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Paige Albiniak, Contributing Editor, IP Media Monitor
IP Media Monitor contributing editor Paige Albiniak, covers television for such publications and organizations as the New York Post, Broadcasting & Cable, CBS Watch, C21 Media’s NATPE (National Association of Television Program Executives) Dailies and new online publication TV Newsday as well as IP Media Monitor. Albiniak has been writing about television, technology and the media since 1995. She covered Congress for Broadcasting & Cable from 1997-2002, and was the magazine’s Los Angeles Bureau Chief from 2002-2004. She now keeps tabs on the ever-changing industry from Boulder, CO.
Jeremy Allaire, Chairman and CEO, Brightcove Inc.
Jeremy founded Brightcove in early 2004 with a vision for the transformation of television with the Internet. As Chairman and CEO of Brightcove, Jeremy leads the company's technology, marketing and business development strategy. Prior to founding Brightcove, Jeremy worked as a technologist and entrepreneur-in-residence for Cambridge, MA-based venture capital firm General Catalyst, where he worked on companies and investments in broadband media, mobile content, e-commerce software and digital identity. Before General Catalyst, Jeremy was Chief Technology Officer of Macromedia, where he helped define and launch the Macromedia MX platform for Rich Internet Applications, helping to evolve Macromedia Flash into a dominant platform for rich media applications on the Internet. Jeremy joined Macromedia with its merger with Allaire Corporation, where Jeremy was a co-founder and Chief Technology Officer. Founded in 1995, Allaire Corporation was a pioneer in using the web as an application platform, and its industry leading and award winning products power millions of websites, online services and business applications on the Internet.
Rory Altman, Director, Co-Founder, Altman Vilandrie & Company
Rory Altman founded Altman Vilandrie & Company with Ed Vilandrie in 2002. Rory is an expert in competitive dynamics, marketing effectiveness, converged communications products, new market entry, channel strategy, and mergers & acquisitions. He works with operators including service providers, content creators and aggregators, and equipment and software developers. His financial clients include many of the largest and most prominent investors in the communications, media and related technology markets.
Rory holds a M.B.A. from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a B. Eng. in Civil Engineering from McGill University. Rory has also served as a Principal and management team member at CSMG, and as a traffic engineer and transportation planner at Barton-Aschman Associates, Inc.
Amir Ashkenazi, Founder & CEO, adap.tv
Amir Ashkenazi drives the overall strategy and manages operations for adap.tv. Most recently, Amir was Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Shopping.com (formerly DealTime.com), a leading online shopping service that helps consumers make informed purchasing decisions by comparing products, prices, and stores Web-wide. Mr. Ashkenazi launched and successfully led Shopping.com's technology and research efforts. Shopping.com completed an initial public offering in October 2004; the company was later acquired by eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) in August 2005. Previously, Amir was Director of Research for CommTouch Software. He studied Computer Science and Economics at Tel Aviv University.
Jerry Berger, Vice President of Media Production Systems, Solid State Logic
Jerry is vice president of sales for SSL. He most recently served as vice president and general manager for MicroFirst Engineering, an international solutions company concentrating on media content management for the broadcast, hospitality and gaming industries. During his tenure with MicroFirst, Jerry was responsible for directing the company’s successful intro into the broadcast television market. Jerry’s also worked for Sony Electronics, Broadcast & Professional Group and the NBC TV Network, where, combined, he has nearly two decades of experience.
John Bishop, Senior Vice President of Business Development & Strategy, Inlet Technologies
John is recognized as a digital video industry expert. He has authored white papers, web content, press releases and industry presentations, affirming industry leadership position in technology, partnerships, overall ecosystem and people. Prior to Osprey, John spent three years at IBM where he served as a product engineer with IBM's Aptiva PC Division. He currently serves on the board of directors at Accordent Technologies, based in Hermosa Beach California, and holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University.
Hiawatha Bray, Technology Columnist, The Boston Globe
Hiawatha Bray is a technology columnist for the Boston Globe. Born in Chicago, he started as a reporter and managing editor for Computerpeople Weekly. He joined the Globe in 1995. He has received the John Hancock Award for Business Journalism, and has been honored by the National Association of Black Journalists. He received the 2001 Overseas Press Club award for covering the development of the Internet in Africa.
Danny Briere, CEO, TeleChoice, Inc.
Danny is a successful entrepreneur and recognized technology visionary. His extensive professional experience as a consultant, author, speaker and journalist led to his vision for many leading brands in the industry. Danny is the founder of TeleChoice (www.telechoice.com), a company he built into one of the premiere communications industry consulting groups. He is also one of the original telecom strategists, having advised carriers, vendors, regulators, startups, and governments for more than 20 years. Danny has built a reputation for identifying trends across technologies ranging from telecommunications to consumer electronics and is frequently quoted in The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, and The Financial Times. He is also a long-time contributing editor for Network World and columnist and contributor to other leading publications such as Telephony and Telecommunications Magazine and a frequent speaker at a wide range of industry events. Danny also regularly consults with the leading Wall Street financial brokerage houses and venture capitalist firms. Danny's ability to identify new noteworthy, new, industry trends, well before the industry as a whole recognizes them, has led to early exploitation of opportunities in wireless networking, home networking, DSL, PON, VoIP, VoD, IPTV, and network-hosted applications. Danny has also launched several new companies lately, including mBLAST -- a marketing relationship management company -- and MoxMe! -- a group alerting and notifications platform company he's building with his kids.
He is the co-author of Internet Telephony for Dummies, HDTV for Dummies, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 PCs for Dummies, Smart Homes for Dummies, Home Theater for Dummies, Wireless Home Networking for Dummies, Wireless Hacks and Mods for Dummies, Virtual Networks-A Buyer's Guide, Long Distance Services-A Buyer's Guide, and A Buyer's Guide to Long Distance Services.
Danny earned his Master's in Business Administration from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and his Bachelor of Arts degree in Telecommunications Policy at Duke University.
Chris Brogan, Community Developer, Pulvermedia
Chris Brogan is Community Developer for Video on the Net, a pulver.com conference. He is co-Founder of PodCamp, a free unconference dedicated to spreading information about audio and video podcasting, blogging, and other new media technologies. He has sixteen years of telecommunications experience, including wireless telephony and prepaid wireless expertise. He is also working on Network2.tv, a guide to the best internet TV shows available.
Cynthia Brumfield, President, Emerging Media Dynamics, Inc.
Ms. Brumfield is widely recognized as an expert on the communications industry, with a particular focus on the cutting-edge developments driving the future of voice, video and data services. She is a veteran analyst of the print and electronic media, having served as Senior Analyst at Paul Kagan Associates, Inc. and as Vice President of Research and Policy Analysis at the National Cable and Telecommunications Association. Ms. Brumfield began her career as Director of Research at the Media Institute, a nonprofit organization in Washington, DC. She has launched several high-profile publications in the media and technology businesses, including the first daily publication devoted to the broadband businesses. Ms. Brumfield also writes a blog, IP&Democracy.
Avrom and Bubbe, Yiddish for Grandma, are a team known in the online community for their program, Feed Me Bubbe. The show strives to bring back the old time traditional flavors and memories of Kosher cooking.
Bubbe, wants to be called Bubbe allowing viewers to make a personal connection as though they were looking at their own grandmother.
They’ve been spotlighted by Jeff Pulver and Chris Brogan, the Wall Street Journal, ABC World News, Retirement Living, and by Yahoo with Carson Daly on “Yahoo’s the 9” and Dave Lieberman on “In Search of Real Food”.
Bubbe relies on her grandson Avrom to show her the way of technology.
She may not have understood podcasting when she started but it all makes much more sense now.
Jason Calacanis, CEO, Mahalo.com
Jason McCabe Calacanis is the founder and CEO of Mahalo.com, a human-powered search engine focused on the top English-language search terms, including verticals such as travel, products, news, entertainment, sports, food, and health.
Prior to Mahalo.com’s launch in alpha in May, 2007, he was an “Entrepreneur in Action" at Sequoia Capital, Silicon Valley's leading venture capital firm, a position he held since December 2006.
Calacanis co-founded and was the CEO of Weblogs, Inc., a network of popular weblogs that was sold to AOL in November 2005. Upon joining AOL, he was appointed senior vice president. In addition, he was named general manager of AOL’s Netscape and was responsible for the July 2006 relaunch of the iconic browser as a social bookmarking news site.
Lyn Cantor, Vice President of Worldwide Sales & Marketing, Communications Business, Tektronix Inc.
Lyndon Cantor currently holds the position of Vice President of Worldwide Sales & Marketing for the Communications Business at Tektronix.
Cantor joined Inet Technologies, Inc. in 1996 as Director of North American Sales and later held Vice Presidential positions overseeing North American Sales, Global Channel Management, Product Management/Marketing and the Diagnostics Business Unit at Inet. Tektronix acquired the company in 2004 and consolidated sales and field marketing for the Communications Business under Cantor, who brought more than 20 years’ experience in the telecommunications and information industry. Cantor currently has the responsibility for both the network management and the diagnostics sales and field marketing.
Cantor received his Bachelor of Business Administration degrees in Data Processing and Analysis and Management from the University of Texas at Austin.
Gary Carter, Vice President and Chief Technical Officer, International Datacasting
Gary is responsible for the development of new products and implementation of cutting-edge applications. He joined International Datacasting in 1987 as Director, Systems Engineering and later held positions as General Manager and President of IDC's US subsidiary. Gary has many years of experience in the communications technology field. Before joining IDC, he worked at Canadian Satellite Communications (CANCOM) in the development of a Direct-To-Home platform and the implementation of MSO based cable TV systems. Prior to that he worked in line-of-sight microwave communications at Raytheon Canada, and held product management positions at Varian Canada and General Instrument Canada.
Bang Chang, Director of Product Marketing, SeaChange International
With over 10 years of experience in storage engineering, product development and marketing, Bang Chang leads the marketing of SeaChange’s storage and server product lines in support of on demand, broadcast and open storage vertical markets. SeaChange's products are deployed in hundreds of mission-critical operations worldwide.
Prior to joining SeaChange, Chang was responsible for strategic planning, next-generation storage architecture and new business initiatives at EMC. He led a team to develop a line of data management products at Auspex Systems, Inc. While at Alphatronix, Inc., he was an architect of the Hierarchical Storage Management product that became the target of acquisition by Auspex.
Chang earned a Masters of Business Administration degree from Duke University, a Masters of Science degree from North Carolina State University and a Bachelors of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Science and Technology of China.
