We are proud to join the 50th Anniversary Year of the New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center. Digital Hollywood is guest-curating two sessions during the Film Society’s Convergence Summit. Our event will be located at the new Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center on 65th Street, one of the wonderful buildings newly completed at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
See the entire NYFF Summit – September 29-30 – Discount Tickets still available online! http://www.filmlinc.com/nyff2012/series/nyff50-convergence
The panels feature Digital Hollywood veterans NatGeo show runner Daniel Laikind from Stick Figure Productions, Digital Publishing guru Nina Lassam, Blip’s ‘Nostalgia Chick’ cult host Lindsay Ellis, YA Author and Social Media queen Amanda Havard, Popcornflix.com’s Gary Definer as well as representatives from Tumblr, Electric Literature, The Alchemists and Brackets Creative.
Topics focus on: Novels in New Forms: Authors and technologists discuss online publishing and the power of the tablet computer as a storytelling tool and Best of Breed Transmedia Content Innovators: A panel of established creators will discuss the state-of-the-art of transmedia.
Also – See a First Look at our Digital Hollywood New York Agenda for November! see – http://www.digitalhollywood.com/NewYorkAgenda.html
Digital Hollywood New York City, 2012
Thursday, November 15th
Friday, November 16th
Location: McGraw-Hill Building, 49th and 6th Ave.
November 15th
10:45 AM – Noon
Session A: The Auditorium
Women’s Entertainment & Technology (WOMEN)
Women: The Social Advantage – Leveraging The Social Graph for Building Brands Across Platforms
Jennifer Cooper, Director, Media and Entertainment Strategy, Adobe
Catherine Balsam-Schwaber, SVP of Marketing, iVillage, NBC Universal
Beth McCabe, VP/Group Director, Social Marketing & Technology, Digitas
Sun Jen Yung, Managing Director, Head of Digital Media & Internet, Headwaters MB, Moderator
Session B: The Gallery
Multi-Screen Universe: TV, Tablets, Broadband, Smartphones and IPTV – Strategies for ConnectedTV Technology & Content
Brian Monahan, Managing Partner, Magna Global Intelligence
Eric Berger, EVP of Digital Networks, Sony Pictures Entertainment
John Penney, EVP, Strategy & Business Development, Starz LLC
Rob Sussman, EVP, Business Operations, Development, and Strategy, EPIX
Barry Blumberg, EVP, Alloy Digital/President, Smosh
Deloitte, Moderator to be announced
Session C: Room 209
Entertainment Marketing Campaigns – Multiplatform Storytelling + Technology + Creativity = Strategic Vision, Virality and Mass Marketing
James Citron, CEO and co-founder, Mogreet
Alan Schulman, Regional Chief Creative Officer, New York, SapientNitro
Jeff Ratner, SVP, Digital Director, ZenithOptimedia
Dan Riess, Senior Vice President, Promotions and Marketing, Turner Entertainment
Clifford E. Marks, President of Sales and Marketing. National CineMedia (NCM)
Andy Marks, General Manager, MATTER, Inc.
Carlos Lamadrid, Executive Vice President/Publisher, Penske Media Corporation (PMC), Moderator
ThinkTank I: Room 208
The New Hollywood Equation – Content Owners, New Platforms & Commerce
Dan Goodman, co-founders, Believe Entertainment Group (LeBron James -The LeBrons )
Amit Khanduja, Executive Vice President, RELIANCE ENTERTAINMENT – DIGITAL
Steve Woolf, VP of Content, Blip
Chris Fralic, Partner, First Round Capital
Mark J. Kapczynski, Chief Operating Officer, Kontrol Media, Moderator
12 Noon – 12:45 PM
Special Company Briefing:
Empathy Lab
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Session A: The Auditorium
Special Track: Women’s Entertainment & Technology (WOMEN)
Women in Advertising – Innovation in Digital Technologies: From Agencies to Social Media Start-up: The Business of Monetization
Angela Wei, Chief Digital Officer, Arnoldnyc
Laura McFarlane, Vice President, Strategy, SapientNitro
Andrea Kerr Redniss, Executive Director, Chief Activation Officer, Media Storm
Deloitte, Moderator to be announced
Session B: The Gallery
Merging Content with New Technologies – Content Reinvention with the Next Generation of Tablets, eReaders and Mobile Devices
Perry Solomon, Vice President, Digital Business Development, Time Inc.
