TJ leads the U.S. Sports business at Twitter, after spending the previous few years managing Twitter’s partnerships with major U.S. sports leagues, including the NFL, NBA, and MLB. He is responsible for helping Twitter’s sports partners answer the question “how do we leverage the power of Twitter to achieve our business objectives?”. He advises sports properties
who look to Twitter to reach new audiences, monetize, and do cool and innovative sh*t.

TJ has been recognized for his diverse experience and expertise in sports trends across the industry and digital landscape. He is recognized as an authority on digital sports media, with appearances on Good Morning America, ESPN, CNBC, CBS as well as the Wall Street Journal, GQ, and Bloomberg. Additionally, TJ was recently recognized by the Sports Business Journal as 40 under 40 and named one of 29 “Young Influentials” by AdWeek.

Before joining Twitter in 2012, TJ worked on digital sales and marketing at ESPN where he supported the company’s digital properties, including ESPN.com and WatchESPN.

Follow him on Twitter at @tjay.

Ana Bárbara is an iconic, global Regional Mexican singer-songwriter, actress, and superstar. A GRAMMY award winning artist, she is one of the most emblematic voices in Mexican music. She is a vocal judge on the EstrellaTV entertainment competition series “Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento,” providing guidance and inspiration for the contestants auditioning for their shot at stardom.

With a 20-year music career, she has stood out in different musical genres, from mariachi to pop, through Sinaloa bandas, gruperos and romantic ballads with 10 studio albums selling millions of copies.

Alysia Borsa is President of Meredith Digital of Meredith Corporation’s National Media Group, the leading multi-platform media company focused on women – reaching 95% of all U.S. women and more than 190 million unduplicated American consumers every month. Borsa oversees all digital strategy, content, products, technology, sales, marketing, e-commerce and operations for the company’s 40+ iconic brands, including PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Allrecipes, Southern Living and REAL SIMPLE.

Since joining Meredith a decade ago, Borsa has served in several executive roles, including EVP/Chief Data Officer, Chief Business Officer and Chief Marketing Officer. Her distinguished record and forward-thinking approach have been instrumental in Meredith achieving many key milestones, including the establishment of the Meredith Data Studio. This suite of advertising solutions leverages the company’s rich, proprietary first-party data and predictive insights capabilities, helping to inform its partners’ marketing, product and business strategies. Under Borsa’s leadership, Meredith has also expanded its business partnerships with a wide array of retailers and blue chip marketers.

Prior to Meredith, Borsa held senior positions in the technology, telecommunications and consulting sectors. She worked at Nokia, Comcast and Accenture, developing and executing strategies to grow new and legacy businesses.

Borsa serves on the ANA’s Data & Technology Growth Council and the boards of directors of the Interactive Advertising Bureau; AdLedger, an industry blockchain trade group; and 4-H, a nonprofit youth development organization.

Brian “The Boz” Bosworth is a former American professional football player. He played as a linebacker for the ‘Seattle Seahawks’ in the ‘National Football League’ (NFL). Brian was a college football star and achieved great success while playing for ‘Oklahoma.’ He even won the ‘Dick Butkus Award’ in 1985. He was then selected in the first round of the 1987 ‘NFL’ supplemental drafts, by the ‘Seattle Seahawks.’ He is also a two-time consensus ‘All-American.’ Brian has also appeared in films such as ‘Stone Cold’ (1991), ‘One Tough Bastard’ (1996), ‘Midnight Heat’ (1996), and ‘Back in Business’ (1997). Brian also had a small role in the film ‘The Longest Yard.’ Brian has been quite popular for his outspoken personality, especially after he made certain disputable comments about the ‘National Collegiate Athletic Association’ (NCAA). He is also known for his innovative hairstyles.

Doug Brodman is the Director of North America Agency & Platform Solutions for Twitter. In this role, Doug helps to strategically create business-building opportunities aligned with the Agency & Media marketplace. He leads the team that helps agencies, platform partners and their clients create innovative programming, content, and media solutions to drive business results on Twitter. Doug and his team have helped to position Twitter as a leading platform partner in the media ecosystem and lead some of the service’s largest initiatives around its Twitter Amplify video business, creative agency education, and engagement, and API partner integration and product development adoption.

Prior to joining Twitter, Doug has spent five years at Google as a part of the US Agency team, leading strategic deals & partnerships with the largest US Media Agencies and fortune 100 brand clients across Media & Entertainment, CPG, Automotive, and Retail. During that time, Doug played a critical role in growing YouTube’s presence in the upfront marketplace and accelerating the shift of traditional TV dollars into the YouTube platform – making YouTube a perennial contender alongside major TV networks in the upfront season and focusing on new product adoption, original programming and content development with key agency partners. Prior to Google, Doug leads the Sales Marketing efforts of the NBC Universal Olympic business for three years helping to initiate the first-ever full live streaming of the Olympic Games in the 2012 London Olympics and also spent six-plus years as a part of the Publicis family, launching & leading the Procter & Gamble digital media buying practice.

Nathan Brown serves as General Manager for Ellen Digital, a joint venture between entertainment pioneer Ellen DeGeneres and Warner Bros.

Brown is responsible for leading the strategic vision and management of DeGeneres’ digital business with full financial responsibility. He oversees all owned and operated sites – including the award-winning platform, ellentube – Ellen Digital’s industry-leading original digital content studio, DeGeneres’ robust social media reach, and successful digital games business. Additionally, Brown is further delving into podcasting and experiential opportunities and working with the e-commerce team to expand DeGeneres’ presence.

Brown is an accomplished digital media executive and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience dedicated to the development, convergence, and disruption of emerging platforms, content, technology, advertising, and media.

Brown was co-founder and CEO of AR/VR content, research, and technology start-up Tomorrow Never Knows, where he executive produced projects premiering at major film festivals worldwide, including Tribeca Film Festival, Venice Biennale, and Sundance Film Festival. Additionally, Brown served as Chief Business Officer of pioneering mobile entertainment and experiential studio Tactic, heading strategy, partnerships, revenue, and M&A.

Prior to TNK and Tactic, Brown was the President of Seeker (Discovery Digital Networks), where he oversaw strategy, revenue, operations, and all P&L responsibilities. He helped lead the Discovery Digital Networks merger with Thrillist Media Group, The Dodo, and Now This Media. Along with a $100M Discovery investment, these companies formed Group Nine Media, one of the world’s largest digital-first media companies. Additionally, he was the head of the multiple Webby-awarded Discovery VR platform and studio, scaling it to become the world’s largest producer and distributor of cinematic virtual reality.

As the previous GM and SVP of Video at The Huffington Post, Brown oversaw all areas of global video, TV, and film, including development, production, programming, distribution, and monetization. Brown joined The Huffington Post from Complex Media, where he was the founding General Manager of Video and TV, creating Complex News and launching multiple break-out cultural hits helping scale Complex into becoming one of the world’s most successful digital video publishers, ultimately exiting to Verizon/Hearst.

Brown often speaks at global conferences such as SXSW, MIPCOM, CES, Digital Hollywood, Media Summit, OMMA, Techweek, LDV Summit, and Playlist Live.

Jenny Burke serves as Executive Vice President, Advertising Strategy, NBCUniversal.
In this role, Jenny has oversight of NBCU’s One Platform growth strategy ranging from global, to local, to streaming, continuing to drive the transformation of advertising at NBCUniversal. Jenny’s organization is structured into three key areas in support of NBCU’s One Platform growth strategy: Agency Strategy, Peacock Strategy and Global & Local Integration Strategy.



Jenny has been with the company for nearly 20 years beginning first in NBC Olympics Finance and Production, and then joining Ad Sales in 2006 to help launch a new Digital Sales team. As she expanded her Strategy role more broadly over the last several years, she has always kept digital at the core of her expertise. Jenny’s role in digital includes the digital advertising sales strategy for NBCUniversal’s news and sports properties, including NBCNews.com, TODAY.com, MSNBC.com, CNBC.com and NBCSports.com. Jenny reports to Krishan Bhatia, Chief Business Officer, NBCUniversal.



In 2011, Jenny was named to Adweek’s “Young Influentials” in 2020. She earned a Bachelor’s of Administration from the University of Notre Dame and a Masters of Business Administration from Columbia Business School.

As EVP, Head of Multiplatform Programming, Paul Cabana leads creative for all A+E’s non-linear platforms.

Prior to running digital, Cabana was a creative executive with The HISTORY Channel for ten years, rising from EP to Head of Development and Programming for both HISTORY and H2. He co-created the Men Who Built America franchise which has since expanded to a dozen extensions. He has been nominated three times for the Emmy® Award for Outstanding Work in Non-Fiction and is a graduate of Harvard University and NYU’s Stern School of Business.

Alana Calderone Polcsa, Executive Vice President, Brand Development, Brand Strategy and Revenue at Warner Bros., oversees revenue strategy, business development and management of ancillary brand extensions for Warner Bros. Unscripted TV including The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Ellen Digital, creating monetization streams across linear, digital and physical platforms.

Under her leadership, Alana transformed the business into a robust custom media and content group. She has driven the growth of the Ellen Digital as a premium digital destination for brands to reach and influence an audience of 300+ MM. Working closely with the Emmy Award-winning writing, producing, and creative teams at ELLEN, Alana leads the bicoastal integrations, e-commerce and ad sales departments, delivering clients with innovative and effective multi-platform solutions that drive business results.

Alana has architected and negotiated the ELLEN brand’s most influential deals, including the Beats Music partnership and marketing strategy, which launched the music streaming service during Super Bowl XLVIII and secured Ellen DeGeneres her first Super Bowl TV commercial. She also crafted the award-winning Cheerios campaign for One Million Acts of Good and most recently orchestrated a partnership with Spotify to create the platform’s first-ever media video hub.

Focused on new media growth initiatives, Alana plays an integral role in developing unique co-sell, performance and distribution partnerships across all media and platform partners and numerous tech start-ups. She also leads the development of The Ellen DeGeneres Show line extensions spanning to consumer products, publishing, talent, land-based and social gaming, as well as experiential events.


