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Digital Hollywood Spring, May 3rd - 6th, 2016
Tuesday, May 3rd
Women in Virtual Reality and Immersive Entertainment: Experiencing New Dimensions and Creative Experience
Nancy Bennett, Chief Content Officer and Head of VR, Two Bit Circus
Ryan Pulliam, CMO, Specular Theory
Jacki Morie, Founder / Chief Scientist, All These Worlds, LLC.
Janet. H. Murray, VR Visionary, Associate Dean and Professor, Georgia Tech
Irad Eyal, President, Better VR
Tanna Frederick, Producer/actor, Defrost (VR Narrative Film)
Louisa Spring, CEO, Spring Alliance, Moderator
Partnerships in Education - Underwriting the Future: Public/Private Investments in Media, Entertainment and Technology
Dr. Jacqueline Sanderlin, Office of Special Programs, Community and Collaborative Partnerships, Compton Unified School District
Courtney Appell, Coordinator, WME Foundation
Jon P. Goodman, Phd., Pioneer in Pubic-Private Partnerships in Higher Ed, founder, EC2, USC and Professor
David Hankin, Chief Executive Officer, The Alfred Mann Foundation
Clint Schaff, Professor, Professor, Online Communities/Digital Social Media Program, USC Annenberg, Moderator
Unlocking Intelligence: Education within Technology and Virtual Worlds - VR-AR-Immersive
Shauna Heller, founder, Clay Park VR
Albert “Skip” Rizzo, Ph.D., Director, Medical Virtual Reality - Institute for Creative Technologies, USC
Julian Sarmiento, Creative Director & VR Content Creator for Digital Domain
Mason Williams, Senior Manager, Mattel Digital Play Production, Mattel, Inc.
Brent Bushnell, co-founder, Two Bit Circus
Caroline Strzalka, EVP, Partnerships, Sandbox & Co, Moderator
Investing in Diversity: The Social Impact in Higher Education & The Entertainment Industry
Joely Proufit, Director California Indian Culture & Sovereignty Center, CSU San Marcos
Henry Puente, Associate Professor, Entertainment Studies, CSU Fullerton
Nate Thomas, Professor, Cinema & TV Arts, CSU Northridge
Darnell Hunt, Director, UCLA Bunche Center for African American Studies
Erika Alexander, Actress, Writer/Producer, Activist
Chris Eyre, Director/Producer
Tim McNeal, VP of Creative Talent Development & Inclusion, Disney/ABC Television Group
Moderator: Norma Provincio Pichardo, Executive Director, TV Academy Foundation
VR-AR - Financing the Imagination:
Richard Yen, Managing Director, Private Equity, Saban Capital Group
Sivan Iram, General Manager, River Studios
Eunice Shin, Managing Director, Manatt Digital Media. Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Fryd Ovcaric, General Manager and Head of Business Devleopment, 8i Studios
Scott Lenet, President, Touchdown Ventures
Jon Goldman, Venture Partner, Greycroft Partners
Joe Michaels, Former Senior Director, Business Development, Microsoft, Moderator
Tuesday, May 3rd
Stealth VR through the Application of Neuroscience and Cognitive Psychology
Jerri Lynn Hogg, Ph.D., Director of Media Psychology Program, Fielding Graduate University, Moderator
Shane Pase, Ph.D., Director of Technology, Lotte Project
Pamela Rutledge, Ph.D., Director, Media Psychology Research Center
Tunisha Singleton, Brand Psychology and Audience Engagement Certificate Faculty, Fielding Graduate University
Linda Durnell, Managing Partner at Madison Lane Consulting in Silicon Valley
Valuing and Financing Entertainment Content
Diane McGrath, Managing Director Media and Technology, Streicher, J Streicher Capital
Schuyler M. Moore, Partner, Stroock
Jason Sklar, Managing Director, Shamrock Capital Advisors
Seth Shapiro, Governor, Interactive Media, The Television Academy
Larry Gerbrandt, Managing Director, Janas Group & principal, Media Valuation Partners, Moderator
Live Streaming – Social Streaming – The Video Phenomenon of Everything
Andy Swanson, VP of E-Sports and Events, Twitch
Will Keenan, President & Co-Founder of Streamup,
Gregory Strompolos, Director of Business Development, YouNow,
