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| Canada’s Hottest Digital Media Innovators Reveal The Blood, Sweat and Tears Behind The Successful Start-Up at nextMEDIA - The Future of Digital Content |
May 15, 2008 |
Session Participants Include Jeremy Wright (b5media), Leila Boujnane (Idée Inc.), Boris Wertz (Nexopia.com) and Markus Frind (Plenty Of Fish)
Toronto, ON [May 15, 2008] -- Four of Canada’s hottest innovators talk about what it takes to launch and grow a successful digital media company during a session scheduled for Sunday June 8th, part of nextMEDIA - The Future of Digital Content (http://www.nextmediaevents/fdc). The premier event for Canadian content producers, media executives and Web entrepreneurs, nextMEDIA takes place June 6 - 8, 2008, at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Banff, Alberta, prior to the Banff World Television Festival (http://www.bwtvf.com).
“Canada is home to several of the most successful and innovative companies on the Web,” says Mark Greenspan, Director of Digital Content for Achilles Media Ltd., producers of the three-day event. “From books to blogs and from Internet dating to visual matchmaking , Canadian ideas, energy, and spirit are blazing a path for other creative entrepreneurs.”
Taking part in the “Hottest Digital Media Innovators” session are: Jeremy Wright, CEO/President, b5media; Leila Boujanane, CEO, Idée Inc.; Boris Wertz, CEO, Nexopia.com; and Markus Frind, Founder & CEO, Plenty Of Fish. The session will be moderated by Ellie Rubin of Ellie Corporation.
Full bios and company profiles follow. Go to http://www.nextmediaevents.com/fdc for complete program details and event registration info.
“Hottest Digital Media Innovations” Bio + Company Profiles:
About Jeremy Wright + b5media:
Jeremy Wright is a serial entrepreneur, some have even said a blogpreneur for his focus on communications-oriented ventures. He has been involved in IT, programming and the business side of IT for nearly a decade. Jeremy is the President of b5media (http://www.b5media.com), a prominent blog network. He is the author of Blog Marketing, a business book on blogging and writes Ensight, a popular business and technology blog.
About Leila Boujnane + Idée Inc.:
Leila Boujnane is Chief Executive Officer of Idee Inc, (http://ideeinc.com/) the firm she co–founded with Chief Technology Officer, Paul Bloore, in 1999. Leila has been instrumental in making Idée the leader in visual search and monitoring solutions for digital imaging. The company recently launched TinEye (http://ideeinc.com/products/tineye/), the world’s first image identification-based Web search engine. Before founding Idée, Leila held positions in international organizations in the commercial and public sectors, including Algorithmics, Infinity Financial Technology and Bank of Montreal.
About Boris Wertz + Nexopia:
Dr. Boris Wertz is an Internet entrepreneur and the CEO of both Nexopia (http://www.nexopia.com/) and his own W Media Ventures (http://www.wmediaventures.com/), a Vancouver-based venture capital firm that focuses on Consumer Internet investments in the Pacific Northwest. Before founding W Media Ventures, Boris was the Chief Operating Officer of AbeBooks.com (http;//www.abebooks.com), the world’s largest marketplace for new, used and rare and out-of print books. Boris joined the company in 2002 after JustBooks, the German company he co-founded in 1999, was acquired by AbeBooks. Boris successfully finished his PhD as well as his graduate studies at the Graduate School of Management (WHU), Koblenz, majoring in Business Economics / Business Management. Boris serves on the boards of AbeBooks, Suite101, German travel review site Tripsbytips.com (Reise-Community), tailor made men’s suits site Indochino.com, online league and team management tool TeamPages, and local technology blog network Techvibes.com (http://www.techvibes.com).
About Markus Frind + Plenty of Fish:
In March 2003, Markus Frind created Plentyoffish.com (http://www.plentyoffish.com) as a way to help teach himself how to program in ASP.NET. Plentyoffish.com is now one of the industry’s fast-growing Internet dating Websites. Markus has been featured everywhere from Time Magazine to The Today Show. He's spoken at major events in the dating industry, He's even set the bar for Adsense earnings in a single month.
nextMEDIA - Dates, Times and Location:
Friday, June 6 - Sunday, June 8, 2008, 9:00 AM – 5 PM
The Fairmont Banff Springs, 405 Spray Avenue, Banff, Alberta, Canada, T1L1J4
nextMEDIA Sponsors:
Telefilm Canada, The Banff Centre, Canadian Heritage Trade Routes, Canoe.ca, CBC.ca, Rogers Digital Media, Telus, Bell Fund, Casale Media, Comscore, Ontario College of Art & Design, Quebecor Fund, Broad Ramp Canada, Glassbox.tv, Heavy.com, m:metrics, nGage, Reel Girls Media, Big Rock Brewery, and Goliger's Travel Plus.
About nextMEDIA:
nextMEDIA is owned and produced by Achilles Media Ltd. with the help and support of an international advisory board from the digital media industry. Achilles Media Ltd. is an international events management company serving the television and digital media industries. Achilles Media Ltd. events include: History Makers: International Summit of History & Current Affairs Producers, NATPE Mobile++, Canadian Innovation Exchange, nextMEDIA and nextMEDIA events, Banff World Television Festival and Just Comedy: The Business of Funny. For more information, visit http://www.achillesmedia.com.
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