Digital Hollywood, October 17-20, 2011
Ritz Carlton Hotel, Marina del Rey, California
The Track
I.
Digital Hollywood Finance: Investment, Funding Strategies and Deal Flow - DHFi

The Complete Agenda
Pre-Day Events - The Strategic Sessions
Monday, October 17th
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Track II: Poolside Screening Tent I
Digital Media 101 - The Primer - Multiplatform Trends, Search and Social, Deals and Financings - A Prep Course for Getting the Most Out of Digital Hollywood
Gigi L. Johnson, Executive Director, Maremel Institute
Guests to be announced

Track II: DHFi-1, Poolside Screening Tent I
Valuing and Financing Entertainment Content: Movies, Television and Online Video
Hosted by: Media Valuation Partners

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Track I:
DHFi-2, H2.0-1, Screening Tent I
The New Hollywood Equation - Content Owners, New Platforms, Agents & Commerce
Miles Beckett, CEO and co-founder of EQAL
Greg Kampanis, Senior Vice President, Content Strategy & Operations, South Park Digital Studios
Lynn Kesterson-Townes,
Global Media and Entertainment Industry Leader, IBM
Chris Young,
CEO, DBG (Digital Broadcasting Group)
Oren Katzeff,
General Manager, Cracked.com, Demand Media
Jared Hoffman, Managing Partner, Generate
Mark J. Kapczynski, Chief Operating Officer, Kontrol Media, Moderator
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5:00 PM - End-of-Day Poolside Reception
Open to all attendees

Tuesday, October 18th
Breakfast Session
7:45 AM - 9:00 AM, DHFi-4, H2.0-6, Ballroom Terrace
Cross-Platform Content - Analysts and Investment: A View from the Street - From Tablets and SmartPhones to 3D TV
James Marsh, Senior Research Analyst - Piper Jaffray & Co.
David J. Enzer, Managing Director, Investment Banking, ROTH Capital Partners
Jim Goss, Vice President and Senior Investment Analyst, Barrington Research Associates
Andrew J. Howard, Partner, Shamrock Capital Advisors Partner
Michael Pachter, Managing Director, Equity Research, Wedbush Securities
Ralph Schackart, CFA, partner, William Blair & Company
Marty Shindler, CEO, The Shindler Perspective, Inc., Moderator

Special Workshop I, Screening Tent, Poolside
10:45 AM - Noon - DHFi-5
Investment, Funding Strategies and Deal Flow
A Primer for Content and Technology Companies
I. Understanding Funding and Strategy
Phil Palazzo,
Founder and President, PALAZZO Advisory | Acquisition
Greg Akselrud, Partner, Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP
Richard Hull, Producer & Financier
Derek L. Norton, Managing Partner, Watertower Group
Art Chang, founder and CEO, Tipping Point Partners
Joey Tamer, President, S.O.S. Inc., Moderator
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12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Track IV: DHFi-6, Screening Tent I, Poolside
Investment, Funding Strategies and Deal Flow
Digital Media Venture, Investment and Funding: New Business Models in Entertainment, Media and Technology
Tim Hanlon, CEO/Managing Director, Velociter, Mediabrands
Kevin Covert, President, Covert & Co.
David Travers, Partner, Rustic Canyon Partners
Baris Karadogan, CEO, Hip Digital Media
Yale H. Yee, Internet & Digital Media group at Montgomery & Co.
Hany Nada, Partner, GGV Capital
David O. Higley, Managing Partner, Bond Lane Merchant Bank, Moderator
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3:50 PM - 5:00 PM
Track IV: H2.0-12, DHFi Screening Tent, Poolside
The Hollywood Producer - The Real Deal: Reinventing the Strategy, the Platforms and the Revenue Streams
Daniel Tibbets, Head of Digital, Bunim-Murray entertainment
Orly Adelson, President, Dick Clark Productions
Erin McPherson, VP & Head of Originals/Video, Yahoo!
Scott Ehrlich, CEO, Agility Studios
Michael Arrieta, CEO, Big Air Studios
David Tochterman, Head of Digital Media, Innovative Artists, Moderator
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3:50 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop A
- DHFi-8 - The Finance Track, Ballroom Terrace
The DNA of the Digital Entrepreneur: Start-Up War Stories
Alki David, CEO, FilmOn
Todd Sawicki, Chief Revenue Officer, Cheezburger Network
Barb Dybwad, editor and director of programming, Tecca
Brock Pierce, managing director, Clearstone Global Gaming Fund; Founder, Affinity Media
Michael Weiss, President, PersonalWeb; Founder: WebRadio.com, Morpheus, That's Entertainment
Brian Deagon,
Technology Journalist, Investor's Business Daily, Moderator
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5:00 PM End-of Day Poolside Reception
Open to All Attendees

Digital Hollywood - Day Three
Wednesday, October 19th

10:45 AM - Noon
Track IV: DHFi-10, Screening Tent, Poolside
Digital Music: Strategy and Investment
Ted Mico, Executive Vice President, Interscope Geffen A&M
Jack Isquith, SVP of Strategic Development, Slacker
Alan Goodstadt, Partner, Redwood Capital
Evan Lowenstein, founder and CEO, StageIt
Brad Gelfond, Principal, Strike up the Brand, former, SVP Brand & Content Partnerships and Strategic Development, Warner Bros. Records
Leo Griffin, Principal, Clarity Partners
Eric Weinberg, President, Nielsen Entertainment
John Loken, VP Customer Acquisition at Live Nation Entertainment, Moderator
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Track III: DiRghts-3, H2.0-16, ViDeo-20, TV-2011-19, DHFi Screening Tent, Poolside
Digital Deals - Networks, Studios and Producers - Monetizing Content Across Platforms
Peter Ward, Senior Vice President, Information Operations and Content Licensing, Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
Pam Schechter, Vice President, Business Affairs, Digital and Cable Entertainment, NBC/Universal
Greg Siegel, SVP, Entertainment Development, Break Media
Frank Radice, Expert-In-Residence, Definition 6
Sean Bunner, Vice President, New Business Development, HSN
Alison Provost, CEO, TouchStorm, LLC
Grant Michaelson, Vice President, Business Affairs, ABC Entertainment, Moderator
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Track II: DHFi-11, Salon III
Venture Funding, Investment & Mergers - Leadership in the Entertainment & Technology Space: Broadband, Social Networks, Mobile and Games
Chris Petrovic, GM, Digital Ventures, GameStop
Monica Dodi, Managing Director and Co Founder, The Women's Venture Capital Fund
Steve Masur, Managing Partner, MasurLaw
Kushal Saha, Managing Director, Cascadia Capital
Joey Tamer, President, S.O.S. Inc., Moderator
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