Distribution Manager at Dogwoof UK and COO at Popup Cinema.

With the company since 2012, Patrick has worked on distribution campaigns for

over 50 theatrical releases in the UK including the highly successful

‘Blackfish’, ‘The Act of Killing’ (BAFTA 2014) and Ken Loach’s ‘The

Spirit of ’45’. Responsible for theatrical release marketing,

communications, partnerships, promotions, events, audience engagement

& outreach, campaign planning and film positioning plus P&A

management, Patrick also manages Dogwoof’s non-theatrical distribution

operations via the website PopupCinema.net, enabling hundreds of public

screenings to take place in alternative venues each year. Dogwoof also

handle straight-to-digital releases (IF365.net) and run their own VOD

platform (Dogwoof.TV) as well as distributing via all major online

platforms. Tweets from @dogwoof and @patrickhurley2.

CEO

Ben Huh is an American internet entrepreneur and the CEO of The Cheezburger Network, which at its peak in 2010 received 375 million views a month across its 50 sites. Currently, Huh runs Cheezburger, which receives 375 million page views a month across its 50 sites, including I Can Has Cheezburger, FAIL Blog, The Daily What, Know Your Meme, and Memebase. The content is user-generated,

 with users allowed to upload images and add text captions throughout its network of sites. The best are culled by Cheezburger employees and users and posted to the front pages daily. Although Huh doesn’t reveal financial specifics, Wired speculated that the network makes $4 million in yearly revenue, which comes mainly from display ads, books, and merchandise.

 The Cheezburger Network has raised $30 million in venture funding in January 2011, currently employs 75 people, and has been profitable since its first quarter. They’ve released five books, two of which are New York Times bestsellers.

In 2012, Huh announced he was taking on a new project called Circa that wants to "reimagine the way you consume news." In April 2012, Circa raised $750K in Series A funding.

Founder of Digital Storytelling Lab at Columbia University

Lance Weiler is a storyteller, entrepreneur and thought

 leader. An alum of the Sundance Screenwriters Lab, Lance is recognized

as a pioneer because of the way he mixes storytelling and technology.

WIRED named him “One of twenty-five people helping to re-invent

entertainment.” He has successfully self-distributed his films The Last Broadcast and Head Trauma to more than 20 countries while grossing over 5 million dollars in the process. The Last Broadcast, which he co-wrote and co-directed, became the first film to be distributed digitally to theaters in 1998.

Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder

Andy has more than 10 years experience as a film producer

 and editor, including a strong background in the advertising industry.

He worked on several Cannes Media Lion winning campaigns for the world's

 top commercials agencies. Andy was selected for "Features Scotland" -

the Scottish Government sponsored expo of up-and-coming film producers.

He has worked across film finance, production, distribution and

marketing, and draws on this experience to ensure clients of all sizes

get what they need from Distrify.

As the CEO of Distrify, Andy oversees marketing, sales

and client relationships. If you don't understand all this new stuff

about online distribution, spend a half-hour with Andy and you'll not

only be an expert, you'll be inspired to take on the world. Andy is

based in Edinburgh, Scotland, but is always on the move!

Co-Founder & CTO

Previously worked in Undev, specializing in complex and highload videoservices. Participated in the launch of presidential elections broadcast service in 2012, also in the laucnh of Theory & Practice project.

Vice President, Innovations

New media and innovations expert and entrepreneur. Sergei pioneered new ways of animation and visual content production at Bazelevs as well as initiated creation of the first Russian visual effect house working in Hollywood. Prior to joining Bazelevs Sergei participated in several new media projects for NBC Universal and Comcast Entertainment. Sergei is co-author of several international patent applications and holds MBA from University of California in Los Angeles.

Founder & CEO, Cutbait Productions

Writer, producer & content strategist working across multiple platforms.

He has work in film and TV (scripted and documentary) for Alcon

Entertainment, NBC/Universal, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 20th

Century Fox, Paramount, Hearst Entertainment, and PBS.  He was story editor for Steven Spielberg on his video game project for Electronic Arts and writer/producer of the award-winning cross-platform series “Afterworld” for Sony TV.  He has developed interactive and cross-platform content and digital strategy for Disney, Microsoft, Activision, Cisco, Sony/Columbia Tri-Star, Fox Searchlight, Suzuki and GE.

