Igor Alves is a socially-minded entrepreneur, Emmy Award-winning producer, filmmaker, and ethical marketing strategist. Alves is Co-Founder and CEO at DreamPlay Media, a creative storytelling company (NJ SBE, MBE, UEZ). Clients include Prudential, Samsung, Red Bull, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, RWJBarnabas, Nike, Audible, Rutgers University, The City of Newark, NJIT, Trust for Public Land, and more.The company’s DreamPlay Films division has produced 12 award-winning films, including BLACK MOSES RISING (PBS), LIBERATION (PBS), GRIND (Amazon Prime), On the Cusp, Echoes of Fado and Exit Road. Its 5 part concert film series, TRANSCEND and EMERGE, starring the NJ Symphony, was broadcast on PBS, and earned 2 EMMY Awards and 4 EMMY nominations in our region.Alves founded DreamPlay TV | Newark, a locally-inspired, cinematic storytelling hub.Alves is the Founder / Managing Director at Boldinary Group, a positive impact strategy, innovation, design and marketing consultancy.Alves has 20 years of experience in strategy, communications, journalism, media relations, multimedia production, partnership development and marketing. He held key roles at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Census Bureau, 24horas Newspaper, and Status Marketing. Alves holds 20 years of non-profit service and leadership experience, including with the American Red Cross, SEEDS Scholars, and others. Alves earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science and a master's degree in Global Affairs and Economics from Rutgers University-Newark. Alves has published in academic journals, presented at international conferences and taught classes in political science, sociology and media/communications. His research focus was sustainable capitalism and multi-modal power relations.Igor was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and grew up in an immigrant neighborhood of Newark, NJ - where he is an evangelist for the city, social entrepreneurs, artists, changemakers and empathetic dreamers everywhere.