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Digital Hollywood Spring, Hollywood, California
Date: May 5 - 8, 2008
Location: The Grand Ballroom at Hollywood and Highland and the adjacent Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, 1755 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood, California, Tel: 800-769-4774 (next to the Kodak Theater)

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Note: Digital Hollywood has multiple tracks on each day. Attendees will be free to move from conference room to conference room during the day. There will be from four to eight concurrent sessions - depending on the Day - see the very long agenda below.


I. Monday, May 5th
VIP Dinner (by Invitation)
"Celebrity 2.0: The role of Professional Talent in the New Social Digital Media Landscape"
Hosted by: Tim Chang, Managing Director, Norwest Venture Partners
Speakers:
Damon Wayans: comedian & actor
Tyrese Gibson: actor, model, singer
ChuckD: musician, founder of Public Enemy

II. Monday, May 5th
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
End of Day Poolside Reception
Hosted by Microsoft Media Center

III. Tuesday, May 6th
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
End of Day Poolside Reception
Variety’s Ten Innovators to Watch Cocktail Reception Presented by BMW

IV. Monday, May 5th: 10:00 AM
Media & Entertainment Valuation Symposium
Hosted by: Media Valuation Partners

V. Day-Long Workshops
The International Digital Media & Arts Association (iDMAa) - co-production of a Digital Hollywood University Project - Click Here

VI. Monday, May 5th
Co-Located Event
DCIA Conference
P2P MEDIA SUMMIT LA - Click Here

VII. Monday, May 5th
6:15 PM - 8:00 PM
The ETC - Studio Executive VIP Dinner & "First Look - VC - Company Launch
ETC Board Members from Disney, Fox, NBC Universal, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros

VIII. Tuesday, May 6th
Breakfast Presentation
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
The Age of Web TV: Who Will Control Digital Distribution and Who Will Lose Out? Limited attendance event - register please Click on This Link
Hosted by Strategy Analytics

IX. Tuesday, May 6th
Microsoft Silverlight -
Special Luncheon Event - Limited Seating

X. Tuesday, May 6 - 6:30 - 9:00 PM
Lucky Strike Lanes, Hollywood & Highland Center: Bowling! Open bar, hors d'oeuvres
Sponsored by EdgeCast Networks RSVP - Click Here

XI. Special Day-Long Event
Wednesday, May 7th
DVDA at Digital Hollywood Spring
Hosted by: Bruce Nazarian, President, DVD Association - Click Here for Full Agenda

XII. Special Day-Long Event
Wednesday, May 7th
Online Marketing Strategy and Planning Summit
Sponsored by: Online Marketing Summit
Executive Director, Aaron Kahlow

XIII. Wednesday, May 7th
Special Event - Open to All Attendees
The Korea Entertainment & Technology Strategic Sessions - Click Here
12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
presented by
Better Communications & Consulting

XIV. Wednesday, May 7th
10:00 AM - Noon
Digital Media Habits: Consumer Research Presentation and Lunch
Sponsored by Parks Associates
This is a limited attendance event - email eparks@parksassociates.com

Digital Hollywood Spring
Strategic Tracks and Special Events:
I. Money, Media, Entertainment & Technology
II. Reinventing Advertising: Content, Commerce & Communications
III. Hollywood 2.0 – Platforms and Content
IV. The Personalized Media Experience – Mobile, Social Media & Search
V. Entertainment, Media & Technology DRM - Content Rights and Legal Workshops
VI. The Web 2.0 Technology, Visualization & Commerce Workshops
VII. OnDemand Content & Technology
VIII. The Digital Home: The Transformation, The Technology and the Consumer
IX.The Year of the DVD – High Definition Meets the Consumer - Track Hosted by the DVD Association



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Note: Digital Hollywood has multiple tracks on each day. Attendees will be free to move from conference room to conference room during the day. There will be from four to eight concurrent sessions - depending on the Day - see the very long agenda below.

The Complete Agenda
Monday, May 5th
Special Pre-Day Event
The Strategic Tracks

10:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Special Morning Workshop
Media & Entertainment Valuation Symposium: What's it Worth?
Hosted by Media Valuation Partners
Larry Gerbrandt, Principal, Media Valuation Partners
Seth Shapiro, Principal, New Amsterdam Media LLC
At the core of every business, whether a startup or operating company, or investment in intellectual property or patent is the core question: what is the appropriate valuation technique for figuring out what this asset is worth? This symposium, led by experienced media and entertainment finance executives, will explore the tools and techniques they use in evaluating potential investments as well as the prospects for values in the current market.