Warren Chao, Co-Founder and COO, My Damn Channel
Warren Chao, formerly VP of Business Development and Strategic Planning for Gemstar-TV Guide International, is My Damn Channel's Chief Operating Officer.
Peter Clem, Vice President, Broadband Programming & Production, Scripps Network Interactive
Peter Clem is responsible for the development, creation and distribution of video content for Scripps Networks popular Web destinations including HGTV.com, FoodNetwork.com, DIYnetwork.com, FineLiving.com, and the Emmy Award-wining site Living.com. Clem was instrumental in the development and launch of the broadband channel HGTV KitchenDesign. This new destination, accessible at HGTVKitchenDesign.com, takes full advantage of the rich video library Scripps has built over the past 11 years, as well as “fat pipe” interactive capabilities including customizable design tools and personalized portfolios. Clem joined Scripps Networks in 1998 as executive producer for HGTV Productions. Prior to joining Scripps, Clem was a supervising producer for Northwest Teleproductions in Minneapolis and a staff producer for The Oprah Winfrey Show in Chicago.
Peter Csathy is a digital media veteran and is the CEO of SightSpeed Inc., widely recognized as being the leader and innovator in “Personal Video Services”, including video and voice over IP communications. Csathy previously served as president and COO of Musicmatch, Inc., the pioneering digital media company acquired by Yahoo!. He also previously served as COO of eNow, Inc. (now Relegence Corp.), another innovative company acquired by AOL. Previously, Csathy served nearly a decade in senior management roles in traditional media companies, including Universal Studios and New Line Cinema. Csathy is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the University of Minnesota. He currently also serves on the Boards of Digital Music Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: DMGI) and the Epilepsy Foundation of San Diego County.
Thierry Curis, Streaming Product Manager, Akamai Technologies
Thierry Curis is Akamai’s Streaming Product Manager, providing services to digitally deliver music, movies & video, sports, live entertainment, news, marketing and advertising content for businesses such as Apple iTunes, MTV, Major League Baseball, France Television, and Channel 4. He has directly contributed to enabling the success of many first time digital media events, such as the Tour de France and the Olympics. As product manager for streaming services, Thierry is responsible for bringing to market new solutions and services that enable businesses to deliver digital media to a wide range of PCs and IP enabled devices.
Thierry has years of experience with IP based media and e-business solutions at businesses including AAVS and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
Thierry is a graduate engineer in Computer Science and Telecommunication from the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunication in Paris.
Todd Dagres, Founder and General Partner, Spark Capital
Todd Dagres is a founder and general Partner of Spark Capital, a venture capital firm focused on the conflux on media, entertainment and technology. His investments include Veoh Networks, Menara and Verivue.
Before Spark, Mr. Dagres was a general partner and executive committee member at Battery Ventures, where his investments generated profits of over $1.1 billion. Prior to Battery Ventures, Mr. Dagres has held positions with Montgomery Securities, Smith Barney/Robinson Humphrey, the Yankee Group and Digital Equipment Corporation.
Mr. Dagres holds a BS in Psychology from Trinity College and an MBA from Boston University.
John T. Davis, Chief Executive Officer, Digital Broadcast
John T. Davis is CEO of Digital Broadcast, Inc. His experience includes 30 years of corporate management applied specifically to the television broadcast industry. Mr. Davis holds a Bachelors degree from Stevens Institute of Technology, a Masters degree in Computer Science and an MBA from the University of Florida. He worked for United Technologies Corporation managing a team of engineers on the Apollo project for NASA. He was employed by Vital Industries, a company that produced an extensive line of equipment for the television broadcast industry. There he was involved in technical and administrative management including product planning. He later founded Digital Services Corporation, which developed and produced computer-based equipment for the television production market. As President and CEO of Digital Services Corporation, he oversaw DSC’s steady growth until it was sold to Chyron Corporation.
As a founder of Digital Broadcast, he has spearheaded the company’s development of a premier line of broadcast program and news automation control products including master control automation, newsroom automation, automated media delivery transference, on-air verification, disaster recovery, archiving, and broadcast centralization.
Colin Decker, Director, Content & Programming for Yahoo! Video, Yahoo, Inc.
Colin Decker, director of content and programming for Yahoo! Video, oversees the strategy, development and programming of content for Yahoo! Video. Colin is responsible for delivering a premium video experience that serves a diverse range of consumers and content publishers, including Yahoo!’s partners, advertisers and original content producers.
Prior to joining Yahoo!, Colin served as online executive producer, during the development and launch of Current TV, a home cable network and Web destination chaired by former Vice President Al Gore. While there, Colin developed Current TV’s user-generated content experience, online video training tools and groundbreaking V-CAM (Viewer-Created Ad Message) program. Prior to working at Current TV, Colin produced and directed several documentaries, commercials and musical works for clients such as Goodyear, Volkswagen, Artisan Entertainment and Dreamworks. Colin has taught storytelling and film criticism at Boston University and Harvard.
Colin holds a Bachelor of Arts in studio art and English literature from Bowdoin College as well as a Master of Fine Arts in film from Boston University.
Diane Decordova, VP Business Development, Next New Networks, Inc.
Diane deCordova has more than twenty years experience in business
development, counseling both US and international companies. Diane
has broad strategic and deal-making knowledge and is a specialist in
certain industries, including: Internet-technology,
telecommunications, media & entertainment, retail, consumer products,
and investment banking. She is an entrepreneur and has represented
companies in all phases of development from start-up, to medium and
large corporations.
For the last year, Diane has been working with Next New Networks to
develop and implement a “super-distribution” strategy for the new
media company that is creating micro television networks on the
internet for targeted communities. Two years ago, Diane founded
Strategic Business Development Partners. As a consultant, Diane has
worked closely with her clients to advise on strategic thinking &
planning, marketing, distribution & sales channel development;
partner relationship building, content & technology licensing, and
contract negotiating
Prior to establishing SBDP, Diane spent 12 years in the heart of
Silicon Valley serving as Director of Strategic Alliances at Yahoo,
VP Business Development of Reflect.com (Procter & Gamble subsidiary)
and Director of Business Development for Excite@Home and MNI
Interactive (creator of the original MusicNet service).
Diane started her career in investment banking. Initially, with
Morgan Stanley International in London, she advised on corporate
finance and mergers and acquisitions. Later she founded, Buckenham
Informaçăo de Investimentos, a boutique M&A advisory firm in
Portugal. A graduate of Princeton University, Diane also received her
Masters from the London School of Economics.
Anton Denissov, Analyst, Yankee Group
Anton Denissov is a Media and Entertainment analyst at the Yankee Group, focusing on broadband video. His research explores how the broadband video market evolves, including creation, distribution, consumption and monetization of over-the-top content.
He also studies the impact that the broadband video has on traditional media, such as television, movie theaters, DVDs and video-on-demand.
Dan Dubno, Blowing Things Up, LLC
"Digital Dan" Dubno is an Emmy award-winning broadcaster, technologist, consultant, producer, and "connector". After 30 years in broadcasting (17 at CBS News), Dan recently created his own technology intelligence company - "Blowing Things Up, LLC."
David Eckoff, Vice President, New Products, Turner Broadcasting
David Eckoff is Vice President, New Products at Turner Broadcasting, responsible for overseeing the development, evaluation and launch of new products across the Turner entertainment, news and animation divisions.
Previously Eckoff was Senior Director at RealNetworks, Inc. While at Real, he led the breakout hit "CBS Big Brother 24/7", invented the first of its kind online digital media marketplace, and developed live online sports broadcasts. He also negotiated deals with CBS television, FOX Sports, ESPN, Conde Nast, Rolling Stone, McAfee and more.
Before joining Real, he was Senior Vice-President at Rivals.com, a 180-employee private company funded by Hummer Winblad, Intel, Softbank and News Corporation (Fox). While at Rivals, Eckoff developed the Rivals.com branded sports news network destination, grew its audience from startup to 1.5 million users per month, and led the company's transition to paid online subscriptions.
Prior to joining Rivals, he was at IBM Corporation.
Eckoff holds an MBA from the University of North Carolina.
Bart Feder, Chairman, The FeedRoom
Prior to being named Chairman in September of 2007, Bart served as the Company's CEO from November 2004 and General Manager and SVP of Operations since shortly after its founding in 2000. Bart brings more than 20 years of broadcast management and production experience to The FeedRoom, having served in senior positions at several major television news networks. Most recently Bart was News Director at WABC-TV, the Disney/ABC flagship station in New York. During his 6 years there, Bart received numerous local and national journalism awards including the prestigious Dupont-Columbia Silver Baton in 1998. Bart also served as News Director for network-affiliated stations in Boston, Sacramento and Jacksonville. Prior to entering news management in 1986, Bart was a newscast and specials producer in New York and Boston and received several Emmy and Associated Press Awards and an International Film and Television Festival of New York Gold Medal for Newscast Production.
Yuval Fisher, Chief Scientist and Founder, Envivio
Dr. Fisher conceives, plans, and advocates major research and development activities which have led to the creation of innovative features for the Envivio product line. Currently on the Board of Directors of the Internet Streaming Media Alliance (ISMA), he was one of the lead editors of the MPEG-4 Systems specifications. He has also been a chair of the MPEG-4 Conformance Group and Advanced Text and 2D Graphics Group. Prior to Envivio, he worked on several MPEG-4 implementations for participating MPEG-4 companies including Rockwell International, Conexant, and France Telecom. Dr. Fisher has degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science from Cornell University.
Mike Folgner, General Manager, Video for Yahoo!
Mike is responsible for overseeing Yahoo!’s online video strategy across the entire network and the continued development of Yahoo! Video and Jumpcut. His strategy is focused on building the technology platforms to support video content initiatives across Yahoo! properties, such as Yahoo! News & Information and Yahoo! Entertainment. Mike’s leadership and expertise is helping Yahoo! define the next generation of online video products and services which leverage Yahoo!’s technology platforms, as well as enable personalized and community-driven discovery of rich media content.
Prior to joining Yahoo!, Mike co-created Jumpcut where he was CEO and led the company from initial concept to product launch, including signing licensing and partnership deals with Fox and Warner Bros. Before Jumpcut, he worked in business and competitive strategy for Hewlett-Packard. Prior to Hewlett-Packard, Mike was the director of business development for OpenTV, Inc., a leading provider of interactive television software and consumer video products, where he helped build the company’s consumer interactive applications business.
Mike holds a degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Stanford University and an MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, where he developed the business plan for Jumpcut.
