3:00pm MDT
TVREV FAST Workshop
Speakers 
SVP, Advanced Advertising and Digital Partnerships, AMC Networks
Evan Adlman serves as senior vice president of advanced advertising and digital partnerships for AMC Networks. In this role, Adlman leads all advanced advertising sales and digital partnerships, enabling clients to leverage data and platforms across AMC Networks’ brands to reach...
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Director of Sales, Media & Entertainment, Samsung
Seasoned executive with over 15 years of media experience across the Connected TV, online video and programmatic landscapes, Matt Agosto serves as the Director of Sales for the Media & Entertainment vertical at Samsung Ads. Matt and his team work with Streaming Services, Traditional...
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General Manager, Research & Insights, DISH Media
Laurie Burns-Larson is General Manager, Research & Insights for DISH Media, where she oversees media insights, advanced television advertising analytics and audience intelligence for the company’s national video and addressable solutions.A veteran in media and marketing research...
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Chief Product Officer, MadHive
Craig Berlingo has 20+ years of experience in digital advertising building exchanges, SSPs, DSPs, and ad servers.He built the leading video exchange from bootstrap through NYSE debut.At present, he is continuing to change the game in CTV/OTT at MadHive while moving the digital video...
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VP Sales, North America, Amagi Corporation
Sridhar has over 15 years of experience in technology, business development and sales, primarily in media entertainment, video tech, mobile and embedded systems. He has a background in software engineering and spent the initial years of his career developing technology products for...
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VP of Enterprise Solutions, iSpot
Rob has spent over 20 years working in strategy, research, and insight for startups and fortune 100 brands. At iSpot, Rob helps prospects and clients understand how their teams can leverage iSpot’s market-leading products and services to enhance the performance of linear and CTV...
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Vice President of Platform Partnerships and Sales, Crackle Plus
Tim Ware is a multimedia sales veteran who has work worked with wide array of news, sports and entertainment brands including; Crackle Plus / Sony Pictures, The Wall Street Journal, WWE, Yardbarker, ESPN, NFL, NBA, NASCAR, NHL and InterZine Productions. Tim currently serves as the...
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Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, Magnite
As Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at Magnite, Kristen Williams is a driving force for innovation both at Magnite and throughout the wider ad tech industry. Kristen leads a team dedicated to creating a connected ecosystem across ad tech by building relationships with...
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Co-Founder and Lead Analyst, TV[R]EV
“If you know anything about television, you probably know Alan Wolk.” That’s how Adweek describes the best-selling author of
Over The Top. How The Internet Is (Slowly But Surely) Changing The Television Industry.It's safe to say that Wolk, a much sought-after writer, speaker and consultant, whose book is used as a textbook at a number of top business schools, has established himself as one of the industry's most influential thought leaders. He and his hand-picked analyst team have helped...
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5:00pm MDT
7:30pm MDT
8:30am MDT
8:35am MDT
Keynote: A State of the Industry: Remapping the Video Market Place
Speakers 
Senior Research Analyst, S&P Global Market Intelligence
Seth Shafer is a Senior Research Analyst for S&P Global Market Intelligence, primarily covering OTT video trends across SVOD and FAST markets and overseeing Kagan's Consumer Insights surveys conducted in the U.S., Europe and Asia Pacific. Prior focus areas have included e-commerce...
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9:00am MDT
Panel: Bundling, Aggregation, and Simplifying the Viewer Experience
Moderators 
Vice President, Interpret
Brett Sappington serves as Vice President of Interpret, a global market research and insights firm specializing in custom and syndicated research for the entertainment industry. With over 20 years in technology and entertainment, Brett leads the company’s global research for video...
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Chief Product Officer, Plex
Scott Olechowski is co-founder and chief product officer at Plex, the global streaming platform that offers thousands of free movies and TV shows on-demand as well as hundreds of free-to-stream live TV channels. A pioneer in streaming media, Scott founded Plex with the intent of making...
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SVP, Programming, Liberty Global
Bob Leighton has seen much change in 40+ years of experience in multichannel pay television, both in the US and internationally. Leighton joined Liberty Global, largest broadband and cable company outside of the US in 2005, and is currently SVP, Programming, maintaining relationships...
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VP Content Acquisition, Comcast
Amy Geary is Vice President, Content Acquisition at Comcast Cable. Geary leads partnerships and lead negotiations related to OTT content and video/music application deals for Comcast devices and digital businesses, including Flex, XClass and X1. The apps program at Comcast has grown...
