Josh is the CTO M&E at Verizon Business. He leads Verizon’s global business development for Sports, Media & Live Experiences within Verizon Business Group. Most recently, he led Comcast Technology Solutions Ad Platform business, as GM and CTO with P/L ownership, delivering valuable revenue to Comcast’s cable business. Before that role, Josh led technology strategy and new product incubation for CTS business. Prior to joining Comcast, Josh served as VP of Multiplatform Technology, and VP Product & Development for Discovery Communications. Josh delivered numerous tentpole events for Discovery Channel, and won a Primetime Emmy for Multiplatform Storytelling in 2014. Prior to that, he held senior technology and engineering roles at Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp, and News Corporation.

Scott Barton is Group Vice President, Digital Marketplace at Spectrum. He oversees the company’s Seamless Entertainment product strategy, including the bundling of popular DTC streaming apps with Spectrum TV subscriptions. Additionally, Scott is responsible for creating and delivering the Spectrum App Store, offering apps, services, and targeted bundles across the entire Spectrum subscriber base. Scott brings more than 20 years of experience leading digital product initiatives that drive subscriber growth across the broadband and Streaming TV industry. Most recently, he was Chief Product Officer at MyBundle, where he led their product strategy to bundle streaming services with broadband. Previously, he was Senior Vice President, Product at WOW!, where he oversaw product strategy, pricing, and packaging. Prior to that, Scott spent more than 16 years at Starz, where he rose to Senior Vice President, Digital Programming and Products.

Dave Bernath, Chief Executive Officer, Wurl

Samuel Harowitz is Senior Vice President, Content Acquisition and Partnerships at Tubi, America’s most watched free TV and movie streaming service. Samuel leads all content partnerships at Tubi, including third-party licensed programming acquisitions, original content, and off platform content distribution. He also oversees partnerships with indie producers and licensors, major studios, global indies and brands. In addition, Harowitz manages international content acquisitions, sports, and FAST channels. Harowitz has been instrumental in helming the expansion of Tubi’s industry-leading content library of more than 300,000 movies and TV series episodes. He has secured premium TV series titles for the platform including Empire, Gossip Girl, Scandal, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Mr. Robot and Killing Eve– to original programming such as Boarders, Big Mood, We Got Time Today and WWE Evolve, to innovative deals with Warner Bros Discovery for various tentpole film AVOD premieres such as Blue Beatle, Wonka and Dune; as well as the first A24 AVOD deal for award winning films such as Uncut Gems, and Everything Everywhere All at Once. Harowitz also supported Tubi’s launch in the UK, where he continues to lead licensing for a robust offering from major studios, global indies, and local content. Before Tubi, Harowitz oversaw TV content acquisitions at Freevee fkna IMDb TV (Amazon’s AVOD service) where he led third-party licensed programming and optimized its first run licensing program. During his time, he also managed all aspects of content selection, financial analysis and forecasting, and led relationships with studios, global indies and third-party producers. Previously, Harowitz served as Vice President, Digital Content Licensing at A+E Networks, where he was charged with licensing programming to SVOD and AVOD platforms and led partner management of digital and OTT platforms. Prior to that, he held roles as Senior Vice President, Development and Production at Lisa Kudrow and Dan Bucatinsky’s Is or Isn’t Entertainment and Vice President, Acquisitions and Co-Productions at FremantleMedia.

Mike Levy serves as Senior Vice President of Global Rights Acquisition at FloSports, where he leads the strategy and execution of rights deals across NCAA, motorsports, hockey, wrestling, and other sports verticals. Prior to this role, he held senior media sales and partnership positions with organizations such as ESPN and Sony Pictures, building his reputation in sports and entertainment media, business development, and advertising/sponsorship sales. Under his leadership, FloSports has closed hundreds of new rights deals, including major collegiate agreements with the NCAA, NASCAR, the Tour de France, the American Hockey League, and USA Wrestling—moves that underscore his role in expanding FloSports’ footprint across under-served sports markets. Levy’s path to media began in athletics: as a senior at Dartmouth College, he captained the baseball team as a catcher, and later was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals, spending a season in minor league baseball backing up Yadier Molina. He later enhanced his credentials with an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. Levy is often featured as a speaker on sports media, streaming, and rights innovation topics.

