mdec.my Open in urlscan Pro
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Submitted URL: http://expats.com.my/
Effective URL: https://mdec.my/expats
Submission: On September 15 via manual from PH — Scanned from DE

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https://mdec.my/

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             Wed 9 Nov 2022 | 11:00 – 11:45



 

PANEL SESSION : SOUTHEAST ASIA – DIGITAL CONTENT TALENT POWERHOUSE

Cita Ballroom

 

Description

The digital content sector, broadly covered as animation, games, visual effects
and its related production, development, distribution and commercialisation
ecosystems, is essentially a creative industry driven by innovative studios and
talented individuals and teams. The very nature of these individuals, skillsets
and capabilities are the fuel of the creative industry. The Southeast Asian
landscape for these talents is as diverse as the multi-ethnic cultures,
languages and traditions of over 680 million people in the region. This panel
session will talk about recent research, led by MDEC in partnership with more
than ten regional industry associations and over 150 studios and schools.

 

 



Nazliyah Ali


Sector Head, Industry Partnership, Talent Corp Malaysia

            



Nazliyah primarily oversees the Oil, Gas and Energy (OGE) and Communications
Content and Infrastructure (CCI) in TalentCorp’s Industry Partnership
department. She has established profound relations with key players, large
organisations, and leading associations of the OGE and CCI sector to drive
collaborations for talent development. With over 12 years of client management,
business development and sales experience in property development, advertising
and banking, Nazliyah started out in TalentCorp in 2012 working on the Malaysian
professional and student diaspora programmes, before transferring to Industry
Partnership where she continues to engage employers, focusing on addressing
mismatches between the talent market supply and demand. Prior to TalentCorp,
Nazliyah was a Client Management Manager at a public relations agency where she
managed prominent corporate accounts in several sectors.
Nazliyah holds an Honours Degree in Business Administration (Marketing) from
Universiti Teknologi MARA.

              



Eka Chandra

AINAKI, Indonesia

           Eka Chandra is the Secretary General of AINAKI and CEO of IOTA
Studio. He has been involved in the creative industry for more than 10 years.
Their  latest development is a platform called IOTA Kids which helps studios or
creators monetize their IPs in Indonesia and the SEA market.               



Cris Dumlao

SIKAP, Philippines

           Cris Dumlao is one of the founding members of SIKAP and its current
Vice President. She has 20 years industry experience, having produced content
being shown in the Asian region. She is also a multi-award creative
entrepreneur, representing the Philippines in pitch competitions worldwide.



Cris is currently an independent animation producer, a 3D animation specialist,
and an animation consultant for Kampilan Productions, LLC and Animation Vertigo,
Inc.

 



 

            



Nop Dharmavanich

TACGA, Thailand

           Nop Dharmavanich is an animation director, Motion graphics designer,
and brand builder, the founder of award Tomogram studio and former President of
the Thai animation and computer graphics association (TACGA) Nop graduated from
Savannah college of art and design majoring in Computer Art. He has worked in
almost all aspects of the industry from interactive, motion design, animation,
and VFX. One of his well-known works as a director was “The story of Mahajanaka”
an animation that involved more than 14 animation studios in Thailand. Nop was a
president of TACGA from 2018-2022, which gave him opportunities to work with
many private and public organizations, both domestic and international, in
developing and strengthening the animation industry, studios as well as digital
content education in Thailand. Now, he is a vice president of TACGA and a
committee of the National Film Board of Thailand.  



 

            



Jasni Zain

(Moderator)

Head, Research & Partnerships

MDEC

           Jasni is the Head of Research & Partnerships for Digital Content
Development within the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC). Currently
overseeing industry research and exploring partnerships opportunities, he also
has led national and industry strategy formulation and funding programs for
industry and studios within the space of animation, games, visual effects and
new media. He has over 22 years experience across a range of industries, and has
served the last 13 years in the public sector concentrating on tech,
outsourcing, national economic planning and the creative content industry.

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Wed 9 Nov 2022 | 11:00 – 11:45



 

PANEL SESSION : SOUTHEAST ASIA – DIGITAL CONTENT TALENT POWERHOUSE

Cita Ballroom

 

Description

The digital content sector, broadly covered as animation, games, visual effects
and its related production, development, distribution and commercialisation
ecosystems, is essentially a creative industry driven by innovative studios and
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and capabilities are the fuel of the creative industry. The Southeast Asian
landscape for these talents is as diverse as the multi-ethnic cultures,
languages and traditions of over 680 million people in the region. This panel
session will talk about recent research, led by MDEC in partnership with more
than ten regional industry associations and over 150 studios and schools.

 

            



 

 



Nazliyah Ali
Sector Head, Industry Partnership, Talent Corp Malaysia


 

 

Nazliyah primarily oversees the Oil, Gas and Energy (OGE) and Communications
Content and Infrastructure (CCI) in TalentCorp’s Industry Partnership
department. She has established profound relations with key players, large
organisations, and leading associations of the OGE and CCI sector to drive
collaborations for talent development. With over 12 years of client management,
business development and sales experience in property development, advertising
and banking, Nazliyah started out in TalentCorp in 2012 working on the Malaysian
professional and student diaspora programmes, before transferring to Industry
Partnership where she continues to engage employers, focusing on addressing
mismatches between the talent market supply and demand. Prior to TalentCorp,
Nazliyah was a Client Management Manager at a public relations agency where she
managed prominent corporate accounts in several sectors.
Nazliyah holds an Honours Degree in Business Administration (Marketing) from
Universiti Teknologi MARA.

            



 

              



Eka Chandra

AINAKI, Indonesia

 

Eka Chandra is the Secretary General of AINAKI and CEO of IOTA Studio. He has
been involved in the creative industry for more than 10 years. Their  latest
development is a platform called IOTA Kids which helps studios or creators
monetize their IPs in Indonesia and the SEA market.

                           



Cris Dumlao

SIKAP, Philippines

 

Cris Dumlao is one of the founding members of SIKAP and its current Vice
President. She has 20 years industry experience, having produced content being
shown in the Asian region. She is also a multi-award creative entrepreneur,
representing the Philippines in pitch competitions worldwide.

Cris is currently an independent animation producer, a 3D animation specialist,
and an animation consultant for Kampilan Productions, LLC and Animation Vertigo,
Inc.

              



 

            



Nop Dharmavanich

TACGA, Thailand

 

Nop Dharmavanich is an animation director, Motion graphics designer, and brand
builder, the founder of award Tomogram studio and former President of the Thai
animation and computer graphics association (TACGA) Nop graduated from Savannah
college of art and design majoring in Computer Art. He has worked in almost all
aspects of the industry from interactive, motion design, animation, and VFX. One
of his well-known works as a director was “The story of Mahajanaka” an animation
that involved more than 14 animation studios in Thailand. Nop was a president of
TACGA from 2018-2022, which gave him opportunities to work with many private and
public organizations, both domestic and international, in developing and
strengthening the animation industry, studios as well as digital content
education in Thailand. Now, he is a vice president of TACGA and a committee of
the National Film Board of Thailand.

