Click on the Video Below and Sample a Session from a previous Digital Hollywood event. For Additional Video Sessions, Click Here Digital Hollywood, Santa Monica Monday, June 11th Track IV. Mobile TV and Video – Establishing the Next Content Platform 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM Session C Mobile TV & Film – Programming & Creativity for a Transforming Medium To be present at the start of a new creative industry is to be a member of a graduate class of a great and fantastic new university. While the unknowns in the mobile TV & Video universe may not be as daunting and experimental as was the first generation of TV in the 1950s, the challenge of creating and producing for Mobile TV and Video is still to be present at the beginning of a new frontier. As hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide begin tuning into a Mobile video universe, the task of reaching them with new ideas, new creative forms, new services – some that will be rewarded with millions of viewers and dollars and some that will fail – will make for one of the greatest and challenging experiences of our lives. Mobile TV, video and film programming will be at the heart of a transforming communications world and we welcome you to being at the start of a new medium. Paul Jelinek, Sr. Vice President, Digital Media, A&E Television Networks Michael Boyd, Sr. Director of Business Development, MediaFLO USA Harry Kargman, CEO, Kargo Eric Young, President and Executive Producer of Original Programming, Sparkhill Alberto Montesi, CEO, Flycell, Inc. Lauren Cole, President, Lauren Cole Media, Moderator Michael Boyd, senior director of programming for QUALCOMM MediaFLO, is responsible for managing all aspects of content provider partnerships. Boyd has 15 years of experience in wireless communications, focusing on wireless content over last five years. Before joining QUALCOMM in 2003, Boyd served as CEO of Wireless Multimedia Solutions and as VP of business development at Summus, Inc. From 1989 through 1996, he held multiple management positions at IBM, receiving a "General Manager’s Award" for launching the first PCMCIA Wireless Modem. Boyd holds a BS degree in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University and an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on the Company’s CDMA digital technology. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a FORTUNE 500® company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market® under the ticker symbol QCOM. Harry B. Kargman, co-Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer, Kargo: Kargo is now among the largest mobile media companies, handling US Weekly, Spin, Vibe, National Enquirer and launching a new portal that will be the largest off-deck mobile content source in the U.S. Harry Kargman most recently worked in Business and Strategic Planning at Intertainer, a broadband content provider. There he was responsible for building their product development and revenue models; he also negotiated with Internet backbone providers to provide Intertainer’s broadband services over their unused bandwidth. Prior to Intertainer, Harry was one of the first 15 employees at Zefer, an Internet strategic consulting firm, where he was responsible for developing strategic vision and pitching new business. Harry’s other experience has included time spent in the Corporate Business Development division of Intel, where he was responsible for developing a venture investment strategy, and the Boston Consulting Group. Harry graduated with honors from Harvard College. Jill Braff, General Manager of the Americas & Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, Glu Mobile: Game industry veteran Jill Braff leads Glu Mobile's corporate and consumer marketing initiatives, including co-marketing programs with licensors and carriers. Braff was named one of the game industry's 100 most influential women by Next Generation and sits on the board of the Mobile Entertainment Forum. Prior to joining Glu, Braff most recently consulted with Sega of America as interim vice president of marketing. She also served as a creative director at Konami of America, worked with Sprint on its entry into wireless gaming and has held senior marketing positions at Photopoint Corporation and MyFamily.com. She also held positions at The Learning Company, Sega of America, Griffin Bacal and Nintendo of America. Braff has a B.A. from Colgate University. ERIC YOUNG, President and Executive Producer of Original Programming, Sparkhill: Eric Young has enjoyed great success in the motion picture, television and home entertainment industries for over twenty years. After working for The Walt Disney Studios as a Producer and home entertainment executive, he established Sparkhill, a full-service production company, in 2000. As President and Executive Producer of Original Programming for Sparkhill, Young has created hundreds of original behind-the-scenes documentaries and special features for numerous acclaimed DVD releases. He established Sparkhill’s content division by directing and producing the independent movie "Breathing Hard", winner of eight major film festival awards; the ground-breaking mobile series "24: Conspiracy" for Twentieth Century Fox in association with Vodaphone/Verizon; and Sparkhill’s own home entertainment label with the acclaimed DVD release "Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection". Alberto Montesi, CEO, Flycell, Inc.: Alberto Montesi is the CEO of Flycell, Inc., a digital entertainment provider in New York City. Mr. Montesi began his distinguished career in Rome, Italy, as a development consultant helping Italian businesses expand into other European markets. In 2001, Mr. Montesi joined Acotel Group, taking his strategic planning expertise to one of Italy's most prosperous wireless service providers. Mr. Montesi's success at Acotel Group landed him an appointment as CEO of Flycell, Inc., in November 2004. Mr. Montesi remains active in the mobile marketing community in Italy, and is dedicated to continuing its Lauren Cole, President, Cole Media: Ms. Cole is President of Cole Media, a company that helps clients set up and launch media-related businesses. Clients include companies launching cable and satellite channels, mobile content services, video-on-demand, and broadband content, both in the U.S. and internationally. Companies that Cole Media has worked with include TV Guide, Network Live (AOL/XM Radio/AEG), TV One (Radio One/Comcast), Technicolor, Sony Pictures Entertainment, E! Entertainment, GSN, Granada America, World Championship Sports Network, National Lampoon, Wine Network, HBO Latin America, and Anthony Robbins Companies. Ms. Cole was previously Chief Operating Officer of PacketVideo Corporation, the first company with technology and applications to stream video over wireless devices, where she oversaw all of the business activities of the company. Under her supervision, PacketVideo established contractual relationships with over 200 global media and internet companies, including all of the major studios, and numerous major broadcasters, cable companies, and streaming media companies around the world. Prior to joining PacketVideo, Cole spent 8 years at Sony Pictures Entertainment in the International Television area where she was responsible for launching, making investments in, and supervising Sony’s cable channel investments in Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Australia. During her tenure at Sony, the company launched or made investments in 35 channels. She also headed up operations for Columbia TriStar International Television. Cole also worked in Warner Bros.’ Strategic Planning Dept, and at Bain and Company. She has a degree in Applied Mathematics from Harvard College and an M.B.A from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.