Tom Eslinger, Worldwide Digital Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi
Miles Ludwig, Managing Director, Content Innovation Lab, Sesame Workshop
Alex Limberis, VP, Business Development, Next Issue Media
Craig Palmer, Chief Executive Offer, Wikia
Lee Huang, Director, Global Product Management and Production, Digital Newsstand and Emerging Content, Book.com
Shawn Gold, Chief Marketing officer, Mahalo, Moderator
Session C: Room 209
The Social TV Strategy Summit: Tablet & SmartPhone as Gateway to the SmartTV: Content, Commerce, Communications & Social Graph
Stephen Rys, AVP Video Development, AT&T Services
Jim Eadie, Senior Vice President of Digital Distribution, MTV Networks
Roger Keating, Senior Vice President, Hearst Television Inc.
Sunni Thompson, Senior Digital Strategist, JWT
Chris Wyatt, CEO, Youtoo Technology
Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic, Moderator
ThinkTank I Room 208
Digital Media Investing, From VC and Private Equity to Crowdfunding
David Travers, Partner, Rustic Canyon Partners
Brian Richards, Managing Partner, Mesa
Gil Beyda, Managing Partner, Genacast Ventures
Blake Bartlett, Vice President, Battery Ventures
Robert C. Raciti, Ph.D., Managing Director, The Silverfern Group, Inc., Moderator
Special Company Briefing:
2:00 PM – 4 PM
Ooyala – Powering Personalized Video Delivery
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Session A: The Auditorium
Special Track: Women’s Entertainment & Technology (WOMEN)
Women – The Personal Brand – Understanding Lifestyle, Authenticity, Purpose & Resolve
Susan Vobejda, Global Head of Media Licensing and Distribution, Bloomberg L.P.
Sandy Thompson, Global Planning Director, Y&R
Karen Cahn, GM Branded Entertainment, AOL
Kelly Day, CEO, Blip
Ruth Bernstein, Co-Founder, Chief Strategic Officer, YARD
Kenetta Bailey, EVP and CMO, TV One
Session B: The Gallery
Video Anytime Anywhere – Video Across Platforms: Television, Broadband and Mobile – Understanding the Value Proposition
Paul Maya, Global Head of Web Properties, Bloomberg L.P.
John Wheeler, Director, Product Marketing and Business Development, Video and Content Platforms Division, Cisco Systems
Jaafer Haidar, Vice President, Mobile and Multi-Screen Strategy, Synacor
Jason Seiken, SVP, Interactive, Product Development & Innovation, PBS
Jim Underwood, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Digital and Commercial Strategy, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Shahid Khan, Chairman and Chief Strategist, MediaMorph, Inc., Moderator
Session C: Room 209
The Future of Enhanced Advertising: Addressing Brands, Message, Technology, Media and Entertainment
David Kang, Chief Digital Officer, Wenner Media
Mike Wiese, Director of Branded Entertainment, JWT
Doug Scott, President, OgilvyEntertainment, Ogilvy North America
Chris Hayes, Managing Director of Business Development, Huge
Xavier Kochhar, Managing Partner, Media Link, LLC
David Lang, President, Mindshare Entertainment, Moderator
ThinkTank I Room 208
The New Fandom: Building and Nurturing Communities for Entertainment Properties on Social Platforms
Ian Verchere, Chief Creative Officer, Roadhouse Interactive
Evan Silverman, Senior Vice President, Digital Media, A+E Networks
Tony Hoskins, Principal, POP
Mike Monello, Co-Founder & Executive Creative Director, Campfire
Maria Diokno, Editor in Chief, MyDamnChannel