Co-Located Event:
Day-Long Workshops
The International Digital Media & Arts Association (iDMAa) - co-production with the Digital Hollywood University Project - Click Here

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Kick-Off Roundtable
Special Opening Session
"Media, Entertainment & Social Change"

1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Track I - Money, Media, Entertainment & Technology
The New Hollywood Equation – Content Owners, New Platforms, Agents & Commerce
Michael Jay Solomon, President and CEO, Solomon Entertainment Enterprises (SEE), former President of Warner Bros. International Television
Donick Cary, Executive Producer, “Lil’ Bush”
Chris Moore, Partner, Redpoint Ventures
Alex Barkaloff, Executive Producer, Digital Media, LIONSGATE
Lesley Pinckney, Director, Digital Development, Essence Communications Inc.
David Brooks, director/editor/effects artist
Jon Healey, Editorial writer, Los Angeles Times, Moderator
For Session Description & Speaker Bios Click Here

Track II - Reinventing Advertising
Deconstructing Advertising: Making Choices in a Universe of Limitless Choice: Broadband, Social Networks, Mobile, TV, Cable, Games, VOD & ITV
Stephanie Sarofian, SVP, Managing Director, Brand Content Platform, D I G I T A S
Tim Hanlon, Executive Vice President, Ventures, Denuo - A Publicis Groupe Company
Ramiro Sanchez, Director - Reuters Consumer Media
Michael Kurtzman, Managing Director, Sybase 365
Wing Pepper, EVP, Global Account Director on Microsoft, MRM Worldwide
Adam Stewart, Vertical Director, Media & Entertainment Group, Google
Gary Hebert, Senior Product Planner, Windows Media Center, Microsoft
David Wolf, Partner, Accenture, Moderator
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Track III - Hollywood 2.0 – Platforms and Content
Social Networks, UGM and Traditional Media: Strategies in Content, Communications and Commerce
Ziv Navoth, VP, Marketing and Business Development, Bebo
Stephen McKenna, Vice President, Media & Entertainment, Communications, Media, and Entertainment, Hewlett-Packard
Stephen Smyth, General Manager & Senior Vice President, Americas, Reuters Media
Robin Sloan, Strategist, New Media, Current TV
Matt Edelman, founder and CEO, PeopleJam
Jason Oberfest, VP Business Development, MySpace.com
Gary Baker, founder and CEO, ClipBlast!
Bobby Tulsiani, Analyst, Media and Internet Video, JupiterResearch, Moderator
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Track IV - The Personalized Media Experience – Mobile, Social Media & Search
The Mobile Platform 2.0: Establishing the Personalized Video, Music, and Communications Experience
Jeremy Wright, Global Director, Mobile Brand Strategy, Nokia Interactive
Julie Lee, Vice President, Business Development, Universal Music Group
John Hallman, Manager, Market Development, Video and Mobile Television, Motorola
Jai Jaisimha, Vice President of Mobile Technology and Product Development, AOL
Rick Doherty, co-founder and Director, The Envisioneering Group
Sharon Wienbar, Managing Director, Scale Venture Partners, Moderator
For Session Description & Speaker Bios Click Here

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
The Track - Money, Media, Entertainment & Technology
Mainstream Hollywood Meets the VC and Private Equity Community: Exploring the Future of TV - Film - Broadband
Chris Gunn, Director, Digital Media, Endemol
Howard Owens, Executive Producer, Reveille
Tim Chang, Principal, Norwest Venture Partners
Stephen Andrade, Senior Vice President, Digital Development and General Manager, NBC.com
Darren Miller, Producer/Partner, Montage Media Group, Inc.
Patrick Mahoney, Senior VP Digital Media, Entertainment Studios
Mark J. Kapczynski, VP & GM InStream Solutions, EyeWonder, Moderator
For Session Description & Speaker Bios Click Here

Track II - Reinventing Advertising
Advertising NEXT: Social Networks, User Generated Video, Search, Blogs, IMs, Podcasts, Broadband and Mobile, - It's the Breakthrough Year!
Anand Rajaraman, co-founder, Kosmix
Jimmy Maymann, Chairman, GoViral
Brad Davis, Senior Vice President, Advertising Sales, Disney Online, The Walt Disney Company
Sherwood Stranieri, Director of Natural Search, SMG Search, Starcom MediaVest Group
Marc Ruxin, SVP, Director, Digital Strategy and Innovation, McCann Worldgroup
Christoph Stadeler, Chief Executive Officer, MRM McCann Relationship Marketing GmbH
Todd Herman, Managing Director, Mediagasm, LLC, Moderator
For Session Description & Speaker Bios Click Here