Named one of Adweek’s 2018 Young Influentials, Alana’s strategic management and growth of the team tripled revenues within the last five years and garnered 14 awards in branded entertainment, including four Clio Entertainment Awards. Alana was recently selected for the 2019 Clio Entertainment Awards Television/Streaming Executive Jury.

Alana’s marketing experience began at Unilever in brand management where she held various roles including global product innovation and equity management for North America, Europe and Latin America on Dove brands. Additionally, she oversaw the strategy, innovation and new media communication development for the Caress Brand.

Alana holds a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from The Pennsylvania State University. A native of Los Angeles, Alana is based in Los Angeles with her husband and two daughters.

Rishi leads Global Gaming Partnerships at Twitter, bringing exceptional content from global gaming leagues, esports franchises, publishers & developers, and gamers to fans in real-time, while driving reach and revenue for these strategic partners and Twitter. Since joining Twitter, Rishi has launched brand new content partnerships with developers like Activision Blizzard & Riot Games, world-renowned gaming events like The Game Awards, and some of the world’s most popular esports organizations including FaZe Clan & 100Thieves. Prior to joining Twitter in 2017, he spent time at Mobcrush, where he grew the mobile games live streaming platform to over 1 million monthly active users within 30 days of launch. As the vice president of content partnerships at Major League Gaming, he helped launch the company’s live streaming platform, MLG.tv, and led strategic partnerships with top publishers, including Valve, to create programs like the first North American CS:GO major, MLG Columbus. Prior to Major League Gaming, Rishi focused his career on elevating the visibility of the gaming community at notable organizations such as Machinima and Gunnar Optiks. Rishi is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego, where he received a BA in Economics. Follow him on Twitter at @RdotChadha.

Omar Chaparro is one of the most revered and popular Latin actors and comedians in Mexico and the U.S. His loyal fanbase of almost 10 million followers on digital and social media points to his on-screen likeability, witty and humorous takes on life, and relatable nature. His breakout roles on the American screen include Michael Berry’s film “Stuck” and “Show Dogs,” directed by Raja Gosnell and starring Will Arnett and Natasha Lyonne. Chaparro also appeared in “Pokemon Detective Pikachu,” sharing credits with Ryan Reynolds and Justice Smith. Some of his biggest film projects include “Compadres,” which was directed by Enrique Begne and starred Eric Roberts and Kevin Pollak, Netflix’s original film “Como Caido del Cielo,” and “No Manches Frida,” where he shared screen credits with Martha Higareda. “No Manches Frida,” to date, is still one of Mexico’s top five grossing films.

John Chleborad is Head of Global Advertising & Social Media at Accenture. In this role, he oversees paid media strategies, creative, and social media. This past year, John oversaw the advertising launch of the ‘Let There Be Change’ campaign, Accenture’s biggest brand move in a decade. The campaign created 150+ deliverables, included a remote 6-day shoot during the pandemic for the new anthem spot, and an array of new activations including TV, social media, and out of home.

John joined Accenture in 2016 after a long agency career spanning storied agencies BBDO, Mullen, Barton F Graf, leading accounts in the technology. Originally from Iowa, John is hard wired with an inherent Midwestern work ethic and roll-up the sleeves mentality. This has served him well throughout his unique career path from Des Moines to Nashville to Winston-Salem to Atlanta to New York City.

He lives and (currently) works in Jersey City, NJ with his wife Ashtia, and children, Hudson (2yrs) & Caroline (7 months).

Agnes Chu joins Condé Nast from the Walt Disney Company. She joined Disney in 2008, and most recently served as SVP of content for Disney+. In this role, Chu commissioned an original slate of programming, featuring series, feature films and short form content for the service, receiving 19 Emmy nominations in its first year. She also led the Originals teams for scripted, unscripted and animation, working closely with Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and NatGeo. Chu has been featured on The Hollywood Reporter’s 100 Most Powerful Women in Entertainment. Prior to joining Disney, she worked in documentary production, including the Oscar-nominated “Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room”.

With over 25 years in the business, both in London and New York, Yusuf has worked across most flavors of planning and strategy making him one of the few genuine hybrid strategists. His experience spans a number of the world’s leading corporations including Microsoft, BMW, Samsung, Kimberley-Clark, Kraft and Verizon.



He is currently EVP, Client Strategy and Insights at NBCUniversal where he leads a team of strategists, researchers, data strategists and analysts. Prior to NBCUniversal, Yusuf was Global Chief Strategy Officer of VMLY&R where he led the strategy discipline across its 75 locations around the globe. Yusuf has also led strategy at McCann New York and had previous stints at DDB London, JWT New York and Naked Communications.



His work has been recognized by the IPA, Effies, the Jay Chiat Awards, Cannes and the Marketing Effectiveness Awards. He’s a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and previous chair of 4As Strategy Committee and non-executive board member of OFSTED.

David Cohen joined IAB in April 2020 as President and was named Chief Executive Officer in September 2020. Cohen is a widely respected advertising agency leader who, prior to IAB, served as President, North America for MAGNA, Interpublic Group’s (IPG) centralized media intelligence, investment, and innovation arm. In this role, Cohen was responsible for more than $20 billion in media spend. During his tenure, Cohen structured and executed large global transactions on behalf of IPG and its clients, with such major IAB member companies as Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Spotify, Twitter, and Verizon Media.

Prior to MAGNA, Cohen served as Chief Investment Officer of UM, ensuring that digital innovation, data, and technology acumen flowed throughout the agency to drive performance. From 2001 to 2011, Cohen served in critical, transformational roles at UM during the explosive growth of digital advertising, including Chief Media Officer, Chief Digital Officer, and Executive Vice President, U.S. Director of Digital Communications. In the late 1990’s, Cohen was responsible for launching and building IPG’s digital practice.

Cohen has a long history of working with trade organizations including IAB and 4As, where he served as chairman of the Interactive Marketing Committee from 2009-2013. He has also been instrumental in initiating several vital industry-wide programs, including the Future of Television, facilitated by EY. Cohen is a Queens native, with a bachelor’s degree in communications from Adelphi University. He was recognized by Adweek as a “Media All Star” and was part of the “Adweek 50” in 2012.

In 2016, David was elected to the Board of Directors of Partnership with Children a non-profit whose mission is to strengthen the emotional, social, and cognitive skills of vulnerable children in New York City to help them succeed in school, society, and life.

David enjoys spending time with his wife and two teenage daughters. A self-described gadget-geek and sometimes fitness fanatic – he ran the NYC Marathon in 2014 and 2019 and Boston Marathon in 2016.

Charlie Collier was named Chief Executive Officer, FOX Entertainment, in October 2018. He is responsible for driving the overall creative and business vision for FOX Entertainment – including the FOX network; its in-house unscripted studio, FOX Alternative Entertainment; animation studio Bento Box Entertainment; and free streaming platform Tubi – supervising all content development, creating new strategies for growth and overseeing all of its operations.

Under Collier’s supervision, FOX won the 2019-2020 broadcast season for the first time in eight years and was the only major network to post year-over-year growth among Adults 18-49 and Total Viewers. FOX also ranked as the #1 network in Fall 2020, marking the first time ever FOX won back-to-back Falls.

Collier’s FOX Entertainment also houses FOX Alternative Entertainment, the company’s studio that produces such hit programs as THE MASKED SINGER and I CAN SEE YOUR VOICE, and all-new series THE MASKED DANCER, NAME THAT TUNE and the upcoming series DOMINO MASTERS, which will premiere in the 2021-22 season; the
award-winning animation studio Bento Box Entertainment, which produces content for FOX, including the Emmy
Award-winning hit BOB’S BURGERS, DUNCANVILLE and the new series THE GREAT NORTH and HOUSEBROKEN, as well as programming for other broadcast, streaming and cable platforms; and Tubi, FOX Entertainment’s fast-growing ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) streaming service, featuring more than 30,000 movies and television series, and news content that’s available in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Australia. Additionally, as an integral member of FOX Corporation’s senior leadership team, Collier contributes to the parent company’s growth and continued evolution.

Prior to joining FOX, Collier was President and General Manager of AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios, overseeing the creative and business operations of all three divisions. He joined AMC as General Manager in 2006 and was promoted to President in 2008; he added the SundanceTV post to his responsibilities in April 2015. During his 12-year tenure, Collier transformed AMC into one of the most relevant and heralded original programming brands and businesses in television. Under Collier’s leadership, AMC became a global entertainment powerhouse, introducing cultural and critical hits, including the Emmy® Award-winning “Mad Men” and “Breaking Bad”; “The Walking Dead,” the highest-rated basic cable program in the history of television; and “Fear the Walking Dead” and “Better Call Saul,” which stand as the #1 and #2 top cable series premieres of all time in Live + Same Day viewing.

Collier joined AMC in 2006 from Court TV (now truTV) with a track record of driving brand, revenue and business growth. At Court TV, he served as executive vice president and general manager of advertising sales, where he more than quintupled its revenue from national ad sales, dramatically improved its positioning within the industry and played a key role in broadening the network’s appeal beyond courtroom programming and into entertainment programming in the investigation genre.

Prior to Court TV, Collier held roles at Oxygen Media, A+E Networks and TeleRep.

In 2019, Collier was named to The Hollywood Reporter 100, the publication’s list of the most powerful people in entertainment. That same year, he was featured in Variety’s third annual edition of Variety500, an index of the 500 most influential business leaders shaping the global media industry. Given his prior contributions to the cable industry and his current oversight of FOX Entertainment’s ad-supported streaming platform, Tubi, Collier also was among 2020’s Cablefax 100, which recognizes leaders in the multi-platform space.

Among his civic activities, Collier serves on the board of CancerCare, an organization devoted to helping not just cancer patients, but those around them touched by the disease. Additionally, he sits on the boards of The Paley Center for Media, the American Film Institute and the NCTA – The Internet & Television Association. He is married and has four children.