Steve Bradbury, Chief Revenue Officer, Zazoom, Moderator
3:50 PM – 5:00 PM
Special Event
ThinkTank I Room 208
Marketing Entertainment Content – Using Twitter, Facebook, Smartphone and Tablets – Building Audience – Building Buzz – Understanding the Metrics and Measurement of Success
Session Leader:
Lee Garfinkel, Chairman, Euro RSCG NY
3:50 PM – 5:00 PM
Session A: The Auditorium
Special Track: Women’s Entertainment & Technology (WOMEN)
Brand Communication in a Woman’s World: The Digital Ecosystem of 2012 – Content – Advertising – Marketing
Stephanie Sarofian, SVP, Managing Director, The Third Act, Digitas
Jennifer Pasiakos, Vice President, Digital, LIPMAN, Moderator
Speakers to be announced
Session B: The Gallery
Cable, TV and Broadband – New Content – New Networks – Streams, Platforms, Devices
Stephan Shelanski, Executive Vice President of Programming, Starz Entertainment
Pam Schechter, Vice President, Business Affairs, Digital and Cable Entertainment, NBC/Universal
Tom Gorke, SVP of Content Distribution and Marketing, MTV Networks
Harleen Kahlon, Senior Vice President, Digital, Oxygen Media
Emil Rensing, CTO, EPIX
Rebecca Glashow, SVP of Digital Distribution and
Partnerships, Discovery Communications
Kevin Smith, Group VP Spotlight Integrated Media Sales, Comcast
Terry S. Bienstock, CEO, Mobilactive Media, LLC., Moderator
Session C: Room 209
iPad-Tablet-SmartPhone Advertising – the Premium Advertising Platform
Mark Donovan, SVP, Mobile and Analytics, comScore
Alexandre Mars, CEO Phonevalley & Head of Mobile, Publicis Groupe
Angela Steel, Managing Partner, Ansible
Chad Gallagher, Director of Mobile, Advertising.com
Christina White, User Experience Designer, Mobile & Digital Merchandising Center of Excellence, SapientNitro
Patrick McCormack, VP of Mobile Sales and Strategy, The Weather Channel
Matt Young, Senior Manager, Mobile Business Development, BrightRoll
Jonathan Weitz, Partner, IBB Consulting, Moderator
5:00 PM – Reception for All Attendees
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM – Tickets Available
The Dinner: Women’s Entertainment & Technology (WOMEN)
Women and Media: Executive Power, Star Power, Social Media Power
Friday, November 16, 2012
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Session A: The Gallery
Video Advertising: How New Consumer Habits Are Driving the Advertising Community to Innovate, and the Challenges with Scale
Jill Druschke, VP, Advanced Media Strategies, Real Media Group
David Wong, Vice President, Advertising Products, Nielsen
Nicholas D. Troiano, President, BlackArrow
Dave Kupiec, Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing, National CineMedia (NCM)
Yahav Isak, SVP, Project Management, Digitas Health
Greg Smith, Chief Creative Officer, The VIA Agency
Jeff Smith, CMO and SVP, Client Services, Vizu, Moderator
Session B: Room 209
Over the Top Video – TV, iPad – Tablet – SmartPhone – PC – Connecting into the Future
Jack Perry, Founder & CEO, Syncbak
Gregg Bernard, Senior Vice President – Business Development, Vimeo
Stuart Rosove, VP of Corporate and Online Marketing, Irdeto
David Adams, Vice President of Corporate Development, Accedo
David Larkin, founder and CEO, GoWatchit.com
James M. Burger, Member, Dow Lohnes PLLC., Moderator
Session C: – Room 207
The Web Series – Advertising & Branding – Comedy – Drama – Dramedy, News & Information
10:45 AM – Noon
Session A: The Auditorium
Special Track: Women’s Entertainment & Technology (WOMEN)