Caroline Lesley, producer, actor, host and entrepreneur, Parachute TV
Nick Crooks, Director, Business Operations, Fullscreen
Karen Allen, President, Karen Allen Consulting, Moderator
Amazon Echo & Alexa – Amazon’s Vision for AI & the Connected Home
Michael Francisco, Alexa Partnerships and Business Development, Amazon
Andrew Howlett, Partner and Chief Digital Officer, Rain
Ethan Grey, Chief Strategy Officer, Slate Studio
Brett Worthington, General Manager for Americas and Vice President of Global Business Development, Samsung SmartThings
Cable, TV, Film and Broadband - New Content - New Networks - Streams, Platforms, Devices
Scott Brown, SVP Technology & Strategic Relations, Engineering & Technology, The Nielsen Company
Amit Ziv, Vice President, Business Operations, Development, and Strategy, EPIX
Scott Barton, Senior Vice President, Branded Digital Content and Products, Starz
Kurt Smith, General Manager, Media and Entertainment/Digital, Infor
Adam Ware, SVP / Head of Digital Media, Tennis Channel
Joe Friend, Vice President, Ad Technology Systems, Fox Broadcasting Company
David Cutbill, Media & Entertainment Advisory Leader, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Moderator
The University as Industry Partner: Building Entertainment Programs as a Foundation for California’s Leadership in Innovation
Peter McAllister, Dean, College of Letters & Arts, CSU Los Angeles
Debra Valencia L. Valencia Laver, Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Nicole Méndez Dial, University Relations, Dreamworks Animation
Moderator: Dina Ibrahim, Director, CSU Entertainment Industry Initiative
The Power of YouTube: Unlocking the Power of Programming, Premium Content and Advertising
Rebecca Donohue, Director of Digital Content & Social Media, Vin Di Bona Productions
John Fitzpatrick, Producer & Talent Manager, Studio71, ProSiebenSat.1 Group
James Creech, Co-Founder and CEO, Paladin Software
Alex Lewis, YouTube Personality, “Let’s Just Be Friends”
Michael Gaston, Chief Executive Officer, Cut
Juan Bruce, CEO, Epoxy
Kelli Richards, President & CEO, The All Access Group, LLC, Moderator
Programming the New ‘OVN’s' (Online Video Networks: the Next Generation of Niche Video Content
Allie Greenwald, West Coast Sales & Brand Partnerships, Fullscreen
Anthony Layser, Head of US Content Development, Dailymotion
Valerie Voci, Chief Marketing Officer, OWNZONES Media Network
Adam Goldstein, VP, Business Development, ZEFR
Larry Laboe, President of Production, SXM
Michael Kernan, Chief Executive Officer, NuMedia Studios & Management
Steve Bradbury, Principal, Vlocity Digital, Moderator
Artificial Intelligence in SmartPhones - Film - TV - Games: From Software in Devices to AI in Movies (Ex Machina, Her, AI)
Anjalis Shastri, Senior Director, Design Strategy, Mobile Group, Intel
Eyal Pfeifel, Chief Technology Officer, Imperson
Ari Popper, Founder and CEO, SciFutures
Lori H. Schwartz, Technology Catalyst, Content Strategist and Media Advisor, Moderator
Additional speakers to be announced
Wednesday, May 4th
VR/AR as Change Agent: Social, News, Documentary and Political Media
Molly Swenson, COO, RYOT
Nonny de la Peña, CEO Emblematic Group and Annenberg Fellow, USC School of Cinematic Arts
Lyman Missimer, Strategic Business Development and Partnerships, Education, Google
Phil McNally, Stereoscopic VFX Supervisor, Condition One
Kaj Larsen, Producer/Journalist/Correspondent, VICE
Steven-Charles Jaffe, COO & Co-Founder, Springbok Entertainment,
Joey Caroni, Director of Digital Media, KCRW, Moderator
Virtual Reality Transforms Entertainment and Media – TV, Sports & Music
Matt Collado, co-founder and Chief Content Officer, Littlstar (VR for Showtime, Esquire, Discovery)
Marcie Jastrow, Head of Business Development, VR/AR Production Services
SVP Sales, Production Services, Technicolor
DJ Roller, co-founder, NextVR
Steven Haft, SVP Innovation, Time Inc.
