iHollywood Forum

Agenda


8:45: Welcoming remarks.

9:00: The Competitive Landscape
An examination of how cable, satellite and telco providers are faring in the pitched battle for consumers.

  • Ben Bajarin, Director of Consumer Technology, Creative Strategies
  • Colin Dixon, Senior Analyst, The Diffusion Group

10:00: Keynote

  • John Koller, Director, Marketing, PlayStation Platforms, Sony Computer Entertainment America

10:30: TD Vision Presentation

3D’s Televised Future

3D television sets will be on display at this year’s CES, and models without glasses may be just a few years away. Jeffrey Katzenberg, for one, has said that 3D TV is inevitable.

  • Steve Shannon, Executive Vice President, RealD
  • Patrick Griffis, Senior Director, Technology Policy, Dolby Laboratories Inc.
  • David Broberg, Vice President of Consumer Video Technology, CableLabs
  • Andrew Gellis, Senior Executive, Evergreen Films
  • Moderator: Michael Stroud, CEO and Co-Founder, iHollywood Forum

11:30: Arxan Presentation

Social TV

The connected living room makes seamless the interaction consumers are already having about their favorite programming over the Internet and on mobile devices. How long until Facebook Television?

  • dalas verdugo, Community Director, Vimeo.com
  • Itzik Cohen, founder and CEO, ClipSync
  • Thomas Carpenter, VP Operations, Digital Chief of Staff, Epix
  • Bill Binenstock, Vice President and Manager, CBS.com
  • Moderator: Michael Stroud, Founder, iHollywood Forum

12:30 PM: Lunch

1:30- 2:00: Keynote

  • William O. Leszinske, Jr., GM, Digital Home Group, Intel

2:00: Micron Presentation

Seeding the Media Cloud
The ability to access any content, any time is fundamentally changing the dynamics of television watching and the economics of broadcasting and cable. As DVRs and subscription VOD become standard, are ad-supported television networks at a fundamental disadvantage? Can cable and satellite companies keep their iron group on the consumer’s wallet when a la carte offerings are available over the Internet?

  • Pat Dunbar, Director, Advertising TV, Video & Music Business Group, Microsoft Corporation
  • Mitch Berman, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, ZillionTV
  • Mitch Weinraub, Executive Director - Business Development, Comcast Media Center
  • Rob Schonfeld, VP, Pay Television and Interactive Media, Disney ABC Domestic Television
  • Buno Pati, Co-Founder and CEO, Sezmi
  • Paul Wehrley, co-founder and COO, Clicker.com
  • Moderator: Jimmy Schaeffler, Chairman & CSO, The Carmel Group

3:00: Music, Reconfigured | Sponsored by MPX4 |
Description: The music business has gone from wondering where the next paycheck is to how many ways can the same song be monetized. The new album is the Rock Star music pack and the new single is a mashup. This panel will explore how interactive music technology – from video games to mashups – are creating new revenue opportunities for the music, video game, video entertainment and marketing industries.

  • Gilles Babinet, Chairman of Awdio, Chairman of Eyeka
  • Jason Henderson, Games Product Manager, Verizon Communications
  • Jordan Greenhall, Co-Founder and former CEO, DivX
  • Carmen Rizzo, two-time Grammy Nominee and electronic musician
  • Moderator: Ephraim Cohen, President, Fortex Group

4:00: RVU Alliance Presentation

The Connected Home

The long-heralded integration between TVs, the broadband Internet, DVD players, game consoles, telephony, portable devices and wireless data is beginning to happen. What type of content will pull in consumers and what are the roadblocks to mass adoption?

  • Russ Schafer, Senior Director of Product Marketing, Yahoo! Inc.
  • Alan Hoff, Vice President of Product Marketing, SeaChange International
  • David Bryant, Senior Director of Java Marketing, Sun Microsystems
  • Tushar Saxena, Director of Home Networking Technologies, Verizon Communications
  • Moderator: Michael Stroud, CEO and Co-Founder, iHollywood Forum

5:00: DLR Venture Forum
Investors talk about the outlook for funding, venture capital and M&A in the digital home space. The discussion is followed by a startup pitch session, judged by panelists.

