Digital Hollywood Sets the Standard for Industry Events
The Entertainment Experience of the Future
April 27 – 30, 2015 at the Ritz Carlton in Marina del Rey
Four Days
The Tracks at Digital Hollywood Spring
I. Virtual and Augmented Reality Three Day Summit
II. Internet TV – Streaming
III.Finance Hollywood
IV. The Women’s Entertainment & Technology Summit
V. Finance Hollywood
VI. Artists in Hollywood
VII. Sports NEXT at Digital Hollywood: TV – Analytics, Games – Wearables – Fitness
VIII. MusicNEXT IdeaFest – Los Angeles – The Center of the Industry
IX. Health Media & Technology Summit
Sports, Health and Wellness Media and Technology Track
Monday, April 27th
The Welcome Dinner – The Health Media & Technology Summit
6:15 PM – 8:30 PM, Ballroom Terrace, Live Webcast From this Room
An Evening Honoring the Leaders in Health Media and Technology: An Industry With Purpose: Technology and Media that Save Lives
Moderator, Dr. Bruce Hensel is the Chief Health, Medical and Science Editor/Correspondent for NBC4 Southern California
Kate Langrall Folb, Director, Hollywood, Health & Society, USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center
Matt Paxton, A&E’s Hoarders
Additional Panelists to be announced
Tuesday, April 28th
10:45 AM – Noon
Track V: The Ballroom Terrace – Live Webcast from this Room
Health and Wellness: An Era of Innovation
Yahav Isak, SVP of Operations, Publicis Life Brands Medicus
Dr. Jack Kreindler, M.D. Founder, Chairman and Chief Medical Officer, Jointly Health
Patrick Vogt, CEO and Director, HealthiNation
Jennifer Alden, producer and board member, Palo Alto Prize
Amanda Bass, Senior Manager of Sales & Marketing, Communicorp, Aflac
Aki Hashmi, CEO, HER
Robert Gonsalves, Consultant in Online Operations, Moderator
Speaker Bios and Session Information
10:45 AM – Noon, Live Webcast from this Room
Live Sports – Wearing the “Must Watch” TV Crown
Bob Keyser, VP, Partner Services, Pac-12 TV Networks
Jake Steinfield, Founder Major League Lacrosse, Body By Jake
Patrick Crakes, SVP Programming, Research and Content Strategy, FOX Sports
Bob Lynch, SVP, Global Partnerships, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment (Nets, Islanders, Barclays Center, Nassau Coliseum)
Tom Hoffarth, Sports Columnist, LA News Group Daily News
Bob Gold, Principal, Bob Gold & Associates, Moderator
Speaker Bios and Session Information
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Track V: The Ballroom Terrace – Live Webcast from this Room
Women, Health, Wellness and Media: The Constituency of Care: Innovation in Technology and Media Platforms
Dr. Jenny M. Jaque, Keck School of Medicine of USC, co-founder, Health Goes Female
Nancy M. Green, Global Practice Lead – Healthcare Marketing & Thought Leadership, Commercial Channels Marketing, Verizon Enterprise Solutions
Dr. Preeti Parikh, Chief Medical Editor, HealthiNation
Michelle Levander, Director, USC Annenberg/California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships
Leslie Acoca, founder, Girls Health Screen and president of the National Girls Health and Justice Institute
Natalie Barandes, Founder and CEO, get it…pictures
Sue Cross, founder and principal, Cross Strategy (former SVP, The Associated Press), Moderator
Speaker Bios and Session Information
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Poolside Tent I
Sports Media Expansion – Programming Powers: The Evolution of New Platforms and New Brand Opportunities
Adam Ware, SVP / Head of Digital Media, Tennis Channel
Tyler Slocum Director of Mobile Product, NFL
Richard Gillam, CEO, DeskSite (Official NFL Team Content Partner)
Gotham Chopra, Director/Producer, Kobe Bryant’s Muse, ESPN, 30 for 30, “The Little Master”
Don Daglow, CEO Daglow Ent. (La Russa Baseball, Madden NFL, NASCAR Racing)
David Bloom, Digital content production and partnerships, Deadline.com, Moderator
Speaker Bios and Session Information
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM – Marina Vista Room, Live Webcast
The Consumer Warrior – The insatiable Appetite for Sports, Media, Fitness & Health Technology: From Wearables to Games and TV
Laura Rumbel, Consumer Experience Enabling Manager, Intel Corporation
Dean Sawyer, MBA – Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Board of Directors, Jointly Health
Kirk Dulaney, Executive Director, Strategic Business Development, Sony Electronics
Rendell Swart, Director, Strategic Sales and Business Development, Arxan Technologies
Brian Burke, CEO, Smashing Ideas, Moderator
Speaker Bios and Session Information
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM, Ballroom Terrace, Live Webcast From this Room
Fitness & Wellness: Nutrition, Workouts, Healthy Lifestyle on TV.