Track III - Hollywood 2.0 – Platforms and Content
Producing and Monetizing Content: The Online, Viral & Episodic Video Phenomenon
Rob Barnett, President & CEO, My Damn Channel
Sean Mills, President, The Onion
Jane Hu, Vuguru / Tornante
Jimmy Jellinek, Vice President of Entertainment, Heavy.com
Lori H. Schwartz, Senior Vice President, Director of Emerging Media, Interpublic Emerging Media Lab
George Strompolos, Content Partnerships Manager, YouTube
Cristian Cussen, Director of Marketing & Content, MySpaceTV
Daniel Harris, Chairman & CEO, MEDIAPASS Network, Moderator
For Session Description & Speaker Bios Click Here

Track IV - The Personalized Media Experience – Mobile, Social Media & Search
Mobile Video and Personalized Communication: The Establishment of a Personalized Entertainment Platform: Content & Commerce
Lisa Hsia, Senior Vice President, NBC Universal Bravo
Ujjal Kohli, CEO, Rhythm
Bill Stone, CEO, Handango
Daren Gill, VP/GM vTap, Veveo, Inc.
Liz Jones, Vice President of Entertainment & Media, The Hyperfactory
Mark Hyland, VP of Marketing, QuickPlay Media
Eric Eller, Senior Vice President, Milliennial Media
Frank Chindamo, President & Chief Creative Officer, Fun Little Movies, Moderator
For Session Description & Speaker Bios Click Here

3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
Track I - Money, Media, Entertainment & Technology
VC, Equity, Hedge Funds and Hollywood – From Broadband, Social Media and Mobile Content to the Feature Package
Josh Tanzer, Managing Director, Revolution Partners
Robert N. Fried, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Ideation Acquisition Corporation
Dan Beldy, Managing Director, Steamboat Ventures
Roy Salter, Principal, The Salter Group, Moderator
Additional speakers to be announced
For Session Description & Speaker Bios Click Here

Track II - Reinventing Advertising
Advertising Accountability: Metrics and Analytics around Video, Social Media, P2P and User Generated Media
Alistair Sutcliffe, Vice President, comScore, Inc.
Dave Osborn, VP Video Measurement and Media Products, Nielsen Online
Konrad Feldman, co-founder & CEO, Quantcast
Yaakov Kimelfeld, Digital Research & Analytics Director, MediaVest
Mark Donovan, CMO, M:Metrics
Bill Tancer, GM, Global Research, Hitwise
Mark Ghuneim, CEO, Wiredset, Moderator
For Session Description & Speaker Bios Click Here

Track III - Hollywood 2.0 – Platforms and Content
The Exploding Appetite of Film, Cable, TV and Broadband Networks - The New Golden Age of Hollywood
Michael Kernan, Chief Executive Officer, NuMedia Studios (former executive ICM)
Will Flannery, Vice President, Advanced Services, Fox Cable Networks
Ivana Ma, Partner, President of New Media, Generate
Shannon Pruitt, Vice President Integrated Marketing, Sponsorships and Live Events, FremantleMedia North American
Gaurav Dhillon, founder and CEO, Jaman
Mark J. Kapczynski, VP & GM InStream Solutions, EyeWonder, Moderator
For Session Description & Speaker Bios Click Here

Track IV - The Personalized Media Experience – Mobile, Social Media & Search
Personalized Media Platforms – Widgets, User Generated Media, News, Music & Blogs
Jim Brady, Executive Editor of washingtonpost.com
Derrick Oien, President, Intercasting
Jessica Steel, Vice President of Business Development, Pandora
Michael Jones, CEO, Userplane and VP, AOL
Leonard Brody, co-founder and CEO, NowPublic.com
Laura Froelich, Vice President, Marketing, CNET Networks
JD Lasica, founder, OurMedia.org/Partner, Outhink Media/President, Social Media Group
Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic, Moderator
For Session Description & Speaker Bios Click Here

II. Monday, May 5th
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
End of Day Poolside Reception
Hosted by Microsoft Media Center


6:15 PM – 8:00 PM
Special VIP Consortium Dinner – The Advertising Transformation

6:15 PM - 8:00 PM
The ETC - Studio Executive VIP Dinner & "First Look - VC - Company Launch"

ETC Board Members from Disney, Fox, NBC Universal, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros