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Stan has been with Universal Pictures for 24 years. He was part of the team that created the Digital Asset Management system for Universal Pictures. Over the past 24 years, the system has grown to include Photography, In Theatre and Outdoor Advertising materials, Home Entertainment Packaging, VOD and EAST assets, and International Marketing Materials. The system has more than 13 million assets and is available to all NBCUniversal employees.  

For more than two decades, Scott Armstrong has led teams to deliver award-winning marketing for ambitious companies seeking flexible partnerships and trusted advisors. In 2010, he set out on a mission to create a better marketing agency, providing deeper client collaborations and more client value. 13 years and 100+ ‘Riders later, Brainrider partners with high-growth companies to fill capacity and capability gaps with a flexible resourcing model that scales up or down based on client workloads.

Silke Bochat is a Design Executive & DesignOps Leader with 20+ years of international experience in large, complex organisations such as Colgate, PepsiCo, Mars, Beiersdorf, Vodafone.

David Dearlove is a commercials director, represented by Blink. Prior to directing, he was a creative director at Engine where his work for the Kiyan Prince Foundation became one of the world's most awarded advertising campaigns of 2022, winning, amongst others, the Titanium Grand Prix at Cannes.

Hired as the Executive Creative Director of Vanguard’s In-house Agency (RHC) in 2019, Aleka modernized marketing development for enhanced retail customer engagement and turned the 30-person creative services organization into a 100+-person in-house ad agency, establishing Vanguard’s first-ever full-service in-house agency. Through her efforts, production capacity grew by 25%+, content engagement increased by 54%, $27.5M in value was created across Vanguard, and the new agency won 63 creative industry awards since 01/2021.

With over 25 years’ experience in the digital imaging technology marketplace, Mark has expert industry knowledge in the areas of digital photography, imaging and product marketing. Having spent most of his career as Director of Sales and Marketing groups in vertical market focused distribution organizations and head of Marketing in the United States for renowned camera manufacturer Hasselblad; he recognizes and brings cutting edge digital technology solutions to companies looking to cost effectively and efficiently grow and expand their business.