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Head of SVOD, The Roku Channel, Roku
As an integral leader on the Programming team at Roku, Randy Ahn currently heads The Roku Channel Premium Subscription business. Initially joining Roku as head of Programming Product Strategy in 2017, he led the launch of the Roku Channels linear FAST channels, News & Sports category...
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9:50am MDT
10:30am MDT
Fireside Chat
Moderators 
Correspondent, CBS News
Jamie Yuccas is a CBS News correspondent based in Los Angeles. Yuccas joined CBS News as a New York-based correspondent for CBS Newspath in August 2015. Her reporting has been featured across all CBS News broadcasts and platforms.During her time at CBS News, Yuccas has covered high...
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President and Co-Head of CBS News, CBS Television Stations
Wendy McMahon is president and co-head of CBS News and Stations. She began her new role in May 2021.McMahon and Neeraj Khemlani, also president and co-head of CBS News and Stations, are responsible for overseeing a newly-formed division that unifies CBS News, CBS News Digital and...
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10:50am MDT
Panel: Smart TV Ecosystems: Leader Roundtable
Moderators
Co-Founder and Lead Analyst, TV[R]EV
“If you know anything about television, you probably know Alan Wolk.” That’s how Adweek describes the best-selling author of
Over The Top. How The Internet Is (Slowly But Surely) Changing The Television Industry.It's safe to say that Wolk, a much sought-after writer, speaker and consultant, whose book is used as a textbook at a number of top business schools, has established himself as one of the industry's most influential thought leaders. He and his hand-picked analyst team have helped...
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Vice President, Business Development, Vizio
Katherine Pond is the Vice President of Business Development at VIZIO, leading digital distribution, content acquisition, and strategic partnerships. Since joining VIZIO in 2012, she has initiated, negotiated, and closed deals across content distribution and acquisition, IP technology...
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Director of Business Development, OTT Partnerships, Samsung
A Media Play News’ 2021 40 Under 40 Honoree, Susan Agliata’s resume boasts a litany of industry powerhouses including Google, The New York Times, Vice Media, and Samsung, where she’s currently serving as a Director of Business Development. Since joining the team in 2020 she’s...
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VP of Business Development, Sony Electronics
Nick Colsey is vice president of Business Development at Sony Electronics. In this role, he works with multiple Sony product categories and divisions to bring the connected user experience to consumers worldwide.A Sony veteran for over 30 years, Colsey was an integral member of the...
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Sr. Director Smart TV Business Team Leader, LG Electronics
Matthew Durgin is Senior Director of Content Innovation for LG Electronics. Based in the LG offices within the New York City Metro Area, he is responsible for LG’s Business Development team covering the North American market and manages the primary responsibilities of contract...
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11:30am MDT
Fireside Chat
Moderators 
Host, The Friday Fireside
Rick Howe is the host of The Friday Fireside, The #1 Television Industry Webcast. He provides strategic, product and business development consulting services to content producers, content distributors, advertising technology and marketing technology providers. Rick is a Cable...
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Managing Director of Business Development, Liberty Global
Bob Greene is the Managing Director, Business Development for Liberty Global, the largest international cable company. He is a future thinking senior executive with over 30 years in sales, product innovation, marketing and operations in the entertainment, interactive and broadband...
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11:50am MDT
12:00pm MDT
12:20pm MDT
(Virtual) Panel: The CTV Advertising Roundtable: What do buyer's want?
Moderators 
Principal, Hub Entertainment Research
Peter Fondulas serves as principal at Hub Entertainment Research, directing market research on the impact of technology consumers' entertainment decisions and behaviors. He specializes in helping TV and media companies transition most effectively to the newdigital environment.Fondulas...
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Director, Video Innovation, Dentsu Media US
Kevin Weigand is the Director of Video Innovation and National Investment for dentsu Media US. In this role, Kevin provides video strategy to enrich investment across all screens and devices on behalf of all dentsu media clients in the US market. Kevin helps lead development and...
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SVP, Head of Media Investments, Ocean Media
Chief Media Officer, GSD&M
Dave Kersey, Chief Media Officer, is an accomplished media agency veteran leading the Consumer Engagement Group at GSD&M. He connects consumers to brands through engineering custom consumer experiences guaranteed to earn attention in this ever-changing and highly fragmented media...
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Tuesday June 7, 2022 12:20pm - 1:05pm MDT
Virtual
1:05pm MDT
(Virtual) UX Keynote: Decoding Customer Retention and Quality of Experience
Moderators 
VP and Market Leader - Technology Group, Questex LLC
Principal Product Manager, Tata Elxsi
Anil heads the Saas products in Tata Elxsi, a portfolio of video delivery and customer experience enhancement tools and solutions. He is passionate in conceptualizing various technology products blending with market research targeting customer retention by enhancing content viewing...
