NFL
Paraag Marathe (puh-rawg, muh-RAH-tay) is in his 16th year with the 49ers, and first as Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President of Football Operations. Marathe is also a Managing Partner in the investment entity created by the York Family. On the team side, Marathe reports directly to 49ers CEO Jed York and has a significant role in major strategic decisions for the club as Chief Strategy Officer. He also continues in his long-respected role as the team’s chief contract negotiator and salary cap architect, while overseeing the team’s football analytics department. As part of the 49ers York family’s investment entity, Marathe has already led a number of transactions as the team looks for investment opportunities in and out of sports to expand the 49ers brand. In 2015, Marathe was selected as a member of the Sports Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 class.
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About NFL: NFL is a professional sports league in the U.S. that acts as a trade association for franchise owners to promote the sport and much more.
Bill McCullough
Vice President and Head of Content Development of NFL
Bill McCullough is an 11-time Emmy Award winner who now serves as Vice President/Head of Content Development for NFL Media. After 2 award-winning seasons as a Creative Director in the Marketing group, Bill will now move to the content side of the organization where he will be tasked with developing and executing a multi-platform content strategy for NFL Media. The former Vice President of HBO Sports and Executive Producer of GoPro Entertainment has earned a reputation for developing and producing premium content like Dude Perfect Super Bowl Trick Shots (27M+ views) and the 8-part Facebook docu-series Hala Madrid! (30M+ views).
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About NFL: NFL is a professional sports league in the U.S. that acts as a trade association for franchise owners to promote the sport and much more.
Blake Stuchin
VP, Digital Media Business Development of NFL
Blake Stuchin is Vice President, Digital Media Business Development at National Football League (NFL).
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About NFL, Pine Brook Fitness: NFL is a professional sports league in the U.S. that acts as a trade association for franchise owners to promote the sport and much more.
Lisa Baird
SVP Marketing and Consumer Products of NFL
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About NFL: NFL is a professional sports league in the U.S. that acts as a trade association for franchise owners to promote the sport and much more.
Victoria Alonso
Executive Vice President of Production of Marvel Studios
A native of Buenos Aires, Victoria Alonso began her industry career in visual effects, including a four-year stint at Digital Domain. She served as VFX producer on a handful of films, notably including Ridley Scott’s “Kingdom of Heaven,” Tim Burton’s “Big Fish,” Andrew Adamson’s “Shrek,” and Marvel’s own “Iron Man.” She won the Visual Effects Society (VES) Award for outstanding supporting visual effects/motion picture for “Kingdom of Heaven,” with two additional shared nominations (best single visual effects, outstanding visual effects/effects driven motion picture) for “Iron Man.”
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About Marvel Studios: Marvel Studios is a media production studio focusing on creating content based on Marvel Comics.
Shira Harrison
VP Information Technology of Amblin Entertainment
An IT executive with more than 20 years of experience in IT (particularly in the entertainment industry). I have played all roles, from helpdesk, system admin, network engineer and graduated to IT management. I have owned a consulting business and worked for large studios. I have years of experience in IT management, IT strategy, IT security and compliance.
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About Amblin Entertainment: Amblin Entertainment is an American film and television production company.
Brett Parker
Vice Chairman, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Bowlmor AMF
Brett Parker serves as a Vice Chairman, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President at Bowlmor AMF.
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About Bowlero, Bowlmor AMF: Bowlmor AMF in bowling and entertainment in North America.
Jennifer Perri
Vice President, Univision Creator Network of Univision Communications
Jennifer Perri is Vice President of the Univision Creator Network. For the last two years, Jen has lead the charge in cross platform integration of influencers and brands within Univision. She’s been with UCN since 2015 and helped build an in-house multi-channel network that is now the No. 1 Hispanic focused MCN on YouTube in less than two years. Under Jen’s leadership, UCN has attracted and signed over 200 young and diverse digital talent and has fostered a real sense of community. UCN creators have been integrated across digital, linear and live events, and have expanded Univision’s content offering and have helped us to connect with Hispanic millennials. Prior to her role at Univision, Jen held strategy and development positions at Seventeen (Hearst and Awesomeness TV), Collective Digital Studios (now Studio 71) and co-founded BigFrame. Jen also was a producer and production manager on Current TV, which won the first Emmy award for Best Interactive Television Series at the Primetime Emmy Awards. She is a graduate of the University of San Francisco in Communication studies.
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About Univision Communications: Univision Communications is a media company that provides media-related services.
Peter Lori
EVP Finance of Univision Communications
Peter H. Lori is executive vice president, Finance, chief accounting officer and deputy chief financial officer for Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), the leading media company serving Hispanic America. Based in Teaneck, he leads Univision’s corporate finance team. Prior to joining Univision, Lori served as an audit partner at KPMG, LLP, where he was responsible for supervising the delivery of financial statement audit and advisory services to large corporate clients in a wide variety of industries. Prior to that, he served as an audit manager and partner at Arthur Andersen, LLP, where he worked for 15 years. Lori is a certified public accountant in New York and New Jersey. He holds a bachelor of science degree in accounting from Montclair State University.
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About Univision Communications: Univision Communications is a media company that provides media-related services.
Simone Knight
VP, Marketing Strategy and Media Intelligence of Univision Communications
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About Univision Communications: Univision Communications is a media company that provides media-related services.
Duncan Grazier
VP of Engineering of Weedmaps
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About Glimpse, Weedmaps: Weedmaps is the world’s first marijuana technology and media brand.
Ori Birnbaum
Senior Vice President, Product and Technology, EE of Endeavor
Ori Birnbaum is the Senior Vice President, Product and Technology, and EE of Endeavor.
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About Endeavor, Fahlo, TV Time: ENDEAVOR is a global media company in the fields of sports, events, media and fashion.
Kary Brock
Vice President of Endeavor
Kary Brock, a 2018 Sports Business Journal 40 Under 40 Award winner, brings marketing experience across agency, media, brand and property roles. Currently, Brock oversees the account team for Anheuser-Busch within the Endeavor Global Marketing Group. One of Brock’s primary roles at Endeavor is managing the strategy for the entire US sports portfolio for AB – overseeing direction and activation across such properties as the NFL, NHL, MLB, NBA, golf, running, NASCAR, college sports, soccer, esports, surfing, UFC and other. Previously, she has overseen all marketing efforts for the IMG’s College division leading a group responsible for ideating, developing, positioning and pitching successful sponsorship and brand strategies for new partners.
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About Endeavor: ENDEAVOR is a global media company in the fields of sports, events, media and fashion.
