iHollywood Forum

Digital Living Room addresses technologies and services that are transforming the living room into a digital hub.

Thought-leaders from technology, consumer electronics, finance and Hollywood and market-research analysts engage in lively dialogue to create a technological, business and investment roadmap for the digital home.

Learn about cutting-edge business opportunities from key decision makers in entertainment, computing, software, hardware, consumer electronics, analysis and journalism.

Discover business strategies from in-depth sessions on HDTV, digital video recorders, television, cable, telecom, broadcast, media centers, recordable DVDs, games, music, platforms, broadband Internet, ethernet and Wi-Fi, video-on-demand, multiplayer and next-generation gaming, media center PCs, mobile and wireless, converged devices, streaming and downloaded music and video, digital rights management and much more.

• Venture Forum Join the concurrent Venture Forum, where venture capitalists managing billion-dollar funds and strategic investors consider the best-of-breed new businesses and technologies for the Digital Living Room.  There is no charge to submit your company for consideration on presenting to the Venture Forum sessions.
Submit your company here.

We Approach These Questions and Many More:

  • What are the best business models and most promising technologies that will enable distribution of content into the home?
  • How do you market new services, technologies, applications and devices to maximize revenue and retain long-term customers?
  • How do you develop content-management strategies between Hollywood, record labels, networks, operators, broadcasters, solution providers, device makers and content owners?
  • What are the challenges and opportunities for generating revenue from delivery of services and technologies into the connected home?

Also added: Mark Kirstein, MultiMedia Intelligence, addresses how digital Watermarking and fingerprinting are important content identification technologies that are enabling applications that are positioned to pass US$500 million worldwide by 2012. The key digital watermarking application is transactional watermarking in digital set-top boxes, especially IPTV and Cable boxes. View more here

Speakers
   
Jim Wuthrich Keynote
Jim Wuthrich

SVP Electronic Sell Through & Interactive Marketing
Warner Bros. Digital Distribution
   
BIll Leszinske Keynote
William O. Leszinske, Jr.

General Manager, Consumer Electronics Group
Intel Corporation
   
Amena Ali Keynote
Amena Ali

Chief Marketing Officer
Arxan Technologies, Inc.
   
BIll Leszinske Keyote
Kumu Puri

Accenture Global Lead, Consumer Technology Industry Program
   
Christopher Allen
COO
Napster
   
Shawn Ambwani
VP, Marketing and Business Development
Intertrust Technologies
   
Scott Bahneman
CEO
MusicGiants
   
Jano Banks
President and CEO
Radiient Technologies, Inc.
   
Shari Barnett
Director of Media Services, Microsoft TV
Microsoft Corporation
   
Bob Bilbruck
Managing Director
Mobiletain
   
Brian Burch
Director, HP Managed Home Business
Hewlett-Packard Company
   
Chris Brown
President and CEO
Metabeam
   
Collin Bruce
Director of Marketing
Hitachi America Ltd
Embedded Business Group
   
Richard Bullwinkle
Chief Evangelist
Macrovision
   
Michael Chang
CEO an Co-Founder
Greystripe
   
Brad Davis
SVP, Disney Online Media Sales and Marketing
Walt Disney Internet Group
   
Collin Dixon
Practice Manager,
Broadband Media
The Diffusion Group
   
John Edwards
CEO
Move Networks
   
Greg Fawson
President and Principal Analyst
X Media Research
   
Ron Ferguson
SVP and General Manager of North America
ARCHOS
   
Jaime Fink
VP of Technology & Strategy
2 Wire, Inc.
   
Faisal Galaria
GM & VP Corporate Development
Jaman
   
Mike Goslin
VP, Disney Online Studios
Walt Disney Internet Group
   
Jason Henderson
Games Product Manager
Verizon
   
Andrew Hoeberichts
VP, Group Account Director
Carat
   
Jim Hollingsworth
Senior VP Sales and Marketing
Gracenote
   
Bill Holmes
VP, Business Development
DivX, Inc.
   
Ben Huang
Director of Product Management and Marketing
Microsoft TV
   
Brad Hunt
Digital Media Consultant
   
Maha Ibrahim
General Partner
Canaan Partners
   
Andres Jordan
Vice President, Innovation
Americas Regional Office Deutsche Telekom
T-Systems North America, Inc.
   
Alex Kanakaris
CEO
Wi-Fi TV Inc.
   
Michael Kanellos
Editor at Large
CNET Networks News.com
   
Brad Kayton
COO
4HomeMedia
   
Steven King
VP, Sales and Marketing/Deputy General Manager
Hitachi America, Ltd.
Embedded Business Group
   
Mark Kirstein
CEO & Co-Founder
MultiMedia Intelligence
   
Craig Knudsen
Director, Product Marketing & Business Development
Tandberg Television
   
Todd Krieger
Senior Vice President
Denuo, a division of Publicis Groupe
   
Gerard K. Kunkel
SVP, User Experience
Comcast
   
Tara Maitra
Vice President, GM of Programming
TiVO, Inc.
   
Harry McCracken
VP, Editor in Chief
PC World
   
Simon McGrath
CMO
SeaChange International
   
Carlos Montalvo
Vice President of Marketing and Services, HP Managed Home division
Hewlett-Packard Company
   
Conleth O'Connell, Ph.D.
CTO
Vignette Corporation
   
Dr. Stephen Palm
Technical Director at Broadcom
and MoCA Representative
   
Jonathan Shambroom
General Manager
Crackle, Inc.
   
Steve Shannon
EVP and GM of Product Development
Gemstar-TV Guide
   
Dan Simpkins
CEO
Hillcrest Labs
   
Jim Smith, Ph.D.
Partner
Mohr, Davidow Ventures
   
Larry Smith
COO North America, VP Worldwide Biz Dev
ARCHOS
   
Jessica Steel
VP, Business Development
Pandora
   
Martin J. Stein
Sr. Director, Marketing, Home & Networks Mobility
Motorola Inc.
   
Kara Swisher
Co-Executive Editor
Wall Street Journal's AllThingsD.com
   
Howard Tiersky
Vice President, Media & Entertainment
Capgemini
   
Yoav Tzruya
EVP & CMO
Exent Technologies
   
Lance Ware
CTO
Technicolor Electronic Distribution Services
   
Robin Wilson
VP, Business Development
Nagravision
   
Henry Wong
CEO
Zipidee