Click on the Video Below and Sample a Session from a previous Digital Hollywood event. For Additional Video Sessions, Click Here Digital Hollywood Events at CES Sunday, January 6th 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Track III – ME5 - Mobile Entertainment Mobile Next: Social Networks and User Generated Media in Mobile Mobile communications, as a voice and data network is by definition a social experience, so that it is not a great leap of imagination to see how the future of social networks – which engage untold millions of broadband users – will naturally migrate to the mobile platform. Staying in touch, as an audio, video, text based as well as a community-based idea is a concept that is only beginning to be addressed and explored. Mobile Next represents the future of what most of our lives are about to be immersed in. Mobile Next is communications, entertainment, commerce as well as exploration. In this session, we will begin to explore the ideas and technologies that will make up that future. Jon Mantell, Director of Video Services, Helio Andrew Perlman, General Manager, Vringo America Dan Harple, Chairman and CEO, GeoSentric Solutions/Gypsii Darcy Lorincz, CEO, Origin Digital Mei Lin Ng, Co-Founder and VP Special Projects, mig33 Norman Liang, Business Development, Web 2.0, Forum Nokia Peg Jackson, Managing Director, NeoCarta Ventures, Moderator Jon Mantell, Director of Video Services, Helio: In this role he is responsible for developing the company's overall mobile video strategy, which includes on-demand and downloadable video, 3rd party video services like YouTube and video focused community efforts. He manages the development, operations and programming of Helio's video on demand service, including all features, functionality and infrastructure. Prior to joining Helio Jon had spent more than 10 years working in digital media, most recently in digital media distribution at the Universal Music Group. He was also at The Walt Disney Company in mobile business development and at E! Networks as part of the team that launched the first version of E! Online. Jon received a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and holds an M.B.A from the UCLA Anderson School. Darcy Lorincz is the Chief Executive Officer at Origin Digital Inc. Together with the co-founders he is responsible for building the business plan and raising the capital to privatize this company derived from assets acquired from public company SAVVIS Communications. Previously Mr. Lorincz was the Vice President and General Manager of Global Rich Media Services at SAVVIS Communications where he built the Media and Entertainment Division from it’s inception to the business today at over $80M annual revenue contributing to 10% of SAVVIS current annual revenue. He has over 20 years building, implementing, and managing technology strategies, products, and solutions for the IT, telecommunications, and networking industries. In his current role, Lorincz will be directing this new venture and building Origin Digital into a premier provider of Digital Media products and Services. Prior to joining SAVVIS, as VP Americas, Mr. Lorincz helped set the global strategy for the Networking and Communications segment of the BBC Technology product and marketing focus, primarily focused on New Media in IP and Mobile program distribution. Prior to joining the BBC, Lorincz was the Managing Director for M&E at Global Crossing. There he directed the strategy for entry and growth of Global Crossing in the Media & Entertainment markets. He then directed the execution of the technology strategy and operating plan for a global applications-enabled media extranet for on-demand and consumption based network services. Norman Liang, Business Development, Web 2.0, Forum Nokia: Norman Liang is part of Nokia’s Business Development team in Forum Nokia, Nokia’s developer community working with 3 million developers worldwide to establish successful new mobile applications and services businesses. His focus is on working with strategic technology partners to make sure that consumers have the same great experience in the mobile web. Previously, Norman was a Business Development Executive for IBM, working with consumer electronics companies to successfully integrate new technologies into their products, as part of its Technology Collaboration Solutions business. Norman brings 10 years of experience in business development, corporate partnering, and product management working with new media applications, services, and consumer online products. Dan Harple, Chairman and CEO, GeoSentric Solutions/Gypsii - In 2007, Dan Harple was named Chairman and CEO of Benefon, Inc, now known as GeoSentric Solutions, a leading GPS vendor based in Helsinki Finland. Dan’s previous role was CEO & Managing Partner of Shamrock