Senior Manager of Production Facilities Division, TVB
After his graduation from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Johnny Yeung joined TVB, Hong Kong and worked in technical/operational areas like Lighting, Video, Computer Technologies, etc.
In Year 1999, Johnny Yeung became Assistant Manager of TKO Project, responsible for architectural planning/design, system/equipment acquisition/installation, budget control and site removal for the new TVB City.
In Year 2006, he was promoted to Project Manager of DTTB/HDTV Project to handle the development of Digital Terrestrial TV Broadcast and High Definition TV production and broadcasting of TVB.
During his services in TVB, Johnny Yeung was also delivering an additional role of technical advisor/consultant for some China TV Stations and some ABU members.
In August 2013, he joined TRANSMEDIA, Indonesia as the Director in the Board overseeing all technical matters for all the subsidiaries under TRANSMEDIA, which includes two FTA TV stations, a media portal, a PayTV platform and a new 24-hr News Channel: CNN Indonesia.
This September 2016, he returned TVB as Senior Manager of Production Facilities Division.
Director, Solutions & Marketing, Hospitality & Broadcast | HARMAN
Katy is an established marketing and product executive, specializing in broadcast and technology. A fast-paced fifteen year career was ignited with a childhood in the recording industry alongside her Father in his music studios, and later in the shadows of industry icon Rupert Neve. Graduating studies in technology and engineering, Katy emigrated to the U.S.A , working first as an apprentice in a small recording studio, deep in Hollywood. Meanwhile she pursued a full time career with Clear Channel in their satellite department and specifically worked on the shows of Ryan Seacrest, Casey Kasem, and then for Fox Sports. To satisfy her interest in technology, Katy went on to join Euphonix as a technical Sales Manager, focused wholly on the DAW controllers and working with world renowned music producers and sound designers. Katy moved on after being asked to join highly acclaimed, Solid State Logic[SSL]. The tenure with SSL was as the Broadcast Business Developer, working extensively in market research and analyses for the development of the highly successful C-10 broadcast desk. Harman International has since been the home of Katy for the past seven years, including a year in the Switzerland office and with magerial and executive positions in Sales, Product Management, and Marketing. Today Katy works in the core of the company as Director of Solutions & Marketing for Hospitality and Broadcast in HARMAN’s professional division, based in Northridge, CA. In this role Katy is responsible for the global technology and solution portfolios for all of HARMAN Pro, focusing on Broadcast, Performing Arts, and Houses of Worship, The role includes management of all partner relations and closely supports the technology and workflow roadmaps of the world’s most renowned media companies.
HARMAN (harman.com) designs and engineers connected products and solutions for automakers, consumers and enterprises worldwide, including connected car systems, audio and visual products, enterprise automation solutions and connected services. With leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon®, Mark Levinson® and Revel®, HARMAN is admired by audiophiles, musicians and the entertainment venues where they perform around the world. More than 25 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and connected car systems. The Company's software services power billions of mobile devices and systems that are connected, integrated and secure across all platforms, from work and home to car and mobile. HARMAN has a workforce of approximately 28,000 people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia and reported sales of $6.5 billion during the 12 months ended December 31, 2015. The Company’s shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol NYSE:HAR.
Director of International Sales for SVSI by Harman
Bob has a 40 year history encompassing photography, film animation and special effects, computer graphics and audio-visual technologies.
He has worked for companies such as Marron-Carrell, 3Dlabs, Creative Labs (Singapore), SVSi and most recently Harman International.
He has diverse experience in Sales & Marketing, Mechanical Engineering, Product Development and Networked Audio & Video switching and distribution.
His career has spanned all global regions with a particular emphasis on APAC and China.
