Click on the Video Below and Sample a Session from the last Digital Hollywood event. For Additional Video Sessions, Click Here CES 2007, Las Vegas Convention Center, North Hall Monday, January 8 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Session A- DH1 User Generated Media: An Internet, Communications and Advertising Transformation In the past year, the MySpace web experience has revolutionized the world of entertainment, information and communications. The world of social communities, once thought to be a thing of the past has exploded and is once again on the front pages of our newspapers and magazines. There are web pages and web experiences for every human nuance and niche. Every family communicates through photo sharing and movie sharing websites. The blogging and social networking worlds have become the new "major media networks." Is it a fad or is it the future of our collective lives? In this session we will explore user generated media as a phenomenon, as a business and as a communications and entertainment medium. What’s the real future of entertainment, user generated media or traditional TV comedies or sitcoms? What, in greater number of hours per week, will capture the consumer’s interest and committed time, traditional entertainment or user generated media? These are questions that entertainment, media and advertising executives are very much asking themselves. Greg Kostello, CEO, vMix Media Inc. Kieran Nolan, Vice President, Data and Video Products, AT&T Brian Monahan, Senior Vice President,Director, User-Generated Content Practice, IPG Emerging Media Lab Dmitry Shapiro, founder and CEO, Veoh Networks Peter Pham, Sr. Director, Business Development, Photobucket Ian Wessman, Director of Creative Technologies, Saatchi & Saatchi LA Andy Beers, Andy Beers and Associates, Ltd, Moderator Kieran P. Nolan, Vice President, Consumer Marketing of U-Verse TV, Broadband and Video, AT&T: Kieran Nolan was appointed Vice President – Broadband Marketing in July 2005. As Vice President, he is responsible for SBC’s Consumer Marketing for IP TV, Broadband Product, Broadband Content, Dish/Echostar, WIFI and the Yahoo alliance. Prior to this position, Kieran was Vice President for Corporate Strategy and Planning. In this position, he was responsible for developing strategic plans for SBC’s 13 state enterprise corporation and was focused on SBC’s move into a full IP environment. Past positions included Vice President for Service Operations South, SBC West. In this capacity he was responsible for the 5000 employees offering installation and repair service to 8 million customers. Before this, Kieran was Vice President for SBC’s Strategic Account Organization. He was responsible for three unique organizations that included over 400 people, a national focus for specific market segments and over a billion dollars in revenue. The first, Pacific Bell’s Health Care Market Group, focused on improving healthcare delivery in California through innovative applications of communications technology. The second, SBC’s Internet Service Provider organization was accountable for providing sales and service to all Internet accounts in SBC’s 13-state territory. The third, the Specialized Market Group provided sales and service to a number of disparate channels. Kieran has been with ATT since December 1980 in various management leadership positions. Kieran has extensive experience in development of wireline, wireless and out of territory applications. He created Pacific Bell’s out-of-franchise organization (CLEC) in 1996 and led the effort to enter non-traditional Pacific Bell markets throughout California. In 1993, Kieran was appointed as an inaugural leader of the newly formed Health Care Market Group, responsible for sales and new applications development in Southern California. In this capacity, he worked extensively on advancement of data networks for Health Care clients and development of regional Health Information Networks. He previously held positions as Regional Marketing Manager for data communications and data sales, Engineering Manager, Operations Manager, Capital Budgeting Director and Technical Support Manager. Kieran also has extensive practical experience with new business development opportunities, having played a major role in designing, developing and implementing five key ventures with companies interfacing with Pacific Bell. Kieran received his B.A. in Economics from UCLA in 1981 and his M.B.A. from Pepperdine University in 1989. He is a graduate of USC’s Management Development Program in Health Care and has served on the Advisory Board for USC’s Management Development Program in Health Care. Kieran is on the Board of Directors for St. Vincent’s Medical Center, and the Board of Regent’s for two private high schools in the Los Angeles area. In addition, Kieran held