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October 19-22, 2015
Monday, October 19th - Salon II
The Welcome Dinner - Hollywood & Immersive Entertainment
Dinner Speakers and Honorees:
Ted Schilowitz, Futurist and VR explorer, 20th Century FOX
Chris Defaria, President Animation, Digital Production & Visual Effects, Warner Bros.
Corey Turner, Senior Vice President, Post Production, Paramount Pictures
Spencer Stephens, Chief Technology Officer, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Moderator - Steve Schklair, founding principal and CEO, 3ality & 3mersiv
Monday, October 19th
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Track I: Ballroom Terrace
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
Jeff Skaggs, SVP of Sales, Fullscreen
Tony Chen, CEO, Channel Factory
Chris Younger, Principal, Director of Strategy, Ayzenberg
Brad Gelfond, Principal, Strike Up The Brand
Bernard Gershon, President, GershonMedia, Moderator
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Ballroom Terrace
Valuing and Financing Entertainment Content: Movies, Television and Online Video, From VC & Equity to Crowdfunding
Mark A. Boidman, Managing Director, PETER J SOLOMON COMPANY
Diane McGrath, Managing Director Media and Technology, Streicher, J Streicher Capital
Michael A. LaSalle, Partner, Shamrock Capital Advisors
Schuyler M. Moore, Partner, Stroock
Seth Shapiro, Governor, Interactive Media, The Television Academy
Seth M Willenson, President. Seth Willenson, Inc.
Larry Gerbrandt, Managing Director, Janas Group & principal, Media Valuation Partners, Moderator
12 Noon – 1:00 PM
The DealMaking Process: From Feature Film, Reality TV to Web Series and Indie Film Making
John Crye, former, Creative Director, Newmarket Films, "Memento, "Donnie Darko", "Whale Rider," "Monster," and "The Prestige"
Mike Richards, Executive Producer of The Price is Right & Let's Make a Deal
Hayley Dickson, Vice President, Television Acquisitions & Development - Global Content, FremantleMedia International
Maurício Mota, Co-President and Executive Producer, Wise Entertainment
Darrell Miller, Partner/Chair, Entertainment Department, Fox Rothschild LLP
Melisse Lewis, Entertainment Attorney, Moderator
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Ballroom Terrace
MCNS Become MPNs, Multiplatform Networks, the Next Wave in Entertainment and Media Programming, Part I
Danika Vittitoe, Director, Media Legal, YAHOO
Rozanna Tesler Fried, Vice President (VP) of Business and Legal Affairs, Fullscreen
Eunice Shin, Director, Manatt Digital Media
Chris Riley, General Counsel, Machinima
Alan Friel, Partner, Baker Hostetler
Judith Dornstein, Esq., Law Offices of Judith C. Dornstein, Moderator
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM Marina Vista Room
The Creative Master Class: TV, Film and Video
Rob LaPlante, Executive Vice President, Lighthearted Entertainment
Sandy Smolan, Film & Television Director
Rick Najera, Writer and Actor, Hulu, East Los High, MAD TV and In Living Color
Amy Taylor, screenwriter and producer, CHILDLESS BY CHOICE, DESERT BLOOM, THE SURROGATE
Sam Milman and Peter Vass, Bad Weather Films
Catherine Clinch, TV Writer, TV veteran, Hunter, Jake & The Fat Man, Knight Rider, Love Boat, Hart to Hart, Moderator
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM, Marina Vista Room
CrowdFunding Update: Exploring Innovation in the Crowdfunding Film-TV-Start-up Process
Ron Miller, CEO, StartEngine
David Albert Pierce, Esq., Managing Member, Pierce Law Group LLP
Stephen Y. Ma, Partner, Early Sullivan Wright Gizer & McRae LLP