Chris Thomes, Vice President, Digital Media Studios, Disney/ABC Television Group
Ted Kenney, Director, Field and Technical Operations, Fox Sports
Dr. Sankar Jayaram, President and CEO, VOKE
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy, Author, Investor, Broadcaster, Moderator
TV Academy, Interactive Peer Group, Co-Sponsored
Evening Roundtable and Reception
Visions of Immersion: Virtual Reality as an Expression of the Cinematic & Personal Experience
Chris Edwards, CEO, THE THIRD FLOOR & CPO, VRC: The Virtual Reality Company
Imraan Ismail, Director, Vrse.works and VFX, Hunger Games and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Jacqueline Bošnjak, CEO, Q Department & Mach1™
Ryan Horrigan, Chief Content Officer, Felix & Paul Studios
Seth Shapiro, Governor, Interactive Media, The Television Academy, Moderator
Speakers to be announced
The Making of a Hollywood VR Narrative Experience
"Defrost" - A Roundtable with the Creators
Randal Kleiser, Director, "Grease," "Honey I Blew Up the Kid"
Tanna Frederick, Producer/actor
Carl Weathers, Actor
Bruce Davison, Actor
Mario Kenyon, Head of Production, Furious M (VR Services)
Moderator - David Bloom, Digital content production and partnerships, Deadline.com
Women in the Industry: Developing Film, Television & OTT About Women - A Golden Age in Hollywood and Indie Production
Mimi Steinbauer, President and CEO, Radiant Films International
Kara Holden, Actress and Screenwriter
Shannon Keenan Demers, SVP of Production and Creative, Tremendous! Entertainment
Marlene Sharp, Producer, TV Series, Sonic, Sega of America
Marsha Oglesby, Producer, Indigenous Media, TV Producer, “Blue,” “Paloma,” “Kendra,” “Susanna”
Melissa Schneider, SVP Development and Production, New Form Digital
Sun Jen Yung, Managing Director, Headwaters MB, Moderator
The Future of Enhanced Advertising: Addressing Brands, Message, Technology, Media and Entertainment
Carol Chung, SVP, Media Tech, DigitasLBi
Penny Baldwin, Vice President, Global Marketing and Communications, General Manager, Brand, Reputation and Partner Marketing, Intel
Lori Tabb, Marketing Executive, Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
Jason Jercinovic, President, Havas Worldwide Digital
Liz Wilson, Director of Media and Strategic Partnerships, Under Armour
Steven Haft, SVP Innovation, Time Inc.
Tom Flanagan, Partner, Nut + Bolt, Moderator
Leveraging Content and Celebrity For Cross-Platform Success: Brands and Entertainers Collaborate
Justin Hochberg, CEO, Just Entertainment
Jonathan Lowe, Senior VP of Marketing, AEG Sports
Bill Sanders, Senior Vice President, Athlete & Talent Marketing, Excel Sports Management
Dina Mallin, SVP Talent, United Entertainment Group, a DJE Company
Mark Wolf, Writer, Director, Producer, Change The World Productions
Steven Masur, Senior Partner, Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP, Moderator
Future of TV - Wall St. Analysts Meet Industry Executives
Stephen Beres, Vice President, Media & Production Operations West Coast, HBO
James Marsh, Senior Vice President & Head of Investor Relations, Lionsgate
Cathy Hetzel, Executive Vice President, Operator Sales & Business Development, comScore
Laura Martin, CFA, Entertainment & Internet Analyst, Needham & Company, LLC
Larry Namer, President/CEO, Metan Global Entertainment Group, Founder E! Entertainment
Marty Shindler, CEO, The Shindler Perspective, Inc., Moderator
VR Design with the Mind in Mind: Presence and Reality
Cynthia Lieberman, Media & Marketing Strategist, Lieberman Communications
Barry Sandrew, Founder & President/CEO, Graffiti Video and Founder, Legend3D
Jimmy Giliberti, Director, Americas Business Development, Worldviz
Mathew Price, Global Director Media & Technology, Nielsen Consumer Neuroscience
