Michael Ribas, SVP, Marketing, Shout! Studios

Vipul Sharma, Head of Sports & Music Content Business Development, LG Electronics

Brian Rifkin is a co-founder and Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships of JWP Connatix. A digital veteran, Brian has over two decades worth of experience working for companies on the cutting edge of technology. Prior to co-founding JW Player, he served as president of A Simple Internet, a media services firm he founded in 2001 specializing in digital marketing. He started his career with About.com serving as senior vice president of business development . Brian currently serves as a mentor at the Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA). He holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh.

Bob Ivins, Head of Data Strategy, Telly

Jeff DiTullio, CTO, Atmosphere TV

Jonathon Barbato, Co-founder and Co-CEO of Best Ever Channels (BEC), believes streaming media is the natural evolution of Television. Founded in 2019, BEC is quickly becoming a major supplier of FAST and AVOD channels to the streaming marketplace, with 6 networks already in front of over 30 million Monthly Average Uniques (MAUs), and 6 more slated to launch by the end of 2022. Before founding BEC, Jonathon ran Apricot Corp for over 10 years, specializing in driving audiences and retention to video content, with a huge client roster including PLUTOTV, TUBI, LIFETIME, OUTDOOR CHANNEL, EDGE TV and many other. Jonathon dug his roots in TV over 25 years ago. He started in TV Syndication and was Head of Marketing for MGM TV as well as an executive at Warner, Sony and Genesis Entertainment (later a division of FOX). He served seven years as Head of Marketing for STARZ Movie Channel and co-founded Ripe Digital Entertainment, which launched three of the first Free On Demand networks to be carried by every major cable system. Jonathon has won over 27 Creative & Marketing trophies from CTAM, PROMAX and Telly for marketing campaigns and is a regular speaker at many industry conferences including Streaming Media; CTAM; PROMAX; Digital Hollywood; CES; NATPE and many more.

Craig Heiting is Head of Corporate Strategy at Wurl, a leader in the Connected TV industry. In his role, Craig is responsible for leading Wurl’s global efforts in creating and driving growth for the world’s top content publishers and streamers. With over 30 years of experience in the entertainment space, Craig brings enormous expertise to Wurl, including overseeing marketing, programming, and sales for major media companies. Prior to joining Wurl, he was a Business Development Executive specializing in established media companies like Time Warner Cable, Amdocs, Deluxe, Ericsson, and Vubiquity. Craig currently resides in the Los Angeles area with his wife, where he enjoys spending time with his four children and their families.

Molly O'Connor, Vice President, Strategy & Business Planning - Streaming & Networks, Warner Bros. Discovery

John Turner is a seasoned media executive and strategist with a record of growing revenue and engagement. He currently serves as Vice President of Content at FloSports, where he leads a team of writers, editors, video producers and social media specialists. He previously held roles as Director of Business Development at USA Today Sports Media Group and Executive Editor at Sporting News. John lives in Charlotte, NC, with his wife and two sons.

Patrick Ferguson is the Head of Global Product & D2C Operations for the TiVo Platform at Xperi. With 15 years of experience in product and business strategy across both the service and platform provider sides of the video industry, he has been a key contributor to TiVo’s expansion efforts of its cloud-based IPTV user experience global footprint. Patrick drives success rooted in strong partnerships with Video Service Providers and industry partners, championing next-generation solutions with easily accessible content across multiple device and OS-level platforms. Aligning with Xperi's visions of harnessing smarter innovation to drive extraordinary experiences for customers, the TiVo Platform team is at the forefront of user experience excellence, ever-committed to delivering transformative solutions in the technology landscape, and ones that resonate on a global scale.