Laura Martin received her BA from Stanford and her MBA from Harvard Business School. She holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation. Martin began her career at Drexel Burnham Lambert in media investment banking, followed by Capital Research & Management, where she advised $100 billion and managed a $500 million portfolio of media stocks. She moved to Credit Suisse First Boston in 1994 as the senior media analyst, where she was nationally ranked by Institutional Investor in 1999, 2000 and 2001. In 2002, Martin moved to Paris to become EVP of Financial Strategy and Investor Relations for Vivendi Universal. In 2004, she founded Media Metrics, publishing equity research on the largest entertainment, cable and Internet stocks in the U.S., where she was nationally ranked as “Best of the Independent Research Boutiques” by Institutional Investor for many years. In 2009, Martin moved to Needham & Company, LLC, where she currently publishes research on the largest public Internet, Entertainment and Advertising companies.

Matt Montemayor is Senior Vice President of Sales and Partner at Canela Media for the West and Central Region. He is responsible for sales including streaming TV, digital video/display, branded content and Canela Music. As a sales and marketing leader with 20 years of experience across Digital, TV, Radio, Streaming Audio focused on multicultural and the Hispanic market, Matt has continued to be on the cutting edge of media. He has a proven track record for delivering both innovative solutions and results for brands looking to connect authentically through culture with highly sought Hispanic audiences.

Jerome Adams, VP, Digital Platforms & Partnerships Marketing & Creative Services, TV One

The TiVo Customer Success organization is focused on the success of TiVo, and TiVo’s partners and customers, driving customer centric growth in the PayTV industry, dedicated to delivering exceptional experiences, maximizing customer lifetime value and aligning success strategies. Tim has held lead roles in the Pay TV industry for 13+ years, comprising of SaaS IPTV solutions, Digital Video Engineering, and Video Operations. Previous to TiVo, Tim served as a Director of Video Operations at Altice USA and Suddenlink Communications, where he led a team managing the video engineering labs and the day to day for digital video operations, Mr. Angel holds an A.S. in Electronics Engineering from Ranken Technical College in St. Louis, MO and a B.S. in Electronics Systems Technologies from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, IL.

Karen Babcock is Vice President, Strategy, Partnerships & Supply for Comcast Advertising, a global leader in media, technology, and advertising that fosters powerful connections between brands and their audiences as well as among publishers, distributors, MVPDs, agencies, and other industry players. In her current role, Karen plays a pivotal part in defining the unique value proposition of Comcast Advertising, ensuring it remains competitive and indispensable to clients and the greater marketplace across strategy, partnerships, and supply. She leads several multifaceted teams that seamlessly integrate daily operations with strategic future planning. Under her leadership, the Yield Team connects directly with media sales and operations, managing sales opportunities, pricing, inventory, and analytics. The Affiliate Partnerships Team maximizes long-standing relationships with local MVPDs to diversify offerings and expand coverage beyond Comcast’s footprint. The Supply Strategy & Activation Team identifies industry opportunities and enhances our market presence. The Comcast Advertising Partnerships Team ensures visibility into partner conversations to drive the right narrative and economics. Lastly, the Comcast Advertising Strategy Team integrates all efforts to guide future actions and strategies for Comcast Advertising, ensuring proactive planning and seamless integration. Together, Karen's organization drives innovation and growth, creating a cohesive and forward-thinking environment. Her leadership extends to shaping a multi-year vision, advancing live linear capabilities, and spearheading innovation in attribution and privacy mitigation to ensure future revenue growth. Previously, Karen was responsible for creating and connecting the vision of Comcast Advertising sales agents, customers, and clients to the premium, curated inventory that Comcast has to offer to the advertising marketplace – regardless of the platform. She partnered with Effectv – which is now part of Media Solutions and operating under the Comcast Advertising brand – and FreeWheel teams to drive the activation of Comcast’s trusted premium video inventory across the ecosystem in an objective and productive way. Additionally, Karen has led a team of yield and pricing professionals who served both FreeWheel and Effectv’s sales and operations teams with inventory and pricing analytics to drive business results for Comcast and its clients. She has also managed a strategic planning team that creates informed, data-driven media plans for top clients and verticals, supporting more than 50% of the revenue generated by Effectv. Karen’s journey within Comcast started in 2011 when she joined Comcast as Manager, Revenue Operations for the former Comcast Interactive Media, managing digital yield on Comcast’s flagship website, comcast.net. In 2012, she shifted into Effectv and eventually took on an expanded role of evaluating pricing and inventory across all media that Effectv had to offer. Karen then rose to her next role over the next eight years, defining what the future of yield management should look like for a media organization that was going through growth and tremendous change in the industry. Throughout her tenure at Comcast, Karen has been passionate about creating teams that are people focused. For instance, she developed a program for individual contributors to grow their skillsets beyond day-to-day interactions, entitled “The Road to the Influential Business Advisor,” to ensure that at all levels of the organization, yield was an integral part of the business dialogue. She also leads with an “industry first” mentality to rise the tide for all ships as the company responds to the ever-changing landscape of both viewers and advertisers. Prior to Comcast, Karen held multiple financial roles within Johnson & Johnson and graduated from the company’s competitive Financial Leadership Development Program. Karen also participated in Women in Cable Telecommunications’ (WICT) Rising Leader Program and Betsy Magness Leadership Cohort, the Half the Sky Leadership Institute, as well as Comcast’s Women in Leadership program. She is the current executive advisor for InLeadership program, the evolution of Women in Leadership. She is the founder of The Dax Pact, a nonprofit foundation created in memory of her son, with a mission to fund scholarships, daycares, and camps – bringing hope and happiness to countless families to remind them of the joy in everyday life, across the U.S. Karen is a recognized thought leader in the advertising industry. She speaks at premier industry events, including the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the Stream TV Summit and she participates in media interviews such as Marketecture’s Advertising Forum podcast and Beet.TV. Karen graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science in finance. She resides in the suburbs of Philadelphia with her family.

