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 IV: The Digital & Connected Home: Movies, TV & Video Programming to the Consumer – All Video All the Time: Broadband, IPTV, DVD & Mobile Movies, TV and video programming delivered via broadband Internet! An idea that seemed to be dead on arrival just a year or two ago, is an industry on the verge of busting out. SVOD, VOD - features delivered via the Internet - via the PC and via the set-top is very much a part of our future. A centerpiece of this anticipated future is the expectation that the PVR, the Personal Video Recorder will become a fixture on the next generation of all home PCs as well as in Set-tops. Add to that a wireless connection between the PC/PVR and the Set-top or TV, and it doesn’t take brain surgery to see how the herky-jerky downside of IP delivery of rich media will become a thing of the past or at least a secondary consideration as consumers download content to the PVR and play it back in crisp, full screen DVD quality. Under this scenario, Internet SVOD will become a full competitor to SVOD via the cable or satellite. IP delivery of features is about to reshape the landscape of the film industry. Patrick Cosson, Vice President of Marketing, VUDU Faisal Galaria, General Manager and VP of Corporate Development, Jaman David Pederson, Vice President Corporate Marketing, Zoran Corporation Steve Goldfine, Vice President, National Datacast Dr. Akash R. Deshpande, CTO – ARC International Anthony Wood, Founder & CEO, Roku Kelli Richards, President, The All Access Group, Moderator Patrick Cosson, Vice President of Marketing, VUDU: Patrick Cosson is VUDU’s Vice President of Marketing. Patrick is responsible for all aspects of VUDU’s marketing execution including product marketing, branding, user experience, consumer education, channel marketing, and public relations.  <javascript:revealbio(4,1)>(more...)Prior to joining VUDU, Patrick was Vice President of Marketing at Slim Devices, maker of the Squeezebox and Transporter digital media adapters. In this role, Patrick led continuous sales growth and positive market response to Slim Devices products, culminating in the sale of the company to Logitech in 2006. Prior to Slim Devices, Patrick served as Executive Director of Product Strategy at AOL Music, where he drove product development and branding strategy for Spinner and Winamp music products. Previously, Patrick had a successful tenure at Creative Labs, where he was responsible for marketing communications and internet marketing. Patrick holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati and an M.B.A from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Carl Schlachte, President and CEO, Arc International: Carl has more than twenty years of experience in the semiconductor industry, including CEO roles at global fabless semiconductor and IP companies, and executive positions at Motorola and ARM Holdings plc. At ARM he established its North American operations and secured strategic relationships with some of the largest chip and system companies in the United States. Carl resides in the East Bay of Northern California with his wife and children, and is active in his local community and philanthropic causes. He is Chairman of the Board of MOSAID Technologies Inc. Anthony Wood, Founder & CEO, Roku: Anthony Wood is involved in many aspects of Roku, with a special focus on engineering and product development. Prior to Roku, Anthony invented the digital video recorder (DVR) and founded ReplayTV, where he served as President and CEO before the company's acquisition by SonicBlue. Subsequently, he became senior vice president of Engineering and was responsible for the ReplayTV and Rio product lines. Before ReplayTV, Anthony was Founder and CEO of iband, Inc., an Internet software company sold to Macromedia in 1996, whose code base became a central part of the original core code of Macromedia Dreamweaver. At Macromedia, Anthony was vice president of Internet Authoring. Earlier in his career, Anthony was Founder and CEO of SunRize Industries, a leading supplier of hardware and software tools for non-linear audio recording and editing. Anthony holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Texas A&M University. Faisal Galaria, General Manger and VP Corporate Development, Jaman: Faisal Galaria is General Manager and VP Corporate Development at Jaman. He has extensive international experience across media, telecommunications and finance sectors. Prior to Jaman, Faisal ran global online business development and was Director of Europe at Skype, which was acquired by eBay for $3 billion in 2004. At Skype/eBay, he was responsible for key partnerships across the US, Europe the Middle East, with companies such as Sony, Bebo, British Telecom, Dixons and HP. Prior to joining Skype, Faisal was a member of the Policy Executive of Britain’s telecom and media regulator Ofcom. At Ofcom, he played a senior role in the high-profile negotiation and valuation of distribution rights for Premier League Football and co-authored the Telecoms Strategy Review. Faisal started his career in wireless and Internet consulting and was a senior member of Cluster Consulting, which was acquired by Diamond Technology Partners (NASDAQ: DTPI) for $930 million in 2000. Faisal has been educated across Europe and graduated with honors from UMIST (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology) with a Bachelor’s in Management Sciences in the UK. He also holds an MBA from IESE in Spain. David Pederson, Vice President Corporate Marketing, Zoran Corporation: Prior to joining Zoran in January 2003, he spent over seventeen years at National Semiconductor in various engineering, strategic marketing and management positions including Director Set Top Box product line. Mr. Pederson has over twenty-four years experience in the semiconductor industry including more than six years at Teledyne. He holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Virginia. As a recognized expert in his field, he has been invited to deliver numerous talks on Digital Video, PVRs, Set top boxes, Digital Televisions, the Networked Entertainment Center and the Challenges to Creating