Chris Advansun
Director of Marketing, Viafoura
MARKETING STRATEGIST AND ENTREPRENEUR
Rob Begg
Senior Director Of Product Marketing, Radian6
SOCIAL MEDIA MONITORING & ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM
Max Benator
Head of Production and Development, Collective Digital Studio
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF HULU HIT SHOW GENUINE KEN
Paul Bennun
Chief Creative Officer, Somethin’ Else
MAJOR INTERACTIVE CONTENT PRODUCER & UK’S LARGEST RADIO INDEPENDENT
Mark Bishop
Co-Founder/Executive Producer, marblemedia
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF HIT TV SERIES’ THIS IS DANIEL COOK & THIS IS EMILY YEUNG
Jennifer Blitz
Director, Tax Credits & Financing, OMDC
PREVIOUS POLICY ADVISOR FOR THE FORMER MINISTER OF CULTURE, DAVID TSUBOUCHI
Yves Bordeleau
Studio Director, Cyanide Studio Montreal
DEVELOPER BEHIND A GAME OF THRONES: GENESIS
Lenny Brown
Vice President, Creative & Business Development, THQ
SPEARHEADED PARTNERSHIPS WITH SYFY NETWORK, RANDOM HOUSE & MACHINIMA
Rob Caouette
Sector Advisor, Information and Communications Technology Sector Team, EDC
DEVELOPING NEW MEDIA SECTOR STRATEGY TO SUPPORT CANADIAN EXPORTERS
Kerri Cockrill
Director of Brand Entertainment, Research in Motion (Los Angeles)
PAIRING BRANDS WITH ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES SUCH AS U2 & THE BLACK EYED PEAS
Daniel Dales
Producer
DEVELOPS AND PRODUCES ORIGINAL MULTIPLATFORM SERIES AND WEB EXPERIENCES
Alan Dark
Executive Director, CBC Media Sales & Marketing
LEADS CBC’S NATIONAL AND REGIONAL DIGITAL, SPECIALTY AND CONVENTIONAL TELEVISION SALES TEAMS
Rob Davis
Director, Playniac
UK-BASED GAME DESIGNER AND PRODUCER FOR CHANNEL 4, BBC & NICKELODEON
Allen DeBevoise
Chairman & CEO, Machinima Inc.
THE #1 ALL-TIME ENTERTAINMENT CHANNEL ON YOUTUBE
Jonas Eneroth
Managing Partner, ProCloud Media
FINANCING AND PRODUCTION FIRM FOR DIGITALLY DISTRIBUTED GAMES
Justin Erdman
Manager, Digital Marketing Strategy & Production, Universal Music Canada
RESPONSIBLE FOR DIGITAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & E-COMMERCE INITIATIVES
Emmanuel Evdemon BA, LL.B., LL.L.
Entertainment Counsel, www.mediaslaw.com
CONTRACT DRAFTING/NEGOTIATION, COPYRIGHT/IP RIGHTS & RISK MANAGEMENT
Kai Exos
CCO, SPOKE Agency
CRAFTS INTEGRATIVE THINKING FOR COLLABORATIVE AGENCY MODELS
Ken Faier
El Presidente, Nerd Corps Entertainment Inc.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF STORM HAWKS, LEAGUE OF SUPER EVIL & RATED A FOR AWESOME
Eric J. Feig
Founder & SVP, Driver Digital
FOCUSES ON LEVERAGING IP AND CREATIVE ASSETS ON MULTIPLE PLATFORMS
Trevor Fencott
President and Head of Content, bitHeads
CUTTING EDGE DIGITAL, MOBILE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT
Ryan Fitch
Music Producer, Saatchi & Saatchi
INTEGRATES MUSIC INTO INTERACTIVE CAMPAIGNS FOR BRANDS LIKE P&G, JCPENNEY
Maggie Fox
Founder & CEO, Social Media Group
HIGHLY RESPECTED INDEPENDENT AGENCY HELPING BUSINESS NAVIGATE THE SOCIALLY ENGAGED WEB
Ajay Fry
Host, InnerSPACE
ACTOR AND TV HOST
Peter Furnish
Vice President, Marketing, Astral Television Networks
DEVELOPS STRATEGIC, MULTI-PLATFORM MARKETING PLANS AND INITIATIVES DIRECTED AT MEDIA CONSUMERS
Andrea Gagliardi
GM and Senior Director, Broadcasting, Rogers Digital Media
Guy Gal
CEO, BIZMEDIA
PRODUCER AND STRATEGIST OF DIGITAL VIDEO CONTENT
Vince Gerardis
Co-Executive Producer, HBO’s Game of Thrones
FILM & TELEVISION PRODUCER WHOSE CREDITS INCLUDE HBO’S GAME OF THRONES
Jeff Greenspoon
CEO, SPOKE Agency
PRODUCES COMPELLING BRAND-FOCUSED CAMPAIGNS FOR INTERNATIONAL BRANDS
Maria Hale
Vice President, Head of Television Programming and Production, Corus Entertainment
OVERSEES THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR CORUS’ TELEVISION PROGRAMMING DECISIONS
Shaun Hatton
Host & Content Producer, Electric Playground
CORRESPONDENT FOR G4′S ENTERTAINMENT NEWS SHOW THE ELECTRIC PLAYGROUND
Stacey Horricks
Business Development, Music, Video Games & Interactive, MassiveMusic
SOURCED MUSIC FOR PLAYSTATION, FIAT, GENERAL MOTORS, TELUS, HBO & MORE
Leah Hoyer
Creative Producer, Levity Entertainment Group
FORMER DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT FOR DISNEY TELEVISION ANIMATION
Nicoletta Iacobacci
