Sampath Kumar
Co-founder of Signical
Sampath is the co-founder of Signical in 2016, a company that hosts and manages an online job portal for people to search and get part time jobs. Tapping into the power of the gig economy, the website connects thousands of users to legitimate earning opportunities. The domain is registered under Job and Career category and receives over a million unique visitors every month. It gets 50% of its traffic from direct sources, followed by 25% from search and 25% from other sources.
Sandhya Verma
Co-founder of WebsiteOutlook
Sandhya is an experienced professional who is the co-founder of WebsiteOutlook along with her husband. Both of them built this business from scratch to help other website owners in assessing their website’s performance, ranking, and appearance. WebsiteOutlook can be used to evaluate website keywords and rankings along with a lot of metrics useful for successful operations of a website.
Sarah Howe
VP/GM, Marketing at Classmates
Sarah has over 20 years of experience in Marketing, Product Management, and Online Media. She has extensive experience in P&L, Product RoadMaps, Strategic Vision, and User Experience. Being directly responsible for P&L of a 60-million-dollar asset for PeopleConnect, Inc., Sara oversees strategy and planning for Classmates.com, Zabasearch.com, Addresses.com, and the Inflection sites. Classmates have built high school reconnections since 1995. With the largest directory of high schools, class lists, and digital yearbooks available anywhere, the website has a database of over 70 million people. She is herself an alumnus of Western Governors University and Tidewater College.
Scott Brewitt
VP, Digital Partnerships: NESN
Scott has extensive, hands-on experience and expertise in generating and maintaining revenue for digital entities. From small to midsize companies, Scott has provided tremendous value to businesses, especially those at a startup stage. He has 15 years of experience in all aspects of Digital Media, including but not limited to Sales, Contract Negotiation, Customer Success, Online Advertising and Digital Marketing. NESN is the flagship network of the 2013 World Champion Boston Red Sox and the 2011 Stanley Cup Winner Boston Bruins. Scott is an alumnus of Washington & Jefferson College.
Selvin S
Founder, FreshersLive.com
Founded by Selvin S, FreshersLive is one of India’s top job websites. Students can find the latest information related to private and government jobs including notifications, recruitment opportunities, etc. Students can also upload their resumes to get expert mentorship and prepare for interviews. Selvin has an inclination towards business development, with an interest and expertise in converting simple ideas into high-end models. He holds a B.Tech Degree from SVCE, Chennai and an MBA Finance degree from BIM, Tiruchirapalli. Prior to founding FreshersLive, he served many years in Cognizant Technology Solutions as a Finance Specialist.
Shirish R Pandit
Head Of Partnerships, Network Sales & Ad Operations, ABP Group
ABP Group is one of the largest media houses in India which has a 57% Y-o-Y growth rate since 2017. Before his current role, Shirish served as the Business Head of Digital at ABG Group. His primary responsibilities included building strategies for revenue growth, managing partnerships, and alliances along with overseeing Sales Operations. He has over 19 years of experience in Sales and Business Development, with the core focus being on for Digital Products & Properties. Shirish has a Master’s degree in Management from Pune University.
Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon
Head of Digital, Hello!
Before becoming the Head of Digital at Hello!, Sophie worked as an international entertainment journalist in several publications including Wenner Media, Starstruck News, etc. Apart from her expertise in editorial content, her strength lies in ensuring audience growth and commercial success. She has overseen a 200% increase in traffic on the Hello! website under her leadership, thanks to her data-backed decision making around audience growth and focus on SEO strategies. Sophie has also spent many years freelancing, both in the UK and whilst living in Los Angeles. She is an alumnus of the University of Durham.
Spencer Scott
SVP at CarGurus
He is an accomplished executive with a history of leading profitable organizations, driving revenue growth domestically and internationally. Spencer utilizes large company skills and expertise to launch start-ups and grow small businesses through training and organizational accountability. At CarGurus, Spencer and his team are building the world’s most trusted and transparent automotive marketplace. They want to make it easy to find great deals from top-rated dealers and provide the guidance consumers need to make a more informed purchase decision. On the seller side, CarGurus also help dealers and private sellers quickly and easily market their vehicles and connect with ready-to-buy shoppers. Spencer is an alumnus of MIT – Sloan School of Management and Boston University.
