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 2009 Thursday, January 8th 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Track II – DH4 - Digital Hollywood Embracing the Personalized Consumer - Entertainment, Technology and Commerce – Making the Transition to the AlwaysOn Home The consumer lives in three digital environments, the home, work and mobile – experiencing what we might call the always connected, digital lifestyle. In this session, we will address how the technology, the content providers and developers have adapted themselves to the evolving needs of the digital lifestyle, serving a home-based media, a worked based media and mobile media. Whether it’s a wirelessly connected home with set-tops, PCs, HDTVs and phone devices; a broadband mobile device, a fully loaded media friendly car, a broadband workspace or public space, the consumer is connected all the time, sending or receiving information and content. In this session, we will explore what it means to create and enable that fully connected universe. Albhy Galuten, Vice President, Digital Media Technology Strategy, Sony Corporation of America Nash Parker, Director, North American Strategy, Alcatel-Lucent Ian McNaughton, Senior Manager, Product and Platform Marketing EMEAI, AMD Phil Wiser, Co-Founder, Chairman and President, Sezmi John Balen, General Partner, Canaan Partners Kris Alexander, Product Line Director, Akamai Mary Francia, CEO & Managing Director, SeroWires, Moderator Nash Parker, Director, North American Strategy, Alcatel-Lucent: Nash Parker brings more than 20 years of telecommunications experience to his position as Director of the North American Strategy Team for Alcatel-Lucent. In this role, Mr. Parker is the lead strategist and primary liaison within for region’s content, advertising, and gaming industry activity. Previously, Mr. Parker served as Director of Strategic Alliances for Alcatel-Lucent, where he lead the company’s North American Strategic Solutions Group in support of the group’s IPTV and Mobile TV initiatives. Prior to joining Alcatel-Lucent, Mr. Parker served as Manager of Business Development for Sony Computer Entertainment America, and as Regional Manager for the General Motors Corporation. Nash Parker holds a bachelor of arts degree from Kalamazoo College, and a master in business administration degree from Wayne State University. Phil Wiser, Co-Founder, Chairman and President, Sezmi: Prior to Sezmi, formerly known as Building B, Wiser served as chief technology officer of Sony Corporation of America (SCA). In this role, Wiser led SCA’s overall digital media business and technology strategy and was responsible for coordinating these efforts across Sony’s content and electronics companies. Wiser joined Sony Music in 2001 as the leader of their digital media group. He forged the ground breaking deals with iTunes and pioneered the mobile music space during his tenure at Sony Music. Prior to joining Sony Music, Wiser co-founded Liquid Audio, Inc. and served on its board of directors and as chief technology officer. At Liquid Audio, Phil created the first commercial internet music distribution platform and led the creation of key technologies that now enable the digital music marketplace. Wiser holds a series of patents in digital music distribution, audio compression and processing and security as a result of these efforts. Prior to Liquid Audio, Wiser worked extensively in Silicon Valley developing audio algorithms and audio processing systems for several professional and consumer audio organizations including Chromatic Research, Studer Editech Corporation, Sonic Solutions and Euphonix. Wiser holds a summa cum laude bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University. He spent time at the world-renowned Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) during his tenure at Stanford. John Balen, General Partner, Canaan Partners: John Balen understands entrepreneurs. Since joining Canaan in 1995, John has worked with some of the smartest people in the technology industry to build high-performance companies such as Commerce One, which brought B2B ecommerce to the masses, eStamp, the pioneer of Internet postage, Intraware the leading provider of electronic license delivery and management, and Rightpoint, a real-time customer analytics software provider, acquired by Epiphany. At Canaan, John focuses on investments in communications & mobility, and next-generation enterprise technology companies that are disrupting the balance of traditional markets. His portfolio includes Dexterra, which is helping enterprises reap the benefits of a mobile workforce with innovative tools and software; and ID Analytics, which offers the nation’s only real-time fraud prevention system for enterprises. He also invests in digital media companies that empower the consumer through web-based services, such as Blurb.com, a revolutionary company changing the face of publishing by letting anyone easily create and sell bookstore-quality books. Before joining Canaan Partners, John held a variety of operational and financial roles, where he learned both how to build companies from the ground up and how to fund them. He served as a Managing Director of Horsley Bridge Partners, a multi-billion dollar private equity firm in San Francisco. During