In 2005, Mr. Whitlock, a tireless achiever, was ready for a new challenge: co-founding www.StreamTheWorld.com, a streaming solution provider helping broadcasters to leverage their online presence in a profitable manner. The company core business is to bring audio and video content online while providing optimum user experiences and key audience behavior metrics. Its prestigious client list includes CBS, AOL, ESPN, Yahoo, Sky News, Corus Entertainment and Astral Media. Since its inception, the company has attracted over $15 million in financing from private and institutional Canadian and American investors.

During his 19-year career Mr. Whitlock has become an expert in business development. He seeks opportunities where no one else envisions them, turning every project into a financial and technological success. It is his innate understanding of people and business, as well as his undeniable leadership qualities, which has earned him a reputation as a strategic-minded, long-term relationship builder. In June 2008 Mr. Whitlock accepted the challenge of leading StreamTheWorld’s entry into the European, Middle East, and African market (EMEA).

A former software designer, Mr. Whitlock has a deeply rooted understanding of the Internet and its endless growth opportunities. He is passionate about what he does. His vision is global and unobstructed. There are no limits, and losing is simply not an option.

Mr. Whitlock is also president of Strategia, a privately held investment fund focusing on early-stage companies. He is well known in the Montreal business community for his skills in identifying emerging opportunities and new trends.

Neil has been the recipient of numerous business awards, including three consecutive Gold medals at the Media Innovation Awards, Canada’s premiere media buying awards show. In 2008, his work received Gold in the Television category, Bronze in the Branded Content and Product Placement category and a Certificate in the Mixed Media category. His 2007 Gold medal was in recognition of the integration of mobile technology into the Grammy’s award show - an initiative that the Grammys have since taken global.  His 2006 Gold recognized his contribution to Deal or No Deal Canada.

Neil is most proud that he has been part of so many Industry “Firsts”. He helped spearhead STW becoming the first streaming provider to offer In-Stream Targeted Ad Replacement to its entire client roster - as was featured at NAB Las Vegas 2009. He was instrumental in STW partnering with Corus to deliver all its radio stations through a Corus iPhone application which quickly become and remains the #1 radio application in the Apple Application store. As the Director of Business Development & Strategy at CanWest, Neil brought the first US based primetime programs online to Canada through deals with Paramount (Survivor) and Deal or No Deal (Endemol).  He developed CanWest’s strategic plans for mobile, online and digital signage and was directly involved in the due diligence and execution that led to the merger of Canwest and Alliance Atlantis, as well as the deal that brought Comcast's E! Entertainment channel to Canada.

Regularly sought out as a media/broadcast expert, Neil has been quoted in various publications including Canada’s National newspaper The Globe and Mail in an article on NanoGaming and in the marketing magazine Strategy on Internet Radio. Neil is in increasing demand as a speaker, most recently at the 2009 NAB Las Vegas (“How to Develop a Successful Online Video Strategy” and “Targeted Ad Replacement”) and at the 2009 NAB New York City (“The Future of Television”), in addition to speaking in 2008 to the Canadian Association of Broadcasters. Upcoming presentations will include an address at Streaming Media East. He is a key member of the Global Mobile Entertainment Forum and holds a bachelor’s degree from Carleton University in Ottawa and an MBA from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Prior to joining StreamTheWorld, she was employed as Vice-President, Finance, of Césart, a Bell Canada company involved in e-marketing and Web development. She previously worked for a division of Groupe St.-Hubert Inc., a leading Quebec restaurant chain.

Ms Hamet began her career at KPMG Consulting (now BearingPoint), a global management and technology consulting company. She joined the firm in 1993, after completing studies in accounting at Montreal’s Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC). During her 10 year tenure with KPMG/BearingPoint, she held a series of positions with increasing audit and consulting responsibilities, moving from junior associate to senior consultant and manager.

In addition to helping prepare financial statements and tax returns, she lead—and then managed—an audit team. She gained extensive industry experience, working with clients in publishing, manufacturing, banking, bio tech, high technology, and multimedia.

At StreamTheWorld, Ms Hamet is making use of her financial expertise, specific industry experience, and interest in implementing best practices in finance across a range of internal processes to help the growing company improve its efficiencies and ensure continued expansion.

In addition to a bachelor’s degree from HEC, Sharka Hamet holds a MBA degree from McGill University, with specialization in strategy and international management. She earned her Chartered Accountant designation from the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) in 1995.

