Ricky Van Veen

2012 Event

Past Events

Venue

Sunday

Apr042010

Ricky Van Veen co-founded CollegeHumor.com from his dorm room in the fall of 1999. CollegeHumor quickly developed a loyal following, and by the time he graduated in 2003 the site was reaching over three million unique users per month. Along with his partners at CollegeHumor, Mr. Van Veen proceeded to launch additional sites such as BustedTees.com and Vimeo.com as a way to further capitalize on the existing user base which had been built with CollegeHumor.

Connected Ventures, the new media network and development company that now houses CollegeHumor and BustedTees, is an operating business of IAC which purchased a controlling stake in August 2006. In July 2009, IAC launched Notional, a multi-platform production company, which is headed up by Van Veen. Notional's initial focus will be high-concept, buzz-worthy, unscripted programming for all formats, including TV.

Digitas, the top global integrated brand agency, builds active brands for some of the foremost companies in the world. In 2012 Digitas was named OMMA Magazine's Agency of the Year and The Drum's London Integrated Agency of the Year. The agency also counts Agency of the Year honors from the Festival of Media, BtoB Magazine, and Les Agences de l’Année, France, and has been named to the Advertising Age Digital A-List among its many awards. Digitas also operates the brand content platform, The Third Act:, producers of first and most well renowned event on digital content, The NewFront; and, Prodigious Worldwide, the world’s only standalone, global digital productions company. With sister agencies Starcom MediaVest, ZenithOptimedia, Denuo and Razorfish, Digitas is a member of Publicis Groupe's VivaKi—a global digital knowledge and resource center that leverages the combined scale of the autonomous operations of its members to develop new services, new tools, and new partnerships. Publicis Groupe [listed on the Euronext Paris Exchange - FR0000130577 - and part of the CAC 40 index] is the world's third largest communications group. With activities spanning 104 countries on five continents, Publicis Groupe offers local and international clients a complete range of advertising services. Web site: www.publicisgroupe.com