Charles Ohayon
Chair
Charles Ohayon has worked in television, public relations and film since 1979. He produced commercials at Films 24 and Cléo 24 where he was President. From 1994 to 1998 he was the Director General of Programming (Television) for the Société Radio-Canada. In 2005-2006, he was the Executive Director of the Institut national de l’image et du son. Mr. Ohayon was a member of the Board of Directors of the Association des producteurs de films et de télévision du Québec and the Canadian Television Fund as well as the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. He joined in 2005 the IPF Board, as well as the Board of Cogeco Program Development Fund in 2007. He was appointed by the Board of the IPF to represent Official Language Minority Communities (OLMCs).
Steven Ord
Vice-Chair
Steven Ord is an independent media consultant with more than 25 years of media experience. He held the position of Executive Vice President, Alliance Atlantis Communications, where he was responsible for business and operational aspects of AAC’s international television distribution division and content business. Prior to AAC, Steven was Manager of Business Affairs at Telefilm Canada. He previously worked in policy consulting with Paul Audley & Associates and was a part-time graduate level instructor at the Schulich School of Business (York University) for 18 years.
Dave Brown
Dave is the CEO of Omnia Media, one of the largest digital studio and distribution networks, globally. Omnia Media delivers over two billion video views per month, creating and distributing original IP to engaged communities across gaming, lifestyle and music. Prior to Omnia Media, Dave led Entertainment Partnerships and Corporate Development at Victorious, a digital-native mobile talent platform. He was the Head of YouTube Canada for several years, growing content partnerships across all verticals and pioneering several formats and initiatives in North America for YouTube. A digital media veteran of more than 12 years, he has also led business development for a mobile media startup before they were acquired, and began his career in Business Development at a wireless carrier, cultivating content partnership agreements for mobile distribution. He is also a proud mentor at the startup incubator, INcubes.
Véronique Marino
Véronique Marino is co-owner of Les Productions numériques LACOGENCY, specializing in digital content and strategy. Since 2004 she has served as Director of the Interactive Media Program at INIS. From 1996 to 1999 she was development and operations associate for Groupe Vidéotron for their portal InfiniT.com and for the first website for the broadcaster TVA. From 1999 to 2001 she continued her career at Nomino Technologies heading their language recognition database. Her qualities as a manager and her understanding of innovation let her to Nurun where she undertook the development of several projects with the Groupe Québecor. She presents workshops and participates in conferences across Canada and France. She was selected by Quebec’s Femmes du Cinéma, de la Télévision et des Nouveaux Médias as 2012 Digital Media Personality of the Year.
Jon Taylor
Jon Taylor is a digital media executive, TV producer and entrepreneur. Jon is currently Executive Director at the Global Online Video Association (www.gova.cc), the trade association for the world’s top MCNs. In his previous role as Vice-President, Digital Products & Strategy at Bell, Jon was responsible for the advancement of Bell Media’s TV and Radio properties on digital platforms with strategic oversight of Bell Media’s corporate digital initiatives, including the launch of Crave TV. Jon was Senior Director of Digital for Canada’s Olympic Consortium at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games. Jon also co-founded of Science Deco, a digital innovation start-up at the turn of the millennium that revolutionized digital production in Canada supporting clients such as Microsoft, CIBC, CBC, and the The Law Society of Upper Canada.