OnHollywood 2010 Programs Listing

Sep 27,2010

  • 06:00 pm
    Embassy Room
    Greetings From Your Masters of Ceremony

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    • Tony Perkins, Founder and Editor, AlwaysOn
    • David Wertheimer, CEO & Executive Director, Entertainment Technology Center, USC
  • 06:15 pm
    Embassy Room
    Introducing The 2010 OnHollywood Top 100 Winners
    • Tony Perkins, Founder and Editor, AlwaysOn
    • Scott London, Partner, KPMG
    • Phil Wiser, Chairman and President, Sezmi
  • 06:30 pm
    Embassy Room
    The Anatomy of a Successful Digital Entertainment Startup in 2010

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    The Class of 2010 "OnHollywood 100" Winners discuss their strategies for success.

    • Host: Tony Perkins, Founder and Editor, AlwaysOn
    • Itzik Cohen, CEO, Clipsync
    • Susan Choe, CEO, Outspark
    • Phil Wiser, Chairman and President, Sezmi
    • Zach James, Co-Founder, MOVIECLIPS.com
  • 07:30 pm
    Social Networking Reception
    Town and Gown Ballroom

Sep 28,2010

  • 08:30 am
    Embassy Room
    Q&A

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    • Host: Dawn Chmielewski, Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times
    • Michael Lewis, CEO, Real D
  • 09:00 am
    Embassy Room
    VC Outlook

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    From new distribution platforms and advertising models, to cloud computing and software, VCs are once again finding "upside" in Hollywood. Find out where the top performers on both coasts are investing, and which are the "Breakout" companies to watch.

    • Host: Michelle Wroan, Partner, KPMG
    • Yair Landau, Partner, MK Capital
    • Art Marks, General Partner, Valhalla Partners
    • Dana Settle, Partner, Greycroft Partners
    • Nate Redmond, Managing Partner, Rustic Canyon Partners
  • 09:40 am
    Embassy Room
    Is Content is King, Again?

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    While Hollywood has traditionally resisted new technology and distribution platforms --- from television to home video --- new technology has a history of lining Hollywood's pockets with gold.   Despite a slow start in digital distribution Video On Demand (VOD) is now reaching mainstream and Netflix recent ~$1bn deal with EPIX proves that digital distributors can now play with the biggest in the analog world.  Does this prove that Content is now King again, can the studios profit handsomely from the new paradigm --- entertainment Anytime, Anywhere, and on Any Platform?

    • Host: Mark Turner, Director, Studio Relationships & Strategy, Microsoft
    • Curt Marvis, President, Digital Media, Lionsgate Entertainment
    • John Calkins, EVP, Global Digital and Commercial Innovation, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
    • Craig Hunegs, EVP, Business Management, Warner Bros. Television
    • Scott Koondel, President, Distribution, CBS Television Distribution
  • 10:20 am
    Board Room
    CEO Showcase Presentations
    • Co-Host: Kurt Miklinski, Vice President, Structured Products Group, Silicon Valley Bank
  • 10:30 am
    Social Networking Break In The Product Demo Room
  • 10:50 am
    Embassy Room
    Keynote

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    • Trip Hawkins, Founder & CEO, Digital Chocolate
  • 11:10 am
    Embassy Room
    Entertainment on the Go: Cashing In on the Mobile Entertainment Explosion

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    Mobile entertainment is now a multibillion market opportunity for content creators. From $2.99 Games, Apps, and Ring Tones for your mobile phone, to downloading a movie or book on your iPad or Kindle, consumers are demonstrating an insatiable thirst for content on every possible hand held device and gizmo. Who are the hot players in the space, and what are the top selling products?

    • Host: Shai Goldman, Director, SVB Accelerator
    • Trip Hawkins, Founder & CEO, Digital Chocolate
    • Adam Lavine, CEO, FunMobility
    • Marc Brown, Fox Mobile, VP of Video
    • Joe Lynam, CEO, PaymentOne
  • 11:10 am
    Board Room
    CEO Showcase Presentations
    • Host: Ed Lambert, SVP and Silicon Valley Region Market Manager, Bridge Bank
    • Westley Koenen, CEO, GreenScreen Animals
  • 11:50 am
    Embassy Room
    The Strategic Convergence of Cloud and Mobile Technologies

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    • Shailesh Rao, SAP
  • 12:15 pm
    Lunch

    Lunch Hosted by:  Silicon Valley Bank

  • 01:30 pm
    Embassy Room
    Closing the Capital Gap: Angel vs. VC

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    How is the traditional role of the VC evolving?  Are Super Angels and Seed Funds offering more attractive alternatives for entrepreneurs?  What's the best fit for your start-up?  Hear both sides of the argument, as leading investors slug it out. 