David Foote, CTO, Hitachi Telecom USA
Mr. Foote is the Chief Technology Officer for Hitachi Telecom USA. He is currently responsible for strategic product planning and technical marketing of optical transport, fiber access, data switching and cellular systems. He has been instrumental in establishing Hitachi’s network systems business with major North American telecommunications carriers like Sprint, Time Warner, and Global Crossing. Mr. Foote has been a member, contributor, and committee chairman in leading standards organizations such as the IETF, OIF, ANSI T1, IEEE 802 and the ATM Forum. He is an invited speaker and paper author to various industry conferences and symposiums. Before joining Hitachi, he served as a decorated communications engineering officer in the U.S. Air Force responsible for network design and implementation of various secure telecom and packet data networks including ARPAnet/MILnet.
Mr. Foote received a B.E.E. from Georgia Tech in 1980 and a Master’s degree in Management from Webster University/Air Force Institute of Technology in 1982.
Millie Garfield, Blogger, My Moms Blog
At 81 years young, Millie Garfield is one of the Internet's oldest bloggers, according to The Ageless Project. With an authentic and humorous voice, a knack for story telling and frequent updates, Millie's blog, My Mom's Blog, shows that people want to hear from someone with a story to tell.
Steve Garfield, Videoblogger, SteveGarfield.com
Steve Garfield is a video blogger based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Garfield is one of the internet's first video bloggers having launched his own regular video blog on January 1, 2004.
Garfield likes to capture and share fleeting moments and teach others how to do the same. This led to his becoming co-creator of the first vloggercon, and a co-organizer of the first PodCamp held in Boston. He currently runs the Boston Media Makers.
Steve Garfield’s Video Blog features "The Carol & Steve Show" and "Vlog Soup." On February 3, 2005, Garfield posted what is believed to be the first video blog from a United States elected politician, Boston City Councillor John Tobin.
Garfield is currently a regular contributor to Rocketboom and a co-host of the New Mediacracy podcast.
Jon Gibs, Vice President of Media Analytics, Nielson Online
Jon Gibs is Vice President, Media Analytics for Nielsen Online. He specializes in research methodology design and development using their wide array of media measurement and market research products. With 10 years of market research experience, Mr. Gibs previously managed the U.S. based survey group for Nielsen Online. Using their suite of MegaPanel products, he has in-depth experience in helping clients develop surveys and methodologies to meet their strategic and tactical needs.
Prior to Nielsen Online, Mr. Gibs was an analyst and analytics director at Jupiter Research. During his time there he developed numerous client reports based on primary survey analysis. He specialized in developing analyses merging behavioral and survey analysis to develop further insight into a wide array of online consumer markets.
Mr. Gibs received a Master’s Degree in Geography, specializing in spatial statistics, from the State University of New York at Buffalo. His Bachelor’s Degree is from Clark University in Geography.
Mr. Gibs’ expertise has been sought out by many news outlets including MSNBC, CNBC, the Investor’s Business Daily, and CBS MarketWatch.
Matthew Goldman, Vice President of Technology, Compression Systems, Tandberg Television
Matthew Goldman is Vice President of Technology, Compression Systems, for TANDBERG Television Inc., a world leader in live, on-demand, and interactive digital television (DTV) compression and delivery solutions.
Mr. Goldman has been actively involved in the development of DTV systems since 1992. He was a prominent participant in the Moving Picture Experts Group where he helped create the MPEG-2 Systems standard, the baseline transport technology used in direct broadcast satellite, digital cable, terrestrial broadcasting, and DVD-video. He served as project editor for the MPEG-2 DSM-CC standard, the control signaling used in video-on-demand systems and for DTV data downloads and carousels. Committed to improving the Advanced Television Systems Committee DTV standards, Mr. Goldman was a co-developer of the Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP) standard, which is used by DTV receivers to navigate and tune to broadcast DTV services. He also has been influential in other industry organizations including the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers, and the Consumer Electronics Association. Recent stints have included the standardization of MPEG-4 AVC and SMPTE VC-1 video codecs.
Until 1996, Mr. Goldman was a Consulting Engineer at Digital Equipment Corporation, where he was the systems architect for a first-generation digital video server system. From 1996 to 2000, he was Director of Engineering, Advanced Systems Development, at DiviCom Inc., where he specified MPEG-2 based systems solutions. Prior to joining TANDBERG Television Inc., he was a technology consultant specializing in DTV system solutions and expert witness research; one of his projects included the definition of the broadcasting industry’s first compressed-domain high definition program splicer.
Mr. Goldman received bachelor (high honors) and master of sciences degrees in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He holds six patents related to digital video transport. He is a senior member of the IEEE and a member of the Academy of Digital Television Pioneers. He has also presented papers and tutorials, as well as participated on panel discussions at numerous industry events.
Michael Gordon, Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder, Limelight Networks
Mike Gordon is responsible for ensuring that Limelight's technologies and services support the emerging digital media strategies and business models of today's media companies. Prior to Limelight, Mike co-founded Axient Communications, which built a nationwide next-generation Internet network; co-founded Cyclone Commerce, an enterprise software company that provides cross-enterprise collaboration solutions; and co-founded Gateway Data Sciences Corporation, a software and services company. Mike has also held marketing and management positions at IBM and National City Bank.
Ari Greenberg, Director of Business Development, Magnify.net
Ari J. Greenberg is the Director of Business Development of Magnify.net. He is responsible for creating new partnerships and bringing new channels to the Magnify network.
Prior to Magnify, Ari has worked in business development at a number of companies including: theU, VivaStreet, and Mr. Youth.
Ari has received a B.A. from Columbia University as well as a B.A. from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
Robert Hagens is CTO of Envysion, a provider of web-based video management services for multi-location businesses. Rob is responsible for Envysion’s hardware and software technology. Previously, he was senior vice president at Level 3 Communications, where he was responsible for the design and development of the Level 3 infrastructure, including the IP/MPLS network, the voice network and the development of Level 3's softswitch. Prior to joining Level 3, Rob was director of Internet engineering at MCI Telecommunications Corp., where he was responsible for the architecture and engineering of MCI's Internet backbone service. He has an MS in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and a BA in Biology from Carleton College.
Jessica Hawk, Director of Online Video, Associated Press
Jessica Hawk is director of online video at AP which includes oversight of product development, customer relations and support, technical development and operations relating to AP’s online video products. She works closely with the editorial team that produces AP's web video as well as manages the relationship with MSN, who AP partnered with in 2005 to produce its newest online video product, the ad- supported Online Video Network (OVN). Since the OVN's launch in early 2006, it has grown to include over 1600 affiliates and has just recently added a local video component that enables all members of the Network to layer in their locally-produced video on top of the national and international video AP is offering. Before becoming involved with video, Jessica ran the company's product and project management group in its Technology division.
Eyal Hertzog, Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Metacafe
Eyal Hertzog is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Metacafe, a place where artists create, consumers interact and technology enables communication. Prior to co-founding Metacafe, where he drives product innovation and content strategy, Mr. Hertzog co-founded Contact Networks in 1998, one of the first interpersonal, professional online networks. At Contact Networks, he was responsible for overall product strategy and overall technical architecture, and managed strategic relationships with Nokia, GemPlus, Comverse and other large partners. He has also advised US and Israeli high-tech startups on strategy, product roadmaps and technology architecture, and worked with Israeli venture capital firm Millennium Capital Venture as an investment advisor. Mr. Hertzog got his start in the technology industry in the Israeli army, where he served four years as an IT department manager for the Intelligence Core. After leaving the military in 1997, he joined serial networking startup Class Data Systems as an application marketing engineer. The company was later sold to Cisco for $50 million, and Mr. Hertzog invested his windfall from the deal into his first startup, Contact Networks.
Michael Hirshland, General Partner, Polaris Venture Partners
Mike Hirshland is a general partner in our Boston office. Mike joined Polaris in May 1999. He focuses on information technology, internet, and digital media.
Mike's blog is www.vcmike.wordpress.com.
Experience:
Mike came to Polaris from Intel's Corporate Business Development Group. Before becoming a technology investor, Mike served as counsel to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, where he conceived and supervised the Senate's hearings on "Competition, Innovation and Public Policy in the Digital Age." In this capacity, Mike spent over a year working closely with a significant number of prominent hi-tech CEOs, entrepreneurs, investors, and technology visionaries. Before joining the committee, Mike practiced with the law firm Williams & Connolly, and clerked for Justice Anthony Kennedy at the U.S. Supreme Court and The Hon. J. Michael Luttig on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Prior to his legal career, Mike was a strategy consultant with Bain & Company.
Boards:
Mike represents Polaris as a Director on the boards of Automattic, BlackArrow, Heavy.com, Q1Labs, Turbine Entertainment, and World Championship Sports Network. He formerly served as Chairman of Ucentric Systems, which was acquired by Motorola. Mike also serves on the Board of Directors of the New England Venture Capital Association.
Education:
Mike received his JD from the University of Virginia School of Law. He earned his AB in history from Harvard College where he played defensive end on the Crimson's 1987 Ivy League Champion varsity football squad.
Mary Hodder is CEO of Dabble, a recently launched company aiming to be ‘the most comprehensive search and remix community on the planet’, by helping users organize, search, tag, describe and promote video.
An information architect and ‘live web’ search expert, she has worked with companies in open source, photo sharing and search services. She blogs at Napsterization (napsterization.org/stories/) and was an original author at bIPlog (the first UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism blog, on the topic of intellectual property, security and privacy).
She has a Masters from UC Berkeley’s School of Information, researching digital media and information technology, traditional journalism, information architecture, intellectual property, privacy, and online communities.
Dan Holden, Comcast Fellow / Chief Scientist , Comcast
Dan Holden is a Comcast Fellow and Chief Scientist for Denver-based Comcast Media Center (CMC). In this position, Holden is responsible for providing technical and strategic leadership for the CMC.
Holden, a 16-year veteran of television, joined the Comcast Media Center in 2002 as a Video of IP Engineer. Since then, he has led the engineering efforts for the CMC’s content distribution platforms, including video on demand, broadband television, and user generated content. Prior to joining the CMC, Holden served as the architect for AT&T Broadband’s telephony provisioning systems. Beforehand, Holden served on the engineering team at CableLabs as a senior consultant for Go2Broadband, Holden also served as the CIO of Weather+ and led the Transmission Manager efforts for Encoda systems.
Holden’s current focus at the CMC includes defining its strategic direction for interactive television, advanced advertising, and content delivery. He holds a M.S. and B.S. in Computer Science from Regis University, where he graduated summa cum laude. Holden is actively involved in the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, and the Society of Cable and Television Engineers.
