Debi Wong (she/her)

Signals Co-Executive Producer & Co-Curator

Debi Wong is a fearless and award-winning XR producer, creative director and multidisciplinary artist who has made a significant impact on the contemporary operatic scene and creative technology sector. She is the Founding Artistic Director of re:Naissance Opera in Vancouver, BC and co-executive producer and co-curator of Signals Creative Technology Expo at The Vancouver International Film Festival. Some of her recent accolades include: Executive Producer of Whipped Cream’s music video experience, The Dark (CIMA Bold Award Winner, SXSW Official XR Experience Selection); Co-creator and Executive Producer of Live From The Underworld (Aurea XR Award, double winner in creativity and innovation), and she recently opened TED 2023 conference singing as The Solar Ambassador in K Allado McDowell’s new AI opera, Song Of The Ambassadors. Wong was recently named one of the world’s 100 most influential experiential designers by XP Land’s XLIST.

Our Executive Office Staff

2023-24 Board of Directors

Jeanne-Marie Owens

Founder & COO, Critical Path Games
Board Chair

Tim Teh

Founder & CEO, Kano
Board Vice-Chair

Lance Davis

CFO & Co-founder, Shred Capital
Board Treasurer

Karam Bayrakal

Partner, Fasken
Board Secretary

Alex Grimbley

Franchise Strategy Director & Executive Producer, The Coalition (Microsoft)

Kay Wong-Alafriz

CFO, Kabam

Heather Puttock

President, Kickstart Entertainment

Lori Massini

General Counsel, Atomic Cartoons / Thunderbird

Megan Moore

Director of Technology, Walt Disney Animation Studios

Natali Altshuler

Chief Operating Officer, EA SPORTS, Electronic Arts

Sam Fisher

CEO, Hyper Hippo Entertainment

Shyang Kong

Co-founder, SkyBox Labs

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