As the Senior Director at Shout! Factory, Brian Ward has spent 20 years building and maintaining relationships with licensors and vendors, leading teams responsible for film and television masters restoration, and creating original content and value-added material. Brian also oversaw the creation of UHDs, Blu-rays, and DVDs. Brian's work experience also includes producing and co-hosting popular podcast "The Arkham Sessions," which analyzes the psychology of BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES. Brian has also worked as a director, editor, and showrunner for various projects, such as directing a piece for Nightowl Studios and editing a video for BALDUR'S GATE 3.

Reed Bovee started his professional career in 1985 as a documentary filmmaker in Alaska. In 2012, after developing and patenting a new method for digitizing fragile motion picture films, he founded Reflex Technologies which addresses the critical need for digitally preserving motion picture films that are shrunken, brittle, warped, or classified as extinct.

Steve Johnson is Chief Operating Officer of Duplitech, where he directs all aspects of business and technical operations. A lifelong entrepreneur, Steve started his first video production company at the age of 15 and later joined Duplitech as partner and COO in 2010. In his current role, he has developed custom digitization and remastering workflows for a variety of clients and content categories, from feature films to shorts and episodics.

Ian Marshall is a seasoned entrepreneur and co-owner of Retro Video, a leading firm specializing in video clip licensing for retro and archival content. With a deep-seated passion for vintage media and an extensive background in the video licensing industry, Ian plays a pivotal role in overseeing the acquisition and licensing of rare video clips. Before co-founding Retro Video , Ian accumulated over a decade of experience in media rights management and digital content distribution. His career began in media production and swiftly evolved into a focus on licensing and archival footage.

Paige Sherman is Director, Video Programming at Shout! Studios overseeing programming strategy and operations for our 10 FAST channels—four branded channels (Shout! Factory TV, TokuSHOUTsu, Scream Factory TV, and Shout! Cult) and six show-specific channels (Mystery Science Theater 3000, Johnny Carson TV, The Carol Burnett Show, ALF, Farscape, and Trailer Park Boys). Paige joined Shout! Factory as a fresh graduate of Quinnipiac University a year after Shout’s first two FAST channels, Shout! Factory TV and MST3K, launched, and played a key role in the rollout of Shout! Factory TV and MST3K on the Amagi platform in 2018. Paige was also the mastermind and conductor of several innovative programming stunts such as Piranhathon and Chopping Mall Black Friday.

Mark Smirnoff is President for Prasad – North America, responsible for sales and operations. Prasad is one of the largest Film post-production houses globally, and after a stable growth year (2020-21), despite bearing the brunt of the pandemic, it is now set for growth. The company will consolidate its position as a preferred partner for several of its loyal customers in the US market. Mark brings decades of experience to Prasad and has a proven record of taking customer-centric technology service companies to the next level, serving in executive positions for companies such as Modern Video film, Deluxe Entertainment Services and Technicolor. Hecomes with vast experience in various businesses, including Film, Television, Streaming services, Digital Media, VFX, AR, and VR.