Denver-based Comcast Media Center (CMC), a business unit of Comcast Cable, provides a Total Content Solution for cable system operators and members of the content community, including television programming networks, independent producers and advertisers. CMC’s products include its HITS all-digital platform of over 200 linear digital video and audio services; an Advertising Distribution Network (ADN) for centrally managing cross channel promotions and advertising; and a video on demand (VOD) platform serving over 15 million VOD-enabled cable households. The CMC also provides a full spectrum of content production, management and distribution services, including channel origination, transcoding, hosting, storage and IP multicasting, for traditional and new media platforms.
Dr. Mike Hollier, CTO, Psytechnics
Dr. Mike Hollier is a technical and commercial pioneer in perceptual engineering.
He directed BT’s research into audio, video and multimedia performance assessment for nearly a decade before leading the incubation of Psytechnics Ltd. in 2000. He left BT to become Psytechnics’ CEO and since October 2002 has served as its CTO, acting as their technology evangelist, driving business development and overseeing the research and development of a new generation of voice and video products.
Dr. Hollier is a Chartered Engineer, twice winner of the Alan Rudge Award for Innovation, a fellow of the University of Essex and member of the IOA and AES.
Mike Hudack, CEO, President and Co-Founder, blip.tv
Mike Hudack is a co-founder of blip.tv and serves as the company's president and CEO. He is responsible for blip.tv's overall business strategy, focusing in particular on community relations along with syndication, distribution and advertising partnerships.
Prior to blip.tv, Mike worked as a developer and administrator for the National Hockey League, where he managed the team responsible for one of the biggest IT projects in the history of the League — consolidating and re-developing the NHL's internal applications, which serve hundreds of employees using dozens of technologies. Mike also developed the content management system for NHL.com and redesigned the software used to bring scores and statistics from dozens of simulraneous hockey games to fans in real-time.
Mike has spoken at SXSW, Streaming Media West, Beyond Broadcast, the Open Media Developers Summit, TelcoTV and dozens of other conferences and has served as a guest lecturer at NYU and elsewhere as an expert on video, blogging and citizen journalism. He has created and maintained more than a half dozen independent media projects, including warstories:CC, warblogs:CC and the Index of Evil. His independent projects have been covered by the Washington Post, USA Today, the PBS Newshour, NPR and Forbes, among others.
Mike Humes, Product Manager, IPTV Solutions, Tektronix, Inc.
Mike Humes is responsible for the product direction of Tektronix’ Video and Broadband Data solutions within its Network Management group.
With 18 years of Telecommunications experience in wireless and data networks, Mike has held a variety of product management and R&D positions working with such leading companies as Nortel, Samsung and Cisco, as well as with entrepreneurial companies. For the past six years, Mike has worked with Tektronix’ industry-leading Network Monitoring and Performance Management Systems.
Mike holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University. He also holds multiple patents.
Brad Hunstable, Co-Founder, uStream.tv
Brad Hunstable is a serial entrepreneur and founder of Ustream.TV, a platform that enables anyone with a camera and an Internet connection to broadcast live interactive video to a global audience.
Prior to founding Ustream, Mr. Hunstable worked at Hillwood Development, a Ross Perot Company overseeing the development of master planned communities. Mr. Hunstable also completed five years of active duty in the United States Army, serving in various capacities around the world.
Mr. Hunstable is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and holds a MBA in finance from The Ohio State University.
Brad Inman, CEO and Founder, TurnHere
Bradley J. Inman is an entrepreneur, journalist and technology expert. TurnHere is the most recent company to be founded by Mr. Inman, famous for highly-successful Internet content businesses including Inman News and Homegain.com which he sold in 2005 to Classified Ventures. Through TurnHere.com, Mr. Inman has harnessed the rampant consumer acceptance of Internet video technology and is tapping a rich vein of creative filmmakers who operate in a new, low-cost, technology-rich environment. He is the founder and publisher of Inman News which delivers real-time real estate stories via the Internet to more than 50,000 newspapers and Web sites. Mr. Inman has been a visiting fellow at the UC Berkeley School of Journalism, lecturer at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and sits on the BRIDGE Housing Board of Directors.
Brian Kahn, Director of Engineering for Content Personalization, SeaChange International
Brian Kahn is the Director of Engineering for SeaChange International’s emerging content personalization area. Based at the company’s headquarters in Acton, Mass., Kahn manages and generates the product strategy for several software product lines for SeaChange.
Kahn has a detailed background at SeaChange in digital advertising insertion and On Demand Solutions. Since joining the company in 1997, Kahn has played an integral role in the launch of a number of the company’s solutions, including the release of the industry’s first live TSI (transport stream insertion) system as well as the company’s Axiom Recording System.
In 2004, Kahn oversaw a team that built and released SeaChange’s QuickSilver content prep tools application, one of the most powerful and efficient tools on the market that ingests any form of content.
An active member of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE), Kahn initially authored the standard procedure for delivering advertisements in digital television. He has also helped define numerous standards for targeted advertising in both linear and on-demand content.
Kahn was named to the Worcester Business Journal’s 2007 “40 Under Forty” list for his business accomplishments and ongoing community service/volunteer activities.
Kahn is a graduate of UMass-Amherst.
Jim Kathman, Director of Marketing Strategy and Online Video, Associated Press
Jim Kathman joined AP in 2001 as Director of Strategy & Planning for AP Broadcast and was named Global Director of Product Management for AP Broadcast in 2006. His business planning expertise and leadership resulted in the partnership with Microsoft and creation of the Online Video Network in March 2006. In addition to managing AP's online video products, he has product management responsibility for products sold to broadcasters worldwide - including text, audio, video, and graphics. He previously held planning, sales, and marketing positions with Perot Systems and Dow Chemical. Kathman graduated from Purdue University and has joint master's degrees from the University of Maryland."
Scott Kirsner, "Innovation Economy" Columnist, The Boston Globe
Scott Kirsner is the "Innovation Economy" columnist at the Boston Globe. He edits the blog CinemaTech ( http://cinematech.blogspot.com), which focuses on the ways that new technologies are changing the entertainment industry, and is the author of The Future of Web Video: New Opportunities for Producers, Entrepreneurs, Media Companies and Advertisers, published in March 2007. Scott's writing has also appeared in the New York Times, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Business Week, Salon.com, and Newsweek, among other publications. Scott is also one of the founders of the annual Nantucket Conference on Entrepreneurship and Innovation ( www.nantucketconference.com ), and Future Forward: The New England Technology Summit ( www.futureforward.com). He can be reached at kirsner@pobox.com.
Richard Kligman, Founder & CEO, Qoof Ltd.
Richard is the CEO and founder of Qoof, Ltd. He has leveraged his unparalleled visionary expertise to transform a concept into a powerful business model that will create revenue for both online entrepreneurs and enterprises. Where some see the rise of consumer-controlled video-based entertainment as a challenge and threat, Richard sees it as an exciting and profitable opportunity for both entrepreneurs and enterprises to directly market and sell products to targeted consumer audiences via the Internet.
Pete Kocks is the Chief Architect of AOL Video and the Senior Architect at Truveo, where he oversaw the company's core technology platform.
Prior to Truveo, Pete helped launch three software startups in the fields of video surveillance, database monitoring, and application hosting. At Presidio Technology, he led the development of a distributed video surveillance system with a unique approach to indexing video streams. As one of the founders of BayGate, he led the development of a database monitoring system from inception to deployment in the mission-critical datacenters of dozens of large corporate customers. BayGate was acquired by Portal Software in 2001. Previously, as one of the first employees of Digitivity, a startup that developed and brought to market a Java application server, he guided the technical and business relationship with Citrix systems that ultimately led to its acquisition by Citrix in 1998.
Pete holds a doctoral degree from Stanford University where his research focused on systems modeling and computation. Pete holds an undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa.
Lora Kratchounova, Vice President, Marketing, OurStage, Inc.
Lora Kratchounova is the VP, Marketing for OurStage, a fast-growing, 100% democratic, fan-powered platform for discovering new video, film and music talent. The OurStage mission is to help talented artists achieve critical exposure by solving the greatest challenge on the Internet today: sorting quality content from the sea of mediocrity online. Prior to joining OurStage, Lora was part of American Express Canada, growing the corporate premium Platinum and Gold card portfolio, as well as leading an international consumer card initiative for Amex’s key markets outside of the US. Lora was also closely engaged with the Web 1.0 wave, heading up the marketing for VacationCoach in Boston, which provided both travelers and online travel services providers such as Travelocity and Cendant with online travel planning tools, powered by the knowledge of seasoned travel professionals. Lora has over 15 years of strategic marketing, branding and online experience working for a variety of businesses and markets, spanning from entertainment, music, technology, to loyalty, financial, and travel services.
Jason Krikorian, Co Founder & VP, Business Development, Sling Media
Jason Krikorian is a co-founder of Sling Media and is executive vice president of business development. Prior to Sling Media, Krikorian was a partner in id8 Group Holdings, Inc., where he advised companies on product and business strategy, including Microsoft, Hitachi and Viewsonic. Jason joined id8 Group after spending several years in management consulting with The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). While at BCG, Jason advised Fortune 100 clients in the retail, automotive and utilities sectors. Prior to BCG, Jason worked in corporate securities law at Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto, CA and Hale and Dorr in Boston, MA, and assisted in the execution of numerous initial public offerings, acquisitions and private placements. Krikorian received a Masters of Business Administration and Juris Doctor (law) from the University of Virginia. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley.
Surya Kumar Ivg, Head of VoIP/IMS Business Unit, HCL
Surya Kumar IVG is head of HCL VoIP/IMS business unit and owns software product engineering, management, services, marketing and customer relationship activities. He is responsible for implementation of solution accelerators and conformance test frameworks in VoIP/IMS technology domain for HCL. He leads the team which contributes significantly in the area of convergence applications for HCL customers. He is also instrumental in understanding the market parameters, customer requirements and directing the product line for next generation technical solutions. He has more than 16+ years of experience and worked on embedded systems, real-time systems, networking and convergence. Participates regularly and speaks in technology forums and events globally such as VON, ITEXPO, ICSTEST, SIP it and ETSI. He holds a master’s degree in communication systems engineering.
Daphne Kwon co-founded ExpoTV, www.expotv.com, which is distributed through partnerships with the world’s largest portals including Yahoo!, AOL, Google and YouTube; to leading ecommerce destinations like Smarter.com and Buy.com; and to more than 25 million digital cable homes through VOD partnerships with Comcast, Time Warner, Charter, Verizon and other cable operators. Prior to founding ExpoTV, Kwon served as Chief Financial Officer and a founding employee of Oxygen Media, overseeing finance, business development, and technology. Prior to joining Oxygen, Kwon reported to the President of the Disney/ABC Cable Networks as Director of Business Planning, which resulted in the successful launches of Toon Disney, SoapNet, and the Lifetime Movie Network. Prior to moving to ABC, Kwon worked in Disney’s Corporate Strategic Planning Department, where she was responsible for business planning of the media company’s television, film and recorded music divisions. Daphne holds business degrees from Harvard Business School and the University of Michigan.
