Bio: Jon Taylor
Jon Taylor is Senior Director of Content for CTV Digital Media and is responsible for the acquisition, creation and measurement of CTV’s online content.
Jon most recently worked as an Executive Producer in the Programming and Production departments at CTV and continues to work closely with those groups.
His work creating web-exclusive complementary content for CTV’s digital platforms includes So You Think You Can Dance Canada, The Juno Awards, We Day and The Scotiabank Giller Prize.
Jon spoke at Future of Media on April 6, 2011 in Toronto. Watch video from the April 2011 Future of Media event.
Bio: Kathy Vey
Kathy Vey is Editor-in-Chief of OpenFile, Canada’s first collaborative local news site, with outlets in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa, Hamilton and Waterloo Region.
Before she made the jump online, Kathy killed many trees and held many roles at the Toronto Star, including deputy city editor, news editor, assistant national editor, training and development editor and restaurant critic.
She has also worked for the Ottawa Citizen and the Toronto Sun and written for Canadian Gardening magazine.
Kathy spoke at Future of Media on April 6, 2011 in Toronto. Watch video from the April 2011 Future of Media event. You can also follow Kathy on Twitter @kvey
Bio: Mathew Ingram
Mathew Ingram is an award-winning journalist who has spent the past 15 years writing about business, technology and new media as a reporter, columnist and blogger.
Mathew is currently a senior writer with the technology blog network GigaOM.
Prior to that, he was a blogger and technology writer for the Globe and Mail newspaper, and was also the paper’s first online Communities Editor, where he helped the paper learn about and appreciate the benefits of social media tools.
Mathew is also one of the founders of mesh, Canada’s leading web conference, and lives in Toronto with his wife, three daughters and two cats.
Mathew spoke at Future of Media on April 6, 2011 in Toronto. Watch video from the April 2011 Future of Media event. You can also follow Mathew on Twitter @mathewi
Bio: Jamie Angus
Jamie Angus is Acting Head of News at BBC World News, running the Newsroom for the channel day-to-day.
Previously, Jamie was a Commissioner for the BBC’s Global News Division, looking after output across TV, Radio and Online. He has also been Editor of The World at One, BBC Radio 4′s lunchtime news programme, during the period including the 2010 General Election in the UK.
Prior to that, he was Editor of Daytime News Programmes at BBC World Service (English), where the output included the flagship Newshour programme, which is widely re-broadcast by partners in North America.
Jamie spoke at Future of Media on April 6, 2011 in Toronto. Watch video from the April 2011 Future of Media event.
Bio: Elmer Sotto
Elmer Sotto is the head of growth for Facebook in Canada, where he is responsible for setting the strategy to further grow and engage Facebook’s Canadian user base. He also helps key strategic partners understand and leverage the Facebook Platform.
Prior to Facebook, Elmer was the Vice President of Product and Operations for JumpTV, a global internet television provider.
Before JumpTV, Elmer spent more than five years at eBay, where he was a member of the management team responsible for ongoing development of eBay in Canada. While at eBay, Elmer also spent time in Shanghai to help establish the newly-formed eBay China business.
Elmer has worked with UNICEF and Free the Children to develop and execute social marketing strategies.
Elmer Sotto was a speaker at Future of Media 2010. Watch the video from Future of Media 2010 to see Elmer speak.