The Complete Track
Monday, June 11 - Wednesday, June 13th
Digital Production World at Digital Hollywood – Entering a New Universe
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Special Event
Monday, June 11th
6:15 PM at Le Merigot
The ETC - Studio Executive VIP Dinner & "First Look - VC - Company Launch"
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ETC Board Members in Attendance from Disney, Fox, NBC Universal, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros
The Seminars
Monday, June 11
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Session A:
Mainstream Hollywood Meets the VC and Private Equity Community: Exploring the Future of TV - Film - Broadband Finance
Temple Williams, Senior Vice President, Comedy Central
Conrad Riggs, Mark Burnett Productions
Mark Mangiola, Managing Director, Canaan Venture Capital
Greg Martin, Partner, Redpoint Ventures
Virginia Turezyn, Managing Director, American Capital
Roy Salter, Principal, The Salter Group
Jason Fisher, VP of Production, ABC Studios
Mark Kapczynski, CEO, Kontrol Media Corp, Moderator
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2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Session A:
The Inevitability of HD Success, Digital Cinema & Hi-Def DVD – The Multi-Platform Movement: Content Creation, TV Transformation, Feature Film and Indie Acceptance
Greg Moyer, General Manager, VOOM HD Networks
Jack Buser, WorldWide Technology Evangelist, Dolby
Brett Gaines, Vice President of Strategic Business Development, Silicon Image, Inc.; Member of the Board, HDMI Licensing, LLC
Richard Doherty, Program Manager for Media Entertainment Convergence, Microsoft
Sony Pictures, Speaker to be announced
Eddie Taylor, Vice President of TV Market Research, DisplaySearch, Moderator
Additional speakers to be announced
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Session B:
The Revolutionized Digital Workflow Experience: Understanding How Information Technology, Broadcast & Entertainment Production Merge
Spencer Stephens, VP & GM Motion Pictures Imaging, Warner Bros. Advanced Media Services
Jonathan Goldstein, President, Snell & Wilcox, Inc.
Mike Pusateri, SVP Technology Development, Disney-ABC Television Group
Donald Wong, Vice President, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Digital Media Initiative (DMI)
David Jensen, Managing Partner for Digital Media, IBM, Moderator
Additional speakers to be announced
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3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
Session A:
The Exploding Appetite of Film, Cable, TV and Broadband Networks - The New Golden Age of Hollywood
Michael Kernan, Vice President, ICM
Douglas A. Lee, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Digital Media, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
Chris Monteleone, Director of Digital Development, Rainbow Media (AMC, IFC, WE, FUSE)
Erik Flannigan, Senior Vice President, Digital Media, COMEDY CENTRAL and Spike TV
David Neuman, President of Programming, Current TV
Richard Hull, Production Executive, "SHE'S ALL THAT," "GET OVER IT" and "ON THE LINE"
Mark Kapczynski, CEO, Kontrol Media Corp, Moderator
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Session B:
Mashup, Viral & Episodic Video - The Internet Communications Phenomenon
Timothy Shey, founder & Head of Network Development, Next New Network
Drew Reifenberger, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Super Deluxe, Turner Broadcasting
Jane Hu, Vuguru / Tornante
John Caplan, President and COO, Ford Models Inc.
Kourosh Taj, Co-President & Head of Programming, No Good TV
Scott Roesch, GM, AtomFilms
Brent Weinstein, Head of Digital Media, United Talent Agency, Moderator
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Tuesday, June 12th
Digital Production World at Digital Hollywood
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Session A:
Managing Digital Workflow: Benefits & Tradeoffs in a Fully Integrated Digital Pipeline
Dave Scammell, CEO, SOHONET
Dave Cavena, Engagement Architect, Sun Microsystems
Greg Thagard, CTO, Elektrofilm Digital Studios
Phil Feiner, Former Chairman and CEO, Pacific Title and Arts Studio
Steve Cooper, Ernst & Young
Andy Shenkler, Vice President, Operations, Digital Services, Ascent Media Group
Feisal Nanji, Sector Resident, Global Media & Entertainment Sector, Ernst & Young, Moderator
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Session B:
Unimagined Realities - Short Form Innovative Programming - Live Action, Animation - 2D - 3D & Flash
Evan Spiridellis, co-founder and "Head Art Guy", JibJab Media Inc.
Lou Wallach, Senior Vice President, Original Programming and Development - East Coast, COMEDY CENTRAL
John Evershed, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mondo Media
Josh Faure-Brac, Creator and Director of SuperNews, Current.tv
Drew Reifenberger, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Super Deluxe, Turner Broadcasting
Markus Almer, President and co-founder, Almer/Blank
Jason Marks, VP, Programming and Development, Heavy.com
Aaron Simpson, founder, Cold Hard Flash, Moderator
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10:45 AM – Noon
Session A:
The Arrival of 3D - Digital 3D Platform for Feature Films and Television
Tony Adamson, Manager, DLP Cinema® Marketing, Texas Instruments, Inc.