Garry Hare, PhD, Fielding Graduate University, Moderator
Video Anytime Anywhere: Video Across Platforms - TV, Internet and Mobile
Jason Henderson, Senior Contracts Manager, DISH Network
Andy Beach, Developer Account Manager, Xbox Live, Microsoft
Tom Burns, CTO, Media & Entertainment, EMC/Isilon
Erick Opeka, EVP/Digital Networks, Cinedigm
Jay Samit, Chief Executive Officer, SeaChange
Frank Sinton, CEO, Beachfront
JD Tengberg, Principal, Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP, Moderator
Pitch, Pass or Play: Interactive Start–Up Showcase Competition
Moderator: Sarah Miller, CEO, Axis PR/Entertainment Founder, Mobile Excellence Awards
Co-Moderator, Allison Dollar, CEO, Founder, Interactive Television Alliance
Speakers:
Amy Reinhard, President, Worldwide TV Licensing and Distribution, Paramount Pictures
Jim Cannella, Senior Director, Marketing Executive Producer, Content, The Recording Academy ( The GRAMMYS)
Jonathan Lowe, Senior VP of Marketing, AEG Sports
Kim Getty, President, Duetsch LA
Hollywood and the Digital Consumer: How Technology, Content and Services Establish the Next Level of Consumer Entertainment Experience
John Rubey, CEO, Fathom Events
Jonathan Perelman, Department Head of Digital Ventures, ICM Partners
Evan Greene, CMO, The Recording Academy
David Viviano, Chief Economist, SAG-AFTRA
Rona Mercado, Vice President, Client Services, Cashmere Agency
Don Levy, President, Smith Brook Farm, Moderator
Wednesday, May 4th
The VR-AR ThinkTank: Top Executives From Leading Technology and Entertainment Companies Assess the Current Expansion and Likely Evolution of the Industry
Andy Cochrane, Interactive and New Media Director, Special Projects Lead, Mirada
Guido Voltolina, Head of Presence Capture, Nokia
Joel Susal, Director, VR/AR, Dolby Labs
Joel Breton, Vice President VR Content, HTC Vive - HTC America
Michael Yang, Managing Director, Comcast Ventures
Mark Turner, VP, Corporate Partnerships & Strategy, Technicolor
Moderator - Robert Nashak, COO, Survios
Virtual and Augmented Reality: The Technology that will Change Everything: Narrative Entertainment, Games, Advertising, TV and Social Media
Dr. David Levitt, co-founder and CEO, Pantomime Corporation
Ted Schilowitz, Futurist and VR explorer at 20th Century FOX
James Knight, Virtual Production Director, AMD
Joe Chen, Executive Technical Producer, Vrse.works
Steve Schklair, founding principal and CEO, 3ality & 3mersiv
Shelley Midthun, Executive Director, Oregon Story Board
Shawn Gold, Corporate Marketing Officer, JustFab Inc., Moderator
Working in the Industry: An In-Depth Discussion with Executives and Creatives from TV, Film and Technology
Shannon Flynn, Director, Nickelodeon
Robert Ramirez, Digital Media Producer, Netflix
Jon Reiss, Filmmaker/Author/Digital Strategist
Hank Chilton, Television Writer/Producer, "Ash Vs. Evil Dead" on Starz, "Nip/Tuck", "Covert Affairs," "Ringer"
Kaj Larsen, Producer/Journalist/Correspondent, VICE
Dennis Radeke, Senior Strategic Development Manager, Adobe
JOSHUA LEVINE, Entertainment & Technology Marketing – Writer, Producer & Creative Director
Simone Nelson, Director, Marketing & Public Relations, The California State University Entertainment Industry Initiative, Moderator
Hollywood as the Entertainment Capital of the World: Executives from Film Studios and Television Discuss the Industry & It's Future
Amy Lemisch, Executive Director, California Film Commission
Kim Roberts Hedgpeth, Executive Director, Film Musicians Secondary Markets Fund, former Ex. Director, AFTRA
Sandy Climan, CEO and Representative Board Director, All Nippon Entertainment Works (ANEW) - Former EVP, Universal Studios & founding head, CAA
Kevin James, Chief Film Laison, City of Los Angeles, Moderator