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Tuesday June 7, 2022 1:05pm - 1:25pm MDT
Virtual
1:20pm MDT
Panel: Accelerating National Addressable - What's Next?
Moderators
Host, The Friday Fireside
Rick Howe is the host of The Friday Fireside, The #1 Television Industry Webcast. He provides strategic, product and business development consulting services to content producers, content distributors, advertising technology and marketing technology providers. Rick is a Cable...
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Vice President, Business and Advertising Sales, WOW!
Misty Jensen’s career mirrors the evolution of advertising over the past 20 plus years -- radio to newspapers, to cable television, to digital advertising. Jensen draws on all of these experiences as Vice President of Business, and Advertising Sales for WOW!, leading the company’s...
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SVP, Advanced Advertising and Digital Partnerships, AMC Networks
Evan Adlman serves as senior vice president of advanced advertising and digital partnerships for AMC Networks. In this role, Adlman leads all advanced advertising sales and digital partnerships, enabling clients to leverage data and platforms across AMC Networks’ brands to reach...
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Head of Advertising, Philo
Reed Barker is Philo’s Head of Advertising, leading the team's efforts to build and grow a cutting-edge, dynamic ad platform for the entertainment-focused streaming TV services’ ad business. Reed is known throughout the industry as an innovative advertising product professional...
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Chief Revenue Officer, Canoe
Ed is responsible for the company’s P&L, sales and marketing and product strategy. He has over 37 years of business development, sales and marketing, general management, and product management experience, 23 of which have been in the cable television and telecommunications industries...
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1:20pm MDT
Panel: Making Sense of the Evolving Distribution Landscape
Moderators 
VP & Lead Analyst, One Touch Intelligence
As VP & Lead Analyst, Michael oversees OTI’s coverage of the video, telecommunications, broadband, and entertainment/streaming space. He heads up a team of analysts and data scientists tasked with compiling data-driven intelligence on the digital media economy and oversees special...
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CEO, Symphony MediaAI
Mark Moeder brings 20 years of media industry experience focused on technology and revenue optimization. Prior to joining Symphony MediaAI as CEO, Mark spent 10 years at WideOrbit, where he served as chief operating officer and oversaw business operations for various product verticals...
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Senior Vice President of Distribution, STARZ
Based in the company’s New York office, Meyers is responsible for STARZ’s OTT business, utilizing her in-depth understanding of the media industry and competitive television landscape to build a strategic vision to maximize subscriber and revenue growth. She also supports STARZ’s...
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Vice President of Growth and Development, Premiere Digital
Natalie Martin has been a top-performing digital distribution executive for over a decade, using her deep sales and operations expertise to help global brands monetize content with innovative strategies and solutions that maximize profitability. Since January 2020, she has served...
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Vice President of Content Acquisition, Philo
Adam Salmons leads Philo’s content acquisition efforts to bring more channels, shows, and movies to Philo’s subscribers. He is responsible for overseeing the relationships with several of Philo’s content partners and has been integral in expanding Philo’s offering to include...
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1:20pm MDT
Panel: Measuring and Optimizing the Viewer Experience
Moderators 
Director of Research, Parks Associates
With more than 20 years of technology industry experience and over 15 as an analyst, Paul Erickson’s coverage has spanned connected consumer electronics, pay & broadcast TV, digital & physical media, streaming devices and services, home and pro AV, smart home, user interface technologies...
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SVP Engineering, Atmosphere
Jeff DiTullio is a tech leader and entrepreneur. Over the last 20 years, he has built high performing teams and products at several VC backed tech companies in addition to building his own development company where he helped many more. This experience across 50+ organizations has...
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SVP, Cloud ID™ Sales and Marketing, Synacor
Dana Golden is Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Synacor’s award winning Cloud ID™ identity management platform. Dana leads global sales for Cloud ID™ and has an experienced digital team supporting service providers, OTT and content providers including Dish, SlingTV...
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EVP & CTO, iNDEMAND
Lacy Pack joined iNDEMAND in August, 2021 as EVP & CTO. Prior to that, he served for nine years in technology executive at DIRECTV, and previously in leadership positions at AT&T, ESPN, and in the technology vendor community. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale...
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Senior Director of Engineering, Google TV
Shobana Radhakrishnan leads Google TV engineering at Google, focusing on experience, personalization and cloud systems. Prior to this, she led teams that built high scale publishing platforms enabling personalization at Roku. Her experience also includes engineering leadership roles in companies such...
