Monday, September 19 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Workshop - The University Project - Limited Attendance Track IV: "Envisioning the Future of Digital Entertainment – As a Student Curriculum, as a Cultural Prototype and as a Digital Lifestyle" Chamath Palihapitiya, VP/General Manager, AIM and ICQ, America Online John Tarnoff, Senior Executive, DreamWorks Animation Brett Goldberg, President, Cdigix Kevin Roebuck, Manager , Libraries and e-Learning, Sun Microsystems Bobby Beck, President/CEO, AnimationMentor.com Teri Schwartz, Dean of Loyola Marymount University's School of Film and Television Tom Lesser, Director of Integrated Media, CalArts Todd Richmond, Managing Director, Annenberg Center for Communication, Moderator Chamath Palihapitiya, Vice President & General Manager, AIM & ICQ, America Online, Inc.: Mr. Palihapitiya has served in a variety of senior roles within America Online, Inc. In his current position, he focuses on defining AOL’s overall instant messaging strategy with respect to the AIM and ICQ brands, managing and overseeing all facets of services that reach more than 60 million unique users each month. Previously, Mr. Palihapitiya served as Vice President, Business Operations for AOL Broadband, and also was responsible for spearheading various strategic business initiatives for America Online, including the Music Video on Demand Channel for digital cable subscribers. Early in his career at AOL, Mr. Palihapitiya served as Executive Director, Product Strategy for AOL Entertainment, focusing on products and premium services in the games, movies, music, radio, sports, television and ticketing categories. Mr. Palihapitiya holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo. Todd Richmond, Ph.D., Managing Director USC Annenberg Center for Communication: One of the greatest challenges to successfully navigating in today's information-rich environment is the ability to understand not only the nuts and bolts of technology, but also to be able to step back and see a master plan. As a scientist, technologist, teacher and musician, Annenberg Center for Communication Managing Director Todd Richmond does both, applying his diverse background to a broad scope of topics that range from investigating applications and the impact of digital technologies in society, to mapping research and expertise at USC, to building platforms for collaboration. "Regardless of whether it's looking at enzyme mechanisms or learning what's at the heart of a particular software system, I believe you need to understand what makes the small things tick before going on to offer an opinion about the larger picture," says Richmond, who holds a doctorate in chemistry from Caltech.As managing director of the Annenberg Center, among Richmond's primary pursuits are researching numerous social software issues, including the use of weblogs, wikis, and BBSs in the academic space, and working in various aspects of remix culture. He blogs regularly on matters relating to digital life and mobile media, as well as music and other interests. Brett Goldberg - Founder and President. Mr. Goldberg is primarily responsible for long-term strategic planning and overseeing the Company's sales, marketing and business development efforts. Mr. Goldberg negotiated the Company's relationships with many of Cdigix's university clients, as well as with the majority of its business partners including the Cdigix content providers. Previously, Mr. Goldberg was a manager and business development analyst at Best Practices, LLC, an early-stage start-up research and consulting firm where he managed research publications for Fortune 500 clients and established the Company's relationships with Viacom, GE Capital and Cisco Systems. He has also worked at the Advisory Board Company, a research and consulting firm in Washington DC and served as a Business Development Manager at Total Sports in Raleigh, North Carolina, prior to the company's acquisition by Quokka Sports. Mr. Goldberg received a B.A from Duke University. John Tarnoff, Head of PODs, Artistic Development and Outreach, Dreamworks Animation: John Tarnoff oversees three groups responsible for managing key resources and practices in Dreamworks Animation’s early production process for its animated feature films. These groups are responsible for the initial artistic designs and storyboards for films in development and pre-production, for the artistic enrichment and training of the illustrators, designers, and storyboard artists who create the look of these films, and for the studio’s ongoing relationship with art schools and other institutions that provide new ideas and talent that help shape the studio’s future. John has been in the motion picture business for 30 years, starting in TV commercial production in New York and film distribution in Los Angeles. He was a literary agent responsible for breaking talented directors like John Landis, Michael Mann and Martha Coolidge, and an independent producer and production executive for studios including MGM, Orion, Columbia, Warner Bros, and New Line. Some of the films he has been responsible for include DINER, THE YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY, PINK FLOYD THE WALL, BILL AND TED’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE and THE POWER OF ONE. A co-founder of Village Roadshow Pictures, he helped pioneer U.S./Australian co-productions in the late 1980s. He began using computers in film production as early as 1984, and branched into multimedia development in 1993, producing CD-ROM games BIG BROTHER (based on Orwell’s 1984) and WARGAMES, (based on the hit movie). Prior to joining Dreamworks, John was the co-founder of Talkie, Inc an internet technology company that developed intelligent, conversational animated characters for online marketing, brand building, lead generation, customer service and training. John holds a B.A. from Amherst College in Massachusetts. He grew up in New York and Paris, and is a passionate still photographer. Bobby Beck, President/CEO, AnimationMentor.com: Bobby Beck founded e-learning school AnimationMentor.com with senior animators and fellow teachers Carlos Baena and Shawn Kelly. The mentor-based, character animation school opened its doors in Berkeley, CA in spring 2005, with Beck serving as CEO/President. Since then, Beck has been in charge of AnimationMentor.com’s overall direction, business relationships, culture and operations. Beck began his career at a gaming company before moving to Tippet Studios in 1997, where he worked as an animator on the feature films MY FAVORITE MARTIAN and VIRUS. In 1998, Beck was hired as an animator on DINOSAUR at Walt Disney Feature Animation and, one year later, was offered a position at PIXAR There, he worked as an animator on TOY STORY 2, THE INCREDIBLES, CARS and the short film BOUNDIN’, and as a senior animator/character developer on MONSTER’S, INC. and FINDING NEMO. For the former, Beck co-developed Boo and on the latter, he was the developer on Nemo’s character. In September 2004, Beck left PIXAR to devote himself full-time to running AnimationMentor.com. It was one of the hardest decisions of his life. He self-schooled in business development, leadership, administration and education, and began working with a business coach. It is a process that continues through today as Beck and his team at AnimationMentor.com strive to provide the best character animation education and most personal learning experience possible.