SPEAKER BIOS

Michael Birkin, Chief Executive Officer, kyu (Hakuhodo)

Michael Birkin is CEO of kyu, the strategic operating unit of Hakuhodo DY Holdings (HDY). Created in 2014, kyu’s purpose is to be a source of creativity that propels society and the economy forward. The kyu Collective sits within HDY, alongside three advertising agencies, as well as media agency HDY Media Partners. Members of the kyu collective include Red Peak Group, SY Partners, Digital Kitchen, and Sid Lee.

Mr. Birkin began his marketing career at global brand consultancy Interbrand in London, after working first for PriceWaterhouseCoopers and then as the assistant to Sir Mark Weinberg at Allied Dunbar. He was the Chief Executive of Interbrand

from 1987 until 1995 and took a leading role in the development of the concept of brand valuation, while also building the company from one with few employees to a multi-location, global firm.

After Omnicom Group acquired Interbrand as part of its Diversified Agency Services (DAS) unit in 1993, Mr. Birkin joined the holding company and quickly rose up through the organization. He was named European Managing Director of DAS in 1995, followed by DAS International President in 1997, then Worldwide President in 1999. Five years later, he took the newly created role of President and CEO of Omnicom Asia Pacific, where he focused on building Omnicom’s overall presence in the region. Through his leadership and the success of his key initiatives, Asia became the fastest growing region for Omnicom at that time. When Mr. Birkin stepped down in 2009, he was Vice Chairman of Omnicom Group and CEO of Omnicom Asia Pacific.

In 2009, Mr. Birkin returned to his entrepreneurial roots, buying a majority stake in RPMC, a brand experience company specializing in strategic engagement. One year later, he launched Red Peak Group, comprised of RPMC and Red Peak Branding, a New York City-based strategic branding and design firm, which he founded. In 2012, while retaining his position of Chairman of Red Peak Group, Mr. Birkin took his first ever client side role, as CMO of Acer, the Taiwanese personal computer company. Under his leadership, Acer shifted its focus from manufacturing to marketing its products, using consumer insights to drive product development. Although continuing to this day as a close consultant to Acer, he left his full time position there in June 2014, prior to forming kyu in July 2014.

Mr. Birkin is a graduate of University College, London, where he studied law. He lives in New York City.

David Calhoun, Executive Chairman, Nielsen

David Calhoun is a Senior Managing Director and Head of Private Equity Portfolio Operations of Blackstone and a Member of Blackstone’s Management and Executive Committees. He joined Blackstone in January 2014 and oversees a team within the portfolio operations group focused on creating and driving added value initiatives with Blackstone portfolio company CEOs.

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Since the beginning of 2014, Mr. Calhoun has served as Executive Chairman of the Board for Nielsen, a company he joined in 2006 as Chief Executive Officer, shortly after it was acquired by a consortium of private equity investors, including Blackstone. Throughout his seven year tenure, Mr. Calhoun led Nielsen’s transformation into a leading global information and measurement company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NLSN) and Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.

Before Nielsen, Mr. Calhoun served as Vice Chairman of The General Electric Company and President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Infrastructure, the company’s largest business unit. During his distinguished 26-year tenure at GE, Mr. Calhoun ran multiple business units, including GE Lighting, GE Employers

Reinsurance Co., GE Aircraft Engines, and GE Transportation (Aircraft and Rail). Earlier in his career at GE, he held a wide range of operating, finance, and marketing roles across the company, including within GE Plastics and GE Capital.

In addition to Nielsen, Mr. Calhoun also serves on the Board of Directors of The Boeing Company and Caterpillar. He is the co-author, with Rick Kash, of “How Companies Win.” He is a 1979 graduate of Virginia Tech and is a member of Virginia Tech’s Pamplin Advisory Council, which advises the university on student and alumni issues.

Rebecca Darwin, President & CEO, Garden & Gun

Rebecca Wesson Darwin is President & CEO of The Allée Group LLC, formed with partners Pierre Manigualt and J. Edward Bell III, which owns Garden & Gun. Ms. Darwin launched Garden & Gun in spring 2007, after moving to Charleston, South Carolina, following a successful career in publishing in NYC. Ms. Darwin decided to create Garden & Gun after realizing that most of her favorite publications spoke primarily to readers on the coasts and not to the rest of the country. Her goal was to craft a magazine that would appeal to men and women interested in the sporting life, adventurous travel, and good food and drink.

Named 2015 winner of the National Magazine Award in General Excellence (Style & Design), Garden & Gun has consistently been recognized as an industry leader.

Award highlights include the #2 hottest launch of 2007, among hundreds of titles launched that year; 2011 National Magazine Award in General Excellence in Food, Travel and Design; a winner of the National Magazine Award for Most Delicious Cover in 2013; and a winner of the James Beard Foundation Journalism Award in 2014. The Garden & Gun brand has continued to develop under her direction through the creation of G&G Mercantile, G&G events, G&G Land, and the Garden & Gun Jubilee, held in Charleston in early December.

