As Director of Development at the California Film Institute, Liana Bender is responsible for the financial sustainability of the organization’s contributed revenue. The California Film Institute is an internationally recognized nonprofit cultural institution that produces the Mill Valley Film Festival, owns and operates the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center and produces CFI Education. Liana has over a decade of experience with corporate partnerships, donor management, business development, and strategic planning.

As Director of Business Development at THX Ltd., Matthew Chrispen is tasked with seeking great business and technology partnerships for THX. During his 7 year tenure at THX, he has managed THX Marketing, Certification program and Sales, as well as Business Development. Matt has been responsible for a number of key strategic partner relationships supporting THX’s core Consumer Electronics, Automotive and Cinema business lines. Previously, he served as Sr. Strategic Software Relationships Manager of Consumer Multimedia at Advanced Micro Devices for 11 years, and managed a skilled team of ISV Relations managers. His responsibilities included strategically prioritized CPU architectural optimizations and benchmark generation, as well as 64-bit and multi-core processor support from independent software vendors. Chrispen leverages his strengths from previous marketing and PR experience to ensure cohesive integration into AMD messaging.