Founder and Publisher, IDN Magazine (Hong Kong)

Born in Xiamen China, Laurence moved to Hong Kong with his family at the age of 4 - then to Australia at the age of 12. There, he completed a graphic arts course at Sydney Polytechnic College. Immediately after his graduation, Laurence went freelance by opening up his own studio.   Laurence returned to Hong Kong in the mid 60s to start a glossy fashion magazine for 18 months, but had to unfortunately...

Co-founder of MAP OFFICE (Paris, Hong Kong)

Laurent Gutierrez is a co-founder of MAP OFFICE; an Associate Professor at the School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University where he leads the Environment and Interior Design discipline and the Master of Strategic Design as well as Innovation Design Management (IDM/MBA).  Laurent is also the co-director of SD SPACE LAB.   MAP OFFICE a multidisciplinary platform devised by Laurent Gutierrez (Casablanca, 1966) and Valérie Portefaix ...

Co-founder, Rubedo (London)

Laurent-Paul Robert is an artist, film director, photographer and musician. From 1987 - 1992, he was part of the Swiss art group Graffichik, exhibiting and performing internationally. While also working in broadcasting, he began to use media as a means of radical theory, and was later mentored by the cult director Alejandro Jodorowsky.   He developed a practice in 3D animation in the and became lead art director and senior artist for...

Narrative Producer at Microsoft (Los Angeles)

With well over a decade of experience in the entertainment industry developing ideas for television series, online content, video games and interactive theme park attractions, Leah Hoyer has overseen more than 200 hours of programming for network and cable television such as ABC, Disney Channel, UPN, Toon Disney, and Disney XD networks worldwide. Hoyer is now the Narrative Producer for Microsoft where she create, develop and produce content...

Games Designer, Author, Professor at Indianna University (Indianna)

Lee Sheldon has written and designed over 20 video games including a successful recent series based on Agatha Christie novels. Other titles include the award-winning The Riddle of Master Lu, Dark Side of the Moon, and Wild Wild West: The Steel Assassin, and the early ARG (Alternate Reality Game), The Light Files. He has worked on massively multiplayer worlds for Cyan (URU: Ages Beyond Myst) and Disney ...

CEO, Aegis Media (Pacific) (Sydney)

Lee Stephens was appointed CEO of Aegis Media (Pacific) in August 2007.  With over $450M in billings and 350 staff across Australia and New Zealand, the company is the largest diversified communications group in the region (RECMA 2007). Lee’s role is to work with the group’s leading companies  such as Carat, OneDigital, iProspect and Synergy to double the size of the business within 3 years. Prior to this...

Vice President, Golden Cartoon Channel (Hunnan)

Author "The Language of New Media" (San Diego)

Author “The Language of New Media” (San Diego) Lev Manovich (www.manovich.net) is a Professor at the Visual Arts Department, University of California -San Diego (UCSD) where he teaches digital art theory. He also directs directs of the READ MORE

Vice President, KAKU Cartoon Channel (Beijing)

Secretary General of ASIFA China; Executive Director, Deputy Secretary General of China Animation Association (Beijing)

Li Zhong Qiu is China’s most networked Animation professional. He is the Executive Director and Deputy Secretary General of China Animation Association; the Secretary General of ASIFA China; President of ZhongGuanCun Digital Content Association; the President of Golden Bridge Animation Studio; and the President of Dison Computer Graphics & Image Co. Ltd. Frequently sought after to consult and advise the China Central Government, Li Zhong Qiu serves as...

Chairman of Beijing Rui Guang Technology Ltd; Vice President of Beijing Private Entrepreneurs Association; Vice President of Zhongguancun High-tech Enterprises Association; Vice Chairman of Zhongguancun Investment and Financing Association; Chairman of Zhongguancun Investment and Financing Union; and Director of the Zhongguancun Venture Capital Office.

Regularly listed as one of China’s “Top Ten Entreprenuers”.

Digital Museum Department Deputy, China Science and Technology Museum (Beijing)

Dean of Continuing Education, Arts - Tsinghua University (Beijing)

Dean of Continuing Education, Arts - Tsinghua University (Beijing) Professor Lin Hua holds the first Doctorate of Design in China, and is one of the earliest teachers to explore digital media art and design. Lin holds the only Master of Bookbinding in China.Lin has been engaged in the practice and teaching of digital media arts for more than 20 years. In 1988 Lin established the first digital graphic design course at...