Bryan M. Sullivan, Partner, Early Sullivan Wright Gizer & McRae LLP
Samuel S. Guzik, Founder, GUZIK & ASSOCIATES
Marlon Schulman, Founder and CEO, Horror Equity Fund LLC
Ash Kumra, Co-Founder, DreamItAlive.com, Startup America California Leader, Moderator
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Ballroom Terrace
Social Entertainment: The Merger of Programming, Social Media and Advertising
Anthony Layser, Head of US Content Development, Dailymotion
Jim McArthur, Creative Technologist - I.D.E.A
Brian Marr, Chief Strategy Officer / smashing ideas
Judy Johnson, Director of UX & Product Innovation, AWE Division, Bottle Rocket
Meredith Gruen, Account Director, Team One
Randy Ross, Founder/CEO, Cinematique
Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic llc, Moderator
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM Ballroom Terrace
Cable, TV, Film and Broadband - New Content - New Networks - Streams, Platforms, Devices
Scott Brown, SVP Technology & Strategic Relations, Engineering & Technology, The Nielsen Company
Soumya Sriraman, EVP, Film, Home Entertainment & Licensing, BBC Worldwide
Mara Winokur, Senior Vice President, Starz Digital
TJ Lubinsky, Executive Producer/Director, Public Broadcasting
Maria Weaver, SVP and head of sales of Interactive One (iOne), Radio One/TV One
David Hutchinson, Executive Vice President, PPI Releasing, Inc., Moderator
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM Marina Vista Room
The TV/Film/Video - Developing Strategies and Partnerships - Developing Hollywood Content as Brand and Franchise
John Reding, VP of Business Development, Vin Di Bona Productions
Keith Rivers, Director, Workhouse Creative
Mark Pellington, Director/Producer, U23D, I Melt with You, Mothman Prophecies, Arlington Road
Mike Rotman, New Media Producer, TV Writer, “South Park,” “The Simple Life,” Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher”
Michael Corrente, director and producer, Door in the Floor, Outside Providence, Brooklyn Rules, Federal Hill and Some Velvet Morning
John Baldecchi, CEO, Digital Riot Media - producer and executive, The Mexican (2001), Conan the Barbarian (2011)
Kimberly King-Burns, Partner, convergenz/solutions, Moderator
Thursday Oct. 22nd
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM, Marina Vista Room
Morning Virtual Reality Keynote
Moderator - Marty Perlmutter, Early VR/3D Technology Leader
Lucas Wilson, VR Producer
Steve Bannerman, Owner, Local Hero Post
Andrew McGovern, Vice President of Media & Entertainment, IM360
Stephen Fromkin, Head of Production, 360Heros
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM, Marina Vista Room
VR and AR – In Gaming and Beyond
Patrick Walker, Vice President of Insights & Analytics, EEDAR
Matthew Cook, Managing Partner and Director of Business Development, Greenlight Insights (GLI)
Burnes Hollyman, Founder, Board Member and Development Director, Ghost Machine Studios
Russell Naftal, Co-Managing Partner, Beast Media
Emmanuel Marquez, CTO, Starbreeze Studios
Jason Wonacott, CEO, Wonacott Communications LLC, Moderator
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM, Marina Vista Room
The Language & Aesthetics of VR: The Challenge of Creating Movies, Games & Other Experiential Programming
Celine Tricart, founder Lucid Dreams Productions and co-director, "Marriage Equality" VR film for Nokia and 3ality Technica
Jenny Carden (Zenka), Independent Artist and Futurist
Stephanie Riggs, CEO and Founder, Azimyth Creation Studios
Shane Pase, Chief Technology Officer, The Lotte Project
St. John Colon, Adjunct Professor, University of Southern California
