Ira Rubenstein, Chief Digital & Marketing Officer, PBS
Rob Ruffler, Senior Director, VR, Viacom NEXT
Ruhal Rumalla, Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Paperchain
Chris Sampson, EVP, Programming, Superfly
Juan Santillan, Founder & CEO, Vantage.tv
Andrew Saunders, Head of Global Brand Strategy, Tastemade
Seth Schachner, Managing Director , Strat Americas
Mike Sepso, Senior Vice President, Activision
Adrian Sexton, CEO, TiTAN Platform
Tom Shelburne, Director of Operations, Vizrt
Jill Sherman, SVP, Social Strategy, Digitas
Ned Sherman, Counsel & Director, Manatt Digital
Tinzar Sherman, CEO, Digital Media Wire
Julie Shumaker, VP, Business Development, Unity Technologies
Drew Silverstein, CEO, Amper Music
Michael Simon, President, Rumblefish
Lui Simpson, Executive Director, International Enforcement and Trade Policy, Association of American Publishers
Matt Smith, CEO, Royalty Exchange
Sherri Smith, Senior Staff Writer, Purch
Amy Sorokas, Director Strategic Partnerships, Brand Strategy, Microsoft
Todd Spangler, New York Digital Editor, Variety
Nicole St. Jean, VP of Content, 8i
Marty Strenczewilk, CEO and Co-Founder, Splyce
Julie Swidler, EVP Business Affairs, Sony Music
Christy Tanner, SVP and General Manager, CBS News Digital
John Thompson, President , FLX Systems
Justina Valentine, Creator, Live.me
Tom Vance, Head of Content, Jaunt Studios
Joost van Dreunen, CEO & Co-Founder, SuperData Research
Mike Vorhaus, President, Magid Advisors
Lucie Watson, Head of Music, Platoon
Michael Weaver, SVP of Business Development & Growth, Al Jazeera Digital
David Weiszfeld, CEO, Soundcharts
Stephen White, CEO, Dubset Media
Damon Williams, Senior Vice President, Programming Strategy and Partnerships, Music Choice
Dick Wingate, Principal, DEV Advisors
Bill Wilson, VP, Digital Strategy & Business Development, Music Business Association
Sun Jen Yung, Managing Director and Head of Digital Media and Internet , Headwaters
Anton Zietsman, Director, 3311 Ventures
Zeeshan Zaidi, SVP/GM- OnTour with Ticketmaster, Ticketmaster
Ahmet Zappa, Zappa Family Trust
The Festival kicks off with Digital Music Forum and NY Games Conference on Tuesday, featuring artists, managers, record label executives, and game influencers and executives. Wednesday’s Future of Television and RightsTech Summit include broadcasters, content creators, digital studios, and executives in rights management, blockchain and enterprise.
Support for the 2017 New York Media Festival is provided by Oath, Vizrt, Game Insight, TiVo, Armonia Online, Rumblefish, LyricFind, Music Reports, Sheppard Mullin, iHeart Radio, Above Average, Plex, SoundExchange, Streamlabs, Amper Music, WHOSAY, Manatt, WeWork, Jukin Media, IAB, Copyright Alliance, NUE, Yelp, Variety, SAG-AFTRA, ASMP, Branded, Events for Gamers, F6S, Fusicology, NYWIFT, NewFilmmakers, Innovation and Tech Today, Parks Associates, Asia Image, NewsCast Studio, and Virtual Reality Reporter.
About NYME
The New York Media Festival (NYME) is an event designed to bring together experienced influencers and leaders to learn more about their respective fields and to network across New York City. The 2-day event includes opening and closing parties, industry leadership dinners, conferences, summits and open houses for the gaming, video and music industries. NYME's founding team includes seasoned conference and event producers Ned and Tinzar Sherman. Over the past 15 years, the team has produced more than 200 events including some of the biggest and most impactful entertainment, tech and digital industry conferences, concerts, launch parties, intimate VIP dinners and networking events. Visit
www.mefest.com for more information.
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