              



 

            



Jasni Zain

(Moderator)

Head, Research & Partnerships

MDEC

 

Jasni is the Head of Research & Partnerships for Digital Content Development
within the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC). Currently overseeing
industry research and exploring partnerships opportunities, he also has led
national and industry strategy formulation and funding programs for industry and
studios within the space of animation, games, visual effects and new media. He
has over 22 years experience across a range of industries, and has served the
last 13 years in the public sector concentrating on tech, outsourcing, national
economic planning and the creative content industry.

            

×

 

     



Dean Reinhard
Sr. Technical Account Manager,
Epic Games

           Tue 8 Nov 2022 | 09:50 – 10:45



 
KEYNOTE : REAL-TIME ANIMATION – PIPELINE OR PIPE-DREAM
Cita Ballroom

 

Description
A journey from concept to creation across the Epic Games Ecosystem which include
tools such as Unreal Engine 5, Quixel, Reality Capture, Sketchfab and
Artstation. This keynote session will look at the amazing work that creators
across South East Asia and the globe have been doing across the full virtual
production spectrum, ranging from storyboarding and pre viz, through to In
Camera VFX (ICVFX) and final pixels, directly inside the Unreal Engine tools.

 

Dean Reinhard is an evangelist and technical account manager for Epic Games in
Southeast Asia and leads the company’s growth in non-game markets such as AEM
(Architecture, Engineering, Manufacturing) and M&E (Media & Entertainment). Epic
Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and developer of the Unreal
Engine, the world’s most open and advanced real-time 3D tool.

As a technologist, engineer, and developer for over 10 years, Dean is passionate
about helping everyone — business leaders, product designers, entertainers,
newscasters, or architects — hone their creativity through cutting edge
technology. He has helped to generate a range of different projects for clients,
while winning multiple awards across VR/AR and physical prototyping in the
process. In his current role at Epic Games, Dean will be driving the use of
Unreal Engine especially in non-games sector, helping companies elevate and
disrupt the way creative teams work. He is also a serial entrepreneur, having
founded MeshMinds — a company at the intersection of art and technology — and
Elevate Tech, which specialises in predictive maintenance. Prior to this, he has
also held strategic leadership roles at iris Worldwide and Leo Burnett, among
others.

   

×

             Wed 9 Nov 2022 | 14:15 – 15:00



 

PANEL SESSION : UNDERSTANDING THE METAVERSE – FUD & FOMO (Fear, Uncertainty and
Doubt  & Fear Of Missing Out)

Cita Ballroom

 

Description
Learn how IP & Brand Owners can work together with Metaverse Platforms and what
are the future prospects.

 

 



George Wong

CEO

Reactive Labs

           George Wong is the Head of Malaysia & Singapore of The Sandbox, a
leading decentralized virtual world and a subsidiary of Animoca Brands.
Concurrently, he’s the Chief Executive Officer for Reactive Labs, a blockchain
advisory covering corporate structuring, tokenomics & Web 3.0 implementation,
the Sub-committee Chairperson for NFTs & Metaverses in ACCESS Blockchain
Association Malaysia, the Chief Technology Officer for Finnax Asia and the
Honorary Secretary for Women in Blockchain Asia. His early MNC corporate career
in Sony Malaysia, saw him managing up to a MYR120 million business portfolio,
winning internal domestic and & international awards for explosive business
growth & marketing innovation.



Prior to this, he has ventured more than 20+ start-ups and initiatives from
retail to publishing & most notably in the investment and blockchain space. He
has managed a variety of investment-related firms, supported the growth of a
regional investment community, and even successfully completed an ICO in 2018

              



Noriman Saffian

Head of Monsta MetaLabs

Monsta

           Noriman Saffian is the Head of Monsta MetaLabs. With 12 years of
experiences in the animation industry, he’s been involved in multiple Monsta’s
IP (BoBoiBoy, Mechamato, Papa Pipi) projects from the production to the
marketing of the animated shorts, TV series, full length animated movies and
even branded content. He now leads a new division in Monsta, that builds and
develops immersive digital experience of Monsta’s IP in the metaverse for
audiences to interreact, socialize and play.               



Jazni Zain

(Moderator)

Head, Research & Partnerships
MDEC

           Jasni is the Head of Research & Partnerships for Digital Content
Development within the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC). Currently
overseeing industry research and exploring partnerships opportunities, he also
has led national and industry strategy formulation and funding programs for
industry and studios within the space of animation, games, visual effects and
new media. He has over 22 years experience across a range of industries, and has
served the last 13 years in the public sector concentrating on tech,
outsourcing, national economic planning and the creative content industry.

×

Wed 9 Nov 2022 | 14:15 – 15:00



 

PANEL SESSION : UNDERSTANDING THE METAVERSE – FUD & FOMO (Fear, Uncertainty and
Doubt  & Fear Of Missing Out)

Cita Ballroom

 

Description
Learn how IP & Brand Owners can work together with Metaverse Platforms and what
are the future prospects.

 

 

            



 

 



George Wong

CEO

Reactive Labs

 

George Wong is the Head of Malaysia & Singapore of The Sandbox, a leading
decentralized virtual world and a subsidiary of Animoca Brands. Concurrently,
he’s the Chief Executive Officer for Reactive Labs, a blockchain advisory
covering corporate structuring, tokenomics & Web 3.0 implementation, the
Sub-committee Chairperson for NFTs & Metaverses in ACCESS Blockchain Association
Malaysia, the Chief Technology Officer for Finnax Asia and the Honorary
Secretary for Women in Blockchain Asia. His early MNC corporate career in Sony
Malaysia, saw him managing up to a MYR120 million business portfolio, winning
internal domestic and & international awards for explosive business growth &
marketing innovation.

Prior to this, he has ventured more than 20+ start-ups and initiatives from
retail to publishing & most notably in the investment and blockchain space. He
has managed a variety of investment-related firms, supported the growth of a
regional investment community, and even successfully completed an ICO in 2018

                           



Noriman Saffian

Head of Monsta MetaLabs

Monsta

 

Noriman Saffian is the Head of Monsta MetaLabs. With 12 years of experiences in
the animation industry, he’s been involved in multiple Monsta’s IP (BoBoiBoy,
Mechamato, Papa Pipi) projects from the production to the marketing of the
animated shorts, TV series, full length animated movies and even branded
content. He now leads a new division in Monsta, that builds and develops
immersive digital experience of Monsta’s IP in the metaverse for audiences to
interreact, socialize and play.