He has been a speaker and/or expert for Nordisk Film and TV, Screen Australia,

Torino Film Lab, Creative Europe, Power to the Pixel, Visions du Réel/SUPSI i_doc workshop, Independent Filmmaker Project, Berlinale Talent Campus, Atlantic Film Festival, Canadian Media Fund, Merging+Media, Distrito Cinema of Columbia, Forum Brazil, and the National Film Board of Canada.

Adam is currently writing and producing an action series for John Woo “The

Red Book” and has started working on a new integrated game and TV series

entitled “Sequence,” which he developed in the Torino Film Lab’s Writer’s Room

program. Adam studied film production at NYU Tisch School of the Arts

and graduated with high honors from Wesleyan University (film and

history).  He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter.

Chief Digital Office

Christian graduated from Bocconi University in Milan/ Italy and holds an MBA from Skolkovo in Moscow/ Russia where he focused on entrepreneurship in emerging markets. Prior to joining Burda he successfully launched two B2C internet companies on the Russian market together with Fastlane Ventures.

Christian joined Burda International in 2013 as Chief Digital Officer for the Russian speaking countries where Burda holds the #1 position in magazine publishing. Since then Burda has launched or invested into a series of online assets like launching the world’s biggest fashion publisher network GLAM in Russia, the launch of moy-rebenok.ru or the investment into bimbasket.ru.

Managing Director

Graduated from the faculty of mechanics and mathematics of Moscow State University and Financial Academy under Government of Russian Federation. Have a Ph.D. in apply mathematics, passed ACCA and CFA certification. Mikhail came to PROSTOR CAPITAL from RUSNANO where he had a position of Investment Director.

Previously, he served as a Board Member in Russian and foreign hi-tech companies, worked in investment fund Alfa Capital Partners and Moscow office of KPMG. Mikhail have 10 year experience in investments and consulting, closed more than 15 deals with Russian and foreign companies in retail, hi-tech, IT and telecom industries.

Joined PROSTOR CAPITAL in 2013, where he is in charge of media for equity investments and communication with media and advertising companies

Head of Content

After graduation from Tokyo University, started career as an international project manager at DLE inc in Tokyo, in charge of international animation coproductions (GI Joe series, Power Puff Girls Z, Heroscape etc.). During the year in business concluded a joint-venture business with Toonz Animation in India, developed a «young producers internship» program with Economic Board of Singapore, built an animation production structure between the US, Japan, China and South Korea.

From mid 2007 joined Carmen Film in Moscow as a Head of Acquisitions, in charge of theatrical, video and TV acquisitions worldwide, where stayed till the beginning of 2014. Attened all major film festivals and TV markets worldwide. Additionally, handled all PR coverage of FRENCH CINEMA TODAY annual film festival arranged by the Embassy of France and Unifrance, for many years have been a jury member for German Film Festival in Moscow.

Joined IVI.RU in early 2014 as a Head of Acquisitions, then becoming a Head of Content  in June 2014.

Development Director

Irena Dobriden was born in Moscow, 1973. Graduated from Lenin’s Moscow State Pedagogical University (faculty of Defectology), got second education in “Practical psychology in politics and business”, Phd. Irena got different occupations in the Russian Media Group Holding including brand manager of “Monte Carlo” and “Dynamite FM” radio stations; she promoted American Express cards for Russian Standard Bank; directed the marketing communications of the Card business department.

Since 2011 Irena is one of co-founders of the largest Russian crowdfunding platform Planeta.ru.

Marketing and Partnerships Director

Amy Basil is the marketing and partnerships manager for the online streaming service, MUBI. Her work focuses on partnerships and building relationships with talent and institutions alike, across all types of media: old, new, offline and on. She is evangelical about new distribution models, curation and good storytelling in whatever form.