Meir Lehrer, Vice President of US Technical Sales and Partnership Program, NDS Ltd.
Meir Lehrer has been with NDS for more than ten years where he is currently responsible for NDS technical sales worldwide. He also manages NDS’s global partners program and acts as a worldwide consultant on conditional access and technical issues for NDS customers. Prior to this, Meir managed R&D for the television subscriber entitlement product of NDS and all headend software development for DIRECTV projects. Since 1998 he has been responsible for technical sales and business development efforts for NDS with leading IPTV and cable customers in the US, Canada and Mexico. Prior to joining NDS, Meir worked with Motorola and Cincinnati Milacron.
Meir received a Bachelor of Science degree from Bowling Green State University with a focus in Computer Science, Philosophy and Psychology.
Blake Lewin is Vice President of Product Development and Innovation for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.) New Product Development. Lewin is the inventor of GameTap, Turner's first broadband entertainment network, and was responsible for its design and development.
He was Executive Producer on Cyan Worlds' MMOG Myst Online: URU Live, released on GameTap in US and Canada and for Mac and PC internationally in 2007. He has led the production of enhanced TV applications on various emerging platforms; invented two patents filed for TBS, Inc. on iTV and broadband systems; managed online development for Turner Entertainment Web sites; licensed and produced CD-ROM products and games such as Woodstock, Hell Cab, Dinotopia, The Pagemaster, ToonJam and Carl Sagan's Murmurs of Earth; and established industry policies for the licensing of music and image assets for CD-ROMs with the Harry Fox Agency, BMI, and the American Society of Magazine Photographers.
Lewin earned a BA in music in composition, with a minor in electronic music, as well as an associate's degree in audio technology from the Indiana School of Music.
Caroline Little, CEO and Publisher, Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive
Caroline H. Little is chief executive officer and publisher of Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive (WPNI), which operates washingtonpost.com, Newsweek.com, Slate, BudgetTravel.com and Sprig.com.
Little joined WPNI in 1997 as general counsel and went on to serve as chief operating officer and president. She became CEO and publisher in January 2004. Little serves as Chair of the Advisory Board for The Posse Foundation, Inc D.C. branch. She also serves as Vice Chair of the Online Publishers Association and on the Board of the American Press Institute. Little is a trustee of Grinnell College.
Prior to joining WPNI, Little was deputy general counsel at U.S. News & World Report, The Atlantic Monthly and Fast Company. She also served as an associate at the law firm of Arnold & Porter.
Little received a BA from Wesleyan University and a J.D. from New York University School of Law, where she graduated with honors.
Maribel Lopez, Vice President and Principal Analyst, Forrester Research
Maribel is a key contributor to Forrester's offerings for the Technology Marketing professional and is a frequent contributor to Forrester's content for the Strategy professional. An expert in the telecom and networking industry, Maribel has extensive experience helping technology vendors refine product concepts and marketing messages for enterprises, small and medium-size businesses (SMBs), and service providers.
She is a thought leader in helping telecom carriers, MSOs, and networking vendors build strategies to adapt to changes in the communications and media market.
Her research focuses on fixed mobile convergence, next-generation networks, trends in enterprise mobility, and Latin American mobility adoption.
Maribel has helped define Forrester's research offerings on a wide range of topics in the telecom space, including enterprise mobility, consumer telecom adoption, and the state of the US communications market.
Maribel joined Forrester from Shiva, where she was a senior manager of market planning and analysis, responsible for leading a competitive analysis team and strategic analysis. In addition, she held a position as a product marketing manager for remote access servers. Prior to joining Shiva, Maribel was a data communications analyst for IDC and a product line financial and market analyst for products at Motorola Codex.
Maribel is a frequent speaker on telecommunications and networking topics at industry events and is often quoted in business and trade publications, including the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, InformationWeek, and Computerworld. Maribel holds a bachelor of science degree from Babson College in marketing and finance.
Tara Maitra, Vice President, General Manager of Programming, TiVo Inc.
Tara Maitra serves as Vice President, General Manager of Programming for TiVo. In this role, Maitra is responsible for cultivating relationships with content companies and unique content offerings for delivery via broadband. Previously, Maitra served as Senior Director of content development at Comcast, where she was responsible for day-to-day operations of Select on Demand, a collection of new niche non-linear networks delivered via video on-demand and broadband. Maitra helped to create new channels through partnerships, acquisitions and original programming. Prior to Comcast, Maitra was Executive Vice President, General Manager of Primedia Digital Video, where she developed on-demand and broadband video businesses for Primedia's established print franchises. Her accomplishments include launching video services on Comcast and Real Networks. Ms. Maitra also held a series of editorial and management positions at NBC, including Vice President, General Manager of CNBC/Dow Jones Business Video, a joint venture of NBC, Microsoft and Dow Jones. There she led the development and managed one of the first profitable streaming video web sites to offer financial content thru both subscription and syndication models. A graduate of Washington and Lee University, located in Lexington, Virginia, Ms. Maitra holds a B.A. in Journalism and Psychology.
Sandy Malcolm, Executive Producer, CNN.com video
Sandy Malcolm is executive producer of CNN.com video. In that role, Malcolm oversees all of CNN.com’s video content on the Web site and for CNN Mobile.
Named to her current role in September 2003, Malcolm played an instrumental role in the development and relaunch of CNN.com, the latest evolution in online news that resulted in an intuitive, integrated Web site that puts users within a click of the global, national and local news and information they find most relevant to them. In addition to her duties with CNN.com, Malcolm handles CNN content provided to Comcast and Time Warner Cable for cable on-demand usage.
Before CNN.com, Malcolm served in a variety of production roles for CNN, including CNN International and CNN/Sports Illustrated. Her accomplishments include leading the network’s special programming following the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and coordinating CNN’s coverage of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks from a sports perspective.
Malcolm worked at ABC News as a researcher and on the assignment desk before joining CNN Headline News as an associate producer and news writer in 1990.
Malcolm earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland.
Ted Malone, Vice President of Product Marketing, Sling Media
As VP of product marketing, Ted is responsible for the creation and execution of the overall product and service strategy for Sling Media, Inc. Prior to Sling Media, Ted served as VP of Corporate Strategy & Marketing for Digital Deck where he was responsible for the creation of the overall product and service strategy for the company as well as corporate marketing activities. Prior to Digital Deck, Ted was the Senior Director of Product Marketing at TiVo. Prior to joining TiVo, Ted was a senior engineering manager at Alias/Wavefront, where he developed the product requirements, and managed the development team, for the creation of two versions of the Zap!iT digital video software line. Before that, he led the studio production group of Silicon Graphic’s Silicon Studio division, designing and building the Silicon Graphics Entertainment Technology Center and managing a team through the creation of animation, video and performance animation projects. Ted has also been an instructor at the Academy of Art College, teaching various courses on special effects for film and video. Ted holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Ohio State University.
Juan Martinez, Senior Manager of Technology, Sony Electronics
Juan Martinez, a senior manager of technology in Sony Electronics'
Broadcast and Production Systems Division, has more than 25 years or product and technical experience in the television production industry, and has been involved in the development of digital recording formats.
He is a graduate of the University of Havana in physics.
Fred Mc Intyre, Vice President, AOL Video, AOL
Fred McIntyre is Senior Vice President of AOL Video, where he directs the team that leads and executes AOL's comprehensive strategy for video, and operates AOL's video products across AOL's network of Web properties. McIntyre joined AOL in 1999 and has worked in a variety of capacities, including most recently Vice President of Programming and Media Networks for AOL for Broadband. He also spent several years as Vice President of Business Development for AOL Entertainment where his responsibilities included mapping and implementing the strategy that established AOL as a premier online destination and industry partner for Games, Movies, Music, Radio, Television, and Ticketing. Prior to AOL, McIntyre held senior management positions at Spinner.com, VIBE Magazine and SPIN Magazine.
Keith Mcallister, CEO, Mochila, Inc.
Keith McAllister is an award-winning media executive whose career accomplishments range from investigative journalism to overseeing the largest electronic newsgathering organization in the United States. Until late 2003, Mr. McAllister had spent almost 18 years at CNN. In his last role, he was CNN's executive vice president and managing editor of national newsgathering, a division with 500 staff that provided news coverage, programming, and other content to CNN's many TV, radio, web, and wireless outlets. In the period between CNN and Mochila, Mr. McAllister consulted clients on media and branding strategy, crisis management, and content development strategies.
Sean Mccarthy, Ph.d, Fellow Technical Staff, Motorola
Dr. Sean McCarthy brings to Motorola a unique convergence of expertise in video compression, signal processing, and the neurobiology of human vision. Sean’s main job is to improve professional MPEG-4 encoders by advancing the state-of-the-art in video processing and compression science. Sean had similar responsibilities previously as Chief Scientist at both Modulus Video, which is now part of Motorola, and at ViaSense, a UC Berkeley spin-off that developed commercial applications based on expert knowledge of the human visual system. Over the years, Sean has led the development of a number of technologies that optimize video compression, enhance visual displays, extract natural features from images and video, and quantify perceptual quality. The author of several papers on retinal processing, Sean holds several patents on image and signal processing. Dr. McCarthy is on the board of the MPEG Industry Forum and a member of the IEC publications advisory committee. Sean earned his Ph.D. in bioengineering jointly at UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco.
Peggy Miles, President, InterVox Communications
Peggy Miles was an early industry pioneer in webcasting and digital media, and is a leading expert on the future of digital media. She is a sought after consultant on business strategy and training. Ms. Miles has been published worldwide and authored a best-seller for the National Association of Broadcasting. She has been awarded "Most Influential" in streaming media several times.
In 1995, Ms. Miles established InterVox Communications , a leading specialized global digital media consultancy. She founded the International Webcasting Association in 1996 and was executive editor of Digital Media Magazine. She produced the first CBS webcasts, and was instrumental in working with the Korean company that built the first portable media.
She was awarded Billboard Magazine Promotion Director of the Year. Ms. Miles is a member of the International Academy of TV Arts and Sciences and other industry associations.
Dennis A. Miller, General Partner, Spark Capital
Dennis Miller is a General Partner at Spark Capital. His investments at Spark include Xoova (formerly DoctorsDirect), Next New Networks, and Twistbox Entertainment.