Bringing More Women into Tech: Breaking Down the Barriers to Entry
Lisa Kavanaugh, Senior Product and Technology Officer, Ask.com
Ali Heron, Director of Products, Tipping Point Partners, LLC
Joleen Winther Hughes, Founder and Principal, HUGHES MEDIA LAW GROUP
Meghan Asha, co-founder, TalkSession, Moderator
Session B: The Gallery
Branded Media Marketing – Across Platforms – TV, Film, Broadband, Mobile, Games and Music – Reinventing the Commerce & Media Model
Ross Martin, EVP, Scratch, Viacom
Stephen Baer, Managing Partner, The Game Agency
Mikhail LaPushner, CEO, OneBeat
Andrew Budkofsky, EVP, Sales & Partnerships, Break Media
Ian Sander, Executive Producer & Director, Sander/Moses Productions (“Ghost Whisperer”)
Don Scales, President and CEO, iCrossing, Hearst
Neil McGinness, CEO, Weekly World News, Moderator
Session C: Room 209
The NexGen Entertainment Home Experience – From the Smart & Connected TV to the PVR, Set-Top & PC Experience
Desiree Rodriguez, Vice President Business Development, MobiTV
Andrew B. Drooker, Senior Director of Emerging Platforms, The Weather Channel
Dan Simpkins, Founder, Chairman & CEO, Hillcrest Labs
Michael Taylor, SVP Business Development, ActiveVideo Networks
Rick Doherty, co-founder and Director, The Envisioneering Group, Moderator
ThinkTanks
ThinkTank I: Room 207
Maximizing Content Value – From Video to Entertainment and Information – Metadata, Content Farms, Syndication, Behavioral Search & Subscription
Session Leader:
Thomas R. Wilde, CEO, RAMP
Steve Silver, Vice President, Business Development, SCREENPLAY, INC.
Michele McGarry, VP of Business Development, ThinkAnalytics
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Session A: The Auditorium
Special Track: Women’s Entertainment & Technology (WOMEN)
Women in Venture Capital and Private Equity – Breaking All Barriers
Jeanne M. Sullivan, General Partner, StarVest Partners, L.P.
Sun Jen Yung, Managing Director, Head of Digital Media & Internet, Headwaters MB
Peg Jackson, Managing Director at Gridley and Co.
Melissa Thompson, President & CEO, TalkSession, Moderator
Additional speakers to be announced
Session B: The Gallery
Inventing TV 2.0 – Hybrid TV, Connected TV, Tablet & Smartphone Downloadable Consumer Experience
Josh Stutt, Director of Marketing, Newvue
Yoav Schreiber, Manager, Service Provider Video, Cisco
Mike Petrocelli, VP Sales America, Civolution
Stephen White, President, Gracenote
Mark Donnigan, General Manager, U.S., Dune HD
Tim Dodd, Vice President & General Manager, Neustar Media
NDS, Speaker to be announced
David Leibowitz, Managing Partner, CH Potomac, Moderator
Session C: Room 209
The Social TV Ecosystem: Smart TVs, Guides, OTT Content, Tablets-Smartphones and Apps
David Lipkin, co-founder, Principal, Method
Tom McDonnell, founder Monterosa
Ian Aaron, CEO, ConnecTV
Evan Young, Senior Director of Product Marketing, TiVo Inc.,
Cameron Friedlander, VP, Director of Creative Technology, Designkitchen, a WPP Group
Mark Ghuneim, CEO, Wiredset, Moderator
ThinkTanks
ThinkTank I: Room 207
Branded Advertising Strategies – Content and Platform Integration
James Kreckler, Vice President of Advertising Sales, iVillage, NBC Universal
Eli Singer, President and Founder, Entrinsic
Chase Norlin, CEO, AlphaBird
J. Brooke Aker, CMO, ADmantX
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Session A: The Auditorium
