Riccardo Benedetti
Riccardo Benedetti, head of Business Strategy and Digital Development, Nu Metro Entertainment
C. J. Wehlage
C. J. Wehlage, Director of Research, Hi-Tech and M&E, AMR Research
C.J. Wehlage brings 18 years of experience to his role as Research Director, High Tech. He is responsible for research of the high tech value chain, including SemiConductor, Contract Manufacturing, Consumer Electronics, Network and Telecom, and Media & Entertainment.
Before joining AMR Research, C.J. was the Director of Supply Chain Operations at EMC, where he was responsible for third party enablement, outsourcing, and lean design. He also was Director of Information Technology, helping to build EMC’s IT Portfolio model and leading key mergers & acquisitions.
C.J. has worked extensively in Asia and Silicon Valley with Apple Computer, in the new products development, commodity management, and materials management areas. C.J. has held leadership roles in large scale SAP and Oracle ERP projects and led the development of supply chain optimization at Bose and Digital.
C.J. earned his BS in Industrial Engineering and a Minor in Statistics from Penn State University, and his MBA from Boston College. He is certified in supply chain management (CSCP) from APICS, Six Sigma certified, and an Adjunct Professor of Supply Chain Management at Northeastern University
Garry Elwood
Garry Elwood, Home Entertainment Business Director, Gardners
Garry has worked in the Home Entertainment industry for 28 years encompassing, major studio, independent studio & wholesale.
Developing all of these businesses has involved dealing directly with ALL studios, their labels and distributors and every customer from independent stores through to chains and multiples as well as non-traditional plus central & local government. And focusing very much on the varied supply chain solutions required to satisfy customer needs both for trade and retail.
Andy Adamson
Andy Adamson, Merchandise & Supply Chain Manager, Borders UK
Andy joined Borders at the tail end of 2008 after an extensive career in entertainment retailing that began instore at HMV and took him through specialist retail and vendor management at both THE and EUK. He also has experience of the content owner side having worked in marketing for EMI and as Merchandise Manager for the National Gallery Company.
He is particularly interested in how our industry can find a sustainable model for the future and regards himself as an optimist with regard to the ability of physical products to find a viable future under the challenge of digital – if we make the right choices.
Barry Smith
Barry Smith, Director of Sales, West10 Entertainment
Barry’s introduction into the home entertainment industry came as owner of the first mobile video rental franchise in Manchester in 1991.
In 1995 Barry joined TelMe.com, the first company to provide online access to BT’s Telephone Directory and Thomson’s Directory. Appointed Account Director, he moved to the ecommerce division which developed a trade website for the Builders Merchant Federation, where a prerequisite was accurate and timely metadata for the many SKU’s from the many suppliers to the building trade.
The lessons learned about gathering product, price and availability information from numerous trade suppliers as information was collected, collated, standardised, indexed, updated and supplied, proved invaluable when Barry returned to the entertainment industry in 2005, with his appointment as Director of Sales at West10. He initiated a strategy which has seen West10 develop from scratch into a leading provider of high-quality entertainment metadata.
Working with companies across the entertainment industry supply chain from studios and distributors to wholesalers, online retailers, retail outlets, the BVA and the UK Film Council, West10 ensures that clients have the metadata to drive consumer purchases, fulfil transactions and manage the supply chain in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
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