This year’s Digital Kids Conference is being helmed by a stellar advisory board. This group of industry experts will provide direction, speaker recommendations and focus to the upcoming program. They include:
Maria Bailey, BSM Media, Inc., CEO/President
Michael Bellavia, Animax Entertainment, President
Richard Gottlieb, Global Toy Experts, President, Global Toy News, Publisher
Amy Henry, C&R Research, Vice President, Youth Insights
Arseny Lebedev, Signus Labs, Managing Director
Stacy Leistner, Toy Industry Association, Inc., VP, Strategic Communications
Ed Lewis, Media Chaperone, Founder and CEO
Ginny McCormick, Hasbro, Director of Content
Nic Mitham, KZero, CEO
Izzy Neis, Fight My Monster, Director of User Engagement
Brian Nelson, Disney, Director, Communications
Craig Olson, Discovery Bay Games, Founder and CSO
Liam O’Malley, interFuel, Account Manger
Joi Podgorny, Smart Bomb Interactive, Director of Community Engagement
Kyra Reppen, Nickelodeon, Senior Vice President and General Manager
Reyne Rice, Toy Trends Specialist
Shirin Salemnia, PlayWerks, Founder and CEO
Craig Sims, Spin Master, VP Global Licensing
Scott Traylor, 360KID, CEO, Chief KID
Regine Weiner, Metaverse Mod Squad, VP, Professional Services
Jennifer Wells, PBS, Senior Manager, Game and App Publishing
Catherine Williams, Virtual Piggy, Vice President, Client Relations
Jake Witherell, Schell Games, COO
