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The Event: 2014 Media Summit New York
Date: Tuesday, March 4th and Wednesday March 5th, 2014
Location: McGraw-Hill Building, 49th Street and 6th Ave. in New York City.

Thanks and we look forward to seeing you there.
Victor Harwood, President, Digital Hollywood, 212-352-9720

Wednesday, March 5th
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Keynote Roundtable
The Media Industry Equation – Brands, Advertising and the New Platforms
Joan Gillman, COO, Media Services and EVP of Media Services, Time Warner Cable Inc.
Bonnie Fuller, President and Editor-in-Chief, HollywoodLife.com and HollyBaby.com
John Piontkowski, General Manager, Microsoft Advertising
David Lang, President of Mindshare Entertainment NA
Howard K. Bass, Partner, Global Media & Entertainment Advisory Leader, EY, Moderator

The Complete Conference Agenda
Tuesday, March 4th, 2014
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Breakfast and Welcome

10:45 AM – Noon
Session A: The Gallery
Financing and Investing in the Future: Investment & Mergers – Leadership in Media, Entertainment & Technology: Broadband, Social Networks, Mobile and Games
Matt Freeman, Operating Partner, Bain Capital
Blair Faulstich, Managing Director, PROVIDENCE EQUITY
Tuna N. Amobi, Director, S&P Capital IQ, New York
Eric Hippeau, Managing Director, Lerer Ventures
Brian Weinstein, Head of the Corporate Finance, Creative Artists Agency
Thomas J. Connolly, Partner, Global Media and Entertainment Transaction Advisory Leader, EY, Moderator

Session B: Room 209
Contextual Media & Advertising: Transforming and Redefining the Relationship Between the Consumer, Advertising and Media Platforms
Kevin McGovern, Director of Marketing Strategy & Analysis, SapientNitro, New York
George Hammer, VP/Group Director, Digital Strategy, Digitas
Suzanne Grimes, President and Chief Operating Officer, North America, Clear Channel Outdoor
Ryan McLaughlin, Chief Strategy Officer, Tribal Worldwide
Esther Burke, Thought Leadership Manager, Microsoft Advertising
Abby Marks, Director of Strategy and Operations, OgilvyEntertainment, Moderator

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Session A: The Gallery
The Power of YouTube: Unlocking the Power of Programming, Premium Content and Advertising
Adam Relis, Strategic Partner Manager / Entertainment, YouTube
Ricky Van Veen, co-founder, CollegeHumor, Electus
Michael Fasciano, Associate Director, Social Content, Digitas
Nick Shore, Chief Creative Strategist, “Astronauts Wanted: No Experience Necessary”
Nicholas Adler, VP of Business Development, Cashmere Agency
Mike Vorhaus, President, Magid Advisors, Moderator

Session B: Room 209
Native Advertising: Digital Advertising Industry Gets Serious About Better Advertising
Adam Ostrow, Chief Strategy Officer, Mashable
Chris Cunningham, co-founder and CEO, appssavvy
Joe McCambley, Co-Founder, Creative Director, The Wonderfactory
Gurval Caer, President, Choreograph US, WPP
Chandra Cirulnick, Sales Specialist, Windows 8 Ads in Apps, Microsoft Advertising
Michael Goldstein, Sr Marketing Manager, Industry Strategy, Adobe
Rich Antoniello, CEO, Complex Media
Shawn Gold, Chief Marketing officer, Mahalo, Moderator

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Session A: The Gallery
Leveraging Content and Celebrity For Cross-Platform Success: Brands and Star Power Collaborate
Dawnie Walton, Deputy Managing Editor, ESSENCE
Carol Goll, Partner, ICM Partners
Kevin Chernett, Executive Vice President of Strategic Alliances, Live Nation Network
Jonathan Carson, Chief Revenue Officer, VEVO
Linda Ong, President & Brand Strategist, TruthCo
Steven Masur, Senior Partner, Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP, Moderator

Session B: Room 209
Broadcasting without Borders: Players in the New Guard of Broadcasting, Branding and Content Networks
Kelly Day, Chief Digital Officer, AwesomenessTV
Daniel Tibbets, SVP of Digital Media, Bunim/Murray Productions
Adam Pincus, Executive Vice President, Programming & Production, GroupM Entertainment NA
Dave Baldwin, EVP, Program Planning, Starz
Scott L Brown, Senior Vice President, Global Communications, Media Practice Consumer Insights & Strategic Relations, The Nielsen Company
Tim Hanlon, Founder and CEO, The Vertere Group, LLC, Moderator