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1:25pm MDT
(Virtual) Streaming Sports: How OTT is Revolutionizing the Fan Experience
Moderators 
Principal, Crakes Media
Patrick Crakes has served in various senior executive media roles during the course of his career including several at FOX Sports. During the last six years of his 23-year tenure there he was SVP, Programming, Research and Content Strategy responsible for strategic programming decisions...
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Director of Digital Marketing, FloSports
Sarah Hoffman is the Director of Digital Marketing at FloSports and oversees a team of 20 spanning multiple disciplines including digital marketing, email and social media. Sarah optimizes marketing strategy for the company and its 20+ vertical sports categories with a focus on...
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EVP, Global Media Distribution and Partnerships, LPGA
Brian Carroll is the Executive Vice President of Global Media Distribution at the LPGA. His responsibilities include live telecasts, international rights negotiations, content, digital, betting, and more. He has helped transform the LPGA into a global media property. Brian’s...
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Chief Revenue Officer, Overtime
Richard Calacci brings decades of repute as a tenured leader and executive in the worlds of sports, television and online media. Calacci is currently the Chief Revenue Officer at
Overtime, leading brand for the next generation of sports fans, with over 65 million social media followers, driving an average of over two billion video views each month. At Overtime, Calacci leads a nationwide sales force, dedicated to implementing hyper-growth through client direct sales, programmatic execution and experiential activations...
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CMO, FITE TV
Kim Hurwitz is Chief Marketing Officer of FITE, the premier global sports and entertainment platform that broadcasts more than 1,000 PPV events a year. In 2021, TrillerNet acquired FITE to become the exclusive distributor of all Triller Fight Club, Triad Combat, and Verzuz...
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Tuesday June 7, 2022 1:25pm - 2:00pm MDT
Virtual
2:00pm MDT
Keynote: The Streaming Index: an In-Depth View into Streaming Trends and Audience Motivations
Speakers
Director of Sales, Media & Entertainment, Samsung
Seasoned executive with over 15 years of media experience across the Connected TV, online video and programmatic landscapes, Matt Agosto serves as the Director of Sales for the Media & Entertainment vertical at Samsung Ads. Matt and his team work with Streaming Services, Traditional...
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Sr. Manager of Data Solutions, Media & Entertainment, Samsung
Data driven executive with over 10 years of experience in the media and entertainment industry. Toolan currently works alongside TV networks, app publishers, gaming studios, and movie studios – prioritizing innovation for development, automation, and scale. Prior to Samsung Ads...
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2:00pm MDT
Keynote/Case Study
Speakers 
Chief Executive Officer & Chief Product Officer, KOCOWA
KunHee Park is well-known in the international OTT streaming space, and was instrumental in bringing Korean Entertainment to mainstream audiences across the Americas. Mr. Park was an inaugural member of wavve Americas, Inc. serving as the Chief Technical Officer in charge of distributing...
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2:10pm MDT
(Virtual) Fireside Chat: Cloud Native Strategies for Streaming
Speakers
VP and Market Leader - Technology Group, Questex LLC
IBM Distinguished Engineer and Account Technical Leader Manager, IBM
Peter Guglielmino is an IBM Distinguished Engineer and has responsibility as CTO for IBM’s Media & Entertainment Industry. In this capacity, he is responsible for developing the architectures that will serve as the basis for the IBM media offerings relating to media enabled Micro-Services...
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Principal, d-Launch
Mark Donnigan is a veteran of the video ecosystem, working with disruptive innovation companies to increase video codec standards and streaming video technology adoption. In addition to working at the forefront building one of the world's first T-VOD services and driving early HEVC...
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Tuesday June 7, 2022 2:10pm - 2:25pm MDT
Virtual
2:20pm MDT
Fireside Chat
Moderators 
Senior Editor, Fierce Video
Bevin Fletcher is senior editor of Fierce Video. She previously covered the wireless industry as editor of Fierce Wireless, writing across technology, business and regulation topics. Before that she was on the video and wireless beat as senior reporter for Wireless Week and CED Magazine...
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SVP Content Programming & Acquisitions, XUMO
Stefan Van Engen is the senior vice president of content programming and partnerships at XUMO, the premium, free ad-supported television service (FAST). With over 15 years of experience in launching and leading the programming, production and creative execution of media properties...
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2:20pm MDT
Panel: The Future of TV Measurement and Analytics
Moderators 
Senior Digital Transformation Executive, Accenture
Beth-Ann Eason leads the Accenture Interactive Paid Media Practice. Thisresponsibility includes managing digital transformation across function, processand technology to enable new types of innovation and creativity. She isresponsible for developing, defining and implementing business...