Moderator - Anna Marie Piersimoni, Instructor, Department of Cinema and Television Arts, California State University, Northridge
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM, Marina Vista Room
End-of-Day Keynote Roundtable
Future of VR Plus AR
Dr. David Levitt, co-founder and CEO, Pantomime Corporation
Aaron Koblin, Co-founder and CTO, Vrse
Adam Geoghegan, Managing Director and Founder, Immersia Virtual Reality
Sivan Iram, General Manager, River Studios
Tim Gedemer, Owner, Supervising Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Source Sound
David Traub, Co-Founder, Epiphany Film Fund, Moderator
Tuesday, October 20th
6:15 PM – 8:30 PM, Marina Vista Room
Virtual Reality Entertainment Festival
co-sponsored by TV Academy, Interactive Peer Group
Seth Shapiro, Governor, Interactive Media, The Television Academy
Grant Anderson, Head of Studio. JauntVR
Aaron Luber, Head of Partnerships, Google Cardboard
Ted Schilowitz, Futurist and VR explorer at 20th Century FOX
Amir Rubin, founder & CEO, Sixense
Nathan Burba, co-founder & CEO, Survios
Neville Spiteri, co-founder and CEO, WEVR
Peter Levin, President Lionsgate Interactive Ventures & Games
Andy Cochrane, Interactive and New Media Director, Special Projects Lead, Mirada Studios
Wednesday, October 21st
6:15 PM - 8:30, Salon II
An Evening of Women's Media
Hosted By: Lori H. Schwartz, Technology Catalyst
Alliance for Women in Media, SoCal's Salute to Excellence
LaFern Cusack, Host/Sr. Producer, ESPN LA/PromaxBDA
Lisa Foxx, iHeart Radio Personality
Mary Beth Garber, EVP/Marketing Strategy, Katz Radio Group
Tish Ciravolo, President and Founder, Daisy Rock Girl Guitars
Session II
Chatting with Woman Visionaries, Leaders and Tech Mavens
Bettina Sherick, Be in Touch Advisors, Founder Hollywood in Pixles
Jacquie Barnbrook, Reel Vox, Virtual Reality Producer
Shannon Blake Gans, CEO & Co-Founder New Deal Studios , Storyteller
Julia Frey, Executive Producer at Baraboom! Studios, VFX Producer, Storyteller
Sandy Abrams, Founder, Moisture Jamzz; Author, YourIdeaInc
Lori H. Schwartz, Technology Catalyst, Content Strategist
Tuesday, October 20th
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Salon I
The VR-AR ThinkTank: Top Executives From Leading Technology and Entertainment Companies Access the Current Expansion and Likely Evolution of the Industry
Katie Kulik, Global SVP Sales and Marketing, CBS Interactive
Myles McGovern, President, IM360
Cliff Plumer, President, Jaunt Studios
Daryl Sartain, Director of Virtual Reality, AMD
Anthony Batt, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President, WEVR
Moderator - Robert Nashak, COO, Survios
10:45 AM - Noon Salon II
Hollywood and the Digital Consumer
John Rubey, CEO, Fathom Events
Sharon Mussalli, US Industry Manager, Entertainment, Global Marketing Solutions Team, Facebook
Hanny Patel, Sr. Director, Revenue & Product Marketing, DIRECTV, part of the AT&T family
Keyvan Peymani, Managing Director, Digital Strategy Division, ICM Partners
Don Daglow, CEO, 4thRing Inc., President, Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Foundation
Don Levy, President, Smith Brook Farm, Moderator
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM Salon II
Hollywood and Media Challenge: Platforms and Convergence
Scott Barton, Senior Vice President, Branded Digital Content and Products, Starz
Lisa Meier, Group Vice President, Time Warner Cable Media Sales
Jason Henderson, Attorney, Sr. Contracts Manager, Video Entertainment and Marketing, Dish Networks
Tyler Slocum, Director of Connected TV Platforms and Mobile, NFL
