Ty Ahmad-Taylor

Business adviser, Business leader, Business mentor, Connector, Designer, Entrepreneur, Environmentalist, Event planner, Idea generator, Journalist, Life mentor, Parent, Photographer, Technologist, World traveler, Writer/Editor

Ty Ahmad-Taylor’s career has been dedicated to creating deeply engaging experiences for viewers across various media platforms. His background includes more than 27 years in information design with over 18 years in interactive television platforms. He possesses a thorough understanding of consumer entertainment habits and what’s needed to enhance the platforms that satisfy their demands. Ty is a successful entrepreneur and business leader having led or founded several start-ups, the latest of which was acquired by Samsung Electronics in 2012. He became Vice President of Smart TV Services at Samsung where he led the teams that created interactive television applications and OTT products for the world’s largest TV and smartphone manufacturer. Prior to Samsung, Ty was the Senior Vice President for Strategy and Product Development at MTV Networks' Music & Logo Group and a Senior Director of Interactive Products and UI at Comcast. In addition to his accomplishments as an entrepreneur and business manager, Ty has credits as a patent holder (12 and counting) and thought-leader whose career and personal interests uniquely meet those of THX - at the intersection of art and technology. His creative aptitude has been instrumental in shaping THX’s future brand strategies and reinventing THX to scale new heights.

Helping people become successful, in any field through my network or through software development approaches.

It is the fiduciary duty of leaders in the workplace to get the most out of their employees by providing them a platform to be successful. This may include a reversal of traditional paradigms of "do as I say" into "how can I help you perform even better?"

Entertainment, Hardware development, Human Resources, Media, Search, Software development

None so far. This is my first full conference.

Cooking.