2010 Speakers

Phil Alberstat, Partner Fuel Industries Inc. Philip Alberstat is  a partner of Fuel Industries Inc.  Fuel Industries Inc. specializes in the creation and production of  social media games,and branded entertainment properties. Fuel has created branded content properties for clients such as Microsoft, Nokia, American Express, McDonalds, Fedex, HBO and many others. Prior to 49 North/Fuel Industries, Philip was an agent with the William Morris Agency, a key member of the agency's independent film division, William Morris Independent. He was involved in the packaging, financing and selling of more than seventy-five films. Some of the many films he was involved with included, "Thank You For Smoking" (directed by Jason Reitman, “Juno”), Oscar Nominee, "Away From Her," " Factory Girl," " Bobby," and numerous others. In his capacity as an agent, Philip also handled all of the day to day business affairs of the division and worked closely with the agency's corporate division and many of the agency's writers, directors and actors. From 1991 to 2004, Philip was a lawyer based in London, England and held various legal positions. He was a partner with City firm Osborne Clarke and prior to this, was Head Of Media at Baker McKenzie's London office. During this time, he established himself as a leading expert in the areas of film finance and media law. While working as a lawyer, Philip was very active as a writer of numerous books and legal articles. His books include, "The Insiders Guide To Film Finance" (pub. 2004 Elsevier), " Law And The Media" ,(pub. Focal Press 2005) and "The Independent Producers Guide To Film And TV Contracts",( pub. Focal Press 1999). Philip speaks frequently on film and film finance related panels and seminars. He is on the board of Entertainment Law Review and the British Independent Film Awards(BIFAS). He was a recipient of the UK's Lawyer/Hifal Award as Solicitor of the Year and is listed in both the Legal 500 and Chambers as an expert in film finance and media law. In addition to his legal writing he has produced several television and theatrical feature films. He won an Emmy in 2004 for the film, "The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie," for Showtime. He was previously nominated in 1993 for an Emmy for the film, "The Song Spinner," (Showtime). Philip holds a Bachelor of Science (Biology) and a Bachelor of Arts (History) from Dalhousie University in Canada and a Law degree(LLB) from University College London and The London School of Economics. He is married, has two children and resides in Los Angeles.

Jay Baage, VP of Content & Bus. Dev. Digital Media Wire Joakim "Jay" Baage has been working in media ever since he completed a year of military service as a writer for the Swedish Armed Forces newspaper Värnpliktsnytt. He has since dropped camouflage in favor of business attire, moved to the United States and now has over a decade of experience from a wide range of international media companies. In the last few years, Jay has focused on the transition from an analog to a digital world and how to build successful media and entertainment properties accordingly. Jay currently oversees content, operations and ad sales for all Digital Media Wire. He furthermore manages marketing initiatives and strategic partnerships across the board for the company. Together with Ned Sherman, CEO and Publisher of DMW, Jay heads up a series of of youth-focused entertainment and marketing conferences called The Millennials. In addition, he is Event Director for the NY and LA Games Conferences. Jay is also a frequent speaker at international media industry events such as the LA Film Festival and Canadian Music Week. He has a Masters Degree in Media, Entertainment & Technology Management from New York University and a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from Goteborg University in Sweden. Jay is a recipient of the Wallenberg Scholarship 2004 and 2006, The Sweden-America Foundation Fellowship 2005 as well as awarded scholarships for being “A Promising New Media Manager” by Swedish Newspaper Publishers’ Association 2005 and 2001. He has a keen personal interest in digital media, art, music and pop-culture. On his desk, you will find an iPod, the latest issue of US Weekly and a pair of Cutler and Gross shades. Jay claims to listen to "all kinds of music," but is happy to give you an ear full about hipster bands from his native Scandinavia like "Peter, Bjorn & John."

Mick Bass, VP Alliances Ascent Media Group Mick Bass is focused on establishing partnership relationships with information and communications technology providers, digital media ecosystem providers, and solutions integrators. Mick brings deep experience in technology management and change leadership to Ascent Media, at a time when the course is being charted for the industry transformation of digital media services. Prior to joining Ascent Media, Mick was Services Principal Manager at Hewlett-Packard's Digital Entertainment Services Business. There he co-founded and developed HP's Digital Media Platform, and led HP's engagements with major studios. During his 20-year tenure with HP, he held diverse roles ranging from business development, strategy, consulting management, management systems design, large-scale technology program management, and microprocessor hardware and software systems design.

Bill Binenstock, VP and Manager CBS Interactive Bill Binenstock is the Vice President and Manager of CBS Interactive’s Entertainment and Lifestyle brands: TV.com, CHOW.com, TheInsider.com & UrbanBaby.com. Mr. Binenstock has been an operational and strategic leader within CBS Interactive since its creation and has a long history of online product innovation in the sports, advertising, entertainment, and media spaces. Prior to his current position, he was the manager of CBS.com, where he spearheaded a number of firsts including online-to-on-air implementations for The Grammys, How I Met Your Mother Desktop application, Big Brother live voting, CSI Crossover Trilogy application, and the Academy of Country Music Awards voting. He has been a principle designer or strategic leader on groundbreaking projects such as CBS Sports’ March Madness on Demand, the CBS Audience Network, CBSGames.com, CBS Sports Fantasy, and CBS Sports’ Member Content Community. Mr. Binenstock was one of the founding members of InterZine Productions, an AOL Greenhouse project. There, he helped design and build various iterations of InterZine’s primary website, iGolf, and was the product manager for iGolf’s Player’s Club – one of the web’s first virtual communities. Mr. Binenstock is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a degree in English literature. He also possesses a post-graduate certification in secondary education.

Scott Brown, Marketing Strategy Cisco Media Solutions Group Scott Brown, senior manager of marketing strategy for the Cisco Media Solutions Group (CMSG), is responsible for the communications, marketing and executive communication activities for the group. Prior to CMSG, Scott was the executive communications manager for Dan Scheinman, who formerly led Corporate Development at Cisco. Scott joined Dan in the formation of CMSG in December of 2006, and soon expanded his responsibilities to his current role. Prior to joining Cisco, Scott was the executive communications director for Scott McNealy, Chairman & CEO, Sun Microsystems. He also held a variety of brand strategy and market research roles at Cunningham Communications, supporting high-tech clients such as Cisco, Adobe, Autodesk, Sun Microsystems and PeopleSoft. Scott was a research principal and co-author of the Net Impact research series, which explored the global economic and productivity impact of Internet technologies. He co-authored an ESOMAR published paper titled, Net Impact: The Role of Technology in Delivering Citizen Services. Scott holds a Master’s in marketing from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL and a Bachelor’s from Drake University in Des Moines, IA.