    • Host: Sam Angus, Partner, Venture Capital and Corporate Group, Fenwick & West
    • Brian Garrett, Managing Director, Crosscut Ventures
    • Venky Ganesan, Managing Director, Globespan Capital Partners
    • Brian O'Malley, Partner, Battery Ventures
    • Scott Sangster, President, Tech Coast Angels
    • Yuri Pickover, Angel Investor
    • Andrew Frame, CEO, ooma
  • 02:10 pm
    Embassy Room
    Main Stage CEO Showcase Presentation

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    - Mike Levy, CEO, OPEN Sports

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    - Green Screen Animals

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    - Trevor Stout, CEO, Yap.tv

     

    • Mike Levy, CEO, OPEN Sports
    • Westley Koenen, CEO, GreenScreen Animals
    • Trevor Stout, CEO, Yap.tv
  • 02:20 pm
    Embassy Room
    Launch Demo
    • Trevor Stout, CEO, Yap.tv
  • 02:30 pm
    Embassy Room
    Entertainment CTOs Meet The Cloud

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    The extraordinary power of distributed computing, i.e., The Cloud, is enabling content creators around the world to distribute their own content more efficiently and inexpensively than ever before. Why partner with anyone, when you can now store your entire library in your own private locker in The Cloud, and distribute it virtually on-demand to your audience anywhere? Who are the players creating the SaaS (software) solutions and infrastructure (hardware) to make this happen, and what does this mean for your bottom line?

    • Host: Craig Lobdell, Director, KPMG
    • Gary Lauder, Chairman, ActiveVideo and Managing Partner, Lauder Partners
    • Patrick MacDonald-King, CEO, Sample Digital
    • Mike Pusateri, SVP, Technology Development, Disney-ABC Television Group
    • Michelle Munson, CEO, Aspera
  • 03:10 pm
    Social Networking Break In The Product Demo Room
  • 03:50 pm
    Embassy Room
    The Digital Entertainment Exit Strategy

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    Digital Media entrepreneurs and investors have never had more opportunities to create value and build wealth.  And, for the those companies that break out of the pack, the IPO, M&A, and secondary markets are ready to provide liquidity.  Here are their stories.

    • Moderator: Hale Boggs, Partner, Corporate & Finance, Venture Capital & Emerging Companies, Capital Markets, Manatt
    • Michael Montgomery, President, Montgomery & Company
    • Kelly Porter, Managing Director, Woodside Capital
  • 03:50 pm
    Board Room
    CEO Showcase Presentations

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    - Raj Jaswa, CEO, Dyyno

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    - Curtis T. Jewel, Co-Founder, MyCyher

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    - Jamie Snider, Co-Founder, Yowie

    • Host: Kurt Miklinski, Vice President, Structured Products Group, Silicon Valley Bank
    • Raj Jaswa, CEO, Dyyno
    • Curtis T. Jewel, Co-Founder, MyCyher
    • Jamie Snider, Co-Founder, Yowie
  • 04:30 pm
    Embassy Room
    Keynote
    • Mitch Singer, Chief Technology Officer, Sony Pictures Entertainment
  • 04:50 pm
    Board Room
    CEO Showcase Presentations
    • Host: Ed Lambert, SVP and Silicon Valley Region Market Manager, Bridge Bank
  • 04:50 pm
    Embassy Room
    Technology Building Blocks for Online Video Success

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    Online video usage is exploding thanks in part to the the rapid evolution of critical underlying technologies that enable powerful user experiences.  HD delivery, live streaming, social interactivity, connected devices and formats – these are among the many recent technology innovations changing the market and opening up new business opportunities for content providers.  Industry experts discuss the online video technology landscape and what’s ahead.

    • Host: Will Richmond, Editor and Publisher, VideoNuze
    • Ron Yekutiel, CEO, Kaltura
    • Kevin Freund, Chief Technologist, Media and CDN Engineering, Akamai Technologies
    • David Sayed, Silverlight Media Marketing at Microsoft, Senior Product Manager at Microsoft Corporation
    • Lance Ware, VP, Technology,Technicolor Digital Content Delivery
    • Gregg Colvin, Business Development, Fox Digital Media
  • 05:30 pm
    Embassy Room
    AlwaysOn Artists: How They Get A Bigger Portion of the Money Pie

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    Not everyone gets it.  But, by embracing the promotional and distribution power of the internet, the smart money has learned how to leverage new media platforms.  From selling ring tones and merchandise, to building their own sites and communities, to creating and distributing their own content online, these artists are also some of the savviest entrepreneurs in the entertainment industry.  Get an inside glimpse into some of their Best Practices.

