Rory Armes - Gaming Industry Advisor
Formerly a Senior Vice President for Electronic Arts Ltd. (EA), Rory was responsible for directing the development of EA games in London, Sweden, Montreal and Vancouver. He developed creative and business plans for some of EA's largest franchises: Need for Speed, FIFA, Harry Potter and NHL, among others. Prior to joining EA, Rory was president and cofounder of Radical Entertainment, a leading interactive entertainment developer. He was also a senior executive with Distinctive Software Interactive, a company acquired by EA. Currently Rory is CEO of a digital media company with the goal of using technology to solve media challenges. Gener8 is a leading company converting theatrical films for 3D release.
Tim Clark - Music and Entertainment Advisor
Tim Clark is a founding partner, along with David Enthoven, of the IE: Music Group, the Entertainment company that represents Robbie Williams, Archive, Sia, Craig Armstrong and Passenger and includes wholly owned subsidiaries Hangman Studios, the successful film house and Hangman Films.
Clark started his career at Island Records, the label founded by his mentor, the legendary Chris Blackwell. He learnt every facet of the music business while working at Island and has been fortunate to work with some of the greatest artistes of the past 30 years, including Bob Marley, Free, King Crimson, Roxy Music, Cat Stevens, Massive Attack and, of course, Robbie Williams.
He served his apprenticeship at Island well, starting in the stores and progressing through sales, production and marketing before coming Marketing Director in 1972 and then, in 1976, Managing Director. In 1992 he formed IE Music with David Enthoven and it has become one of the most successful artiste management companies in the UK. He is also a Director of Robbie Williams' company The In Good Company Co.
Tim is widely respected throughout the music industry for his innovative approach to music management and his support of digital media. He is also a Vice President of UNICEF and supports Robbie Williams' substantial contributions to that organisation.
Scott H. Ray - Loyalty Advisor
Scott Ray is Managing Director of SCENE, Canada's only entertainment centred loyalty program. He has served as a senior business development strategist with clients in a variety of Industries. Ray has an extensive background in expanding opportunities for industry leading companies such as Aeroplan, Maritz, Olympia & York, and IBM. Ray's diverse background and experiences in the Loyalty & Incentives industry have instrumentally expanded new markets, uncovered new recurring revenue streams and materially increased market valuation for the companies he has worked with. He has over 30 years of experience planning and executing strategic revenue growth plans for both B2B and B2C businesses including technology, real estate, entertainment, consumer goods and travel.
Ray has lead SCENE to achieving over 200% of its member growth target in its first year. Ray recently led the Aeroplan NBD team through the transition from a pure airline frequent flyer program to one Canada's largest retail loyalty coalitions; positioning the company for a successful $2.5B IPO. In addition he held the position of VP Channel Effectiveness with Maritz, the world's largest source of integrated loyalty, performance improvement, incentive travel, and market research services. Previous to Maritz, Ray has held senior executive positions with Mirvish Productions, Campeau Corporation and Olympia & York's Reichmann family. He also launched the first stored value cards in Canada as GM of American Express Incentive Services and pioneered IBM's first forays in Retail with IBM Product Centres.