Steve Bagdasarian
AVP & GM, Media & Monetization at Publishers Clearing House
He is an executive with a history of leading profitable organizations domestically and internationally. He has a proven track record of scaling business operations via rapid growth. Steve has expertise in executive leadership, business development, sales, P&L management, global strategic partnership development, and acquisition integrations. At Publishers Clearing House, he is responsible for their digital advertising, media platforms, and data products. Steve has completed his MBA education from Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business.
Steve Mummey
VP, Programmatic Sales, and Operations at AccuWeather
AccuWeather is recognized as the most accurate source of weather forecasts and warnings, globally. It has saved tens of thousands of lives and prevented billions of dollars in property damage. It’s available on more than 1.5 billion mobile & smart devices. Before becoming the VP of Programmatic Sales and Operations, Steve served as Director of Browser Products at Accuweather for 13 years. Steve has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Logistics/ Information Systems from Penn State University.
Sushil Kumar Tyagi
GM Marketing – Ushodaya Enterprises Pvt Ltd – “Eenadu, ETV Network, Eenadu Digital”
He is a Print, Television & Digital Media veteran with 20+ years of sales team management experience, handling complex commercial deal negotiations, strategic alliances, and team building. Sushil has a flair for conceptualizing marketing strategies, launching new products, establishing and managing distribution networks & contributing towards enhancing business volumes and growth. He has an Executive MBA degree from IIT Delhi and an MBA from Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University, Ajmer.
Syed Ali
Head of Network Monetization at Oneindia (Greynium Information Technologies Pvt. Ltd)
He has extensive experience in working for ad networks and is familiar with the deeper mechanisms of Campaign Optimization. He has a working knowledge of many platforms/tools including but not limited to Accipiter (Atlas Ad Manager), Google Adx, AppNexus, Adap TV, ContextWeb Adx, PulsePoint Adx, PulsePoint Ad Manager, Bright Roll, lucid, DFA 6 and DFP (Dart for Publishers), and DFPP (Premium). At OneIndia, Syed’s primary role includes driving innovations in programmatic platforms across display, native, and video advertising. He has studied at Karnataka State Open University.
Tal Hen
Founder of GoGy.com
Tal’s website GoGy is one of the most popular game sites today, catering to millions of users daily. The games offer exquisite scenarios that set them apart from the other gaming websites. Built on a cutting-edge platform, Gogy is one of the fastest gaming websites, with a minimal lag to play. There are over 2000 games currently to choose from on the website. The best thing is that each of these games is compatible with any desktop, smartphone and tablet. GoGy’s strength lies in developing partnerships with game developers.
Tammy Williams
Accomplished General Manager at Zappallas Inc.
She is responsible for Program Management, eCommerce, and has overall responsibility for organization design and administration at Zappallas. With a 25-year career of of ever-increasing responsibility, she currently leads the US offices of Zappallas Japan. Her accomplishments include realigning of the company’s finance and business direction with an emphasis on mobile trends; back-end infrastructure, management and implementation of high volume eCommerce, onsite messaging to direct emails, and social media to SEO. Her business philosophy is one of inclusion and employee development through collaborative problem solving and effective communication.
Trond Fredriksen
Head of Commercials at ABC Startsiden
At ABC Startsiden, Trond manages the quality of commercial products and optimizes the total revenue. He works closely with the sales team, ad-operations team, product managers, and development team to lend direction to the business. Since 2010 he has been a member of INMA (IAB Norway), focusing on mobile, video, and display ads. Apart from working for ABC Startsiden, Trond also serves as a Board Member for Mediaforum. Some of his earlier ventures include working as a Key Account Manager for Aftenposten and Aller Media AS. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics & Marketing from BI Norwegian Business School. When he’s not working, he loves to play golf, skis downhill, hunt birds, and travel.
Vignesh Vellore
Founder and CEO of The News Minute
Vignesh co-founded The News Minute in 2014 along with his colleagues. The News Minute is an independent news and media website covering news from India with a special focus on the South. The media organization is backed by Chitra Subramaniam (Bofors) and Dhanya Rajendran (Ex-Times Now South India Bureau Chief). TNM is one of India’s most-read independent digital news media organizations, with over 13 million unique readers every month. With a sharp focus on south India and a progressive approach to news, TNM serves premium readers in all major Indian metros. He is an alumnus of the Queensland University of Technology.