Special Track: Women’s Entertainment & Technology (WOMEN)
Living the Life: Women Entrepreneurs, Innovators and Disrupters
Mara Winokur, Senior Vice President, Digital Media, Starz Entertainment
Alison Provost, CEO, TouchStorm, LLC
Deidre Smalls-Landau, Managing Partner, Identity
Anjula Acharia Bath, CEO and Founder, Desi Hits Inc
Leslie Laredo, President, The Laredo Group, Inc., Moderator
Session B: The Gallery
Leveraging Content and Celebrity For Cross-Platform Success: Brands, Bands and Entertainers Collaborate
Matt Ringel, Managing Partner, New Era Media & Marketing, Red Light Management
Aimee Higgins, Vice President of Strategic Solutions, Pandora
Ian Schafer, CEO, Deep Focus
Colby Gaines, founder, Back Roads Entertainment
Rob Barnett, Founder/CEO, My Damn Channel
Session C: Room 209
Hypertargeting: Ad Networks, Ad Serving and Ad Targeting
Bob Bress, Senior Director of Product Management and Analytics, Visible World
James Maysonet, Principal Industry Consultant, Media and e-Business Consulting, Teradata Corporation
Warren Schlichting, Senior Vice President, DISH Media Sales & Analytics
Jeffrey Hochberg, Vice President of Sales, AOL’s Audience Targeting, AOL
Lewis Rothkopf, General Manager, AMP Publisher Solutions, Collective
Eyal Goldwerger, CEO, TargetSpot
Benjamin Chen, Chairman and CEO, Mochila, Moderator
ThinkTanks
ThinkTank I: Room 207
The Second Screen Explosion: How Much is Too Much?
Speakers to be announced
3:50 PM – 5:00 PM
Session A: The Auditorium
Special Track: Women’s Entertainment & Technology (WOMEN)
How Woman Connect: Social integration Via Media Platforms: SmartPhones-Tablets-PC-TV
Aimee Duell, Executive Vice President, Brand Partnerships for Believe Entertainment Group (BE Group)
Session B: The Gallery
The Apps – The Smartphone and Tablet – Entertainment, News, Music, Games, Location-Based, Communication and Community
Scott Chambers, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Media Distribution, Sesame Street Workshop
Jabari Simmons, Director of User Experience, Arnoldnyc
Evan Vogel, co-founders, Doodle.ly
Bob Holmes, CEO, Sudden Industries, Moderator
Session C: Room 209
Video Everywhere – Technologies & Platforms – Enabling the Next Generation of Over-the-Top TV
Ben Huang, Director, Microsoft Mediaroom
Jo Holz, Senior Vice President, Client Research, Nielsen
Jessica Kantor, Head of Content and Marketing, Livestream
Ken Zamkow, Director of Sales and Marketing, LiveU
Steve McKay, CEO, Entone, Inc.
Jonathan Hurd, Director, Altman Vilandrie & Company, Moderator
Session D: Room 207
Twitter, Facebook & Social Media – Transforming Marketing, Transforming the World
Adam Boyden, President of Conduit
Adam Hanft, CEO, Hanft Projects, Moderator
Coming Digital Hollywood Events Calendar
Digital Hollywood Fall, October 15-18, 2012, , Ritz Carlton, Marina del Rey
Variety Entertainment and Technology Summit, October 15, 2012, Ritz Carlton, Marina del Rey
Digital Hollywood New York, November 15-16, 2012, New York City
2013 CES – Digital Hollywood at CES, The SmartPhone & Tablet Conference at CES, The Cable Conference at CES, January 7-9, 2013, Las Vegas Convention and World Trade Center (LVCC)
Media Summit, New York, March 5-6, 2013, McGraw-Hill Building, 49th St. & 6th Ave.
Digital Hollywood Spring, April 29 – May 2nd, 2013, Ritz Carlton, Marina del Rey
Variety Entertainment and Technology Summit, April 29th, 2013, Ritz Carlton, Marina del Rey