Mr. Miller was most recently a Managing Director of Constellation Ventures. His investments at Constellation include College Sports Television (recently sold to CBS), TVONE (a cable network serving African Americans and funded by Comcast, Direct TV, and Radio One); K-12- an online education service spun out of Knowledge Universe (a Milken and Ellison joint venture) and The Gospel Channel. He has also served on the Board of Directors of Capital IQ which was sold to McGraw Hill in 2004.
Prior to Constellation Ventures, Mr. Miller served in a number of high level executive positions at leading media companies. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Miller was Executive Vice President of Lions Gate Entertainment. In this capacity, Mr. Miller was integrally involved in Lions Gate’s aggressive acquisition and growth strategy which in two years, acquired a film production and distribution entity, an animation company, a film studio plant, and started a television division.
Prior to joining Lions Gate, Mr. Miller was Executive Vice President of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). Mr. Miller was responsible for the television operations of SPE, and was actively involved with strategic planning and new media programming . During Mr. Miller's tenure, Sony's new media division launched its primary internet initiative - the Sony Station. Mr. Miller's divisions included over 750 individuals with annual revenues of $1.4 billion and EBITDA of roughly $180 million.
From 1990-1995, Mr. Miller was Executive Vice President of Turner Network Television, with responsibility for production, business affairs and original programming for the TNT Network, overseeing all aspects of the network's operation. Mr. Miller’s responsibilities included oversight of 100 million in annual original programming, scheduling and marketing both the NBA and the NFL programs and the management and day to day operations of a 256 person team. During this period, Turner Network Television grew from 34 million subscribers and 240 million in revenues to 55 million subscribers and 525 million in revenues with 150 million in free cash flow. In 1997, Mr. Miller took on the additional responsibility for the Turner Entertainment Company, which spearheads the utilization of Turner's library of more than 3,000 motion picture titles.
Mr. Miller began his career as an attorney with Manatt, Phelps, Rothenberg and Phillips in Los Angeles. He received his Juris Doctorate from Boalt Law School at the University of California at Berkeley in 1982.
Jonathan Miller, Former CEO, AOL
As Chairman and CEO of America Online, Jon Miller is responsible for setting the strategy and overseeing the businesses and operations of the world's leading interactive services company. Mr. Miller came to AOL in 2002 with extensive management experience in interactive services, media, entertainment, and associated enabling technologies. Before joining AOL, Mr. Miller was President and CEO of USA Information and Services (USAIS). The 15,000-employee unit he led earned $3 billion in revenue and included businesses such as Ticketmaster and Ticketmaster.com, Citysearch and Match.com teleservices, USA Electronic Commerce Solutions, and the USA Travel Group comprising HRN, USA Travel Channel, and Expedia.com. Prior to USAIS, Mr. Miller was President/CEO first of USA Broadcasting and then of USA Electronic Commerce Solutions.
Marcus Morton, Co-Founder and President, Network Foundation Technologies
Marcus Morton is President, CEO, and Co-Founder of Network Foundation Technologies (NFT), a company focused on bringing television-style, advertiser-supported broadcasting to the Internet. NFT's patented distributed online broadcast technology enables the streaming of live and pre-recorded content to large audiences at a fraction of the cost of traditional CDN-based solutions.
Marcus Morton began his entertainment career in the music industry rising to Vice President with EMI Records, transitioning to the film industry and producing a number of successful movies such as the number one film "You Got Served." His film company, Mission Control Entertainment, has a co-financing distribution deal with the world-renowned film company MGM/UA.
In 1999 Marcus co-founded OneNetNow.com, which he successfully sold to EarthLink in 2001.
Harry Mower, Strategy Advisor, Media and Entertainment Technologies, Microsoft SilverLight
Over the past four years Harry has worked with major Media and Telecommunications companies to develop solutions in the areas of content management, distribution, consumption and reporting. As a Technical Strategy Advisor focusing on Media Technologies he helps articulate the value of Microsoft’s products and assists in developing next generation products that enhance the user experience across all devices and platforms.
Prior to joining Microsoft , Harry founded and worked at a number of start-ups in the catalog publishing and marketing industries including MacWarehouse where he helped create an architect some of the earliest e-commerce sites for Microsoft, Apple, HP, IBM and others.
Peter Naylor, Senior Vice President, Digital Media Sales, NBC Universal
As Senior Vice President of Digital Media Sales for NBC Universal, Peter Naylor drives advertising sales for all of the company’s digital properties, including NBC.com, NBCSports.com, CNBC.com, SciFi.com, Bravotv.com, USANetwork.com, AccessHollywood.com, DOTCOMEDY.com, FIRSTLOOK.com and iVillage and its affiliated businesses such as Healthology, Gardenweb and Astrology.com. Prior to his post at NBC Universal, Naylor headed advertising sales for the iVillage Properties, which was acquired by NBC Universal in May 2006. At iVillage, he was responsible for overseeing the activities of the iVillage sales team and driving new partnerships and advertising revenue opportunities for the company. Before joining iVillage in April 2002, he served as Vice President of Sales, Eastern Region/National Agency Relations for Terra Lycos, which is a leading portal. Previously, Naylor served as Eastern Sales Director for Wired Digital Interactive, an online pioneer of commercial publishing on the Web. He has also held advertising sales positions with Vanity Fair and Spin magazines and at radio stations WSSH in Boston and WSRO in Marlboro, Massachusetts. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and English from Denison University in Ohio.
Steve Oetegenn, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Verimatrix
Steve Oetegenn's career in the Information Technology industry spans 25 years. He has a wide range of experience in international business, having launched numerous high tech products to the global marketplace. He began his career with Burroughs Corporation (now UNISYS) as a specialist for Optical Character Recognition Systems. He has specialized in Digital Security and Anti-Piracy since 1998, working with Government agencies, Fortune 500 companies and Major Hollywood studios. Prior to joining Verimatrix, he was COO of MediaSec Technologies LLC, a pioneer and leader in the field of digital watermarking, COO of Argus Systems Group, a leading provider of Internet server security software, and CEO of DCE Communication Ltd, a world-wide provider of business messaging systems. Mr. Oetegenn has spoken at numerous global digital security conferences, he also speaks fluent German.
Antonio Otalvaro, Chief Creative Officer, Barrio 305 / Taste Digital Media
Antonio Otalvaro, a graduate of Pratt Institute in New York, is the Chief Creative Officer and Producer for Barrio 305. Following his graduation he worked as a freelance editorial illustrator and as a creative assistant at McCann Erickson and DMB&B. His most notable work as an illustrator was a highly prestigious commission to showcase the Advertising Club of New York's Andy Awards Annual in 1996. In that same period his work as a designer was also recognized when he was selected to participate in the Art Director's Club first ever exhibition of "New York's Most Wanted Young Gun's" exhibit. Following these accomplishments he was invited to contribute as a conceptual artist at Fabrica, the Benetton Think Tank in Italy. Antonio worked directly under Oliviero Toscani, the individual responsible for Benetton's controversial campaigns throughout the 80's and 90's. While at Fabrica, Antonio developed communication strategies for entities such as Greenpeace and the United Nations. Following his residency at Fabrica, he was offered the highly coveted position of Creative Editor (combination of Editor in Chief and Creative Director) for Benetton's Colors Magazine. At the time, the Colors circulation was 400,000, with distribution in seventy-five countries and produced in eight different languages. During that period Antonio produced issues 29 Heart, 30 Water and 31 Night. Upon his return to the United States Antonio made the switch from print media to digital media when he joined his brother's at WallStreet Electronica to lead the design team and develop marketing strategies for the online broker dealer.
Noah Otalvaro, CTO, Barrio 305 / Taste Digital Media
Noah Otalvaro leads the business development, information technology and marketing strategies for Barrio 305. He is also one of the founding members of WallStreet Electronica, an online broker dealer that is privately held and that has been ranked among the top online brokers by Barron's for the past ten years. He was responsible for the development and implementation of WallStreet Electronica's IT infrastructure -- managing the data center operations, network design & connectivity, and development of the firm's proprietary online trading platform. He also led business development and marketing initiatives for WallStreet Electronica. Noah graduated from Boston College in 1991 with a degree in Psychology.
Rebecca Paoletti, Director, Video Strategy, Yahoo, Inc.
Rebecca J. Paoletti serves as Yahoo!'s director of video strategy and is responsible for developing, executing, and leading Yahoo!'s online video sales strategy. In this role, she helps develop online video programs and sales support plans to meet marketers' objectives. She also plays a critical role in advising marketers and the sales organization on leveraging the constant innovation within online video.
She has over 13 years of media communications experience and 11 years in Internet, broadband and iTV strategy, publishing and production.
Prior to joining Yahoo!, Paoletti served as the creative director at Maven Networks, where she managed broadband strategy for various Fortune 500 companies including GM/Chevrolet, Pepsi, Nike and 20th Century Fox. Prior to her work with Maven, she spent two years as vice president of strategy and programming with Gotham Broadband, where she was charged with overseeing client sales strategy and developing unique broadband programs.
Paoletti also served as editor in chief and senior director of programming for AOL Time Warner's Road Runner broadband service. She developed e-commerce and community strategies that could be implemented on both the national and local levels.
In 1995, Paoletti was charged with launching Turner Network Television's first interactive programming venture and building the audience for the award-winning site.
Paoletti holds a Bachelor of Arts in English/Creative Writing and a minor in Russian Studies from Princeton University.
Ari Paparo, VP of Rich Media, DoubleClick
Ari Paparo is the Vice President of Rich Media for DoubleClick. In this role, Paparo leads the company's product vision for rich media, video and emerging technologies. As a thought leader in the online marketing industry, Paparo regularly speaks at industry events including past and future appearances at Ad:Tech, OMMA, iMedia, Widget Summit 2007, Video on the Net and other leading industry events.
Prior to joining DoubleClick, Paparo developed Internet marketing strategies for leading brands and interactive agencies, with an emphasis on emerging technologies, blogs, and syndication. He was a founder and COO of Blink.com, a venture-supported personal information management service.
Ari earned his MBA from Columbia and is a lifelong New Yorker.
Mark Pascarella, President & CEO, Gotuit
Mark Pascarella is President & CEO of Gotuit Media Corp. As one of Gotuit's founding investors, Mark has been a member of the company's Board of Directors since inception and joined Gotuit full-time in 2001. Under Pascarella's direction, Gotuit has pioneered video discovery / monetization and has become the leading provider of next-generation video products for multiple platforms including broadband, mobile, and cable.