The VR-AR-Holography Innovators & Disruptors - Entertainment, Technology & Advertising - A Redefinition of the Industry
Jeff Nicholas, EVP, Strategy, Creative & Growth, vantage.tv and EP & Director, VEHICLEvr
Morris May, founder/CTO, Specular Theory
Alki David, founder, HologramUSA
Tom Wright, founder of Tactic and Managing Director, Ntropic
Andrew Shulkind, Cinematographer and Co-Founder, Headcase
Micah Ainsley Brown, Chief Executive Officer, Filmfundr, Moderator
Immersive Entertainment in the Out of Home Market, Theme Park - VR-AR, Cinematic, 360 Video and More
Dan Jamele, Vice President/CTO, MediaMation
Sang Cho, Chief Content Officer, CJ 4DPLEX Am
Jim Stewartson, CEO, Awesome Rocketship
Chris Ellis, Executive Director, RGH
Kevin Althans, Commercial/VR Director, Reel FX
Michael Tolkin, Founder and CEO, Ultro Labs
Marty Perlmutter, Early VR/3D Technology Leader, Moderator
The Internet, OTT, Media and the Hollywood Connection
Evan Greenberg, Manager of Audience Development, TAPP
Will Marks, VP of Business Development, Ovation
Spencer Stephens, Chief Technology Officer, Sony Pictures
Erik Ramberg, Director of Product Management for TV & Media, Ericsson
Ian Greenblatt, former, Vice President, Strategy & Business Development at ARRIS
Steve Wong, Director Telco & Media Sales Americas, Siemens, Moderator
Future of Film - Studio & Indie, Global Content Business, The Changing face of the Film Industry from Imax and Alternative Content to VR and other Immersive Experiences
Robert J. Lenihan, President, Programming, AMC Entertainment Inc.
Phil Groves, Senior Vice President, IMAX Corp & Executive Vice President, Global Distribution, IMAX Entertainment
Chris Edwards, CEO, THE THIRD FLOOR & CPO, VRC: The Virtual Reality Company
Duncan Stewart, Director of Research, Deloitte Canada
Doug Darrow, Senior Vice President, Cinema Business Group, Dolby Laboratories
Marty Shindler, CEO, The Shindler Perspective, Inc., Moderator
Hollywood, Internet and Media Challenge: Platforms and Convergence - Ubiquitous Broadband - Ubiquitous Content
Samuel Notowitz, Vice President, Distribution & Content Acquisitions, Feeln - a Hallmark Company
Will Lee, Digital Editorial Director, People.com and EW.com
Jake Avnet, Chief Operating Officer, Indigenous Media
David A. Goldsmith, Chief Strategy Officer and Head Corporate Development, FilmOn TV Networks
Lora Y. Chen, CEO, China Media Consulting
Terry S. Bienstock, CEO, Mobilactive Media, LLC., Moderator
Thursday, May 5th
Hybrid TV - Delivering the Ultimate TV Experience: Broadcast, Cable, Premium & OTT Content
Anupam Gupta, EVP, Cloud & Product Services, Vubiquity
Dr. Kanaan Jemili, Chief Executive Officer, NeuLion
Robin Wilson, VP of Business Development, NAGRA
Mike Earle, CEO, aioTV Inc.
Nash Parker, Director, IoT Ecosystem Development, Marketing & Corporate Affairs, Nokia
Scott Robson, Vice President, Content Operations, Gracenote
David Leibowitz, Managing Partner, CH Potomac, Moderator
Video Everywhere - Technologies & Platforms - Enabling the Next Generation of Over-the-Top TV
Alex Drosin, President - North America, Massive Interactive
Judy Johnson, Director of UX & Product Innovation, AWE Division, Bottle Rocket
Campbell Foster, Director of Product Marketing, Video Solutions, Adobe
Xavier Kochhar, President and CEO, The Video Genome Project, Structured Data Intelligence (SDI)
Josette Bonte, Chief Strategy Officer, CTM: Institute for Communication Technology Management, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
Jonathan Hurd, Director, Altman Vilandrie & Company, Moderator
Friday, May 6th
The Crowdfunding Update: A Roundtable of Experts
Jennifer Post, Partner, Raines Feldman LLP
Taylor McPartland, Advisor, CrowdfundX
Stephen Dypiangco, Vice President, Ovation Digital Arts
Francesco Ferrazzino, CEO, Proxy42 Inc.