Carl Daikeler, CEO, Beachbody Fitness
Autumn Calabrese, Celebrity Fitness Trainer, Creator of BeachBody’s #1 Selling Workout Program
Beth Shaw, Founder, YogaFit Studios
Pauline Nordin, Fitness Trainer, Nordic version of ʺThe Biggest Loserʺ
Craig Ramsay, People Magazine’s top Fitness Expert
Lacey Stone, Founder, Lacey Stone Fitness
Speaker Bios and Session Information – Click Here
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM Live Webcast from this Room – Salon III
Women Leadership in Sports, Sports Media, Advertising & Technology: Case Studies in Transforming an Industry
Alison Overholt, Editor-in-Chief, espnW
Nancy Lough, President, Sport Marketing Association and Director of Marketing, College of Education, UNLV
Lisa Murray, EVP and Chief Marketing Officer, Octagon Worldwide
Muriel Moscardini, CEO, Fluendo
Mariana Danilovic, Managing Director, Hollywood Portfolio, Moderator
Speaker Bios and Session Information
3:50 PM – 5:00 PM
Track V: The Ballroom Terrace – Live Webcast from this Room
Health and Wellness Media, Advertising & Communication: From TV to Digital Strategies
Steve Leber, Chairman & CEO, Grandparents.com
David Mays, Communications Director, Kaiser Permanente
Seema Wadhwa, Assistance Vice President, Sustainability and Wellness, Inova Health System
Evan Grossman, Vice President of Client Performance, athenahealth
Moderator, Patrice Smith, Health Industry Consultant
Speaker Bios and Session Information
3:50 PM – 5:00 PM, Live Webcast from this Room
Art of the Sports Deal – TV and Platforms: Partnerships, Sponsorships and Licensing
Jonathan Loew, Vice President of Marketing, AEG Sports
David Lehanski, SVP of Integrated Sales, NHL
David Katz Founder CEO ThePostGame, Moderator
Speaker Bios and Session Information
Wednesday, April 29th
10:45 AM – Noon
The Long-Tail of Live Sports – How to Make it Great; How to Get an Audience; How to Pay for It
Philip Nelson, SVP/CRO, NewTek
Ryan Zander, SVP/GM Sportvision
Brian Ring, President Ring Digital llc, Moderator
Additional speaker to be announced
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Track V: The Ballroom Terrace – Live Webcast from this Room
Health Media and Social Media – Building Brand and Connectivity – The 24/7 Consumer Relationship
Doug Ziewacz, Head of Global Digital Media & Advertising, Under Armour
Russ Johannesson, Chief Operating Officer, Sharecare
Amy Tenderich, Founder and Editor, DiabetesMine
Sheila Murphy, Ph.D, Professor, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California
Lygeia Ricciardi, Digital Health & Consumer Engagement Expert, Clear Voice Consulting, LLC, Moderator
Speaker Bios and Session Information
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM, Salon III
Live Sports Programming Goes Hi-Tech: From Twitter Feeds to Sharing In-Venue Sports Performance Tracking and with Broadcast & Internet Viewers
Bobby Schur, COO, STATS
Gil Haslam, Creative Director, Troika
Nash Parker, Director, Emerging Technologies & Market Development, Alcatel-Lucent
Jonathan Tavss, Founder, ConnectD
Dan Loesch, Head of Monetization, Peel
Trevor Doerksen M.Sc., CEO & Founder, Mobovivo, Moderator
Speaker Bios and Session Information
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM, Live Webcast, Ballroom Terrace
Hollywood, Healthcare and the Primary Providers – Building a Media, Advertising and Technology Wellness Alliance
Mary MacVean, Mind and Body Editor, Los Angeles Times
Indu Subaiya, MD MBA, MD MBA Co-Chairman & CEO, Health 2.0
Additional speakers to be announced
3:50 PM – 5:00 PM
Track III, Salon III
Activating the Fanbase for Music and Sports: Strategies for Content, Platforms and Technology
Will Tidey, Global Sports Manager, Bleacher Report, Turner Sports
Jon Farb, Head of Product, ListenFirst Media
Twitter, speaker to be announced
Erin Reilly, Creative Director, Annenberg Innovation Lab, Moderator
Additional speakers to be announced
Speaker Bios and Session Information
Track IV: Marina Vista – Live Webcast from this Room
A Women’s Vision of Wellness: Empowering Lifestyle through Community
Melissa Hanna, founder/CEO, Mahmee
Holli Thompson, President, Nutritional Style
Dr. Doerthe Brueggmann, co-founder, Health Goes Female
Kate Neligan, Founder/CEO of Synergy TV – a Mindful Media Entertainment company