                           



Jazni Zain

(Moderator)

Head, Research & Partnerships
MDEC

 

Jasni is the Head of Research & Partnerships for Digital Content Development
within the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC). Currently overseeing
industry research and exploring partnerships opportunities, he also has led
national and industry strategy formulation and funding programs for industry and
studios within the space of animation, games, visual effects and new media. He
has over 22 years experience across a range of industries, and has served the
last 13 years in the public sector concentrating on tech, outsourcing, national
economic planning and the creative content industry.

            

×

 

     



Gunasegaran Sinniah,
Director
Pixibit Pte. Ltd.

           Tue 8 Nov 2022 | 12:00 – 12:45



 

THE FUTURE OF AR’s IMMERSIVE MEDIA

Cita Ballroom

 

Description
Discover the advantages of using new media with Augmented Reality to enhance
businesses and lives of individuals. This presentation highlights realistic
future ideas of digital innovations that can enhance the creativity and
development of content with realistic outcomes using emerging 5G-enabled smart
technologies. This session showcases works with Mixed Reality enabled 360
productions and its usage.

 

Gunasegaran Sinniah is the Director of Pixibit Pte Ltd and is  involved in  new
media training and content development using AR/VR Immersive Experience. Pixibit
Pte Ltd develops and facilitates experiential trainings for live long learners
in Singapore.

   

×

 

     



Don Anderson
CEO/Founder
Kaddadle

           Tue 8 Nov 2022 | 14:15 – 15:00



 

UNLOCKING THE METAVERSE

Cita Ballroom

 

Description


Much has been written and said about Web3 and the Metaverse revolution in the
last 12 months. In this session, Asia Metaverse Society founder Don Anderson
provides a deep dive examination of the roots and origins of the Metaverse, from
the early days of virtual reality to avatar-led experiences like Second Life and
Korea’s Cyworld.

 

Don is founder and CEO of Singapore-based media and entertainment consultancy
Kaddadle.

With more than 25 years in the media and entertainment space, Don previously
served as Head of Family & Learning Partnerships at YouTube APAC, overseeing the
platform’s partnerships in the region and working with the region’s top
children’s entertainment and learning creators including broadcasters, animation
studios, independent producers and leading toy brands and learning institutions.

Don was responsible for leading the launch of YouTube Kids, the world’s leading
video app and site, in more than 16 markets in Asia, and led YouTube APAC
Premium and Music Subscriptions Marketing. He has held senior leadership roles
at Cartoon Network, CNN, ESPN STAR Sports, We Are Social and FleishmanHillard
over the past 15 years.

A native Canadian, former journalist and teacher, Don holds an MBA from
Macquarie Graduate School of Management, a BA in Journalism from Ryerson
University, new media certification from the Canadian Film Centre. Don actively
serves in the community, and is Chair and Co-founder of the AsiaVR Association
and the Asia Metaverse Society.

   

×

 

     



Sinan Ismail
Founder
Durioo+

           Tue 8 Nov 2022 | 15:15 – 16:00



 

Durioo+ JOURNEY AND LEARNINGS FROM PRODUCER TO OTT PLATFORM OWNER

Cita Ballroom

 

Description


In a single year, Durioo+ recruited thousands of paying subscribers, licensed
hundreds of episodes of content, and created 12 original IPs. How? Follow Sinan
(the founder of Durioo+, Didi & Friends and Omar & Hana) as he provides
knowledge about developing intellectual property, obtaining funding from Silicon
Valley investors, operating an OTT platform, and prospects for content creators
to license or co-produce with Durioo+.

 

Sinan Ismail is the founder of Durioo+ (YC W22). A safe streaming platform for
Muslim children. He is also the co-founder of Digital Durian, a company that
produced IP’s such as Omar & Hana and Didi & Friends.

   

×

 

     



Lyon Liew
Lead Technical Director
Pixar Animation Studios

           Tue 8 Nov 2022 | 16:15 – 17:00



 

STORY & TECH: MY JOURNEY IN PIXAR

Cita Ballroom

 

Description
A look at the effects of technology on the art of storytelling and how it can
alter the relationship between storytelling and the idea of the story itself.

 


Lyon Liew is currently a Lead Technical Director at Pixar. Born in Malacca, he
grew up loving movies. After graduating, he was hired by Lucasfilm Animation and
began working on Clone Wars. Since then, he has done several stints at other
studios including Animal Logic and Industrial Light & Magic.

   

×

 

     



Melinda Ozel

Expressionist Scientist

Consultant & Lecturer

           Wed 9 Nov 2022 | 12:00 – 12:45



 

FACE THE FACS (Virtual)

Cita Ballroom

 

Description


Understanding the science of facial expressions to create compelling stories for
the screen.

 


Melinda Ozel is a consultant and educator on all things face-related. Melinda
worked as a researcher at Meta and Affectiva where she used her expression
expertise to advise the tracking and simulation of facial behavior. She now help
companies in film, game, & tech create compelling animated characters and build
high-fidelity face tracking technology.

   

×

 

     



Harry Teper

Executive Vice President

Your Family Entertainment (YFE)

           Wed 9 Nov 2022 | 15:15 – 16:00



 

‘JANGAN MALU-MALU’ – GETTING YOUR SHOW PICKED UP!

Cita Ballroom

 

Description


It’s never easy when you face rejection after rejection when pitching your show.
“Jangan Malu – Malu – Getting your show picked up!” will give you insights from
an executive who has been on both sides of the business, and a brief overview of
the content Kartoon Channel and Kidaverse intend to acquire and co-produce.

 


Harry Teper is the Executive Vice President of YFE based in London. His
responsibilities include launching Kartoon Channel and Kidaverse, an on-demand
service for Asia, Japan, Western Europe, LATAM, and Brazil. In collaboration
with management, he develops products that resonate and cut through the clutter.
Prior to joining YFE in June, he served as senior vice president of content
development, digital and programming at Blue Ant’s ZooMoo network, where he
developed, acquired, coproduced and commissioned content and was the Managing
Director of Omens Studios London.

   

×

 

     



Paul Robinson

President, Kartoon Channel, Worldwide

Genius Brands International

           Wed 9 Nov 2022 | 17:15 – 18:15



 

CLOSING KEYNOTE :  GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS FOR WORLDWIDE SUCCESS

Cita Ballroom

 

Description


What makes a hit and what strategies can you deploy to make your show a success
worldwide, including partnerships, co-production and building engagement.

 

Paul’s background is in media and digital having been Head of Strategy at the
BBC, Managing Director of Walt Disney Television International and CEO of NBC
Universals jv KIdsCo TV. He is now President of Kartoon Channel from Genius
Brands, the US based Nasdaq quoted company. Paul a specialist in digital,
channels, production, and kids’ media.