In addition to her work at MUBI, Amy is the producer of the documentary THE PROCESS by Joshua Baker.

Previously she was a long time development and financing executive who packaged international film and investment projects. Amy was head of development and partner at Lucky Monkey Pictures where she worked closely with TriBeCa audience award winner CITY ISLAND, associate produced Amy Heckerling's VAMPS and focused on international co-productions via associated companies Travesia Productions (Argentina) and Abbout Productions (Lebanon). Through her partnership with Maria Teresa Arida and Libellule Group she worked across various creative sectors including publishing and restaurants. She was also a programmer of the Wassaic Film Festival in New York from 2010 to 2012. She blogs occasionally at littleseen.com

Assigned CEO

Assigned CEO at "CTC Media" in August 2013. Previously President and CEO for largest Russian strategic communications agency "Mikhaylov & Partners", where she started working in 1994. In "Mikhaylov & Partners" Juliana was responsible for the planning and execution of large-scale international projects. In 2004-2005 she held the position of business development partner at BBDO Marketing. From 2001 to 2004. was a member of the Board of Directors and Director of Corporate Communications of the Russian investment company ESN Group, and also the Deputy General  Director of the Russian energy company "Kolenergo".

Ulianna Slascheva was among Russia's 20 most influential business women of 2013, according to the magazine "Company". In 2012, topped the list of "Top 100 Specialists in Public Relations - Top heads of PR-agencies," according to the magazine "Career"  In 2007, Ulianna became the laureate of the Seventh Annual National Award "Media Manager of Russia." Ulianna graduated from the Moscow Academy of Marketing Department of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Producer

After 10 years working in international ad agencies, Nata knows everything about planning and meeting deadlines 'yesterday'. She co-writes scripts with Anton, edits our films, takes care of all Lateral Summer's communications and is making her first steps as colourist. In her free time she practices artistic research in photography, runs half marathons and writes a blog on how she manages to do it all.

CEO

Maria Podlesnova - CEO and со-founder of Rusbase - digital place for investors and startups that provides news, market data and services that help to launch your business or invest in innovation projects. Rusbase is presented in Russian and in English platforms

Maria has more than 7 years' experience promoting and managing media and Internet projects. A great networker, Maria also stands out for her team leadership skills.

Maria was born in Belarus in 1984, before moving to Moscow in 2002 to study Public Relations. She graduated from The Academy of Labor and Social Relations in 2007.

In 2010 Maria moved on to Startup Afisha, a new project aiming to bring together representatives of Russian venture industry, which grew into RusBase in 2012.

In Russia RusBase has rapidly become a leading online hub for startups and investors. Today RusBase’s activity spans 4 areas: media (news, analysis and online education), services for startups and investors, a Crunchbase-like database with info about all IT-sector investments and professional events, such as EdTech Russia, FinTech Russia, BigData Russia and Venture Awards Russia.

Under Maria’s leadership RusBase has raised funding from international tech holding Black Ocean (New York). The project continues to develop successfully, offering unique services for the Russian venture community. There are currently 16 members of RusBase's international team.

CEO

Born on October 13, 1986.

He obtained a higher education in television journalism, began his carreer working as a reporter, operator and program director.

Michael is one of the Caramba TV project founders which won a Runet Award in the nomination of Start-up of the year in 2011.

Nowadays he is a general director and producer of +100500 project well-known in the Russian Internet.

Co-founder

Head of the leading team in film promo and marketing with more than 8 years experience. Was in charge with marketing activities in Russia and CIS for the leading Russian film production and distribution companies including Strategic and Operational planning, Mass Communications, Trade Marketing, Digial Marketing, Events and Pr. Projects: The Black Lightening (2009), Yolki (2010), The Lucky Trouble (2010), The Jungle (2012), Prince Ivan And The Wolf 2 (2013).

COO

In the past Natalya was CEO of the agency Right Up and project manager in Pronto Media (websites Job.ru, “Из рук в руки”, etc.). In sales she has worked for 20 years, in digital marketing - for 7 years. Took part as a participant and speaker in TRINET, RIF, SPIC. She has acievements in such directions as video marketing, digital marketing, context advertising, creation of adaptive websites.