Richard Bullwinkle, Chief Evangelist, Rovi Richard Bullwinkle joined Rovi Corporation in January 2007 after the company acquired Mediabolic, where he had served as vice president of products and chief evangelist. Since that time, Richard has served as chief evangelist responsible for corporate strategy. In his role, Richard helps define the direction of Rovi’s products and technology solutions. He represents the company at numerous industry events to gather market perspectives and understand trends that have an impact on the company’s customers and the end consumer in order to provide recommendations to the senior team. He also works to establish standards and lead the discussions to promote a better consumer experience throughout the CE industry. Richard has worked on the cutting edge of the digital entertainment movement throughout his career with the consumer experience at the center of his focus. As vice president of products and chief evangelist at Mediabolic, Richard helped pioneer the connected home strategy of connecting entertainment media devices. As a senior member of Rio Audio's product marketing team, Richard played an instrumental part in the creation of some of the most popular MP3 players in the US. At TiVo, Richard was the company’s chief evangelist and a senior member of TiVo's product marketing team. He helped create and develop the TiVo products and was behind the campaign to make the TiVo product a household name. Richard graduated from Rollins College in Florida with degrees in English and Music.

Adam Caplan, Vice President Virtual Currency Adam Caplan is a digital media executive focused on the performance advertising and social gaming sectors. He is currently the Vice President - Virtual Currency at Adknowledge Inc., a privately held diversified online advertising business with leading positions in Email, Search and Social/Gaming. He was previously the President at Super Rewards (acquired by Adknowledge in July 2009), the leading monetization solutions provider for social network applications, casual gaming sites, MMORPGs, virtual worlds and other websites using virtual currencies. Prior to joining Super Rewards, Adam was the Founder & CEO of Duel Network, a mobile gaming start-up. Prior to that, he was an investment banker with Morgan Stanley for eleven years, where he headed the emerging Internet/new media banking team in New York. While at Morgan Stanley, Adam had significant experience providing public and private financing and M&A advice to companies across the internet and media sectors. He is a regular speaker at online advertising, virtual goods and social gaming related conferences.

Tim Chang, Principal Norwest Venture Partners Tim brings a combination of operational, technical and international business experience to Norwest Venture Partners. Tim focuses on investments in wireless and digital media as well as business development initiatives in Asia-Pacific. Tim led NVP's investments in and joined the board of directors of 3Jam, Brite Semiconductor, Lumos Labs and ngmoco. Tim also led NVP's investment in PCH International, a turnkey global supply chain services firm based in Shenzhen. Tim works with the boards of deCarta, Double Fusion and Veveo. Prior to joining NVP in 2006, Tim was a principal at Gabriel Venture Partners where he was actively involved in over a dozen wireless-related deals and led Gabriel's investments in Iridigm Display Corporation (acquired by Qualcomm), Sequoia Communications, Sandbridge, and Kajeet. He also contributed to the boards of Placeware (acquired by Microsoft) and Arula Systems (acquired by Raritan), TestQuest, NextG Networks, and IPWireless. Tim built Gabriel's wireless sector practice and helped establish business development capabilities through strong, strategic relationships across the wireless value chain, particularly in Asia-Pacific. Prior to joining Gabriel, Tim spent more than five years working in Japan. He was a product manager at Gateway Inc. where he successfully launched direct-marketed PC servers in the Japanese market and quickly grew an enterprise product line into a full offering of network desktops, workstations, servers and configurable turn-key solutions. Prior to Gateway, Tim was a development engineer for General Motors. As a tri-lingual engineer based in Tokyo, Tim led project teams in China, Korea and Japan in the development, testing and sales of advanced chassis control systems for clients such as Toyota and Daewoo. Tim currently serves on the advisory boards of the Silicon Valley Telecom Council, Dealmaker Media, Digital Hollywood, TiE Wireless SIG, MIT/Stanford VLAB, VC Task Force, and Silicon Valley Chinese Wireless Association. He was also listed on the AlwaysON Hollywood IT List recognizing technology leaders in the entertainment industry, as well as by The Deal as one of five emerging VCs to watch. Tim holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar, and an MS in electrical engineering/system engineering as well as a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan.

Ted Cohen, Managing Partner TAG Strategic Integrating his widespread digital authority in music, mobile, IPTV and product & service development, Ted Cohen is the Managing Partner of TAG Strategic. In an industry that’s been slow to embrace change, Cohen is the exception to the stereotypical music-exec rule. Of course, when you start a career on the road with Alice Cooper and Van Halen, you're more primed for the unexpected. Known throughout the technology and music industries as being “part ambassador and part evangelist,” Cohen was instrumental in crafting the licensing agreements upon which the Rhapsody subscription service and the iTunes Music Store were built. In his previous role as Senior Vice President of Digital Development & Distribution for EMI Music (home of artists including Coldplay and the Rolling Stones), Cohen led next-generation digital business development worldwide for this “big four” record company, which includes labels such as Capitol, Virgin, Angel/Blue Note, Parlophone and Chrysalis. During that time, EMI led the industry by embracing and exploiting new technologies and business models such as digital downloads and online music subscriptions, custom compilations, wireless services, high-definition audio and Internet radio. In addition to seeking out, evaluating and executing business opportunities for the company on a global basis, Cohen served as both a strategist and key decision-maker for EMI’s global new media and anti-piracy efforts. He worked to establish company-wide digital policies, which have provided EMI’s artists and labels a substantial advantage in the digital music arena. Prior to his role at EMI, Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Digital Music Network Inc., where he co-founded and served as Chairman of the groundbreaking Webnoize conferences. Cohen also led two highly successful new media consulting operations, DMN Consulting and Consulting Adults, attracting clients such as Amazon.com, Microsoft, Universal Studios, DreamWorks Records, Liquid Audio, Wherehouse Records/Checkout.com and various other entertainment, technology and new media organizations. Cohen also held senior management positions at both Warner Bros. Records and Philips Media. A 30-year industry veteran, Cohen was recently elected Chairman of the Mobile Entertainment Forum Americas board, and currently chairs MidemNet, an international music/technology conference convened in Cannes each year. Cohen also serves on the NARAS (Grammy) Los Angeles chapter Board of Governors as well as the national Trustee Board, the Board of Directors for the Neil Bogart Memorial Fund, co-chairs the new media arm of the T.J. Martell Foundation, and lends his time and talents to music & technology education efforts such as the Grammy In The Schools Program.

Tom Conrad, Cheif Technical Officer Pandora Tom Conrad leads the Pandora product organization, which includes product management, user interface design, software development, and network operations. Over the years, Tom has led numerous engineering and product design teams across a wide range of applications - from operating systems and enterprise software to video games and consumer web sites. Before joining Pandora, Tom was the Vice President of Engineering at Kenamea, Inc. where he led the teams responsible for the design and development of an award-winning Internet-scale messaging system. Tom previously was the Technical Director for the successful video game series "You Don't Know Jack." Past experience also includes engineering management positions at Berkeley Systems, Relevance Technologies, Documentum, Pets.com, and Kenamea. Tom began his career at Apple Computer developing user interface elements for the Mac OS. Tom holds three U.S. patents and a B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan. Tom holds both technology and music close to his heart. His personal music collection includes more than 1000 CDs - many from artists that others on the Pandora team have never heard of. He likes to say the only instrument he plays well is his stereo.

