Click on the Video Below and Sample a Session from a previous Digital Hollywood event. For Additional Video Sessions, Click Here Building Blocks 2008 Wednesday, August 6th 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Track I: Investment & Change: Media, Entertainment & Technology Venture Funding, Investment & Mergers - Leadership in the Entertainment & Technology Space: Broadband, Social Networks, Mobile and Games The VC and strategic investment community has always led the way in recognizing the newest opportunities in the technology and entertainment space. In this era of economic flux, boom and bust, there are as many interpretations of value, opportunity and investment as there are investors and analysts in the industry. In this session, we bring together a number of the formative players in the Media, Entertainment, Technology finance world who have played a part in the investments, mergers, acquisitions and takeovers over the past few years. At the moment there is more money chasing fewer ready resources, but as the market predictably shakes out, how the relationship between the traditional and new media companies settles will create a fascinating foundation for the next step in growth for our industry. Are we building toward another bubble or are we laying the groundwork for a period of hypergrowth in the convergence space? Media companies are making nine and ten figure bets in this new arms race and what the future holds is anyone’s guess. Roger Lee, General Partner, Battery Ventures Richard Irving, Managing Partner, Pond Venture Partners Harshul Sanghi, Managing Director, Motorola Ventures David O. Higley, founder, Higley & Company LLC Tara Lemmey, CEO, LENS Ventures Joey Tamer, President, S.O.S. Inc., Moderator Roger Lee, General Partner, Battery Ventures: Roger joined Battery in 2001 and focuses on the software, consumer Internet and digital media markets. Roger is currently a board member at Angie's List, FreeWheel, Insitu, Lotame, Peerflix, PrimeRevenue, Spot Runner, TrialPay, and World Golf Tour, and he was a board observer at Neoteris prior to its acquisition by NetScreen. Before joining Battery, Roger spent 10 years as an entrepreneur and operator. Most recently, he was a co-founder of Corio, a leading managed service provider that was acquired by IBM. At Corio, Roger oversaw all business development activities and later became a General Manager of the e-commerce business unit. Prior to Corio, Roger was the Manager of Internet Products at Edify Corporation. Roger was also the co-founder and President of NetMarket, an online consumer Internet service that was acquired by Cendant Corporation. Roger graduated with distinction from Yale University with a BA in Political Science. Richard Irving, Managing Partner, Pond Venture Partners: Based in Silicon Valley, Richard co-founded Pond in 1997 and brings twenty-five years' experience in venture capital, business management, marketing and engineering in technology companies including AT&T Bell Labs, AMD, Brooktree, and Irving International. Starting as a chip designer at Bell Labs, and strategic marketing manager at AMD, Richard later managed three business units at Brooktree with full P&L responsibility both prior to and following the company's initial public offering. These grew from as small as $1M up to $90M. Richard has been involved in numerous IPOs, acquisitions, and private financings. Richard serves as Director of Transitive, picoChip, Gigle, and Nanotech. Richard has a B.Sc. (1st Class Hons.) and an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Manchester University. Tara Lemmey, CEO, LENS Ventures: Tara is a leader in disruptive thinking, and founded LENS Ventures in 1999 with the mission of helping companies make innovation tangible. Her leadership in innovation is widely sought in industry, government, academia, and the nonprofit community. At present, she: • advises senior executives of Fortune 2000 companies in innovation investing and serves on a variety of boards and committees • is a leading member of the Markle Taskforce on National Security in the Information Age, using innovation as a main focus of balancing national security recommendations with protecting private and civil rights • also serves on the Department of Homeland Security's Privacy Advisory Committee. In her work, Tara has led strategic client relationships with such companies as Nokia, Polycom and Intel, focusing on innovation, next-generation strategies, new markets, investments and acquisitions. She is a regular speaker on innovation, corporate strategy, and social and market trends to business, government, and social sector audiences around the world, and has spoken at Aspen Institute/Fortune Brainstorm and Fortune Most Powerful Women Summits In addition, she is widely published--Wired, Business 2.0, Business Week, and the Harvard Business Review among others. Harshul Sanghi, Managing Director, Motorola Ventures: Harshul Sanghi manages the Silicon Valley office of Motorola Ventures, based in Sunnyvale, California. Harshul’s role includes identifying, executing, and managing strategic investments in startup companies that will drive the realization of Motorola’s vision of Seamless Mobility. He is also responsible for managing the Venture group’s investment activities in India. Prior to Motorola, Harshul was at Ucentric Systems, a leading provider of Whole Home Media solutions, where he was responsible for worldwide sales and market development of the consumer electronics sector. Harshul has extensive experience in the digital media, consumer electronics, and semiconductor industries. In his previous role, Harshul served as General Manager of the satellite and terrestrial business team of Philips Electronic’s North America Set-Top Box Division. Harshul’s early career was spent in various technical and sales management positions in Silicon Valley, Singapore, and Western Europe. Harshul holds an MBA from the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Oregon. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy and Financial Management from the University of Bombay, India. Harshul is an active member of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) Organization and a board member of the Strategic Venture Association in Silicon Valley. He is an observer on the Boards of Avvenu, Mobile Complete, and Ruckus Wireless. Harshul, himself an entrepreneur, enjoys working with entrepreneurs to drive the adoption of disruptive market technologies. Joey Tamer, President, S.O.S., Inc.: Joey Tamer is a widely-acclaimed strategic consultant to technology and media CEOs, U.S. and worldwide. Her work helps create wealth for founders and investors of entrepreneurial ventures, and a high return on investment for Fortune 1000 in-house ventures. Her capital strategies drive up her clients’ valuations and profitability. She consults to Fortune 1000 and mid-sized companies, capitalized start-ups, and investment funds. Her clients have included J.P. Morgan Capital, Sony, IBM, Apple, Hearst, Blockbuster, Technicolor, Harper Collins, Discovery Channel, and Time-Warner. Her clients say she is "a brilliant strategist and a practical, down-to-earth, get-it-done person," "invaluable in understanding the competitive landscape and alternative strategies" and that she "cuts right through the noise, giving a clear vision of the future," "protecting us from liability and cutting our costs." Through the emergence of the PC, new media, and the Internet, her clients have been in the business, enterprise and consumer sectors, with companies in technology, hardware and software, media and entertainment, publishing and advertising, distribution, and investment and venture funding. She has worked in the U.S., Europe and China. A strategist, policymaker, dealmaker, and negotiator, her work includes strategies on entry, exit, capitalization, return on investment, growth, positioning, pricing, distribution, risk-assessment, new market and international expansion, due diligence, and intellectual property. She speaks and publishes widely. Her website is www.joeytamer.com and she can be reached at joey @ joeytamer.com, or 310 245 5310.