  • Savinay Berry, Vice President, Granite Ventures
  • Brad McManus, Director of Investments, Panasonic
  • David J. Blumberg, Manging Partner, Blumberg Capital
  • Eric Chen, Partner, WI Harper Group
  • Sanjay Sharma, Worldwide Director for Market Development, Cloud Computing Business, Sun Microsystems
  • Moderator: Ari Levy, Senior Technology Reporter, Bloomberg News

Presenters:

  • Eyecon
  • littleBiggy
  • Twirl TV

6:00: Reception

 

 

Speakers

Susan Panico


Keynote
John Koller
Director, Marketing, PlayStation Platforms
Sony Computer Entertainment America

   
Bill Leszinske Keynote
William O. Leszinske, Jr.
GM, Digital Home Group
Intel

Gilles Babinet Gilles Babinet
Chairman of Awdio,
Chairman of Eyeka
   
Ben Bajarin Ben Bajarin
Director of Consumer Technology
Creative Strategies
   
Mitch Berman Mitch Berman
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman
ZillionTV
   
Savinay Berry Savinay Berry
Vice President
Granite Ventures
   
Bill Binenstock Bill Binenstock
Vice President and Manager
CBS.com
   
David Blumberg David J. Blumberg
Managing Partner
Blumberg Capital
   
David Broberg David Broberg
Vice President of Consumer Video Technology
CableLabs
   
David Bryant David Bryant
Senior Director of Java Marketing
Sun Microsystems
   
Thomas Carpenter Thomas Carpenter
VP Operations, Digital Chief of Staff
Epix
   
Eric Chen Eric Chen
Partner
WI Harper Group
   
Itzik Cohen Itzik Cohen
Founder and CEO
ClipSync
   
Colin Dixon Colin Dixon
Senior Partner, Advisory
The Diffusion Group
   
Pat Dunbar Pat Dunbar
Director, Advertising
TV, Video & Music Business Group
Microsoft Corporation
   
Andrew Gellis Andrew Gellis
Senior Executive
Evergreen Films
   
Jordan Greenhall Jordan Greenhall
Co-Founder and former CEO
DivX
   
Patrick Griffis Patrick Griffis
Senior Director, Technology Policy
Dolby Laboratories Inc.
   
Jason Henderson Jason Henderson
Games Product Manager
Verizon Communications
   
Alan Hoff Alan Hoff
Vice President of Product Marketing
SeaChange International
   
Ari Levy Ari Levy
Senior Technology Reporter
Bloomberg News
   
Brad McManus Brad McManus
Director of Investments
Panasonic
   
Buno Pita Buno Pati
Co-Founder and CEO
Sezmi
   
Carmen Rizzo Carmen Rizzo
two-time Grammy Nominee and electronic musician
   
Tushar Saxena Tushar Saxena
Director of Home Networking Technologies
Verizon Communications
   
Albin Serviant Albin Serviant
CEO
MXP4
   
Jimmy Schaeffler Jimmy Schaeffler
Chairman & CSO
The Carmel Group
   
Russ Schafer Russ Schafer
Senior Director of Product Marketing, Yahoo! Inc.
   
Rob Schonfeld Rob Schonfeld
VP, Pay Television and Interactive Media
Disney ABC Domestic Television
   
Steve Shannon Steve Shannon
Executive Vice President
RealD
   
Sanjay Sharma Sanjay Sharma
Worldwide Director for Market Development, Cloud Computing Business
Sun Microsystems
   
Dalas Verdugo dalas verdugo
Community Director
Vimeo.com
   
Paul Wehrley Paul Wehrley
co-founder and COO
Clicker.com
   
Mitch Weinraud

Mitch Weinraub
Executive Director - Business Development
Comcast Media Center

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