Born and raised in Columbia, SC, Ms. Darwin attended the University of North Carolina and later moved to New York. She established her career at GQ, where she implemented national retail advertising and promotions programs and later became the first female publisher of The New Yorker, as well as publisher of Mirabella, and marketing director of Fortune. Ms. Darwin also served as the President and CEO of the National Association for Female Executives. She resides in historic downtown Charleston, with her husband Cress, the Pastor of Second Presbyterian Church, and her two girls, Lily & SaSa.

Robert Dickey, Partner, Morgan Lewis

With US and global experience in mergers and acquisitions, Robert Dickey helps both public and private

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companies close domestic and cross-border deals. He also advises clients on issues that arise in joint ventures, strategic alliances, and investment transactions. Although he focuses his practice on representing media companies, Mr. Dickey also counsels strategic and financial clients in many economic sectors.

Mr. Dickey represents a variety of clients, including a leading international educational company, a global high-tech engineering corporation, as well as one of the largest US media outlets. In addition to his M&A work, he also advises clients on corporate governance and compliance matters.

Jacques Galante, Managing Director, Leeds Equity Partners

Jacques Galante joined Leeds Equity in 2009. He has over 18 years of private equity and investment banking experience across a variety of sectors, including media, communications, software, and information services.

Prior to joining Leeds Equity, Mr. Galante spent over nine years with The Carlyle Group, where he worked as a Principal in the firm’s US Buyout team. During his tenure at Carlyle, Mr. Galante was an integral member of the team that founded the firm’s Global Communications and Media Group. Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Galante was an investment banker in the mergers and acquisitions group at Salomon Smith Barney.

At Leeds Equity, Mr. Galante focuses on investments primarily in the higher education, corporate training, technology, and information services sectors. His responsibilities include sourcing new investment opportunities, executing transactions and working closely alongside Leeds’ portfolio company management teams. Mr. Galante currently serves as a board member of BARBRI, Campus Management, Campus Labs, Evanta Ventures, iModules, and Knowledge Factor. He was a Director of Ex Libris Group, prior to its sale.

Mr. Galante graduated summa cum laude from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with a BS in Finance, with a concentration in Accounting.

George Gallate, EVP & Chief Marketing Officer, Merkle

George Gallate is Merkle’s CMO and is also responsible for global development. He has 30+ years of experience in building and leading high performing networks and teams globally. He has worked across all media, including seven years heading up the global advertising, digital and marketing services division of Intel.

Mr. Gallate joined Merkle in July 2014 from RKG, where he was CEO, following Merkle’s acquisition. Prior to RKG, Mr. Gallate spent 27 years at Havas/Euro RSCG. He was the Global Chairman and before that, Global CEO of Havas Digital, a network he formed and led since 1997. Under Mr. Gallate’s leadership, Adweek ranked Euro RSCG 4D, now Havas Digital, as the largest digital network globally for five years in a row.

From 2005 through 2008, Mr. Gallate was Havas’s Regional CEO for Asia Pacific, India and the Middle East, with responsibility for 28 offices and more than 1,800 staff. He was based in Shanghai.

Mr. Gallate has worked in most categories and has deep technology and B2B experience. He has led and

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worked on Intel and IBM accounts globally, as well as the Dell account across Asia Pacific. Mr. Gallate also has experience in B2C, having worked on such accounts as Hershey’s, Volvo, Jaguar, National Australia Bank, Novartis, JetBlue, Hyatt, Sheraton, and 1-800-Flowers.

Mr. Gallate is an accomplished industry speaker, thought leader and innovator. He keynoted on the topic ‘Digital – Data – Integration’ at the Cannes International Advertising Festival in 2001 and spoke there again in 2010. He was the Jury President of the Cannes CyberLion Jury in 2002.

Jay Habegger, Chief Executive Officer, OwnerIQ

Jay Habegger is the co-founder and CEO of OwnerIQ. He is a pioneer in digital media and advertising, having over 20 years’ experience. He has built “The Q” from its humble beginnings, to leading the industry in second party data and as the leading programmatic solution for digital advertisers, retailers and brands. Previously, Mr. Habegger was the President and CEO of Bitpipe, leading the company through its sale to TechTarget in 2004.

Mr. Habegger has been a guest speaker at events attended by c-level marketing executives, discussing the evolution of digital shopper marketing, retailer monetization, and programmatic advertising. He has also written several bylines on the same subjects for prominent advertising and retail publications, such as

AdAge, Internet Retailer, Dealerscope, and TWICE Magazine. In addition, Mr. Habegger was acknowledged in The Rayno Report’s 2014 list of Top 11 ad tech visionaries. OwnerIQ has been named in AdAge’s 2015 B2B Best Awards, and has been recognized in the Digiday Signal Awards 2015, CIO Review’s 2015 Top 20 Most Promising Retail Technologies, and as a Hot Tech to Watch in 2014.