Ventures, BV, based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Prior to this, Dan was Founder, Chairman and CEO of Context Media, Inc., which was acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2005. Formerly, a Senior Vice President at Netscape, Dan merged the company he founded, InSoft, with Netscape in late 1995. Core components of this work on collaborative computing and streaming media resulted in multiple firsts: the first streaming media system ; the first Internet telephony technology; the first media developers’ platform; the first commercially available shared white board; and, Netscape LiveVideo. Peg Jackson, Managing Director, NeoCarta Ventures: Peg Jackson joined NeoCarta Ventures in May 2000. Her responsibilities include making investments in the technology sector and managing the portfolio. She is on the board of several companies, including DataSynapse, Silverpop, Cendura and Zoom. Prior to joining NeoCarta Ventures, Peg Jackson was Vice-President of Business Development at NBC. She joined NBC in 1996, where her primary responsibilities included making investments in Internet and Interactive TV companies. In addition she managed a production group that developed NBC’s interactive TV programming. Prior to NBC, Jackson worked in the business development group at Reuters New Media, Inc., where she managed new acquisition and joint venture projects. Jackson was also employed as a Media Analyst for the Toronto Dominion Bank. Jackson received a BA in Economics from Georgetown University and an MBA from New York University. Mei Lin Ng, Co-Founder and VP Special Projects, mig33: Mei Lin oversees the marketing, communications and customer service for mig33; a mobile community that is loved by millions of consumers all around the world. As co-founder of mig33 in 2003, Mei Lin was heavily involved in the product development process. mig33 delivers a mobile service (popular internet services incl. messaging, chat, pictures, profiles, VOIP) that addresses everyday consumer needs (communications choice on the mobile). As the popularity of the services grew into a mobile community with millions of users across Asia, Africa and Europe, the founding team secured venture capital and relocated the company to the US in 2007, to further accelerate the business. Before co-founding mig33, Mei Lin was the marketing manager with Australian-based financial services firm, Sanford Securities Limited (prior to the company's acquisition by IWL Limited). There, Mei Lin substantially influenced the growth and sustainability of the retail and wholesale divisions during a period of depressed markets. Revenues from these divisions accounted for over 50 percent of Sanford's total revenues (over $20m per annum). In addition, Mei Lin was involved with corporate dealings and public affairs issues during Sanford's engagement with both the OM Group (now OMX) and IWL Limited. Mei Lin has a Bachelor of Commerce Degree with Honors in Marketing from the University of Western Australia. and represented the University of Western Australia in the Australian Marketing Institute’s Team Marketer Competition. ANDREW PERLMAN, General Manager Vringo USA, Senior Vice President Content & Community: Prior to Vringo he was Senior Vice President of Global Digital and Music at Entertainment Rights, plc (LON:ERT). Entertainment Rights controls over 8,700 video titles and associated new production and merchandising rights. Andrew was Vice President of Digital Media at Classic Media until its acquisition by Entertainment Rights. He has created digital licensed products and services for ER's brands including He-Man, Godzilla, Transformers, Rocky and Bullwinkle, George of the Jungle, Casper the Friendly Ghost, VeggieTales and others as well as created co-marketing campaigns with Alltel, Cingular and Sprint. He has driven deals with market leaders such as AOL, Joost!, Google Video, YouTube, MobiTV Infospace, Matertronic, Ignition Games and Genius Productions. He also led efforts spearheading digital anti-piracy efforts. Prior to Classic, Andrew was General Manager for the Rights Group, LLC where he oversaw mobile marketing campaigns for major international brands such as Visa and Pepsi. In this role developed and negotiated relationships with technology vendors such as Comverse, Mobile 365 and Mobliss. He was also responsible for selling and executing mobile products including the Britney Spears mobile fan club and Justin Timberlake and American Idol branded karaoke. In addition he also worked on sponsorship deals between Britney Spears and Samsung and Justin Timberlake and Orange U.K. Previously, as Marketing Director at JCOR Entertainment, a privately funded record label, Andrew managed online marketing and operations for its artists. Andrew has B.A. in Business Administration from the School of Business and Public Management at George Washington University.