Jessica Daigle is the Vice President of Sales Intelligence for TEGNA Media. She is focused on using data to help TEGNA grow revenue. In this role she is responsible for TEGNA’s efforts and offerings in TV and OTT Attribution, Spot TV Pricing and Sales Analytics.

Before joining TEGNA, she was the SVP of Analytics & Consumer Marketing for Remedy Health Media, where she was responsible for the measurement and audience development strategy for the company’s network of health information websites. Prior to Remedy, Jessica ran an analytics team at Media Contacts, part of Havas Digital.

Jessica has been recognized by NYC Television Week’s 40 under 40 in 2019. She regularly participates in industry conferences and events, offering her insights and expertise in analytics and attribution.

Amanda Dameron is Chief Digital Content Officer of Meredith Corporation’s National Media Group, the leading multi-platform media company focused on women – reaching 95% of all U.S. women and more than 150 million digital consumers every month. Dameron oversees the digital operations, content and strategy for the company’s 40+ category-leading brands, including PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Allrecipes, Southern Living and REAL SIMPLE.

Dameron has spent her career in digital and print media, driving innovative content creation and massive audience growth at every turn. Prior to joining Meredith, she was Head of Content at Tastemade, where she played a pivotal role in growing the company’s global audience to more than 300 million monthly viewers on its digital, mobile and television platforms, streaming 2.5 billion views each month. She also launched a Home and Design vertical for the video media company. Dameron also served as Editor-in-Chief and EVP of Content at Dwell. She began her career as a staff editor at Architectural Digest and Western Interiors and Design.

An expert on the connections among digital media and home renovation, real estate, entertainment, cooking and decorating, Dameron is a frequent guest on numerous cable and streaming networks. She is on the Board of CIDA, a federally funded nonprofit that affirms interior design and architecture curriculum standards for universities in North America.

Stacie Danzis serves as A+E Networks Vice President of Digital Media Sales responsible for digital revenue, monetization strategy and advisory services. She oversees direct and programmatic video, social and audio product sales across the companies’ portfolio of digital brands (History, A&E, Lifetime, FYI and Biography).

Danzis brings more than 20 years of media experience to her role. Prior to joining A+E Networks, she represented NBC Universal’s network and cable entertainment group for over seven years as one of the Network’s first digital hires. Previously, she spent five years in various linear sales roles at Discovery Networks and The Food Network.

Melanie DiBiasio has been with Ocean Spray for 10 years, helping the farmer-owned cooperative bring its beloved, 90-year-old brand to life across social and digital media in an authentic, engaging and inspiring way. She leads the Ocean Spray digital transformation strategy by helping to implement new tools and technology to enable the brand to create unique and personalized communications with consumers across all facets of digital marketing. Outside of Ocean Spray, Melanie is a cycling instructor and amateur baker and cake decorator.

Pamela Drucker Mann oversees all ad sales and ad product strategies globally, and works with commercial leads across the company’s 31 markets to drive overall ad, agency and B2B revenue. She has played an integral part in leveraging brands and scale to develop new revenue streams and opportunities for advertisers. Drucker Mann has twice been named to Adweek’s list of the top 50 executives and is an Advertising Age Media Maven, 2015 Advertising Age Publishing Executive of the Year, an Adweek First Mover, and a 2016 Folio Top Women in Media in the Entrepreneur category.

As Head of Brand Partnerships at Hello-Sunshine, Zoë’s role is to create and oversee strategic partnerships and content opportunities across the company’s film, television, digital and direct-to-consumer business. Throughout her career at companies like Conde Nast and WME, she developed and managed a wide range of branded entertainment programs and talent partnerships for brands such as Coca Cola, American Express, Polaroid, Pernod-Ricard and Evian.

Before joining Hello Sunshine, Zoe oversaw all film and television integration/promotional campaigns and licensing for both The Weinstein Company and Dimension Films. She also managed and grew the Lexus Short Film series into a global film marketing program, winning a Cannes Lion in 2017.

Trevor Fellows serves as Executive Vice President, Digital Sales and Strategy for NBCUniversal and oversees the monetization and creation of new and existing business models for the company’s digital partnerships across the entire portfolio. Fellows oversees the NBCU CODE team which is responsible for driving revenue across the company’s owned digital properties as well as working with the company’s strategic partners including Buzzfeed, Vox Media, Snapchat, YouTube and Apple. Based in New York, Fellows also works closely with NBCUniversal’s Digital Enterprises team on a variety of digital opportunities across the portfolio.



Previously, Fellows served as Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer of the Wall Street Journal from 2013-2017 and as Head of Global Advertising Sales for Bloomberg, LP, from 2000-2013.



Prior to his role at Bloomberg, LP, Fellows served a variety of senior publishing roles based in London for 15 years. Additionally, he served four years in the British Army’s Parachute Regiment.

Cory Ferreira is the Senior Director of Product Marketing for Oracle Advertising. Before joining Oracle, Cory’s career spanned from client-side, as a brand manager for a global education technology company, to client consulting for Nielsen Catalina Solutions, to sales leadership at the innovative analytics company Affinity Answers. Today, Cory lives in London, where he has led marketing strategy and programs aimed at growing Oracle Advertising’s business around the globe for the previous two years.

Lesli Foster is an award-winning journalist and mainstay of Washington, D.C. news as a weeknight anchor for WUSA9 evening broadcasts Monday through Friday. She is also part of the WUSA9’s Special Assignment Unit – leading coverage that aims to tackle community issues. Lesli joined the station in 2001 and has covered the major events of our times across the area.

Known for her warmth, and ability to share impactful stories that have an effect on our wider community, she thrives on work that touches everyday living. While her work has allowed her to interview many local, national and international luminaries, she most enjoys talking with ordinary people who use their lives to do extraordinary things.

Her career work has been recognized with Emmy, Edward R. Murrow and Associated Press Awards. Prior to joining WUSA9, Lesli reported for WBAL-TV in Baltimore, where Baltimore’s City Paper named her Best TV News Personality. Her career began in her native Michigan, where she was a weekend anchor and reporter for WEYI-TV, an NBC affiliate outside of Flint, Michigan.

Lesli graduated from Howard University and is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. She gives her energy to many causes throughout the metropolitan Washington, D.C. region, and in 2012 Lesli started an event called “Girlfriends Give Back” which helps raise funds for a different small, but impactful charity from the area each year.

Journalism, she says, is her life’s work, and feeds her drive to make a difference in the lives of people. In her personal time, Lesli enjoys family life being a wife and mom with her husband and daughter.

Laura Froelich leads U.S. Content Partnerships at Twitter, bringing exceptional content from Sports, News and Entertainment partners to the most valuable audiences when they’re most receptive while driving business results for these strategic partners and Twitter. Prior to joining Twitter in February 2014, she spent five years at CBS Interactive devising product marketing and monetization strategies for premium sports content including NCAA March Madness, NFL and college football, The Masters, PGA Tour golf, as well as the suite of fantasy games from CBSSports.com. Her efforts led to multiple years of record-setting revenues for the properties. Prior to CBS, Laura focused her career in sales and marketing at such notable publishers as CNET, Ziff-Davis, and Condé Nast. Laura is a graduate of Brown University where she received a BA in International Relations. Follow her on Twitter at @laurafrofro.

A “net vet” with 20+ years of driving meaningful revenue through insights into action consultative selling in the dynamic digital landscape (Yahoo, AOL, About.com). Adept at building successful sales teams, developing go-to-market sales strategies and gaining consensus across company divisions. Experience includes mobile, tech (DSP, PMP, Exchange) and data driven solutions, social media and word of mouth marketing, Website development and design, online media and marketing and cross-platform media experience (TV, Radio and live-event). A passionate leader and relationship builder who is committed to exceeding goals and expectations for clients, her team and company.

Jeremi Gorman is Chief Business Officer at Snap Inc., leading global sales, agency partnerships, revenue operations, and creative strategy. Jeremi joined Snap in November 2018 from Amazon, where she oversaw business intelligence and analytics, and the international expansion of Amazon’s advertising business. Jeremi has spent her career in digital media, serving in businesses roles at Yahoo, Variety Magazine, and Monster.com. Jeremi holds a Bachelor’s degree from UCLA.

As the president of Crackle Plus, Mr. Guelton oversees CSS Entertainment’s streaming platforms. Mr. Guelton was formerly the chief executive officer at SheKnows Media (now She Media), a mission-driven digital media company that was acquired by Penske Media Corporation in 2018. Previously, Mr. Guelton served as president of Thrillist Media Group, a leading digital group now part of GroupNine. Mr. Guelton was also chief operating officer at Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., where he oversaw brands such as Car and Driver, Elle and Woman’s Day. Prior to that, he led the acquisition and was the chief executive officer of Japanese media company Fujingaho (now part of Hearst).

Vanessa is the Director of Snap Originals at Snap Inc. Under her leadership, the Shows format launched on Snapchat in 2016. She oversees all Snap’s Originals development, production and operations. Vanessa was named to Variety’s 2017 Hollywood’s New Leaders in Digital, featuring prominent up-and-comers in the entertainment business, as well as Fortune’s 2020 40 Under 40.

Jeremy is responsible for accelerating the North American growth and revenue plans for Channel Factory and advancing the company’s sales approach, strategy, and new revenue streams. He came from Amobee, where he served as SVP of Sales working across North American brands and agencies to consolidate cross channel media activation through programmatic solutions. Prior to Amobee, Haft helped build and scale businesses, transform sales strategies and amplify revenue growth for Viant, Visible Measures, Lotame, and MediaPost. Jeremy lives in New Jersey and in his spare time he enjoys traveling to tropical locations, cooking feasts with friends, and any new fitness trend he can get his hands on.

Jason Hall is Executive Vice President, Advertising Sales for LBI Media. In this capacity, he is responsible for leading the company’s TV, radio and digital sales executives in advertising sales strategies.

As Executive Vice President, Advertising Sales, he is responsible for leading advertising sales and creating brand awareness of the company’s multichannel platform, including its television, radio and digital assets. He also oversees the national sales representatives in each of the company’s sales offices including Los Angeles/Burbank, Dallas, Chicago, New York, Atlanta and Miami.