Matt Harris, Managing Director, Bain Capital Ventures

Matt Harris joined Bain Capital Ventures in 2012, to lead the NYC office and focus on business services companies, with a particular interest in financial services. While at Bain Capital Ventures, Mr. Harris has led investments into AvidXchange, Billtrust, Booker, Chrome River, Flywire, Justworks, IEX, OpenFin, Novus Partners, and SigFig.

Prior to BCV, Mr. Harris co-founded and ran Village Ventures, where he focused on similar sectors and invested in such companies as BlueTarp, Consumer United, Dwolla, iSend, OnDeck, Simple, and TxVia. Earlier in his career, Mr. Harris worked at Bain Capital in the private equity group.

Mr. Harris went to Williams College, graduating in 1994 with a degree in Political Economy. He was the captain of the Williams College Rugby Club during his junior and senior years.

Outside of work, Mr. Harris is delighted to spend time with his wife, Jessica, and their three children. He is the Chairman of the Board of the Williamstown Theatre Festival, a regional theater associated with Williams College. He is a Senior Advisor to Endeavor, an organization leading the global movement to catalyze long-term economic growth by selecting, mentoring and accelerating the best, high-impact entrepreneurs around the world. Mr. Harris is obsessed with military history, and some day intends to write a book connecting the strategy and tactics of insurgency, with what he has learned about entrepreneurship.

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Will Lee, Digital Editorial Director, PEOPLE

Will Lee is the Digital Editorial Director for PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly, leading the digital content and programming for “the most addictive, captivating, and culturally important brands in celebrity, human interest, and entertainment”.

Prior to PEOPLE and EW, Mr. Lee was VP Digital Content and Programming at The Hollywood Reporter, where he led the THR team to numerous audience records, including monthly visits, uniques, page-views, single-day visits, original video views, and all major event coverage records. He also led a full-site redesign and an integration of magazine and digital newsrooms.

Prior to that, Mr. Lee was VP Strategy & Planning at Penske Media Corporation (PMC), where he guided content strategy, audience growth, and editorial operations for Nikki Finke’s Deadline.com, Bonnie Fuller’s HollywoodLife.com, Michael Ausiello’s TVLine.com, and leading mobile tech site Boy Genius Report, as well as many other sites in the Penske portfolio. In addition, he launched and developed content and marketing strategies for PMC’s YouTube-funded entertainment news video channel ENTV and multi-platform video network PMC Studios. From 2009 to 2012, Mr. Lee was the founding GM of HollywoodLife.com, working with Bonnie Fuller to build the site into one of the fastest-growing celebrity properties in digital media.

As the New York Bureau Chief for TMZ and a launch producer of TMZ on TV from 2006 to 2009, Mr. Lee produced and directed all East Coast coverage for the fastest-growing celebrity site in the history of the Internet and one of the most successful syndicated series launches in the past 20 years.

Mr. Lee began his media career as the News & Notes editorial assistant at Entertainment Weekly, and has written for Sports Illustrated, Time Out, Playboy and SmartMoney. He was raised in Decatur, IL and attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Eton College, Brown University, and the NYU Stern School of Business.

Matthew Lyness, Senior Managing Director, Antares Capital

Matthew Lyness is a senior managing director with Antares Capital. He has 31 years of banking and capital markets experience. Prior to his role at Antares, he spent seven years as a Senior Managing Director leading GE Capital’s team covering financial sponsors and TMT.

Mr. Lyness began his corporate finance career in 1984 as an analyst with Chase Manhattan Bank. In 1987, as an Assistant Vice President with National Bank of Canada, Mr. Lyness established the firm’s US loan syndication group. He became Vice President for MNC Credit Corp – Maryland National Bank, where he initiated a syndications program and was responsible for underwriting and distributing highly leveraged transactions, primarily in the middle market. He subsequently

joined Barclays Capital, as a Director for the syndications group and was promoted to head of leverage finance in 1995, where he implemented a client coverage strategy for financial sponsors. Mr. Lyness joined JP Morgan Securities in 1997, as a Managing Director in leveraged finance, structuring loans and high yield bond solutions for financial sponsors and various corporate clients.

Mr. Lyness graduated from Boston College, with a BA in Economics and English.

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Umberto Milletti, Founder & CEO, InsideView

Umberto Milletti has been an innovator at the convergence of technology and content for nearly 20 years. In early 2005, Mr. Milletti founded InsideView and has since been leading the Company’s efforts to inform the entire enterprise.

In the mid-1990s, Mr. Milletti was a pioneer in e-learning, as a co-founder of DigitalThink, where he designed and built one of the first multi-tenant software-as-a-service platforms to deliver and track learning for millions of participants. Mr. Milletti helped lead the company to a successful IPO, with revenue of $60 million, and its subsequent acquisition by Convergys, in 2004.