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General Manager, Research & Insights, DISH Media
Laurie Burns-Larson is General Manager, Research & Insights for DISH Media, where she oversees media insights, advanced television advertising analytics and audience intelligence for the company’s national video and addressable solutions.A veteran in media and marketing research...
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VP of Northern America, NPAW
Laurent started his career as Product Manager for EMI Music and quickly embraced the path of entrepreneurship. After having brought Total-Immersion, the first Augmented Reality tech company, from 5 people to more than 100 with operations around the globe and more than $30M raised...
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Chief Strategy Officer, Hawthorne Advertising
As Chief Strategy Officer at Hawthorne, George is responsible for leading agency strategy across all client services to meet client objectives and performance goals. George leads the strategic positioning, planning and execution of all campaigns across all channels with a focus on...
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2:20pm MDT
Panel: Building the Optimal UX: Personalization, Contextualization, and Beyond
Moderators 
Founder & CEO, 43Twenty
Kirby Grines is an entrepreneur and industry prognosticator. He’s the Founder and CEO of 43Twenty, which provides marketing, consulting, and business development to the streaming video industry. Kirby’s also the creator of “The Streaming Wars,” a weekly newsletter that curates...
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Director, Product Management, Tivo
Michael Kraskin is the Director of Video Metadata Product for Xperi. In the past, he managed award winning digital media news and entertainment properties for Chicago Public Radio (Chicago Matters), Comedy Central (The Daily Show, The Colbert Report) and AOL (Politics Daily). He...
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Senior Vice President, Digital Products & Operations, Content Distribution, NBCUniversal
Monica Williams is Senior Vice President, Digital Products & Operations, for NBCUniversal’s Content Distribution Group. Williams leads the team responsible for how people experience viewing all NBCUniversal network portfolio content across digital platforms. Her role encompasses...
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VP of Product, Sling TV
Jon Lin serves as the Vice President of Product for SLING TV, where he oversees the company’s product management and design functions. Prior to joining SLING TV in 2020, Jon held various digital product leadership roles delivering innovation and growth for consumer-facing products...
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2:40pm MDT
Understanding Free Ad-Supported TV
Speakers 
Director of Solutions, Channel Origination & Delivery, Harmonic
Rob Gambino is Director of Solutions, Channel Origination and Delivery at Harmonic. He provides business development and strategic direction for Harmonic’s line of cloud native video solutions including media processing, origination, personalization, and monetization. Robert joined...
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3:00pm MDT
3:45pm MDT
Panel: Elevating the OTT Ad Experience
Moderators 
SVP of Revenue, Cinedigm
Schneider oversees streaming and channel business lines throughout their lifecycle, including business development, programming, account management, and monetization. Previously, he was Vice President of Business Development for the digital business news network Cheddar, where he...
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SVP, Product Management, Ad Tech, Imagine
Brad Herman has a 25+ year career that spans technology, media, law, and financial services. He has focused on building and leading businesses, negotiating strategic transactions, and improving operational efficiencies in both growth-stage and large organizations.Brad is currently...
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Senior Director, Ad Innovation Strategy, Advertising and Partnerships, NBCUniversal
William is the Senior Director of Ad Innovation Strategy for Peacock TV, NBCUniversal’s ad-supported streaming platform. He leads a team responsible for the full lifecycle of advertising products on the platform from insight mining and ideation to commercialization and market management.William...
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Vice President Advertising & Monetization, Frndly TV
Steve Sklar is a seasoned media executive with deep cross functional leadership experience and currently serves as Vice President of Advertising and Monetization at Frndly TV, the leading provider of affordable Feel-Good TV for the whole family. He is responsible for Frndly’s advertising...
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Head of Partnerships, Beachfront
Tom St. John is a media and advertising veteran with more than 15 years of experience driving key partnership and innovation initiatives at leading technology companies — all focused on monetization. In his current role with Beachfront, Tom serves as the Head of Partnerships, where...
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3:45pm MDT
Panel: Streaming Era Engagement and Retention: The New Playbook
Moderators 
EVP & Research Director, MIDiA Research
Tim heads up MIDiA’s video research practice. Tim provides analysis and insight for all companies involved in the online video space, from TV broadcasters, through production companies, technology vendors and online video services. His research encompasses the entire online video...
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Senior Director of Retention & CRM, Britbox
Elizabeth Greenaway is a seasoned marketing professional with over 15 years of experience specializing in creative, data-driven marketing strategy to acquire, convert and retain customers. She has a proven track record of success at companies of all sizes and stages, from start-up...
