Click on the Video Below and Sample a Session from a previous Digital Hollywood event. For Additional Video Sessions, Click Here Digital Hollywood Monday, May 5th 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Track I - Money, Media, Entertainment & Technology Mainstream Hollywood Meets the VC and Private Equity Community: Exploring the Future of TV - Film - Broadband As the ever-expanding crossroads of entertainment, media and technology presents new and exciting creative possibilities in production and distribution, the world of finance is equally adept at developing new and unique forms of investment and innovative structures to underwrite the industry’s natural expansion and creative growth. In Silicon Valley the investment and creative communities are developing new winning strategies just as the Hollywood and finance communities are doing the same. Sometimes those strategies are in sync, sometimes one lags the other, and sometimes each are off in their own directions with equally impressive results. In this session, we are pleased to bring together some of most experienced executives in the creative as well and financial worlds. Chris Gunn, Director, Digital Media, Endemol Howard Owens, Executive Producer, Reveille Tim Chang, Principal, Norwest Venture Partners Stephen Andrade, Senior Vice President, Digital Development and General Manager, NBC.com Patrick Mahoney, Senior VP Digital Media, Entertainment Studios Darren Miller, Producer/Partner, Montage Media Group, Inc. Mark J. Kapczynski, VP & GM InStream Solutions, EyeWonder, Moderator For Further Speaker Infomation - Click on highlighed Names to see their LinkedIn Profile Tim Chang, Principal, Norwest Venture Partners: Tim brings a combination of operational, technical and international business experience to Norwest Venture Partners. Tim focuses on investments in wireless and digital media as well as business development initiatives in Asia-Pacific. Tim has recently invested in 3Jam, a multiparty mobile text messaging platform and service, and has joined the board of directors. Prior to joining NVP in 2006, Tim was a principal at Gabriel Venture Partners where he was actively involved in over a dozen wireless-related deals and led Gabriel's investments in Iridigm Display Corporation (acquired by Qualcomm), Eyespot, Sequoia Communications, Sandbridge, and Kajeet. He also contributed to the boards of Placeware (acquired by Microsoft) and Arula Systems (acquired by Raritan), TestQuest, NextG Networks, and IPWireless. Tim built Gabriel's wireless sector practice and helped establish business development capabilities through strong, strategic relationships across the wireless value chain, particularly in Asia-Pacific. Prior to joining Gabriel, Tim spent more than five years working in Japan. He was a product manager at Gateway Inc. where he successfully launched direct-marketed PC servers in the Japanese market and quickly grew an enterprise product line into a full offering of network desktops, workstations, servers and configurable turn-key solutions. Prior to Gateway, Tim was a development engineer for General Motors. As a tri-lingual engineer based in Tokyo, Tim led project teams in China, Korea and Japan in the development, testing and sales of advanced chassis control systems for such clients as Toyota and Daewoo. Tim began his career in venture capital in 1999 during his time at Stanford Business School as part of the founding team of CTR Ventures K.K., a venture accelerator in Tokyo focused on seed and early-stage mobile consumer applications for the Japanese market. Tim currently serves on the advisory boards of the Wireless Communications Alliance (WCA), IBD Under the Radar, Digital Hollywood, VC Task Force Wireless SIG, Silicon Valley Chinese Wireless Association, as well as the IBF Wireless Investor Summit. Tim holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar, and an MS in electrical engineering/system engineering as well as a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan. Patrick Mahoney, Senior VP Digital Media, Entertainment Studios: Mr. Mahoney is responsible for business development and strategic direction for all online and mobile initiatives surrounding Entertainment Studios’ 15 syndicated TV shows and movie library. Prior to joining ES, he founded Connected Strategic Partners, which advised digital media distribution and production clients. Previously, he managed business development at ABC Television's Digital Media Group, where he was involved in digital licensing and distribution of network shows. Patrick worked as a digital media analyst for Yankee Group, where his expertise was often recognized in prominent news sources including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and CNBC. He began his professional career as a consultant with Adventis, where he advised broadband and media clients on their digital content distribution strategies. Howard Owens, Executive Producer, Reveille: Howard T. Owens has been with Reveille LLC, since