PromaxBDA Slates First Conference Speakers

PromaxBDA, the global association for promotion, marketing and design professionals in the entertainment industry, made the first of what it says will be many speaker announcements for PromaxBDA: The Conference 2013, June 18-20 at the JW Marriott at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles.

“We are excited to welcome this diverse group of speakers,” said Jonathan Block-Verk, PromaxBDA president-CEO. “These speakers will deliver on our conference theme of “Engage” as they challenge the audience to engage their minds, each other and the future of television marketing, promotion and design.”

Initial speakers:

Jacqueline Hernández, COO, Telemundo Media

Steven Melnick, SVP, Marketing, 20th Century Fox Television

Pete Conolly, Executive Creative Director, BDA Creative

Daniel Dörnemann, Creative Director, loyalkaspar

Niels Schuurmans, EVP, Brand Marketing & Creative, Spike TV

Brad Schwartz, SVP, Programming & Operations, Fuse

Jim Dreesen, Managing Director, Consumer Marketing, PBS

Lee Hunt, Principal, Lee Hunt LLC

Wayne White, Artist

Kevin Mazur, Co-Founder, WireImage

Kent Rees, EVP, Marketing,Scheduling & Operations, Participant Television

Kirby Ferguson, Writer, Director & Filmmaker

Scot Safon, EVP, CNN Worldwide

Ben Radatz, Partner, Co-Founder, MK12 Studios

Dan Pappalardo, Executive Creative Director & Founder, Troika

Kevin Vitale, VP, Creative & Brand Strategy, IFC

Linda Schupack, EVP, Marketing, AMC

Andrew Cracknell, Writer

Aporva Baxi, Co-Founder, DixonBaxi

Susan Solano Vila, EVP, Marketing, Telemundo Media

Stephen Price, Editor, Stash Magazine

Dan Bragg, VP, Marketing, science

Neil Berkeley, Producer/Director/Writer/Cinematographer

Mark Valentine, Co-Founder & Creative Director, ANATOMY