3:50 PM – 5:00 PM
Session A: The Gallery
The Future of Enhanced Advertising: Addressing Brands, Message, Technology, Media and Entertainment
Jason Jercinovic, President, Havas Worldwide Digital
Mike Wiese, Director of Branded Entertainment, JWT
Rich Sutton, Chief Revenue Officer, North America, MailOnline
Jennifer Cooper, Director, Industry Strategy, Media, Entertainment, Social & Gaming, Adobe Systems
Matt Doherty, Associate Director, Global Digital Creative and Strategy, Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide
Greg Rivera, Senior Director, Advertising Solutions, Microsoft Advertising
Tom Flanagan, CMO, Wayin, Moderator

Session B: Room 209
Cable, TV and Broadband – New Content – New Networks – Streams, Platforms, Devices
Pam Schechter, Vice President Business Affairs Digital and Cable Entertainment, NBCUniversal
Michael Thornton, Chief Revenue Officer, Starz
Ben Grad, Content Strategy & Acquisition – FiOS TV, Verizon Communications
Keith Clinkscales, CEO, Revolt TV
Emil Rensing, Chief Digital Officer, EPIX
Shahid Khan, Chairman and Chief Strategist, MediaMorph, Inc., Moderator

Tuesday, March 4th
The Strategic Track: I
Technologies of Innovation
10:45 AM – Noon
Session A: Room 208
Video Anytime Anywhere: Video Across Platforms – Television, Internet and Mobile – Understanding the Value Proposition
Matt Graham, Senior Director, PBS Digital Studios
Doug Vance, VP of Product Development, ABC News
Paul DiGiacomo, Sr. Director, Video, Content, and Advertising Business Development, AT&T
Jay Yogeshwar, Head of The Media And Entertainment Vertical, Hitachi Data Systems
Rhodes Mason, Senior Vice President of Business Development, Internet Video Archive (IVA)
Suzanne Haskell, Digital Media Services, Verizon
Orlando Setola, Global FAS Leader, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Deloitte LLP, Moderator

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Session B: Room 208
Multi-Screen Universe: TV, Tablets, Broadband, Smartphones and IPTV
Yoav Schreiber, Marketing Manager, Service Provider Video Product Marketing, Cisco
Shannon Oborne, Vice President of Marketing, TMS
Michael Bishara, Senior Vice President and General Manager, TV Everywhere, Synacor
Scott Campbell, IVE Principal, Media, Industry Value Engineering, SAP America Inc.
Noah Levine, Senior Product Evangelist, Adobe
William Frantz, Business Development Manager, Qualcomm
Adam Greenbaum, Senior Product Manager, Akamai
Rick Doherty, co-founder and Director, The Envisioneering Group, Moderator

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Session C: Room 208
Hybrid TV – Delivering the Ultimate TV Experience: Broadcast, Cable, Premium & OTT Content
Vishnu Rao, Director, Product Technology Development, Sharp Electronics
Jim Monroe, co-founder and SVP of Programming, Net2TV
Ben Huang, Head of Global Marketing, Mediaroom Division, Business Unit Support Solutions, Ericsson
Anand Subramanian, founder and CEO, NimbleTV
Xavier Kochhar, President and CEO, Structured Data Intelligence (SDI)
Martin Focazio, Managing Director, Strategic Services, EPAM Empathy Lab
Sam Vasisht, Chief Marketing Officer, Veveo
David Leibowitz, Managing Partner, CH Potomac, Moderator

3:50 PM – 5:00 PM
Session D: Room 208
Video Everywhere – Technologies & Platforms – Enabling the Next Generation of Over-the-Top TV
Reza Shafiee, Chief Architect, Verizon Digital Media Services (VDMS)
Peter H. Guglielmino, CTO, Global Media & Entertainment Industry, IBM
Ron Quartararo, Director, Business Development, Media & Entertainment, Hitachi Data Systems
Jim Denenny, VP of Architecture, Concurrent
Andy Nobbs, CMO, Civolution
Chris Wagner, Executive Vice President and Co-Founder, NeuLion
Jonathan Hurd, Director, Altman Vilandrie & Company, Moderator

The Strategic Track II
Financing Strategies
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Session B: Room 207
New York – The Silicon Alley Investment, Growth & Media Accelerator – Strategies in Investment, Finance and Partnerships
Andrew Montgomery, Partner, MESA+
Art Chang, Founder and CEO, Tipping Point Partners, LLC
Dan Galpern, Partner, TZP Group
Brian Rich, Managing Partner, Catalyst Investors
David Teten, Partner, ff Venture Capital
Jeff Liu, Principal and Senior Managing Director, Group Head U.S. Technology M&A and Capital & Debt Advisory, EY
Nicholas Carlson, Deputy Editor, Business Insider, Moderator