Before joining Gotuit, Pascarella teamed up with Sidney Topol, the former Chairman and CEO of Scientific-Atlanta (Cisco), to found The Topol Group, an early-stage investment firm. In addition to Gotuit, The Topol Group's investments include broadband router manufacturer RiverDelta Networks (Motorola), cable services provider Navic Networks, and VoIP switch maker Cedar Point Communications. From 1992 to 1997, Pascarella worked in Business Development at Procter & Gamble.
He holds a BS in Management from Bucknell University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Charles Peters, Corporate Development Director, Netbriefings
Charles has helped businesses and organizations use streaming video to webcast live events, meetings, training sessions, product demonstrations, speeches and more. His experience includes work with video production professionals, advertising and marketing firms, financial services providers, manufacturers, non-profit organizations and government entities. Charles specializes in helping organizations put compelling video on the Web and make it easy for audiences to watch and interact.
John Pillsbury, Business Development Executive, Destiny Media Technologies, Inc.
For the past 6 years, Mr. Pillsbury has been leading the Sales and Marketing at Destiny Media, and their Clipstream streaming software. He has helped build their sales from start-up to over 300 satisfied customers throughout North America, Europe and Asia. They have expanded their product line to Clipstream audio, video, and video streaming software. Mr. Pillsbury has formed close partnerships with 25 resellers, and technology partners like SUN Microsystems, creators of Java. A graduate of Villanova University, and Harvard Business School, John lives in beautiful Vancouver, BC with his wife and 4 children.
Babs Rangaiah, Director, Media & Entertainment, Unilever, US
Babs currently oversees media across all Unilever brands in the U.S. In the past year he has overseen the media for several highly innovative campaigns, including Dove’s “Dovenight webisodes, Super Bowl Campaign & Dove Cream Oils consumer generated campaign”. Dove was recently named “CPG Marketer of the year” by Mediapost. Additionally, he’s led some key initiatives in the Branded Entertainment space and the Hispanic market.
Prior to joining Unilever, Babs spent 3 ˝ years as the Vice President of Media for the interactive firm AGENCY.COM and several years in traditional media planning at DMB&B, most recently as Vice President AMD. In his career, Babs has worked with clients such as Procter & Gamble, JP Morgan, Colgate, Discovery Networks, Sprint, Merck and Burger King.
Babs currently resides in Scarsdale, NY with his wife Amanda and coaches Little League for each of his three amazing children: Ryan, Sophia & Jack.
Tom Rogers, CEO & President, TiVo, Inc.
Tom Rogers is Chief Executive Officer, President and Vice Chairman of the Board of TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVR). Previously, Tom was Chairman and CEO of PRIMEDIA, Inc., the leading targeted media company in the United States. PRIMEDIA publishes some 200 magazines, operates more than 400 websites, and runs a wide range of television and video businesses. Prior to joining PRMEDIA, Tom was President of NBC Cable and Executive Vice President of NBC, as well as it s chief strategist. Among his many accomplishments, Tom founded CNBC, the nations leading business news channel and established the NBC/Microsoft cable channel and Internet joint venture, MSNBC. In addition, he served as co-chairman of the Arts and Entertainment, and History Channels, and was responsible for overseeing many other cable channels including Court TV, Bravo, American Movie Classics, the Independent Film channel, and the National Geographic Channel. Prior to NBC, Tom was Senior Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance Subcommittee and was responsible for drafting a number of communications laws, including the Cable Act of 1984, as well as overseeing the FCC. Tom began his career as an attorney with a Wall Street law firm. Tom also currently serves as Chairman of TRget Media LLC, a media industry investment and operations advisory firm. He and his wife, Sylvia, have three children.
Steve Rosenbaum, CEO and Founder, Magnify.net
Steve Rosenbaum is acknowledged as one of the early innovators in User-Generated Video. In 1995 he created UNfiltered, a program that put the very first user-generated video on MTV. Magnify.net lets sites quickly add a robust video solution to their existing site by providing video discovery from the web’s most popular video services.
Herb Scannell, CEO and Co-Founder, Next New Networks
Herb Scannell was most recently Vice Chairman of MTV Networks and President of Nickelodeon Networks. Mr. Scannell oversaw all creative and business operations for a portfolio of brands and businesses for MTV Networks including: Nickelodeon, the #1 rated network in cable TV for 10 years running; TV Land, the cable home of classic TV; and Spike TV, the first network for men. Additionally, Mr. Scannell was responsible for Nickelodeon's digital cable TV networks (including Noggin/the N), its robust online offerings, and its successful feature film division. Mr. Scannell also led the Consumer Products division of Nickelodeon and Viacom, which under his watch grew into the third largest licensing business in the world. Mr. Scannell first began his career at MTV Networks as Director of Programming, Nickelodeon in 1988. During the early years, Mr. Scannell was instrumental in turning Nickelodeon into a production powerhouse with the birth of Nicktoons (Rugrats, Ren & Stimpy, Doug) and innovative live action shows such as Clarissa Explains It All and the Secret World of Alex Mack. Prior to joining Nickelodeon and MTV Networks, Mr. Scannell held various marketing and promotional positions in pay TV at The Movie Channel and Showtime. At Showtime as Director of Program Promotion, he created the award winning The Honeymooners: The Lost Episodes campaign named Campaign of the Year by CTAM, cable's highest marketing honor.
Dan Scherer, VP Publisher Relations, Tremor Media
Dan heads the Publisher Technologies team at Tremor Media, a leading video ad network and technology services company.
With over 10 years experience in online video services, Dan has worked closely with leading broadcast and online media companies to launch some of the most recognizable interactive video products available today. Early in his career Dan was a key member of the team that first brought CNN’s video services to a world-wide streaming audience and as SVP, Business Development for On2 Technologies, Dan helped bring mobile video service to the largest mobile customer base on the planet. As a fervent client advocate focused on delivering innovation in real-world environments Dan works tirelessly to ensure success for our publisher partners.
Matthew Scheybeler, CTO, blinkx
Matthew Scheybeler joined blinkx in 2004 as a technical director. He began his career at Autonomy Corporation, where he spent three years, advancing from programmer to team leader. While at Autonomy, Matt became highly proficient in rich media-related technology. Prior to joining blinkx, he founded his own consultancy firm, Automatic Software, where he worked with a variety of mobile and enterprise search companies. Matt holds a BSc in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science from Edinburgh University.
Deborah Schultz, Blogger & Chief Catalyst, MMI International
Deborah Schultz is an evangelist and rabble rouser in the Relationship Economy: where people, technology and media intersect. She is currently working as a consultant and speaker spreading the gospel on blogging, social media and community marketing. Her most recent claim to fame was working as Director of Marketing for Six Apart.
Brian Shin, Founder & CEO, Visible Measures
Brian is the Founder and CEO of Visible Measures Corp, a pioneer in the emerging field of Video Experience Measurement. Previously, Brian co-founded software companies Creative Aspects (acquired by Medsite, Inc., now WebMD) and The Cambridge Intelligence Agency (acquired by MSGi). Brian was also part of the early team at Allaire Corp., which went public in 1999 and was subsequently acquired by Macromedia for $310 million. Brian holds a bachelor's degree from Tufts University and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Kevin Shively, EVP, Business Development, Executive Director, TV Worldwide
Kevin is currently responsible for advertising and sponsorship sales and the creation of new Internet TV channels for TV Worldwide. Previously, he sold streaming media advertising for a network of Internet radio stations to many Fortune 500 clients and ran business operations for Internet radio station Beethoven.com, where he implemented one of the first targeted ad-insertion solutions. He has twice been invited by the United States Copyright Office to represent the industry on regulatory concerns. In 2002, he helped negotiate a settlement with the Recording Industry Association of America which was enacted as the Small Webcaster Settlement Act of 2002. In January 2004, Kevin was named by Digital Media Magazine as one of the top 100 People in Digital Media.
Manish Singh, Vice President of Field Engineering, Continuous Computing
Mr. Singh was named vice president of field engineering in October 2006. Previously he served as Continuous Computing's vice president of engineering. Mr. Singh is an experienced engineering leader who brings 14 years of experience in telecommunications product design and development. Prior to Continuous Computing, Mr. Singh held various engineering management and architect positions at Intel Corporation, Trillium Digital Systems, and C-DOT (Center for Development of Telematics). Mr. Singh holds the patent as a sole inventor of “Configurable Cache” memory system (patent number: 7133997). Apart from broad telecom domain knowledge, Mr. Singh brings specialized expertise in the wireless and VoIP telecom technology areas. In 1998, he successfully led the development of 2G MSC at C-DOT and since has led various VoIP and 3G/IMS wireless product development. Mr. Singh received a B.S. degree in electronics and telecommunication from Shri GSInstitute of Technology & Science, Indore and a M.S. degree in computer science from India Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Michael Sprague, President and COO, Wavexpress
Michael Sprague is the President and COO of Wavexpress, a leading provider of products and services enabling the secure distribution and compelling presentation of digital media over broadband. He joined Wavexpress at its inception, serving as Vice President, Production Services from 1999 to 2003. In August of 2003 he took over responsibilities as President of the company.
As President, Mr. Sprague has become a pioneer in the Internet television industry by developing Wavexpress' consumer application, TVTonic. Under his leadership, TVTonic has grown to become the featured Internet television application in Windows Vista and XP, and currently offers nearly 300 channels of the best in online video content.
Prior to joining Wavexpress, Mr. Sprague was the Systems Architect for Wave Systems Corporation, where he was responsible for navigating Wave through its transition onto the Internet and into new media technologies.
Mr. Sprague studied computer science at the University of Chicago.
Donna Stokes, Social Media Manager, Hewlett-Packard
Donna Stokes is Social Media Manager for HP’s Imaging and Printing Group (IPG). In her role, Donna oversees the design and operations of IPG’s community, viral and UGC (user-generated content) interactive marketing programs worldwide. Video is core to the mix, as demonstrated with this fall’s launch of HP Uncut - a video sharing program which connects HP employees and customers through self-produced videos.
Donna has over 15 years of experience in B2B and consumer marketing. She helmed HP’s award-winning Graphic Arts interactive program and the highly successful Resolutionaries campaign. A former television development executive and producer (credits include “America’s Funniest Home Videos”), the convergence of digital and traditional media is a communication revolution Donna has anxiously anticipated to come. She holds a BS from Emerson College.
Catherine Tait is a founding partner of Duopoly, an independent production company based in New York City that also provides marketing and business development services to the entertainment industries in Canada and the United States.
Most recently, Ms. Tait founded www.ithentic.com in New York, an online and mobile video content company dedicated to bringing the best in independent production to digital platforms.