   

×

 

      Tue 8 Nov 2022 | 09:50 – 10:45



 
KEYNOTE : REAL-TIME ANIMATION – PIPELINE OR PIPE-DREAM
Cita Ballroom

 

Description
A journey from concept to creation across the Epic Games Ecosystem which include
tools such as Unreal Engine 5, Quixel, Reality Capture, Sketchfab and
Artstation. This keynote session will look at the amazing work that creators
across South East Asia and the globe have been doing across the full virtual
production spectrum, ranging from storyboarding and pre viz, through to In
Camera VFX (ICVFX) and final pixels, directly inside the Unreal Engine tools.

 



Dean Reinhard
Sr. Technical Account Manager,
Unreal Engine

 

Dean Reinhard is an evangelist and technical account manager for Epic Games in
Southeast Asia and leads the company’s growth in non-game markets such as AEM
(Architecture, Engineering, Manufacturing) and M&E (Media & Entertainment). Epic
Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and developer of the Unreal
Engine, the world’s most open and advanced real-time 3D tool.

As a technologist, engineer, and developer for over 10 years, Dean is passionate
about helping everyone — business leaders, product designers, entertainers,
newscasters, or architects — hone their creativity through cutting edge
technology. He has helped to generate a range of different projects for clients,
while winning multiple awards across VR/AR and physical prototyping in the
process. In his current role at Epic Games, Dean will be driving the use of
Unreal Engine especially in non-games sector, helping companies elevate and
disrupt the way creative teams work. He is also a serial entrepreneur, having
founded MeshMinds — a company at the intersection of art and technology — and
Elevate Tech, which specialises in predictive maintenance. Prior to this, he has
also held strategic leadership roles at iris Worldwide and Leo Burnett, among
others.

   

×

 

 

      Tue 8 Nov 2022 | 12:00 – 12:45



 

THE FUTURE OF AR’s IMMERSIVE MEDIA

Cita Ballroom

 

 



Gunasegaran Sinniah,
Director
Pixibit Pte. Ltd.

 

 

 

Description
Discover the advantages of using new media with Augmented Reality to enhance
businesses and lives of individuals. This presentation highlights realistic
future ideas of digital innovations that can enhance the creativity and
development of content with realistic outcomes using emerging 5G-enabled smart
technologies. This session showcases works with Mixed Reality enabled 360
productions and its usage.

 

 

Gunasegaran Sinniah is the Director of Pixibit Pte Ltd and is  involved in  new
media training and content development using AR/VR Immersive Experience. Pixibit
Pte Ltd develops and facilitates experiential trainings for live long learners
in Singapore.

     

×

 

      Tue 8 Nov 2022 | 14:15 – 15:00



 

UNLOCKING THE METAVERSE

Cita Ballroom

 



Don Anderson
CEO/Founder
Kaddadle

 

Description


Much has been written and said about Web3 and the Metaverse revolution in the
last 12 months. In this session, Asia Metaverse Society founder Don Anderson
provides a deep dive examination of the roots and origins of the Metaverse, from
the early days of virtual reality to avatar-led experiences like Second Life and
Korea’s Cyworld.

 

 

Don is founder and CEO of Singapore-based media and entertainment consultancy
Kaddadle.

With more than 25 years in the media and entertainment space, Don previously
served as Head of Family & Learning Partnerships at YouTube APAC, overseeing the
platform’s partnerships in the region and working with the region’s top
children’s entertainment and learning creators including broadcasters, animation
studios, independent producers and leading toy brands and learning institutions.

Don was responsible for leading the launch of YouTube Kids, the world’s leading
video app and site, in more than 16 markets in Asia, and led YouTube APAC
Premium and Music Subscriptions Marketing. He has held senior leadership roles
at Cartoon Network, CNN, ESPN STAR Sports, We Are Social and FleishmanHillard
over the past 15 years.

A native Canadian, former journalist and teacher, Don holds an MBA from
Macquarie Graduate School of Management, a BA in Journalism from Ryerson
University, new media certification from the Canadian Film Centre. Don actively
serves in the community, and is Chair and Co-founder of the AsiaVR Association
and the Asia Metaverse Society.

            



 

 

   

×

 

 

   

Wed 9 Nov 2022 | 12:00 – 12:45

 

FACE THE FACS (Virtual)

Cita Ballroom

 

Description


Understanding the science of facial expressions to create compelling stories for
the screen.

 

 



Melinda Ozel

Expressionist Scientist

Consultant & Lecturer

 

 


Melinda Ozel is a consultant and educator on all things face-related. Melinda
worked as a researcher at Meta and Affectiva where she used her expression
expertise to advise the tracking and simulation of facial behavior. She now help
companies in film, game, & tech create compelling animated characters and build
high-fidelity face tracking technology.

            



 

 

   

×

 

      Tue 8 Nov 2022 | 16:15 – 17:00



 

STORY & TECH: MY JOURNEY IN PIXAR

Cita Ballroom

 

 



Lyon Liew
Lead Technical Director
Pixar Animation Studios

 

 

Description
A look at the effects of technology on the art of storytelling and how it can
alter the relationship between storytelling and the idea of the story itself.


Lyon Liew is currently a Lead Technical Director at Pixar. Born in Malacca, he
grew up loving movies. After graduating, he was hired by Lucasfilm Animation and
began working on Clone Wars. Since then, he has done several stints at other
studios including Animal Logic and Industrial Light & Magic.

            



 

   

×

 

      Tue 8 Nov 2022 | 15:15 – 16:00



 

Durioo+ JOURNEY AND LEARNINGS FROM PRODUCER TO OTT PLATFORM OWNER

Cita Ballroom

 



Sinan Ismail
Founder
Durioo+

 

Description


In a single year, Durioo+ recruited thousands of paying subscribers, licensed
hundreds of episodes of content, and created 12 original IPs. How? Follow Sinan
(the founder of Durioo+, Didi & Friends and Omar & Hana) as he provides
knowledge about developing intellectual property, obtaining funding from Silicon
Valley investors, operating an OTT platform, and prospects for content creators
to license or co-produce with Durioo+.

 

 

Sinan Ismail is the founder of Durioo+ (YC W22). A safe streaming platform for
Muslim children. He is also the co-founder of Digital Durian, a company that
produced IP’s such as Omar & Hana and Didi & Friends.

            



 

 

   

×

 

 

 

 

   

Wed 9 Nov 2022 | 15:15 – 16:00

 

‘JANGAN MALU-MALU’ – GETTING YOUR SHOW PICKED UP!

Cita Ballroom

 

Description


It’s never easy when you face rejection after rejection when pitching your show.
“Jangan Malu – Malu – Getting your show picked up!” will give you insights from
an executive who has been on both sides of the business, and a brief overview of
the content Kartoon Channel and Kidaverse intend to acquire and co-produce.