Mr. Milletti holds a BS in electrical engineering from Tufts University and an MS in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Ryan Milligan, Partner & Co-Founder, ParkerGale Capital

Ryan Milligan is a Partner and Co-Founder of ParkerGale Capital and is responsible for sourcing and monitoring investments. For the eight years prior to founding ParkerGale, Mr. Milligan was a Principal at Chicago Growth Partners, where he helped manage the technology investment sector. Prior to CGP, he spent two years at Robert W. Baird, where he worked in investment banking.

Mr. Milligan received a BS from Boston College and an MBA from The Kellogg School of Management. His current board seats include WorkWave (fleet management software), The Tie Bar (ecommerce), and Aircraft Technical Publishers “ATP” (general aviation information management, services and software).

John Nardone, Chief Executive Officer, Flashtalking

John Nardone is the CEO of Flashtalking. He is a first generation ad tech pioneer, serving as a founding board member of the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB). Throughout his career, Mr. Nardone earned recognition within the advertising community for his ground-breaking work at Pepsi, Modem Media and Marketing Management Analytics (MMA). At MMA, he had a hand in establishing marketing mix modeling, illustrating his long-standing advocacy for marketing accountability.

As CEO at [x+1], through its acquisition by Rocket Fuel, Mr. Nardone helped transform that business into a top rated data management platform (DMP). Rocket Fuel acquired [x+1] in 2014. It was while running [x+1] that Nardone became a client of Flashtalking and learned first-hand of its power, as the art and

science behind the perfect message.

Rob Norman, Global Chief Digital Officer, GroupM (WPP)

Rob Norman is Global Chief Digital Officer of GroupM and a Director of WPP Digital and the BBC Global News. In addition, Mr. Norman is a Governor of The Center for the Digital Future at USC and of the Future of Advertising Project at Wharton and a member of the Facebook Client Council. Mr. Norman’s job is to lead GroupM’s understanding of the disruptors and the disrupted and promote scalable innovation for clients.

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In social media, Mr. Norman has a large footprint, including over 20,000 followers on LinkedIn, a platform that he uses to promote the integrity of digital marketplaces, as a means to ensure the industry knows what GroupM and its clients expect from the vendor community.

Mr. Norman is widely published and works with a wide portfolio of GroupM’s clients, including AT&T, Chanel, Citi, Nestle, NBC Universal and many others.

A 28-year veteran, Mr. Norman’s personal goal is to remain relevant and to combine the experience of the old with the knowledge of the new, to create value for clients.

Mr. Norman lives in Connecticut and is beloved by the airline industry for his carbon footprint.

Paul Papas, Global Leader, IBM Interactive Experience

Paul Papas is the Global Leader for IBM’s Interactive Experience practice, a next generation digital agency, consultancy, and systems integrator. In this role, he leads a worldwide team, with a mission of helping clients reinvent customer experiences to drive growth.

Mr. Papas’ global team is comprised of business strategists, creative directors and designers, data scientists, customer experience researchers from IBM Research, and technology specialists all skilled in the latest digital, mobile, social, analytics, and cloud technologies. His organization includes a global network of Interactive Experience Labs, where clients engage in innovation and exploration workshops, develop accelerated visioning, discuss best practices/latest trends,

and collaborate in the execution of their projects.

Mr. Papas is a dynamic senior executive, with a proven track record for growth. He works with global c-suite executives on customer experience and digital transformation programs. He has nearly 26 years of experience in professional services and deep specialization in Digital Transformation, e-Commerce, Customer Relationship Management, and Business Analytics. In 2013, he was ranked as one of the top CRM Influential Leaders by CRM Magazine and was named the “King of Commerce.” Prior to joining IBM in 2002, Mr. Papas was a Partner at PriceWaterhouseCoopers and has held multiple leadership roles throughout his career.

He is a frequent public speaker and blogger on the subject of the convergence of the physical and digital worlds, customer experience and digital transformation.

Steve Pogorzelski, Chief Executive Officer, Avention

Steve Pogorzelski, the CEO of Avention, has over 25 years of management experience in various global leadership roles. Most recently, he was the Chief Revenue Officer at Vocus, which was purchased by the private equity firm GTCR in June 2014. Before that, he was the CEO of ClickFuel, a SaaS-based marketing analytics platform provider, which was sold to a private equity firm. He is also the former President of Monster.com and Group President of Monster Worldwide, where he was part of the executive team that grew the Company from $45 million to $1.4 billion in revenue.

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Mr. Pogorzelski is also the co-author of “Finding Keepers,” which was published in hardcover by McGraw-Hill in January 2008. He has been a frequent commentator on global labor markets and has appeared on CNN, Bloomberg TV, CNBC, ABC Nightly News, PBS News Hour, Fox News and numerous local television outlets. He has been quoted in dozens of newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and the Boston Globe. He has also offered commentary on NPR radio, Wall Street Journal Radio and AP Radio amongst others.