Keith Friedenberg
EVP, Global Insights Group of Endeavor
Keith Friedenbergis a Partner and Executive Vice President, Global Insights Group at WME | IMG, a global leader in sports, entertainment, media, and fashion. Operating in more than 25 countries around the world, the company specializes in talent representation, commercial marketing and endorsements, brand licensing, event management, and media production and distribution. WME | IMG businesses include IMG Academy, Art + Commerce, Books, College, Commercials and Endorsements, Consulting, Digital, Events, Film, Golf, Licensing, Models, Music, Production, Speakers, Television, Tennis, and Theater. Prior to joining Endeavor in 2008, Friedenberg spent seven years with Warner Bros. Media Research & Insights, where he supervised consumer, media and brand research operations for divisions including domestic television distribution, gaming, consumer products and emerging technology. Friedenberg has 25 years of media research experience, spanning such companies as Walt Disney, New World Entertainment and Cannell Studios. A University of Southern California alumnus, Friedenberg currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.
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About Endeavor: ENDEAVOR is a global media company in the fields of sports, events, media and fashion.
Imari Oliver
VP, Sales & Global Partnerships of Endeavor
Imari currently leads Sales and Global Partnerships for Esports at WME | IMG. In this role, his focus is on partnering with brands to design esports strategies and activations that helps them authentically integrate within the world of esports. Imari believes that brands need an experienced partner to arrive at a purposeful and focused understanding of the entire esports value chain to inform their planning. He combines his esports knowledge and leadership with more than 15+ years of experience in consumer marketing strategy, planning, and media to design uniquely distinctive brand opportunities around esports. Prior to WME | IMG, Imari was VP of Cultural Strategy at sparks & honey. While there, he was the lead cultural strategist for the retained brand accounts. He focused on uncovering consumer insights and market place dynamics that highlighted the value of culture as a strategic business imperative. He also produced the first Esports Industry Brand Summit Event, attracting dozens of individual brands, agencies, investors and operators and led the production of an industry standard esports 101 playbook and the subsequent Esports Brand User Manual. Imari’s marketing, sales and advertising expertise is broad and varied and he continues to leverage his experience and industry relationships to create best in class consumer activations.
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About Endeavor: ENDEAVOR is a global media company in the fields of sports, events, media and fashion.
David Wurzer
Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Connecticut Innovations
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About Connecticut Innovations: Connecticut Innovations provides strategic capital and operational insight to to companies in high-tech industries
Karin Lawrence
Senior Vice President of Connecticut Innovations
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Lauren Carmody
Vice President of Marketing & Communications of Connecticut Innovations
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Lauren Carmody
Vice President of Marketing & Communications of Connecticut Innovations
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Kjerstin Beatty
Senior Vice President, Multi-Platform Media Strategy of NBCUniversal
erstin Beatty joined NBC as Vice President of Media for the Entertainment division in October of 2012. In this role, she is responsible for paid media efforts that support promotion for all NBC programming. Prior to joining the network, Kjerstin was VP of Media for Showtime, where she played a key role in the launch of some of its most successful series, including “Homeland, “Weeds” and “Dexter.” Before her tenure at Showtime, Kjerstin worked on multiple accounts at the Manhattan offices of ad agencies Mediaedge and Mediavest. Kjerstin holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Penn.
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About NBCUniversal, NBCUniversal: NBCUniversal is an American multinational media conglomerate that is a subsidiary division of Comcast.
Denise Colella
SVP, Advanced Advertising Products and Strategy of NBCUniversal
Denise Colella serves as Senior Vice President, Advanced Advertising Products & Strategy, NBCUniversal. In this role, Colella is responsible for driving the strategic roadmap of new advanced advertising products and portfolio offerings that comprise the company’s Audience Studio, which harnesses the power of NBCUniversal’s rich data sources to create customized advertising strategies. She reports to Krishan Bhatia, Executive Vice President, Business Operations & Strategy, Advertising Sales, NBCUniversal. Colella has 16 years of global experience in the advertising technology marketplace. Prior to joining NBCUniversal, she served as Chief Executive Officer of Maxifier, a leading technology platform for digital advertising performance optimization, and originally joined the company in 2011 as the Chief Revenue Officer. Previously, Colella also served as the Chief Revenue Officer for AudienceScience where she led all of the company’s revenue producing operations in the US, Europe and Asia. From 2007-2010, she was Vice President, International, at Right Media, a Yahoo! company, where she developed and executed on the company’s international expansion strategy for its advertising exchange. She also held senior positions at DoubleClick, as well as its offline division, the leading transactional cooperative database company Abacus. Colella earned her Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Finance and International Management from Villanova University and a Masters of Computer Systems Management from the University of Maryland.
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About NBCUniversal: NBCUniversal is an American multinational media conglomerate that is a subsidiary division of Comcast.
Patricia Suh
Vice President, Corporate & Transactions of NBCUniversal
Patricia oversees legal activities at Comcast Ventures for new portfolio investments, advising business personnel on structuring transactions, drafting and negotiating investment agreements and coordinating legal due diligence efforts. She also advises Comcast Ventures personnel on matters relating to existing portfolio companies and works with the management of portfolio companies on legal issues. Patricia has worked in various legal roles at NBCUniversal since 2001, and also currently serves as Vice President, Corporate Transactions of NBCUniversal, responsible for acquisitions, divestitures, investments, joint ventures and other corporate transactions. Patricia also supervises the emerging technology lawyers that are part of the NBCUniversal corporate legal team. Prior to joining NBCUniversal, Patricia was an associate at Proskauer Rose LLP, where her practice included venture capital and other private equity transactions. Patricia graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School and received her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law.
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About NBCUniversal: NBCUniversal is an American multinational media conglomerate that is a subsidiary division of Comcast.
Jeremy Ocampo
VP, Software Quality Engineering & Agile Management of NBCUniversal
A disruptive innovator and thought-leader within the Software Engineering domain with 17+ years of experience focused in providing strategic implementation of Corporate-wide Software Quality, Test Automation, DevOps (CI/CD) & Agile Transformation initiatives. Jeremy has led both small and large organizations through successful implementations of complex software within an Agile and Waterfall software delivery. Evidently, Jeremy is an advocate for Agile, Process definition and Quality.
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About NBCUniversal: NBCUniversal is an American multinational media conglomerate that is a subsidiary division of Comcast.
Brian Norris
Senior Vice President, Audience Studio Sales, Ad Sales of NBCUniversal
Brian Norris is Senior Vice President, sales team responsible for NBCUnive advertising capabilities. Norris brings experience driving television revenue joining NBCUniversal, Brian served as advertising sales for DISH and Sling establishment of DISH Media Sales’ f held sales roles at Viacom and Lifeti udience Studio Sales, NBCUniversal and leads the sal’s suite of industry-leading, advanced almost 20 years of management and leadership in linear, addressable and digital media. Before Vice President of DISH Media Sales overseeing . Brian joined DISH in 2008 to assist in the agship office in New York. Earlier in his career he e Entertainment Services.
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About NBCUniversal: NBCUniversal is an American multinational media conglomerate that is a subsidiary division of Comcast.
Nathan Richardson
EVP of Red Ventures
EVP at Red Ventures.
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About Red Ventures, Tech:NYC: A portfolio of influential brands, digital platforms, and strategic partnerships that help people make life’s most important decisions.