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Session C: Room 207
Valuing and Financing Media & Technology: From Corporate Strategic Investment, VC & Equity to Crowdfunding
Mike LaSalle, Partner of Shamrock Capital Advisors
Allison Goldberg, Managing Director and Vice President, Time Warner Investments
Sun Jen Yung, Managing Director, Headwaters MB
Olivier Manuel, Principal, Accretive LLC
Peg Jackson, Managing Director, Mooreland Partners
Jonathan Marino, Senior Editor, Private Equity, The Deal, a division of TheStreet, Moderator

3:50 PM – 5:00 PM
Session D: Room 207
The New Wave in Investing: Angels-Incubators-Accelerators-Labs-CrowdFunding
Brad Wyman, Chief Creative Officer, FundAnything
Brian Bedol, co-founder & CEO Bedrocket
Urs Cete, Managing Director, BDMI – Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Inc.
Elgin Thompson, Managing Director, Marcum Cronus Partners LLC
Chase Garbarino, Co-founder and CEO, Streetwise Media
Muizz Kheraj, Senior Vice President, Technology, Media and Telecom, FocalPoint
Jeffrey Binder, General Partner, Genovation Capital, Moderator

Wednesday, March 5th, 2014
Special Event:
Open to all Summit Attendees
Wednesday, March 5th
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Standard & Poor’s Media, Entertainment, and Cable Industry Breakfast Briefing and Webcast –

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Keynote Roundtable: The Gallery
The Media Industry Equation – Brands, Advertising and the New Platforms
Joan Gillman, COO, Media Services and EVP of Media Services, Time Warner Cable Inc.
Bonnie Fuller, President and Editor-in-Chief, HollywoodLife and HollyBaby
John Piontkowski, General Manager, Microsoft Advertising
David Lang, President of Mindshare Entertainment NA
Howard K. Bass, Partner, Global Media & Entertainment Advisory Leader, EY, Moderator

10:45 AM – Noon
Session A: The Gallery
Media Strategies – The Multi-Platform Brand – Video/TV, Magazines. News & Books – The Merger of Traditional Media and New Media
Jamie Elden, Senior Vice President and Head of Entertainment, Lin Digital, div. of LIN Media
Lincoln Millstein, Senior Vice President, Hearst Corporation
Yaoshiang Ho, Head of Business Development, Huffington Post
Stephen Murray, SVP Marketing & Brand Strategy, Here Media
J.R. McCabe, SVP Video, Time Warner
Todd Tarpley, General Manager, Parents Network Digital, Meredith, Moderator

Session B: Room 209
Second Screen – Social Television – The Merger of Content, Social Interaction and the Video Platforms
Keyvan Peymani, Managing Director, Digital Strategy Division, ICM Partners
Brian Hughes, SVP, Audience Analysis Practice Lead, MAGNA GLOBAL
Amaury Blondet, Digital Manager, Discovery Communications
K-Yun Steele, Senior Vice President, Zenith Media
Rahul Aggarwal, CEO and Co-Founder, Arktan
Alan Wolk, Global Lead Analyst, Piksel
Marc Scarpa, Producer / Director x factor digital, Grammy live, incubus hq
Matt Farber, President of Wilderness Media & Entertainment, Moderator

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Session A: The Gallery
Branded Media Marketing – Across Platforms – TV, Film, Broadband, Mobile, Virtual Economies, Music and Games – Reinventing the Commerce & Media Model
Andy Marks, Managing Director, MATTER, Inc.
Rob Donnell, founder and president, Brand Arc
Billy Parks, EVP Digital Production and Programming, The Chernin Group
Harry Kargman, Founder & CEO, Kargo
Peter Bray, EVP, Director of Digital Strategy, Saatchi NY
Frank Kavilanz, General Manager of Partnerships and Revenue, Bedrocket
Neil McGinness, CEO, Weekly World News, Moderator

Session B: Room 209
Merging Content with New Technologies: Content Reinvention with the Next Generation of Tablets and Mobile Devices
Ben Huh, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Cheezburger
Matt Britton, CEO, MRY
Lee Huang, Director, Global Product Management and Production, Digital Newsstand and Emerging Content, Barnes & Noble
Miles Ludwig, Vice-President, Digital Media, Sesame Workshop
Ted Mico, Chief Operating Officer, MIrriad
Jeff Litvack, Chief Digital Officer, ALM
Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic llc, Moderator