Hall is also responsible for communicating with company’s O&O’s and affiliated local TV and radio station management, as well as legal, corporate marketing, and client direct/agency contacts. In this role, he also spearheads the vetting and selection of potential television, radio and digital partnerships.

A seasoned television sales executive, Hall comes to LBI Media with 17 years of senior sales experience at Univision Communications. His last position there was VP of Advertising Sales. Previous positions included Regional VP, National Sales and Director of Sales for Miami, Atlanta and New York, and other national executive sales positions.

Prior to joining Univision, Jason was a local Account Executive for Tribune broadcasting’s WBZL-TV in Miami.

Hall holds a Bachelor of Science, Business Administration and Management from Bryant University. He is based in LBI Media’s New York City office.

With over two decades of media industry experience, Ethan Heftman has been with A+E Networks in various revenue generating and management roles since 2013. He currently serves as SVP, Advanced Advertising & Digital Sales with oversight of sales efforts for direct and programmatic digital, as well as the Precision & Performance suite of data driven linear tools. Ethan’s focus is improving business outcomes for clients via data-driven advertising solutions within A+E’s premium content environments. Prior to A+E, Heftman held leadership positions at media agencies Initiative, Mediacom, and OMD.

Ross Jackson joined the Locked On Podcast Network in 2018 as host of the daily Locked On Saints podcast, covering the New Orleans Saints. Since then, his host role has expanded to include co-hosting Locked On NFL on Tuesdays with a focus on in-depth analysis on the biggest stories across the NFL and fantasy football.

Ross focuses on content development and programming, talent acquisition and training, and quality management Locked On’s NFL and College channels as well as the planning and execution of tent-pole events, expert appearances, and promotional marketing with TEGNA and Audacy partners. Ross is also an editor for Canal Street Chronicles, SB Nation’s New Orleans Saints blog and serves as the Network’s Partnerships Manager.

Ross has a background in the performing arts, a driving influence in his hosting style which emphasizes energy and audience engagement.

Eric John leads IAB’s Video Center of Excellence, a dedicated unit within the IAB whose mission is to simplify the video supply chain, providing best practices and education for brands, agencies, and media companies to drive continued growth through the evolving convergence of television and digital video. Eric drives the center’s efforts in the development of market-making research, industry standards and best practices and buyer/seller terms and conditions. Before joining the IAB, Eric led digital services and strategy at the Alliance for Audited Media and the MPA. Eric also served as global director of publisher marketing at Nokia, managing the company’s world-wide mobile app developer ecosystem. Prior to Nokia, Eric launched and led advertiser brand engagement solutions for Yahoo!, creating advanced, data-driven video, mobile and interactive campaigns for brands such as Pepsi, Loreal and Nikon. Eric began his career in internet advertising at DoubleClick (Google) where he served in business and product development within the DART for Publishers (DFP) and DART for Advertisers (DFA) business units where he launched the industry’s first post-click measurement tools. Eric is an alumnus of Miami of Ohio (BA) and Indiana University (MA) and is a graduate of Columbia University’s Product Management Program.

Jesse Judelman is Vevo’s SVP of Sales, based in New York with over 16 years of premium video sales experience. In addition to running Vevo’s National Sales Team, Jesse is responsible for building and maintaining relationships with the national agency holding companies and developing go-to-market strategies and strategic sales initiatives. Prior to joining Vevo, Jesse led East Coast Sales at Hulu and worked in TV ad sales at FX and Fox.

Katty Kay co-anchors the hour-long current affairs program BBC News with Katty and Christian, bringing a rigorous and witty interviewing style to the most salient issues of the day for a transatlantic audience. Kay is also an anchor of BBC World News America, a newscast that showcases the BBC’s global journalism and is geared primarily for audiences in the U.S. Kay’s reporting has taken her around the world for the BBC, from the Americas to the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Europe. She is the co-author of three New York Times best-selling books: Womenomics, The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance—What Women Should Know, and The Confidence Code for Girls. Kay is based in Washington, where she draws upon her global expertise to cover major U.S and international stories, connecting the dots and offering unparalleled global context and perspective.

A Chicago native, Laura is a creative navigator, helping teams and clients find the intersection of human truth and product — and brilliantly executing on that insight. Most recently, she led the creation of a global campaign for KitchenAid, bringing master brand and product work to market. Laura also led the creation of the Kitchen Aid’s award-winning film “A Woman’s Place” and its accompanying mentorship program.

Laura has spent many years crafting stories for brands like Dow, SC Johnson, Kraft, Unilever and Kao. While an industry vet, she loves today’s ability to creatively think about the full consumer journey and the role of communication at every media touchpoint.

Alex Kennedy is the Global Head of Partnership Strategy and Operations at Twitter. She is responsible for the development of the Global Content Partnership strategy that both enables sustainable revenue growth and enhancement of the user experience on the platform. Alex additionally serves as an executive advisor to Twitter Women, a business resource group focused on building community for women at Twitter.

Prior to Twitter, Alex served as Chief of Staff to the Chief Digital Officer at Under Armour (UA) with a focus on Corporate and Digital Strategy. Over the course of nine years, Alex served in numerous positions that shaped how UA approached their digital strategy. This included the $700M+ dollar acquisition and integration of three tech companies – MapMyFitness, MyFitnessPal, and Endomondo – that together resulted in a digital fitness community of more than 120 million registered users, the largest at that time. Post acquisition, Alex was responsible for helping prioritize and consolidate product roadmaps, driving resource efficiencies in the disparate engineering organizations, as well as supporting monetization of global users.

Alex sits on several nonprofit and for-profit advisory boards. Currently, Alex serves on the board of ConnectED, a national nonprofit focused on making learning real, rigorous, and hands-on to ensure preparation for both college and career. She also serves as an advisor to the Center for Conscientious Leadership, an organization focused on developing the next generation of leaders. Alex sits on the for-profit advisory board of Lumii, a Human Resources web-based platform start-up that enables leaders to measure employee experience and understand how it impacts their business.

Alex is a graduate of Princeton University and proud native of Washington, DC. She currently resides in Oakland, California.

James Kreckler serves as Senior Vice President, Digital Entertainment Advertising Sales, NBCUniversal. In this post, Kreckler is responsible for driving advertising revenue for the company’s digital entertainment businesses and creating effective marketing solutions for partners across a diverse array of platforms, including web, mobile, video on demand, and social media. Kreckler reports to Scott Schiller, Executive Vice President of Digital Advertising Sales.



Kreckler joined NBCUniversal in January, 2012 as Vice President, Advertising Sales for iVillage, the largest content-driven community for women online. He has more than 15 years of experience in sales and marketing management with interactive media and financial service companies.



From 2007-2012, Kreckler was Vice President of Digital Ad Sales at Rodale Inc. In this role, he oversaw strategic business development and overall management of advertising sales for Rodale’s digital brand, raising digital revenue from $10 million to $36 million over a three period.



From 2005-2007, Kreckler served as Vice President of East Coast Sales for Interpolls, Inc., where he launched the company’s media-rich digital platform and market expansion into New York and the east coast. Prior to this role, Kreckler was the Northeast Sales Director at AOL Interactive, and Strategic Account Director at Double Click.



Kreckler graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and English.

Kevin Lappen serves as Senior Vice President, Peacock Sales at NBCUniversal. In this role, Kevin leads the Peacock sales team, driving advertising revenue towards the company’s ad-supported streaming service, Peacock. Kevin joined the Peacock team in September 2019 to build out innovative advertising experiences with the goal of connecting consumers with content and brands.



Prior to his current role, Kevin spent nine years with NBC Sports as the SVP of Digital Sales and Sports Sponsorships. He has also spent a decade in NBC Entertainment where he worked across all Entertainment Digital Properties, including Hulu, where he sold initial Hulu launch sponsorships in 2007.



Previously, Kevin has held positions at GE Corporate in their Experienced Commercial Leadership Program, rotating across different divisions of GE including NBC.



Kevin graduated with a Bachelor’s in Business Management from Villanova University. He resides in Chatham, New Jersey with his wife Tara and three children, Ted, George, and Elizabeth.

As President of Amplifi US, Mike Law oversees more than $18B in annual spend across all media channels for dentsu Media US clients. For the past 20 years, Mike has been engaged in media buying roles focused on delivering competitive media buying strategies and performance for advertisers. Prior to being elevated to President of Amplifi US, Mike served as EVP for all US Media Investment, as well as the Head of Video Investment for dentsu.

Mike is a 1998 graduate of Providence College and is a member of The Providence College National Alumni Association Council.

Alison oversees all Ad Sales for Roku. As the first ever ad sales hire, she has pioneered upfront deals with some of the largest ad agencies and holding groups and has been instrumental in growing Roku’s portfolio of clients. Her and her team are responsible for driving new products and go-to-market strategy for the overall advertising business. Prior to Roku, Alison was a senior account executive with YuMe, managing key accounts for its ad tech business. Previously, Alison has held sales positions with IAC and BusinessWeek. She holds a B.A. from Boston University.

As Chief Content Officer, Lewinson is responsible for content strategy and acquisitions for Tubi, the largest free movie and TV streaming service. Lewinson heads up Tubi’s Los Angeles office where he manages one of the largest libraries in streaming (larger than Netflix). He oversees more than 250 content partners including every major studio in Hollywood.

Most recently, Lewinson was the Senior Vice President of Programming & Marketing at Sony Pictures Television and the streaming platform Crackle. Lewinson oversaw the programming strategy and content slate for Crackle and led the expansion of the service’s content library to include titles from most major studios. He was also instrumental in the launch of Crackle Original Series and Movies, including Mad Families (Charlie Sheen), StartUp (Martin Freeman) and Snatch (Rupert Grint). Lewinson was also the programming executive on Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (2016 Emmy Nominee), including the most-viewed episode with President Barack Obama.