Cristian Cussen, Director of Business Development Ning Cristian Cussen is Director of Business Development at Ning, where he is responsible for strategic revenue deals and product partnerships worldwide. Prior to Ning, Cristian was Director of Content & Marketing for MySpace, where in addition to forming a branded entertainment division, he ran video content strategy and grew monthly unique video viewers from 20 million to more than 55 million. Cristian previously served as Director of Development at Scott Rudin Productions, overseeing the company’s literary department and working on dozens of movies including “The Hours” and “Team America.” Cristian has also worked internationally on two James Bond movies, and at the World Bank in Mexico City. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University.

Colin Dixon, Senior Analyst & IPTV Practice Manager The Diffusion Group Colin Dixon is a Senior Analyst at the Diffusion Group. The Diffusion Group is the first research consultancy solely dedicated to the digital home and connected consumer. Our analysts are charged with providing timely, actionable intelligence designed to best position new consumer technologies for rapid diffusion. Actionable intelligence is more than just our maxim – it is our commitment to providing market research and strategic consulting services based on conservative, real-world analysis and market forecasts grounded in consumer research.

Jim Eadie, Vice President, Digital Distribution MTV Networks Jim Eadie is Vice President of Digital Distribution for MTV Networks. In his role, Jim is responsible for developing MTV Networks’ mobile content distribution strategies, for structuring distribution relationships with mobile operators, aggregators and emerging platforms, and for managing these distribution partnerships. The company currently boasts more than 80 mobile distribution deals worldwide. In addition to managing mobile content distribution, Jim also develops content distribution strategies for other connected devices, including tablets and TVs. Most recently, Jim served as Director of Business Development and Strategy for the MTV Networks Entertainment Group, which includes Comedy Central, Spike, TV Land, Gametrailers and Atom Films. In that role, Jim led the targeting and analysis of acquisition targets, managed long-term financial planning, and drove strategic initiatives, such as the launch of Spike HD. Prior to joining MTV Networks in 2006, Jim spent time within the Time Warner Corporate Strategic Planning Group, the AOL Corporate Development Group and Alex. Brown’s Technology Investment Banking Division. Jim holds a Masters in Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Stanford University.

Matthew Glotzer, Senior Vice President Fox Digital Entertainment Matthew Glotzer is the Senior Vice President of Fox Digital Entertainment, a division of Fox Filmed Entertainment that is engaged in film and television licensing, original production and strategy formation with respect to emerging media platforms. A founding member of the original Fox Digital Media group in 2004 and now in his 11th year with Fox, Glotzer leads business planning efforts for Fox Digital Studios and Fox Mobile Entertainment, while also working closely with the Company’s flagship film and television production units. He also manages Fox’s day-to-day relationship with Hulu, and played an active role in the formation of the Hulu JV in 2007. In prior Digital Media roles, Glotzer has worked with Fox’s broadcast and cable television networks, helping them to refine their approach to Internet-based distribution. His long-standing responsibilities also include setting digital policy in conjunction with Fox’s legal and engineering groups, and maintaining close relationships with key players in the consumer electronics, information technology and web service sectors. In this capacity, he has served on Boards of various cross-industry ventures including Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI), the Coral Consortium and DECE. In the past, Glotzer has held positions in Fox’s pay television distribution, corporate business development and home video divisions. His experience prior to Fox includes positions in strategic planning with EMI Music and investment banking with Lehman Brothers. Glotzer holds a B.A. with honors in Economics from Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT) and a M.B.A. from the Anderson School at UCLA. He is also an Adjunct Lecturer in Digital Media Strategies at Carnegie Mellon University’s Masters in Entertainment Industry Management (MEIM) program.

Jon Goldman, CEO Qlipso Jon Goldman takes more than a decades’ experience in developing interactive digital content in the videogame industry to his role as chief executive officer of Qlipso. He joined the multiuser content-sharing platform company in early 2009 and oversees roll-out of the Qlipso social-viewing platform, which enables people to extend and enhance their real-life social lives online. In March 2010, Goldman played an instrumental role in Qlipso’s successful purchase of significantly all of the assets of the online video site Veoh. This acquisition propelled Qlipso from a small R&D company to one of the world’s leading online video and social-content companies and enabled the integration of social features within much of the world’s mainstream digital content. Goldman most recently served as Chairman and CEO of Foundation 9 Entertainment, the largest independent videogame company in the world. Along with some close friends in the mid-1990s, he started this multinational company, which, at its peak, employed nearly one thousand talented game developers around the world with a gameography of more than 500 titles and multiple million-plus sellers. Prior to co-founding Foundation 9 Entertainment, Goldman was a co-founder of Backbone Entertainment and ImaginEngine, two of the videogame companies that became the basis of Foundation 9 Entertainment. Goldman began his career as an associate at investment banking advisory firm International Strategic Alliances, specializing in developing strategic partnerships between U.S. and Asian technology companies. Goldman has spoken at some of the technology and media industry’s most respected events, including Digital Hollywood, the iHollywood Forum, Electronic Entertainment Expo Game Developer’s Conference and D.I.C.E. He sits on the Board of Directors for New York-based philanthropy Common Cents, which is the leading children’s service learning non-profit. A magna cum laude graduate in East Asian Studies from Harvard, Goldman continued his study of Asian culture with a Mombusho fellowship from the University of Kyoto. He lives and works in Venice, Calif., with his wife and two daughters.

Gannon Hall, COO Kyte As Chief Operating Officer, Gannon leads Kyte’s overall product strategy, marketing, business development and operations. Gannon brings to Kyte nearly two decades of entrepreneurial leadership experience within the emerging and established consumer internet and enterprise software industries. Prior to joining Kyte, Gannon was a Principal at Horn Group, a premier technology marketing and digital communications agency with offices in San Francisco and New York. As head of the agency’s New York office, Gannon was responsible for client strategy, business development and operations. Under his leadership the agency won several industry accolades for their innovative approach to brand building through integrated digital marketing, communications and social media. Prior to Horn Group, Gannon led Hall Consulting, a pioneering San Francisco web design and development consultancy that he founded in 1994. Clients included a diverse set of software companies including Vitria, AvantGo (Sybase), Commerce One, and PlaceWare (Microsoft). Gannon began his career as a software engineer, user experience designer, web developer and consultant for companies including Pacific Telesis Group and US Web San Francisco, where he helped design and build enterprise applications and websites for clients including Rolling Stone Magazine, Proxim and Flextronics.

Ron Hirson, SVP, Marketing & Bus. Development BOKU Ron brings over fifteen years experience in product and general management in the consumer Internet space to the BOKU team. Most recently, Ron served as VP of Product at AT&T Interactive, which he joined through the acquisition of Ingenio. Prior to Ingenio, Ron was co-founder and CEO of The Digs Network, an early social network which was acquired by iDrive. Prior to his role at BOKU, Ron served as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Khosla Ventures and actively advises several companies in the consumer Internet space. Ron is frequently sought out for opinions and advice in the mobile payments space, and has been quoted recently in Business Week, The San Jose Mercury News, and Bloomberg News.

