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Monday, September 27th
Full Day Track, Reception and VIP Dinners (Dinners by Invitation Only)
Entertainment Financing and Packaging: For the Film, TV, Game & Broadband Executive - from Theatrical & TV to Wireless, iTV, DVD & Broadband Opportunities
Co- Sponsored by Variety, The Producers Guild of America, Greenberg Traurig LLP
The Goal: To create a gathering place for an international community of financiers, producers and analysts in the entertainment & technology industries. With the emergence of multiple forms of electronic and geographic distribution of entertainment content, Digital Hollywood is the natural home for the financing and packaging of entertainment properties. This full-day event will include seminars, receptions and VIP Dinners. Please feel free to forward your comments and suggestions on the form below.
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9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
VC and Investment in the Entertainment & Technology Space: Games, Wireless & Broadband
David O. Higley, Managing Director & Head of Digital Media Technologies, UBS Investment Bank
Sun Jen Yung, Director, Media Investment Banking, Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
Allen Sussman, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP
Jeff Allen, Managing Director Rocket Ventures
Donald Karl, Partner, Perkins Coie LLP
Joey Tamer, President, S.O.S. Inc., Moderator
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10:45 AM - Noon
Financing & Packaging: The Feature Film Producer – Innovative Concepts in Business Development: From International, co-Production, Cable and Satellite and DVD, to Broadband & Wireless Brand Extension
Erik Feig, President of Production and Acquisitions, Summit Entertainment (I Know What You Did Last Summer, Slackers)
Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, founder, Antidote Films (Thirteen, Laurel Canyon, The Station Agent, The Jimmy Show, Wendigo)
David Garber, Lantern Lane Entertainment LTD (Monster, My Big Fat Greek Wedding)
John Manulis, CEO, Visionbox Media (Tortilla Soup, Charlette Somtimes, The Basketball Diaries)
Thierry Baujard, CEO, Peacefulfish
Susan Ruskin, Producer, Western Sandblast
Sharon Swart, Senior Editor, Variety, Moderator
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12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Innovative Film & Entertainment Financing: From Access to Capital Markets and Securitization to Structural Innovation, Tax Advantages and Equity Distribution
Isaac Palmer, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Paramount Pictures
Clark Hallren, VP, JP Morgan Entertainment Industries
Gary Adelson, Managing Director, Houlihan Lokey Howard Zukin
Cindy Wilkinson Kirven, Vice President of Finance and Business Affairs, Endgame Entertainment Fund I, LLC
William J. Amon, Tax Partner, Lead Tax Services Group, Deloitte & Touche
Hassan Miah, Managing Director, Media and Entertainment, Intel Capital, Moderator
Additional speakers to be announced
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2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Understand the Global Terrain - Financing & Packaging – from co-Production, International Financing to Foreign and State Subsidies and Grants
Bhuvan Lall, President, Lall Entertainment, former Executive Director, India Broadcasting Foundation
Brian O'Shea, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Distribution, Media 8 Entertainment
Thomas Augsberger, Eden Rock Media Inc.
Shaun Redick, Agent, ICM International Creative Management
Hal S. Sadoff, Entertainment Finance Consultant/Executive Producer
Thierry Baujard, CEO, Peacefulfish
Peter Hoffman, Seven Arts Pictures
Randolph M. Paul, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Moderator
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2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Raising Money – Public and Private. Valuation in Private Placement, IPOs and M and A
Santo Politi, Partner, Charles River Ventures
Frank Kline, Managing Partner and Founder, Kline Hawkes & Co.
Ralph Terkowitz, Special Partner, ABS Capital Partners
Paul Vais, Partner, Apax Partners
Mark Stevens, Partner, Fenwick & West
David O. Higley, Managing Director & Head of Digital Media Technologies, UBS Investment Bank, Moderator
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3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Greenlighting Games: As Budgets and Grosses Expand: From Rights Holders and Title Development to Games Publishers and Hollywood Studios to Brand Extension and Ancillary Rights
Keith Boesky, founder, Video Game Department, International Creative Management
Louis Castle, Vice President; Electronic Arts Los Angeles
Germaine Gioia, Vice President, Licensing, THQ
Marc Jackson, Game Industry Specialist, Film Finance, Inc.
Kurt Buecheler, President & CEO, The b EQUAL Company
Jim Charne, former, President & Executive Director, Academy of Interactive Arts, Moderator
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5:00 - End-of-Day Reception
Co- Sponsored by Variety, The Producers Guild of America, Greenberg Traurig LLP
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