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Vice President of Product & CX, Frndly TV
Joey Monjure serves as Frndly TV’s Vice President of Product and Customer Experience.Monjure oversees all aspects of Frndly TV’s customer experience department encompassing all customer service operations and customer retention initiatives. Additionally, he is responsible for...
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Founder & CEO, Evergent
Vijay Sajja is the Founder & CEO of Evergent. Vijay drives the product vision and customer experience for the company, personally overseeing Evergent’s customer relationships among other aspects of the business. Vijay is a business and technology leader with over two decades of...
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Executive Director, Global Professional Services, Comcast Technology Solutions
3:45pm MDT
Panel: Streaming at Scale: The Future of Content Delivery
Moderators 
Executive Director, Streaming Video Alliance
Jason Thibeault is the Executive Director of the Streaming Video Alliance, a global association of companies collaborating to solve critical challenges in delivering a better streaming video experience and increasing adoption. Prior to this role, Jason spent eight years at Limelight...
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Head of Digital Product, Straight Arrow News
Rob Dillon is an expert streaming media strategist bringing a multitude of skills to the table; from the initial formation of the concept, to the technical implementation, to deployment and training. Laser focused on the user experience, Rob has spent over fifteen years working in...
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VP of Business Development, Zixi
Eric is a leading expert in the digital video space, advising the world’s largest, most complex, and most demanding customers, from media and sports entities to Fortune 1000 corporations. His career spans executive, sales, marketing and business development roles in markets around...
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Chief Technology Officer, Adeia
Serhad Doken is responsible for the technology roadmap, research strategy and advanced R&D projects. Mr. Doken previously was the Executive, Director of Innovation & Product Realization at Verizon where he drove new 5G and Mobile Edge Computing powered services for Consumer and Enterprise...
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4:30pm MDT
5:30pm MDT
8:30am MDT
Keynote: The D2C Retention Challenge
Speakers
EVP & Research Director, MIDiA Research
Tim heads up MIDiA’s video research practice. Tim provides analysis and insight for all companies involved in the online video space, from TV broadcasters, through production companies, technology vendors and online video services. His research encompasses the entire online video...
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Wednesday June 8, 2022 8:30am - 8:50am MDT
8:50am MDT
Panel: Moving FAST: What’s Next for Ad-Supported Streaming?
Moderators 
Founder & Chief Analyst, nScreenMedia
Mr. Dixon created nScreenMedia as a resource to the Digital Media Industry as it transitions to multi-screen delivery. He has 20+ yearsof experience working inthe Digital TV, Over-the-Top,and IPTV spaces. Previously,hewas an analyst and partner with The Diffusion Groupand...
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Director, AVOD, The Roku Channel, Roku
Ashley Hovey leads The Roku Channel’s AVOD business. She is responsible for the Kids & Family business, the Linear business, and driving overall partner strategy, monetization and audience engagement with AVOD partners on Roku.Ashley comes from Comcast, where she was a senior director...
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President and CEO, Gusto TV
Television industry veteran and epicurean Chris Knight is the President and CEO of Gusto TV, the best food channel in the world. Known globally for his innovative and highly stylized culinary content, Knight has more than 20 years experience producing hundreds of hours of original...
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VP, Global Partnerships & Content Strategy, Paramount Streaming
Will Gurman is VP of Global Partnerships and Content Strategy at Paramount Streaming. In his current role, Will works cross-functionally to optimize the growth and performance of Pluto TV’s content partnerships and Paramount’s vast content library, and to expand the global reach...
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VP of Business Development, TUBI
As Vice President, Business Development, Taylor Sibbern has signed and launched major US studio deals, and is instrumental in building the largest library in free streaming. Sibbern is a founding team member of Tubi and is the fourth longest-tenured employee at the company, alongside...
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9:30am MDT
9:50am MDT
10:10am MDT
10:50am MDT
Panel: Operators, Partnerships, and the New Era of Streaming
Moderators
VP & Lead Analyst, One Touch Intelligence
As VP & Lead Analyst, Michael oversees OTI’s coverage of the video, telecommunications, broadband, and entertainment/streaming space. He heads up a team of analysts and data scientists tasked with compiling data-driven intelligence on the digital media economy and oversees special...
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SVP, Video Programming, WOW!
Roger joined WOW! in March 2017 and is based in WOW!’s Denver headquarters.Roger is responsible for WOW!’s video programming strategy, manages relationships with WOW!’s programming partners, and oversees all programming negotiations with cable networks and broadcasters.Prior...