Previously, Lewinson spent more than a decade at FX Networks, most recently as Senior Vice President, Programming & Production. Lewinson spearheaded the launch of FXM (formerly Fox Movie Channel) and oversaw the channel’s programming portfolio. As a member of the senior executive team, he oversaw production and current programming of special projects including Sons of Anarchy late night talk series Anarchy Afterword, 10/90 sitcom Partners with Lionsgate/Debmar-Mercury, and the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

Prior to joining FX, Lewinson served as the Vice President of Studio Entertainment at Lifetime Television where he was instrumental in the growth of Lifetime Movie Network and expanded the network’s partnerships with the major studios. He also held positions at The Walt Disney Company and Columbia Pictures.

Adam is an Emmy award-winning producer for FX’s A Tribute to Mel Brooks and produced the acclaimed series Fox Legacy alongside former Fox studio chairman Tom Rothman. Lewinson holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the American Film Institute, studied at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and achieved a BA from Vassar College. He also wrote the 2015 sci-fi adventure novel Earthbound.

Erin Lim is the host of “E! News’ The Rundown”- one of the first fully produced weekly shows for Snapchat, averaging 13 million viewers. In 2017, Erin’s on-air work helped “E! News” earn a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Entertainment News Program. Erin and the E! News team continue to reinvent entertainment and celebrity news for the next generation, serving as the go-to multiplatform destination for content and pop culture coverage spanning fashion, beauty, lifestyle, viral content, television, music and more, and the voice for what’s trending in pop culture across all platforms – from television and online to mobile, social and VOD. Erin was formerly the host for “E! News Asia.” Twitter / Instagram: @erinlimofficial

Tembi Locke is an actor, author, TV screenwriter and producer who thrives at the intersection of storytelling and advocacy. Her Reese’s Book Club pick and New York Times bestselling memoir From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home is a cross-cultural love story that takes place over two decades (and two countries!). She is currently Executive Producing the show’s adaptation as a limited series for Netflix with Hello Sunshine, and also stars in the global Netflix hit, Never Have I Ever.

An Audie Award nominee, Tembi is also the creative voice behind the digital platform, The Kitchen Widow which harnesses her advocacy work and love of food to create a space for conversations about caregiving, grief, parenthood, illness, and more, while offering recipes inspired by love.

Jean-Philippe (JP) Maheu is the VP of US Client Services at Twitter, where he leads Twitter’s relationships with its top marketers and manages a team of industry & regional leaders. Prior to this role, JP launched the Global Brands team at Twitter and led the global expansion of Twitter Brand Strategy and Agency Development teams.

Maheu joined Twitter in 2013 through the acquisition of SocialTV analytics company Bluefin Labs, where he was CEO. Under JP’s leadership, Bluefin achieved remarkable sales traction with leading brands and strengthened its market-leading position.


Prior to Bluefin Labs, JP served as the Global CEO of Publicis Modem, the digital marketing unit of Publicis Worldwide. Maheu also held positions as both the Chief Digital Officer of Ogilvy & Mather, where he was responsible for digital growth and innovation across the company’s operating units, and CEO of Razorfish, where he led the vision, strategy, and growth of the company.


JP holds an MBA from J.L. Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, and an M.S. in Network & Computer Sciences from Pierre et Marie Curie University in Paris, France. He sits on the NY Chapter Board of The Nature Conservancy and lives in NYC with his wife and two children.

Peter Markham is Chief Executive Officer of Estrella Media, Inc. and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, having previously served as interim Chief Operating Officer. As CEO, Markham oversees all company operations across its television, radio, production and digital assets.

Markham brings more than 20 years of media experience to Estrella Media, with a strong background in strategy, operations and business development. Previously, Markham served as CEO and Chairman of Granite Broadcasting and as Chairman of Communications Corporation of America where he led the operational and financial revitalization of these U.S. based television broadcasting companies.

His extensive Board experience includes several public and private media and technology enabled companies operating in Spanish-language media, OTT TV, mobile technology, TV production and other emerging media spaces. Markham also was the Head of TMT & European Coverage at Silver Point Capital where he led direct investment coverage and value creation efforts in the U.S. and Europe.

Markham holds a Master of Business Administration from New York University’s Stern School of Business, where he serves as an Adjunct Professor and a Bachelor’s of Science in Marketing from Clemson University, where he is on the board of the Spiro Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership.

Farhad Massoudi is the founder and CEO of Tubi, an ad-supported video on demand (AVOD) service. Massoudi launched Tubi in 2014 with the goal of offering premium television and movies for free, making entertainment accessible to everyone. Tubi was built on the success of adRise, the technology company Massoudi founded in 2010 to help studios distribute and monetize video-on-demand content on connected devices.

Massoudi has successfully bridged the gap between Silicon Valley and Hollywood by building Tubi as a technology-first OTT streaming service. Tubi’s proprietary content personalization engine allows the platform to reach a mass audience with individualized and tailored content. Under Massoudi’s leadership, Tubi has built strong relationships with the top Hollywood studios, networks and production companies, giving Tubi the power to compile one of the largest libraries of film and TV content across all genres. The company currently has partnerships with over 250 content partners including ever major Hollywood studio.

Today, Tubi is the only free streaming service with this expansive of a film and TV library, using proprietary technology to personalize the viewing experience anywhere, anytime. Tubi boasts more monthly titles than Netflix and is consistently ranked as the top rated free streaming app on platforms including iOS and Android. In 2020, Tubi became part of FOX Entertainment after being sold for nearly half a billion dollars.

Prior to Tubi, Massoudi was a VP of Engineering at SocialMedia.com and previously worked as an engineer at Yahoo!.

Rob Master is vice president of media and digital engagement for North America at Unilever. He oversees a team responsible for media innovation, strategy and the development of integrated communication plans for all Unilever brands. Under Rob’s leadership Unilever has been recognized as Digital Marketer of the Year by Advertising Age, Media Client of the Year by Media Post and one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Marketers.



Rob joined Unilever in 2002 as a brand marketer, managing a number of the company’s iconic brands, including Dove and Axe, and driving award-winning branding campaigns.



Prior to joining Unilever, Rob worked in brand marketing for PepsiCo’s Taco Bell and for various communication agencies, as well as two start-ups.



He holds a B.A. in political science from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and an M.B.A. from the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis.

Kevin McGurn is Vevo’s President of Sales and Distribution, based in New York. He joined Vevo from Fullscreen, where he served as Head of Sales for the company as well as Otter Media properties including Crunchyroll, Rooster Teeth, SoompiTV and VRV. Prior to Fullscreen, Kevin was Chief Revenue Officer of Shazam. He previously served as Senior Vice President of Sales at Hulu for nearly seven years, where he grew the sales team from zero to half a billion dollars in advertising revenue. Kevin has also held prior senior roles at NBC Universal and DoubleClick.

Jeff Meier is currently Head of Programming for the Crackle Plus family of AVOD and FAST channel services. Through mid-2020, Meier served as General Manager/SVP, Programming at Sony where he oversaw Sony Movie Channel, Cine Sony, and getTV, and planned the programming strategy for Sony’s trio of Spanish-language FAST channels under the Sony Canal name. Under his leadership, Cine Sony grew to become the #1 rated Spanish-language movie channel on TV. Specializing in channel launches, Meier also served as SVP for OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and SVP for TV One, both during their development and launch phases. At TV One, in addition to managing all acquisitions and scheduling, he also created the channel’s original hit program UnSung, now a six-time NAACP Image Award winner of over 160 episodes.

Sean joined Snap Inc. in April 2015 and is the Head of Content. In this role, Sean oversees the development of all Snap Originals, shows made exclusively for Snapchat. He is also responsible for developing the content and programming strategy for Snapchat’s Discover, which features editorial content from leading publishers, TV networks, studios, sports leagues and more.

Before joining Snap, Vanessa was SVP of Content at iHeartMedia, helped lead Microsoft’s branded content at LiquidThread, and produced multiple Emmy Award winning daytime talk shows, including The Talk, Tyra, Dr. Oz and The Maury Show.

Julian is responsible for growing partnerships with major Fortune 100 brands spanning Automotive, Entertainment, Technology, CPG, Insurance & Retail verticals. He has deep expertise in driving revenue emerging media platforms, 1st party data & measurement, mixed media strategies, and custom content curation. Prior to Roku, he was responsible for West Coast video revenue at Conversant Media, part of Epsilon, and held senior sales positions with Defy Media and Digital Broadcasting Group.

Kenny Mitchell is Chief Marketing Officer at Snap Inc. Mitchell has a reputation for building iconic brands and driving industry-leading performance through innovative, fully-integrated and award-winning marketing programs. His work has earned multiple Cannes Lions, film festival selections including Tribeca, and two Emmy nominations. In 2017, Fast Company named Mitchell one of the “Most Creative People in Business.”

Prior to Snap Inc., Mitchell was the Vice President of Brand Content & Engagement for McDonald’s USA, Gatorade’s Head of Consumer Engagement, oversaw Brand and Consumer Marketing for NASCAR, and was Vice President and General Manager at the Dew Tour, a division of the NBC Sports Group.

Tracey Moore is a leading celebrity acting coach, casting director and producer. Tracey has received accolades from NABEFEME Television and Film Executive of the Year (2004), Delta Nu Sigma Rho Sorority Hattie McDaniel’s Award (2004), and Honorary Mention for Best Short Film “The Interview” for Chicks with Flicks Film Festival (2003). In her “spare” time, Tracey has lectured at Howard University, Long Island University, CW Post, Georgia State University and Loyola Marymount University.

Tracey transitioned 25 years ago to a Celebrity Acting Coach, teaches The Spirited Actor Workshop and she conducts private coaching sessions. Her clients are Cardi B, Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliot, Eve, Nelly, Q-Tip, Common, Ludacris, Salt N Pepa, NBA’s Ray Allen, and The Breakfast Club’s Angela Yee. In 2002, Tracey wrote her first book entitled “The Spirited Actor; Principles for a Successful Audition” to empower and encourage actors on their journey.