Michael Elkins
Vice President of Red Ventures
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John Carnahan
CDO and EVP of Data Science and Engineering of Live Nation Entertainment
John Carnahan is the Executive Vice President at Ticketmaster responsible for overseeing all aspects of data science and strategy. With more than 25 years experience in software development, big/fast data computation and data science, John has held engineering and leadership positions at Overture, Yahoo, Fox Interactive Media. He joined Ticketmaster from the Rubicon Project where he was the CTO building innovative solutions in the area of computational advertising. He joined Ticketmaster to bring the power and legacy of advertising technology into the live event industry. Since joining Ticketmaster he has built cohesive and independent teams building software in areas such as abuse prevention, distributed commerce, personalization and marketing. John Carnahan has been a founding member and key contributor to many open source projects. John Carnahan has been a researcher and author in a wide range of disciplines including machine learning, distributed computing and quantitative genetics for over 20 years.
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About Live Nation Entertainment: Live Nation Entertainment is the live entertainment and eCommerce company.
Peter Casciani
SVP Finance of Live Nation Entertainment
Peter Casciani is the SVP of Finance at Live Nation and is responsible for driving the Budgeting, Forecasting and Long Range planning processes. Peter’s background includes working with senior leadership teams to drive growth and help create plans for initiatives into new areas. His financial planning career spans 18 years where he has also worked at The Walt Disney Company in their Gaming Division and Consumer Products licensing groups.
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About Live Nation Entertainment: Live Nation Entertainment is the live entertainment and eCommerce company.
David Zedeck
Executive Vice President, President of Global Talent and Artist Development of Live Nation Entertainment
David Zedeck has served as Live Nation Entertainment’s Executive Vice President and President of Global Talent and Artist Development since 2012. He oversees the company’s world-wide touring initiatives, focusing on acquiring talent on behalf of Live Nation Entertainment’s global business units and working with the company’s officers on global development. Previously, Zedeck worked at CAA for eight years, where he represented artists such as Justin Timberlake, Jonas Brothers, Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, One Direction, Ciara, Il Divo and others. He has more than 25 years of experience as an agent. Zedeck graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University.
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About Live Nation Entertainment: Live Nation Entertainment is the live entertainment and eCommerce company.
Blake Indursky
Senior Vice President of Operations & Executive Vice Chairman of LiveXLive
Blake brings 20 years experience in the music and technology industries, beginning his career at Sony Music Entertainment. As a department head at Sony, he developed and launched new e-commerce businesses including subscription services, merchandising, artist profit sharing programs and ticketing initiatives. He also focused on video-on-demand strategies and created ancillary revenue streams through strategic alliances with ISPs, wireless carriers and major consumer brands. Blake has negotiated global rights deals with the major music record companies, and developed and launched an advertising-based music service. In addition, he created a reorganization plan for MTV Networks in the mobile, subscription and live event businesses. On the artist side, he has been involved in the careers of Beyonce, Shakira, Jessica Simpson, and Pearl Jam among others. Blake was instrumental in negotiating the recent agreement for “Rock in Rio”, as well as the disposition of KOKO, a premier music venue in London. He has both his B.A. and J.D. and is admitted to both the New York and New Jersey state bars.
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About LiveXLive: LiveXLive is the world’s first premium live music streaming network.
Mike Bebel
EVP Corporate Development and Rights Management of LiveXLive
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About LiveXLive: LiveXLive is the world’s first premium live music streaming network.
Michele Anthony
Executive Vice President of Universal Music Group
Michele Anthony is Executive Vice President of Universal Music Group. Among her responsibilities, Anthony oversees the U.S. Commercial Services Division that includes sales, live events, label merchandising, college marketing and fan and consumer engagement. In that role, she works with the company’s U.S. labels to maximize commercial and strategic opportunities to establish new revenue streams, form alliances with third parties, and create a variety of special projects. Additionally, Anthony is responsible for UMG’s global brand partnerships, the company’s Canadian operations and Universal Music Enterprises, the U.S. catalog division. She also oversees development of UMG’s film, television and theatrical projects alongside Universal Music Publishing Group Chairman and CEO Jody Gerson. Anthony has an unparalleled depth of experience on both the label and artist sides of the industry. She most recently founded 7H Entertainment, a consulting and management firm whose clients included Pearl Jam, Black Sabbath & Ozzy Osbourne, Prince, Björk and Soundgarden. Prior to forming 7H in 2006, Anthony was President and Chief Operating Officer of the Sony Music Label Group U.S. where she oversaw the day-to-day management and operations of the company’s labels. Before Sony Music, Anthony was a partner in the entertainment law firm of Manatt, Phelps, Rothenberg & Phillips, where her clients included Guns N’ Roses, Alice In Chains, Ozzy Osbourne, Soundgarden, Rick Rubin, Sub Pop Records, The Sugarcubes and The Pixies. Anthony also chairs the Global Poverty Project (GPP) – Global Citizen Tickets Initiative, a campaign whereby major artists donate concert tickets that are earned when users take specified actions to end global poverty. She also is an advisor for GPP’s Annual Central Park Global Citizen Festival.
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About Universal Music Group: Universal Music Group offers music recording, publishing, and merchandising services worldwide.
Boyd Muir
EVP , Chief Financial Officer & President of Operations of Universal Music Group
Boyd Muir is the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & President of Operations at Universal Music Group.
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About Universal Music Group, VNYL: Universal Music Group offers music recording, publishing, and merchandising services worldwide.
Tina Bright
Vice President, Talent Acquisition of Universal Music Group
Tina Bright is the recruiting operations program manager for Universal Music Group (UMG), where she leads and supports program initiatives and improvement efforts within talent management, including but not limited to: global ATS implementation and system refinement, recruitment process improvement (recruiters and hiring managers), recruitment policies, behavioral-based training, IT assessment, and branding implementation, onboarding improvement, etc. These efforts support the company’s goals and objectives to ensure UMG recruits and retains top talent across business entities.
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About Universal Music Group: Universal Music Group offers music recording, publishing, and merchandising services worldwide.
Jason Feinberg
Senior Vice President, Marketing of Universal Music Group
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About Universal Music Group: Universal Music Group offers music recording, publishing, and merchandising services worldwide.
Cora Creed
Vice President – Business Transformation of Universal Music Group
Cora is a driven senior digital media executive with almost 20 years of experience and expertise in business transformation in the digital space with an emphasis on operations and digital distribution, having worked with some of the worlds leading music brands including Napster, Sony and EMI during her career. She is currently Vice President – Process Innovation and Advanced Operations – with Universal Music Group.
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About Universal Music Group: Universal Music Group offers music recording, publishing, and merchandising services worldwide.
Keith Weaver
Executive Vice President, Global Policy and External Affairs of Sony Pictures Entertainment
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About Sony Pictures Entertainment: Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation.
