Click on the Video Below and Sample a Session from a previous Digital Hollywood event. For Additional Video Sessions, Click Here Digital Hollywood Events at CES 2009 Saturday, January 10th 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Track II – DH22 - Digital Hollywood Content Delivery, IPTV and Internet TV Connectivity - Enabling the Connected Broadband and TV Universe In the past five years, the progress made in content delivery – providing rich media to the consumer via broadband – has grown multifold. The video backbone to the consumer – IP delivered via cable and telco – delivered to a PC, mobile device or set-top, embodies a universe of hundreds of companies that develop and deliver thousands of unique services and hardware solutions. The future of content, programming and advertising is dependant on the evolution of this sector of our industry. The expanded speed and bandwidth is what makes our communications and entertainment platform possible and it is in this session, that we meet the innovators of that growth. Braxton Jarratt, CEO, Clearleap Jonathan Lee, EVP, Business Development, PiCAST Streaming Solutions Thomas A. Ohanian, Chief Strategy Officer, Signiant Adam Powers, Director of Standards and Emerging Technology, Embedded Solutions Business Unit, Macrovision Vic Odryna, Co-Founder and CEO, ZeeVee Michelle Munson, president and co-founder, Aspera, Inc. Katherine L. Parker, Internet, Media & Entertainment Industry Sales Global Business Development Manager, Sun Microsystems, Inc., Moderator Adam Powers, Director of Standards and Emerging Technology, Embedded Solutions Business Unit, Macrovision: Adam Powers is the Director of Standards and Emerging Technology for Macrovision's Embedded Solutions Business Unit. He is primarily responsible for Macrovision's Connected Platform, a middleware solution for consumer electronics and customer premise equipment that provides DLNA, UPnP, DRM and Internet Services functionalities to a wide range of embedded devices. Adam is also involved in monitoring and contributing to a variety of standards bodies, ranging from DLNA to DTCP to CableLabs. Prior to his position at Macrovision, Adam was co-founder and chief technology officer of the IPTV home-networking company Coaxsys, and he has been involved in various aspects of home networking for service providers and consumer electronics markets for 10 years. Michelle Munson, president and co-founder, Aspera, Inc.: Michelle Munson, president and co-founder of Aspera, Inc., is co-inventor of Aspera’s core technology and responsible for overseeing the company’s direction. With breakthrough technology solving the fundamental problems of network data delivery, Aspera has quickly become the market leader for high-performance, global file transfer in media and entertainment, and is extensively deployed throughout a variety of industries, as well as government and defense markets, worldwide. Before founding Aspera in 2004, Michelle was a software engineer in several research and start-up companies including the IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, California. She is a frequent speaker on how new data transfer technologies are revolutionizing content production, transformation and distribution workflows. A Fulbright Scholar, Ms. Munson holds B.S. degrees in electrical engineering and physics from Kansas State University, as well as a master's in computer science from Cambridge University. She was the 2006 KSU College of Engineering Alumni Fellow (the youngest recipient ever), and has received national achievement awards from Glamour Magazine and USA Today. Braxton Jarratt, CEO, Clearleap: Braxton Jarratt, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of television infrastructure technology firm Clearleap, has an extensive history driving innovation and growth in media technologies. Immediately before co-founding Clearleap he served as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at Tandberg Television (an Ericsson Company), where he led the rapid expansion into the North American market. He launched Tandberg's pioneering dynamic VOD advertising system and led the overhaul of Tandberg Television's brand. Prior to Tandberg, Braxton was in charge of product management, marketing, and business development at N2 Broadband, a venture-backed television software startup. There, he helped win deployments of the company's on-demand software products in nearly every VOD site in North America. Braxton was previously director of product strategy at Cox Enterprises and General Manager of the interactive media division. Here he launched the first broadband internet content service in partnership with @Home. Braxton's entrée into the world of tech startups was as the head of commercial services with Primenet, an internet company purchased by GlobalCenter. He built upon his extensive industry experience in 2007 to establish Clearleap, a media technology company that is working with content owners and television service providers to revolutionize the delivery and monetization of video content. Jonathan Lee, Executive Vice President, Business Development, PiCAST Streaming Solutions: Jonathan is an industry expert in Internet/New Media applications and services. As a former applications developer, he has extensive knowledge in both the technical aspects as well as business related issues in emerging technology companies. He has been on the executive management of three successful start ups including his current position as EVP of Business Development at PiCAST Streaming Solutions. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of California, San Diego, and received his MBA from the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business. Thomas A. Ohanian, Chief Strategy Officer, Signiant: Tom Ohanian oversees the development, improvement and customer acceptance of all Signiant offerings with a special focus on exceptional customer experiences and continuous innovation. Ohanian is an accomplished strategist, designer, and inventor of digital media products and workflow solutions and was a founding member of Avid Technology. Drawing upon his 26 years in the media industries, his inventions and efforts in product creation and evangelization have led to the widespread adoption of digital nonlinear video, film editing systems and workflow strategies in addition to LAN and WAN digital media collaboration. He is an Academy Award® and a two-time Emmy® recipient.systems and workflow strategies in addition to LAN and WAN digital media collaboration. He is an Academy Award® and a two-time Emmy® recipient. Vic Odryna, Co-Founder and CEO, ZeeVee: Vic Odryna is co-founder and CEO of ZeeVee, a company that is bridging the last fifty feet between the computer and the HDTVs in the home. Vic most recently served as executive director of strategic planning for Idearc Media, home of Superpages.com and marketing services for small businesses. Prior to Idearc (a Verizon spinoff), he served as president and CEO of Inceptor, a leading provider of search marketing technology and services. Inceptor helped clients such as the Home Shopping Network, CVS, Best Buy and Lawyers.com achieve success online. While at Inceptor, Vic also served on an advisory council to Google in search marketing. Inceptor was acquired by Verizon in 2006. Previously, Vic was a senior vice president of global marketing for Avocent, the world leader in datacenter management products. While there, he led the creation of the Avocent brand, the result of a merger of two public companies. Vic joined Avocent with the acquisition of PixelVision in 1999. He founded PixelVision in 1991, a pioneer in flat panel monitor technology whose products can still be seen populating the NYSE trading floor. PixelVision quickly grew to be ranked #25 on Inc. magazine’s prestigious list of the 500 fastest growing private companies. Vic earned bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering and computer science, as well as a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Connecticut. Katherine Parker, Global Business Development Manager Media & Entertainment, Communications & Media Industry Practice, Sun Microsystems Inc.: Katherine is responsible for business development, digital media solution initiatives and executive engagement in the broadcast/ cable TV and film studio industries for Sun Microsystems. In her current role, she manages go-to-market activities with leading clients and solution partners. As program director for Sun's Executive Media Advisory Board, she drives the industry agenda and outreach, in collaboration with the Governing Board. Katherine has concieved and orchestrated Sun's presence at key industry events such as NAB, IBC and many others. Earlier at Sun, Katherine developed the partner portfolio and go-to-market strategy for Sun in media, entertainment and publishing markets. Katherine hosted the Sun Media & Entertainment User Group 1999-2001 in Los Angeles and earlier founded Sun's first Digital Media Solutions Center in New York. Additionally, Katherine was a member of Sun's web services software organization, specializing in Identity Management solutions. Ms. Parker is a recognized market expert in driving adoption of digital media management and distribution solutions and a frequent presenter at NAB, Digital Hollywood/CES, and Jupiter DRM Conference. She also served as VP, Chapter Development for the Global Society for Asset Management (G-SAM) from 2002-2005, and authored the 2004 and 2005 G-SAM DAM Report