Valerie Alexander, author, How Women Can Succeed in the Workplace (Despite Having “Female Brains”)
Mariana Danilovic, Managing Director, Hollywood Portfolio, Moderator
Speaker Bios and Session Information
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Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Three Day Track
Just Added
Thursday, April 30th
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
Morning Virtual Reality Keynote
Future of Music in VR and AR
Bob Ezrin, Legendary Producer. Alice Cooper, Kiss and Pink Floyd
Brett Leonard, Producer/Directer/Writer/Futurist. Tough Trick Transmedia
Myles McGovern, President, IM360
Tim Gedemer, owner, Source Sound
Matthew Collado, Co-Founder/Head of Content, Littlstar
David Traub, Co-Founder, Epiphany Film Fund, Moderator
Speaker Bios and Session Information
Complete VR & AR Three Day Event
Tuesday, April 28th
3:50 PM – 5:00 PM – Salon II
Hollywood Does Cutting Edge: VR-AR-Immersive – Film – Video – Advertising – Interactive Experiential
Aron Hjartarson, Executive Creative Director, Framestore
Andy Cochrane, Interactive and New Media Director, DFX Supervisor, Mirada Studios
Mike Rubenstein, VP, Broadcast Production, Integrated Operations, Hill Holliday
Rich Flier, President, Advertising and Games, Digital Domain
Geoffrey Long, Technical Director & Research Fellow, USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, Moderator
Speaker Bios and Session Information
The VR & AR Evening Summit
6:15 PM – 10:00 PM, Marina Vista Ballroom
Your Host for the Evening Summit:
Seth Shapiro, Governor, Interactive Media,
The Television Academy
Two 50 Minute Sessions:
Session I:
Virtual Reality – The Industry Visionaries and Innovators
Donnie Keller, Global Director, Xbox, Skype, & Holographic Media Solutions, Microsoft
Amir Rubin, founder & CEO, Sixense
Nathan Burba, co-founder & CEO, Survios
Nonny de la Peña, CEO Emblematic Group and Annenberg Fellow, USC School of Cinematic Arts
Neville Spiteri, CEO, WEVR
Moderator – Seth Shapiro, Governor, Interactive Media, The Television Academy
Speaker Bios and Session Information
Session II:
Hollywood & Virtual Reality: Opportunities at the Intersection of Content and Technology
Ted Schilowitz, Futurist and VR explorer at 20th Century FOX
Peter Levin, President Lionsgate Interactive Ventures & Games
Brad Herman, Head of DreamLab, DreamWorks Animation
Morris May, founder/CTO, Specular Theory
Moderator – Robert Nashak, COO, Survios
Speaker Bios and Session Information
Wednesday, April 29th
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Track II: Salon I
History of VR & AR: What It Was, What It Is, What It Will Be
David Cole, co-founder, NextVR
Philip Lelyveld, VR/AR Program Manager, USC Entertainment Technology Center
Jacki Morie, Owner/CEO, All These Worlds, LLC
Michael Zyda, Director, USC GamePipe Laboratory
David Marlett, author, VR filmmaker, CINEMERSIA
Marty Perlmutter, technologist, Patent Holder, Early VR/3D Technology Leader, Moderator
Speaker Bios and Session Information
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Track I: Poolside Tent II
Virtual Reality: Opportunities and Strategies for Studios, TV, Platforms, Brands and Marketers
DJ Roller, Co-Founder, NextVR
James Iliff, CCO, Survois
Jeffrey Greller, Digital Agent, WME
Myles McGovern, President, IM360
Michael Yang, Managing Director, Comcast Ventures
Jonnie Ross, Co-Founder, Visionary VR & VRLA, Moderator
Speaker Bios and Session Information
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM, Salon I
Exploring the Market Opportunities in VR, AR and Immersive Technologies
John Feuerstein, Producer, Digital Play, Mattel
David A. Smith, Senior Fellow, Lockheed Martin MST
Chris Ullrich, Vice President, User Experience, Immersion Corporation
Joel Susal, Director, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Dolby Laboratories
Brian Selzer, Vice President, Business and Product, Development, DAQRI, Moderator
Speaker Bios and Session Information
Think Tank Session
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM, The Directors Room
From Script to Oculus: Active Projects and Real VR Production, Post-Production, and Delivery. Workflow and Delivery for Oculus Rift, Samsung GearVR, Google Cardboard, and others.