 

 

 



Harry Teper

Executive Vice President

Your Family Entertainment (YFE)

 


Harry Teper is the Executive Vice President of YFE based in London. His
responsibilities include launching Kartoon Channel and Kidaverse, an on-demand
service for Asia, Japan, Western Europe, LATAM, and Brazil. In collaboration
with management, he develops products that resonate and cut through the clutter.
Prior to joining YFE in June, he served as senior vice president of content
development, digital and programming at Blue Ant’s ZooMoo network, where he
developed, acquired, coproduced and commissioned content and was the Managing
Director of Omens Studios London.

                

×

 

 

 

 

   

Wed 9 Nov 2022 | 17:15 – 18:15

 

CLOSING KEYNOTE :  GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS FOR WORLDWIDE SUCCESS

Cita Ballroom

 

Description


What makes a hit and what strategies can you deploy to make your show a success
worldwide, including partnerships, co-production and building engagement.

 

 



Paul Robinson

President, Kartoon Channel, Worldwide

Genius Brands International

 


Paul’s background is in media and digital having been Head of Strategy at the
BBC, Managing Director of Walt Disney Television International and CEO of NBC
Universals jv KIdsCo TV. He is now President of Kartoon Channel from Genius
Brands, the US based Nasdaq quoted company. Paul a specialist in digital,
channels, production, and kids’ media.

            



 

 

   

×

Wed 9 Nov 2022 | 16:15 – 17:00



 

PANEL SESSION : FUNDS & GRANTS – SHOW ME THE MONEY (Hybrid)

Cita Ballroom

 

 

            



 

 

 



Vincent Paolo Naval
(Virtual Appearance)

FPO Program Supervisor, FDCP

Film Philippines Office

 

Vincent Paolo Naval is from the Film Philippines Office under the Film
Development Council of the Philippines. He has been with the agency for a year
and have been exposed to much of the industry of Film Financing and Grants. He
currently works on the financial and service assistance programs of the film
commission in the Philippines and would be happy to share with what they have to
offer, from Film Grants, Locations, and even production assistance.

                           



Walid Omar

Executive Producer

Lil Critter Workshop

 

Walid Omar founded Lil Critter Workshop after a successfully running a studio
for 12 years. He has executive produced and funded two original Lil Critter
series, Hogie the Globehopper (Netflix, Discovery Kids) and the Asian TV
Award-winning Buck and Buddy (CITV, Cartoon Network APAC) and grown the Lil
Critters Workshop studio in Kuala Lumpur as a go-to destination for animation
service work. The former MIPTV Producer to Watch is setting up a UK animation
development studio in the UK this year.

                           



Tang Chi Sim

Founder & CEO

Omens Studio

 

Chi Sim is a tech and media entrepreneur who was technical co-founder of Amoeba
Interactive and earth9.com, which he helped built and exited, and currently
devotes his time as Founder and CEO to award-winning animation and digital media
company Omens Studios and film company Taipan Films. Chi Sim is primarily
responsible for financing, business and product development. A graduate of the
National University of Singapore’s Computer Science department, Chi Sim
previously worked as an engineer at Microsoft before venturing into
entrepreneurship. He enjoys the creative process and holds a patent for
collaborative group information management.

              



 

            



Mohan Low
(Moderator)

Director

MDEC

 

Director of Digital Creative Content at MDEC, he helps drive the mission to
develop the digital creative content industry in Malaysia. He has over 15 years
of experience in the digital content space, leading teams across games
development, games commercialization and ecosystem building. Mohan has launched
over 30 games during the course of his career. His passion has also led him to
mentor over a 100 game projects and organize gaming culture events. He currently
works towards building Malaysia into a regional digital content hub.

            

×

 

 

 

Wed 9 Nov 2022 |



09:45 – 10:45

 

DIGITAL CONNECTIONS: GLOBAL KIDS’ MEDIA TRENDS
Cita Ballroom

 

 

            



 

 



Sam Harris

Director

Auger Insights

 

Sam is a deeply experienced researcher and strategist with a background in
media, youth audiences, and platform development. Using a range of classic and
modern research methodologies – and utilising his background in marketing,
consulting, and content creation – Sam regularly works with brands to unlock
powerful insights about core consumers and their ever-evolving needs.

            



 

              



Ligia Talludec

Director

121 Insights Brazil

 

A language specialist and trained UX and qualitative researcher with over 15
years of experience in the industry, Ligia is praised for her ability to combine
fresh, innovative thinking with marketing clarity to answer big business
questions. For over a decade, Ligia was part of Kantar’s qualitative team,
focused on International and institutional inter-company projects. She is a
champion for UX and CX areas, conducting F2F and online IDIs to test different
interfaces (from e-commerce websites to mobile prototype apps), working with
highly demanding key clients in the Technology Industry

            



 

              



Bonnie Wang

Researcher & Semiotician

Freelancer

 

Bonnie is an experienced strategist, qualitative researcher and semiotician with
an education background in visual sociology, strategy and management in HK and
Europe. She started her career with consumer and market knowledge in P&G
Germany, before joining The Behavioural Architects to understand the
irrationality of human behaviour. After 4.5 years in Flamingo connecting brands
with Chinese culture, she worked at InnateMotion helping brands defining their
social purposes, before she started freelancing in London and Shanghai. Bonnie
specialised in media and entertainment, fashion, beauty, tech, and placemaking.
Some of her key clients include Dior, Adidas, Dyson, and Mercedes

            



 

 

              



Pam Goldfarb Liss

Founder

LitBrains

 

With more than 30-years of experience, Pam enjoys the
never-know-what’s-coming-next fun of interviewing consumers especially kids,
teens and their parents. She has interviewed on subjects from pasta, hamburgers
and tax software to prescription drugs, hospital stays, baby bottles and online
privacy with clients including Philips Avent, Barilla, Bayer, Coca Cola, Deluxe,
General Mills, Google, Glaxo-Smith-Kline (GsK), Horizon Organic, Microsoft,
Nickelodeon, Procter & Gamble, United Healthcare and Zillow. An industry
advocate devoted to ensuring kids and teens are not just productive in focus
groups but feeling safe and encouraged to be. For more than a decade, Pam
created and taught a course: ‘Moderating Kids and Teens’ at RIVA Market Research
Institute. Now, Pam has taken this course online with more live and on-demand
workshops on moderating with kids and teens in her new Mission Kid Possible
powered by LitBrains-Igniting Ideas! at www.litbrains.com. Pam is also an active
industry speaker and presenter. She has served four years as a board director on
the Qualitative Research Consultants Association. Pam also participates in other
annual events devoted to creativity including the Creative Education Foundation
and its Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI) and also enjoys attending
their partner event, the Florida Creativity Institute.