VP of SimplyLive
Wang Xiaojun-Vice President, Shanghai Film Group
Michael Uslan
Executive Producer and Originator of "Batman" Series and "Lego Movies"
Michael Uslan is best known for his role creating the multi-million dollar global blockbusters The Lego Movie (2015), The Dark Knight (2008), The Dark Knight Rises(2012), and Batman Begins (2005), the National Treasure film series, as well as dozens of other films and animated series in the Batman and LEGO franchises. Uslan’s company owns the rights to dozens of stories for development across many platforms, including film, television, and interactive gaming. In addition, he has dozens of TV and movie credits to his name. As someone who began his production business career writing for DC Comics, including some of the Batman comics, Uslan had an early understanding of what stories would connect with global audiences and the impact that animation would have on the business of filmmaking. Along the way, he racked up major awards such as a Daytime Emmy for the popular children’s animated series ͞Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?͟ In 2011, his autobiography was published (The Boy Who Loved Batman). He deeply understands the characters that resonate with audiences, and translate into major production success, and wrote about this in his foreword to the 2012 Wiley & Sons book Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight, by Dr. Travis Langley. Michael Uslan is well-regarded for his success in the film and media industry, and his deep understanding of how to create memorable characters, and in 2009 he was awarded the West Point Cadet Choice Award for the character Bruce Wayne in The Dark Knight. In 2011, He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Peace River Film Festival. On October 10, 2012 he received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey.Michael’s company is currently in production on the LEGO Batman movie, and is developing several interactive entertainment and interactive properties with partners in Asia.
Gabrielle Kelly
Board Member, the British Academy of Film and Television Fulbright Award Winner (Asia)
Gabrielle Kelly has a successful film financing, development and production career and has created co-productions with Russia, Brazil, China and Europe. Born in Ireland, educated in England with a BA in American Studies from the University of Sussex, Kelly has been the choice of A-list directors and creatives to manage their business development -- from famed director Sidney Lumet and screenwriter/producer Jay Presson Allen on films such as Daniel, Prince of the City, Deathtrap, The Verdict, to Andy Warhol for his ground-breaking audio-animatronic show From A to Z and Back Again, to Tony winning director Mike Nicols for the musical La Cages aux Folles and Malcolm McClaren and CBS Theatrical Films. In Hollywood she ran producer Robert Evans company at Paramount working in development and production on a slate of diverse projects and worked as executive and producer with such companies as HBO, Fields Hellman, Eddie Murphy Productions and Warner Bros. Kelly teaches in the top global media programs, including at UCLA, USC, Chapman, VGIK, Russia, London's PAL Labs, the first ever Middle East Sundance Screenwriting Lab and many others. She sits on the Board of the British Academy of Film and Television, Women in Film and the Irish Film Festival/LA and is a judge and programmer at numerous film festivals worldwide. leads top international labs and film programs, including NYU Graduate Film School, Tisch School of the Arts, Singapore and NSFT - National School of Film and TV, Pune, India. She is the recipient of two Fulbright Awards: one in screenwriting at TNUA, Taiwan and the second as writer/mentor in the screenwriting /producing Lab for the ASEAN Independent Cinema Project in the Philippines. Kelly’s producing credits include indie feature All the Queen's Men (starring Eddie Izzard and Matt LeBlanc) for Strand Releasing, Stag (for Cineplex Odeon/HBO), the family feature film, D.A.R.Y.L. for Paramount/Columbia and most recently All Ages Night, a feature told through multiple media formats set in the all ages music club scene of So Cal to be released later this year. She is currently working on transmedia and virtual reality projects for the global marketplace, with a focus on Asia.