JOE MORTON is an Emmy® Award winner and recipient of multiple NAACP Image Awards for his role as Rowan/Eli Pope in Shonda Rhimes’ critically acclaimed series SCANDAL. In film, Morton is widely known as the mute alien in the title role of John Sayle’s THE BROTHER FROM ANOTHER PLANET, and as the ill-fated scientist, Miles Dyson, in TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY. Recent film credits include, Cyborg’s dad, Dr. Silas Stone, in Zack Snyder’s Cut of JUSTICE LEAGUE, and HBO’s star-studded special BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME. Morton made his Broadway debut in HAIR, and earned a Theatre World Award and Tony nomination for his role as the embittered Walter Lee Younger in RAISIN, and received glowing reviews and numerous Off-Broadway Awards, including the prestigious Lucille Lortel Award, for his electrifying portrayal of comedian/civil-rights activist, Dick Gregory, in TURN ME LOOSE.

Mr. Mosam is responsible for designing new platforms, implementing technical strategies, and ensuring that technical resources are aligned with the company’s goals. Early in his career Adam founded Binspy Systems, a cloud-based IoT platform which later sold to AnyDATA. In 2012 he started Pivotshare, an online video platform which sold to CSSE. In addition to being a serial entrepreneur, Mr. Mosam is also an investor and advisor and has invested in over 150 startup companies. Adam received his Bachelor of Software Engineering & Management degree from McMaster University in Canada in 2003. He was later named one of the Top 150 graduates from the engineering faculty’s 60 year history.

Peter Naylor is VP of Americas at Snap Inc, responsible for the advertising business across the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Previously, Peter served as SVP and Head of Advertising Sales at Hulu for over six years. Prior to Hulu, Peter was EVP of Digital Media Sales for NBCUniversal, SVP of Sales for the iVillage Properties (acquired by NBCU in May 2006), and VP of Sales for Terra Lycos.

Peter is on the Board of Directors for the IAB, the IRTS Foundation and the TD Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that provides aid to children of wounded warriors.

Marla Newman is Executive Vice President of Digital Sales at Meredith Corporation, the leading media company reaching nearly 95% of all U.S. women. Newman oversees all aspects of direct and programmatic sales, Meredith Data Studio solutions, sales marketing, account management and activations across Meredith’s digital portfolio, spanning 40 trusted brands. A proven sales leader, Newman has grown Meredith’s digital sales revenue while spearheading significant and innovative enterprise-wide strategic partnerships since joining the company in 2016.

Newman previously served as Global Executive Director, Agency Partnerships at AOL and Microsoft. She has also held senior sales leadership positions at FOX Sports Digital, Viacom and MSN.

Newman earned B.S. degrees in marketing and management from the University of Oregon. She resides with her family in New York City.

Ms. Newmark has more than 30 years of media and telecommunications industry and investment banking experience. Ms. Newmark has been the Publisher, Editor-in-Chief and an author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series since April 2008, and has coauthored the publication of more than 175 books under the Brand during her tenure. Ms. Newmark founded and managed a successful hedge fund for five years. Prior to that she was a Managing Director at CJ Lawrence and was a top-ranked telecom analyst during her tenure. She received her A.B. from Harvard University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Among other qualifications, Ms. Newmark has important financing experience, content publications expertise and an intimate knowledge of the Chicken Soup for the Soul Brand and related operations.

Scott Olechowski is Chief Product Officer and Co-founder of Plex. He is responsible for driving the product strategy, product management and business development for Plex’s suite of software and services. Prior to co-founding Plex in 2009, his professional experience includes executive positions in product strategy, business development, marketing, and international sales for a number of established brands such as Cisco, PostX and IronPort. He is an expert in cryptography with six issued encryption and authentication patents and was a technical and thought leader in Cisco’s global threat intelligence operations. Fresh out of college, he co-founded a successful video software company that pioneered the synchronization of video testimony and official transcripts, which dramatically improved conviction rates for trial lawyers. Scott holds a degree in both marketing and management from DePaul University.

Adam Ostrow is TEGNA’s Chief Digital Officer. In his role, Adam leads an organization responsible for driving transformation and growth across TEGNA’s digital consumer experiences, which are accessed by more than 100 million people each month through station’s websites, mobile apps and OTT channels.

Reporting to CEO Dave Lougee, Ostrow oversees the company’s digital content, product development and partnership teams, which are responsible for local/national storytelling, social media, web/app development and UX, and relationships with key platform partners including Google, Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat. He is also a member of TEGNA’s internal committee that makes investments and forms commercial relationships with emerging startups.

Prior to joining TEGNA, Adam was Chief Strategy Officer at Mashable, where he led the development of the company’s video offerings, branded content studio, international expansion, ecommerce business and strategic partnerships. He also worked closely with the CEO and CFO in raising $46 million in capital and served on the company’s board of directors.

Adam has been recognized by the industry with numerous accolades, including Digiday’s “TV Executive of the Year,” Broadcasting & Cable’s “40 Under 40” and Variety’s “Digital Entertainment Execs to Watch,” and has been frequently quoted by major media outlets, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and Bloomberg. His TED Talk “After the Final Status Update” has been viewed more than 1 million times.

Adam is a graduate of the University of Maryland, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Journalism, and currently serves on the Merrill College of Journalism’s Board of Visitors.

Katherine Pond is the Vice President of Business Development leading OTT 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, advertising, and data verticals. She was named Concordia University Irvine’s 2020 Alumna of the Year for Professional Achievement, was chosen as one of Cynopsis’ 2020 Top Women in Media, and selected for Next TV’s ‘The Watch List’ 2020 as an executive shaping the future of the streaming business.

Jennifer is currently the VP and Head of Global Content Partnerships at Twitter after 7+ years leading Media & Entertainment partnerships. Prior to joining Twitter in August 2013, Jennifer was Head of Industry for Film & Television at Google and YouTube. Earlier, Jennifer was SVP of Advertising at Demand Media where she launched their Ad Sales business and helped the company through its IPO. Jennifer has spent 23 years in digital partnerships.

Jennifer earned a BA Communications degree from University of California, Santa Barbara. In addition to her current board seat on Ghostcast, and City of Hope, and ThinkLA previously, she serves advisory roles to Cluster, Opkix, OpenSlate, SameSurf, and Firefly. Jennifer lives in Los Angeles and keeps busy with her three little girls, ages 12 and under. She is @JenP on Twitter.

Tonya Rapley is an internationally recognized speaker, financial educator, best-selling author, and serial entrepreneur based in Atlanta. She is the founder of the award winning site, My Fab Finance where her mission is to help people make financial decisions they are proud of so that they can create lives they love. Furthering her commitment to holistic wellness, in 2019 she purchased Club Loofah, an inclusive self-care brand focused on inspiring and supporting regenerative practices for all.

Priyanka Rathore is the Brand Communications Manager on KitchenAid at Whirlpool Corporation where she leads the Masterbrand and Major Appliances marketing for the North America Region. Her over a decade-long work experience as a global marketer spans across sectors including consumer products, consumer durables, and consulting.

Priyanka is passionate about unleashing the power of brands rooted in consumer values and authentic connections. She holds an MBA from the Notre Dame University and loves to write short stories.

Orchid Richardson serves as the newly appointed Vice President & Managing Director of the IAB Programmatic+Data Center. She is charged with driving the Center’s mission to define boundaries, reduce friction, and increase value along the data supply chain, for consumers, marketers, and the ecosystem that supports them.


Before joining the IAB Data Center, Orchid was General Manager of Publisher & Media Solutions for 33Across, Inc. where she was responsible for leading the global business strategy & development for both the company’s growth and the growth of their publisher partners. Her successes include leading the development and integration of the 33Across Real Platform with over 250 demand partners, developing a product suite that was the catalyst for the company’s pivot into programmatic and launching the Real Platform in 12 countries located in EMEA, LATAM and North America.


Orchid also served as Head of Digital Operations for Hearst Magazines Digital Media. There, she was responsible for architecting the Hearst Audience Exchange that represented the consolidation of Hearst’s audience data for multiple Hearst corporate units including Magazines, Newspaper, Entertainment, and Broadcast on to one platform for strategic company-wide initiatives.


Before Hearst, Orchid was Senior Director of Advertising Operations & Strategy for BET Networks within the Digital Group. Orchid has also served in management roles at other leading digital companies including Everyday Health, Singer Direct (an Omnicom Media Group Company) and Multimedia Solutions.


She is an alumna of Spelman College and New York University’s Stern School of Business where she holds a degree in Business Administration & International Business.

Vinny Rinaldi brings a disruptive lens to a media ecosystem that is constantly evolving. His approach to digital transformation starts with a deep understanding of business outcomes to translate into media strategies.

Vinny brings a unique approach to his role after spending the past 14 years in various roles at startups like Adap.TV, ad tech giants like Google and Amazon, leading Audience Platforms and Strategy at dentsu and a 2019 Ad Age 40 under 40 nominee for his transformative work at The Hershey Company through the lens of Addressable Media.

An ad technology evangelist, Vinny is committed to being provocative in his approach to using data and analytics to address a brands planning, investment, activation and measurement ecosystem. He continues to push the system as he looks to disrupt the changing landscape of media from a linear world to an addressable first world.

Chiquis, is a Latin GRAMMY recording artist (singer and songwriter), businesswoman, author and television celebrity.

As a multi-faceted entertainer Chiquis is currently in the studio forging her much anticipated new album launching in 2021. She is also celebrity judge on the EstrellaTV network show; Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento (a Latin version of America’s Got Talent). Chiquis has had 10 years of TV experience and is a ratings magnet across all Latin media. She is also launching a new TV show in 2021. Chiquis is writing her third book this year. Chiquis established BossBee Nation, a charity foundation through which Chiquis continues to help thousands of young people.

God-is Rivera, Global Director of Culture and Community at Twitter is responsible for better serving and engaging communities on Twitter all around the world through Twitter’s brand marketing, campaigns with partners, and events and experiences. Internally, she drives strategy to make sure that campaigns and programs are connective, inclusive, and reflective of the communities Twitter serves. Externally, builds on Twitter’s work in developing relationships and programs with community leaders, content partners, influencers, creators, partners, and brands.

