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Digital Hollywood, October 19-22, 2009
Special Event
Wednesday, October 21st
EPPS: Entertainment Publicists Professional Society
Location: Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, Santa Monica

The Agenda
EPPS: P.R. Twenty4Seven
One Day Conference
Public Relations in the Era of Nonstop Communication
Wednesday, October 21st
8:00 AM - Registration Open

Noon Keynote
Marc Graboff, Chairman, NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios
Interviewed by Julia Boorstin, CNBC Media and Entertainment Reporter

8:45 AM Welcome Address
Henri Bollinger, President, EPPS

9:15 AM
Session A:
Hollywood 3.0—Where Web 2.0 has taken us and what is next in the way that entertainment is sold, promoted and branded
Moderator: Peter Kafka, Senior Editor, All Things Digital
Panelists:
Chuck D, Public enemy
Kate Neligan, Director, On Demand & Digital Marketing, Lionsgate
Caroline Owen, Head of Corporate Communications, Orange-FT
Tyler Goldman, CEO, BUZZMEDIA
Ross Levinsohn, Partner, Fuse Capital
Julie Supan, VP of Marketing, Ning

Session B
9:15 AM
Making a career: how to create, break and sustain the working’ personalities in Hollywood
Panelists to include:
Stan Rosenfield , President, Stan Rosenfield & Associates
Deena Katz, Dancing With The Stars
Elizabeth Leonard, Bureau Chief, People magazine
Angelica Cob-Baehler, SVP, Communications and Creative, EMI Music North America
Edna Gundersen, Pop Music Critic, USA Today

Workshop
9:30 AM
Metrics & informational analytics – Does it count and how to count it (ROI in a digital world)
Moderator, Jonathan Heit, SVP, Digital Media and Technology, Allison and Partners Public Relations
David Reis, President and CEO, DEI Worldwide
Mark Ghuneim, Chief Executive Office, Wiredset
Amy Martin, President, Digital Royalty
Blake Cahill, SVP of Marketing, Visible Technologies
Richard Knafelc, Account Manager, PR Newswire
Matthew R. Policastro, Regional Manager, Business Wire, Los Angeles

10:45 AM
Session A
Media Transformers: The Metamorphosis of Journalism and Media
Moderator: Jerry Swerling, Professor and Director of PR Studies; Director, Strategic Communication and PR Center, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California
Panelists:
Sharon Waxman,
Founder and Editor-In-Chief, The Wrap
Drex Heikes, Editor, LA Weekly
Sallie Hoffmeister, Assistant Managing Editor (Arts & Entertainment), LA Times
Steve Loeper, Administrative News Editor, Associated Press
Alan Frutkin, Senior Editor, Media Week
Neil Stiles, President, The Variety Group

Session B
Mastering the New Distribution Tools: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Blogs, Search, SMS, and Mobile
Moderator: Karen DeMarco, Strategic Communications & Social Media Marketing Consultant
Panel:
Melinda Newman,
music journalist/blogger, Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, HitFix and others
Candice Yusim, Vice President of Publicity and Program Marketing, Tribal Brands
Clay Dollarhide, Senior Manager, Digital Marketing and Public Relations, sPRead Solutions
Krista Thomas, Vice President, Marketing-Communications, Thomson Reuters Calais
Rebecca Detken, Managing Editor, Yahoo OMG!

The Workshop
10:45 AM
Small Stories, Big Picture: PR Writing at the Moment –
Simon Glickman and Julia Rubiner, partners, Editorial Emergency (PR/Marketing Communications, Copywriting)

Noon Keynote - 12:00 PM
Marc Graboff,
Chairman, NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios
Interviewed by Julia Boorstin, CNBC Media and Entertainment Reporter

1:00 PM
Session A:
Speaking to the world:
a roundtable discussion with Journalists about covering U.S. event for International and overseas outlets
Panelists to include:
Elaine Lipworth, The Times (UK) , The Independent (UK)
Peter Bowes, News Correspondent, BBC
Antonio Martin, West Coast Correspondent, Agencia EFE
Jenny Cooney, TV Week (Australia), TV Guide (New Zealand), Grazia (Australia), HFPA member
Susan Zeidler, Entertainment Industry Correspondent, Reuters

Session B:
Being a Communications Advocate— The role of PR and Communications with Government Relations, Corporate Communications and Guild Negotiations
Moderator:
Matthew Belloni,
Managing Editor, Features, The Hollywood Reporter
Panel:
Melissa Patack,
Vice President, State Government Affairs, MPAA
Pamm Fair, Deputy National Executive Director, SAG
Bruce Doering, Executive Director, ICG
Jeff Pryor, Chief Executive, Priority PR
Jim Kennedy, Executive Vice President, Global Communications, Sony Pictures Entertainment

Workshop
1:00 PM
The Law and You from take down notices, what’s on and off the record, spam laws and rumors via twitter, when you do and don’t have a law on your side
Speaker:
Eric German, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
George M. Borkowski, Esq., Chair IP Litigation, Venable LLP

2:15 PM
Session A
Communicating with the Latino community and consumers: ¿Habla usted español?
Moderator: Ivette Zurita, President, Hispanic Public Relations Association
Panelists to include:
Mario Flores,
Partner/MD, Sportivo
Monica Lozano, President, La Opinion/Impremedia
Flavio Morales, Mun2, VP Programming
Steven Graciano, Director, Marketing & Communications, Fox Sports en Español
Gabriel Reyes, President, Reyes Entertainment

Session B
Navigating the Celebrity Circus - Crisis Communications in Entertainment
Panel:
Howard Bragman,
CEO, 15 Minutes PR
Linda Dozoretz, Owner, Linda Dozoretz Communications, Inc.
Jim Bates, Member of the Firm, Sitrick And Company

3:30 PM
Session A
Celebrity Culture and the Media—Translating the Language of Truth, Fiction and Fabrication
Moderator: RJ Rousso, President, RFPR, A Public Relations & Marketing Agency
Panelists to include:
Paul Berra,
Law office of Paul Berra
Marc Malkin, Columnist, E!Online and E!News
Tammy Warren, Senior Director of Publicity, Magic Johnson Enterprises
Kevin Frazier, Weekend Anchor and Correspondent, Entertainment Tonight
Jeanne Wolf, West Coast Editor, Parade Magazine

Session B:
Getting air time on TV and Radio
Moderator: Rosalind Jarrett, Executive in Charge of Publicity, Screen Actors Guild Awards®
Panel:
Kim Masters,
Entertainment Correspondent, NPR
Steve Gregory, Reporter/Anchor, KFI/Clear Channel Radio
Ross Crystal, Founder, CrystalVision Media - ShowBizExpress (radio)
Claudia Cagan, Senior Segment Producer, E! Entertainment Television and E! Networks
Steve Sunshine, Senior Producer, Extra
Mike Cidoni, Senior Entertainment Producer, Los Angeles, Associated Press
Melanie Massey, Vice President, BET Networks
Rosalee Fox, Entertainment Correspondent, Associated Press radio
Steve Futterman, CBS Radio

4:30 PM
The Sundance Effect—The Role Independent Film Festivals and Fan Events Play in Regard to Media and Campaigns
Moderator: Ted Mundorff, CEO, Landmark Theaters
Panel:
Amy McGee,
Publicity Manager, Sundance Institute
Laura Kim, Inside Job
Sharon Swart, Senior Editor, Variety
Rebecca Yeldham, Los Angeles Film Festival Director

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