David Lyle, President, Pact US (former CEO, National Geographic Channel)
Michael Kohn, General Counsel & Executive Vice President, Dick Clark Productions
Terry S. Bienstock, CEO, Mobilactive Media, LLC., Moderator
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Ballroom Terrace
The Contours and Technology of VR-AR-Immersive: It Feels Like Magic - Doorway to New Environments
Jeff Nicholas, Co-Founder and President, The Uprising Creative (Videos for Beats By Dr. Dre, Bud Light Platinum, Justin Timberlake, Rihanna and Shakira
David Rosenbaum, Director, Creative Director, JauntVR, Director, Humble, The Recruit, VR
Peter Oberdorfer, President, Tactic
Andrew Brown, Director of Strategy, Holovis
Jay Harwood, VFX & CG Supervisor, Firstborn (VR for Patrón and Mountain Dew)
Moderator - Jim Stewartson, Founder and CEO, RIDES.tv
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Track II: Marina Vista
The Future of Enhanced Advertising: Addressing Brands, Message, Technology, Media and Entertainment
Jason Jercinovic, President, Havas Worldwide Digital
Josh Kruter, SVP, Digital Product, Clear Channel Outdoor
Joakim “Jay” Baage, Executive Director, [a]listdaily / Ayzenberg
Otto Bell, Vice President, Group Creative Director & Founder, Courageous, Turner Broadcasting
Ari Avishay, Executive at CAA Marketing, Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
Jeff Hurlow, Head of BCF Brand Content Fund, Vimeo
Tom Flanagan, (former) EVP, Entertainment, Leo Burnett, Moderator
3:50 PM - 5:00 PM -Salon II
Leveraging Content and Celebrity For Cross-Platform Success: Brands and Entertainers Collaborate
Justin Hochberg, CEO, Just Entertainment
Jesse Uram, Brand Partnerships and Digital Content, Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
Adam Smith, President, Entertainment, United Entertainment Group (UEG)
Bill Sanders, Senior Vice President, Athlete & Talent Marketing, Excel Sports Management
Rob Lee, President and Founder, Bayonne Entertainment
Hiram Garcia, Producing Partner, Seven Bucks Productions
Steven Masur, Senior Partner, Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP, Moderator
3:50 PM - 5:00 PM Salon II
Leveraging Content and Celebrity For Cross-Platform Success: Brands and Entertainers Collaborate
Justin Hochberg, CEO, Just Entertainment
Jesse Uram, Brand Partnerships and Digital Content, Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
Adam Smith, President, Entertainment, United Entertainment Group (UEG)
Bill Sanders, Senior Vice President, Athlete & Talent Marketing, Excel Sports Management
Rob Lee, President and Founder, Bayonne Entertainment
Hiram Garcia, Producing Partner, Seven Bucks Productions
Steven Masur, Senior Partner, Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP, Moderator
Thursday Oct. 22nd
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM Ballroom Terrace
Social Engagement - Tracking The Real-Time Social Graph - Content, Communication, Advertising
Mark Carlson, CEO, SimpleFeed, Inc.
Eron Zehavi, Chief Rewards Officer, Swagbucks.com
Ori Nakar, Chief Product Officer, Telescope
Malcolm Friedberg, Chief Marketing Officer/Head of Customer Acquisition, CleverTap
Rebecca Markarian, Senior Vice President of Social & Digital, Ayzenberg Group
Smita Saxena, founder and CEO, Stanza
Nancy King, Consultant, NewView Marketing, Moderator
11:05 AM - 12:20 PM Ballroom Terrace
Video Innovation! Social Video, Personalized Video, Real-Time Video - Communication and Commerce
Collin Lee, Vice President, Marketing, Influxis
Philip Nelson, SVP/CRO NewTek
Nathan McGowan, Senior Director, Product, The Hollywood Reporter & Billboard