Adam M. Goyer, Managing Partner, The Blak Box Group
Justin Giddings, CEO and founder, The Kickstarter Guy
Ryan Foland, Assistant Director, Blackstone Launchpad, Moderator
Crowdfunding Breakthrough: Access to Capital Meritocracy through Reg A+ -- How is Raising Money from Consumers, Including Non-Accredited Investors Changing the Funding Marketplace
Gregory Parker, Co-Founder, Indie Crowd Funder, LLC.
Kinsey Cronin, Business Development Director, StartEngine Crowdfunding
Jillian Sidoti Esq. Crowdfunding Lawyers
Melinda Moore, CEO, Moore Media Ventures
Vincent Bradley, CEO, FlashFunders
Geoff Campbell, President, NewsBeat Social,
Mariana Danilovic, Founder and Managing Director, Hollywood Portfolio, Moderator
Strategies in Start-up Business Development: Developing Concepts, Lean Start-up Techniques and Positioning Your Company to Succeed!
Brian Mac Mahon, Chief Community Officer, Expert DOJO
Thursday, May 5th
6:15 PM - 8:30, Open to All Attendees
An Evening Celebrating Women's Entertainment
Co-Sponsored by WIF Women in Film and Digital Hollywood
Financing the Imagination: Funding and Business Development in AR, VR and Immersion – From VCs to Kickstarter and Corporate Investments
Sunny Dhillon, Principal, Signia Venture Partners
Ethan Gilmore, Founder, VARcrypt
Sun Jen Yung, Managing Director, Headwaters MB
Kelemen Papp, Executive Director, Mooreland Partners
Rob Vickery, co-founder and CEO, Stage Venture Partners
Mariana Danilovic, Founder and Managing Director, Hollywood Portfolio, Moderator
Storytelling in Hollywood: Art + Design + Technology = The New Narrative of Film - VR - Games - Experiental Environments
Tim Dillon, Executive Producer- VR, MPC
Jeffrey Daniels, FAIA, principal of Jeffrey Daniels Architects and Program Director, UCLA Extension Architecture & Interior Design
Spencer Hunt, VP of Games and Interactive Entertainment, Skydance Productions
Andy Goldstein, Executive Producer, Otherworld Interactive
Monika Bielskyte, founder, AFE Medina
Julia Sourikoff, Head of VR, Tools of North America, Moderator
CG Humans: Integration of the Virtual Character in Film - TV – VR - Games
Brett Leonard, Producer/Director/Writer/Futurist, Tough Trick Transmedia
Richard Taylor, Cinematics Director at Electronic Arts on Command & Conquer 3 and Red Alert 3
Sean Stanek, CGI-Motion Capture, Director of Infamous 2 and technical director the Uncharted game series
Joseph A. Zaki, Founder and CEO VRTUALITY
Marshall Millett, CEO, AeMass (Volumetric Motion/Reality Capture
Gregory Peter Panos, Founder: Persona Foundation, Futurist, VR /AR Pioneer
Woody Schultz, Actor, Producer, Writer and President/Partner of Winning Swimmer Productions
David Traub, Co-Founder, Epiphany Film Fund, Moderator
Innovating in VR-AR-Immersive Production - The Amazing Journey of Imagination, Gear and Innovation
Dan Ferguson, EVP Digital Interactive, Groove Jones
Sandy Smolan, Film & Television Director
Matt Johnson, EVP of Innovation, Bottle Rocket & GM of Thruster
Alex Barder, Co-Managing Partner, VRWERX
Keram Malicki Sanchez, founder, FIVARS, the Festival of International Virtual and Augmented REALITY Stories (Toronto)
Jacob Carlson, Digital Media Strategist and Consulting Manager, Manatt Digital Media, Moderator
Visionary Transmedia: VR - Gaming - Sci-Fi - Music Video - Horror - Space – The Multi-Level Experience
Eric W. Shamlin, Managing Director / Executive Producer, Secret Location (The Sleepy Hollow: VR Experience)
Jay Bushman, Emmy winner, Writer of Terminator Genisys: The YouTube Chronicles and The Lizzie Bennet Diaries.