Paul Martin
Senior Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment
Paul Martin is Senior Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer – People & Organization for Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). In his role, Martin is tasked with managing the company’s innovative human resource programs designed to create an effective and highly involved workplace culture which aims to attract, cultivate and develop top talent. Additionally, as SPE’s Chief Diversity Officer, Martin is charged with designing and implementing corporate strategies that takes diversity beyond its traditional boundaries to create a corporate culture which embraces differences in thought, ethnicities, life-styles, backgrounds and experiences. This rich perspective is a critical source of innovation, creativity and insight, and is an important cornerstone to SPE’s roadmap for success. Under Martin’s leadership, 12 Employee Business Resource Groups (EBRGs) were created and currently thrive at the studio. Today, more than 1400 global employees come together on a regular basis to share common interest, foster professional development and develop ideas which link to SPE’s overall business strategies. In addition to corporate initiatives, Martin is also tasked with helping SPE maximize diversity opportunities both in front of and behind the camera. He has helped create several programs throughout the studio which has had a measurable impact on SPE’s content and resulted in placements of emerging diverse writers and directors in many episodic Television series. Some of Martin’s recent honors include Sony Corporation’s HR Compass Award, the 2014 Multicultural Leadership Award for excellence in the field given to him by the California Diversity Council, an affiliate of the National Diversity Council. Martin has also been recognized by Black Enterprise Magazine as one of the top diversity executives in the country. He currently sits on the boards of several non-profits geared towards young people in underserviced communities and providing guidance around education, critical thinking and conflict resolution skills. Prior to joining SPE, Martin was Vice President, Worldwide Recruitment for Warner Bros. Entertainment. He holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University and a J.D. from the University of Southern California Law School.
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About Sony Pictures Entertainment: Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation.
Paul Joffe
Vice President and General Manager, Games of Sony Pictures Entertainment
I’ve spent my career at the intersection of technology, design, storytelling and interactivity. I love working with both start-ups and media companies to build and re-imagine brands across new platforms while expanding their universe and making a business impact. In collaboration with great talent and ideas, the products and services I’ve launched have generated users in the tens of millions and revenue in the hundreds of millions. Delivery of social mobile games and apps that engage and inspire users is my current focus; assuring delivery across the product life-cycle, scaling growth by leveraging analytics for live operations and running products as a business with strong customer retention and lifetime value. I’ve worked at some of the largest companies in the world, as well as a start-up entrepreneur and co-founder, building teams and relationships with developers, platform holders and monetization partners. Most of all I embrace taking ownership in driving businesses to success.
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About Kid Awesome, Sony Pictures Entertainment: Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation.
Mark Caplan
Senior Vice President, Global Consumer Products of Sony Pictures Entertainment
Seasoned executive with over 20 years experience in the global licensing business. Oversees Global licensing activities for Sony Pictures Entertainment. To include: Ghostbusters, Smurfs, Hotel Transylvania, and many others. Mark has been involved with licensing for some of the most recognized properties in film and television. Theatrical properties such as Ghostbusters, The Smurfs, Pixels, Goosebumps, Hotel Transylvania, Spider-man the Movie, Men in Black, as well as many television properties, including Breaking Bad, Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy.
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About Cosmic Forces, Sony Pictures Entertainment: Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation.
Andy Schlei
Senior Vice President, Information Technology of Sony Pictures Entertainment
Andy Schlei is a Chief Information Officer at Sony Pictures Entertainment.
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About Sony Pictures Entertainment: Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation.
Robert Maxwell
Vice President, Worldwide IT of Sony Pictures Entertainment
Robert has spent more than two decades and less than four decades in Information Technology. He currently manages the system portfolio of the Sony Pictures Television Networks group which distributes content to the 2 billion viewers of Sony Branded content across the globe. He has been involved in the architecture and commercialization of turnkey products, as well as the management of Corporate application suites which perform highly specialized business functions. In years of project work, Rob has found a continuing theme of data management as a critical success criteria in the delivery of value.
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About Sony Pictures Entertainment: Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation.
Lisa Finkel Broock
Vice President, Corporate Communications of Sony Pictures Entertainment
Lisa Finkel Broock has over 15 years of experience in corporate and crisis communications, broadcast, print and digital content creation, entertainment and political strategy. She is the vice president of communications at [Beepi](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/beepi#/entity), a national marketplace to buy and sell cars online. Previously, she served SutherlandGold Group holding a leadership role in the same capacity as at Beepi. Prior to joining SutherlandGold Group, Broock worked at Us Weekly as managing editor. She was previously a segment producer and director of media relations at ABC News. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from McGill University.
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About Sony Pictures Entertainment: Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation.
Aditya Tahilramani
Vice President of Information Technology & IT Director of Sony Pictures Entertainment
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About Sony Pictures Entertainment: Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation.
Bill Baggelaar
EVP & CTO, Technology Development of Sony Pictures Entertainment
Bill Baggelaar is the Senior Vice-President of Technology for Production and Post-Production at Sony Pictures, where he is helping the studio to forge the future in digital film and TV production and post by utilizing next generation workflows, tools and techniques. Currently he is driving HDR and VR production, mastering, distribution and archiving. He joined Sony in 2011, focusing his efforts on streamlining and advancing 4k workflows from on-set capture to post-production for DI and mastering. He has been instrumental in driving the studio’s transition to the file-based world of IMF (Interoperable Master Format) for UltraHD. Bill led the team at Sony Pictures to help Sony develop the world’s first 4k video service, Sony’s “4K Video Unlimited”. Sony Pictures now has a large collection of titles finished as 4K/UHD IMF, and has a growing number of titles with High Dynamic Range included. Prior to joining Sony Pictures, he was a Vice President of Technology at Warner Bros. Studios where he worked with the studio and the creative community to bring new technologies to feature animation, TV and film production. For more than 25 years Bill has been leading technology advancements and introducing new digital tools into production and post-production. He holds a degree in Computer Science, is a SMPTE member and represents the studio in multiple industry technical organizations.
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Jake Zim
Senior Vice President Virtual Reality of Sony Pictures Entertainment
As Senior VP, Virtual Reality at Sony Pictures, Jake Zim is tasked with building a slate of narrative virtual reality (VR)content for the studio’s motion picture group, working closely with a team of professionals from across Sony Pictures who are dedicated to the production and distribution of VR. Jake has overseen multiple VR initiatives for the studio, including Ghostbusters: Dimension, the fully immersive VR experience at Madame Tussauds New York created in collaboration between Sony Pictures and The Void. In September 2016, Sony Pictures announced a partnership with Reality One to develop, produce, and finance a slate of virtual reality content.
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Jason Bergsman
Executive Vice President of The Chernin Group
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Brendon Thomas
VP, Distribution of Pluto TV
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About Pluto TV, ViacomCBS: Pluto TV is the leading free streaming television service in America.
