Click on the Video Below and Sample a Session from the last Digital Hollywood event. For Additional Video Sessions, Click Here Media Summit New York Wednesday, February 7th 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM Strategic Track - Session A: Video Aggregators - Next Gen Broadband, UGM and Mobile Entertainment , Journalism, Social Networking and Personal Communication As video reaches into all sectors of the media space, content, the technology, the devices, the infrastructure, the entire way that companies and groups, large and small approach their work will alter. What had been a web news group is now a video production unti. What had been a print publication with a website becomes an indie television network. What had been a blog becomes a vlog. The consumer is expecting to see all-video all the time and media companies, big and small, from giant magazine conglomerates to school newspapaers are going to have to think in terms of video 24/7 if they wish to break through the crowd and serve their customer base. All-video all the time is a challenge but it may also be the most exciting hurdle the technology industry has created yet. Jeff Karnes, Director of Multimedia Search, Yahoo! Michael Paull, Senior Vice President, Digital Services and Distribution, Sony Picture Entertainment Kevin Sladek, co-founder, VideoEgg Tony Kern, Americas Managing Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP Dick Costolo, co-founder/CEO, Feedburner Nick Loria, General Manager, North American Sales & Operations, Joost Elizabeth Coppinger, Vice President, Video Services, RealNetworks, Inc Rick Bolander, Managing Partner, Gabriel Venture Partners, Moderator Tony Kern is the U.S. Deputy Managing Partner for Technology, Media & Entertainment and Telecommunications, the Americas Managing Partner for Media & Entertainment, Deloitte & Touche LLP. In these roles, his engagements include management consulting, restructuring, operational optimization, strategy and business planning, and merger and acquisition planning and integration. With nearly 30 years experience in the technology, media and entertainment and telecommunications industry, he has directed worldwide projects for telecommunications providers, cable television operators, wireless services providers, broadband operators, broadband companies, regional bell operating companies, broadcasters, content providers, satellite operators, device manufacturers and major financial institutions. Tony began his career in the radio broadcast industry where he has over 15 years experience, ranging from co-hosting the first rock simulcast from the Washington Mall to operations director of ABC and NBC. Tony has lectured on various technology, media & entertainment and telecommunications topics and teaches several advanced industry seminars on media and technology. He is a recognized industry expert by the U.S. Federal Courts in matters of technology, media and entertainment and telecommunications management, transactions and value. He has been interviewed by The Wall Street Journal, Fortune Magazine, CNBC, MSNBC, NPR, The Americas Network, The Washington Post, Broadcasting and Cable Magazine, and many other industry publications. Kevin Sladek, co-founder & Chief Opportunity Officer (COO), VideoEgg: As co-founder and COO of VideoEgg, Kevin identifies and leads key development and partnership efforts and drives the Company’s overall growth strategy. Prior to VideoEgg, he co-founded MediaLiquid, a network of more than 5,000 independent filmmakers producing Public Service Announcements for non-profit organizations. MediaLiquid PSAs run on a variety of national broadcast and cable outlets, and have earned coveted primetime placements in Fox Television’s That 70’s Show and The OC. Kevin received a BA in Ethics, Politics and Economics from Yale University, despite the persistent distraction of an intense interest in digital filmmaking. Dick Costolo is cofounder and CEO of FeedBurner. Previously, he cofounded and was CEO of Spyonit.com. Spyonit was sold to 724 Solutions in September 2000. Prior to Spyonit, Dick cofounded Burning Door Networked Media, a web design and development consulting company. Burning Door was acquired by Digital Knowledge Assets in October 1996. Prior to Burning Door, Dick was at Andersen Consulting for 8 years, where his roles included Senior Manager, Strategy, Application Products Group and Senior Manager, Application Infrastructure, Eagle Advanced Technology Group. Google searches may also reveal Dick's theater experience which includes, among others, numerous roles and performances with Chicago's Annoyance Theater, television appearances in the UK, and several years of improv shows at international comedy festivals in Edinburgh, Montreal, and