Joe Jasin, Managing Director DNA Investments, LLC Joe Jasin has built an international career within the wireless telecommunications and digital media distribution industries, establishing a cross-border depth of USA – Asia experience that includes: mobile internet, venture capital, and corporate development. He currently serves as Managing Director of DNA Investment Partners, LLC an early stage venture investment firm. DNA is investing in companies based in the USA and China, industries centric to IP Communications and Digital Media Distribution. He recently served as Vice President of Corporate Development for SK Telecom, in Seoul Korea. At SK Telecom, his mandate was investments in USA and China. Major transactions include: 1) 1bln investment ChinaUnicom, 2) 500 mln in Helio telecom, 3) created a 100 mln venture capital fund called SKTVC, now investing in Silicon Valley California companies. Joe Jasin is also the founder of ICE Wireless, one of the first B2B SAAS providers of wireless products and services, acquired by Quantumshift, Inc.. He was the founder the boutique investment banking firm called Wireless Blueprint, LLC supporting merger & acquisition transactions in Asia and USA. Wireless Blueprint was acquired by MCC Global a merchant bank based in London. Prior to those activities, he was at Sprint/Nextel as a Director of Product and Business Development. He presently holds positions with numerous committee and industry groups; the founder and chair of the Software Development Forum’s Mobile internet group, formal advisor to the U.S. State Department’s – APEC Office of Commerce, and a founding member of CTIA’s Wireless Internet Caucus.

Peter Kaars, Member Board of Directors, Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) Director, TTechnicolor Peter Kaars is Director of Standards North America for Technicolor and has been a DLNA member since 2005. Kaars, based in the U.S./West Coast, represents Technicolor where he is responsible for the coordination and staffing of the home networking standards program. With DLNA, Kaars has been leading the process of member companies to develop guidelines for content protection. Guidelines for link protection (DTCP-IP and WMDRM-ND) were published in October, 2006. Kaars began his career at Philips in Computer Aided Design, working in multimedia with Philips Research in the Netherlands. In 1994, he joined Philips Digital Networks, where he played a key role in such pioneering developments as Video on Demand, Digital Satellite TV, Digital Cable TV and Internet streaming. During this time, he also served as a member of various DVB standardization committees including the Multimedia Home Platform for interactive television. Kaars is a graduate of the University of Amsterdam, where he worked on numerical simulation of solid state physics.

David Kaiser, CEO & Co-Founder Coincident TV As the co-founder and chief executive officer of Coincident TV (CTV), David Kaiser oversees the implementation of the company’s strategic goals and objectives while ensuring that the board of directors fulfills its governance function. A serial entrepreneur and founder of seven startup companies, in 1998 Kaiser established RespondTV, an earlier pioneer in the interactive TV space. Previously, he was the co-founder and vice president of engineering at Navisoft, which was acquired by AOL in 1994. The Navisoft technology became the foundation for AOLPress and AOLServer products, which enabled the creation of Web content in WYSIWYG tools. David was also the first vice president of engineering at Macromedia, the American graphics and Web development software house that was acquired by Adobe Systems in 2005. In this post, Kaiser led the development for Director, a product that revolutionized digital animation. David started his career and worked for thirteen years at NASA Ames Research Center doing early work in computer graphics, virtual environments and super computing. Kaiser holds a Bachelor of Arts in computer science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Margaret Kim, VP, Programming & Production Alloy Digital, a division of Alloy Media + Marketing As VP, Programming and Production for Alloy Digital, a division of Alloy Media + Marketing, Margaret is responsible for programming strategy, original content development and distribution for AlloyTV, a premium, multi-platform digital entertainment network reaching a total audience of 100 million users. Further, she is responsible for IP acquisitions and developing and managing strategic content partnerships. Prior to joining Alloy Digital, Margaret was Director of Programming at The History Channel, where she also served as executive producer. There, she created, developed and supervised top-performing series and specials, and was instrumental in the strategic positioning and programming of the network. Her work has been recognized with numerous prestigious awards, including the Peabody, multiple Emmys and IDA Awards. Cablevision named her a “Woman to Watch.” Margaret Kim has had a distinguished career as a producer and writer in news, sports, live events and documentaries. She has worked at major broadcast and cable networks, including ABC News, CBS News Productions, NBC Sports, NBC Olympic Unit, Court TV, MSNBC, A&E and The History Channel. Margaret earned her Master's degree from Columbia University’s School of International & Public Affairs and a Bachelor of Arts from Williams College. She serves on the board of the New York chapter of Women in Cable & Telecommunications, and is a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, The Paley Center for Media, and New York Women in Film & Television.

Marty Lafferty, CEO Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA) As DCIA’s CEO, Marty Lafferty is responsible for industry outreach, strategic development and management of all association initiatives. He is an accomplished new media industry leader with a track record of successful multi-business collaboration and excellence in pioneering the distribution of content via new technologies. Throughout his career, Lafferty has served in senior leadership positions for some of the world’s most innovative technology and entertainment companies. Lafferty joined DCIA from Lafferty Media Partners LLC (LMP) where he served as Managing Partner. Prior to LMP, he was CEO of Zoom Culture, which he transformed from a year-old dotcom into a thriving digital television and new media firm within 24 months, working with partners including NBC and PAX TV. He also led Zoom’s software development team and partnered with Apple engineers to serve as the first Beta client for Scale 8’s advanced global storage network and edge content distribution system. Previously he served as CMO for StreamSearch.com, where he oversaw the conversion of streaming video search engines from a technological to an entertainment market focus, working with and for major studios such as Paramount and Artisan. While there, he also led the creation of the interactive multimedia site for Sundance Film Festival. During his tenure as Microsoft TV VP of Corporate & Service Marketing, Lafferty supported the strategic refocus of Microsoft’s WebTV acquisition from a purely B2C niche subscription offering to a B2B application suite for multichannel service distributors and their set-top suppliers, in addition to introducing plans for the Xbox game console. While serving as President of FutureVision, Lafferty supervised the redesign and rollout of the industry’s first true switched digital network service offering and the company’s acquisition by Verizon. Before FutureVision, as VP of TV Answer, he led the development of numerous technically diverse simulcast interactive applications using IVDS over-the-air transmission spectrum, and secured affiliations with PBS and commercial broadcast station groups, culminating in a strategic alliance with CapCities/ ABC. Lafferty was also CEO of NBC’s Olympics joint venture, where he led multiple vendors to develop alternative security solutions for a satellite-delivered mini-subscription PPV signal, as well as oversaw cable and broadcast affiliate marketing. Prior to that, as GE Americom VP of Cable Services, he contributed to GE Astro’s new fleet development and deployment, generating $445 million in sales to television programmers in 18 months. As VP of TDBS, he led Turner Broadcasting’s internal and GI engineering teams to develop and deploy the industry’s first signal-scrambling security technology for basic programming services. Lafferty has received recognition from, and held leadership positions in, numerous industry organizations throughout his career. He was awarded the Council for Entrepreneurial Development Award as a top-fifty new company. He served as Membership Chairman of the Interactive Services Association, and was named Chairman of the International Digital Satellite Television Symposium. Lafferty also co-founded the Satellite Broadcasting Communications Association and served as its first Vice Chairman. Lafferty holds a Master’s degree from Yale University and Bachelors with honors from Williams College. He has received the NCTA’s President’s Award and a CTAM TAMI Award for industry service.