the position of Adjunct Professor of Finance and International Finance at Woodbury University from 1990 to 2000. He and his wife, Patricia, have two children. Greg Kostello, CEO of vMix Media Inc.: As CEO and Founder of vMix, an online community for the distribution of video content, Greg Kostello brings over 20 years experience in technology development and management. Previously, Mr. Kostello was President of Vivendi-Universal Net Technologies where he integrated the advances made in technology from MP3.com into the music industry’s commercial systems. Previous to the sale of MP3.com to Vivendi-Universal in 2001, Mr. Kostello was Executive Vice President of Technology for MP3.com where he was instrumental in growing its website into the Number 1 music community on the Internet with over 30 million registered visitors. He also cofounded DigitalStyle, a leading Web graphics tools vendor specializing in Java-based animation, acquired by Netscape/AOL in 1997. His extensive knowledge and expertise within the technology industry also includes past positions at leading companies such as Apple Computer and Netscape. Mr. Kostello has also founded or participated in five other early stage startups. Greg Kostello graduated from UC Irvine with a degree in Information and Computer Science. He served on the UCSD Connect Leadership Council from 1999-2001. Dmitry Shapiro, Chief Executive Officer, Veoh: Dmitry Shapiro is a world recognized thought leader and visionary in electronic communications, peer-to-peer networking, online community, and computer security. Mr. Shapiro is a frequent speaker at major technology and business events, and is widely quoted in the press, including InfoWorld, PCWorld, Computer World, eWeek, Internet World, and other publications. Prior to founding Veoh Networks in 2004, Mr. Shapiro founded Akonix Systems, Inc. Under his vision and leadership, Akonix Systems pioneered the technologies that are now standard corporate requirements for IM and P2P management. With over 1,000,000 enterprise seats deployed, Akonix's P2P management solution is the world's corporate standard in P2P security. Akonix's products are deployed at media companies such as MTV, Fox News, 20th Century Fox, Viacom, and Disney as well as hundreds of other recognizable brand names across all major vertical markets. Prior to founding Akonix, Mr. Shapiro led technology development for CollegeClub.com, at that time the world's largest community of college students, which provided innovative real-time communications to its community of over four million users. CollegeClub.com was a recognized pioneer in integrating presence, Instant Messaging, and other collaborative technologies into a comprehensive communications infrastructure. His visionary work on presence integration into web infrastructures has been the basis for the "Who's Online" functions now implemented across major industries, including e-commerce, call centers, online personals, and others. Before CollegeClub.com, Mr. Shapiro led the Internet technology group at Fujitsu Business Communication Systems. Prior to that, Mr. Shapiro was a key player in Fujitsu's systems engineering team where he helped lead Fujitsu's entry into the Computer Telephony Integration space. Mr. Shapiro holds a BS in Electrical Engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology. In his spare time, Mr. Shapiro is a hobbyist videographer, activist, and philanthropist. Andy Beers, President, Andy Beers and Associates: Andy Beers’ career has placed him at the nexus of media and technology. He began his career as a TV news cameraman. He worked his way up in the industry to become the News Director of NBC’s Seattle affiliate. He joined Microsoft in 1995 to launch the first online news service on MSN and became a key player in the launch of MSNBC. Most recently he led MSN’s entry into the broadband video business. He now owns and runs a consulting firm. His clients include: Yahoo!, IFILM, Lightningcast, Choice Media, others. His ten year career at Microsoft included his titles: Director MSN Video; Senior Product Manager Microsoft TV; Executive Producer MSNBC.com and News Director MSN News. Peter Pham, Sr. Director, Business Development, Photobucket: Peter is Sr. Director of Business Development responsible for strategic business development, partnerships, and user growth. Peter has experience in business development and product with particular expertise around emerging technologies. Prior to PhotoBucket, Peter held various Director of Business Development positions at companies such as Tigi Corporation, a high performance storage platform based on solid state technologies; Vectant, a U.S. division of Japanese conglomerate Marubeni; and DesktopOnline. Peter has a BS in Biology and Minor in Business Management from the University of California, Irvine.