Robert Riopelle manages a global team of sales and marketing professionals and is responsible for developing client relationships and strategic partnerships. His mandate at LiveHive includes exploring new applications for the company's core technology and planning entry strategies into new markets.

Robert Riopelle is an industry expert on interactive entertainment and a much sought after speaker at industry events, including:

• Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA) Sports & Technology Event: Oct 23-25, 2007
• National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Futures Summit: March 19, 2007
• Fantasy Sports Trade Conference: March 15, 2007
• Interactive TV Today (ITVT) TV of Tomorrow Show: March 14, 2007
• Fantasy Sports Trade Association (FSTA) Spring Business Conference: February 20, 2007
• Casual Gaming Conference: November 9-10, 2006

Riopelle has extensive experience developing and managing international business relationships with content suppliers, network aggregators, distributors, and wholesalers and has been successful in leading business units for both entrepreneurial ventures and large companies.

Previously, Riopelle worked as a Business Development Manager with a Waterloo-based consumer electronics firm, managing the channel development and marketing initiatives for the international product launch of a mobile media product line. Riopelle was successful in building a distributed network of content suppliers, distributors, and marketing partners throughout Europe, Asia, and North America. Riopelle has worked in Seattle for Microsoft Corporation developing and promoting Microsoft technology to CEOs of Fortune-500 companies, and managing customer feedback analysis.

Riopelle holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Queen's University.