Prior to joining Twitter in 2018, God-is was Director, Inclusion & Cultural Resonance for VMLY&R. Earlier, she held lead channel strategy roles at VMLY&R, global agency iCrossing, and Austin-based T3.

God-is has been profiled in digital trade publications Adweek, Ad Age, eMarketer, Campaign US, and The Drum. In 2018 she was named an Ad Age “Woman to Watch” and Adweek “Disruptor” for continuing to fight for representation and equity in the advertising industry. In 2020 God-is was recognized for her work at Twitter amplifying historically marginalized voices as #28 on the Root 100 Most Influential African-Americans list, and by Fortune Magazine on their esteemed 40 Under 40 list of influential people in the technology category.

Francis Roberts is Head of Creator Partnerships at Snap Inc. Francis oversees relationships with digital-native talent and manages the Snap Creator Ecosystem across Snap Stars, Spotlight, Shows and more.

Prior to joining Snap Inc., Francis spent eight years at Google and built his digital creator expertise working with some of YouTube’s biggest names. He has collaborated with popular Creators and celebrities, including Will Smith, Naomi Campbell, Liza Koshy, Jackie Aina, Brent Rivera, and The Try Guys.

Sarah is the Head of US Entertainment Partnerships at Twitter, leading relationships with media and content publishers across TV, music, lifestyle, and film. Sarah and her team work closely with entertainment partners to extend and monetize their content initiatives across Twitter. Sarah joined Twitter in 2014 as a Senior Partner Manager and played an integral role in building out the entertainment sponsorship business. Sarah has been named one of AdAge’s 40 Under 40, Variety’s New Leaders in Digital, and Cynopsis’ Top Women in Media.

Mark Rotblat is the Chief Revenue Officer of Tubi – FOX Entertainment’s free streaming service. As CRO, Mark is responsible for driving the company’s global sales and partnerships, expanding the company’s revenue efforts, and increasing value for advertising partners.

Prior to joining Tubi in early 2018, Mark was Senior Director of Agency Sales & Activation for the Adobe Advertising Cloud at Adobe Systems. Leading up to his work at Adobe, Mark was part of TubeMogul’s founding team in 2007, which held its IPO in 2014 and subsequently was acquired by Adobe for $540M in 2016.

Mark held a variety of roles at TubeMogul, including marketing, business development and various sales leadership positions. As SVP of Agency Sales at TubeMogul, his responsibilities included driving sales strategy, communications and execution with agency partners. Mark also has experience working in business development and management consulting for healthcare organizations, including Healthline and Stockamp & Associates.

Mark holds an MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and a BS from Duke University and resides in the Bay area with his wife and children.

Mr. Rouhana is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. and has been the Chief Executive Officer of Chicken Soup for the Soul since April 2008. Mr. Rouhana has been a leader in the media, entertainment and communications industries for more than 35 years. He was the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Winstar Communications, a wireless broadband pioneer, and Winstar New Media, one of the earliest online content companies, from 1993 until 2001. During his career Mr. Rouhana has led the acquisition of numerous media companies including Virgin Vision, a Virgin Group worldwide film distribution venture, in the 1980s. As an entertainment and finance lawyer from 1977 to 1985, he developed new film financing models for major content creators such as Blake Edwards. He is a founder of The Humpty Dumpty Institute, which created the International Film Exchange, and the Co-Chairman of the Global Creative Forum, which connects the United Nations with major film and television executives, producers and talent. Among other qualifications, Mr. Rouhana has extensive executive leadership in the communications, media and entertainment industries, including production and distribution, and broad experience in business financings and acquisitions. He received his B.A. from Colby College, where he is currently Trustee Emeritus; and his J.D. from Georgetown Law School.

Mirthala Salinas is the Interim Vice President of News and National News Anchor for EstrellaTV. In this dual role, she is responsible for the strategic planning and management of the network’s news division, including managing content and production for all news-related programing, which includes three national newscasts and two local newscasts for the network’s flagship station EstrellaTV KRCA 62.

She is also the network’s national anchorwoman for Cierre de Edición.

Her successful career started in Phoenix, Arizona in 1989, where she worked in radio and television. Since then, she moved to Los Angeles, California where she currently resides.

With more than 20 years of journalistic experience, she has made her passion for news a platform to reach out to people in many areas.

Salinas has had many accomplishments and recognitions in her impressive career, including four Golden Mikes and two Emmy Awards, obtained while she was an anchor/reporter at Telemundo in Los Angeles.

Salinas is a leading voice in the Hispanic community of the United States, and as such, she uses her influence to advocate for more cancer research.

Salinas attended Arizona State University where she did coursework at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism in Phoenix AZ.

René Santaella serves as EVP, digital & streaming media for Estrella Media. In this newly created role, he is leading the digital transformation of Estrella Media’s strategy, operations and new revenue initiatives. He reports directly to the CEO of the company.

As EVP, digital & streaming media, he has been tasked with shaping the digital future of the company and growing its footprint with an underserved Hispanic audience across all platforms. His role oversees all aspects of digital for the company including direct-to-consumer, streaming media, social media, marketing, operations, distribution and ad sales.

Prior to joining Estrella Media, Santaella was the senior vice president, head of ad sales & business operations, Sony Pictures Television Digital Networks and led the successful transition and sale of Crackle to CSS Entertainment as the new majority owner and the first AVOD service to disclose profitable figures to the public. While at Sony, he built Crackle into a leading free ad-supported streaming network with the Emmy nominated hit, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee and managed ad sales, operations and strategic initiatives. He also led the creation of a premium video network for advertisers targeting a large audience of “connected gamers” that included PlayStation Store, PlayStation Vue, Funimation, Pluto TV and Crackle. Upon joining Sony, Santaella spearheaded the initial business plan to grow Crackle’s ad sales, tech stack and ad solutions and under his leadership, Crackle forged a number of industry groundbreaking ad sales capabilities.

Before Sony, he was director of ad sales marketing for Disney Interactive, leading digital and cross-platform advertising and integrated marketing solutions across the company and senior vice president and co-founder of Fireworks Enterprises, an entertainment marketing agency representing clients such as eBay, Mercedes Benz and Visa.

Santaella holds a Master of Business Administration from the Anderson School of Business at UCLA and a Bachelor’s degree from UCLA. He was also a member of the Puerto Rican National Swim Team and UCLA Men’s Swim Team.

Jason oversees Business Development, Marketing, PR and Business Intelligence initiatives for Crackle Plus. Prior to this role, Jason spent 7 years at Sony Pictures Television overseeing Global Revenue Operations for Crackle. Jason has also worked at The Walt Disney Company and Dow Jones in various digital roles. He started his career in investment banking, within Merrill Lynch & Co’s M&A department. Jason holds a Master of Business Administration from The University of California, Berkeley and a Bachelor of Economics from Bucknell University. He resides in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.

Karen Schuchardt serves as Senior Vice President, Lifestyle Programming, NBCUniversal. In this role, Schuchardt spearheads advertising sales initiatives for all lifestyle programming including Bravo, Oxygen, and E!. Schuchardt reports to Laura Molen, Executive Vice President, Lifestyle and Hispanic Advertising Sales Group, NBCUniversal.

With a background in econometric modeling and advanced analytics, Terence spent his time prior to joining Tremor Video and Unruly in major media agencies working on the analytics and research teams supporting some of the world’s largest brands and covering a wide array of industry categories including CPG, Travel and Retail.

Kristina is a Director, Large Customer Sales East & Upfront Partnerships at Roku, helping to manage Roku’s Magna and Havas relationships while overseeing a team of AE’s who work with clients such as; Verizon, Coca-Cola, Papa John’s, Nationwide and more. Kristina has been at Roku since early 2017 and has helped to break and grow business with what are now some of Roku’s largest clients. Prior to Roku, Kristina was a Sales Director at a leading mobile ad tech company.

Aaron Shuster is the Head of Strategic Partnerships for Digital Marketing Solutions at TransUnion. He leads efforts to forge identity-driven solutions for US-based media publishers and consumer-facing technology entities. Aaron is a 20-year veteran of strategic business development, having closed billions of dollars in deal value across a broad range of traditional media, measurement, identity, and programmatic initiatives, while tenured at companies such as: JPMorgan, NBCU, AppNexus, Nielsen, and TransUnion. For the last 8+ years, Aaron has been focused on building partnerships with data and programmatic media entities for enhanced addressability, increased revenue, and improved attribution.

Julie Stewart-Binks is the host of “Drinks With Binks” on Fubo Sports Network, the live, free-to-consumer TV network featuring sports stories on and off the field. Drinks with Binks launched with the network in September 2019 and Ball is Back, a special series, highlights the return of major tournaments and sporting events.

“Drinks With Binks” has a light, casual vibe that encourages deeper conversations. Guests open bottles (alcoholic or otherwise) and open up about life, sports, motivations, fears, anything. New episodes air Wednesdays at 8PM and 8:30PM ET/PT.

“Ball is Back” gets the full story with predictions and storylines on major sporting events such as the NCAA basketball tournament and NBA playoffs with guests like current all-stars, Hall of Famers and sports journalists.

Who is JSB?

JSB, as she’s known around the studio, has a sports/journalism/entertainment resume as deep as the ‘67 Maple Leafs roster. An avid hockey fan and player, she jumped into her career with both blades. She was a reporter on FOX Soccer’s “FOX Soccer Report” in Winnipeg; a program assistant at CBC’s “Hockey Night in Canada”; and as a sports anchor and reporter at CTV in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Her dedication and persistence led to a move from the land of extreme weather warnings to sunny Los Angeles, where she helped launch FS1 as one of its original anchors and reporters. As FOX Sports grew, she hosted the 2014 Sochi Olympics and reported on the 2015 Women’s World Cup.

In 2015, Julie became FOX’s regular sideline reporter for their newly acquired MLS matches, before moving to ESPN as a sideline reporter for MLS, the U.S. men’s and women’s national soccer teams and college football.