Bhumi Bhutani
Co-Founder, VP of Sales of Way
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Douglas Rousso
EVP Chief Information Technology Officer of MGM Studios
Doug is recognized as a thought leader in enterprise architecture and is a frequent public speaker on this topic. Doug has comprehensive technology experience and a track record of creative and strategic execution in areas such as cloud services, infrastructure, engineering, application development and operations. Over the course of his career Doug has implemented over $1B in projects covering public facing digital bands, commercial applications, and enterprise systems supporting billions of dollars of revenue. His resume includes experiences with media companies, global Fortune 500 firms and start-ups. Doug joined CBS as their Chief Technology Officer in April of 2011. Prior to joining CBS, Rousso served as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Global Information Services for CA Technologies, a position he held since 2007. Previously, he worked at Warner Bros. Entertainment as Vice President and Chief Architect/ Management Information Services. Doug holds an MBA from the University of Southern California and an undergraduate degree in finance from the same. He currently resides in New York with his wife and three children, and is a SCUBA diving instructor and an avid snow- and water-skier.
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About MGM Studios: MGM Studios is a media company that produces and distributes feature films and television shows.
Sam Toles
Senior Vice President, Digital & New Platforms of MGM Studios
As Senior Vice President of Digital & New Platforms at Metro-Goldwyn -Mayer, Sam Toles leads efforts around digital native and short form content development and distribution leveraging existing MGM IP and creating new IP. He works closely with theatrical, scripted, unscripted and distribution teams, to create a variety of new programming for emerging digital platforms. Toles’ first project, the previously announced and much anticipated premium mid form digital series, Stargate Origins, follows fan-favorite character, Catherine Langford and as she explores a brand new chapter in her early history surrounding the extraordinary portal. Stargate Origins will premiere in 2018. Toles joined MGM from Vimeo where he served as Senior Vice President, General Manager of the company’s Entertainment Group. Toles directed all aspects of programing for the global video sharing platform, with a reach to over 250 million unique viewers each month. A 20-year veteran of the entertainment industry, Toles’ career began in theatrical marketing at New Line Cinema and Warner Brothers, followed by home entertainment marketing roles at Paramount Pictures and Rhino. He then joined Fremantle Media as Vice President of Business Development. Toles also served as Vice President of Content Strategy for Gaiam, where he built the foundation and content strategy for the company’s widely distributed digital SVOD service, Gaiam TV. Toles received a Bachelor of Arts from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
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Steve Lewis
VP & Senior Executive Producer, Strategic Content & News Partnerships of CNBC
From the historic collapse of Enron to the 2008 global financial meltdown, Steve Lewis has covered some of the most important business news stories of the past 15 years. After serving as Coordinating Producer in CNBC’s Washington Bureau, he returned to the network’s Global Headquarters in 2005 and helped relaunch CNBC’s signature morning show “Squawk Box.” Today, Steve leads the Strategic Content and News Partnerships group. This innovative cross-platform editorial team is responsible for developing and scaling some of CNBC’s most influential franchises including “America’s Top States for Business” and “Disruptor 50.”
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Thanda Belker
Senior Vice President, Global Distribution of pocket.watch
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Chase Landau
SVP, Talent & Strategic Partnerships of pocket.watch
Chase Landau is the SVP, Talent & Strategic Partnerships at pocket.watch.
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David B. Williams
SVP & GM, Channels of pocket.watch
David B. Williams is the SVP & GM, Channels at pocket.watch.
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Jason Durbin
Vice President of Ticket Operations of Tickets For Less
Jason oversees day to day operations to support the growth of Tickets For Less. He focuses on strategic planning and goal setting, and directing the operations of the company in support of its goals. Jason holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and sports management from Benedictine College. In his spare time, he enjoys playing soccer and other outdoor activities and spending time with his new baby girl.
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About Tickets For Less: Tickets For Less is a company selling concert and sporting event tickets nationwide.
Bruce Flohr
Chief Strategy Officer & Executive Vice President of Red Light Management
Throughout his 20 years in the music business, Bruce Flohr has continuously evolved. After running the nationally recognized college radio station KCPR, Bruce joined RCA records as head of Alternative Promotion where he guided the careers of the Stone Roses, The Charlatans, Love and Rockets, and the Cowboy junkies to name a few. He then moved into a dual A&R/Marketing position at RCA and signed Dave Matthews Band, Foo Fighters, and several others. In 2002 he joined Dave Matthews Band and Coran Capshaw at Red Light Management and ATO records. Bruce serves as an A&R resource for both ATO and RLM clients, as well as handling management duties for artists such as OAR, Switchfoot, Parachute, Allen Stone and others. Bruce is also a founding partner in music media company, GreenLight, which he started with Capshaw. GreenLight works with brands such as AMEX, Gillette, and Hyundai to build exclusive music driven campaigns. Bruce’s previous speaking engagements include Red Bull, Under Armour, RCA records, Midem, SXSW, MuseExpo, Birchbox and the Grammy Foundation among others. Lastly, Bruce works closely with many new technology companies such as Group Me, Will Call, Ear Bits, and others to help them establish traction within the music space.
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About Red Light Management: Red Light Management is a multi-faceted, privately owned artist management company, founded in Charlottesville, VA in 1990.
Tom Turner
Senior Vice President of Rogers Communications
Tom is the Senior Vice President, Medium Business and has been with the Rogers Group of Companies for over 20 years, holding various executive positions in Rogers Communications Inc., Rogers Cable and Rogers Wireless. In his time with Rogers, he has had the privilege of supporting Finance, and Marketing in addition to Sales. Prior to assuming his current role, Tom served as VP of Sales for Rogers Business Solutions, a division of Rogers Communications, that provided premium Internet, data networking, voice, data centre and cloud services to a wide range of enterprise, government and wholesale customers. Tom has held positions as VP Sales Planning & Operations, VP/GM High Speed Internet and VP Convergence, reporting directly to Ted Rogers. Tom’s significant contributions have been leading Rogers High Speed Internet business, launching Canada’s first Digital PCS and prepaid services and managing Rogers’ largest distribution channels and regions. Tom has a Bachelor of Arts, Political Science from Michigan State University and a Juris Doctorate from Michigan State University College of Law.
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Tim Ditlow
VP, Content of Epic
Former VP/Publisher, Listening Library/Random House and Grammy award-winning audiobook producer.
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About Epic: Epic is an internet company that specializes in books, eBooks learning, and educational technology.
Alisa Menell
VP of Marketing of Epic
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Abhay Jain
Vice President, Strategy and Business Development of A+E Networks
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About A+E Networks: A+E Networks is truly a global media company with joint ventures and channels all over the world.
