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Garrett Sayre has spent the past 9 years in tech, working with organizations to innovate, strategize and deploy enterprise digital workflows using tech tools such as AI, Machine Learning and Robotic Process Automation. He now works with Orange Logic to help enterprises capitalize on these tools to drive return on assets and implement scalable processes as they transition to a new DAM or launch a DAM from the ground up.

Deborah is the Director of the University of Southern California's Digital Library. Since its beginnings in the mid-1990s, the Digital Library has grown to nearly half a million digital objects comprising 1.5 million files which are publicly available online for research and teaching purposes. Deborah began her work with the Digital Library as a project manager where she led its first migration from a homegrown system to commercial software.

Lisa Hooper is VP, Creative Operations for BGB Group, an independent agency specializing in healthcare and biotech advertising. She began her 20+ year career at the in-house agency of National Public Radio (NPR) and most recently served as long-time Executive Producer for world-renowned photographer-director Martin Schoeller, overseeing domestic and global productions for KIA, Amazon, GQ, Vanity Fair, Netflix, National Geographic, and The New Yorker to name a few.  

Kim’s career spans over 20+ years and has been driven by a fascination for the creative, practical and business aspects of photography.  She has extensive experience in asset management and processes since before DAM and workflow tools even had names. She also spent several years managing photography businesses and creating retouching standards as digital photography took off.

Danny Fontaine is the Creative Director for large deals in the UK and Ireland for IBM. He leads the Experiential Selling Team, blending creative, psychology, emotion, and storytelling to bombard the senses and create magical pitches and experiences. He also teaches across the globe and is passionate about developing creative career paths in a corporate world.

Jonathan De Jesus has worked on developing DAM solutions for clients in Higher Education since 2017. He is currently the head of Strategic Accounts at Canto, where he focuses on building and expanding relationships within institutional, enterprise, and multinational Accounts. 

Mat O’Brien is Creative Director of Three Mobile. He is currently working alongside senior leadership to build and launch their in-house integrated agency offering. Prior to this, Mat was Senior Creative Director at VCCP Good Relations. He has over 10 years senior management experience overseeing and mentoring creative roles at every level, with a proven track record in launching and evolving departments and growing agencies. His work has been recognised at both national and international award shows for both creativity and effectiveness.

Ed’s 25 year career began when he was hired at the inception of St Luke’s. He wrote campaigns for Eurostar, HSBC + Clark’s shoes. He then moved from an independent agency to a network when he joined Leo Burnett. Kellogg’s, P&G + Nintendo filled Ed’s showreel but he craved experience in social + digital. A side hustle, ‘Phantom Framer’, involved putting picture frames around street signs was brought to life across social platforms + received wide press attention. That experience helped him become ECD of McDonald’s Canada where he produced integrated campaigns across all media.