Jim Louderback, CEO Revision 3 Jim Louderback joined Revision3 as the CEO in July 2007. Jim has spent 16 years in various media and technology management roles, including leading editorial and lab efforts for PC Week, and being on the launch team for ZDTV/TechTV - the first 24 hour cable network devoted to technology. He most recently served as senior vice president and editorial director for Ziff Davis Media's Consumer group, along with being Editor in Chief of PC magazine. Prior to jumping into the media world, Jim built computer systems for Fortune 500 companies, managed the ticketing and ground operations for regional airlines, and attended various institutions of higher learning in the Northeast. He has a Math degree from UVM, and an MBA from NYU's Stern School, but don't hold that against him. When he's not working, Jim likes sailing, biking, hiking and travel -- occasionally simultaneously.

Bismarck Lepe, President of Products Ooyala As Ooyala's founding CEO, Bismarck Lepe raised $10 million in funding and signed many of the company's early media partnerships before passing the baton to Jay Fulcher in 2009. Currently, as President of Product Strategy, he is responsible for marketing and driving Ooyala's product development vision. Before founding Ooyala, Mr. Lepe worked at Google as a Senior Product Manager, developing and managing new products for the company's AdSense network. He launched more than 25 different Google AdSense products, including Click-to-Play video ads and Google's Intelligent Ad Server. Most notably, he managed the early growth of AdSense display and video advertising. Business Week named Mr. Lepe one of its Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs of 2009. He has a B.A. in Economics and a minor in Computer Science from Stanford University.

Rafi Mamalian, Executive Director, West Coast Sales blip.tv Rafi Mamalian, a veteran to the advertising industry, has worked for some of the most influential technology and entertainment media companies in the U.S., including CNET, TechTV, The Onion and AccuWeather. As Executive Director of West Coast Sales, Rafi is primarily responsible for the generation of revenue for blip.tv show creators from brands and advertising agencies in the Western Territory.

Pip Marquez de la Plata, Senior Vice President of Marketing Meebo Pip Marquez de la Plata is the Senior Vice President of Marketing at Meebo, one of the Web’s fastest growing consumer Internet companies that enables almost 170 million users to instantly connect across their favorite social media networks. Since joining Meebo in 2008, Marquez de la Plata has been responsible for defining the Meebo brand, and developing and leading the marketing, research and public relations teams for the company. Marquez de la Plata has spent the last two decades helping global companies shape their brands and execute on a range of marketing and advertising strategies. He’s worked with brands such as Mountain Dew, Electronic Arts, Ford Motor Company, Toyota, NBC and more. Prior to joining Meebo, Marquez de la Plata was Vice President of Marketing and Brand Strategy for the Entertainment Group at CBS Interactive. He also held positions as the Director of Account Management at advertising firm JWT--one of the country’s premier advertising agencies—as well as McCann-Erickson, Anderson & Lembke, Goldberg Moser O'Neill and Saatchi & Saatchi. Marquez de la Plata, who has a tremendous passion for cooking, has also tried his hand as a restaurateur and owner of a gourmet food store in San Francisco. He eventually found his way back to marketing, but remains a foodie at heart. Marquez de la Plata graduated from California State University Sacramento with a Bachelor of Arts degree, and an emphasis in communications studies.

Graham Mudd, Vice President, Media & Search comScore, Inc. Graham Mudd manages and develops client relationships with a number of prominent Internet companies in the search and media sectors, including Google, Fox Interactive Media, Hulu, Disney and Glam Media. He is a highly experienced marketer and industry analyst, having spent eight years directly and indirectly growing major technology brands. Graham joined comScore in 2002 to lead the company’s marketing communications function. In this role, Graham spent two years researching and reporting on major trends in Internet usage including the rise of social networking and the growing importance of search. In 2004, Graham began managing client relationships with a number of blue-chip online retailers, including Gap, Best Buy, HP and Wine.com. Graham left comScore in 2005 to attend the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, where he was elected co-chair of the Marketing Club, the school’s largest professional organization. After graduation, Graham joined the product marketing organization at Yahoo!, focusing specifically on Yahoo! Search. While at Yahoo!, Graham led launch marketing and product strategy efforts for a number of successful products and features, including Yahoo! Search’s open initiatives (SearchMonkey & BOSS) as well as SearchScan, a partnership between Yahoo! Search and McAfee. In 2009, Graham left Yahoo! to rejoin comScore as Vice President, Search & Media. Graham holds an MBA with majors in Marketing, Strategy and Finance from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University and a B.S. with honors from Santa Clara University, with a major in Psychology.

Somrat Niyogi, CEO & Co-Founder Miso Somrat Niyogi is CEO & Co-Founder of Miso. Prior to Miso, Somrat held various roles, including business development & sales at social advertising startup SocialMedia.com. Somrat has extensive background in cloud computing APIs, enterprise software, SaaS-based solutions from his experiences in sales, partner management, & consulting at Right90 and Salesforce.com. Somrat graduated with a Bachelor of Sciences in Computer Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin.

Daniel Odio-Paez, Co-Founder & COO PointAbout Daniel R. Odio is a co-founder of PointAbout, a company that is focused on unlocking innovation in the mobile space. PointAbout mobilizes brands, allowing companies to connect with users through the phone.  Daniel is primarily focused on operations, sales and marketing and serves as PointAbout’s Chief Operating Officer. Previously, Daniel was the founder of Cardéa Commercial Real Estate Advisors, a commercial real estate brokerage specializing in replacement property for investors, and DROdio Real Estate, Inc, a residential real estate brokerage. Both are based in Washington, DC with offices in Las Vegas, NV. Daniel is a registered securities representative (Series 22 & 63 licenses).  Daniel has been featured on CNN, CNBC, TLC, The Wall Street Journal and many other publications for his innovative use of technology in the real estate market.   Prior to real estate, Daniel was the VP, Sales of AcceleratedServers, a Beowulf supercomputing cluster company whose customers included the Department of Defense and the entertainment industry, including Paramount Pictures. Daniel was a member of General Electric's Technical Leadership Program while at GE for several years, working in Latin America, including Brazil and Argentina. Daniel graduated from the University of Virginia with a BS in Commerce, speaks Spanish and Portuguese, and resides in Washington, DC.

Sara Öhrvall, Senior Vice President Research & Development Bonnier Sara Öhrvall is founder of the consulting firm Ninety Concept Development AB, which focuses on product development and innovation, including in the media. She was also Managing Director of the brand agency Differ and Product Manager at Volvo Cars. She a member of the board of Dagens Industri and TV4.