Paul Cabana
EVP, Head of Programming, HISTORY Channel of A+E Networks
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David Granville-Smith
Executive Vice President And Chief Financial Officer of A+E Networks
David “Digger” Granville-Smith is the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of A+E Networks. Granville-Smith joined A+E Networks as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in July 2014. In December 2016, he was named to his current position. Granville-Smith leads all key financial functions across A+E Networks, including A&E®, History®, Lifetime®, LMN®, FYI™, H2®, Crime & Investigation Network®, History en Español™, Military HISTORY®, LRW®, A+E Studios™, A&E Indie Films®, A+E Networks International®, A+E Networks Digital® and A+E Networks Consumer Products™. In addition, Granville-Smith oversees the Production, Operations, Engineering and Information Technology departments and is responsible for the Corporate Development, Strategy, Investments and Ventures Group. He provides strategic and operational leadership across all of the divisions of the company, including the Brand Portfolio Group, Ad Sales, Distribution, Digital and International, in order to drive the company’s overall growth and value creation. Granville-Smith serves on the boards of A+E Networks Latin America and VICELAND. Prior to joining A+E Networks, Granville-Smith worked at J.P. Morgan and Bear Stearns, which was acquired by J.P. Morgan, for 23 years. Prior to that, he worked at Smith Barney in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group. At J.P. Morgan, he was a Managing Director and Head of the Media Group in the Investment Banking Division. Throughout his career in banking, Granville-Smith worked on a number of significant strategic and financing transactions for diversified media, cable network, cable distribution and telecommunications companies. Granville-Smith is a trustee of the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, New York. He also serves on the President’s Advisory Council for the College of Brown University. Granville-Smith received an A.B. degree from Brown University. He resides in Manhattan with his wife and two children.
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About A+E Networks: A+E Networks is truly a global media company with joint ventures and channels all over the world.
Mark Garner
Executive Vice President, Content Licensing and Business Development of A+E Networks
Mark Garne serves as executive vice president of content sales, licensing, and business development at A+E Networks.
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Ross Habif
Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy of A+E Networks
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Amy Baker
Executive Vice President of A+E Networks
Amy Baker and her team are responsible for harnessing the power, influence and audience of A+E Networks’ brands, platforms and talent to help marketers drive awareness, sales, brand loyalty, customer acquisition and retention. Prior to this position, Baker was EVP, Ad Sales for Lifetime, LMN and fyi. She first joined A+E Networks as SVP, Ad Sales for HISTORY in 2005. Prior to A+E Networks, Baker was SVP of Discovery Solutions and Branded Entertainment at Discovery Communications where she provided advertising clients with comprehensive solutions to reach their business objectives across Discovery’s family of assets. Amy holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland and is based in New York City.
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Kamilah Thomas
VP HR & Global Head of People Development of A+E Networks
Kamilah is a strategic human resources leader for the corporate functions at A+E Networks, where she ensures that a focus on culture and people is imparted on all teams and divisions globally. She has over 20 years of experience leading corporate transformations through global learning and development, diversity, people management and inclusion efforts. Previously, Kamilah served as an HR leader at the Madison Square Garden Company and Sony Music Entertainment.
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About A+E Networks: A+E Networks is truly a global media company with joint ventures and channels all over the world.
Jason DeMarco
Vice President, Programmatic & Audience Solutions of A+E Networks
Jason DeMarco joined A+E Networks in July 2012 to establish a programmatic monetization strategy. During his tenure, A+E Networks has been a market leader in adopting new technology and creating partnerships that bring the best in content, data and systems to market. Jason continues to focus on automation across all platforms and data enabled monetization.
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Josh Rhode
SVP, Brand and Design of Piano
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Zeeshan Zaidi
Senior Vice President & General Manager of Artist Services of Ticketmaster
Zeeshan Zaidi is General Manager of Artist Services at Ticketmaster, a division of Live Nation Entertainment. His group works with artists, managers, agents, promoters and labels to help make tours more successful through leveraging Ticketmaster’s marketing reach, data insights, and commerce opportunities. Before joining Ticketmaster, Zaidi spent several years in the startup world in various capacities. He was CEO/co-founder of Host Committee, Inc., a social media and events startup. He also served as COO and Head of Global of LimeWire, the world’s largest file-sharing network, and COO of Selectable Media (formerly Nabbr), a video advertising network. He previously spent seven years in the recorded music industry at Sony BMG in numerous roles, including VP, Digital for RCA and Sr. Director, Marketing for Arista Records. There, he developed the careers of superstar artists such as Avril Lavigne, OutKast, Usher and Dido.
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About Ticketmaster: Ticketmaster is the world’s largest ticket marketplace and the global market leader in live event ticketing.
Albert Leffler
Co-Founder and VP New Project Development of Ticketmaster
Albert Leffler is the co-founder and VP of new project development at Ticketmaster.
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About Ticketmaster: Ticketmaster is the world’s largest ticket marketplace and the global market leader in live event ticketing.
Chris Smith
Vice President, Data Science of Ticketmaster
Chris is a hands on technical manager with extensive experience working on highly scalable systems and big data.
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About Ticketmaster: Ticketmaster is the world’s largest ticket marketplace and the global market leader in live event ticketing.
Robin Chacko
SVP, OTT | Marketing & Product of Starz Entertainment
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Vasyl Malchyk
Senior Vice President Legal Director of SoftServe
Vasyl is responsible for all legal and contractual risks at SoftServe. An expert in contract negotiation, regulatory and legal risk compliance, and litigation, he joined SoftServe in 2002 and holds a Law degree from Lviv National Ivan Franko University and Computer Science Degree from Lviv National Polytechnic University.
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About SoftServe: SoftServe is a digital authority that advises and provides at the cutting-edge of technology.
Andrew Warden
Senior Vice President and Global Marketing of SoftServe
Andrew is a seasoned, omni-channel marketing executive with a track record in building global marketing strategies and functions from the ground up. Prior to SoftServe, Andrew led teams to drive digital transformation at Cisco, Proffer, GfK, and Drexel University. While at Cisco, he served at board level and led the Emerging Markets Services marketing organization, contributing to the 30% CAGR that fueled business growth to more than $750M annually. Additionally, Andrew drove the development of the company’s first mobile sales enablement platform, putting marketing collateral and sales support in the hands of sellers as far back as 2009. Andrew holds a master of science from the London School of Economics and a bachelor of arts from Drexel University.
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Matt McBride
VP, Global Head of Design of SoftServe
Matt McBride is the Senior Vice President of Digital Strategy and Innovation at SoftServe
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About SoftServe, SoftServe: SoftServe is a digital authority that advises and provides at the cutting-edge of technology.
Harry Propper
Executive Vice President Client Success of SoftServe
Seasoned leader with over 25 years of success in software and systems deals and in developing productive teams. Certified Project Manager (PMP) and Application Specialist with strong business process improvement and problem-solving skills. Experienced in automation including system design and software development. Off-shore experience.
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About SoftServe: SoftServe is a digital authority that advises and provides at the cutting-edge of technology.
Steven Lowry
Executive Vice President and Client Success of SoftServe
Steve provides leadership in our delivery organizations and go-to-market teams to create a premium experience for our clients. He is responsible for growing our North American business as well as key industry verticals, including: Healthcare, Financial Services, Insurance, and Media. Steve is passionate about innovation, design thinking, and leveraging new technologies to address client needs. Prior to joining SoftServe, Steve served as SVP and head of the Insurance Business Unit for Virtusa Corporation, a global consulting and technology firm. Steve has held leadership roles within the Healthcare and Insurance practices for Price Waterhouse, KPMG, and BearingPoint. He has worked with companies of all sizes as a consultant, trusted advisor, and IT and business leader. He holds a BS in Business Administration from Bucknell University.