CFO

2010 – 2014 Hearst Shkulev Digital Commercial Director

2008 – 2010 ITC (In The City) Commercial Director, Startup

2007 – 2008 Timeout.ru Sales manager

General Producer

In 2004 participated in the creation of one of the first and most successful browser-based MMO in the Russian Internet - neverlands.ru.

In 2007 he became co-founder of developer "Vizor Interactive". Currently responsible for the strategic development of the company and Producing new projects.

Creative director

The journalist, Maya Stravinskaya, began her  career in the newspaper "Kommersant", where she worked as correspondent for the Department of Culture, followed the activities & the events associated with the visual arts. From there, at the invitation of Vladimir Yakovlev began to work  in the project "Snob", where she as  the editor in chief created a website and social network snob.ru. A year after the launch continued to work on the project in the position of Director of Development. In 2012, joined the team in RIA Novosti in position of creative director of the infographics studio, being involved in the projects related to big data and data journalism. In the infographics studio RIA News Maya launched among other ones such projects as "The configurator of the State Duma," "Budget Calculator", "Stalin. Funeral "and others. After the liquidation of RIA Novosti ( by presidential decree) studio of infographics changed employer and started to work at Rambler&Co. Since april 2013 Maya and her team launched several big projects as First world war long read, web-memmorial dedicated to the Beslan tragedy victims, visualization of brain sensors and other projects.

Transmedia Director

Pivovarov began his career in 1988 working in radio. Since 2005 he has been well known as a news presenter for Segodnia (Today), usually appearing with Lilia Gildeeva, and for his own TV projects. In 2008-2011 Pivovarov made five historical films for Russian TV. During 2008-2013 - Head of evening informational programs at NTV. Starting from 2013 works as producer and manager for CTC Media. Head of transmedia projects at CTC Media since 2014.

Head of Venture Projects Department

Graduated from Leningrad Polytechnic Institute.

Successfully completed Graduate School program at Michigan Technological University with Ph.D. in Physics degree.

In 1997-1999 Sergey worked in high-tech startup Intelligent Sensor Technology, Inc., at Mountain View, CA.

He also worked in the number of companies in Russia and most of the time in General Satellite.

Sergey has experience in engineering, R&D, commercial analysis and business.

Head of Venture Project Department of GS Group since 2013.

President

President of Way Out in Saint-Petersburg charity foundation, founder of Creativity, Training And Social Adaptation Centre For Autistic People Anton’s Right Here,  film Director, expert in film history, Artistic Director of Séance Workshop.

Born in Lviv (Ukraine) in 1960. In 1984, graduated from the Russian State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) with a degree in screenwriting and film studies. Worked as a literary secretary for Viktor Shklovsky, and a screenplay editor at Lenfilm Studios. Founder (together with A. Golutva) and editor-in-chief of Séance magazine.

1993 – founded and became chief editor of Séance publishing house. Since 2010, artistic director of  Séance Workshop[Masterskaya Séance] company. Since 2006, co-author of TV programme Private Screening [Zakrytyi pokaz] on Channel One (Russia). From 2006 to 2011, lecturer at Saint Petersburg State University of Film and Television (SPBGUKIT).

Originator and compiler of the 7-volume film encyclopaedia A Modern History of Russian Film, 1986–2000 [Noveishaya istoriya otechestvennogo kino, 1986–2000]. Winner of numerous professional awards, including Cinematographic Press Prize Best Book On Cinema (Sokurov, 1994); Russian Guild of Film Critics Prize (Séance # 15 and 16, 1998); Winner of Book of The Year (Encyclopedist), XV Moscow International Book Fair.

Lyubov Arkus’ debut movie Anton’s Right Here premiered in 2012 at 69 Venice International Film Festival and was awarded with Silver Mouse award. The movie gathered over 20 further awards such as Nika and Golden Eagle, two most important annual national film awards in Russia, Russian Guild of Film Critics Prize, Novaya Gazeta Prize, etc.

