2007 Speakers
Confirmed Speakers Included
Bill Allen, former Editor-in-Chief
National Geographic
James Balog, Photographer
Dan Baron, President
Footage Search
Katie Bauer, Associate Producer
National Geographic
Tristan Bayer, Director/Producer
EarthNative
Eric Bendick, Series Producer
TERRA
Sheila Bowman, Outreach Manager
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Andrew Buchanan, Executive Producer
Parthenon Entertainment
C.R. Caillouet
Vision Unlimited-LA
Sean Campbell
Arete
Tom Campbell, Producer/ DP
Tom Campbell's HD Productions
Katie Carpenter, Producer
Bahati Productions
Natalie Cash, Senior Producer
Wildlife Conservation Society
Barry Clark, Executive Producer
Mandalay Media Arts
Terry Tanner Clark
Mandalay Media
Maryanne Culpepper, Senior Vice President, Editorial Development
National Geographic Television & Film
Claire Dann
Assistant Producer, Animal Planet International
Wendy Darke, Executive Producer
BBC Natural History Unit
Lindsey Davidson
Longfin Films
Mark Deeble, Wildlife Filmmaker
Deeble & Stone
Ron Devillier, President & CEO
Devillier Donegan Enterprises
Michael deGruy, CEO
The Film Crew
Sarah Dewitt, Senior Earth Science Producer
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Jack Dykinga, Photographer
Roy Disney
Walt Disney Corporation
Dr. Sylvia Earle
Julie Elledge, Managing Director of Education and Strategic Relations
Lunchbox Lessons
Larry Engel
Stuart English, Workflow Wizard
RED Digital Cinema
Joseph Facchini, Director Product Marketing
Panasonic Broadcast
Carol Fleisher, President
Fleisherfilm
Charles Foley, Vice President of Development
Animal Planet and Discovery Kids Media
Alastair Fothergill
BBC Natural History Unit
Frederic Fougea, President
Boreales Films
John Francis, VP, Research, Conservation & Exploration
National Geographic Society
Alexis Gerard, Founder
Future Image
Patricio Robles Gil, Photographer
Oliver Goetzl, Filmmaker
Gulo Film Productions
Mary Ann Golon, Director of Photography
Time Magazine
William R. Grant, Director of Science, Natural History & Feature Programs
Nature/WNET
Adam Green
APPLE: Professional Applications
Lisa Grossman, Producer
Bahati Productions, Inc.
David Hamlin, Senior Producer, Special Projects
National Geographic
Rick Harding
Sony
Suzanne Harle, Founder
Green Planet Films, Inc.
Neil Harraway, Director of Production and Marketing
NHNZ, Ltd.
Lisa Harrow, Actress
Masahiro Hayakawa, Senior Producer, Natural History Programs
NKH Enterprises, INC
Sara Helman
Don Henderson, Senior Manager of Creative
Apple Education
Greg Henderson, Director of Multimedia News
Associated Press
Janet Hess, Series Editor/NATURE
Nature/WNET
Ashley Hoppin, Executive Producer
National Geographic Channels International
Bill Hudson, Director of Business and Market Development
Apple Professional Video Applications
Masaru Ikeo, Executive Producer
Media International Corporation
Hiromichi Iwasaki
NHK, Japanese Broadcasting Corporation
Shera Jenne, Marketing Representative/North America
Natural History New Zealand
Dereck Joubert, Filmaker
Wildlife Films Botswana
Marjorie Kaplan, President and General Manager
Animal Planet & Discovery Kids Media
Fred Kaufman, Executive Producer
NATURE/WNET
Mary Jo Kinser, Coordinating Producer
ESPN
Walter Koehler, Head of ORF Natural History UNIVERSUM
ORF - Austrian Broadcasting Corporation
Bob Landis, Cameraman/Producer
Landis Wildlife Films
Brian Leith, Executive Producer
BBC Natural History Unit
Shari Lewis, Partner
Rivkin Radler
Tim Liversedge, Director/Producer/Cinematographer
Tim Liversedge Productions
Paula Lumbard, President
Footage Bank HD Inc.
