Damien Véran is the president and co-founder of SlimCut Media, a global leader in Outstream Native video advertising innovation.  SlimCut Media helps media companies to deploy video advertising within their online content. Current clients include Vice, Rogers, Warner, DailyMail, PostMedia, Quebecor, Toronto Star or Globe & Mail. Passionate about media, Damien has co-founded SlimCut Media in 2011 with the goal of helping traditional publishers thrive in the booming digital environment. Damien was invited to speak at the 2014 Advertising Week in NYC and was part of the panel for the 2015 PwC Global Media Outlook.  Damien sits on the jury of the Ryerson University's Master of Journalism entrepreneurship project. In 2016, Damien was appointed Foreign Trade Advisor by the French government. Damien holds a master’s degree in engineering specialized in telecommunications and a master’s degree specialized in marketing from HEC Paris.