He is a former board member and Chairman at Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries and a past member of the University of Wisconsin Letters & Science Board of Visitors. He currently serves as a board member or board advisor for seven companies; he was also an angel investor in each of them.

A native of Milwaukee, he is a 1983 graduate of the University of Wisconsin, with a BA in Journalism/Advertising. He has been married 26 years and has two children – a daughter, who is a graduate student at Columbia University, and a son, who is a senior at Penn State. Mr. Pogorzelski resides in Cape Cod.

Matthew Porzio, VP of Strategy & Product Marketing, Intralinks

Matthew Porzio is responsible for the global strategy of Intralinks Dealspace, including virtual data room and full deal lifecycle solutions for the M&A, private equity, advisory, corporate development, and restructuring communities.

Before joining Intralinks, he was a Senior Associate at Metzler, a German advisory firm, focused on cross-border M&A transactions. Prior to Metzler, Mr. Porzio served as an Analyst and Associate in the Equity Capital Markets and Business Services Investment Banking groups at First Union Securities (later Wachovia). Mr. Porzio holds a BA from Colgate University.

Mr. Porzio is widely recognized as a leading authority on M&A trends and technology. He has appeared on CNBC and Fox Business television broadcasts and has been quoted in a variety of national and international print and online publications, including: The Australian, Bloomberg News, The Boston Globe, The Financial Times, Forbes, Investor’s Business Daily, and The New York Times. Mr. Porzio has spoken at numerous industry conferences and events globally.

Penry Price, VP of Global Sales, Marketing Solutions, LinkedIn

Penry Price is the vice president of global sales for LinkedIn’s Marketing Solutions business. In this role, he oversees the large, global team responsible for building the strategic partnerships necessary to raise awareness of and drive revenue for the Company and its customers. His deep knowledge and passion for the advertising ecosystem plays a significant role in the transformation of LinkedIn’s advertising business, as it evolves into a content marketing platform for brands.

Mr. Price joined LinkedIn from Dstillery (formerly Media6Degrees), where as President, he provided direction for the ad tech firm’s partnerships and managed day-to-day revenue and marketing operations. Prior to his tenure at Dstillery, he held many top sales positions at Google. There, he led the North American

Sales and Account Management teams, before leading business strategy and global partnerships with advertising agencies – a part of Google’s business that represented 30% of its global revenue. He ended his seven-year tenure at Google as Vice President of Global Agency Sales and Partnerships. Mr. Price spent his early career in a variety of sales and sales management roles at Wenner Media and Hachette Filipacchi.

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Mr. Price holds a BA from Hobart College. In 2008, he was named to the AAF Advertising Hall of Achievement, which includes people who have demonstrated great leadership in the industry. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) and the Board of Directors of Dstillery. He is also on the Board of Advisors of Outward Bound USA, and sits on the Board of Governors of dmg Media.

Joseph Ripp, Chairman & CEO, Time Inc.

Joseph Ripp became Chief Executive Officer of Time Inc. in September 2013. Time Inc. is one of the largest media companies in the world. Its influential brands, such as Time, People, Sports Illustrated, InStyle and Real Simple, reach more than 130 million people each month across multiple platforms. Internationally. Time Inc. also owns Time Inc. UK, one of the largest publishers in the UK.

A former top Time Inc. and Time Warner executive, Mr. Ripp spent many years immersed at the intersection of digital, advertising and publishing. Prior to returning to Time Inc., he was the Chief Executive Officer of OneSource Information Services, Inc., a digitally focused marketing and information services platform that provides online business information and sales intelligence solutions.

Mr. Ripp began his media career at Time Inc. in 1985, and held several executive level positions there and at Time Warner over the course of nearly 20 years. Mr. Ripp first joined Time Inc. as Assistant Comptroller and was elevated to Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer of Time Inc. in 1993. Mr. Ripp then served as Executive Vice President and CFO of Time Warner Inc. from 1999 to 2001, when he became CFO of America Online. In 2002, Mr. Ripp was named Vice Chairman of America Online, where he oversaw advertising, technology, operations, marketing, human resources and legal, until he left the company in 2004.

After leaving Time Warner, Mr. Ripp became President and COO of Dendrite International, a leading provider of sales, marketing, clinical, and compliance solutions for the global pharmaceutical industry. From 2008 to 2010, he served as Chairman of Journal Register Co., owner of more than 50 newspapers and over 350 multi-platform products. In 2010, Mr. Ripp entered into a partnership with GTCR, a leading private equity firm, to form Cannondale Investments. In 2012, GTCR and Cannondale Investments acquired OneSource Information Services, Inc. and Mr. Ripp became its CEO. Mr. Ripp was a member of the Board of Directors of Greenfield Online, until it was sold to Microsoft in 2007. He has also served on the Boards of Whittle Communications and American Express Publishing. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Manhattan College and the Board of Directors of the Advertising Educational Foundation. He also serves as Vice Chairman of the Lighthouse Guild in New York and an Emeritus Director of the Ad Council.