Tom Mangelsen, Photographer
Images of Nature
Kristy Manning, Director of West Coast Sales
BBC Motion Gallery, a division of BBC Worldwide Americas
Harry Marshall, Director/Writer/Producer
Icon Films
Tim Martin, Series Editor
BBC Natural World
Vance Martin, President
The WILD Foundation
James Mathers, Cinematographer & President
Digital Camera Society
Cathy McConnell, Producer/Writer
Artemis Productions, Inc.
Estelle McGechie, Mentor/Trainer
Apple, Inc.
Jeff Merritt, HD Marketing Manager
Panasonic Broadcast
Cristina Mittermeier, Photographer
Conservation, International
Kevin Mohs, Vice President, Production
Animal Planet & Discovery Kids Media
Shane Moore, Producer and Cinematographer
Moore and Moore Films
Sasha Motivala
Arete, Inc.
Shinichi Murata, Executive Producer, International Development of Nature Programs
NHK, Japanese Broadcasting
Bill Murphy, Series Producer/NATURE
Nature/WNET
Toshihiro Muta, Senior Cameraman, Broadcasting Engineering Department
NHK, Japanese Broadcasting
Rob Nelson, Co-Founder
The Wild Classroom
Neil Nightingale, Head of NHU
BBC Natural History Unit
Chris Palmer, Distinguished Film Producer in Residence and Director of the Center for Environmental Filmmaking
School of Communication, American University
Roger Payne, Founder & President
Ocean Alliance
Mike Pellagati
JVC
Bob Poole, Director of Photography
Robert Poole Films
George Potter, Senior Producer
Terra
Adam Ravetch, Director/Producer
Arctic Bear Productions
Ron Riddle, Composer
Sarah Robertson, Director/Producer
Arctic Bear Productions
Michael Rosenberg
Peartree Films
Michael Rosenfeld, President
National Geographic Television
Rick Rosenthal, Director of Film/Video
MarViva Foundation
Dave Ruddick, Location Sound
Dave Ruddick Sound
Melissa Salpietra
Longfin Films
Chuck Saltsman, Film and Video Production Manager
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Steve Schklair, Managing Member
3ality Digital Media
Michael Schoenfeld
Channel G
Florian Schulz, Photographer
Louie Schwartzberg, President
BlackLight Films
Mark Shelley, Founder & Executive Director
Sea Studios Foundation
Katya Shirokow, Principal
Wild Logic, LLC.
Keenan Smart, National History Unit
National Geographic Television
David Smith, President & Cheif Pilot
CAVU
Rick Smith, Filmmaker
Russell Sparkman, President & CEO
FusionSpark Media
Phil Streather, Founder
Principal Large Format
Victoria Stone, Wildlife Filmmaker
Deeble & Stone
Dyanna Taylor, Filmmaker
Raven Rouge Productions
Courtney Thompson, Manager of Development & Regional Production
National Geographic Channels International
Alix Tidmarsh, Director
B8 Media
Mathew Tombers, Founder & Managing Director
Intermat, Inc.
Marco Torres
Apple Education
David Vassar, Producer
Backcountry Pictures
Tom Veltre, Proprietor
The Really Interesting Picture Company
Dr. Alfred Vendl
AV Dokumenta Film Production
Janet Han Vissering, Senior VP Strategic Development & Co-Finance
National Geographic Channels International
Mark Wild, Director of Production and Development
Animal Planet International
Lenny Williams, Composer
Rob Willox, Director of Marketing, Content Creation Division
Sony Electronics
Dr. Edward O. Wilson, University Research Professor Emeritus
Honorary Curator of Museum of Comparative Zoology
Harvard University
Ellen Windemuth, Founder and Owner
Off the Fence
Jason Winkler, Co-Founder & Partner
Arete Media Group
Kim Wolhuter, Producer/Director/Cinematographer
Wolhuter Media
Michael Wong, Development Executive
Apple Professional Applications Marketing Group
Kevin Zippel, Program Officer
Amphibian Ark