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David Nemetz
EVP/GM, Culture + Innovation Collection of Bustle Digital Group
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About Bustle Digital Group, Inverse: Bustle Digital Group is a news, entertainment, lifestyle and fashion website that caters to women.
Jeanelle R Beach
VP, Human Resources Talent Leader – News & Sports of WarnerMedia
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About WarnerMedia: WarnerMedia is a media and entertainment company that creates and distributes premium and popular content to global audiences.
Larry Allen
VP Ad Product Strategy of WarnerMedia
Larry Allen is vice president of ad product strategy for WarnerMedia Ad Sales, overseeing a team working on product strategies, including product prioritization and framework as well as process management. His work is focused on development of next generation ad capabilities, notably around audience-based advanced TV solutions. Allen has extensive experience in digital media, marketing and business strategy across a variety of disciplines. Previously senior vice president of business development for Xaxis, he oversaw media investment in North America and the Xaxis Marketplace globally. Prior to joining 24/7 Media, which merged with Xaxis in 2014, he held several senior management positions at cutting-edge digital media companies such as AOL, Viewpoint, Unicast, Yieldex, Real Media and TACODA. Allen also ran his own consulting business, where he advised many major media companies such as The New York Times, Meredith, 33Across and Business Insider. He is a frequent contributor to a number of trade publications, blogs and industry conferences. A graduate of Clarion University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Business Management, Allen resides in New York City.
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About Real Media, WarnerMedia: WarnerMedia is a media and entertainment company that creates and distributes premium and popular content to global audiences.
Greg Clayman
SVP New Platforms & Strategic Partnerships of Entertainment One
Most recently, Greg was President of Vertical Networks a mobile-first studio that develops content for Snapchat’s Discover platform among others. Brother, the first channel launched by Vertical Networks, garners over 1B views per month and the company recently launched a new slate of original Snapchat shows including Phone Swap, one of the top Snapchat shows, with an average of 12M viewers/episode. Prior to working with Snapchat, Greg was General Manager of Audience Networks at Vimeo, managing content and operations for Vimeo’s worldwide audience of over 250 million monthly viewers. Under Greg’s leadership, Vimeo on Demand grew into the largest open VOD platform in the world and Vimeo launched a successful original content initiative featuring shows such as High Maintenance, currently in its second season at HBO.
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About Entertainment One: Entertainment One is an online platform that provides its users with media content.
Ryan Christensen
SVP, Platform Product of Xandr
Ryan Christensen serves as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of AppNexus’ Publisher Business. In this role, Ryan leads product development for the segment and manages commercial relationships with AppNexus’ major Publisher clients. Prior to his current role Ryan was a Vice President of Product at AppNexus. Prior to joining AppNexus in 2013, Ryan served as General Manager of Ad Product at Zynga, where he was responsible for the company’s proprietary ad platform and provider integrations across mobile, video and desktop display ad products. Prior to Zynga, Ryan spent four years at Brand.net in senior product and BD leadership roles, working with top tier Publishers to develop innovative programmatic buying capabilities and yield management solutions. Before joining the world of digital advertising, Ryan was a Founder and CEO of Sentrik, an enterprise security company; ran product management and marketing for Rocket Network; and managed engagements for RB Webber & Co, a Silicon Valley strategy consultancy and venture fund. Ryan received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT.
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Theresa Vu
Senior Vice President Of Engineering of Xandr
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Eric Hoffert
Senior Vice President Video Technology of Xandr
Eric Hoffert has more than twenty five years of experience leading product and technology development in digital media, software-as-a-service, mobile services, and cloud computing. His background includes key roles at Spotify, Apple Inc., AT&T Bell Labs, and a number of new ventures. At Spotify, Eric was a Software Architect for a new product initiative. Eric has served as the Chairman of Versatility Software Inc., a digital media consultancy with clients including The Walt Disney Company, SONY, Scripps Network, Stanford University, Carnegie-Mellon, Corbis, and others. Eric previously was the CTO of Thwapr, a platform enabling brands to mobilize and monetize video content, extending distribution reach while delivering a high quality user experience independent of device, OS, browser, carrier, or bandwidth. Hybrid transcoding, adaptive rendering, and video SMS are combined in a cloud platform compatible with 300+ mobile devices. The solution has been used by the National Football League, National Hockey League, two of the largest music festivals in the US (Vans Warped & Rockstar Mayhem), Photobucket, etc. with coverage in the New York Times, TechCrunch, Mashable, VentureBeat, StreamingMedia, ESPN, Billboard, etc. He co-founded ShareMethods, a document sharing and collaboration service with clients including CBS Interactive, Broadcom, Synopsys, HID, Airspan Networks, etc.; it is integrated with salesforce.com, EchoSign, and Oracle and has users in 40 countries. Previously, he was Chairman and CTO for Magnifi, a digital asset management platform deployed by Coca-Cola and P&G, where he received the Computerworld Honors Award. Prior to Magnifi, Eric managed Apple’s Multimedia Communications Group, where he co-founded the QuickTime software project and led development of the first real-time software video compression algorithm which has been downloaded more than a billion times. He was also a project leader for QuickTime Conferencing, a video conferencing Internet and telecom platform for Apple that included alliances with AT&T, IBM, Cisco, and NTT. While at Apple, Eric received the CEO Technical Award for the development of QuickTime software. Prior to Apple, Eric was a research scientist at AT&T Bell Labs where he was co-founder of a venture that developed a parallel graphics supercomputer called the AT&T Pixel Machine used by NASA, CalTech, and R/Greenberg. He also worked as a programmer at Broadway Video, a leading video production house in New York City where he created visual effects for music videos showcased on MTV and in the Museum of Modern Art. Eric holds 23 US patents; has authored and co-authored papers for the ACM and IEEE; and has lectured widely around the world. Eric has been quoted in the press and his work covered in the media including the New York Times, TechCrunch, Mashable, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The Financial Times, CIO, InfoWorld, eWeek, RedHerring, Who’s Who in America 2007, etc. He serves on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Digital Asset Management. For fun, Eric has played as the lead guitarist and songwriter for the Speedies, a NYC power pop band whose music has been licensed by Hewlett Packard (for a Global TV Advertising Campaign for digital photography with 500 million impressions) and NBC Universal, with digital albums available in Spotify and Apple iTunes. Eric also produced the Beastie Boys’ early hard core tracks on Capitol Records. When time permits, Eric works on research for large-scale renewable energy technologies that can deliver terawatts of clean power on a global basis.