Mr. Ripp holds an MBA from the Bernard M. Baruch College of the City University of New York and a BA from Manhattan College.

John Rose, Senior Partner & Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group

John Rose is a Senior Partner and Managing Director in the New York office of The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). He leads BCG’s Americas Media practice and helps lead its Big Data practice. Until recently, he was also responsible for BCG’s US Private Equity practice. Mr. Rose joined BCG from EMI PLC, where he was Group Executive Vice President responsible for strategy and corporate development, digital distribution, global operations, and government affairs. Prior to EMI, he spent 20 years at McKinsey & Co., where he was a Director, led the global media practice, and was deeply involved in serving tech, telecom, and private equity clients.

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Mr. Rose’s consulting work includes: a multi-year effort for World Economic Forum on big data; transformation of a leading newspaper and broadcasting company; growth strategy for a leading cable MSO; multi-screen content strategy for a US Telco; digital strategy for a leading cable network company; M&A/acquisition of major TV stations group; ad sales effectiveness efforts and cost restructuring for newspaper, broadcasting, and magazine companies; pricing effort for cable MSO; incubation of new social/interactive TV studio; growth strategy for a leading web mobile content services company; and incubation and build of a leading sports Internet portal.

Mr. Rose received a BA in Mathematics, summa cum laude, from Wesleyan University, where he was awarded the Graham Prize for natural science. He earned a Master’s in Public and Private Management from Yale University. Outside of work, he serves on the Board of Trustees of WNYC and Young Audiences.

Adam Sandow, Chairman & CEO, Sandow

A visionary media entrepreneur, Adam Sandow is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SANDOW, which builds smart businesses driven by innovation and design. With offices worldwide, SANDOW brands include Interior Design, Luxe Interiors + Design, NewBeauty and Worth magazines, as well as Fred Segal, Culture + Commerce and Material ConneXion.

In just over a decade, Mr. Sandow has created a fast-growing, dynamic company, with an entrepreneurial spirit, built through a series of organic start-ups and strategic acquisitions. He utilizes his portfolio’s existing assets, which span print media, consumer products, marketing services, consulting and more, to build entirely new businesses that help drive aggressive year-over-year growth.

After founding SANDOW in 2003, Mr. Sandow conceptualized and launched NewBeauty, a luxury beauty publication with a unique editorial voice. Debuting in January 2005, it was an instant success, receiving critical acclaim for its fresh approach and over 500 advertising pages in its first issue. Later that year, SANDOW introduced its second brand, Luxe Interiors + Design, a high-end regional shelter magazine in Colorado, which has since expanded to 14 markets across the US.

Between 2008 and 2011, SANDOW acquired several complementary businesses across luxury and design, including Interior Design magazine, the design industry’s “bible”; Worth, a publication for high-net-worth individuals and leading wealth advisors; Material ConneXion, the world’s largest materials library and consultancy; and Culture + Commerce, a creative management agency representing design talent, such as Philippe Starck, Kravitz Design (owned by Lenny Kravitz), Marcel Wanders and Yves Béhar.

In 2012, SANDOW purchased iconic Southern California retail brand Fred Segal. Since then, Fred Segal has opened an anchor store in the Los Angeles International Airport, as well as a flagship location in Tokyo. In May 2014, SANDOW brought in Evolution Media Partners (a joint venture between Hollywood talent agency CAA and private equity firm TPG) as an equity partner, and hired retail veteran Paul Blum as CEO of the brand, to reinvent the retail experience and further Fred Segal’s global expansion.

Mr. Sandow, who values counterintuitive thinking and creativity, is passionate about developing new brands and businesses that defy traditional rules, from launching TestTube, the first beauty sampling subscription program in 2006, to creating BeautyDNA, a revolutionary online beauty product-matching service. Fueled by a proprietary questionnaire and nearly two years of research, BeautyDNA is designed to match

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consumers with the precise beauty products for their specific needs and preferences.

Prior to founding SANDOW, Mr. Sandow was a principal in Internet start-up and wedding media company The Knot (now called XO Group), which he joined after selling his first publishing business in 1999. His expertise and extensive knowledge of the media industry were instrumental in orchestrating The Knot’s explosive growth and ultimate IPO in 2000.

A serial entrepreneur, Mr. Sandow started his first business, as a freshman at the University of Miami. It quickly grew from a single client to a diversified media company, including magazines, books and marketing services. By the age of 25, he had launched his first national consumer magazine, Honeymoon, which quickly became the best-selling travel magazine on newsstands nationwide.

Stephan Scholl, President, Infor

Stephan Scholl, President of Infor, is responsible for sales, consulting, alliances and channels worldwide. His leadership and passion in helping customers modernize and transform their business has allowed Infor to emerge as the third largest enterprise software company in the world.