In fact, Julie is the first female reporter to call two straight MLS Cups with two different networks (FOX and ESPN).

In 2017, Julie joined Barstool Sports as the host of “Barstool Breakfast” on Sirius XM, before ultimately leaving to forge her improv and comedy skills. And it’s a good thing she did. Because 2019 was the year of the Binks.

After training at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theater and trying her hand at stand-up, Julie was able to show off her comedic and improv chops hosting “The Thread,” a daily show on SNY; at CBS Sports HQ; and an NHL podcast on the athletic which led her to what she’d later describe as her “dream situation.”

Landing at Fubo Sports Network, she took on writing, producing and hosting duties of two shows; “Call it a Night,” a late-night style show which earned a Telly Award, and “Drinks with Binks” a laid-back interview show over a beverage of the guest’s choosing. Since then, JSB has sharpened her interview skills further with “Ball is Back,” where she has found the middle ground between her sports journalist roots and disarming comedic persona.

Connect with Julie on Twitter @JSB_TV, Instagram @juliesb_ and Facebook at jsb989

Alex and his team are responsible for the development of agency level partnerships with key media, data, and technology vendors across all marketplace mediums. Alex developed the agency’s strategic approach to digital investment partnerships to maximize negotiations with key partners emphasizing areas of interest that provide the greatest value to the agency’s clients in the form of innovation, competitive rates, research, and education. He worked with key stakeholders to develop a new private marketplace specific to OTT/CTV inventory featuring over 45 direct partnerships, dubbed SeleCTV. Most recently, Alex merged the Advanced Video Solutions team with Agency Partnerships where he will lead the charge behind advanced and addressable Video/TV opportunities while pressing forward on innovative agency ventures.

As CEO and co-founder of Tru Optik, Andre has led the company’s business development, product innovation, go to market strategy leading to its October 2020 acquisition by TransUnion. Under Andre’s leadership, Tru Optik has become the most relied upon DaaS (data as a service) partner across OTT, streaming audio and gaming. Tru Optik clients and partners include many of the largest publishers, ad tech platforms and advanced media. Andre is a frequent guest on Bloomberg and CNBC and often quoted in AdWeek and AdExchanger as an expert in streaming media and advanced advertising. Before founding Tru Optik, he served as a Vice President of Investments at JP Morgan Chase and also led the Media and Entertainment division at a boutique investment bank in New York City.

Kinsey Tamberrino is Vevo’s VP of East Coast and Midwest Sales, based in New York. She is responsible for developing and growing national partnerships with major agency holding groups across the US. Kinsey is also in charge of overseeing the East Coast and Midwest sales teams. With a core background in Digital Video and Television, Kinsey has been an influential driver in promoting Vevo’s go-to-market strategy as a modern day premium content network, reaching large audiences at scale in a brand safe environment. Before she joined Vevo, Kinsey has held sales and management positions at Hulu, Food Network and Discovery.

Kelsey E. Taylor is a Sr. Manager of US Sports Partnerships at Twitter. She is responsible for Twitter’s strategic partnerships with sports leagues and media partners to bring the most premium sports content to the platform and drive advertising revenue. Currently, she is focused on the NBA, WNBA, US Open, and NBC Sports partnerships.

Prior to Twitter Sports, Kelsey was a Manager in Media Strategy and Business Development at the National Football League for three seasons. She helped drive the NFL’s media business through the deployment of key media rights, identification of new business opportunities within the broader media landscape, and the formation of strategic partnerships.

Kelsey also spent two years before the NFL as an analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Technology, Media, and Telecom Investment Banking, where she focused on financial analyses of media and entertainment companies.

Kelsey is a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and is an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. She is also a mentor in the I Have a Dream Foundation Program in NY. She is originally from East Orange, NJ, and currently resides in Manhattan, NY.

As Head of Agency Partnerships, Stark Townend oversees strategic holding company alliances with Ampersand’s core clients in the Advanced TV space, fostering ROI-driven media executions across Linear, Addressable, Streaming, and Digital video with an emphasis on audience-first, measurement-focused solutions. In this role he manages and optimizes multi-screen media relationships with Fortune 500 marketers, improving legacy models and fostering growth in emerging sectors.

Prior to Ampersand, Townend held senior positions at Comcast, Google, YouTube, and Forbes. He earned credentials in Customer Analytics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He received his MBA from Villanova University with specializations in Marketing and Strategic Management, and his BA from Trinity College, where he graduated with honors. Active in his community, Townend splits his time between New York and Philadelphia, where he lives with his wife and three children.

Vale is a multitalented artist (singer, actress, comedian, playwrite, voice over actor, and celebrity impersonator) who hails from one of Mexico’s most iconic entertainment royalty families. She is the daughter of legendary actress and singer Angélica María, “Mexico ́s Timeless Sweetheart,” and the talented entertainer (singer, actor, comedian) Raul Vale. She’s also the granddaughter of internationally renowned producer, director and writer Angélica Ortiz. She began her career in the entertainment industry at the tender age of two. Since then, her career credits include over 30 theatrical productions, nine feature films, more than 250 television productions throughout Latin America and the U.S., including the smash hit telenovela “La Fea Más Bella,” Mexico’s version of Ugly Betty. In 2007, she was featured in a cameo appearance on the season finale of ABC’s Ugly Betty. As a musical artist, she began recording at the age of four and to date has participated in musical theatre as a composer and performer and has had a successful music career as a solo artist. Most recently, she has added the role of radio personality to her impressive list of accomplishments at a local Latin pop/reggaeton station in Los Angeles.

As Vice President of Digital Content at TEGNA, Joanie supports 49 local newsrooms across the country as they transform their content to keep up with changing platforms and audiences. After graduating from Penn State, Joanie started her career at WUSA9, TEGNA’s CBS-affiliate in Washington, D.C. While at WUSA9, she went from digital producer to leading the station’s digital team in just a few years.

Since joining the corporate team, Joanie has built a national digital desk, launched good-news brand HeartThreads, led the debut of VERIFY on Snapchat and grown TEGNA into a top 50 ComScore network.

Joanie was recently named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 in Media 2021 list. Joanie lives in Northern Virginia, where she’s currently working from home with her pandemic puppy Maisie.

John leads Premion’s national and regional sales organization and is responsible for driving revenue growth, go-to-market development and execution.

John brings over 25-years of traditional and digital media advertising, distribution sales and business development experience with a track record of success in leading advertising, digital video, programmatic and television sales revenue and strategy at several world-class organizations. John is well experienced in heading large national and local sales teams. He has helped advertising agencies and marketers across all category types fulfill their goals in reaching audiences and consumers via digital video, linear television and display mediums.

Prior to Premion, John served as Chief Revenue Officer of TRUSTX, as a founding executive for the high-profile programmatic digital advertising marketplace start-up, where he led national sales, strategy and development in partnership with many of the world’s leading broadcasters and publishers. Previously, John led sales, strategy and revenue growth with leading media and entertainment organizations, such as NBC Universal, CBS Local and Discovery Communications and was an early sales leader for several years at Hulu where he scaled national, local, multicultural and upfront advertising sales.

John holds both a Bachelor of Arts Degree and Master of Arts degrees from Baylor University. He is an active supporter of the Baylor Film & Digital Media programs in Texas and New York City, Baylor’s endowed academic scholarships program and the Baylor Bear Foundation.

As someone who loves observing, analyzing and diving deep into a topic, research was always going to be perfect field for Rebecca Waring, VP of Insights at Unruly. With a talent for choreographing data coming up with original angles and techniques, Rebecca was naturally drawn to Unruly through its work with academia and in-house research projects. Following graduation from Cambridge University, Rebecca joined measurement and analytics giant ComScore where she spent four years before moving to Microsoft and then Unruly in 2014. She’s been published in Adweek and WARC, and has presented on stage at numerous industry events.

Reese Waters comes from an illustrious career in comedy, sports and commentary. Reese was born in Prince George’s County and went to college at Columbia University, where his comedy career took off performing in New York City clubs.

He then spent two years performing comedy in San Francisco before returning to the east coast. When New York Magazine tapped Reese Waters as one of the city’s Ten Comedians To Watch in March of 2009, Reese’s career took off even further. His comedy led him to appear on MTV, Good Morning America, The Early Show, NPR and more.

In 2010, he became a co-host of The Daily Line on the Versus Network where he combined his love for sports and comedy, interviewing athletes such as Derrick Rose, and Dwyane Wade. His most memorable interview was entitled “Tea with Tyson,” where he managed to get Mike Tyson to open up to him about his love for pigeons and his hatred of cannolis. He also began writing for ESPN.com, for a segment called Reese’s Piece.

While co-hosting The Daily Line fed Water’s deep knowledge and passion for sports, stand-up is his true love, and soon he accomplished a rare scheduling feat of making back-to-back appearances on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and the Late Show with David Letterman in 2011.

In 2014, Reese did a stint with The Weather Channel’s America’s Morning Headquarters, commentating on sports and the weather before joining ESPN in 2015 as a Sport’s Center correspondent.

Reese Waters now returns to his Washington roots and joins WUSA9 as a Host.

Chloe is the head of Brand Product Marketing at Snap Inc. In this role, Chloe and her team oversee the development and go to market strategy for all brand products across user privacy, brand safety, premium video, sponsored augmented reality, and Snapchat’s insights platform.

Chloe joined Snap from Digitas in November 2015, where she led digital content strategy for enterprise brands across the retail, healthcare and CPG verticals.

Andrea Zapata is Vevo’s Vice President of West Coast Sales. She is responsible for building on the momentum of Vevo’s US sales teams in-market and their work maximizing the value of premium music videos. Previously Andrea was Vice President of Data Innovation and Insights at Effectv, the Advertising Sales Division of Comcast Cable, overseeing their data innovation and measurement team as well as the in-market client research team. Prior to Effectv, Andrea worked at Vevo, where she served as Vice President of Data and Analytics. She built the research practice from the ground up, making critical changes in Vevo’s go-to-market sales narrative. Andrea has also held positions at Hulu and ESPN.