            



 

 

              



Haruna McWilliams

Head Of Accounts

Tokyoesque

 

Haruna is a Strategist with 20+ years with global experience in Japan, UK, US,
Singapore and now the Netherlands. A native Japanese, who grew up in Europe and
was educated at an international school, made her very curious about how
cultures around the world are different but also similar. Her experience in
advertising, branding and media also made her an expert in ‘making sense’ of
what’s happening in cultures and societies, and predicting where cultures are
shifting to. She is currently Head of Accounts at Tokyoesque, where she makes
Japan make sense for the world, and vice versa.

            



 

 

              



Alexander Brown

Marketing Assistant

Tokyoesque

 

Alex is the marketing assistant at Tokyoesque. Having graduated in 2021 with a
Master of Arts in Japanese from the University of Edinburgh, during which time
he studied in Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto, he has since worked in manga
translation with Amimaru before joining Tokyoesque at his current position. The
cultural studies aspect of his degree, and also his time spent studying and
working in Kyoto, allowed him to tackle manga translation with a wealth of
cultural knowledge to draw upon, helping him to rapidly advance to higher
projects.

            



 

 

              



Debbie Bray

Co-Founder

Hook Research

 

Debbie has been carrying out qualitative research for 20 years for the UK’s
biggest media brands. She is a youth audience expert and her experience means
that she is regularly asked to talk at conferences and contribute thought
leadership about the media lives of young consumers. Debbie has supported the
biggest youth audience content owners in the UK and globally – working across a
range of new and classic IPs to help her clients produce content that speaks to
the ever-evolving tastes of young people around the world.

            



 

 

              



Nick Fisher

Co-Founder

Hook Research

 

Nick has 20 years experience in media consultancy. In this time, he has
specialised in research, strategy and creative development for media providers.
He has a huge deal of kids experience, having worked with many of the major kids
platforms and channels around the world (Warner, BBC, Disney, Viacom). In
particular, Nick has developed a deep expertise in the global animation
landscape, having worked on a vast range of heritage and new IP launches over
the course of his many years in the industry.

            



 

 

×

Tue 8 Nov 2022 | 17:15 – 18:15



 

PANEL SESSION : THE BUSINESS OF DIGITAL COMICS – FUTURE TRENDS AND THE NEXT BEST
THING! (Virtual)
Cita Ballroom

 

            



 

 



Stu Levy
Founder & CEO
TOKYOPOP

 

Stu Levy is an international entrepreneur, producer, director and writer across
mediums including graphic novels, film, television and new media. Founder of the
pioneering media company TOKYOPOP, Stu is known for establishing the manga
market in North America. As a producer, Stu has a number of live-action and
animated feature films and television shows in various stages of development,
including adaptations of Alex Unlimited and Mail Order Ninja. He produced
English adaptations of television and home video anime series including the hits
Initial D, GTO, and Rave Master. His first major studio feature film as
Executive Producer was Priest, released theatrically worldwide in 2011 through
Sony Pictures. Stu has directed two feature films (his feature documentary Pray
for Japan and his award-winning feature debut Van Von Hunter), the 8-episode
docu-reality series America’s Greatest Otaku, and several music videos. Stu
wrote the Princess Ai and Juror 13 graphic novels, as well as Karma Club and
Sailor Moon novels. Fluent in Japanese and a licensed California attorney, Stu
served as chair of the Producers Guild of America’s International Committee, its
Online Video Committee, and the PGA Producers Showcase (ProShow); and a Board
Member of its New Media Council. His philanthropic activities over the years
have included Japan’s Tohoku tsunami recovery, projects with Make-a-Wish
Foundation, and literacy advocacy. Besides speaking at numerous industry events
and guest lecturing to students, Stu’s a melted ball of paddy for his two little
children, an avid endurance athlete who compares himself to the Energizer bunny
sans ears, a very amateur composer, and an iPhone-photo-trigger-happy foodie.

                           



Hieu Tran
Co-founder & Head of Operations
INKR Global

 

Hieu is the co-founder and head of operations at INKR Global (inkr.com), a
fast-growing digital comics platform with a simple mission: to make comics
universally accessible. They help bring amazing comics and manga to the world by
working directly with the creators and publishers, helping to localize the
content and distribute it on their platform. INKR is currently with over 100+
leading publishers and creators from Japan, Korea, China, US, South East Asia,
distributing over 1,700 diverse comics, and they hope to work with more and more
talented creators and publishers around the world.

                           



Usamah Zaid Yasin (Speaker/Moderator)

 

Founder & Executive Director
WAU Animation

 

Usamah Zaid is the Founder & Executive Director of WAU Animation, the studio
behind Ejen Ali, the highest viewed animation series across all FTA TV stations
in Malaysia. Partnering with Media Prima, a local media giant, Ejen Ali stormed
into the scene alongside 2 gaming apps and has won numerous accolades, including
“Best Short Animation” at the  Malaysia Film Festival. Usamah has been in the
industry for over 16 years. Prior to WAU, he was one of the pioneers of Les’
Copaque and co-created Malaysia’s iconic twins, Upin & Ipin after graduating
from Multimedia University with a degree in Film and Animation.

            



 

×

Tue 8 Nov 2022 | 11:00 – 11:45



 

PANEL SESSION: FRAMED MEMORIES – TELLING YOUR STORY THROUGH MUSIC
Cita Ballroom

 

 



Andrew Bong
CEO, Media Music Composer & Producer,
Ventura Interactive, Laundry Music

 

Andrew Bong is a media music composer & producer from Sarawak (Borneo),
Malaysia. He is known for his music works in Upin & Ipin: Keris Siamang Tunggal
(in The Best Animated Feature Film Oscar 2020 shortlist). To date (2022), he has
composed music for many Malaysian animations. The titles include Framed
Memories, Kuihpocalyse, and The Dalang’s Last Tale, featured in Hollywood
Variety news as the Spectrum Trilogy (a co-production with the best animation
studio in Singapore) (2019). These animated short trilogy garnered many awards
and became official selections in many film festivals such as the Spark
Animation 2019 (Oscar-qualifying).

Andrew’s recent music scoring works include “Sebayan”, “Borih: The Bidayuh Paddy
Priestess”, and “The Pillar of Strength”. He also penned the music score for
MIFFEST (Malaysia International Film Festival 2022) opening film, Driving
Mr.Palarae starring Bront Palarae (Stone Turtle) & Calvin Wang (Crazy Rich
Asian). In July 2022, he wrapped up an original score for a Taiwanese feature
film that premiered recently at The Bucheon International Fantastic Film
Festival (BIFAN 2022 Edition) in Korea, “Warning From Hell”, directed by Danny
Pang.