Scriptwriter, Playwright, Novelist (Sydney)

Linda Aronson is a working writer with awards as a scriptwriter,playwright and novelist. She  has thirty years experience as a scriptwriter working for companies from Australia, UK, New Zealand and USA. As a scriptwriter, she has credits for feature film, TV series and serials, mini-series, children's TV, radio drama, stage plays, and TV drama-documentary. Her young adult fiction  is published in many languages and her hit...

Senior Vice President of Creative Affairs at Warner Bros. Worldwide Television and Animation (Los Angeles)

Highly respected, Emmy Award-winning entertainment executive Linda Steiner has led the development and production of iconic hit television series enjoyed by audiences in the U.S. and in more than 150 countries around the globe. Steiner is Senior Vice President, Creative Affairs for Warner Bros. Worldwide Television where she seeks out, develops and produces innovative series, featuring some of the world’s most recognizable characters such as Batman, Superman and...

Head of Content, The Feds (Sydney)

Lisa has been with the Feds since November 2007. Within her role as Head of Content, she has instigated the development of long form television productions and interactive initiatives, both in a directorial and production capacity. Lisa works with networks, adevertising agencies and clients direct to develop and produce high end interactive concepts. Lisa has been involved in multiple productions at The Feds, from the video Mash Up Tool used in...

Chairman of Beijing Zhonghanchuangyi Animation and Games Industry Incubator; Chairman of Administrative Committee of Zhongguancun Science Park; Managing Director of Beijing Zhonghai Investment Company; and Distinguished Lecturer of Tsinghua University Center for Entrepreneurship

CEO and co-founder, Buzztone Inc (Los Angeles)

As CEO and co-founder of Buzztone Inc Liz works to facilitate community building on behalf of brands in the cause, entertainment, media, and product industries. As chief visionary in charge of creative content, strategy, operations and funding her role on projects includes everything from shaping go-to-market brand and marketing strategy down to managing the details of technical execution.  The most recent example of her influence in this arena includes...

Director, SMARTlab Digital Media Institute, University of East London (London)

Professor Lizbeth Goodman is Director of the SMARTlab Digital Media Institute and Magic Gamelab at University of East London. Lizbeth is the lead evaluator for the Microsoft Community Affairs Clubtech educational technology and games project, which has reached over 4 million disadvantaged young people worldwide. Lizbeth is the Director of the Trust Project for children in hospital, using gaming and haptics to enhance the physical well being and learning of those...

Executive Chairman, Chorion (London)

Chorion is a huge digital content business which spans TV, books, games and the web, and whose catalogue includes Enid Blyton, Noddy, the Mr Men and the works of Agatha Christie. It expanded further last year with the purchase of Copyrights Group, which owns the licensing rights to classic children's characters such as PaddingtonBear and The Snowman. ...

Partner, Macleod Media; formerly Launch Strategy Group, Project Kangaroo (Sydney)

Louise McElvogue is a founding partner of Macleod Media a strategy, and implementation company working in the digital and media sectors. Clients have included Channel 4, BBC Worldwide, ITV, ABC-TV Australia, National Geographic Channel, Discovery Channel, HIT Entertainment, BSkyB and Fremantle Media Enterprises. Louise’s recent video work includes the UK’s Project Kangaroo, the soon to be launched video-on-demand product from ITV, Channel 4 and BBC Worldwide. Louise...

Director, Seed Production – Digital Media and Communications (Sydney)

An innovation specialist and multi-platform content director Louise’s comprehensive experience embraces broadcast and digital production, marketing and communications, an invaluable combination for delivering ideas that build brands and engage audiences.       Recently Louise was Project Director for YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011, the largest streaming event that YouTube has ever seen, with over 33M streams. Formerly the Director of Digital and Broadcast for the Sydney Opera House, she...

CEO, Vision New Media; COO, Redberry (Kuala Lumpur)

Low Huoi Seong has over 25 years of experience in the content industry, having started Vision Entertainment with his partner in 1985 as a TV programme distribution company. A few years later, the group ventured downstream into licensing & merchandising, and in 1995 he established a production division. Since then, he has added programme production, production facilities, 2D and 3D animation, console games as well as digital/mobile interactive services to the group,...

Interactive Media Artist (Sydney, London)

Lynette Wallworth is an Australian artist whose practice spans video installation, photography and short film. In her current body of work, she specialises in the creation of immersive installation environments that offer tactile gateways. Frequently, the works are developed in series to provide a sense of a cumulative process that changes over time. The environments are not passive spaces but rely on activation by the participant/viewer. The interplay between...