Meet the Mentors ADVISORY BOARD MENTORS CHAIR the U.S. cable, satellite and telco distri- NADIA HANEY is VP Global Market- ROBIN TARUFELLI is Managing Director bution businesses for the HBO/Cinemax ing, Emerging Technology RACHEL CRANG is VP Worldwide in Deloitte’s Telecom, Media & Channels, in addition to vMVPDs and for Universal Pictures Home Technical Operations, Product Production at Entertainment practice, where direct-to-consumer HBO NOW. Entertainment, where she Paramount Pictures. She manages the logis- she leads a new partnership be- oversees business develop- tical planning and execution of all aspects tween Deloitte, Sony, Dell and ANDREA DOWNING is Co-President ment, integration and strategic marketing of of production for disc and e-copy product. Intel to bring to bring to life their Innovation of PBS Distribution (PBSd), a existing, new and emerging entertainment Studio, where clients will explore Augmented leading global media distrib- technology and formats for the division on HEATHYR JOZEL-GARCIA, a veteran Reality, Virtual Reality, and Mixed Reality utor for the public television a worldwide basis. of television marketing and production, is (AR/VR/MR) at Sony Innovation Studios. community. A calculated Executive Director, Television Post Production risk-taker with deep industry knowledge, DAMETRA JOHNSON-MARLETTI is at ABC Studios, which she rejoined last VICE CHAIR Andrea’s vision brought PBSd’s initial GM for Digital Category year from Lionsgate Television. MERI HASSOUNI is VP Business Develop- focus on physical goods to a multichannel, Management in the Stores ment at Giant Interactive, where multi-format distribution unit, creating signif- organization within Micro- BETH KEARNS is EVP Operations she puts to work her passion icant growth. soft’s Mobile Communications Strategy at 20th Century Fox Film, where for client relations and media Business Group, with responsibility for all she oversees key venture investments, technology. Since the launch of KARIN GILFORD is GM of Movies storefronts in Microsoft’s $8 billion-plus business development partnerships, and Giant Interactive, Meri has overseen client Anywhere, where she oversees digital stores business. She works with internal technology advancements. services and cultivated partnerships for product development, business external content partners in all categories to Giant’s digital servicing and authoring studio. strategy, marketing and long- optimize customer experience and financial KEJO SWINGLER is Director in Warner- She also supports Giant Pictures. term growth of all aspects of the opportunities. Media’s Technology, Content Operations Movies Anywhere brand and is the key liaison department, working on global technology DARCY ANTONELLIS is Division President between the participating studios, responsible H. LOREN NIELSEN is VP Content Rela- operations, foreign content aggregation, dig- of Amdocs Media, a division of for representing their independent interests. tions & Strategy for DTS Inc., ital media production and global distribution. Amdocs, and CEO of Vubiquity where she leads the effort, Inc., which delivers premium CHERYL K. GOODMAN is Head of in collaboration with content KENNETH WILLIAMS is Executive content and user experiences Corporate Communications owners, to enable a flow of Director and CEO of the Entertainment across a host of digital, consumer-facing video at Sony Electronics, where top-tier movies that utilize DTS:X sound, Technology Center at USC, a technology services globally. She is a leader is the film she develops and leads the enabling more people to experience the think tank that brings together top enter- industry’s transition to digital technologies. corporate communications next generation of immersive sound technol- tainment, technology and CE companies. strategy for Sony North America. In this ogy in theatre, homes and mobile devices SOFIA CHANG is EVP US Distribution at role, Goodman oversees executive and worldwide. SAMARA WINTERFELD is VP Product WarnerMedia. A recognized financial communications, corporate social Management for Home Solutions and Pro leader of well-established, responsibility programs and employee com- Content at DTS, where she is responsible for premium brands in competitive munications, and speaks for the company developing and sustaining end-to-end eco- markets, she is responsible for on innovation and future technology. systems that create and deliver DTS content.