Gavin Goodvach, Head of Content, Vexigo
Ari Evans, founder and CEO, Maestro
David Rogier, CEO & co-founder, Masterclass
Andrew Sachs, CEO of Weev
Bill Newell, President, North South Studios LLC, Moderator
12:50 PM - 2:00 PM Ballroom Terrace
The Power of YouTube: Unlocking the Power of Advertising and Programming
Cliff Baldridge, CEO and Founder, SBARTSTV Media Network
Adam Hammer, Lead Producer, Complex Media and Co-Founder, Hammer 360
Eugene Lee, co-founder and CEO, ChannelMeter
Mike Pusateri, Founder/CEO, Bent Pixels
Tracey McCormack, Founder & President, McCormack Media Services, Moderator
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM, Salon III
Crowdfunding in Practice: An Update on Crowdfunding Campaigns and Strategies
Chris Haberi, The Grant Funding Expert
Arturo Perez, Founder & Product Design, Kluge
Tatjana Luethi, Creative UX, Brand & Design Strategist
Ronjini Joshua, President, The Silver Telegram
Jason Fishman, SVP, Digital Strategy, Digital Niche Agency
Thursday, October 22nd
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM, Marina Vista Room
Keynote - Future of VR Plus AR
Dr. David Levitt, co-founder and CEO, Pantomime Corporation
Aaron Koblin, Co-founder and CTO, Vrse
Adam Geoghegan, Managing Director and Founder, Immersia Virtual Reality
Sivan Iram, General Manager, River Studios
Tim Gedemer, Owner, Supervising Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Source Sound
David Traub, Co-Founder, Epiphany Film Fund, Moderator
Tuesday, October 20th
6:15 PM – 8:30 PM, Salon I
The Interface: An Object of Beauty: The Doorway to Everything
Moderator: Philip Lelyveld, VR/AR Program Manager, USC Entertainment Technology Center
John Underkoffler, CEO & Chief Scientist, Oblong Industries
Richard Marks, Director, PlayStation Magic Labs, Sony Playstation
Philip Rosedale, CEO, High Fidelity (founder, Linden Lab)
Jack J. McCauley, Founder & President, McCauley Labs (Co-Founder and Chief Engineer,Oculus VR)
Tuesday, October 20th
7:45 AM - 9:00 AM, Breakfast Session
Track I: Ballroom Terrace
Future of TV - Wall St. Analysts Meet Industry Executives
Michael Pachter, Managing Director, Equity Research Wedbush Securities
Gene Munster, Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst, Piper Jaffray
Dounia Turrill, former, Senior Vice President, Client Insights, The Nielsen Company
Larry Namer, President/CEO, Metan Global Entertainment Group, Founder E! Entertainment
Justin Liu, Lead Engagement Manager, Media + Gaming - Akamai Technologies
Tom Burns, CTO, Media & Entertainment, EMC/Isilon
Marty Shindler, CEO, The Shindler Perspective, Inc., Moderator
9:45 AM – 11:00 AM
Session II: Ballroom Terrace
AR – VR and the Human Brain: The Impact of Neuromarketing on the Real-Time Design of Immersive Entertainment and Advertising Productions
Garry Hare, PhD. Director of the Media Psychology Graduate Program, Fielding Graduate University (Moderator)
Christophe Morin, PhD, CEO of Sales Brain and Faculty, Fielding Graduate University
Jeffrey Ventrella, Artificial Life and Virtual Worlds Innovator, Wiglets
Paul Zak PhD., CEO of ZESTxLabs and Director, Center, Neuroeconomic Studies, Claremont Graduate University
Brian Selzer, Vice President, Business and Product, Development, DAQRI
10:45 AM - Noon, Marina Vista
Investment & Funding of Indie Film and TV: from Theatrical Features to Cable Networks, Netflix and Amazon
René Bourdages, CEO, Elevado Media, Inc., Moderator
Micah Green, Co-Head of financing, CAA
Bryan Smiley, Manager Home Entertainment & New Business Development initiatives, New Regency
Chuck Bush Jr, CEO, Great Road Capital