Session Leader: Lucas Wilson, VR Producer
Alex Henning, Co-Founder, Magnopus & Academy Award Winner, Visual Effects (Hugo)
Speaker Bios and Session Information
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM, Poolside Tent II
Virtual and Augmented Reality: A Five Year Projection: What Will Emerge? An Investment in Time and Space
Randal Kleiser, Noted Hollywood Director and VR consultant to the U.S. Army
Ed Lantz, CEO, Vortex Immersive Media
Don Brittain, President and CEO, Instant Effects and principal architect for Autodesk’s 3DSMax
Brian Seth Hurst, CEO The Opportunity Management Company, Inc., Managing Partner, StoryTech™
Matt Liszt, VP of Marketing at MasterImage 3D, Inc., member, Board of Directors, International 3D & Advanced Imaging Society
Amir Rubin, CEO Sixense, Inc
Bruce Greenberg, Founder, iCinema Ventures, Moderator
Speaker Bios and Session Information
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Salon I
VR in the Out-of-Home Entertainment Sector
Kevin Williams, Consultant and writer, KWP, Moderator (former Imagineer)
David A. Smith, CEO and Founder, Wearality Corporation
Nancy Bennett, Chief Content Officer for Two Bit Circus
Andrew Prell, Founder and CEO, Agora Technologies Inc.
Kevin Bachus, Senior Vice President of Entertainment and Game Strategy, Xbox co-creator
Manuel Gutierrez Novelo, CEO, ImmersiON-VRelia
Speaker Bios and Session Information
5:00 – 6:00 PM – Open to all attendees
Poolside Reception at the Ritz Carlton
6:15 PM – 8:00 PM
Virtual & Augmented Reality Evening Summit: Part II
Mobile VR: Gateway to Mass Market
Presentations of Projects and Discussion
Thursday, April 30th
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
Morning Virtual Reality Keynote
Future of Music in VR and AR
Bob Ezrin, Legendary Producer. Alice Cooper, Kiss and Pink Floyd
Brett Leonard, Producer/Directer/Writer/Futurist. Tough Trick Transmedia
Myles McGovern, President, IM360
Tim Gedemer, owner, Source Sound
Matthew Collado, Co-Founder/Head of Content, Littlstar
David Traub, Co-Founder, Epiphany Film Fund, Moderator
Speaker Bios and Session Information
Special Production in VR and AR
Organized by David Marlett, author, VR filmmaker, CINEMERSIA
11:00 AM – Noon
VR Cinema Workshop: Writing and Production
Chanel Summers, Co-Founder, Syndicate 17 and Professor, USC School of Cinematic Arts, Interactive Media & Games Division
David Marlett, author, VR filmmaker, CINEMERSIA, Moderator
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
VR Cinema Workshop: Post-production and Distribution
Chadwick Turner, VP Content Partnerships, Vrideo
Filip Celander, Documentary Filmmaker, VR Sound Designer
Aaron Thomen, Lead Engineer, Two Bit Circus VR
Tony Mugavero, Co-Founder/CEO, Littlstar
Cameron Ayres, Director of VR Tech, CINEMERSIA, Moderator
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
VR and AR – In Gaming and Beyond
Dr. Yue Fei, CTO, uSens
Danilo Moura, Executive Director Product Development & Operations, LOOT Entertainment
Rich Flier, President Advertising and Games, Digital Domain
Clifton Dawson, CEO, Greenlight VR
Jason Wonacott / CEO, Wonacott Communications LLC, Moderator
Speaker Bios and Session Information
Todd Woody