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Vice President, Content Acquisition, Cox Communications
Mark Gathen is Vice President of Content Acquisition at Cox Communications. With over 25 years of experience in the cable television and advanced video industries, he has seen firsthand how consumer demand for video products has evolved. In his current role, Mark leads content negotiations...
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CEO and Co-Founder, MyBundle.TV
Prior to starting MyBundle.TV, Jason was a Portfolio Manager at Buckingham Capital Management, where he researched and invested in the Media/Telecom Sector with a special focus on how streaming TV was impacting the traditional ecosystem. Jason not only believed consumers would benefit...
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11:35am MDT
11:35am MDT
TVOD Leader Roundtable
Moderators
Host, The Friday Fireside
Rick Howe is the host of The Friday Fireside, The #1 Television Industry Webcast. He provides strategic, product and business development consulting services to content producers, content distributors, advertising technology and marketing technology providers. Rick is a Cable...
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Director, Partner Growth, Roku
Mike Gamboa is Director, Partner Growth at Roku where he is responsible for overall content partner strategy, monetization & engagement. Prior to this role, he negotiated content distribution agreements with key partners on the platform. Mike joined Roku in 2011 and led finance/corporate...
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SVP Digital Distribution, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Jill leads Sony Pictures Entertainment's transactional Digital Distribution business (TVOD) for North America: SPE's largest territory. In her role she maximizes revenues for SPE’s iconic slate of content in collaboration with all North American Digital retailers. Most recently...
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VP Home Entertainment, Fandango
Cameron Douglas is Vice President of Home Entertainment for Fandango and heads up the company’s transactional video-on-demand service, Vudu. A marketing veteran with over 20 years of experience within the entertainment industry, Douglas oversees content and merchandising for Vudu...
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11:35am MDT
12:05pm MDT
Beyond On Demand-Cracking the Code on the Future of Linear
Moderators 
Vice President, Americas, Insight TV
Mark is responsible for managing and negotiating the distribution of Insight TV across all platforms, including MVPDs, vMVPDs and OTT platforms, in North America. Previously, he held senior distribution executive roles with ONE World Sports, Outdoor Channel, Fox/Liberty Networks and...
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President, MAVTV
Dan joined the Lucas Oil-owned MAVTV in 2014 and led its transition into a motorsports-exclusive, 24/7 TV network. Dan’s responsibilities include the strategic expansion of the network across technologies and around the world. MAVTV now programs five separate linear, SVOD, and AVOD...
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Head of O&O Content Acquisition, Samsung TV Plus
Annie O’Brien is the Head of Content Acquisition, Samsung TV Plus, focusing on content development and owned and operated (O&O) channels. She has played an integral role in building Samsung’s O&O channel portfolio from the ground up, including expanding the FAST platform’s VOD...
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President, Digital (Local Now, The Weather Channel, Allen Media Group)
Michael Senzon oversees Allen Media Group’s Digital and Streaming assets. The growing portfolio includes the fast growing Local Now streaming platform and The Weather Channel’s connected television apps and streaming across Sports.TV, TheGrio and HBCUgo streaming products. Over...
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12:05pm MDT
The CEO Roundtable
Moderators
VP and Market Leader - Technology Group, Questex LLC
CEO, Evoca TV
Todd Achilles is CEO of
Evoca, a Next-Generation TV provider delivering advanced digital services to small and mid-sized markets across the US. Evoca is the industry’s first ATSC 3.0 over-the-air + internet broadcasting service, now available in Boise, ID.A former Army tank officer, Todd has spent his civil...
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Founder and Senior Managing Director, Progress Partners
Nick founded Progress Partners in 2002, driven by his commitment to the power of the free media as one of America’s most important exports. He has since spent the last two decades building, investing in and advising media and marketing technology companies, cultivating a strong...
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CEO & Co-Founder, Revry
Named one of Goldman Sachs’ 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs Award and Business Insider’s “Top 16 Power Player Execs in AD Video Streaming Space”, Damian leads the finance, business development and advertising sales / operations departments at Revry. Revry is now the world's...
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12:05pm MDT
Product and UX Leaders Roundtable
Moderators
Senior Editor, Fierce Video
Bevin Fletcher is senior editor of Fierce Video. She previously covered the wireless industry as editor of Fierce Wireless, writing across technology, business and regulation topics. Before that she was on the video and wireless beat as senior reporter for Wireless Week and CED Magazine...
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VP User Experience, Starz
Karie Yoshioka leads Design and UX Research as the VP, User Experience Design for STARZ, STARZPLAY and Pantaya (a Lionsgate property). She thrives on building diverse, collaborative and high-performing teams within a design culture focused on data-driven decision making, customer...
