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An experiential marketing industry veteran. Experience in the hospitality industry with Westin Hotels. As CEO of Conference Planners, a global event management and registration agency specializing in the IT market, fueled growth and innovation eventually leading to sale of Conference Planners to George P. Johnson in 2000. Following the acquisition, oversaw GPJ sales and client services organization for the US West Coast and Asia Pacific as well as led GPJ’s digital strategy. Prior to returning to GPJ as CEO, spent time at INXPO, the online content distribution and communication platform as a member of executive team with INXPO, with a focus on fueling continued growth through strengthening INXPO’s leadership position in the marketplace and building a world-class organization. More than 25 years of experience producing innovative and effective experience marketing and management solutions and am a strong believer in the intersection of live and digital experiences.Specialties: Client Services, Business Development, General Management/Leadership, Change Management, Growth Management, Technology Visionary, Experiential Marketing, Online Events

Hirsch is responsible for overseeing Affiliate Sales, Marketing, Programming Operations and Research, Starz Distribution, and Technology and Product Development. Hirsch has played a key leadership role at Starz since joining in July 2015 as President of Global Marketing and Product Development. He oversees development of new Starz products and services for the company, including the launch of the new STARZ app, the STARZ network rebrand and the repositioning of the STARZ ENCORE suite of services. Hirsch joined Starz in 2015 after serving most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Residential Services at Time Warner Cable. In this senior executive role since 2011, Hirsch was responsible for all Time Warner Cable corporate marketing activities to the company’s residential customers. Hirsch first joined Time Warner Cable in 1999 and served in various executive roles including responsibilities in strategic product development for the Time Warner Cable iPad app, and serving as President for Residential Services in the Time Warner Cable New York City, Los Angeles and Rochester, NY regions. Prior to that, Hirsch’s past experiences included stints at NYNEX Corporation in product bundling and McCann-Erickson in advertising. Hirsch was recognized in 2012 as the sole recipient of the Vanguard Award for Young Leadership and twice ranked by Forbes for his executive talents and influence in marketing and social media. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Pennsylvania and a Masters of Business Administration from The Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College.

Mark C. Hanson is a Chief Executive Officer at MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA and is based in San Francisco, California. He has worked as President and Executive Director at MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Mark attended Harvard University between 1994 and 1997 and Eastman School of Music between 1992 and 1994.