Digital Media Summit ihf
June 9, 2008
8:15 - 9:00
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 9:15
Opening Remarks:
Michael Stroud, CEO, iHollywood Forum
9:15 - 10:00
Reaching the Broadband Video Consumer
New findings about the online video 3.0 audience and advertising effectively to them in long-form network programs, short-form serials on social networks, user-generated content and other emerging media.
 
Leslie Darling, VP, comScore
Jarvis Mak, VP, Director of Research, Media Contacts
10:00 - 10:45
Keynote: Social Networking and the Transformation of Web Marketing
Charlene Li, Principal Analyst, Forrester Research; Co-Author, Groundswell
10:45 - 11:35
How Social Networks Help – and Hurt -- Hollywood
MySpace and other social network sites have helped build fan bases for many recording artists, movies and TV shows -- from Amy Winehouse to Cloverfield. But do they accelerate illegal file-sharing and the flight of young consumers away from traditional media to the Internet?

Gerardo Capiel, CEO and Founder, Gydget
Dan Moore, Group Market Manager, Crossfader
David Hyman, Founder and CEO, MOG.com
Moderator: Michael Stroud, CEO, iHollywood Forum

Feature Presentation: Splashcast
11:35 - 12:00
Networking Break
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
12:00 - 12:50
Hollywood’s Online Video Gambit
The Writer’s Strike highlighted how seriously Hollywood takes the potential of online video. The explosive growth new video distribution networks and the massive investments of media giants like Fox and Paramount seem to suggest a huge consumer market for online video – and soon mobile video. But does that market exist? And can it be monetized?

York Baur, Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, Zango
Ken Wirt, Vice President of Consumer Marketing, Cisco
Sandy Grushow, President, Filmaka & Former Chief of Fox TV
Moderator: Bill Sanders, President, Pervasive Media
12:00 - 12:50
Mobile Music and Content Outlook
A new report by Juniper Research predicts that mobile music revenue will hit $17.5 billion by 2012, driven by full-track downloads and rental services. But ringtone sales will start a steep decline as consumers increasingly refuse to pay high rates. Text messaging his risen dramatically in the U.S., and ringtones remain a money maker for U.S. carriers But other data and content applications on mobile phones represent only a tiny fraction of carriers voice-dominated revenue  What is future of mobile content?

Brad Duea, President, Napster
Anu Kirk, Senior Director of Product Management, Real Networks
Matt Fitz-Henry, Director, New Media, Walt Disney Records
Keith Bernstein, Chief Executive Officer, Royalty Review Council
Moderator: Michael Stroud, CEO, iHollywood Forum
12:50-1:45
Lunch and showcase. Exhibit floor open.
1:45-2:15
Keynote:
Marshall Herskovitz, President, Producers Guild of America & Founder of Quarterlife.com
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
2:15 - 3:00
VOD: Now Content, Not Technology, is the Problem
Video-on-Demand has been about to arrive for 20 years. Apple’s new download service is the most high-profile attempt yet to kick-start the business. It won’t work unless studios make enough content available at a reasonable price to convince consumers not to go to their video store.

Ken Papagan, President & Chief Strategy Officer, Rentrak Corp.
Patrick Cossen, Vice president of Marketing, VUDU
Henry Wong, CEO and Founder, Zipidee
Michele Edelman, Vice President of Marketing, Warner Bros. Digital Distribution, Warner Home Entertainment Group
Yoav Tzryua, EVP & CMO, Exent Technologies
Pete Kocks, AOL Video
Moderator: Chris Albrecht, NewTeeVee
2:15 - 3:00
Big Brands Bet on New Media
The percentage of ad dollars allocated for online and mobile advertisement continues to eat into traditional TV and print advertising. What are the big brands buying, what’s working, and what’s not? What are successful examples of cross platform advertising case studies?

Hamet Watt, Founder & Chairman, NextMedium
Lori H. Schwartz, SVP Director of Emerging Media, IPG Emerging Media Lab
Jamie Shortill, Senior Director - Corporate, William Morris Agency
Brian Dunn, Chief Executive Officer, Brickfish, Inc.
Moderator: Andrew Wallensein, Deputy Editor, The Hollywood Reporter
3:00 - 3:30
Keynote: The Kids Are Alright: Moving Toward a Community Driven Entertainment Economy
The music industry is in flux. The music business in some ways is contracting, but the experience of music is expanding. There is more music circulating than ever before, and in a lot of cases it’s coming from outside the official channels. As the Internet grows, it’s more difficult to find music, and the power of filters have never been stronger or more important. In this keynote, Stephenson will examine the changing face of the music business and demonstrate how the future of the industry now lies in the hands of the fans, and what industry leaders need to do about it

Chris Stephenson, General Manager of Global Marketing, Zune, Microsoft Corp.
3:30 - 3:50
Networking Break
3:50 - 4:20
Fireside Chat: Yahoo!, Inc.