Travis Parsons, Senior Director of Business Development Sezmi Travis Parsons is senior director of business development at Sezmi.  In this capacity, Parsons has worked on and been responsible for the implementation of numerous partnerships, including content, broadcast, retail and the partner distribution relationships for Sezmi’s end-to-end television service.  He has been involved in the securing of capital for the company throughout his years with the firm and most recently in 2010, has also been focused on Sezmi’s international partnership efforts. Prior to his current tenure, Parsons spent the last decade advising clients and growing start-ups at companies including Goldman, Sachs & Co., Formfactor Inc., Numerical Technologies Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston, and Brio Technology Inc. Most recently, Parsons spent time with Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he served as the chief investment officer for high-net worth individuals, families and foundations. There, his knowledge and financial expertise aided clients in protecting and growing their wealth through strategic and tactical tax-efficient asset allocation, manager access, concentrated asset risk management, and alternative investments. Parsons also has experience growing and leading startups. As vice president of Formfactor, Parsons was tasked to implement a post-IPO model in preparation for the company’s upcoming IPO. Previously, Parsons spent two years with Numerical Technologies, where he served as the director of Investor Relations and presented the company to the investment community alongside the chief executive officer and chief financial officer. Parsons also spent time working in corporate finance for Credit Suisse First Boston’s Technology Group, advising clients on some of the largest IPO’s, mergers and acquisitions, secondary and equity offerings. Parsons holds a master’s degree in business administration from Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University and a bachelor of arts degree from Denison University.

Adam Powers, Senior Director, Technology Rovi Corp Adam Powers represents the Digital Living Network Alliance and is the Senior Director, Technology at Rovi Corporation. In this role, he is responsible for standards and technology initiatives across Rovi Corporation's product lines, including on-screen guides, metadata, Internet content and content sharing. Powers joined Rovi Corporation in January 2007 after Rovi Corporation acquired Mediabolic, where he had served as principal engineer and architect for the Connected Platform. Prior to this, Powers was co-founder and CTO of the IPTV home networking company, Coaxsys. Powers is a member of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers, and participates in standards activities at CableLabs and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). He attended California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo for Computer Engineering.

David Puner, Innovation Director Havas Digital David joined Havas Digital in April 2010 as Innovation Director for Innova, the company’s digital innovation group. Innova works alongside teams and clients to ensure a thoughtful strategic product is being developed and teams are consistently bringing new ideas and opportunities to clients. Prior to joining Havas Digital, David was with Dunkin’ Brands, parent of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, where he ran, and was the voice* of Dunkin' Donuts' cross functional social media efforts. At Dunkin', David established and drove DD’s award winning social program, emerging as a well-regarded voice in the social media industry. Pre-Dunkin', David worked as a writer/reporter/blogger for various mediums, which included contributions to The New York Times, Salon, ESPN, GOOD Magazine, and History.com. David also worked as TV producer for such entities as David Letterman, Colin Quinn, and A&E/History Channel. David received his bachelors degree from Colgate University and masters degree in journalism from NYU.

Kelly Richards, President & CEO The All Access Group Kelli is a veteran in the traditional music industry as an A&R exec (EMI), and is an early pioneer & veteran in digital music and entertainment as well. She is also a sought after talent producer, having produced a wide range of concerts, award shows, and celebrity fundraiser events over the past two decades. She led music and entertainment initiatives at Apple for over a decade before launching her own company, The All Access Group, a digital music and media consultancy. Her company advises some of the most influential, cutting edge companies in technology and entertainment today. Kelli is highly artist-centric with a large network of artists, producers, and industry influencers in her extensive rolodex. She has a special passion for enabling established artists to connect more directly with their fans, and to monetize their brands more broadly across the full spectrum of the digital landscape. Kelli is the co-author of two books, including the acclaimed "The Art of Digital Music", and is renowned globally as an expert and speaker on digital media and music convergence.

Janko Roettgers, Writer NewTeeVee Janko has been covering all things tech for more than ten years. His career as a technology journalist began in Germany, where he published a number of books about subjects like the online music revolution and Internet subcultures. In the last few years, Janko has been reporting for radio networks, magazines and newspapers in Germany and beyond. He started to contribute to NewTeeVee soon after its launch and eventually became its co-editor at the end of 2009.

Todd Sawicki, Chief Revenue Officer Cheezburger Network Todd is the Chief Revenue Officer at Cheezburger Network, the largest online humor network in the world. He is an entrepreneur at heart with more than 16 years of experience in online startups, media companies and everything in between. Todd has worked in senior sales and marketing management with many startups including most recently Lookery and is on the advisory boards for Wetpaint and BuddyTV.

Asya Shein, Founder & CEO Fusicology Asya Shein founded the online entertainment and event listings portal, Fusicology. Raised in Toronto, later attended Wayne State University in Detroit while promoting events and booking DJs & bands. In '98, relocated to Chicago, worked at 2 independent house music labels and later founded the agency, Mir Media. As an agent Asya represented worked with artists such as Questlove of the Roots, Common, Erykah Badu and other significant soul music based artists. After moving to Los Angeles in 2000, Shein founded Fusicology.com in 2003, a site dedicated to progressive music, events and culture Specializing in online marketing, new media, promotions and branding, Fusicology is presently in 25 markets in North America and growing, soon to expand overseas to become the International Hub that Defines the Soul Diaspora.

Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher Digital Media Wire Ned Sherman is CEO and Publisher of Digital Media Wire, Inc., where he works at the center of the rapidly growing digital media industry. Under his leadership, Digital Media Wire has grown from a small newsletter publisher into a well-respected B-to-B brand that owns and produces five annual conferences - Digital Music Forum, Games & Mobile Forum, Digital Media Conference, Future of Television Forum, Digital Commerce Summit and The Billboard Digital Entertainment Conference & Awards (now DEMXPO) - and provides daily news, information and community to 30,000+ executives and professionals at entertainment, media and technology companies throughout the world. As digital media community-builder, Ned has established partnerships with the leading B-to-B media companies and educational institutions, including VNU Business Media, Billboard Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, Reed Business Information, Multichannel News, Business 2.0, Business Week, CableFax/CableWorld, VIBE/SPIN, MidemNet, NYU’s Stern School of Business, USC’s Center for Telecom Management and UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, and hundreds of the leading digital media companies, including Microsoft, Real Networks, Sony Corporation of America, AOL Time Warner, Napster, Yahoo! and many more. Ned’s background is in law. Before joining Digital Media Wire, Ned spent 7+ years as a corporate and entertainment attorney practicing at several of the leading law firms in the world with an international client base across industries including technology, Internet, media and entertainment. As a founding member of the iLaw Group in the Entertainment Department at Loeb & Loeb LLP in Century City, he handled complex licensing transactions and financings for media and entertainment clients including Universal Studios and MGM and launched dozens of Internet and new media start-ups. He has counseled company founders from initiation of a business plan to seed, angel, venture capital and later-stage private financings and managed all legal aspects of Internet clients from corporate organization, stockholder relationships, board compositions and dynamics, stock option plans, capital raising and security regulatory matters, Internet law issues, trademark, copyright, content and technology licensing, advertising and privacy issues. He sits on the Board of Directors of Wild Way, a non-profit dedicated to cultivating environmental awareness and developing educational programs for inner-city and “at risk” kids and has traveled extensively from Europe to Asia to South America to Northern Africa. Ned is married and lives with his wife and kids in Hollywood Hills, California.