Steven Chang, Head of Product Marketing, Philo

Christina leads Social Transformation for Digitas and has been instrumental in bringing innovative social solutions to their iconic roster of clients. Her expertise—and passion—lies at the intersection of social, brand, and culture. Christina has architected proprietary solutions like S.W.A.T. (Share Worthy and Trending) and Creator Incubator, helping brands connect more deeply in a world where social media and creators drive culture and build real relationships across networked platforms. With over 13 years of experience across startups, brands, and agencies, Christina has transformed businesses with her expertise in social, content, influencer, community, and brand strategy. Her goal is to help clients rethink the role of social within their organizations and infuse deep consumer and cultural intelligence into every aspect of their business for measurable impact. Christina has also played a key role in securing some of Digitas’ biggest new business wins, and her work has been recognized by the Webby, Shorty, and Effie Awards. Christina was named a Cynopsis Top Woman in Media in 2024 in the Social Media Groundbreaker category, and her expertise has been featured in industry outlets such as Ad Age, Adweek, Marketing Brew, and more. Earlier in her career, Christina helped found Tribe Dynamics, an influencer marketing startup that was acquired by industry leader CreatorIQ in 2021.

Mathias Guille is the Vice President Cloud Platform at Broadpeak. He leads the strategic development of Broadpeak’s cloud platform, including the building of the company’s infrastructure in the cloud and in public datacenters, the design of Broadpeak’s platform on top of the infrastructure and the shaping of the company’s applications to accommodate SaaS offerings. Prior to this and after a few successful years as a Pre-Sales Manager for Broadpeak both in the APAC and EMEA team, Mathias was Americas Pre-Sales Director at Broadpeak. His previous experience, before joining Broadpeak, includes several telecom and network engineering positions at Altice and Nokia. With over 10-years of experience in telecoms and video delivery, and a strong technical background, Mathias has developed a deep understanding of the TV market, allowing him to identify industry trends and offer Broadpeak’s service provider customers out-of-the-box ideas to build customized platforms. Mathias Guille holds a master’s degree in engineering from IMT Nord Europe in France.

Scott Maddux, VP, Global Content Strategy & Business, TiVo

Johnny Miles is a distribution and partnerships executive whose career includes roles at BET, TV One, and currently FEVA TV. He built his commercial foundation at BET in Ad Sales before spending ten years at TV One, focusing on linear carriage and expanding CTV and FAST distribution with key partners—most notably Amazon, Roku, and Vizio. At FEVA TV, Johnny oversees U.S. content strategy and sales strategy, packaging culturally driven IP with clear rights windows, performance-focused metadata, and launch plans that generate measurable viewership and revenue across linear, CTV, and FAST.