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Session A: The Gallery
iPad-Tablet-SmartPhone Advertising & Commerce Innovation – the Premium Platform
Jared Zlotnick, Global Product and Sales Strategy, Mobile Ad Platforms, Google
Kevin Wassong, Chief Executive Officer, LIN Mobile, LIN Media
Frank Sinton, CEO, Beachfront Media
Marshal McNiven, Strategy Lead, Huge
Joe Gillespie, President and CEO, Zoove
Alma Derricks, Director, Media & Entertainment Strategy, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Moderator

Session B: Room 209
Monetizing Entertainment, Sports, Media & News Programming – Exploring Business Models: Branding, Advertising, Subscription, Syndication – Video Across Platforms
Perry Solomon, Vice President, Digital Business Development, Time Inc.
Andrew Schneider, CEO, Live Gamer
Thomas Pinter, Business Development Digital Entertainment, paysafecard
Harvey Schwartz, SVP of Talent, WhoSay
William H. Masterson III, co-founder, Believe Entertainment Group
Jason Jedlinski, SVP, Marketplace Development, NDN
Steve Alperin, Chief Business Officer, Vocativ
Terry S. Bienstock, CEO, Mobilactive Media, LLC., Moderator

3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
Session A: The Gallery
Video Advertising: How New Consumer Habits Are Driving the Advertising Community to Innovate, and the Challenges with Scale
Lisa Marino, Chief Executive Officer , RockYou
Debbie Solomon, Senior Partner, Research Director MindShare USA
Andrea Redniss, Chief Activation Officer, Media Storm
Yahav Isak, SVP, Project Management, Digitas Health
Jahn Wolland, Sr. Director, US Sales, Video & Skype Advertising, Microsoft
Jeff Siegel, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Advertising, Rovi
Jonathan Weitz, Partner, IBB Consulting, Moderator

Session B: Room 209
Hypertargeting: Ad Networks, Ad Serving and Ad Targeting
Sara Livingston, Director of Marketer Solutions, WeatherFX, The Weather Company
Jeffrey Hochberg, Vice President of Sales, AOL’s Audience Targeting, AOL
Bill Lederer, Founder/Chairman/CEO, MediaCrossing
Bob Bress, Senior Director of Product Management and Analytics, Visible World
James Colborn, Director, Targeting & Exchange Team, Microsoft Advertising
Sean Coar, Group Vice President, Strategy & Business Decisions, Time Warner Cable Media
Jonathan Slavin, CRO, CPXi, Moderator

Wednesday, March 5th
The Strategic Track
Media & Advertising in Transition
10:45 AM – Noon
Session A: Room 208
Original Video Programming – TV-Tablets-Smartphones-PCs – The Video Explosion
Nathan Brown, General Manager, Video and Complex TV, Complex Media
Alyssa Vitrano, Director of Content Marketing, Mindshare
Maha Al-Emam, VP of Product and Technology, Daily Candy
Reid Genauer, Chief Marketing Officer, Magisto
Cameron Friedlander, VP, Global Innovations, Blast Radius, WPP Group
Wes Williams, Director of Product Management, Scripps Networks Interactive
Gary Reisman, CEO & co-founder, LEAP Media Investments
Steve Bradbury, Chief Operating Officer, Zazoom, Moderator

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Session B: Room 208
Content for the New Platforms: Custom Programming and Branded Advertising – Tablet & SmartPhone, Web and TV
Mauricio Aguayo, Director, Digital Strategy, Click 3X
Catherine Davis, President, Vizeum Americas
James Smith, Senior Vice President, Digital Media Sales, Sony Pictures & Crackle
Roland Hamilton, North America SVP, Dailymotion
Guillermo Chialvo, Technology Manager, Radio Mitre S.A., Argentina
Jake Katz, Vice President, Audience Insights & Strategy, Revolt TV
Sun Jen Yung, Managing Director, Headwaters MB, Moderator

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Session C: Room 208
Social Advertising – Driving Brand Awareness and Boosting Campaign ROI
Paul Langtry, Senior Manager for Advertising Solutions, Adobe
Jodi Phillips, Director of Social Media, JWT
Matt Blasco, Managing Director of Analytics and Insights, Havas Worldwide
Andrea Harrison, Head of Platform Strategy, RebelMouse
Neil Shapiro, VP of Sales, UberMeida
Randy Browning, Founder/CEO, Blab
Tania Yuki, Founder and CEO, Shareablee, Moderator

