IHollywood Forum Announces Star-Studded Speakers For Sixth Annual Digital Media Summit, March 13-14, 2007

Theme is Hollywood, Social Media and User-Generated Content

February 26, 2007

The sixth annual Digital Media Summit will be the first conference ever to focus on the impact of social media and user-generated content on Hollywood, iHollywood Forum announced today. The conference, March 13-14 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, CA, will examine digital video, digital rights management, online music, entertainment marketing, television, media and even search through the eyes of the empowered consumer, who is transforming how Hollywood delivers entertainment. The summit's message will be carried by panels and keynotes featuring top executives from Disney, Sony Pictures, NBC, Warner Bros., United Talent Agency, ICM, AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, Tivo, Verisign, and dozens of other top companies. DMS will also feature leaders at leading social media companies such as Grouper, Revver, Friendster, Brightcove and VideoEgg. "Consumers are no longer passive consumers of Hollywood content" said iHollywood Forum co-founder and CEO Michael Stroud. "They create their own content, pass it freely and generate their own buzz. This will be the first conference to focus on how social media and user-generated content are transforming entertainment." Panels include: -- Social Media and Hollywood: How Real? -- The Emerging Internet Video Market -- VOD's Changing Face -- From Mobile Networks to Mobile Networking -- The Future of the 30-Second Spot Presented by: Zango -- The New Art of Buzz -- Online Video Sharing and Hollywood -- The War for TV Audience Mindshare -- The End of the CD? -- Confronting the Citizen Journalist -- What Digital Rights? -- Search, Users and Hollywood -- A (User-Generated) Star is Born -- Games and Community -- Social Media Investment Opportunities This year's show features four pre-conference workshops: an MCLE-certified workshop on digital rights management; Hollywood and social media; mobile content; and cross-platform video. The conference also launches a redesigned Demo and Venture Forum that will pick a "Best of Show" presenter in digital media, social networking or user-generated content. Presenters are companies with less than $25 million in revenue, and are picked by a panel of two venture capitalists, one major technology company and one studio executive. Current keynotes are: -- Brent Weinstein, United Talent Agency, Head of Digital Media -- Paul Yanover, Disney Online, EVP & Managing Director -- Albhy Galuten, Sony Corporation of America, VP, Digital Media Technology Strategy -- George Kliavkoff, NBC Universal, Chief Digital Officer Panel speakers and moderators include: -- Alloy Media and Marketing, Samantha Skey, EVP, Strategic Marketing -- AOL Video, Dr. Timothy Tuttle, VP -- AT&T Operations, Amy Friedlander, SVP, Programming -- Avvenu, Richard French, CEO -- Azureus, Gilles BianRosa, CEO -- Blinkx, Suranga Chandratillakem, CEO -- Blip TV, Paula Montondo, President -- Break.com , Keith Richman, CEO -- Brightcove, Raghav Gupta, VP, Consumer Services & Partnerships -- Buena Vista Pay Television, Rob Schonfeld, VP -- Cinea, Jeffrey Segal, CTO -- Delivery Agent, Mike Fitzsimmons, CEO -- Exent Technologies, Yoav Tzurya, COO -- Eyespot, Jim Kaskade, Co-Founder, President & CEO -- Feedburner.com, Don Loeb, VP, Business Development -- Forbes.com, Peter Kafka, Technology & Media Editor -- FORA.tv, Brian Gruber, Founder & CEO -- Fox Reality Channel, Edward Skolarus, VP, Business & Operations -- Friendster, Aaron Barnes, VP, Business Development -- G4 TV, Josh Krane, SVP, New Media & Interactive -- Generate, Dave Rath, Partner -- Gotuit Media, Mark Pascarella, President & CEO -- Generate, Dave Rath, Partner -- Grouper Networks, Josh Felser, President -- Helio, Michael Grossi, VP, Business Development -- Hollywood Reporter, Andrew Wallenstein, Digital Media, TV Features Editor -- ICM, Michael Tenzer, SVP, Business Affairs -- IGA Worldwide, Justin Townsend, CEO -- Intercasting, Shawn Conahan, CEO -- Intertrust, Shawn Ambwani, VP, Business Development -- Kuma Reality Games, Keith Halper, CEO -- Los Angeles Times, Jon Healey, Editorial Writer -- Marketwatch.com, Bambi Francisco, Internet Editor -- MSN Correspondent, Tina Marie Tyler, President & CEO -- Metacafe, Erik Smith, Vice President, Content & Programming -- Motionbox, Douglas Warshaw, CMO & Co-Founder -- Movielink, Sean Basser, VP, Business Development -- mPulse Media, Paul Smith, CEO -- MTV Networks/GameTrailers, Shane Satterfield, Editor in Chief -- NBC Universal, Matthew Evans, VP, Digital Media -- NBC Universal-Sci Fi, Adam Stotsky, SVP, Marketing & Brand Strategy -- NowPublic, Leonard Brody, CEO -- OgilvyInteractive, Maria Mandel, Partner, Executive Director, Digital Innovation -- Pixsy, Chase Norlin, CEO -- QD3 Entertainment, Quincy Jones III, CCO & Founder -- Sony Pictures Entertainment, Donald Wong, VP, Digital Media Initiative -- SpotDJ, Scott Kleper, CTO -- Tandberg Television, Braxton Jarratt, SVP, Marketing & Business Development -- Texas Instruments, Ben Wagner, Director, Service Provider, Strategic Marketing -- thePlatform, Ian Blaine, CEO, SVP Content Publishing, Comcast Interactive Media -- UBS Investment Bank, David Higley, Managing Director & Head of Digital Media -- Variety, Ben Fritz, Technology Reporter -- Verisign, Sean Downey, Global Content Director, News Corp Verisign Joint Venture -- Verizon Fios TV, Bill Binford, Director of Programming -- VideoEgg, Joe Hurd, VP, Business Development -- ViTrue, Scott Swanson, VP of Network & Partner Development -- Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution, Eric Frankel, President -- Xfire, Mike Cassidy, CEO Sponsors and exhibitors include: HandHeld(TM) Entertainment, PaymentOne, ASCAP and Limelight Networks. Media partners include: ABI Research, Business Wire, Chetan Sharma Consulting, Conference Guru, Digdia: Digital Media, Ipsos, iSuppli, Newtonstrand, Parks Associates, Rogers and Cowan and The Diffusion Group. About iHollywood Forum, Inc.(TM) Founded in 2000, Los Angeles-based iHollywood Forum, Inc., produces next-gen roundtables and business summits about digital entertainment and mobile technology. The summits attract a diverse mix of Hollywood and technology executives, entrepreneurs, technology executives, attorneys and others to learn and make deals in an intimate environment. Sessions are typically moderated by top journalists and analysts.

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