Shatterizer™ is a rapidly growing start-up company, online platform and community dedicated to presenting the leading vaping devices and technology. The Shatterizer brand wants to share knowledge and experience to help consumers better understand this ever-changing market. Designing and adapting new products as technology continually changes is also a main focus. The Shatterizer unveiled on September 9, 2017!As the Chief Strategy Officer, Val brings 15+ years of experience scaling start-ups and in marketing communications. With a background in innovative tech industries such as 3D, VR and open-source, she’s dedicated to growth hacking and boot strapping and leadership support. Val recently came from a top Canadian accelerator and is truly a gear and gadgets entrepreneurial kind of gal. Her interests are gardening and puppies and she recently adopted a rescue from the Toronto Humane Society she named Honey.

The CFC Media Lab is a unique production think-tank, training institute and accelerator for emerging interactive and digital creators, practitioners, entrepreneurs and companies, which has graduated over 200 professionals, prototyped over 100 interactive products and commercialized over 30 technologically-savvy start-ups. IDEABOOST is a business accelerator with a difference - a bootcamp for companies that want to navigate an entertainment ecosystem that has been radically disrupted by new technologies and demanding audience expectations.LEARN MORE www.ideaboost.ca

Valerie McCulloch is the VP of Media and Communications for CanWood Entertainment Inc., leading comprehensive campaigns to publicize CanWood’s properties. She is determined to find the most entertaining, integrated, synchronized and successful way to deliver engaging brand communication. With an entrepreneurial spirit and specialization in digital community socializing, she is objective driven and results based. Val is devoted to data, research, analytics and applying discovered insights to craft and implement strategy. She is as diligent in internal infrastructure planning as she is to managing marketing communications, public relations, and sponsorship initiatives and grassroots experiential events from proposal, to market, to post. Val seeks to create, inspire and generate value at every interaction and with each of CanWood’s collaborators. www.canwoodentertainment.comhttps://www.facebook.com/CanwoodEntertainmenthttp://www.linkedin.com/company/canwood-entertainmenthttps://twitter.com/CW_Entertainshttps://www.youtube.com/user/canwoodentertainment

Val is an entrepreneurial marketing professional in collaboration with CanWood Entertainment Inc. Val first heard of ACM SIGGRAPH in 2012, as Director of Marketing for RenderLife. With the opportunity to attend the conference in LA, she was inspired by the experiential edutainment: industry education mixed with entertainment (and the parties). Enchanted by the epic events and incredibly intelligent people, she realized a Toronto Chapter Revival was imperative. She enjoys socializing, networking and connecting online and in-person, or at the beach. She invites you to Follow the Toronto ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter or Twitter and Like US on Facebook Visit http://toronto.siggraph.org/https://twitter.com/TO_siggraphhttps://www.facebook.com/TorontoACMSIGGRAPH

Southpaw Technology Specialties include: Digital Asset Management, Workflow Management, Production Asset Management, Enterprise Content Management and are the creators of TACTIC Software. For exciting developments:Like https://www.facebook.com/southpawtechnology on Facebook Follow Tactic Software on Twitter https://twitter.com/tactic_software Connect with http://www.southpawtech.com/ on LinkedIn

• Responsible for all integrated marketing planning, includig the creation, implementation and execution of marketing mix components to formulate a cohesive brand strategy• Constructed and managed all social media elements, public relations, advertising, promotions, tradeshows and events, designed and crafted launch plan• Led consumer, client, and competitor research to align company direction and discover opportunities to harness• Built the process and infrastructure associated with internal team development

• Led 44 turn-key National marketing campaigns aligning in person & online strategies: designed, executed from ideation to completion• Expertise in Sales Activation, Special Events, Creative Production, Sponsorship, Social Media and Contesting• Developed organic account growth within BELL, LABATT, E.&J. GALLO, PHILIPS & SONS, MEREK, BACARDI & SLEEMAN • Represented multiple products within retail partners: LCBO, BCLS, SAQ, SLGA, TheBeerStore, Best Buy, Future Shop, Bell Stores, Sony, Cost-Co, Canadian Tire, HMV, WalMart