the company's formation in March 2002. He is the executive producer of American Gladiators and Identity for NBC as well as 30 Days for F/X. Mr. Owens is the co-creator and executive producer of USA Network's Nashville Star, which recently wrapped its fifth season and cable's longest running reality competition series. He is also the co-creator and co-executive producer of NBC’s The Restaurant, Reveille's first hit series, as well as Bravo’s Blow-Out, and MTV’s Date My Mom and Parental Control. Owens recently helped architect the landmark deal between Reveille and Microsoft, joining forces for a multi-million dollar, multi-project deal whereby Reveille is creating and producing online content for MSN. As part of the 30 Days production team, Owens has won a GLAAD Award for the episode “Straight/Gay”. In addition, Owens has been honored by the Muslim Public Affairs Council with their 2005 Voice of Courage and Conscience Media Award for the 30 Days episode “Muslims and America”. He was also nominated for a prestigious PGA award for best non-fiction series for his work on the series. Prior to Reveille, Owens was an agent in the corporate consulting and television packaging divisions at the William Morris Agency, representing television producers as well as top brands including Maxim Magazines, InStyle Magazine, eBay and Miramax Films. Before working at the William Morris Agency, Owens co-founded and served as a managing partner for Outdoor Concepts, a privately held outdoor media company that was purchased by Titan Media/New York. Prior to beginning his media career, Owens was an attorney in private practice in Bridgeport, Connecticut where he also served as a staff clerk for the Office of the State’s Attorney. Stephen Andrade, Senior Vice President, Digital Development and General Manager, NBC.com: Stephen Andrade currently manages and oversees operations for NBC.com as well as creative development activities related to NBC Entertainment interactive programming. His responsibilities include working closely with show creative personnel to make their sites true online extensions of on-air programming, with internal and external technologists to use common web applications to create new creative products and with advertisers to complete the loop with their customers. Recent site highlights include the “Heroes” 360 alternative reality game experience, “The Office’s – Dunder Mifflin Infinity” creative social networking project, “Biggest Loser” Diet Center Site and Subscription Club, the “Deal or No Deal” SMS/Web live game and the “Coastal Dreams”, “Pale Force” and “Jay Leno’s Garage” original web programs. Previously, Andrade‘s responsibilities for NBC included acting as NBC Entertainment’s liaison with NBCi, conducting west coast business development for NBC Digital Media, and overseeing legal issues for Snap prior to its merger with Xoom. Andrade began his career with NBC in the legal department in May of 1996 as NBC’s first attorney devoted solely to interactive matters where, among other things, he handled corporate legal issues related to the launch and early days of MSNBC. Prior to joining NBC, Andrade was a member of the legal and business affairs department of Sony Interactive Entertainment (now known as Sony Computer Entertainment) where he played a significant role in the third party licensing program connected with the launch of the PlayStation 1 as well as other video game and CD-Rom development activities. Mark Kapczynski, VP & GM In-Stream Solutions, EyeWonder: Mark Kapczynski has a successful track record as a serial entrepreneur, chief executive and media industry expert. His current venture, Kontrol Media Corp., is an idea incubator for startups and senior professionals in the media and technology markets including Web 2.0, mobile, and television. Prior to that, he was founder and CEO of MESoft, a media and entertainment software company, for which Kapczynski raised two rounds of seed and venture capital funding exceeding $8MM. Under his leadership, the company also grew its distribution to a global level and partnered with leading IT companies, such as IBM, Sun and AMD, and media companies that include Avid, Ascent Media and Sony. Additionally, he received a patent for a digital media workflow process. From 1995 to 2002, Kapczynski worked at Microsoft Corporation as their Director of Worldwide Media & Entertainment Solutions Group. During that time, he worked with numerous digital media and internet start-ups such as Homestore (now Move.com), Movielink, and MeTV. Mark Kapczynski got his first taste at being an entrepreneur in 1993 when he founded Digital Genesis-a pioneer in the internet/e-commerce space-which was sold to publicly-traded Netgateway, Inc. (NGWY, now IIG) three years later. Mr. Kapczynski graduated from UCLA film school and continues to be active in multiple industry associations that span media, mobile telecom, technology, and Internet Web 2.0. In his free time, Mr. Kapczynski enjoys car racing and playing the drums.