Aaron Meyerson, Managing Director, Qualia Legacy Advisors, LLC
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM - Salon I
The VR-AR Innovators & Disruptors - A Redefinition of the Industry
Morris May, founder/CTO, Specular Theory
Micah Brown, Senior Product Manager, Premier Digital Properties, NBC (VR for SNL)
Thomas Jorian, Innovation & Strategy, Havas Media, N.A
Mike Rubenstein, VP, Broadcast Production, Integrated Operations, Hill Holliday
Jeffrey Greller, Agent, Virtual Reality & Digital Media, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME)
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy, Author, Investor, Broadcaster, Moderator
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM Salon II - Live Webcast
Internet TV - The Mainstreaming of the Entertainment Industry
Spencer Stephens, Chief Technology Officer, Sony Pictures
Andy Beach, Developer Account Manager, Xbox Live, Microsoft
Christophe Louvion, COO, M-GO
Fabian Birgfeld, founder and partner, W12 Studios
Tom Adams, President, Tom Adams Research
Steve Bradbury, Chief Operating Officer, Zazoom Media Group
Steve Wong, Director Telco & Media Sales Americas, Siemens, Moderator
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Ballroom Terrace
Advertising and Brands in AR-VR – from Experiential and Mobile to Retail
Miles Perkins, Vice President, Marketing Communications, JauntVR
Guy Primus, co-founder + CEO, The VR Company
Greg Roberts, CEO, dSky
Gary Koepke, Chief Creative Officer, North America, SapientNitro
Bertrand “Bruce” Wooden, Developer & Community Relations, AltspaceVR (Co-Chair SVVR)
Cynthia Lieberman, Principal, Lieberman Communications
Bruce Greenberg, Founder, iCinema Ventures, Moderator
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM - Salon I
Killer Apps for VR Gaming and Beyond--Where Entertainment, Technology and Immersion Meet
Bryan Rowles, Partner/Executive Creative Director, 72andSunny (VR for The Avengers: Age of Ultron & Ad Agency for Call of Duty)
Richard Marks, Director, PlayStation Magic Labs, Sony Playstation
Amir Rubin, founder & CEO, Sixense
Kevin Bachus, SVP, Entertainment and Game Strategy, Dave & Buster's, Xbox co-creator
Pete Moss, VR Dude and Lead Engineer, Creative Content Studio, Unity Technologies
Moderator - Jason Jerald, Ph.D., Co-Founder and Principal Consultant, NextGen Interactions
3:50 PM - 5:00 PM Marina Vista
Original Internet TV - The Cross Platform Explosion
Scott Ehrlich, Chief Executive Officer, QYOUTV
Evan Bregman, Head of Original Content, Portal A
Andrew Graham, Senior Talent Manager, Big Frame
Rafi Mamalian, Chief Revenue Officer, theAmplify
Damon Berger, VP, Business Development, Fullscreen
David Tochterman, Co-Founder and CEO, Canvas Media Studios, Moderator
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM - The VR - AR - Immersive
Session II: Ballroom Terrace
The Power of VR-AR: A New Language of Artistry - A Unique Moment of Commercial Possibility and Marketplace
Jarrell Pair, Sr. Manager, Digital Ideation, Digital Entertainment Product Group, DLab, DIRECTV
Rich Flier, Managing Director of Business Development for Digital Domain Holdings Limited
Michael T. Jones, President and CEO, Wearality
Cameron Curtis, Director of Digital Marketing, Universal Pictures
Christine Cattano, Executive Producer, VR Studio, Framestore
Tom Saachi, co-founder, UNIT9
Moderator - Shawn Gold, Advisor, Wattpad.com
Thursday Oct. 22nd
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM, Salon III
Strategies in Start-up Business Development: Developing Concepts, Lean Start-up Techniques and Positioning Your Company to Succeed!
