STEFF JONES
PRESIDENT OF PRODUCTION, GLOBAL

As the Executive President of Global Production, Steff has a wealth of experience in the planning delivery and execution of global scale projects. Steff has worked with The Royals at Buckingham Palace, The Beckhams, Sony Music, Universal Music, Scooter Braun’s SB Projects, Simon Cowell’s SYCO, Live Nation; networks such as BBC, ITV, FOX, artists such as Ariana Grande, Sam Smith, Calvin Harris, Ellie Goulding, Michael Buble, and Rod Stewart to global brands such as Billboard, Disney, Amex, Adobe, Bloomberg, and Visa on the management, delivery, and execution of global scale production.

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DAVE STEVENS
MANAGING DIRECTOR, GLOBAL

Dave Stevens has over 30 years experience working at the helm of the Live Shows & Production Industry. He served almost three decades working for the UK’s most networks ITV, best known for television shows such as The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent. With experience of managing a workforce of over 50 staff, he has overseen the delivery and execution of some of the world’s biggest live shows. He has worked with platinum selling artists such as Adele, and shows such as Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, and The Graham Norton Show. Currently working at Production Zync, he brings with him a wealth of planning, management, production delivery, execution, and logistics experience across Production Zync’s TV, Music, Sport, and Live Projects.

RAJ KAPOOR
BROADCAST EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Raj is a creative talent whose imaginative work has been seen on stages and screens around the world. Some of his biggest television credits include the two most recent Academy Awards, the seven most recent Grammys, ACMs, AMA’s, American Idol, The Beatles Grammy Special, Billboards, CMSa, Dancing with the Stars, Disneyland 60, Emmys, Greatest Hits, iHeart Radio Music Awards, RDMA’s, Sinatra 100 Grammy Special, the Voice, The X Factor, and XQ Super School Live.

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JAMES MERRYMAN
BROADCAST DIRECTOR

With the vision of a director and the mindset of a producer, James sees the full picture. Whether its single-cam or multi-cam, branded content or live television, he believes that the best way to excite an audience is through story and emotion. It’s his fresh perspective and unbridled creativity combined with his education and experience that sets James apart. James has directed shows and events for Tesla, Victoria’s Secret, Xbox, Samsung, the UN and UNICEF. More recently, he captured Shakira’s El Dorado World Tour, live in Los Angeles, which won two categories at the NY Film & TV Festival.

FLORIAN WIELDER
PRODUCTION DESIGNER

Within the last 30 years, multiaward winning Florian Wieder has developed the creative and visual concepts for multiple shows, concert / tours, music and television productions all over the globe. With his innovative work and being in the business for three decades, Florian has become one of the most sought after production designers in the world.

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ALLISON PIETER
EVENTS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Allison has been producing inperson, hybrid and virtual events for more than two decades and and brands including Equinox, Freeform, Hulu, BYUtv, Rebel Girls, TheWrap, Radio Hall of Fame, iHeart Media to name but a few. She has produced hundreds of events all across the word, in addition to for notable personalities such as Steve Harvey, Ryan Seacrest and Nikki Sixx. She produced some backstage interviews at award shows and concerts to weekly musical performances with talent including P!nk and Melissa Etheridge. The Democratic National Convention Is one of her personal highlights to date.

JACLYN SOBEL
SENIOR PRODUCTION MANAGER

Jaclyn Sobel has over 20 years experience in event production and corporate events and production management. She has held various positions at ESPN, Six Flags, Dick Clark Productions, and Julien’s Auctions, primarily focused on overseeing operations, productions, and client services. Extremely under pressure, Jaclyn’s has a wealth of experience in the delivery of large-scale shows and events, such as the ESPYS, Miss Universe, and the American Music Awards. She has also managed various experiential pop-ups, multi-day conferences, executive roadshows and many other notable events and productions.

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VENETIA HARPIN
EXPERIENTIAL EXECUTIVE
PRODUCER

As our senior leader in all things experiential, and interactive broadcast entertainment, Venetia brings with her over a decade of experience in live production, music, festivals, special projects, trade shows and experiential brand activations. Focused on event narratives, she is renowned for her creative approach, and artistic projects include immersive theatre via AI controlled video calling for Facebook, multi-sensory art installations for ASICS, and paintball rage rooms for DC Comics.

DAN SHIPTON
CREATIVE DIRECTOR UK

Dan is a world-renowned Creative Director and Show Producer. Dan’s unique hybrid of technical and creative understanding has enabled him to wow audiences across the globe for a broad and exciting range of clients. His work spans stadium spectaculars, television, arena concerts, brand activations, virtual events and cultural ceremonies.

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ROSS NICHOLSON
CREATIVE DIRECTOR UK

As a Creative Producer and Director, Ross has diverse experience across award-winning international spectaculars, large scale shows, as and branded events. Ross excels at passion for emerging technologies and audience engagement. He has gained extensive recognition in his work across multiple genres.