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Vincent acquired his extensive knowledge of American and European markets working in Canada, Scotland, England, Belgium, and the U.S. He helped launch multiple startup companies in North America and Europe, drawing on his marketing and B2B expertise to ensure their successful growth.

In addition to leading multidisciplinary teams and international projects for 16 years, Vincent has used his knowledge of branding, entrepreneurship, and marketing analytics to develop both traditional and interactive marketing strategies.

Before joining StreamTheWorld, he headed Grenier Marketing, providing strategic counsel to a range of clients including Synerma, now Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton (LLP). Prior to that, he was Vice President of Marketing at Cesart, a Bell Canada interactive marketing consultancy. Earlier, as head of marketing at SmartSight Networks, he helped establish U.S. and Canadian operations, increasing sales significantly to pave the way for acquisition by Verint. As director of marketing at Minacom, a telecom operations support system provider now known as Tektronix, he directed teams in Washington, Los Angeles, and Montreal. At GE-Syprotec (a transformer monitoring and control systems company now part of GE), he was responsible for strategy, planning, and analysis for North America and Europe.

He holds a bachelor’s degree with a specialization in marketing from Université du Québec à Montréal.

As Vice President of strategy, products and partnerships, he guides a team responsible for product line, developing new solutions and increasing profitability of existing products. He works closely with engineering and marketing communications, the sales channel, and key customers. His duties also include the design and implementation of a company-wide go-to-market plan, and analysis of potential partner relationships.

Prior to joining StreamTheWorld, he was Vice President of Operations at Gesca Digital, a division of Gesca Ltd., a media group owned by Power Corporation of Canada, and held the same title at a Gesca division, Cyberpresse.ca, the country’s number one content-driven francophone information source. Among other accomplishments, he led a cross-platform content integration effort; helped improve visitor metrics; participated in the relaunch of a classified web site and Canada’s first iPhone interface; and was responsible for the conception and delivery of major projects, which earned him a Quebec Interactive Marketing Industry Boomerang Award.

Earlier, he led the development and commercialization of the largest Canadian portal as General Manager of Sympatico.MSN.ca, and worked in various management capacities at Bell Canada, Bell ActiMedia, and Bell Interactive. His accomplishments included development of innovative products and design of marketing strategies and tactics that resulted in a strong share of a fiercely competitive market, improving both top and bottom lines.

Jean-Philippe holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Concordia University.

Special projects are tailor made for a person with a flexible style, inquisitive mind, and organized approach—not to mention the ability to think on one’s feet. It’s clearly a good fit for Francis Champoux, an engineer by training who began his career as an emergency preparedness consultant at a Hydro-Québec nuclear power plant.

He went on to work for start-ups owned by major Canadian companies. As Special Projects Director at Cesart, a Bell Canada company, he set up a number of departments, including Quality Assurance and IT support, and led the company’s project management area.

At Gesca, a Power Corporation company, he served as a consultant, putting in place systems and processes and establishing a project management function for a start-up Web development firm owned by Gesca.

Francis Champoux holds a degree in engineering from Ecole d’ingénierie de Trois-Rivières. He is also a founder of CFOU 89.1 FM, the campus radio station of Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. He played a pioneering role in Internet radio there, becoming the first person in the world to stream francophone student content over the Web, foreshadowing his eventual association with streaming technology leader StreamTheWorld.

Holding dual Swedish/American nationality and speaking six languages, Daniel studied law and economics at the University of Aix-Marseille in France. His technical expertise with wireless/fixed telecommunications and information technology enabled him to work as an independent consultant to MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) and MVNE (mobile virtual network enabler) companies throughout Europe.

He joined start-up Atlas Telecom in 1996 and spent 8 years working with wholesale telecom companies, setting up Vsat stations and GSM interconnects in remote parts of Western Africa as well as Turkey, Chile, and the Philippines. He also handled back office management of a prepaid calling card business in Paris, and spearheaded the development of an online micro payment system. Daniel was eventually promoted to director of business development at Atlas Telecom and joined the board of its wholesale unit, Atlas Telecom Network.

In 2003, he founded a U.S.-based consultancy, Vigvor, Inc, to help small and medium size companies enter the mobile content and mobile premium payment businesses, and also worked toward an MBA degree.

In 2005, Daniel co-founded Gametel, a mobile games-focused MVNO in Australia, with Manila-based back offices providing customer support, content management, and technical services.