Brian Mac Mahon, CEO, Expert DOJO Success Academy
Mike Weeks, Producer, Reality Star and NLP Expert
Ryan Foland, Blackstone Launchpad Accelerator
David Ochi, Blackstone Launchpad Accelerator
11:05 AM - 12:20 PM Ballroom Terrace
Special Crowdfunding - Full Day of Sessions
Noon - 1:00 PM, Salon III
The Crowdfunding Update: A Roundtable of Experts
Jennifer Post, Partner, Raines Feldman LLP
Justin Giddings, The Crowdfunding Coach
Stephen Dypiangco, Vice President, Ovation Digital Arts
Brian Meece, Founder and CEO, RocketHub
Sam Blan, Founder and CEO, The Blak Box Group
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM, Salon III
Crowdfunding Breakthrough: Access to Capital Meritocracy through Reg A+ -- How is Raising Money from Consumers, Including Non-Accredited Investors Changing the Funding Marketplace
John Strisower, CEO, GoChip (Has Received Reg A + SEC Approvals)
Melinda Moore, CMO, CrowdFunder
Connie Koch Harrell, Regional President. Southern California, Keiretsu Forum Southern California
Andrew Wong, founder, Coinvent
Mariana Danilovic, CEO, Hollywood Portfolio, Moderator
Wednesday, October 21st
6:15 PM - 8:00 PM, Marina Vista Room
Virtual & Augmented Reality Keynote Event
An AR-VR-Hollywood Mindmeld –
Creative Artists Meet Technology Visionaries
Lucas Foster, co-founder, Headcase VR
Daniel Gregoire, co-founder, MATTERvr
Jack Pan, President of Motion Picture Marketing, STX Entertainment
Dipak Patel, Co-founder and Investor, Zeality
Jon Molod, Vice President, Product Ideation, DIRECTV, Now part of the AT&T Family
Lucas Wilson, VR Producer, Moderator
Wednesday, Oct. 21st
6:15 PM - 8:00 PM,
The Digital Hollywood Outreach Program
The Compton High School - Digital Hollywood Mentoring Dinner on the Music - Video - Film
Wednesday, October 21st
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM - Marina Vista -
Innovation from the North: A Look at VR, AR, and Immersive Entertainment in Canada
Ana Serrano, Chief Digital Officer, Canadian Film Centre
Eric W. Shamlin, Managing Director / Executive Producer, Secret Location
Sean Ramsay, Founder, Bubl Technology
Roy Taylor, Corporate Vice President and Head of Alliances, AMD
J. Lee, co-founder, 1188 Films
Moderator: Nick DeMartino, Chair, IDEABOOST Accelerator
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Salon II
Innovation in Video Advertising: Enhancing Brand Experience - Maximizing Revenue in Syndication, Ad Insertion and Live Streaming
Rachel Spiegelman, President, Pitch
Ian Greenblatt, Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, ARRIS
Offer Yehudai, President, Inneractive
Ross McCray, CEO and co-founder, VideoAmp
Jeroen Wijering, co-founder and Creator, JW Player
Neil Patel, SVP | Business Strategy and Innovation, The Martin Agency
Robert Cain, Partner, Pacific Bridge Pictures, Moderator
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM - Salon I
Financing the Imagination: Funding and Business Development in AR, VR and Immersion – From VCs to Kickstarter and Corporate Investments
Sim Blaustein, Partner, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments
Richard Yen, Managing Director, Private Equity, Saban Capital Group
Sunny Dhillon, Principal, Signia Venture Partners
Alex Rosenfeld, Founder & CEO, Vrideo
Ankur Prakash, Vice President, Liberty Global Ventures
Scott Levine, Managing Director, Time Warner Investments
Mariana Danilovic, Founder and Managing Director, Hollywood Portfolio, Moderator
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Ballroom Terrace
Navigating and Transporting in a VR-AR-Immersive Universe: Pathways of the Imagination
Moderator, Eduardo Yeh, Co-Founder, CEO, Selvz
Kuangwei Hwang, Founder & CTO, Vrideo
Vincent John Vincent, CEO, Co-founder, GestureTek Systems
David Birnbaum, Design Director, Immersion Corporation
Jill DaSilva, Head of UX Strategy and Co-Founder, Digital Karma
Andrew Beall, co-founder, WorldViz
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Marina Vista Room
VR-AR Production on the Edge - The Amazing Journey of Imagination, Gear and Innovation
Moderator - Marty Perlmutter, Early VR/3D Technology Leader
Andrew Shulkind, co-founder & Director of Photography, HeadcaseVR
Lucas Wilson, VR Producer
David Stern, founder and President, Create Advertising Group (VR for The Walk)
Kevin Althans, Director, DP, and VFX Supervisor, Reel FX