    • Antonina Armato, Songwriter and Music Producer, Co-Founder, Rock Mafia Media
    • David Jones, VP of Marketing, Shazam
    • Daniel Stuart, Counsel, Entertainment, Manatt
  • 06:10 pm
    Social Networking Reception

    Vinyard Room and Patio

Sep 29,2010

  • 09:00 am
    Embassy Room
    Strategic and Growth Company Investing in the Media and Entertainment World

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    Digital media and new technologies, from 3D to online video, have created new opportunities for strategic and growth equity investors.  From VCs to PE firms to family offices, to the boardrooms of Burbank and the campfires at Sun Valley, everybody seems to be talking about the next big IPO, again!  Where are these Investors finding opportunities, and is it really possible to get 10X in Hollywood?

    • Host: Sam Angus, Partner, Venture Capital and Corporate Group, Fenwick & West
    • Josh Gutfreund, General Partner, Clarity Partners
    • Andy Howard, Vice President of Shamrock Capital Advisors
    • Dan Murillo, Sr. Associate, Greycroft Partners
    • Michael Lambert, Founder, Lambert Media Group
    • Beau Laskey, Managing Director, Steamboat Ventures
    • Adam Weene, Managing Director, Private Equity, Saban Capital Group
  • 09:40 am
    Embassy Room
    TV 2.0: Traditional Broadcast Content Meets The Internet

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    It didn't take long for digital media entrepreneurs to figure out how  bring the best of the small screen to the digital screen, and now the world's biggest cable and satelite distributors are following suit, paving the way for "Authentication" a.k.a. "TV Everywhere."  Who is best positioned in the coming online video wars and why?  What are the long term implications of this paradigm shift?  Are advertising dollars following the eye balls?  Stay tuned.

    • Host: Stephen Hughes, Senior Relationship Manager, Silicon Valley Bank
    • Jim Lanzone, Founder & CEO, Clicker
    • Doug Knopper, CEO, FreeWheel
    • Alexander Drosin, EVP of Strategy and Business Development, The Filter
    • Nick Higgins, Director of Global Video, Adconion
    • Ori Birnbaum, Technology Development, Disney ABC Television
    • Cyril Rickelton-Abdi, Technology Development, Disney ABC Television
  • 09:40 am
    Board Room
    CEO Showcase Presentations

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    - CEO Green Screen Animals

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    - Mike Levy, CEO, OPEN Sports

    • Co-Host: Ed Lambert, SVP and Silicon Valley Region Market Manager, Bridge Bank
  • 10:20 am
    Embassy Room
    Social Media Meets Entertainment

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    Social networks have become the new water cooler where conversations about media and entertainment drive discovery and viewership. This presentation by David Wertheimer, CEO of the Entertainment Technology Center, will discuss the emerging and important intersection of social media and entertainment. David will share lessons learned and from ETC's explorations into social media in the Anytime/Anywhere Content Lab and will highlight areas of opportunity for new products and for cross-industry collaboration.

    • Presentation by: David Wertheimer, CEO & Executive Director, Entertainment Technology Center, USC
  • 10:40 am
    Social Networking Break In The Product Demo Room
  • 11:10 am
    Embassy Room
    The Game is On

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    Technology continues to drive a whole new generation of video games, consoles, and online experiences, promising to deliver even richer, more engaging, interactive experiences for gamers.  What does the future hold in store for the video game industry and who is driving it?  What does it take to stay on the cutting edge?  Press "Play" to find out.

    • Host: Roxanne Christ, Partner, Latham & Watkins
    • Mike Levy, CEO, OPEN Sports
    • Brock Pierce, Chairman, Revenue APEX
    • Keith McCurdy, Entrepreneur, former CEO, Vivaty
    • John Rizzo, CEO, Zeebo
  • 11:10 am
    Board Room
    CEO Showcase Presentations
    • Host: Kurt Miklinski, Vice President, Structured Products Group, Silicon Valley Bank
    • Ori Birnbaum, Technology Development, Disney ABC Television
  • 11:50 am
    Embassy Room
    Monetization 2.0

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    As TV and the Internet merge, online video advertising is suddenly growing at its fastest pace ever.  What's driving the migration of these advertising dollars online, and what is Madison Avenue looking for?  Who stands to benefit from this gold rush?  And, where should VCs be investing?

    • Host: Filippo Puglisi-Alibrandi, Managing Director, KPMG
    • Brad Agens, SVP, Gorilla Nation Media
    • Frank Sinton, CEO, MeFeedia
    • Keith Quinn, Senior vice President, Creative Development and Production, Paramount Digital Entertainment
    • Bismark Lepe, President of Products, Ooyala
    • Marc Zachary, SVP Business Development, Auditude
  • 12:30 pm
    Lunch

    Hosted by: Silicon Valley Bank

  • 01:30 pm
    Embassy Room
    Switching Channels: Original Content made for the Internet Only

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    From YouTube to MTV, original content created for the Internet is becoming more mainstream, and increasingly finding its audience.  What does it take to become a hit online? What will be the impact of this paradigm shift on Hollywood, and when will corporate America finally jump in on this trend?  And, what kind of return can Investors expect in the Long Tail? .