Head of Multiplatform, European Broadcasting Union
COORDINATES AND SUPPORTS INNOVATIVE TV PROFESSIONALS OF EUROPEAN PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA
Christina Jennings
Chairman & CEO, Shaftesbury
PRODUCERS OF ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING FOR FILM, TELEVISION AND MULTIPLE PLATFORMS
Richard Kanee
Founder & CEO, Creative D
ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE COMPANY BLENDING CONTENT, SOCIAL MEDIA AND GAMES
Dr. Bill Kapralos
Assistant Professor – Game Development and Entrepreneurship Program, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
RESEARCHER IN MULTI-MODAL VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS/REALITY
Alan Kay
Principal, The Glasgow Group
CONSULTANT SPECIALIZING IN STRATEGIC PLANNING AND STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION
Sander Kooijman
President, Mobcaster
CONTENT PRODUCTION ENTREPRENEUR
Pascal “Ethan Mars” Langlois
Founder & CEO, Motives in Movement
ETHAN MARS IN QUANTIC DREAMS’ AWARD-WINNING GAME HEAVY RAIN
Jeanette Lee
Lawyer & Registered Trade-mark Agent, Stohn Hay Cafazzo Dembroski Richmond LLP
ADVISOR ON IP, ENTERTAINMENT, MARKETING & BRANDING LAW ISSUES
Dan MacLean
Research and Technology Advisor, Scientific Research and Experimental Development Directorate, Canada Revenue Agency
TECHNOLOGY AND TAX CREDIT EXPERT
Alex Mann
Director, Trendrr
CREATES CUSTOMIZED TOOLS FOR ANALYZING DIGITAL & SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITIES
Nathan Mayfield
Co-Founder & CCO, Hoodlum
CREATOR OF TV TIE-INS FOR SERIES SUCH AS LOST AND FLASHFORWARD
Spence N. McDonnell
Partner, Tax Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
ENTERTAINMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TAX CREDIT EXPERT
Cameron McMaster
Policy and Research Coordinator, Documentary Organization of Canada
SPECIALIZES IN COMMUNICATIONS POLICY & COPYRIGHT IN THE DIGITAL MEDIA INDUSTRY
Jeremiah McMillan
Managing Director, Global Content Group
SPECIALIZES IN MULTI-SCREEN STRATEGY (WEB, MOBILE, TV)
Rachel Noonan
Principal, Beyond the Next
BRAND MARKETING AND DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT
Shane Parfitt
Product Manager, Graphics Division, AMD
DRIVER OF VIDEO AND DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PC INDUSTRY
Michael Rourke
CEO, Hud:Sun Media
EMMY-NOMINATED PRODUCER FOR SONY PICTURES TELEVISION
Christopher Sandberg
CEO & CCO, The company P
PRODUCER OF THE ‘CONSPIRACY FOR GOOD’ WITH HEROES CREATOR, TIM KRING
Michael Schmalz
President, Digital Extremes
WORKS WITH GOVERNMENT & INDUSTRY LEADERS TO PROMOTE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY
Ana Serrano
Founder and Director, CFC Media Lab
WORLD-RENOWNED AND AWARD-WINNING INSTITUTE FOR INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING
Duncan Smith
Music Supervisor, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited (UK)
COMMISSIONS COMPOSED MUSIC FOR SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT EUROPE
Scott Snibbe
Founder, Scott Snibbe Studio and Snibbe Interactive
CO-CREATOR OF BJÖRK’S BIOPHILIA, THE FIRST-EVER APP ALBUM
Martin Soltys, HBA MFA
Founder, Chairman and CEO, TransMedia Entertainment Partners Ltd.
CONNECTS INVESTORS WITH FILM, TELEVISION, GAMING & DIGITAL MEDIA PROJECTS
Nicole Stamp
Writer/Director/Producer/Actor
WRITING CREDITS INCLUDE COOKIE JAR ENTERTAINMENT & THE NATIONAL POST
Carrie Stein
Head of 3 Arts Entertainment International
PRODUCERS OF PARKS AND RECREATION & IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA
Beth Stevenson
Founder, Brain Power Studio
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SPECIALIZING IN CHILDREN’S & FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT
Andrea Von Foerster
Music Supervisor, Firestarter Music
MUSIC SUPERVISION FOR FILM, TELEVISION AND ONLINE PROJECTS
Scott Weitz
CEO, Driver Digital
CREATES & DISTRIBUTES ITS OWN, THIRD PARTY & BRANDED CONTENT
Matt Wexler
Executive Producer, Spin Master Entertainment
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT PHENOMENON, BAKUGAN
Mike Wise
Anchor, CBC News Toronto, Host, iDesk CBC
TECH JOURNALIST
Gabe Zichermann
CEO, Gamification Co
AUTHOR OF GAME-BASED MARKETING; FOUNDER OF THE GAMIFICATION SUMMIT