Liz Riemersma, VP - Strategy & Business Development, Sling TV

Daniel Schnider has 25 years of experience in Media & Entertainment with a history of driving successful results through passion, curiosity, creativity, hard-work and dedication. With a career spanning positions in traditional Hollywood, start-ups, streaming and corporate, Schnider has made diversity a centerpiece and growth a mindset. Schnider is currently Head of Business Development & Distribution Partnerships for Revry, the preeminent LGBTQ-focused streaming platform and award-winning ad tech company. Schnider has closed key deals with most of the largest major media players to effect immediate growth and amass industry clout for the company. Recently, he completed his Director of Distribution & Strategic Partnerships position with TelevisaUnivision handling high-level relationships for ViX – the world’s largest Spanish language streaming service. Schnider owned partner management with all App stores, CTV OEM’s and YouTube while managing the entire FAST channel business. He generated 3X growth for all key KPI’s (subs/MAU’s/revenue) with app partnerships and 10X growth for FAST. Schnider was a key member of the team that built and sold ViX to Univision in 2021. At the original incarnation of ViX, he handled acquisitions, ran original productions and steered content partnerships. Prior to ViX, he helped build, launch and sell the start-up streaming service Pongalo. As a film producer, Schnider just released the award-winning documentary Fighting Spirit: A Combat Chaplain’s Journey in theaters nationwide. Previously, Schnider was the development executive on the Oscar nominated, smash hit Straight Outta Compton and spent half a decade partnered with the icon Dr. Dre at Crucial Films. He also Executive Produced the original flagship comedy series Backwash for Sony’s Crackle, featuring countless celebrity performers including: Jon Hamm, Sarah Silverman, John Cho and more. In addition to his decades of experience as a producer and executive in film and television Schnider has also created short form content for theaters and digital platforms. He was the Head of Content for cutting-edge film studio / internet company Blowtorch where he was Executive in Charge of Production for the Luke Wilson film Tenure and oversaw development and production of seven theatrical short films. Schnider also has studio experience having developed films at New Line Cinema for five years and selling numerous TV pitches while partnered with Zoe Saldaña in a first look deal at Lionsgate TV. He got his start in the business at United Talent Agency working with many world-renowned filmmakers such as David O. Russell, Paul Thomas Answerson, Judd Apatow, Ben Stiller, Wes Anderson, Adam McKay, Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu and many more. Schnider sits on the Advisory Board for the long running start-up Voyage Media which is a democratized content incubator for film and TV.

Pete Scott is the Co-founder and Chief Strategy Advisor at Play Anywhere, where he’s driving the next wave of interactive monetization for sports leagues and IP holders—spanning gaming, e-commerce, and personalized advertising powered by Agentic AI. A recognized industry expert on Agentic AI and next-gen fan experiences, Pete previously served as VP of Emerging Media & Innovation at Warner Bros. Discovery, where he helped shape live production, sports betting, and interactive viewing across the NBA, MLB, NHL, USA Soccer, and March Madness.

Marc Todd is the Co-founder and CEO of Skreens, a Boston-based technology company pioneering the future of ultra-personalized, interactive video. Under his leadership, Skreens has developed Tessera™, the industry’s first Build-Your-Own Multiview (BYOMV) platform, and Nexora™, a one-to-one cloud service powered with AI agents. A serial entrepreneur and inventor, Marc has built and led companies at the intersection of broadcast, cloud, and semiconductor innovation. His vision for “an encoder per person” is redefining how live sports and entertainment are produced, monetized, and experienced.

JP Abello leads Product Management at Comcast for the RDK Video open-source middleware platform, which powers tens of millions of entertainment devices from Comcast and its partners across the globe. This portfolio includes smart TVs such as Sky Glass and Xumo TVs manufactured by Pioneer, Hisense, Sharp, Element, and Westinghouse, as well as IP-based streaming devices distributed by leading global operators including Xfinity, Sky, Charter, Cox, Rogers, Foxtel, Mediacom, Liberty Global and others. With a deep track record in delivering client software platforms across the cable and Smart TV industries, JP has helped shape next-generation video experiences for nearly three decades. He is also an active contributor to the technology community through his involvement in the CES Innovation Awards, the Emmy Awards, the W3C, and industry conferences on AI, IoT, and cable technologies.

Josh is the CTO M&E at Verizon Business. He leads Verizon’s global business development for Sports, Media & Live Experiences within Verizon Business Group. Most recently, he led Comcast Technology Solutions Ad Platform business, as GM and CTO with P/L ownership, delivering valuable revenue to Comcast’s cable business. Before that role, Josh led technology strategy and new product incubation for CTS business. Prior to joining Comcast, Josh served as VP of Multiplatform Technology, and VP Product & Development for Discovery Communications. Josh delivered numerous tentpole events for Discovery Channel, and won a Primetime Emmy for Multiplatform Storytelling in 2014. Prior to that, he held senior technology and engineering roles at Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp, and News Corporation.