Alex Barder, Co-Managing Partner, Beast Media Group
Stephen Fromkin, Head of Production, 360Heros
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM - Ballroom Terrace
The Total Immersive Entertainment Experience – Theme Parks to Live Theater Environments to Domes
Ed Lantz, President and CEO, Vortex Immersion Media
Jenni Ogden, Producer EyeQ Productions
Eric Hanson, VFX Producer/Director, X Rez Studios
Dina Benadon, CEO, Super78 Studios,
Stacy Burstin, President, Eevolver Inc, VFX, Fulldome
Moderator - Kate McCallum, Producer, PGA: Producers Guild of America, National Board Member & New Media Council Delegate
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM - Salon I
Multi-Level Entertainment Experiences - Transmedia - Video - Games - Books - 3D Web - Audio Environments
Moderator: Behnam Karbassi, Founder - President - CEO, No Mimes Media
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, Creative Director, Psyop (from Happiness Factory of Coca Cola to the PR machine of Clash of Clans)
James Waugh, Director of Story Development, Blizzard Entertainment
Tre Azam, founder and CEO, MyndPlay
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Marina Vista Room
VR Game Creation – The Deep Dive – Immersing in a Virtual Experience – Thinking and Breathing in a Cyber Universe
James Iliff, CCO & Co-Founder, Survios
James Chung, CEO & Co-Founder, Reload Studios
Michael Murdock, Creative Director & Co-Founder, Otherworld Interactive
Adam Orth, Creative Director & Co-Founder, Three One Zero
Anthony Borquez, Founder and CEO, Grab, Moderator
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM - Ballroom Terrace
The Immersive World of Kids – A Wonderland of VR-AR-Immersive - Games, Toys, Rides and Apps
Mason Williams, Senior Manager, Mattel Digital Play Production, Mattel, Inc.
Sherry Gunther Shugerman, CEO, Popstar Club, Inc. / The Beatrix Girls (Emmy Winnier, The Simpsons)
Tony Christopher, CEO/President and Founder, Landmark Entertainment Group
Lynn Rogoff, founder, AMERIKIDS USA
Elsie Mullers, Director of International Business Development and Partnerships, WIR Group
Moderator, Adam Berns, COO and Co-Founder, Brainrush, Inc.
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Salon I
Mobile Social AR and VR – Social Media Meets Augmented and Virtual Reality – The Facebook – Google - Global Interface
Brett Durrett, Chief Executive Officer, IMVU
Mark Schoennagel, 3D Evangelist, Unity
Michael Zyda, Director, USC GamePipe Laboratory
Matt Johnson, EVP of Innovation, Bottle Rocket & GM of Thruster
Tom Impallomeni, CEO, Virtually Live
David Bloom, Digital content production and partnerships, Deadline.com, Moderator
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Marina Vista Room
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, 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
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM - Ballroom Terrace
Immersive Cinema in Out of Home: From Theme Parks to Movie Theaters and Amusement Parks
Matthew Gratzner, Co-Founder / Creative Director, New Deal Studios
Dan Jamele, Vice President/CTO, MediaMation
Chris Ratner. Founder, reelXperience Entertainment, LLC
Sang Cho, Chief Content Officer, CJ 4DPLEX America
Kevin Williams, Consultant and writer, KWP, Moderator (former Imagineer)
Session II: Marina Vista
Creating the VR Music Video Experience: The Creators Discuss the New Art Form: Artists - Director - Producer
Brandon Zamel, Founder, CEO, Springbok Entertainment, Moderator
Matthew Gratzner, Co-Founder / Creative Director, New Deal Studios
Matthew DeMartini, Musician, Songwriter, and VR Pioneer “Galvanized Souls”
Chris Traylor, Musician, Songwriter, and VR Pioneer “Galvanized Souls”
Andrew McGovern, Vice President of Media & Entertainment, IM360
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Ballroom Terrace
Innovating in VR-AR-Immersive Production - Putting the Vision into Action - Oculus Rift, Samsung GearVR, Google Cardboard & and others
Jason Yim, President and Executive Creative Director, Trigger
Rick Rey, CEO & Co-founder, Surreal
Mike Rozycki, Creative Technologist, Team One (VR for Lexus)
Jason Merkoski, Co-Founder, BeForeverMe, Early inventor of the Kindle
Mike Drachkovitch, CEO and founder, Ovrture (Lockup on MSNBC)
Mark Ladd, CEO and Founder, LyteShot
Moderator - Andy Goldstein, Executive Producer, Otherworld Interactive