Creative Technologist and Canadian (Dutch/Irish/English/Metis) Expatriate based in UK and Netherlands. Winner 2010 Deloitte Tech., Media & Telcom (TMT) Predictions for Entrepreneurs in Holland for futurist views on Media Convergence (Tech Visionary). 2011 Computerworld Honors Laureate for Innovation - visionary application to promote positive social, economic and educational change. Finalist at IBC`s ConnectedWorld.TV Personality of the Year 2011 for educating broadcasters @ www.appmarket.tv. ~NOW~ Partner - Agora Media UK Publisher - Appmarket.TV, NL Founder - Hackfest.tv Columnist - Channel Magazine, Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) Venture Partner - Zephyr Technology Ventures NYC, USA ~SPEAKING~ MIT MEDIA LABS Guest Lecturer Future TV 2012 USA Convergence Panel - 2nd EU Digital Agenda 2012 - Brussels, BE TEDxHanze 2012 - NL The Guardian Changing Advertising Summit 2012 UK Futurist Sessions 2012 BBC N. Ireland IAA - NL - De TV is Dood, Lang Leve de TV 2012 NL Nordic Media Summit 2012 NO CSA Symposium 2012 - Brussels, BE Develop 2012 - 2nd Screen. Brighton, UK BBC Creative Collisions 2012 -, Belfast, UK MIPCOM MIPTV MIPCUBE 2010-12 Cannes, FR GlobalCollect 2012 Madrid, SP DRBB 2011 - Copenhagen, DEN Social TV World Summit, 2012, UK The Festival Internacional de Televisão 2010-2011 BRAZIL Appsworld, Social TV UK 2010-12 Future of TV Advertising, UK Social TV Revolution, UK D-Media Conference UK Connected Home Summit, London, UK Children`s Media Conf. Sheffield UK IP&TV World Forum, London, UK Smart TV, San Jose, USA Social TV Summit, Hollywood, USA IP and Cable, London, UK Guest Lecturer - Hanze University, NL ~THEN~ Advisory - TEDx Istanbul TK Advisory - Social Media World Forum UK Advisory - Apps World UK Judge - AIB Awards 2012 UK Judge - Social TV Awards 2012 - Hollywood US Judge - IP&TV Awards 2011, 2012 UK Mentor - Startup Weekend Groningen NL Mentor - Oxygen Accelerator UK Columnist - Virgin.com Opera TV - Technology Evangelist, NO Specialties: Autodidact Divergent - Lateral - Synthetic Thinker Open Source Evangelist and Technology Evangelist Former offshore sail skipper (24,000 miles) with outstanding leadership and problem-solving skills. Have ability to identify and connect ideas, resources, opportunities, and key stakeholders to align missions, engage members, raise awareness, enhance credibility and reputation, and develop mutually-beneficial organizational and business objectives through strategic networks. ©