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Director of User Experience, YouTube TV
Esther Ahn heads User Experience for YouTube TV and the Movies, Shows and Sports vertical at YouTube. Her expertise lies in blending business strategy with innovative user experiences. She leads Design, UX research and Content Strategy across TV, web and mobile. Prior to her role...
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VP, Product Management, Gracenote
Kamran Lotfi is VP, Product Management at Gracenote focusing on the company’s Advanced Discovery suite of video metadata offerings which empower streaming services, CE device manufacturers and MVPDs to connect their users to compelling content in innovative ways. In this role, he...
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12:35pm MDT
1:45pm MDT
Panel: Streaming Monetization: Establishing and Growing Multi-Tiered Services
Moderators 
VP & Principal, KS&R
Mike holds a Master’s Degree from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.Mike has been with KS&R nearly two decades focused on helping clients in the Auto, Entercom, Retail & Non-profit spaces make more informed decisions. He co-leads one of KS&R’s...
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VP Sales, ViewLift
Anthony heads North America sales for ViewLift, a leader in end-to-end streaming platform and OTT solutions. Anthony has worked in the CDN and OTT space since 2008 providing critical solutions to sports, broadcast media, and entertainment businesses.
COO, Stage Access
Tripp Hornick is Chief Operating Officer of Stage Access and is responsible for the successful development and implementation of all corporate creative and operational initiatives. Creating a culture of sustainable continuous improvement to drive shareholder value by balancing creative...
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General Manager, MyOutdoorTV
Sean Luxton, General Manager MyOutdoorTV, SVP Outdoor Sportsman GroupAs General Manager of MyOutdoorTV, a US-based global subscription streaming platform, Sean is responsible for the overall P&L of the business, with a focus on Revenue Growth, Product Evolution, Content Strategy...
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Chief Revenue Officer, Stingray
David Purdy, Chief Revenue Officer at Stingray, In his current role, he oversees all aspects of Stingray’s revenue including Linear, SVOD, AVOD, B2B2C Subscription, advertising, and global sales efforts.David Purdy came to Stingray from VICE Media where, as Chief International Growth...
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2:25pm MDT
Panel: Data Powered Growth Strategies: Turning Analytics into Insights
Moderators 
Senior Contributor, Forbes
David Bloom of Words & Deeds Media is a Santa Monica, Calif.-based writer, podcaster, and consultant focused on the transformative collision of technology, media and entertainment.Bloom is a columnist for NextTV, and senior contributor to Forbes and TVRev, among other publications...
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Head of Programming, Tastemade
Jay Holzer is the Head of Programming at Tastemade and is responsible for overseeing programming and technical operations for the brand’s streaming networks, as well as developing and maintaining the visual and creative identity for all on-air content.Jay has been a part of the...
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Global Media & Entertainment Industry Advisor, Salesforce
Rajat Sharma is the Global Media & Entertainment Industry Advisor at Salesforce, where he supports the development of Salesforce's best-in-class enterprise solutions for the Media and Entertainment industry. Previously, he was a VP at NBCUniversal in Digital Ad Sales leading Strategy...
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SVP Marketting & Communications, TMB
Mike Skogmo is Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications at TMB, leading streaming TV marketing, public relations, and customer service for the global digital-first media company that reaches more than 200 million consumers worldwide through its dynamic portfolio of media...
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3:05pm MDT
Rapid Fire Analyst Roundtable: Speculating M&A, Future Trends, and What’s Next for the Industry
Speakers
Vice President, Interpret
Brett Sappington serves as Vice President of Interpret, a global market research and insights firm specializing in custom and syndicated research for the entertainment industry. With over 20 years in technology and entertainment, Brett leads the company’s global research for video...
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Founder & Chief Analyst, nScreenMedia
Mr. Dixon created nScreenMedia as a resource to the Digital Media Industry as it transitions to multi-screen delivery. He has 20+ yearsof experience working inthe Digital TV, Over-the-Top,and IPTV spaces. Previously,hewas an analyst and partner with The Diffusion Groupand...
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Co-Founder and Lead Analyst, TV[R]EV
“If you know anything about television, you probably know Alan Wolk.” That’s how Adweek describes the best-selling author of
Over The Top. How The Internet Is (Slowly But Surely) Changing The Television Industry.It's safe to say that Wolk, a much sought-after writer, speaker and consultant, whose book is used as a textbook at a number of top business schools, has established himself as one of the industry's most influential thought leaders. He and his hand-picked analyst team have helped...
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3:35pm MDT