In 2012, became the co-founder of Way Out foundation meeting the challenges of autism in Russia.

In 2013, became the President of Way Out In Saint-Petersburg foundation which she founded.

In December 2013, set up Training And Social Adaptation Centre For Autistic People Anton’s Right Here, first in Russia.

Co-founder

Journalist. Previously producer at Department of New Media at "Lenta.ru", founder of @lentaruofficial twitter channel. After leaving "Lenta.ru" co-founded SMM-agency "Mohnatyi Syr" with media manager Anton Nosik

CEO

Founder of Smetana, №1 Russia viral marketing agency and Co-founder and CEO of Seedr, leading service for videodistribution in CIS

Producer, viral communications expert, creator of the most successful award-winning viral campaigns — more than 200 mln views earned in total.

Profile: digital-strategies, creativity, digital-producing, viral marketing, videoproduction, digital content distriburion, communication efficiency.

Working with leading industry clients and brands such as Pepsico, Mail.ru Group, Yandex, Beeline, M.Video, Castrol BP, Hyundai, Nokia, X5 Retail Group, Airbnb, Kaspersky Lab etc.

Founding Director

Paula works across film, storytelling, ethnography, forecasting and design and has a unique eye for spotting emerging behaviours which she translates into insights and opportunities for new products and services.  Formerly Director of Futures at Seymourpowell, where she created and developed their renowned Ethnographic Research offer, she travelled the world for 15 years directing global trends and consumer behaviour studies across a bandwidth of consumer electronics, transportation, FMCG and luxury clients.  She is a regular speaker at international conferences (lately she has spoken about transmedia and the future of interactive documentaries) and has also published several articles in the field of forecasting and design.  Paula has also co-created educational design programs for the V&A museum and worked on The Future of Culture and Art Consumption with The Royal Academy of Arts.  Paula has a First-class Honours degree in Industrial Design from the University of Buenos Aires and a Masters in Design Strategy and Innovation from Brunel University.

The Overworld is an observatory; a consultancy that specialises in the interaction between people, technology and culture and the uncovering of emerging consumer needs at the intersection of this evolving landscape. The Overworld uses lenses, filters and stories to present a refined way of looking at, thinking about and articulating what is happening around us. It creates future visions that inform and inspire what to create next, then projects and embodies them as products, experiences or strategic frameworks for innovation. TheOverworld works with a diverse range of clients that include Google Creative Lab, LG and the Royal Academy.

Social Media Manager

I studied classic PR at the university but from the first day of my professional activity I started to practice social media management. I was working with the biggest agency of the digital communications in the northwestern region - "Molinos.ru". Also I'm supervising projects of the digital agency "Indee Interactive" (Saint Petersburg). As a speaker, I was participating business training SPIC (Saint Petersburg), "Week of Bynet" (Minsk, BY), Colisium (Saint Petersburg).

As the communicator, I have a wide experience with the versatile audience, I realized over 40 projects. Among customers I got shopping and medical centers, online stores, mobile app's developers and others.

Musical management is a hobby within which I was engaged in organization of the concerts, promotion of the "Zoccolo club" and administration of the musical projects. I organized and realized crowdfunding project for the musical band «Torba-na-Kruche»on "Planeta.ru" (category: "music"), which entered the five of the best projects of this web portal.

Businessman, investor, blogger

3 university degrees:

pedagogical education

legal education

economic education

Candidate of pedagogic sciences.

Writer:

•        «Internet shop. The first step to become successful & rich» («Piter», 2011)

•        «TheTrue Moneymaker. How to earn internet money («Mann, Ivanov & Ferber», 2012).

•         A book about personal brand is in process («Mann, Ivanov & Ferber», winter 2015).

Businessman:

Internet-burzhui Andrey Ryabikh owns 3 companies. The eldest one — WebmasterSPb —operates since 1999 on the market. All companies are interconnected & specialized in creating, developing & promoting the interesting & long-term internet-projects, mainly of finance, of primary real estate market & of mass-media channels (in particular Gazeta.SPb — one of the most popular internet-newspapers in Saint-Petersburg).