Karin Gilford, General Manager, Yahoo! Entertainment and Lifestyle, Yahoo!, Inc.
Interviewed by: Andrew Wallenstein, Deputy Editor, The Hollywood Reporter

4:30 - 5:30

 

Demo and Venture Forum
The most promising young companies demo their products and seek funding.

Judges:
Maha Ibrahim, Managing Director, Canaan Partners
Joe Jasin, Vice President \ Corporate Development, SK Telecom International
Derek Norton, Founder and Managing Partner, Watertower Group
Jake Zim, COO, Safran Digital Group

Presenters:
CoLours TV, Mavric Media, WhiteNoise Systems, xtra-normal., IMAGE
5:30 - 6:00
Keynote: Thomas Gewecke, President, Warner Bros. Digital Distribution
6:00 - 7:00
Cocktail Reception

Day 2 | June 10, 2008
9:00 - 9:30
Registration
9:30 - 10:20
The Search For Relevancy
Google controls about 65% of the search market, and Yahoo! accounts for most of the rest. How can smaller players like Ask.com and AOL maintain their relevancy?

Leslie Kues, Senior Director, FAST, A Microsoft® Subsidiary
John Bryan, Vice President of Business Develoment, StumbleUpon.com
Chase Norlin, CEO, Pixsy
Moderator: Colin Gillis, Internet Equity Research Analyst, Cannaccord Adams
10:20 -10:50
Effective Email Marketing for Media and Entertainment Companies
Topics include list-building best practices, deliverability, in-house vs. outsource, and special considerations for media and entertainment companies.

Jared Reitzen, CEO, Mobilestorm
10:50 -11:45
Global consumer digital media trends

Donna Wallace, VP, Ipsos Media CT (Media, Entertainment, & Technology), Ipsos Insight
11:45 - 12:45
On Device Portals: A New Mobile Content Solution?
On Device Portals are becoming more and more prevalent as an alternative solution for mobile innovators seeking to reach a direct audience. Everything from text messaging to mobile marketing and advertising, location based services, and simple mobile content delivery have some integration with ODP’s today and applications are increasing quarterly.
Bob Bilbruck, Managing Director of Mobiletain & Founder of the On Device Portal Consortium
12:45
Conference Ends
 
SPEAKERS

Keynote
Forrester Research

Charlene Li
Principal Analyst and
Co-Author, Groundswell

Keynote
Producers Guild of America
Marshall Herskovitz
President & Founder of Quarterlife.com
Keynote
Zune, Microsoft Corp.
Chris Stephenson
General Manager of Global Marketing
Keynote
Warner Bros. Digital Distribution

Thomas Gewecke
President
Keynote
Yahoo!, Inc.

Karin Gilford
GM, Yahoo! Entertainment and Lifestyle
Brickfish, Inc.
Brian Dunn
CEO
Canaccord Adams
Colin Gillis
Internet Equity Research Analyst
FAST, A Microsoft® Subsidiary
Leslie Kues
Senior Director
Gydget
Gerardo Capiel
CEO and Founder
Media Contacts
Jarvis Mak
VP, US Director of Research & Insight
MOG.com
David Hyman
Founder and CEO
Napster
Brad Duea
President
NextMedium
Hamet Watt
President
Pervasive Media
Bill Sanders
Founder & Chairman
Pixsy
Chase Norlin
CEO
Real Networks
Anu Kirk
General Manager
Rhapsody Music Service
Rentrak Corp.
Ken Papagan
President & Chief Strategy Officer
Royalty Review Council
Keith Bernstein
Chief Executive Officer
SplashCast MediaMichael Berkley
CEO
Technicolor
Lance Ware
CTO
The Hollywood Reporter
Andrew Wallenstein
Deputy Editor
VUDU
Patrick Cossen
Vice President of Marketing
Walt Disney Records
Matt Fitz-Henry
Director, New Media
William Morris Agency
Jamie Shortill
Senior Director - Corporate
Zango
York Baur
Executive Vice President of Corporate Development
Zipidee
Henry Wong
CEO and Founder

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