David Uslan
Publisher/Producer, Uslan Entertainment
David Uslan is an expert in film finance and global franchise management, and is a game developer, publisher and producer of multi-platform branded franchises for film, television, games and publishing with Chinese context and partners. His firm U2K controls substantial Intellectual Property Rights for media/entertainment content, including novels, comics, graphic novels, video games and movie and TV remake rights. He has worked for D.C. Comics, Walter Cronkite’s production company and Wild Brain Animation Studios. After graduating from Indiana University in 2002, Mr. Uslan joined International Creative Management (ICM). In late 2003, armed with a passion for comic books, history, and creative development, Mr. Uslan went to work for his mentor and father, Michael Uslan, where he assisted in developing and producing films including Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, Constantine, Catwoman, National Treasure, The Spirit, upcoming Doc Savage and many more. After twelve years, he still runs development for the family business, whose recent credits include the successful Lego Movie with the sequel and spin-off film Lego Batman in production now. In 2007, Mr. Uslan became a partner in the formation of COG1 Entertainment, a digital interactive production and marketing company. As Senior Vice President of Development, he was responsible for selecting, acquiring and developing properties for feature film, television, gaming and digital outlets. During the fall of 2009, David came on board as Vice President of Business Development for Graphicly, a revolutionary digital publishing, conversion, and distribution company. Graphicly has partnered with over 12,000 top comic book and graphic novel publishers, mainstream publishing houses, and many small press and independent companies, to help produce, convert, as well as distribute their content across a wide range of eBook, mobile, web, and desktop platforms in new, socially interactive ways. In 2014, Uslan began working with Blurb, one of the largest self-publishing companies, helping them move into the mainstream entertainment space. In 2014, Uslan began working with Blurb, one of the largest and most respected self-publishing companies in the world, helping them move into the mainstream entertainment space.
Maryann Brandon
Oscar Nominated Editor
Co-editor of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," Maryann Brandon, will keynote the China Post Production Conference on Wednesday, December 7. Maryann is a longtime collaborator of J.J. Abrams and she has also edited Super 8 (2011), Star Trek (2009), Mission Impossible III (2006) and the TV series, Alias. She received HPA, SATURN and EDDY nominations for her work on Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness and How to Train Your Dragon, while her editing work on Alias brought her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series. In this session, Oscar-nominated Maryann Brandon will show scenes from Star Wars: The Force Awakens and discuss her thought process and her editorial decisions to achieve the results.
Jiuping, Liu(PhD),General Manager of Oriental Cable Network Co., Ltd.
Mr. Jiuping, Liu(PhD) is the general manager of Oriental Cable Network Co., Ltd.. Mr. Liu has been working at IT Industry for many years, and took various posts at Shanghai Software Laboratory, HP, Intel and etc. He also used to be the general manager of China office of Enterasys Co. Ltd.He joined the Oriental Cable Network Co., Ltd.. in 2006, and led his team to accomplish the Cable TV digitization in downtown Shanghai, network integration in suburb area around the Shanghai city. He also made big achievements for the National Program------Next Generation Broadcast and Television Demonstration Construction(NGB) in Shanghai area. His achievement had laid a solid foundation for the development of the integration of three networks.
He will share with everyone how the cable operator thinks about its future development in the New Media Environment, how to compete against IPTV and Telecommunication, and how to build the biggest cable networks in China under the background of Tri-networks convergence.
Christopher J. Lammers, Chief Operating Officer, Cablelabs
In this capacity, Chris is responsible for directing communications, financial, human resource and IT functions, together with project management, Go2Broadband and certification, testing and evaluation services provided to the technical programs. He is particularly focused on relationships with mid-sized and smaller MSOs, as well as in developing relationships with international cable operators and building international alliances.
Chris currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Emma Bowen Foundation and is actively involved in committees and/or support for several national and international industry trade associations. In addition, he is President of the Board of Directors of the St. Vrain Valley Habitat for Humanity in Longmont, Colorado.
Prior to joining CableLabs in 1997, Chris was President and CEO of Western Communications, a mid-sized multiple system operator with cable systems located in the Western United States. Before joining Western Communications, Chris was a partner with the San Francisco law firm of Cooper, White & Cooper. He received his law degree from the University of Chicago School of Law and a bachelor of arts degree with distinction in psychology from Stanford University.
Qingjun Zeng-Deputy General Manager, CCBN
Senior Manager of Production Facilities Division, TVB
After his graduation from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Johnny Yeung joined TVB, Hong Kong and worked in technical/operational areas like Lighting, Video, Computer Technologies, etc.
In Year 1999, Johnny Yeung became Assistant Manager of TKO Project, responsible for architectural planning/design, system/equipment acquisition/installation, budget control and site removal for the new TVB City.
In Year 2006, he was promoted to Project Manager of DTTB/HDTV Project to handle the development of Digital Terrestrial TV Broadcast and High Definition TV production and broadcasting of TVB.
During his services in TVB, Johnny Yeung was also delivering an additional role of technical advisor/consultant for some China TV Stations and some ABU members.
In August 2013, he joined TRANSMEDIA, Indonesia as the Director in the Board overseeing all technical matters for all the subsidiaries under TRANSMEDIA, which includes two FTA TV stations, a media portal, a PayTV platform and a new 24-hr News Channel: CNN Indonesia.
This September 2016, he returned TVB as Senior Manager of Production Facilities Division.
Ted Kennedy
Director, VR Department, Fox Sports
Ted Kenney is the current Director, Field and Technical Operations at Fox Sports. At Fox Sports, Ted played a role in executing the first live, multi camera VR (virtual reality) shoot at the 2015 US Open.
Before Fox, Ted was the Director of Production at 3ality Technica from 2006 to 2012. He advised clients in every aspect of the stereoscopic 3D (S3D) production process. His recent achievements have earned him the label as the industry's leading producer/director for S3D live broadcast. Ted's background in the industry encompasses a wide range of entertainment media. From TV, film, documentaries, sports, comedy, concerts and, S3D live broadcasts. Ted is a member of the Producer’s Guild of America and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and received his Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree from Florida State University.
This list of credits includes reality TV's show, MTV's The Real World. Ted produced five seasons of The Real World (Paris, San Diego, Philadelphia, Austin and Key West). Two of these seasons were the top two rated seasons of the twenty plus season run of MTV's flagship show.
Ted has experience in live broadcast productions such as Radio City's Halftime Show for Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII, The Centennial Olympic Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies, ESPN's 50th Anniversary Special, President Clinton's Inaugural Gala, and even directing FIFA World Cup Beach Soccer.
Jonas Stephen Hudson-CEO, Causeplay & 360 AdSports
Ming Gong,
Consultant of Blockchain Lab
Neal David Hartman, Director and President, the CineGlobe Film Festival at CERN the European Particle Physics
Neal is the Director and President of the CineGlobe Film Festival at CERN the European Particle Physics lab and home to the LHC in Geneva Switzerland. Simultaneously he serves as the Director of Production for TEDxCERN and also happens to dabble in the mechanical engineering of ultra-stable low-mass structural design for the ATLAS experiment. He has produced the 48 Hour Film Project in Switzerland since 2008 and is currently working on two documentaries one featuring the world’s fastest bicycles and one showing the inside subterranean workings of CERN. He has co produced two transmedia hackathons within the framework of CineGlobe with both the Tribeca Film Institute and Festival Tous Ecrans and is currently producing the VR experience “Out of Body.”
Ken Wheatly, Director, Business Development, ——Enterprise and Solutions Asia Pacific,Christie Digital
Mr. Wheatley is Christie Digital's Director of Sales- Business Products for the Asia Pacific region.
Ken is a veteran of the entertainment technology industry with over 30 years' experience in show systems and technical entertainment systems.
Ken has contributed A/V and lighting expertise as systems design, project management and sales engineering to notable projects worldwide, including for the Yeosu Korea Expo, Shanghai World Expo, Beijing Olympics, numerous theme park installations for Universal and Disney, the Wynn Macau, and many other worldwide projects involving high-end display technology. A veteran of the entertainment and theme design industry, Ken is always interested in future trends and developments involving display entertainment technology.
Joergen Geeds
CEO, Freedom 360
Luís Miguel Sampaio
Co-founder, President and CEO at MOG Technologies
“Dream, believe, act, never give up and achieve it!”
Making things happen…is Luis Miguel’s motto in life.
Acting as a decision maker and a barriers breaker Luis Miguel is a motion manager with multi-angular reasoning who loves a good challenge. The secret to keep achieving his goals? A very results-oriented attitude constantly focused on business.
Over 20 years, Luis Miguel has been crossing multiple industries, including Telecommunications, Measurements, Semiconductors and Media. He has developed his career incorporating Project Management, Research & Development Management and Business Management. With a solid experience in international business and culturally versatile, Luís easily develops successful businesses in such diverse markets as Germany, Japan, U.S., or Russia.
Currently, Luis Miguel is President and CEO of MOG Technologies, a privately-held company that provides solutions based on open industry standards and specialized in developing off-the-shelf IT-based systems for open-market of professional multimedia industry.
At MOG, the major anchors of the company are:
- Innovative Products:
Continuously invest in engineering to develop and deliver the most innovative systems. Participate in the broadcast industry standardization and technology forums to provide open and interoperable solutions.
- Human Capital:
Promote and share specialized knowledge and expertise by stimulating opportunities to meet and interact with the industry players. Provide mechanisms to diffuse the know-how acquired over the years to the whole team.
- Customer Proximity:
Support and accompany our customers, making sure they meet their goals while cooperating with them to increase the added-value our solutions provide”
With a visionary spirit and a sustainable approach, Luís Miguel has a proven career as a strategic decision maker, operating in a fast changing marketplace and seeking solutions to meet the emerging customers need.
Robert Endo, Engagement Manager, Intrepid Data, LLC.
Robert Endo is the founder and Engagement Manager of Intrepid Data, LLC. He designs systems for next-generation platforms that introduce IoT (Internet of Things), LBS (Location Based Services), and Gamification incorporating augmented, virtual and mixed realities for the education, entertainment, toy & game, healthcare and D2C (Direct-to-Consumer) industries.
Before Intrepid Data Robert was a partner and served as CIO for BridgeNet Solutions, Inc., from 2003-2014. He custom designed supply chain management software for Fortune 500 companies and is a co-creator of Xonar™, an online visibility and compliance tool that uses advanced optimization technology to manage the world’s most complex supply chains.
Robert has significant experience in Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Realities, broadcast communications, supply chain logistics, loyalty and achievement systems, and e-commerce. His processes and supporting analytics have saved $100MM+ to the bottom line for his clients over the years. Robert is also the Founding Partner and CEO of Grasp Concepts, Inc., a full-service application development, and marketing provider. He is a strategic advisor for the Chicago Toy & Game Group.
Stuart Hetherington, CEO, Holovis
Stuart Hetherington, CEO of Holovis International, started the company in 2003 after a varied and exciting career following his graduation in Electronic Engineering from De Montfort University in 1994, Stuart began his business life in the automotive industry working at MIRA (Motor Industry Research Association) specialising in data acquisition systems and physical testing in the crash laboratory, HyGe & HAVOC outdoor proving ground test sites. During his time at MIRA, Stuart innovated and ran research programs investigating and developing real-time, advanced motion tracking solutions for crash test dummies and the then-emerging virtual reality technology including CAVE (Cave Automatic Virtual Environment) systems, with a view to building the first ever dedicated automotive virtual reality facility at MIRA for use by the automotive industry to help drastically reduce the number of physical prototypes and testing in vehicle programs. After leaving MIRA, Stuart went into the main-stream virtual reality, simulation and advanced displays industry working as the Business Development Manager for Trimension Systems, a division of SEOS Displays. Stuart worked in developing the business world-wide and delivered some of the world’s leading virtual reality display systems, including numerous Reality Centres, Domes, CAVE systems & VR Walls to industries including Automotive, Oil & Gas exploration, Higher Education, Entertainment and Research. In 1999, Stuart was offered the position of Sales Director for the EMEA region at InterSense Inc, a US company he had worked with in developing motion tracking solutions for his research programs at MIRA. After 3 years at InterSense Stuart moved on to join Tenet Defence to head up the Business Development of specialist GIS systems for mission planning/rehearsal in land, sea and airborne platforms and worked with military clients including Augusta Westland, QinetiQ, MOD, Aerosystems, The British Army & Navy. After specialising in military software solutions, Stuart returned to his passion for developing advanced immersive technology and started Holovis International, a very unique international company, built on the experience of Stuart and his fellow Directors using their expertise in developing advanced immersive experiences, virtual reality, bespoke software development, gaming and interactive systems for their core VR & AR clients in their Enterprise Division, as well as developing turn-key next-gen attractions and immersive motion and interactive gaming solutions in the entertainment and theme park markets within their Attractions Division.
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