3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
Session D: Room 208
Branded Advertising Strategies – Content and Platform
Tony Mennuto, Founder and CCO, Mister Face
Pete Spande, Chief Revenue Officer, Business Insider
Samantha Skey, Chief Revenue Officer, SheKnows
Gene Silverman, Vice President – Marketing Services/Account Management, Hawthorne Direct
Tobias Peggs, CEO, Aviary
Pete Jimison, CEO, F#
Teal Newland, Vice President, Global Revenue, Partnerships, and Marketing, StumbleUpon
Elizabeth Kiehner, Founding Partner, Thornberg & Forester, Moderator

The Strategic Track II
Money & the Internet: Virtual Currency, Payment Systems and Online Gambling
10:45 AM – Noon
Session A: Room 207
The Bitcoin Economy: Bitcoin Infrastructure, Bitcoin Companies, Funding a FinTech – Bitcoin Startup
Brock Pierce, CEO, Affinity Media
Michael Terpin, Co-Founder, BitAngels
Olof Schybergson, CEO and Co-Founder, Fjord, an Accenture Company
Tiffany Wan, GovLab Fellow and Strategy & Operations Senior Consultant, Deloitte’s Federal government practice
Benjamin Chen, CEO, myIDkey, Moderator

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Session B: Room 207
The U.S. Online Gambling Market: The Latest in Internet Entertainment
Matthew Katz, founder and CEO, CAMS
Bhavesh Patel, SVP Television Operations and Marketing, TVG/Betfair
Darrell Rodriguez, Chief Creative Officer, IGT
Jeffrey Haas, Director of Poker, bwin.party (owner of partypoker)
Neil Fink, Managing Director, Neil Fink Associates, Moderator

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
Session C: Room 207
The Road to a Mainstream Bitcoin Economy: The Future of Virtual Currencies
Max Hoblitzell, GovLab Fellow and Strategy & Operations Consultant, Deloitte’s Federal Practice
Paul Dravis, founder and President, Dravis Group LLC
James M. Burger, Partner, Thompson Coburn LLP, Moderator
Additional Speakers to be Announced

The Strategic Track III
The Digital Hollywood Creative Summit
10:45 AM – Noon
Session A: Room 205
From Algorithm to Quality Programming: Cracked, Hulu and YouTube transforming from Video Search Engine to TV-Model Development slate
Amber J Lawson, Founder, Comedy Gives Back, Moderator
Lou Wallach, Producer, NBC Universal
Cody Cheshier, Vice President, Cracked
Grant Jones, Supervising Producer, Creative, Conde Nast
Colin Moore, VP Digital, Daily Motion

Noon – 12:45 PM
Session B: Room 205
The New York Convergence Resurgence: Talent, Festivals, Brands, Creativity.
Simon Pulman, Entertainment and Digital Media Lawyer, Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP, Moderator
Matt Bolish, Co-Programmer, Convergence, Film Society of Lincoln Center
TBD, Tribeca Film Institute

1:15 PM – 2:00 PM
Session C: Room 205
The Art of the Deal in the Era of Digital IP: How to craft deals to retain ownership for digital, broadcast, web and international.
David Tenzer, Entertainment Attorney, formerly Generate, CAA, Moderator
Seth Jarrett, Owner / Executive Producer, Jarrett Creative
Susan Brooks, Executive Vice President and Partner, FishBowl Worldwide Media, Inc.

2:30 PM – 3:15 PM
Session D: Room 205
Apps and Social TV as Distribution Devices in the era of Roku and SnagFilms
Gary Delfiner, Chief Digital Officer, Float Left Interactive; Founder, Popcornflix, Moderator
Scott Rosenberg, VP Business Development, Roku
Michael Kohn, VP Platforms, SnagFilms
Adam Klaff, Vice President, VHX

3.45 PM – 4.30 PM
Session D: Room 205
Nurturing the Creative Spark: The Producer’s Toolkit for Funding, Distributing and Audience Building.
Amanda Trokan, Distribution Expert, Seed & Spark, Moderator
Additional speakers to be announced

Coming Digital Hollywood Events Calendar
Media Summit, New York, March 4-5, 2014, McGraw-Hill Building, 49th St. & 6th Ave.
Digital Hollywood Spring, May 5th – 8th, 2014, Ritz Carlton, Marina del Rey
Digital Hollywood Fall, October 20-23, 2014, Ritz Carlton, Marina del Rey
2015 CES – Digital Hollywood at CES, The SmartPhone & Tablet Conference at CES, The Cable Conference at CES, January 5-7, 2015, Las Vegas Convention and World Trade Center (LVCC)

Victor Harwood
212-352-9720
President
Digital Hollywood