James A. Shortill, President & CEO Mercury Communications Group (MCG) Jamie Shortill is President & CEO of Mercury Communications Group (MCG), a digital solutions provider that assists professional athletes & celebrities, charities & philanthropies, membership organizations and corporate clients to drive revenues through a suite of online and mobile solutions. As CEO, he oversees all aspects of MCG’s strategy, business and operations. Prior to joining MCG, Jamie held senior positions in the Corporate Group at William Morris Agency (now WME2), partnership-marketing agency Brand Impact Entertainment (BIE) and the Entertainment Strategy Practice at Diamond Technology Partners (now PWC). Jamie began his career in real estate finance and banking with Colliers International. He holds an MBA from Thunderbird and currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

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Michelle Smith, Product Management: Global Media & Tech 24/7 Real Media, Inc., A WPP Company Michelle Smith is Product Manager, Global Media and Technology and is responsible for defining the Open AdStream® product development roadmap, working closely with internal and external partners and stakeholders. Ms. Smith leads all projects related to Open AdStream, while taking into account overall competition, market ecosystem and business needs at 24/7 Real Media. Open AdStream is designed for publishers and advertising network owners who want to get the most value from their ad inventory. From web site analytics and targeting, to video and rich media capabilities and contract management, Open AdStream brings you a complete advertising management system. Prior to her current role, Michelle worked with many teams at 24/7 Real Media, including technical support, account management and training. She has over 8 years of experience in advertising and technology, working with publisher side technology. Michelle has a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and statistics from California State University, Bakersfield.

Philip Smolin, GM, Platform Solutions Turn Philip is the General Manager of Turn’s Platform Solutions Group, which was created in 2009 to provide Turn’s media optimization technologies to global agency holding companies, independent agencies and direct advertisers. Previously Philip served as Vice President of Product & Marketing for Turn, and led product management for the company since its inception in 2005. Prior to Turn, Philip held product director positions at MatchLogic, Excite@Home and PayChoice, where he developed many of the industry’s first 3rd party ad serving platforms, rich media tools and CPM yield management systems for internet portals and top tier publishers. Having specialized in online advertising systems since 1997, Philip is a recognized industry expert on ad exchanges, behavioral targeting and performance optimization for display advertising. This background, combined with Turn’s leadership in the emerging field of Demand Optimization, has made Philip a frequently requested speaker for industry events such as IAB Networks & Exchanges, ClickZ’s Connected Marketing Week, OMMA Global, OMMA Behavioral, OMMA AdNets, iMedia Breakthrough, eM9 and more. Originally from New York City, Philip now resides with his wife in the San Francisco bay area. Philip holds a bachelor’s degree from the University at Buffalo, and an MBA from Columbia University and the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley.

Anthony Soohoo, SVP & GM, Entertainment & Lifestyle CBS Interactive/TV.com Anthony Soohoo is SVP and GM of Entertainment at CBS Interactive. In this role, Anthony is responsible for driving the direction and development of CBS Interactive’s entertainment division. Anthony joined CBS in 2007 with the acquisition of Dotspotter, one of the fastest growing community-powered pop-culture properties on the web where he served as co-founder and CEO. Prior to founding Dotspotter, Anthony was Vice President and General Manager at Yahoo responsible for the strategy, management, development and financial performance for various business units. Prior to Yahoo, Anthony was COO of ALWAYSi, a user-generated video startup, leading the daily operations of the business, and shepherding the company towards a successful acquisition by Hollywood Media Corporation (NASDAQ: HOLL). Previously, Anthony held management positions in products and brand management at early web search company Inktomi and Apple Inc. Anthony earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of California, Davis and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Gregg Spiridellis, Co-Founder and CEO JibJab Media Inc. Gregg Spiridellis co-founded JibJab with his brother Evan in 1999, back in an era when it was cool to turn down lucrative job opportunities after getting your Wharton MBA to purse dot com glory. Five years later, Gregg and his brother achieved “overnight success” when their election parody of George Bush and John Kerry singing ‘This Land is Your Land’ became a global sensation, leading Peter Jennings to name the brothers ‘People of the Year’. Since then, Gregg and Evan have established JibJab as a leading innovator in online entertainment, not only for their viral satires, but also for their eCards and personalized entertainment product, Starring You!®. Today, JibJab is backed by Polaris Venture Partners, Overbrook Entertainment, Sony Pictures, and 37 artists, technologists and business people working hard to reinvent the way entertainment is created, produced, and distributed in a digital world. Prior to JibJab, Gregg worked for investment banks Goldman Sachs and Bear Stearns.

Chris Stavros, Technology Evangelist LEVEL Studios Chris Stavros joined LEVEL Studios in 2005 and currently supports many of LEVEL clients' strategies and campaigns as the Technology Evangelist. Chris draws from 20 years of experience working in all aspects of enterprise application architecture, with a specialized focus on portal frameworks and integration. Chris provides technical consulting, system design, and strategic planning services to a wide variety of clients ranging from consumer and business computing, lifestyle and mass-market brands. Prior to joining LEVEL, Chris was a Senior Architect and Technical Manager of the largest multi-tenant enterprise portal infrastructure in higher education, built for the California State University system at California Poly San Luis Obispo.

Gary Stein, VP of Strategy/Social Media Isobar With over 10 years of experience, Gary is a true pioneer in the interactive and advertising industry. He has supported and grown the digital efforts of some of the world¹s most progressive marketers including Hewlett Packard, Electronic Arts, Coca-Cola, Lands' End and Nike. At Isobar, Gary oversees the overall social or earned-media strategy and activation across Isobar, Aegis Media’s digital strategy and creative development division. His leadership in social media has helped clients such as Adidas to build fully integrated earned media plans into their overall media efforts. As a recognized thought leader in social marketing, Gary writes a regular column for the marketing journal ClickZ and has spoken at dozens of conferences and events.

Claude Tolbert, Vice President Business Development BitTorrent Claude Tolbert is the Vice President of Business Development at BitTorrent, Inc. responsible for partner acquisition and development. He brings a record of strategy creation and implementation from his work with The Boston Consulting Group and spent nearly a decade in telecommunications and technology with Covad Communications. His responsibilities have included negotiating strategic distribution agreements, M&A transactions, and product development partnerships. Claude received his bachelor's degree from Harvard College and earned an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

David Ulmer, Vice President, Content and Services LG Electronics Dave Ulmer is VP, Content & Services, for LG Electronics, driving strategy, partnerships, and breakthrough new multi-screen media solutions for the company’s next-generation connected TVs, mobile phones, tablets, and entertainment devices. A digital media pioneer, Dave has held a variety of executive roles with wireless, entertainment, and consumer software companies, previously as the leader of multimedia solutions for Motorola, head of Adaptec Software, and founder of BurningPoint, Earjam, and Roxio. Dave has served as vice-chairman of the Mobile Entertainment Forum, chairman of OSTA, and has a long history of championing innovative and disruptive media solutions into mainstream consumer markets.