Prior to joining Infor, Mr. Scholl established Oracle Corporation’s Tax and Utilities Global Business unit, as the market leader with responsibility for sales, consulting, development and marketing. From 2006 to 2009, Mr. Scholl ran Oracle’s North America Consulting Group, one of the company’s largest organizations. Prior to his leadership there, he held a number of consulting and sales management roles at PeopleSoft.

Mr. Scholl holds a BA in Education from McGill University in Montréal, Québec.

Andrew Yates, Chief Executive Officer, Artesian Solutions

Andrew Yates is the CEO and Founder of Artesian, a software company headquartered in London and Boston that accelerates B2B sales success by using smart ways to target, connect and engage new customers, maximize existing customer revenue relationships, and, through a unique method using behavioral analytics, measure and guide seller behavior. Native mobile apps also provide a new pre-meeting ritual to ensure that attendees and internal colleagues always look informed and fully prepped.

Growing rapidly, Artesian now has over 25,000 paying subscribers, including Cisco, AMEX, HP, RBS, Lloyds, KPMG, Deloitte, E&Y, GE and Verizon, and is serving all customer-facing B2B commercial functions.

Mr. Yates is a serial entrepreneur, holding a succession of leadership roles at Aprimo, Eyretel, Cognos and Misys. He holds a BS in Sports Science and a Masters in Marketing. Follow Andrew on Twitter @apgyates and Artesian @artesian.

Paul Cooper, Partner, Clarity

Paul Cooper has over 20 years’ experience advising clients in the media and technology sectors. He founded Clarity in 2003 with a mission to bring the highest standards of service and excellence to clients embarking on mid-sized transactions within these sectors.

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Before founding Clarity in 2003, Mr. Cooper worked at Cazenove (now JP Morgan Cazenove), firstly as an Equity Research Analyst covering internet and related technologies, and latterly in the TMT corporate finance team. Mr. Cooper began his career with KPMG, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant. He holds a first class Masters degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from Birmingham University.

Wilma Jordan, Founder & CEO, JEGI

As leader of the most successful independent investment bank for the media, information, marketing, software and tech-enabled services sectors since 1987, Ms. Jordan has been instrumental in completing more than 500 M&A transactions for global corporations, private companies, entrepreneurs, and private equity and venture capital firms.

Ms. Jordan’s Best Practices approach to M&A advisory services has been influential in forging the firm’s reputation for overall excellence, integrity, and the ability to maximize value for its clients. Her experience includes having founded, owned, managed, advised and served on the Boards of Directors of media, marketing, interactive and technology companies.

Ms. Jordan was one of the founders and initial shareholders of the 13-30 Corporation. She also participated as shareholder, chief operating officer and principal negotiator in the revitalization and 1986 sale of the Esquire Magazine Group. Ms. Jordan has served on the Boards of Directors of four public companies – Lin Broadcasting (NYSE), Lin Television (NASDAQ), Clayton Homes (NYSE) and Lin TV (NYSE). She recently joined the Board of Directors of Fenimore Asset Management, a preeminent wealth management group. In addition, Ms. Jordan is a Trustee of Guideposts, Inc.

Scott Peters, Co-President, JEGI

As Co-President, Mr. Peters represents a wide array of business information, marketing services, media and technology companies in an M&A advisory capacity. He offers a unique blend of traditional investment banking, investing and direct operating experience. Having successfully completed more than 100 transactions since joining JEGI in 1997, Mr. Peters offers clients a comprehensive understanding of the key markets that the firm serves.

Before rejoining JEGI, he was the co-founder of AngelSociety, an information, communications and online community provider serving the early stage investing or ‘angel’ investing market. Prior to his initial employment with JEGI, Mr. Peters was with Veronis Suhler Stevenson, where he served as Director of Research and

later, Director of Business Development.

Mr. Peters currently serves as a Media & Entertainment Sector advisor to The New York City Investment Fund (“NYCIF”), which was founded by Henry R. Kravis and is a $100 million, New York City-based private fund with a civic mission. He also serves on the Board of Opus Agency, the Advisory Board of Dinner Lab

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and the Advisory Board of Columbia Business School’s Social Enterprise Program. Mr. Peters received a BBA from Babson College and an MBA from Columbia University.

Tolman Geffs, Co-President, JEGI

Representing technology-driven media, marketing, information and business services companies, Mr. Geffs’ particular areas of expertise include marketing software, digital advertising, and retail promotion and technology.

Mr. Geffs brings a unique combination of experience as a CEO and business builder in both traditional and new media companies, as well as in corporate finance and M&A. Before joining JEGI in 2004, he was CEO of Internet Broadcasting Systems, a national network of 70 local television Web sites operated in partnership with NBC, Hearst, The Washington Post Company and other major broadcasters. With a staff of 250, IBS was one of the earliest old/new cross-media platforms to achieve both scale and profitability.