his nine-year tenure at Horsley Bridge, John was responsible for a wide spectrum of investments in technology companies, as well as many venture capital and buyout partnerships. Earlier in his career, John was a sales applications engineer at fiber communications startup Codenoll Technology Corp. and an engineer at Digital Equipment Corp. John currently serves on the boards of innovative digital media firms Blurb, Casabi and Silicon Optix, mobile companies Command Audio and Dexterra, and enterprise technology firms Echopass, EZRez, ID Analytics and Soasta. John received a BS in electrical engineering and an MBA from Cornell University. A firm believer in the value of education, John is the Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee, and as a board member serves on the Executive Committee of his children’s school. John frequently donates time and money to educational causes. Albhy Galuten is Vice President of Digital Media Technology Strategy for Sony Corporation of America (SCA). In addition to his technological achievements, Mr. Galuten is a Grammy award-winning record producer, songwriter and arranger. Mr. Galuten joined SCA in March 2005, and is responsible for the Media Technology Group. The Media Technology Group assists with technology strategy and due diligence, research & development, relationships with the content industry and the development of standards. Before coming to Sony, Mr. Galuten was Senior Vice President, Advanced Technology, Universal Music Group. Under Mr. Galuten, eLabs and Universal’s Advanced Technology group provided: strategic advice to senior management in the technology space, performed technical due diligence of software, hardware and business systems, invented technology and filed patents. Under Mr. Galuten, the group also managed standards participation, negotiated technology licenses and provided technical support for lobbying efforts and trade organizations. Before working at Universal, Mr. Galuten was a Vice President at ION where he created and developed the Enhanced CD. Prior to working in technology Mr. Galuten was a musician and record producer. In 1978 he won two Grammy awards including Producer of the Year. His original compositions and orchestrations for Film, Theatre and on record have won him a Dramalogue Award and two BMI Awards. During his music career which spanned more than 20 years, Mr. Galuten worked with numerous multi-platinum artists, produced eighteen No. 1 singles, and generated sales of more than 100 million records. Ian McNaughton, Senior Product Manager – AMD: Ian joined AMD in 2006 as Senior Product Manager for the AMD Athlon 64™ FX processor line. Previously Ian held Senior Marketing and Product Management roles with such companies as ATI and Mitel Corporation. While at ATI Technologies, Ian managed multiple complex product launches as well as ATI’s HL2 GTM program. Working closely with the developer community has enabled Ian to foster key industry relationships that he continues to enjoy today at AMD. While at Mitel Corporation, Ian was responsible for Corporate Marketing which included a worldwide corporate re-brand in over 20 countries. Mitel now exists as Zarlink Semiconductor. Born in Ontario, Canada, Ian currently resides in Austin, Texas with his family. He is passionate about technology and especially the gaming industry. Well known throughout the hardware and software community, Ian is widely considered a legitimate expert in the computer and gaming fields. Whether it is console or PC, the platform doesn’t matter; Ian is dedicated to evangelizing enthusiast products. Kris Alexander is the Product Line Director for Akamai, responsible for Software and EdgeSuite Delivery, Electronic Gaming, Download, and Storage services for businesses such as Sony Playstation, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft, EA, Apple iTunes, MTV, Fox, Gamespot, Starz Encore, and Turbine. Mr Alexander has more than 10 years of experience in the gaming and digital media industries. He has spoken at E3, CES, Digital Hollywood, Streaming Media, iHollywood, NextGen Games, CeBit and Internet World on the subjects of Digital Distribution of Games and Next Gen Game Platforms. Mr. Alexander has also served on the boards of Themis Group and WarCry Network. He is a contributing author of the Causal & Online Game Whitepaper for IGDA and the Themis Report. Mary Francia, CEO & Managing Director, SeroWires: A global telecommunications executive, Mary Francia is CEO and Managing Director at Serowires, a Consulting firm for Marketing & Technology, supporting clients build marketing and product strategy for next generation services and devices. Ms. Francia last assignment was Vice President Sales & Marketing Home Networks at Royal Philips Electronics where she joined to create a Telecom channel for sales of consumer devices in broadband and wireless entertainment applications. Ms Francia is now retained as Executive Consultant for their Innovation and Emerging Businesses. At Philips Consumer Electronics, she managed Telecom Strategic Alliances and with her direction, Philips launched products and services in access (DSL), communications (VoIP), and entertainment (Music & IPTV) with Telecom Operators over broadband networks as well as initiatives in consumer healthcare and R&D.