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Tim Smith
SVP and GM Global Technology Infrastructure of Xandr
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Dave Osborn
Senior Vice President of Xandr
Dave oversees the teams responsible for AppNexus’ engagement with its strategic enterprise clients. Previously, Dave established the AppNexus business and operations in Australia and New Zealand. With nearly 20 years of digital media and advertising experience, Dave has held executive product management and global client leadership roles at AppNexus and The Nielsen Company. During his tenure at Nielsen, he oversaw a diverse $120 million global product portfolio, including the product integration with Facebook that led to the launch of Nielsen’s Online Campaign Ratings business. Dave joined AppNexus in 2011 to open the company’s first office on the West Coast in Seattle, Washington, where he established the team responsible for managing AppNexus’ strategic partnership with Microsoft. He lives with his wife and three children in Seattle.
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Andy Barnet
Vice President, Western Regional Advertising Sales of Xandr
Andy Barnet serves as vice president of West Coast sales at Xandr.
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Scott Mills
Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer of Viacom
Scott M. Mills is Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer for Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA). In this role, Mr. Mills is responsible for Human Resources, Media Technology Services, Real Estate, Programming Acquisitions, Facilities and Security. Previously, Mr. Mills served as President and Chief Operating Officer for BET Networks. In this capacity, Mr. Mills led its business functions, including sales, finance, legal and business affairs, human resources, digital, research, strategic planning, business development, and administration. As COO, he also led the launch of BET’s CENTRIC channel. Prior to that, Mr. Mills was Chief Financial Officer and President of Digital Media. As CFO, Mr. Mills was responsible for the company’s finance functions, including accounting, reporting, financial planning, tax, treasury and controls, as well as corporate research, strategic planning and business development. As President of Digital Media, Mr. Mills launched BET Mobile and BET’s digital video distribution operations. Before becoming CFO, Mr. Mills was Executive Vice President and COO of BET Interactive, where he oversaw the launch of BET.COM and led the property to become a leading online destination for African Americans. Prior to joining BET as Senior Vice President of Business Development in 1997, Mr. Mills worked in investment banking and served as Deputy Treasurer of the City of Philadelphia. A native of New York, he received his Bachelor of Science degree in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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About BET Networks, BET Networks, Viacom, ViacomCBS: Viacom is an American media conglomerate specializing in cable, satellite television networks, and cinema.
Thomas Dooley
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer of Viacom
Thomas E. Dooley is the Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer of [Viacom](/organization/viacom). He has served as the Sr. Exec. VP since September 5, 2006, the Chief Financial Officer since January 1, 2007 and joined Viacom’s Board as of January 1, 2006 Prior to joining Viacom, he was Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DND Capital Partners, L.L.C., a private equity firm specializing in media and telecommunications investments that he co-founded with Mr. Dauman, from May 2000 until September 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Dooley held various corporate and divisional positions at the former Viacom Inc., which he first joined in 1980, including Deputy Chairman, member of its Executive Committee, and Executive Vice President, Finance, Corporate Development and Communications.
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About Viacom, Viacom: Viacom is an American media conglomerate specializing in cable, satellite television networks, and cinema.
Dan Reich
SVP, Multiplatform Products & Strategy Development of Viacom
Dan Reich has been with Viacom since 2006 and currently serves as the SVP of Global Multiplatform Products at Viacom. In this role, Reich brings together product teams from across Viacom’s adult brand portfolio, Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) and corporate. He oversees the integration and output of these teams, fostering greater collaboration and helping to prioritize and scale resources. Reich is also responsible for establishing a unified strategy for developing digital applications and websites for Viacom’s teen- and adult-oriented brands. Most recently, Dan Reich served as SVP of Multiplatform Product Strategy & Development at VIMN. In this capacity he led the creation of authenticated mobile video products and websites across all of Viacom’s channel brands for its international markets as well as D2C offerings. Reich has been instrumental in the development of Viacom’s mobile streaming service, Viacom Play Plex. Viacom Play Plex, available in 180 countries worldwide, offers a mobile app for each of Viacom’s global brands – Comedy Central Play, MTV Play, Nickelodeon Play, Nick Jr. Play, Paramount Channel Play and Spike Play, as well as D2C offering BET Play – giving mobile users access to a live, linear TV feed of the relevant branded network as well as a library of long- and short-form video content on-demand and other content including games. In his current role, Reich is responsible for leading the expansion of Play Plex into the US as well as overseeing the creation and implementation of global and international digital products.
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Kodi Foster
Senior Vice President, Data Solutions of Viacom
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David Kline
EVP Technology & CTO of Viacom
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About News Corp, Viacom: Viacom is an American media conglomerate specializing in cable, satellite television networks, and cinema.
Bruce Gillmer
Executive VP of Talent and Music Programming/Events of Viacom
Bruce Gillmer is Executive VP Talent and Music Programming/Events: Viacom International Media Networks. Known for executive producing the MTV European Music Awards from 2008-2013. His credits include many other music and entertainment events and award shows, as well as Where Are They Now for VH1.
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About Viacom: Viacom is an American media conglomerate specializing in cable, satellite television networks, and cinema.
Bruce Gillmer
Executive VP of Talent and Music Programming/Events of Viacom
Bruce Gillmer is Executive VP Talent and Music Programming/Events: Viacom International Media Networks. Known for executive producing the MTV European Music Awards from 2008-2013. His credits include many other music and entertainment events and award shows, as well as Where Are They Now for VH1.
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About Viacom: Viacom is an American media conglomerate specializing in cable, satellite television networks, and cinema.
Wade Warren
SVP – Global Engineering, TechOps, Data Protection & Compliance Officer of Fandom
With over 25 years of engineering leadership experience spanning enterprise, Internet, e-commerce, PKI, streaming video and hosted/platform services industries, I’ve seen some amazing successes and faced big challenges! I’ve been fortunate to have been involved in four IPOs and nearly 40 mergers & acquisitions. I’ve had the privilege to work with some of Silicon Valley’s most amazing leaders and entrepreneurs and to have helped build technologies that hundreds of millions of people have used to connect, collaborate, secure and bring entertainment into their lives. I’ve been instrumental in hiring, mentoring, coaching and celebrating with some of the best minds in the world and watched them grow into amazing Venture Capitalists, CEOs, Vice Presidents and Directors. I’ve had the opportunity to be a part of teams that have overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles to achieve amazing success. During my career, I’ve had the opportunity to… – Mentor fledgling to rapidly expanding businesses – Be a pioneer in the DevOps cultural revolution – Scale Wikia’s platform to support growth from 30 million to over 190 million users around the world – Scale Netflix’s production environment from 7 million to 22 million streaming video users accounting for over 25% of all US IP traffic during peak viewing hours. Constitute the first Cloud Operations Group to facilitate Netflix’s evolution into a purely cloud service. – Standardized and built a highly scalable production operations environment for VeriSign’s Security Services Division with Engineering teams on every corner of the globe, then inherited and reshaped a floundering world wide IT organization into a world class solutions provider. – Be a pioneer in the cloud revolution before “Cloud” was popularized while responsible for building and scaling LoudCloud’s infrastructure during the first online revolution. – Instrumental in building Web 1.0 with Organic, Inc. bringing legitimacy to businesses digital presence online.
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About Fandom: Fandom is a developer of a global entertainment media platform designed for fans to explore, contribute to, and celebrate.