Mr. Geffs began his career in the M&A department of Lehman Brothers, and also consulted for media companies with McKinsey & Company. He also has held senior executive positions in magazine publishing. Mr. Geffs earned an MBA from Harvard Business School as a Baker Scholar and a BA in English and a BS in Engineering Physics with Honors from the University of California at Berkeley.

Mr. Geffs is a certified FINRA representative.

Amir Akhavan, Managing Director, JEGI

As a Managing Director, Mr. Akhavan advises technology, interactive, data, information and marketing services companies in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, and capital raises. He is known for delivering high-value strategic advice to entrepreneurs, private equity and venture capital firms, and strategic corporations, as they evaluate and seek to stay at the forefront of rapidly changing markets.

Mr. Akhavan is also a member of JEGI Capital, the firm’s PE fund, which provided a strong return to investors and had successful exits, including Aprimo (board observer, acquired by Teradata) and I-Behavior (acquired by WPP). Prior to joining JEGI in 2005, he was at Deloitte Corporate Finance in the media and

entertainment M&A investment banking group and also worked with Deloitte Consulting on strategy engagements. Previously, Mr. Akhavan worked in EY’s Assurance and Advisory Business Services practice, focusing on Tech, Media and Telecom.

Mr. Akhavan earned his Master’s from the University of Virginia as an Ernst & Young YMP scholar and his Bachelors Degree in Corporate Finance from the University of Southern California (USC). He is a member of the USC Board of Governors and received the USC Alumni Association’s Presidents Award. Mr. Akhavan is a certified FINRA representative, a CPA, and a Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York mentor.

Joseph Sanborn, Managing Director & Co-Head of Technology Banking, JEGI

Mr. Sanborn joined the firm in 2014 as a Managing Director and Co-Head of Technology Banking. He has extensive strategic advisory experience across mobile, software, financial technology and tech-enabled services, having established and built successful M&A practices at two other firms previously. With

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more than 20 years’ investment banking experience, Mr. Sanborn has advised clients on numerous transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations and strategic investments.

During his career, which began at J.P. Morgan, Mr. Sanborn has completed deals involving major corporations, such as Samsung, Research in Motion, Siemens, Xerox, First Data Corporation, Honeywell, VeriFone, DuPont and Merck, as well as a number of venture-backed and founder-owned companies. Most recently, Mr. Sanborn was Managing Director and Head of M&A at Rutberg & Company. Previously, he served as Managing Director and Co-Head of the Software, Internet and Services Group at SVB Alliant, an affiliate of Silicon Valley Bank.

Prior to SVB, he led the technology services M&A practices at both Robertson Stephens and Jefferies & Company.

Before moving into finance, Mr. Sanborn served in the White House and the United States Senate. He received a BS in Business Administration from Georgetown University and a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University. In addition, Mr. Sanborn is a Trustee/Board Observer for the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council, the region’s leading technology association and network for technology executives, entrepreneurs and investors. He holds Series 24 and Series 7 registrations from FINRA.

Jeff Becker, Managing Director & Co-Head of Technology Banking, JEGI

Mr. Becker joined JEGI in 2014 and holds roles as Managing Director and Co-Head of Technology Banking. He has more than 20 years’ experience as a technology banker, with particularly extensive experience in the enterprise software, tech-enabled services and human capital management solutions sectors. Mr. Becker has completed well over 100 technology transactions during his career, including more than 40 strategic advisory or private capital raising assignments.

Throughout his career, Mr. Becker has focused on providing high-quality strategic advisory services to his clients, leveraging his extensive banking experience and deep domain expertise within the technology industry. In particular, he seeks to assist clients in mergers, acquisitions, recapitalizations, growth equity capital

raises, and divestitures. Prior to joining JEGI, he headed or co-headed software banking efforts at JMP Securities, Robertson Stephens, RBC Capital Markets, and, most recently, AGC Partners, all technology/growth company-centric investment banks.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Becker served as a valued underwriter on dozens of notable technology IPOs and other public financing transactions, along with providing M&A advisory services. He earned an MBA with Distinction from New York University’s Stern School of Business, and a BS in Finance from Lehigh University. Mr. Becker is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Make Some Noise: Cure Kids Cancer Foundation, and a member of the operating committee for the Cycle for Survival events in New Jersey. He is a certified FINRA representative.

Sam Barthelme, Director, JEGI

In his role as Director with JEGI, Mr. Barthelme focuses on vertical software, interactive marketing services, business information and technology companies, in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and capital raises.

Prior to joining JEGI in 2007, Mr. Barthelme worked in corporate finance at AIG. His direct media and

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technology experience includes strategic planning and corporate finance roles at entertainment technology provider Production Resource Group and at Time Warner/CNN. Mr. Barthelme also served as an advisor to Video Volunteers, a non-profit social media network that provides solution-based media for marginalized and poor communities around the world.

Mr. Barthelme holds an MBA and a BS in Finance from New York University’s Stern School of Business. He is a certified FINRA representative.

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