Mike Vorhaus, President Magid Advisors Mike Vorhaus, President, Magid Advisors founded the Magid Internet and New Media research and consultation practice in 1995, with AOL and Excite as his first two clients. Mike’s team has completed over 2,500 engagements with over 100 Internet clients. Mike began the Magid Gaming Practice in 2001 with EA and Sony Online as his first two clients. The Magid Game Practice now works with most of the major game publishers. Mike provides research and consulting services to a number of major traditional media companies in regard to their new media initiatives, as well as consulting a number of leading Internet and gaming companies. He has also provided advice to venture capital and private equity firms in regard to investments in the media space. Mike has been involved in strategic and tactical consulting, including the launch of new services and programming, as well as development and implementation of online and offline marketing programs. Mike has also been extensively involved in video and PC gaming strategies for a number of our companies, as well as the development of game concepts. Mike has consulted on a number of film projects such as You’ve Got Mail and The Matrix. He holds a B.S. in psychology and sociology from Wesleyan University and has worked as a fundraiser and transfer of technology officer at the California Institute of Technology and the University of California. Mike also worked for the U.S. House of Representatives, The U.S. Senate, and for two Administrations in the White House.

Todd Weaver, CEO & Founder ivi TV™ (ivi, Inc.) Todd Weaver has been helping Hollywood with online video delivery from behind the scenes for more than a decade. Since 1998, his work has been concentrated on video delivery technologies by consulting on a wide range of projects involving the creation of solutions for making Internet video distribution more robust by increasing its efficiency. Weaver has provided senior-level consulting related to online video distribution for major Hollywood studios with Entertainment Works and interactive distribution with Impart Media Group, where he served as CTO, in addition to online audio and video distribution with PlayNetwork, in his capacity as a software architect. Later, he became dedicated to delivering a proof of concept for live video delivery by solving the problems of scale and security. In 2007 he had his “a-ha” moment and incorporated ivi, inc (ivi TV’s parent company) realizing he had solved the live video delivery conundrum. Subsequently, he has been squarely focused on improving upon his breakthrough and readying ivi TV™ for its recent infamous launch, which has thrust him into the spotlight with ivi TV’s highly disruptive technology that has taken the world by storm enabling consumers to watch live TV anytime, anywhere they have an Internet connection. Along the way, Weaver has been recognized for his visionary strategy, technical leadership, and for evoking an entrepreneurial culture in his ambitious start-up. Mr. Weaver is married with two daughters and lives in Seattle, WA, where ivi TV is based.

Stephen White, Senior Vice President, Product and Content Management Gracenote White joined Gracenote in 2001 bringing 13 years of demonstrated experience leading teams in the creation, development, and sales of innovative technologies and products. White manages the company’s product and content management teams in the execution of the company’s strategic product vision. Prior to his current role White led sales teams at Gracenote working with leading media software and services provider customers such as Apple, Yahoo, Real Networks, Napster and America Online. Prior to joining Gracenote, White was the VP of development for streaming music start-up Echo.com which was one of the first companies to combine group content streaming and community features such as instant messaging and chat rooms into a streaming audio client. Prior to that White acted as Sr. Director of Project Management and Executive Producer for new media consultancy CKS. In his role at CKS White managed teams in the creation of major web sites and applications including the award winning Apple Online Store, GM.com and Visa.com. White holds a BA in Afro-American Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Chris Williams, General Manager of Mobile Games PlayFirst Chris Williams has spent more than 12 years dedicated to the interactive entertainment industry. Prior to PlayFirst Chris was with LucasArts Entertainment where he rose through the ranks to eventually lead the development team on Star Wars: Republic Commando and act as the Producer of Star Wars: Empire at War. As the Project Lead for Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings Chris was a member of the executive team and managed an internal development team of over 140 people. Since joining PlayFirst Chris has grown the iPhone and iPad business by launching such hit titles as Cooking Dash, Diner Dash, Diner Dash: Grilling Green, and Wedding Dash to the top of the charts and securing Dash as one of the most successful gaming franchises in the App Store with over 8 million downloads. Chris received a Bachelors of Architecture from Cornell University.

Kevin Yen, Director, Strategic Partnerships YouTube As Director of Strategic Partnerships at YouTube, Kevin Yen (@KevinYen) leads the monetization and general performance of YouTube's content and distribution deals, as well as the marketing of the YouTube platform to the media industry. Kevin’s online video expertise spans revenue generation, advertising models, social media, and deal structuring. At YouTube, Kevin created the Four R's marketing framework of Revenue-Reach-Research-Rights, used by partners to develop their syndication strategies. He founded and chairs the company’s Video Advisory Board, consisting of its most innovative content producers. Prior to Google’s acquisition of YouTube in October, 2006, Kevin built and directed the partner management team for Google Video's ad-supported and paid download service. He also negotiated over $500 million in large-scale search and contextual advertising deals with Google's top partners, including AOL and InfoSpace. Before joining Google, Kevin held Senior Product Manager positions at Netscape and AOL. His work included helping transform the Netscape Navigator browser into the foundation of today's open source Mozilla Firefox. In addition, Kevin negotiated distribution deals with Sun Microsystems and Macromedia, and innovated advanced ad targeting methods. He pioneered marketing optimization systems at a startup, and programmed quantitative forecasting models for Apple, Hewlett Packard, and others. Kevin has been recognized as a Top 50 Digital Power executive by The Hollywood Reporter. He is a frequent industry speaker on internet business innovation, and you can follow @KevinYen on Twitter. He earned his BA in Applied Mathematics from UC Berkeley, MS in Engineering from Stanford, and MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley.

Evan Young, Senior Director, Product Marketing TiVo Inc. Evan Young is Senior Director of Product Marketing at TiVo Inc., where he is responsible for overseeing broadband content, applications and interactive advertising. He has extensive experience in broadcast, broadband, and consumer services, and has edited books on digital video recording and digital home audio recording and production. Evan has an MBA from Stanford University and a BA from Harvard University. While at Stanford, Evan was the founder of "The Future of Entertainment", an annual business and technology conference about media convergence.

Gabriel Zichermann, CEO, beamME Gabe Zichermann (b. 1974) is an entrepreneur, author and public speaker that coined the term “Funware” to describe the use of game mechanics in non-game contexts. As co-author of the upcoming books “Game-Based Marketing” (Wiley, 2010) and “Funware in Action” (Manning, 2010), Zichermann makes a compelling case for the use of games and game mechanics in everyday life, the web and business. Gabe is the CEO of professional mobile social networking startup beamME where he’s working hard to bring fun to every aspect of interpersonal business. A native of Canada and resident of NYC, Gabe frequently muses about games and the world at http://funwareblog.com