Australia. Dick holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Michigan. Elizabeth Coppinger, Vice President, Video Services, RealNetworks, Inc.: Elizabeth Coppinger is the Vice President of Video Services at RealNetworks, the leading creator of digital media services and software. Ms. Coppinger runs RealNetworks’ Video Services which include the RealGuide, Film.com and the SuperPass subscription service. She manages strategy, business development, and overall implementation of Real’s emerging short- and long-form video and entertainment businesses. Prior to RealNetworks, she was Senior Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Alliances at Sony Corporation of America. While at Sony, Ms. Coppinger focused on the opportunities created by the intersection of entertainment, media and technology, including electronic music delivery, digital photo sharing and other areas such as home networking and media management; as well as new CE products and related service offerings. An early entrepreneur in renewable energy, Ms. Coppinger was the founding Engineering and Operations VP of AES, a biomass energy company, prior to and following its successful IPO. She chaired Washington State's Citizen Advisory Committee on Energy and was a member of the US Department of Energy's National Biomass Energy Advisory Committee. Ms. Coppinger is a graduate of the University of Washington in Seattle where she studied chemistry, physics and engineering. Nick Loria, General Manager, North American Sales & Operations, Joost: Nick Loria leads the North American sales and operations for Joost. Previously, he worked with MTV Networks in New York as senior vice president of ad sales, responsible for national re-positioning and sales strategy for the Country Music Television (CMT) Network. After successfully doubling ad revenue for CMT in a period of two years, Loria was promoted to senior vice president of sales for MTV, MTV2, MTVU, MTV.com, MTV En Espanola, MTV Puerto Rico and MTV 44. Prior, Loria was chief revenue officer for San Francisco-based Zatso, Inc., and before that, a consultant for Third Millennium in Chicago. Loria spent the previous eight years with Turner Broadcasting (a division of Time Warner) where he held several management positions in both the New York and Chicago offices. His career prior to joining Turner Broadcasting included various management, sales and marketing positions in cable and trade magazines including ITN, USA Cable, Advertising Age and Hearst ABC/Lifetime Cable. Loria graduated from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and Political Science and has done course work towards an MBA at Pace University. He lives in New York with his wife Katy and twins Nicholas and Tessa (1). Loria has participated in "Vista," the domestic arm of the Peace Corps in the "University for Action" program. Rick Bolander is a Managing Partner at Gabriel Venture Partners. He has more than 11 years of experience in the venture capital industry. Having co-founded Gabriel Venture Partners in 1999, Rick sought to create a firm with a specific organizational structure and core competencies designed to achieve this goal of building the next generation of industry leaders by identifying the best entrepreneurs and working side by side with them to win. His strong venture capital record is a reflection of not only his effectiveness as a mentor, but also his ability to pick winning value propositions and market trends. Rick focuses on investments involving digital media infrastructure and applications, communications, information technology, and the Internet. Rick has led 12 investments at Gabriel including AccessLine, Encentuate, IPWireless, and Neopath Networks. He currently serves as non-executive chairman of AccessLine Holdings and is a board member of Encentuate, IPWireless, Neopath Networks, and Persistent Systems. He has also served on the boards of Arula Systems (acquired by Raritan), NetScaler (acquired by Citrix Systems) as well as on the public Boards of Concord Communications (acquired by Computer Associates) and Exodus Communications (NASDAQ: EXDS, IPO, then acquired by Savvis). Mr. Bolander is an advisor to The Infinity Venture Fund, a venture capital fund based in India. He is also a charter member of The IndUS Entrepreneurs (TiE). Prior to Gabriel Venture Partners, Rick spent seven years in various operational roles ranging from product development and operations management to regional marketing and sales management at AT&T/Lucent. Rick received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan (summa cum laude) and he holds an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan where he taught computer architecture. Rick also holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.