a Connected Digital Home and Connected Consumer Products. Steve Goldfine is Vice President of Sales for National Datacast, Inc. NDI provides customized solutions for the aggregation, management, scheduling, and distribution of movies, audio, software updates, and other digital multi-media content to homes, businesses, and portable devices across the United States through a network of broadcast facilities and capacity from PBS television stations. Steve has more than 20 years of experience in the wireless data and consumer electronics industry with companies including AT&T Wireless, Verizon Wireless, and AccuWeather. Goldfine has been involved in the development and launch of several well-known mobile products and services that have changed the way we do business. Dr. Akash R. Deshpande, CTO – ARC International: Dr. Akash R. Deshpande has close to two decades of experience in the high-performance system software industry, with applications to network and multimedia system designs. He was the founder, CTO, and director of Teja Technologies, a Silicon Valley startup that was formed based upon his fundamental research at UC Berkeley. Teja was backed by “Tier 1” venture capital funds such as Mayfield, and acquired by ARC International. Previously, Akash worked in engineering, management, and executive positions at various high-technology companies including Teknekron Communications Systems and AT&T Paradyne. Akash has published numerous peer-reviewed and invited papers, addressed and chaired industry conferences, and advised startups as well as established companies on their technology strategies. At ARC, Akash continues his interests in algorithms for low-power multimedia codecs, automata and graph theory, security, and system software. Akash received a Ph.D. in EECS from UC-Berkeley, an M.S. in EECS from U-Florida, and B,Tech in EE from IIT-Bombay. Kelli Richards, President, The All Access Group: Kelli Richards is an established veteran and respected pioneer in the convergence of entertainment and technology, especially within the digital music/media arena (where she has been an active participant for the past decade). She's a catalyst for profitable creative breakthroughs that involve brands and technologies, and individuals at the top of their game. Basically, she connects the dots between technology companies and the entertainment industry – seeking new revenue streams and distribution opportunities for both. Kelli is the principal of her own company, the All Access Group, which specializes in harnessing the power of the Internet and e-commerce opportunities to create world class campaigns, facilitate strategic alliances, and produce unique projects for A-List celebrities and musicians, established corporations, as well as for numerous startups. She acts as a "Director of Entertainment Alliances" for hire to major technology companies -- creating strategic initiatives and spearheading content acquisition deals that allow for mutually advantageous collaboration with content owners, including top entertainment companies and established artists (directly). She has unparalleled access to decisionmakers both in entertainment and in technology, which allows for accelerated traction in terms of getting things done for her clients with alacrity. In addition, she seeks brand extension opportunities that will generate additional revenue streams and promotional opportunities for name artists through new means of digital distribution. Prior to launching the All Access Group, Kelli spent 10 years at Apple Computer most recently as Music and Entertainment Markets Manager. She has also done work with Silicon Graphics (SGI) in their Entertainment Marketing group. Kelli previously held positions at EMI Records as an A&R exec, and also at Guitar Player Publications. For several years in the mid-to-late 90s, Kelli partnered with rocker Todd Rundgren to develop a series of firsts during the early days of digital music, most notably PatroNet, the earliest Internet-enabled artist subscription service (see "www.patronet.com"). For the past two decades, she has also been an acclaimed producer of various music projects as well as a wide variety of events including: MB-5, Webnoize Conference, Tribute to Paul McCartney CD, California Music Awards (formerly the BAMMIES), Pollstar Awards, Webby Awards, and other similar projects/events. Kelli also produced a highly successful conference which she co-founded for two years running in 1999 and 2000 entitled "MB-5: The Future of Music", and more recently produced a large fundraiser in 2002 in support of the UN's "Adopt-A-Minefield" organization dedicated to clearing landmines featuring Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson & Jay Leno. She was the talent producer behind the BAMMIES (now known as the California Music Awards) for nearly 20 years. She has also been co-producer of the Pollstar Awards for the past five years. All Access Group's diverse range of clients have included: Philips, Apple Computer, Motorola, iFilm, Akimbo Systems, Media Rights Technologies, Sony Net Services, Wipro, Todd Rundgren, David Bowie, Michael Jackson, IUMA, My-Reputation, Storymail, NBC Interactive, and many others. Kelli has recently co-authored two books – a book/DVD entitled "The Art of Digital Music: 56 Artists, Visionaries & Insiders Reveal Their Creative Secrets", published in 2005 by Backbeat Books; the other one is "Creating Business Breakthroughs You Want: Secrets and Strategies of the World's Greatest Mentors" published in 2004 by Mission Publishing. She's a sought after panel moderator and speaker at digital music and digital media conferences, and a contributor to the media as an expert in the areas of digital music, digital media, artist-related issues, and integrated brand entertainment. She holds an MBA with an emphasis in marketing, and a BA in marketing/filmmaking from San Jose State University. She also holds a Certification in Life Coaching through Debbie Ford’s Institute for Integrative Coaching. In her spare time, she enjoys yoga, gourmet cooking, nutrition, reading, time with friends, and hiking in the local recreational areas of the San Francisco Bay Area.