                 



Irwan Junaidy (Speaker/Moderator)

Chief Creative Officer
The R&D Studio

 

Irwan Junaidy graduated with an architecture degree from the UK. He has a
passion for telling stories and building make-believe worlds, particularly those
that are inspired by the people, arts and cultures of South East Asia.

Irwan is the co-founder of The R&D Studio, an award-winning content development
studio based in Malaysia. The studio produced Wizards of Warna Walk – the first
long form scripted live action television series by Disney in South East Asia.
He also directed the animated short films Batik Girl and The Dalang’s Tale,
which has travelled to over 70 film festivals and won 12 international awards
around the world.

              



 



Mclelun Lee

Mixed Media Artist / Developer
The R&D Studio

 

Mclelun studied computer programming but has a passion and talent for design and
arts who happens to be colour-blind. He enjoys painting, game development and
experimenting with a variety of softwares.

       



 

×

             Tue 8 Nov 2022 | 11:00 – 11:45



 

PANEL SESSION: FRAMED MEMORIES – TELLING YOUR STORY THROUGH MUSIC
Cita Ballroom



Andrew Bong
CEO, Media Music Composer & Producer,
Ventura Interactive, Laundry Music

           Andrew Bong is a media music composer & producer from Sarawak
(Borneo), Malaysia. He is known for his music works in Upin & Ipin: Keris
Siamang Tunggal (in The Best Animated Feature Film Oscar 2020 shortlist). To
date (2022), he has composed music for many Malaysian animations. The titles
include Framed Memories, Kuihpocalyse, and The Dalang’s Last Tale, featured in
Hollywood Variety news as the Spectrum Trilogy (a co-production with the best
animation studio in Singapore) (2019). These animated short trilogy garnered
many awards and became official selections in many film festivals such as the
Spark Animation 2019 (Oscar-qualifying).



Andrew’s recent music scoring works include “Sebayan”, “Borih: The Bidayuh Paddy
Priestess”, and “The Pillar of Strength”. He also penned the music score for
MIFFEST (Malaysia International Film Festival 2022) opening film, Driving
Mr.Palarae starring Bront Palarae (Stone Turtle) & Calvin Wang (Crazy Rich
Asian). In July 2022, he wrapped up an original score for a Taiwanese feature
film that premiered recently at The Bucheon International Fantastic Film
Festival (BIFAN 2022 Edition) in Korea, “Warning From Hell”, directed by Danny
Pang.

              



Irwan Junaidy (Speaker/Moderator)

Chief Creative Officer
The R&D Studio

           Irwan Junaidy graduated with an architecture degree from the UK. He
has a passion for telling stories and building make-believe worlds, particularly
those that are inspired by the people, arts and cultures of South East Asia.



Irwan is the co-founder of The R&D Studio, an award-winning content development
studio based in Malaysia. The studio produced Wizards of Warna Walk – the first
long form scripted live action television series by Disney in South East Asia.
He also directed the animated short films Batik Girl and The Dalang’s Tale,
which has travelled to over 70 film festivals and won 12 international awards
around the world.

              



Mclelun Lee

Mixed Media Artist / Developer
The R&D Studio

           Mclelun studied computer programming but has a passion and talent for
design and arts who happens to be colour-blind. He enjoys painting, game
development and experimenting with a variety of softwares.

×

             Wed 9 Nov 2022 | 16:15 – 17:00



 

PANEL SESSION : FUNDS & GRANTS – SHOW ME THE MONEY (Hybrid)

Cita Ballroom

 

 

 



Vincent Paolo Naval
(Virtual Appearance)

FPO Program Supervisor, FDCP

Film Philippines Office

           Vincent Paolo Naval is from the Film Philippines Office under the
Film Development Council of the Philippines. He has been with the agency for a
year and have been exposed to much of the industry of Film Financing and Grants.
He currently works on the financial and service assistance programs of the film
commission in the Philippines and would be happy to share with what they have to
offer, from Film Grants, Locations, and even production assistance.             
 



Walid Omar

Executive Producer

Lil Critter Workshop

           Walid Omar founded Lil Critter Workshop after a successfully running
a studio for 12 years. He has executive produced and funded two original Lil
Critter series, Hogie the Globehopper (Netflix, Discovery Kids) and the Asian TV
Award-winning Buck and Buddy (CITV, Cartoon Network APAC) and grown the Lil
Critters Workshop studio in Kuala Lumpur as a go-to destination for animation
service work. The former MIPTV Producer to Watch is setting up a UK animation
development studio in the UK this year.               



Tang Chi Sim

Founder & CEO

Omens Studio

           Chi Sim is a tech and media entrepreneur who was technical co-founder
of Amoeba Interactive and earth9.com, which he helped built and exited, and
currently devotes his time as Founder and CEO to award-winning animation and
digital media company Omens Studios and film company Taipan Films. Chi Sim is
primarily responsible for financing, business and product development. A
graduate of the National University of Singapore’s Computer Science department,
Chi Sim previously worked as an engineer at Microsoft before venturing into
entrepreneurship. He enjoys the creative process and holds a patent for
collaborative group information management.  



 

            



Mohan Low
(Moderator)

Director

MDEC

           Director of Digital Creative Content at MDEC, he helps drive the
mission to develop the digital creative content industry in Malaysia. He has
over 15 years of experience in the digital content space, leading teams across
games development, games commercialization and ecosystem building. Mohan has
launched over 30 games during the course of his career. His passion has also led
him to mentor over a 100 game projects and organize gaming culture events. He
currently works towards building Malaysia into a regional digital content hub.

×

 

 

 

             Wed 9 Nov 2022 |



09:45 – 10:45

 

DIGITAL CONNECTIONS: GLOBAL KIDS’ MEDIA TRENDS
Cita Ballroom

 

 



Sam Harris

Director

Auger Insights

            



Sam is a deeply experienced researcher and strategist with a background in
media, youth audiences, and platform development. Using a range of classic and
modern research methodologies – and utilising his background in marketing,
consulting, and content creation – Sam regularly works with brands to unlock
powerful insights about core consumers and their ever-evolving needs.