Jason Clark, Dreamworks, Producer of Monster House
Joshua Greer, President and Co-Founder, RealD
Les Moore, CTO, Kodak Digital Motion Imaging
Ted Costas, Director of Production Services, Dolby
Buzz Hays, Senior Producer, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Steve Schklair, Executive Producer, U23D
Marty Shindler, President, The Shindler Perspective, Moderator
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Session B:
Digital Lifelike Environments: Inventing a 21st Century Genre for Feature Films, Video and Games
Ron Brinkmann, Visual Effects Supervisor, “Valiant”; “Batman: Dead End”; “Contact”; “The Ghost and the Darkness”; “Die Hard: With a Vengeance”
Maurice Patel, Director of Product Marketing, Autodesk
Stephen Fedasz, Creative Director, Technicolor Interactive Services
Peter Nofz, Digital Effects Supervisor, Sony Pictures Imageworks
David Vegezzi, Creative Director, Schematic
Suzanne Stefanac, Director, AFI Digital Content Lab, Moderator
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12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Session A:
Reinventing Hollywood Production – New Rules for the Multi-Platform Film, TV & Video Industry – Creating Content for Film, TV, HD, Cable, Broadband, DVD & Mobile
Chris deFaria, Executive Vice President, Digital Production, Animation and Visual Effects, Warner Bros. Pictures
John Cooper, Director of Programming, Sundance
Dean Valentine, President, Symbolic Action, LLC, former President, UPN and former President, Walt Disney Television
Jared Hoffman, Partner, Generate, former executive, CAA
David B. Wertheimer, Executive Director, Entertainment Technology Center @ USC
Julia Pistor, Producer, "Nacho Libre" and "Charlotte’s Webb"
Arlene Zeichner, Principal, Selavy Associates, Moderator
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Session B:
Platforms for New Media Creation: Enablers of the Personal Media Experience - Broadband, Rich Internet Application, Social Media, Mobile, DVD and ITV
Alexei Tsaregorodtsev, FrameFree Technologies, Inc.
Mark Randall, Chief Strategist – Adobe Dynamic Media Division
Ben Elowitz, co-founder and CEO, Wetpaint
Rolf Hartley, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Professional Products Group, Sonic Solutions
David Dudas, co-founder and CTO, Eyespot
David Merkoski, Associate Creative Director, frog design
Dave Toole, co-founder and CEO, Outhink Media
Robbie Vann-Adibe, CEO, Method, Moderator
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2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Session A:
The Hollywood Producer - The Real Deal: Reinventing the Strategy, the Platforms and the Revenue Streams
Larry Tanz, CEO, LivePlanet
Zach Posner, Head of Interactive and Business Development, National Lampoon
Drew Buckley, General Manager, Yahoo! Originals
Joel Wright, Director, New Media Division, Paradigm
H.T. Owens, Executive Vice President, Creative Affairs, Reveille LLC
Paran Johar, EVP of Digital Marketing, Managing Director, MRM Los Angeles David Tochterman, Executive Vice President, DigWorks™, Moderator
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Session B:
The HD Entertainment Experience - Understanding High Definition as a Next Generation Film, TV and Entertainment Platform and Experience
Rick Dean, Vice President of Technology, THX Ltd.
Jamie Shortill, William Morris Agency
Mark Chiolis, Senior Marketing Manager, Strategic Marketing, Acquisition products, Thomson Grass Valley
Eugene Shteyn, Director, IP and Standards, Digital Entertainment Services, Hewlett-Packard Co.
Rob Faris, Executive Producer, Voom HD Networks / Rainbow Media
Richard Doherty, Director, Technology Strategy, Consumer Media Technology Group, Microsoft
Daniel P. Harris, Chairman & CEO, MEDIAPASS®
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3:50 PM – 5:00 PM
Session A:
Imagining the Digital Future of Film and TV Production - Tools & Technologies to Liberate the Imagination
Hugo Gaggioni, Chief Technologist, Sony Electronics
Stuart English, Workflow Wizard, Ted Digital Cinema
Ken Yas, Marketing Development Manager, Grass Valley
Jason Hafer, Director of Photography Prom Queen
Hisham Abed, Director of Photography - MTV The Hills & MTV Laguna
David Stump, Director of Photography - Chair ASC Technology Committee Sub Committe on Cameras & MetaData
Joel Ordesky, Chief Technical Officer, Wexler Video, Moderator
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Session B:
Global Digital Production: Partnering Globally - Asia, India, Europe and Eastern Europe, Australia & New Zealand
Robert Walsh, CEO and Co-founder of Krome Studios (Australia)
Bhuvan Lall, President (Global), MCORP Global (India)
Buckley Collum, Producer & Visual Effects, “Valiant,” “King Kong,” “Scooby-Doo”
Kelly Kiernan, Production Executive, New Regency Films
Gina Fegan, Chief Executive, South East Media Network, UK Government, Moderator
Additional speakers to be announced
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