    • Host: Vince Thompson, Founder & Managing Partner, Middleshift
    • Frank Chindamo, President & Chief Creative Officer, Fun Little Movies
    • Justine Bateman, Writer, Producer, Director, Actress, Owner, SECTION 5
    • Ezra Copperstein, CEO, Maker Studios
    • Michael Wayne, CEO, DECA
    • Richard Shore, COO, RedLever
  • 01:30 pm
    Board Room
    CEO Showcase Presentations
    • Host: Ed Lambert, SVP and Silicon Valley Region Market Manager, Bridge Bank
  • 02:10 pm
    Embassy Room
    Sports: The Secret Weapon Behind Innovation in Television, Entertainment, and on the Internet

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    The professional sports industry rarely gets the credit it deserves, but is frequently the driving force behind innovation in the broadcasting and digital media industries.  From the major networks and cable channels, to MLB, the NBA, and the NFL, the most cutting edge viewer experiences, including HD and 3D, are often created for watching and enjoying sports.  What's the next big thing these folks are scouting for?

    • Host: David Sayed, Silverlight Media Marketing at Microsoft, Senior Product Manager at Microsoft Corporation
    • Mike Levy, CEO, OPEN Sports
    • Steve Rechtschaffner, Senior Executive Producer, Xbox Live Studios
    • Michael Davies, VP of Technical Operations for Broadcast, Fox Sports
  • 02:50 pm
    Embassy Room
    Branded Entertainment Roundtable

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    As brands scramble to align themselves with the hottest new digital media and entertainment property, it seems like everything old is new, again.  Original content made for the Internet, video games, virtual worlds, and social media platforms represent huge strategic opportunities for marketers seeking to reach and align themselves with highly defined markets and groups.  What are brands looking for, and how do you strike a deal?  What's the short and medium term outlook for branded entertainment look like?

    • Host: David Blood, Counsel, Latham & Watkins
    • Teemu Haahtanen, President, North America, Sulake Corporation
    • Leonardo Armato, CMO and President, Fitness Group, Skechers
    • Roger Mincheff, Sr. VP, Branded Entertainment for Digital Content, Fox Filmed Entertainment
    • Michael Goldfine, President, AEG Digital Media
    • Dan Jansen, CEO & Co-founder, Virtual Greats
  • 03:30 pm
    Embassy Room
    LA: The New Capitol of Venture Capital?

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    From the hills of Caltech to the shores of Santa Monica, LA is buzzing with digital media and entertainment, mobile, social media, video game, software, and consumer internet entrepreneurs. And, more venture capital than ever is chasing these deals. Why has LA become so hot, and what's the outlook for the next three to five years?

    • Moderator: Jim Jonassen, CEO, Jim Jonassen & Associates
    • William Woodward, Partner, Anthem Venture Partners
    • Paul Bricault, Venture Partner, Greycroft, Founder, Amplify (L.A. Incubator)
    • John Gentry, CEO, Spot Runner
    • Arnie Gullov-Singh, CEO, Ad.ly
  • 04:10 pm
    Embassy Room
    Social Media Beyond Facebook

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    Studios, networks, and cable channels know where to find their audiences --- On their favorite social networks.  Are you getting good word of mouth from teenage girls, or are you doomed on opening Weekend?  How to influence the influencers and diffuse your harshest critics has never become easier --- or harder --- depending on how you look at it.  But, one thing is for sure --- You can't avoid is doing it!  The mavens of marketing weigh in.

    • Host: Michael Terpin, CEO, Social Radius
    • Hilary DeCesare, CEO, Everloop
    • Landon Sorgenstein, Manager, Community and Alliances, Digital, , Participant Media
    • Wendy Cohen, Manager, Community and Alliances, Digital, , Participant Media
  • 04:50 pm
    Embassy Room
    The Open Media Revolution is Over: Are we Better Off?

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    It's been 21 years since British scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented The Web in 1989, and forever changed our lives and the media industry as we know it.   From social media and blogging, to YouTube and Hulu, to the Kindle and iPad, the media, entertainment, advertising, and journalism industries have been transformed completely.  Are we better off?  Who are the winners and losers?  Where do we go from here?

    • Host: Tony Perkins, Founder and Editor, AlwaysOn
    • Jonathan Aronson, Professor of Communication, Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, University of Southern California