Amber J. Lawson is well known and regarded in the fields of traditional and emerging media as a multiplatform strategist, development and programming executive as well as serving on the boards of companies that are changing the media landscape. Lawson combines experience as a top entertainment executive and producer of platform appropriate high-quality long & short form entertainment with a hands-on knowledge of digital media content business development including distribution, business planning, interactive and social network integration, and the production of effective premium branded content. Lawson is Partner In the Opportunity Management Company Multiplatform storytelling consultancy firm.

Just prior to TOMC, she was AOL’s VP/ Head of Video Programming & Originals. Previously, Amber J led the Babelgum.com international comedy business. She has also served as the VP of Programming & SVP of Branded Entertainment at Mania TV and as SVP of Development at National Lampoon. Amber J partnered in April of 2010 with Streamy Award-winning Kevin Pollak for his directorial debut of Vamped Out.

Lawson’s digital leadership and forward thinking resulted in her nomination for 2010 PGA Top 25 in Digital and her receipt the 2011 NATPE Luminary Award. She is the chairman of the Membership Working Group of Interactive Media Peer Group of The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, chairman of International Academy of Web Television Awards at CES, PGA member, Advisory Board member of ASM and OpenSlate, a premium video discovery site through trademarked Slate Score. She is also founder and executive Producer of Transforming the World Through Comedy (@TWTComedy), a global multi platform Telethon 2.0 social enterprise.

Lawson has been a featured speaker at NAB, CES, LATV Fest, AlwaysOn, JFL Montreal Comedy Festival, Digital Hollywood, Comedy Content Summit, SXSW, NATPE, ITVfest & SMWLA on the topics of interactive & immersive content, branded entertainment, multiplatform strategies, monetization, social media, entertainment consumption, advertising & business strategy in traditional, online and mobile.

Amber is a partner in The Opportunity Management Company merging Technology & Content. Prior to joining TOMC Lawson led AOL as VP/ Head of Video Programming & Originals. Lawson's global content influence shaped and branded Babelgum Comedy as Publisher. Her digital leadership and forward thinking resulted in her nomination for 2010 PGA Top 25 in Digital and her receipt the 2011 NATPE Luminary Award. Lawson founded Transforming the World Through Comedy the first multi-platform global live streamed stand up comedy event benefiting a catalytic philanthropy. Lawson is on the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Emmys) Interactive Media Peer Group Executive Council & Chairman of the IAWTV Awards Committee.

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Christine Lubrano, vice president, current productions, IFC, is responsible for overseeing production of IFC’s growing slate of scripted comedy series, including the Emmy®, Peabody and Writer’s Guild Award winning Portlandia, the upcoming series Maron and Comedy Bang! Bang!, which returns to IFC this summer. She is also the executive producer of the Film Independent Spirit Awards, which has aired on IFC for more than a decade and celebrates the achievements of independent filmmakers. In 2012 Ms. Lubrano was responsible for the much-heralded return of R. Kelly to television in his hip hopera Trapped in the Closet—Part 3. The special was a breakout hit and became the most watched telecast among adults 18-49 and total viewers in IFC’s ad-supported history.

In her current role at IFC, Ms. Lubrano works with everyone involved in each show's production, from agents and managers to show runners, production companies and talent. She oversees all creative aspects of production including story-shaping, casting and providing notes on scripts and edits.

An IFC veteran, Ms. Lubrano has been with the company for 16 years, previously serving as vice president, development & production for non-fiction programming. In that role she managed the development and production of the network’s feature documentaries, including the Emmy®-nominated documentary, Monty Python: Almost the Truth (the Lawyer’s Cut). She started her career at IFC as a production manager, responsible for all short form content and program packaging for network series, events and specials.

Before joining IFC, Ms. Lubrano was a production manager at Bravo TV.

A passionate television executive, she is active in a variety of industry organizations, including Women in Cable Television (WICT), New York Women in Film & Television and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS).

Ms. Lubrano has a B.A. in Communications from Hofstra University.

Jodi Lieberman fell into the comedy business many years ago and never left.  Her love for bringing laughter around the world is what fuels her passion.  Jodi currently works at Parallel Entertainment, a boutique management and production company that represents comedians, actors, and writers, including Jeff Foxworthy, Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall and the Blue Collar Comedy franchise.  There, Jodi manages comedic talent worldwide fostering the careers of her clients across a multitude of platforms, including live, TV, film and web.

Before heading to Los Angeles, Jodi served as the head of the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival for many years producing hundreds of live shows and has worked with some of the biggest names in comedy including, John Cleese, Don Rickles, Carl Reiner, Ray Romano, Kevin James, Jon Stewart, Tina Fey, just to name a few.  In addition, Jodi has produced over 200 episodes of Just For Laughs and Just For Variety that have been televised in over 40 counties, and have won various awards.

A self-described "80s sitcom fanatic," Jodi recognized her desire to work in the entertainment industry at an early age. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors at Concordia University in Montreal where she specialized in Communications and minored in Business.

Kylie Sparks' credits  include: Film: “Pizza” (IFC Films, Starring w/ Ethan Embry), "Mr. Intangibles" (upcoming release in 2013); TV: “Melissa & Joey,” “Bones,” “Greek,” “Desperate Housewives” (Recurring), “Complete Savages” (Recurring), “ER,” “Traffic Light,” “Campus Ladies;”  New Media: “Squaresville” “The G.I.A.," "Meridian;"  Staged Reading: “G.B.F.” (Outfest Screenwriters Lab Readings w/ Raven-Symone, Andrea Bowen, etc.); USC School of Theatre alumna, dog owner, pancake and fashion enthusiast, writer, singer, and cinephile.  www.kyliesparks.com

Mary Kate Wiles is from Fayetteville, Arkansas and graduated from USC with degrees in Theatre and English Literature. She currently stars as Zelda in Squaresville, Sansa in School of Thrones, and Lydia in the recently wrapped The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. She has been on The Middle and can also be seen in films Dark Woods, Dreamworld, and The Sound and The Shadow. Lord of the Rings is her favorite thing ever and she drinks a lot of coffee and loves cats.

Olga Kay is a YouTube content creator, actress, and comedienne. Reigning as one of top 50 most subscribed females on YouTube, her Russian roots combined with her bold personality, and circus background, ignited her career in entertainment. To date, she's garnered over 79MM views on YouTube across her channels. Her massive success has led her to partnerships with major brands, such as: Google, Relativity Media, Ford, Nintendo/Wii, AXE and many more.