Hal Hefner, Creative Strategist, Ridley Scott’s 3AM, “The Martian,” Consultant to Endgame universe
Joe LeFavi, Head of Marketing, Comic-Con HQ
Moderator: Behnam Karbassi, Founder - President - CEO, No Mimes Media
Virtual and Augmented Reality: A Five Year Projection: An Investment in Time and Space
Buzz Hays, Owner & Studio Chief, True Image Co.
Ed Lantz, CEO, Vortex Immersive Media
Janie Fitzgerald, founder, Axis Images
Brian Seth Hurst, Chief StoryTeller and Co-Founder StoryTech, 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
Women in Virtual Reality and Immersive Entertainment: Experiencing New Dimensions and Creative Experience
Mary Ermitanio, Consulting Manager, Manatt Digital Media
Christina Heller, CEO & Co-founder, VR Playhouse
Julina Tatlock, CEO & Creative Director, 30 Ninjas
Camille Kanengiser, CoFounder & CCO, Freeform Labs
Jody Belliveau, Director of Product Development, WEVR
Jenn Duong, Director of Virtual Reality, 1215creative
Taryn Southern, Producer, Actor and YouTube Personality, Moderator
Advertising, Live and Brands in VR-AR-360 Video – from Mobile & Immersive to Experiential
Dustin Callif, Managing Partner, Tool of North America
Pieter Van Leugenhagen, co-founder & Business Strategist, yondr
Mike Abend, Vice President, Thunder Studios
Steve Nix, General Manager of VR, Reel FX
Mike Nichols, VP, Creative Technology, Fuel
Alastair Green, Executive Creative Director, Team One (VR for Lexus)
Cynthia Lieberman, Media & Marketing Strategist, Lieberman Communications, Moderator
The Total Immersive Entertainment Experience – Theme Parks to Live Theater Environments to Domes
Ed Lantz, MEE, PGA, Founder, Vortex Immersion Media
Markus Beyr, Chief Executive Officer, Attraktion! GmbH
Brent Young, President and Creative Director, Super 78
Kevin Althans, Director for Commercial/VR, Reel FX
Audri Phillips, Immersive Animator/VFX/VR Artist
Kate McCallum, Producer, PGA: Producers Guild of America, National Board Member & New Media Council Delegate, Moderator
Friday, May 6th
The Future of Entertainment: VR Story Architects and Experience Designers
JT Petty, Writer Director “Gone”
Robyn Tong Gray, Chief Designer, Otherworld Interactive
Jessica Kantor, VR Director
Celine Tricart, founder Lucid Dreams Productions and co-director, "Marriage Equality" VR film for Nokia and 3ality Technica, Moderator
The Language & Aesthetics of VR: The Challenge of Creating Movies, Games & Other Experiential Programming
Anna Marie Piersimoni, Instructor, Department of Cinema and Television Arts, California State University, Northridge, Moderator
Jenny Carden (Zenka), Independent Artist and Futurist
Tino Schaedler, founder, Optimist Design, Art Director, "Harry Potter," "V for Vendetta," "Real Steel"
Lauren Fitzsimmons, Production Designer, "Invisible" VR Series
VR - Making Visions Real - At the Edge of Storytelling - Next Level of Entertainment
Guido Voltolina, Head of Presence Capture, Nokia
Justin Denton, VR Supervisor on Vrse.works' NYT Take Flight, Muse Revolt, and Click Effect"
Christina Heller, CEO & Co-founder, VR Playhouse
Nick Bicanic, founder, RVLVR
Daniel Kenyon, Founder/CEO, Furious M
Anthony Borquez, Founder and CEO, Grab, Moderator