              



Ligia Talludec

Director

121 Insights Brazil

            



A language specialist and trained UX and qualitative researcher with over 15
years of experience in the industry, Ligia is praised for her ability to combine
fresh, innovative thinking with marketing clarity to answer big business
questions. For over a decade, Ligia was part of Kantar’s qualitative team,
focused on International and institutional inter-company projects. She is a
champion for UX and CX areas, conducting F2F and online IDIs to test different
interfaces (from e-commerce websites to mobile prototype apps), working with
highly demanding key clients in the Technology Industry

              



Bonnie Wang

Researcher & Semiotician

Freelancer

            



 

Bonnie is an experienced strategist, qualitative researcher and semiotician with
an education background in visual sociology, strategy and management in HK and
Europe. She started her career with consumer and market knowledge in P&G
Germany, before joining The Behavioural Architects to understand the
irrationality of human behaviour. After 4.5 years in Flamingo connecting brands
with Chinese culture, she worked at InnateMotion helping brands defining their
social purposes, before she started freelancing in London and Shanghai. Bonnie
specialised in media and entertainment, fashion, beauty, tech, and placemaking.
Some of her key clients include Dior, Adidas, Dyson, and Mercedes

              



Pam Goldfarb Liss

Founder

LitBrains

            



 

With more than 30-years of experience, Pam enjoys the
never-know-what’s-coming-next fun of interviewing consumers especially kids,
teens and their parents. She has interviewed on subjects from pasta, hamburgers
and tax software to prescription drugs, hospital stays, baby bottles and online
privacy with clients including Philips Avent, Barilla, Bayer, Coca Cola, Deluxe,
General Mills, Google, Glaxo-Smith-Kline (GsK), Horizon Organic, Microsoft,
Nickelodeon, Procter & Gamble, United Healthcare and Zillow. An industry
advocate devoted to ensuring kids and teens are not just productive in focus
groups but feeling safe and encouraged to be. For more than a decade, Pam
created and taught a course: ‘Moderating Kids and Teens’ at RIVA Market Research
Institute. Now, Pam has taken this course online with more live and on-demand
workshops on moderating with kids and teens in her new Mission Kid Possible
powered by LitBrains-Igniting Ideas! at www.litbrains.com. Pam is also an active
industry speaker and presenter. She has served four years as a board director on
the Qualitative Research Consultants Association. Pam also participates in other
annual events devoted to creativity including the Creative Education Foundation
and its Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI) and also enjoys attending
their partner event, the Florida Creativity Institute.

              



Haruna McWilliams

Head Of Accounts

Tokyoesque

            



 

Haruna is a Strategist with 20+ years with global experience in Japan, UK, US,
Singapore and now the Netherlands. A native Japanese, who grew up in Europe and
was educated at an international school, made her very curious about how
cultures around the world are different but also similar. Her experience in
advertising, branding and media also made her an expert in ‘making sense’ of
what’s happening in cultures and societies, and predicting where cultures are
shifting to. She is currently Head of Accounts at Tokyoesque, where she makes
Japan make sense for the world, and vice versa.

              



Alexander Brown

Marketing Assistant

Tokyoesque

            



 

Alex is the marketing assistant at Tokyoesque. Having graduated in 2021 with a
Master of Arts in Japanese from the University of Edinburgh, during which time
he studied in Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto, he has since worked in manga
translation with Amimaru before joining Tokyoesque at his current position. The
cultural studies aspect of his degree, and also his time spent studying and
working in Kyoto, allowed him to tackle manga translation with a wealth of
cultural knowledge to draw upon, helping him to rapidly advance to higher
projects.

              



Debbie Bray

Co-Founder

Hook Research

            



 

Debbie has been carrying out qualitative research for 20 years for the UK’s
biggest media brands. She is a youth audience expert and her experience means
that she is regularly asked to talk at conferences and contribute thought
leadership about the media lives of young consumers. Debbie has supported the
biggest youth audience content owners in the UK and globally – working across a
range of new and classic IPs to help her clients produce content that speaks to
the ever-evolving tastes of young people around the world.

              



Nick Fisher

Co-Founder

Hook Research

            



 

Nick has 20 years experience in media consultancy. In this time, he has
specialised in research, strategy and creative development for media providers.
He has a huge deal of kids experience, having worked with many of the major kids
platforms and channels around the world (Warner, BBC, Disney, Viacom). In
particular, Nick has developed a deep expertise in the global animation
landscape, having worked on a vast range of heritage and new IP launches over
the course of his many years in the industry.

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PANEL SESSION : THE BUSINESS OF DIGITAL COMICS – FUTURE TRENDS AND THE NEXT BEST
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Stu Levy
Founder & CEO
TOKYOPOP

           Stu Levy is an international entrepreneur, producer, director and
writer across mediums including graphic novels, film, television and new media.
Founder of the pioneering media company TOKYOPOP, Stu is known for establishing
the manga market in North America. As a producer, Stu has a number of
live-action and animated feature films and television shows in various stages of
development, including adaptations of Alex Unlimited and Mail Order Ninja. He
produced English adaptations of television and home video anime series including
the hits Initial D, GTO, and Rave Master. His first major studio feature film as
Executive Producer was Priest, released theatrically worldwide in 2011 through
Sony Pictures. Stu has directed two feature films (his feature documentary Pray
for Japan and his award-winning feature debut Van Von Hunter), the 8-episode
docu-reality series America’s Greatest Otaku, and several music videos. Stu
wrote the Princess Ai and Juror 13 graphic novels, as well as Karma Club and
Sailor Moon novels. Fluent in Japanese and a licensed California attorney, Stu
served as chair of the Producers Guild of America’s International Committee, its
Online Video Committee, and the PGA Producers Showcase (ProShow); and a Board
Member of its New Media Council. His philanthropic activities over the years
have included Japan’s Tohoku tsunami recovery, projects with Make-a-Wish
Foundation, and literacy advocacy. Besides speaking at numerous industry events
and guest lecturing to students, Stu’s a melted ball of paddy for his two little
children, an avid endurance athlete who compares himself to the Energizer bunny
sans ears, a very amateur composer, and an iPhone-photo-trigger-happy foodie.  
            



Hieu Tran
Co-founder & Head of Operations
INKR Global

           Hieu is the co-founder and head of operations at INKR Global
(inkr.com), a fast-growing digital comics platform with a simple mission: to
make comics universally accessible. They help bring amazing comics and manga to
the world by working directly with the creators and publishers, helping to
localize the content and distribute it on their platform. INKR is currently with
over 100+ leading publishers and creators from Japan, Korea, China, US, South
East Asia, distributing over 1,700 diverse comics, and they hope to work with
more and more talented creators and publishers around the world.               



Usamah Zaid Yasin (Speaker/Moderator)

 

Founder & Executive Director
WAU Animation

            



Usamah Zaid is the Founder & Executive Director of WAU Animation, the studio
behind Ejen Ali, the highest viewed animation series across all FTA TV stations
in Malaysia. Partnering with Media Prima, a local media giant, Ejen Ali stormed
into the scene alongside 2 gaming apps and has won numerous accolades, including
“Best Short Animation” at the  Malaysia Film Festival. Usamah has been in the
industry for over 16 years. Prior to WAU, he was one of the pioneers of Les’
Copaque and co-created Malaysia’s iconic twins, Upin & Ipin after graduating
from Multimedia University with a degree in Film and Animation.

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