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Manish Kumar Gupta, VP & GM - Glance TV, Glance

Scott Maddux, VP, Global Content Strategy & Business, TiVo

Before joining the MPA, Bostick was Deputy Director for the Counterfeit Crimes Unit at Amazon. There she oversaw hundreds of civil actions and criminal referrals to worldwide law enforcement against infringers and their networks, and directly supported resulting criminal raids, charges, and trials. She helped lead a global team of 30 people, including attorneys, investigators, and data specialists. Earlier in her career she spent eight years with the criminal division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York, where she investigated and prosecuted cases involving securities and complex financial frauds, including a $554 million investment fraud scheme. Bostick previously served as a Fulbright Scholar on international criminal law, spending two years living in Eastern Europe. Bostick graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in English from the University of Pennsylvania and holds a Juris Doctor from Columbia University School of Law.

Liz Riemersma, VP - Strategy & Business Development, Sling TV

Jim spearheads the development and go-to-market of Synamedia’s streaming platform products. His SaaS expertise and insight about how to transform video providers into content destinations is critical in informing Synamedia’s next generation of SaaS solutions for direct to consumer (D2C) players and telcos. Jim joined Synamedia in early 2022 from Amazon Prime Video, where his responsibilities included building out its linear business and attracting viewers. He has also held senior leadership roles at Canoe Ventures and A+E Networks as well as start-ups, including a white label supplier of consumer digital services for over 40 MVPDs.

Ashton joined Parks Associates with over 15 years experience in sales, business development, account management and sponsorship sales within the hotel and sports industries. She is now part of the business development team managing event sponsorships and custom marketing services. Ashton graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a BA in Business Administration and concentration in Marketing. After working for Four Seasons Resorts for nearly 10 years, Ashton spent the next seven years working with PGA TOUR pro golfers and their corporate sponsors/partners before joining Parks Associates.

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE: Consumer electronics, mobility services and devices, connected health and wellness. Kristen Hanich heads Parks Associates' consumer electronics and mobility research, with expertise in other verticals including connected cars, mobile networking, healthcare, wellness, and independent living. She leads a mix of custom and syndicated research projects throughout the year, with a focus on major players and emerging trends. Kristen specializes in bridging the gap between data-driven and narrative approaches to understanding the consumer markets via a mix of qualitative and quantitative research approaches. Kristen has dual master's degrees in applied anthropology and public health from the Universities of North Texas in Denton and Fort Worth. She earned her BSc in health at the University of Texas at San Antonio and has a graduate certificate in Geographic Information Systems.

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE: Connected Health, Connected Home Technologies and Services, Connected Entertainment Products and Services. Jennifer manages the research department and Parks Associates' process for producing high-quality, relevant, and meaningful research. Jennifer also leads and advises on syndicated and custom research projects across all connected consumer verticals and guides questionnaire development for Parks Associates’ extensive consumer analytics survey program. Jennifer is a certified focus group moderator, with training from the Burke Institute. Jennifer earned her PhD in religion, politics, and society and an MA in church-state studies from Baylor University. She earned her BA in politics from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.

Jason Paris joined Parks Associates as an analyst studying international telephone, cable, and satellite providers and is now a member of the business development team. Jason graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BA in psychology and government. After working for the Texas House of Representatives, Jason spent the previous seven years in New York City working with portable and enterprise healthcare technologies.

Parks Associates mission is to help companies navigate the changing consumer technology landscapes through data-driven market insights, extensive consumer and industry intelligence, and executive conferences. With over two decades of dedication to the company, Elizabeth Parks, President and Chief Marketing Officer, has been instrumental in shaping its growth and success, along with the continued focus of delivering timely and quality industry and consumer insights on the broadband, entertainment, connected home and SMB industries. Elizabeth's commitment to Parks Associates' overarching mission is unwavering. Parks Associates provides clients with the most comprehensive consumer and industry research and analysis to empower businesses to make informed decisions in an ever-evolving landscape. Elizabeth's journey with Parks Associates began after graduating with a BA in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. She lives in Plano Texas with her husband and three children.

Ross Rubin is a contributing analyst at Parks Associates and the founder and principal analyst at Reticle Research Ross has focused on innovation in the technology, media and telecom markets for over 20 years. Prior to founding Reticle Research, he was executive director and principal analyst at The NPD Group. Prior to NPD, he founded and managed the consumer access and technology service at Jupiter Research (acquired by Forrester Research), where he served as vice president and chief research fellow. He has contributed to and been quoted by leading publications and media outlets hundreds of times. Ross is a graduate of Cornell University.