Ms. Tait has over 25 years of experience in the public and private sector media business, in a variety of senior executive roles in both Canada and the United States. Prior to Duopoly, Ms. Tait was President and Chief Operating Officer of Salter Street Films and led the company’s successful IPO on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 1997. She also spearheaded the company’s bid for digital broadcasting licenses including the Independent Film Channel Canada. Salter Street Films’ productions included LEXX, THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES, MADE IN CANADA and Michael Moore’s THE AWFUL TRUTH and Academy Award-winning BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE. Her tenure ended with a sale of the company to Alliance Atlantis Communications in 2001.
Prior to Salter Street Films, Ms. Tait was Executive Director of the Independent Feature Project in New York, the largest organization of independent film producers in the United States. Prior to the IFP, Ms. Tait managed policy and planning for Telefilm Canada, and served as Canada’s Cultural Attaché to France. Ms. Tait is a Director of Entertainment One and has served as a Director of ALIANT Inc. and CHUM Ltd.
Dave Tansek is currently CEO of MTDSystems. MTDSystems is a software company that creates Monitor, Control, and Processing software for Broadcasters, Retail businesses, and Digital Cinema facilities. Dave has worked in the professional video and broadcast industry for more than 36 years. He was the Sr. Product Manager for Network Systems at Sony for 12 years. He also managed Service for complex video/audio and IT systems for Sony for 10 years. Dave has designed and implemented expert systems and he designed and built News playout systems, built data analysis tools for VTRs and designed multiple coprocessor controller systems for editing systems.
Ariel Topf, President & CEO, Imvite
Ariel, 45, serial entrepreneur, co-founder and manager of 14 startups on three continents.
By age 24, Ariel had already built companies employing hundreds in the retail industry, food and clothing manufacturing, restaurant industry and advertising.
Ariel moved to Canada in 1989 from his native Peru. In just 3 years he had built a sales force of 19,000 reps. selling pet food “door-to-door” in Canada and USA.
In 1995, Ariel co-founded the Canadian Employment Network, a high-tech enterprise to match job seekers with employers. This #1 fastest growing franchise company in Canada turned into WSI (#1 franchise in the Internet and Technology category of Entrepreneur Magazine's Annual Franchise 500 for six consecutive years (2002 - 2007). WSI is the world's largest network of Internet consultants.
Just prior to Imvite, Ariel co-founded TouchLogic, (computer telephony), developing Internet ready IVR products and services for large North-American corporations.
Ariel's was also a professional soccer player and has a Bachelors degree in engineering.
Kevin Towes, Technical Product Manager, Flash Media Server, Adobe Systems
Kevin Towes is the technical product manager in the Dynamic Media Organization at Adobe Systems, responsible for defining, delivering, and supporting Adobe streaming video products and services. In his role, he manages products related to Flash Media Server and Flash Media Encoder, collaborating with the core product team, partners, professional services, business development and sales groups to define product releases and deliver solutions to the market through complete product development lifecycles.
Prior to Adobe, Towes spent 13 years working as a prime consultant enabling customers with Flash-based communication, collaboration, social media and video streaming solutions using Flash Media Server. Towes’ Flash Media Server Live Video work with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) led to an Emmy nomination in 2004.
David Trescot, Vice President, Rhozet Business Unit, Harmonic Inc.
Mr. Trescot is responsible for managing the Rhozet business unit at Harmonic, Inc. Rhozet’s transcoding solutions are used to rapidly convert video between all major formats for broadcast, Web and mobile applications, and are in use by such companies as CNN, BBC, ESPN, Yahoo!, MSN, and Amazon.com.
Most recently CEO of Rhozet Inc., Mr. Trescot held several senior management positions including Vice President of Product Management and Marketing for Avvenu, Inc. Prior to Avvenu, he managed the Digital Video Group at Adobe and was responsible for the product direction and marketing for Adobe’s entire range of media applications, including Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Encore, and Audition. Mr. Trescot earned both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida.
Paul Turner, Vice President of Product Marketing, Omneon Video Networks
Paul Turner is Vice President of Product Marketing for Omneon Video Networks, responsible for overall product strategy at the company. Mr. Turner brings with him over 30 years of experience in the broadcasting industry in Europe and the USA, starting his career as an engineer at the BBC in 1980. Since then he has held Engineering and Senior Management positions both in the USA and the U.K at the Grass Valley Group, Abekas Video Systems, Scitex Digital Video, Sony Electronics and, most recently, Pinnacle Systems, where he held the position of Director of Product Marketing for their Storage, Switcher, DVE and Character Generator product lines. Mr Turner holds an Honors degree in Electronic Engineering from Liverpool University in the U.K.
Henk Van Niekerk, VP of Operations, MediaZone, Inc.
Henk Van Niekerk serves as the Vice President of Operations for MediaZone, offering a strong understanding of emerging digital and web technologies and how they are evolving and impacting content consumption and user participation. Before joining MediaZone, Henk served as the Vice President of entertainment and consumer services for CNET News.com Networks, directing CNET Networks' gaming and entertainment vertical. He was involved in the managing and guiding of editorial content, video production, user base, subscription revenues and community services including GameSpot, the leading source of information, community and game play services for video and computer games and GameFAQ's.com.
Mr. Van Nielkerk also served as the Senior Director of publisher licensing services for IGN Entertainment (FOX Interactive) overseeing all business development and sales operations of the business division, as well as managing relationships with all major publishers and developers. Prior to this role he served as Director of Licensing for IGN Entertainment overseeing the GameSpy in-game technology licensing and service business division, increasing top line sales in 2003 by more than 100% and added more than 30% direct contribution to the company bottom line.
Henk earned an economics and finance degree from the University of Stellenbosch in Stellenbosch, Western Cape Town, South Africa, and currently resides in Oakland, CA.
Morgan Webb is host of the Webb Alert (www.webbalert.com), a daily video report covering the day's developments in tech news, video gaming, gadgetry, and digital culture. Morgan Webb also hosts the popular TV program X-Play. Available in over 62 million homes and well past its 500th episode, X-Play is TV's longest-running and most-watched series focused on videogames. She was rated the 51st sexiest woman in the world in 2007 by the readers of FHM, but what truly inspires loyalty in her legions of fans is the fact she is as steeped in technology as they are. A web engineer before stumbling into a career in television, Ms. Webb has been building and modifying her own computers for years, and is a lifelong hardcore gamer.
Daniel Webster, SVP Product Development, The FeedRoom
Daniel brings over 20 years of broadcast media and convergent technology experience to The FeedRoom. Just prior to joining The FeedRoom in 2000, Daniel played a number of key roles in the CBS Television Stations Division, most recently as News Director for KPIX in San Francisco where he oversaw news and operations, including the station website. Previously he was News Director at WTVT/Tampa where he created one of the first interactive newscasts, and has been a recipient of numerous awards in television news. Life in television began for Daniel at ABC Networks, where he quickly became a champion of digital communication and its possibilities when computers were first introduced there. He earned a BA in Development Studies, University of East Anglia, England.
Ben Weinberger, CEO & Co-Founder, DigitalSmiths
Ben Weinberger co-founded Digitalsmiths in 1998, and has grown the operation from a two-person college business into a market-leading technology company. Digitalsmiths entered the entertainment industry in 2001 when it introduced its proprietary technology platform, Media Access Pro®, a ground-breaking software platform allowing clients to search massive amounts of film and television content in a simple and methodical way. The technology underlying Media Access Pro has enabled Digitalsmiths to develop Videosense, an innovative system used to create contextual advertising opportunities related to broadband video. Videosense has propelled Digitalsmiths to the cutting edge of online advertising and marketing technology. Weinberger graduated with honors from Southern Illinois University, and serves on the board of directors for the Honors Program at Southern Illinois University.
Daisy Whitney, Contributing Writer, TelevisionWeek
Daisy Whitney has written for a number of publications including TelevisionWeek, Advertising Age, Shape, Business 2.0 and The Denver Post. She is currently TelevisionWeek's new media reporter, extensively covering broadband video, interactive television, video-on-demand, mobile programming, digital video recording and high-definition television. In particular she has examined the impact of new and emerging technology on the advertising industry. She also writes regularly for Advertising Age and Media covering trends in television, online and advertising. As an expert on new media technology, Daisy consults on new media and speaks regularly at industry events. She also served as a guest commentator on Clear Channel-owned 850 KOA radio in Denver. Her freelance articles have appeared in Canada's The Globe and Mail, Miami Herald, New Media Age, Extra Extra, Multichannel News, Natural Health and Consumers Digest. Daisy graduated from Brown University in 1994 with a degree in art history.
Tom Wilde is a widely recognized leader in the field of Internet search and online advertising, and prior to becoming PodZinger’s CEO has held numerous leadership roles in the field, including SVP/GM of the consumer division at domain portfolio company NameMedia; senior vice president and general manager of MIVA Inc.'s North American division, responsible for both MIVA's U.S. online advertising network, as well as the company's consumer business; and senior operating roles managing Terra Lycos' global search and publishing divisions. Tom has also served on the IAB Search Engine Committee and holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Carol Wilson, Editor-at-Large, Telephony magazine
Carol Wilson returned to Telephony in 2004 as editor-at-large. She has been covering the telecommunications industry for the past 21 years. Over that period of time, she was a founding editor of two magazines – Inter@ctive Week and The Net Economy – as well as a news and information Web site, Broadband Edge. Carol began her telecom career as news editor at Telephony in 1985, becoming editor three years later. She previously covered higher education for Magna Publications, and covered politics, entertainment and business for The High Point (N.C.) Enterprise. Ms. Wilson began her career as a sports writer for the Enterprise. She is graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with a B. A. in journalism. She has received publishing awards from the North Carolina Women’s Press Association, the Computer Press Association and the American Society of Business Press Editors.
Alan Young, Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, SES Americom
A member of the Management Committee, Alan Young is responsible for SES AMERICOM's technology strategy and investments supporting next generation applications and services, information systems and services, and spectrum and orbital slot development. Mr. Young has extensive R&D, telecommunications, engineering and technology experience gained in diverse business environments, from financial services to media and entertainment. His background includes executive technology assignments leading emerging technology development, information security services and strategic vendor partnerships for Citigroup. Prior to his seven years with Citigroup, he was the Vice President of Engineering for Viacom's MTV Networks, responsible for the technical aspects of their global satellite distribution including the transition from analog to digital. Before Viacom, he spent three years in various technical assignments with British Telecom.
A fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, and a holder of two patents, he was awarded a Masters in Electronic Systems Engineering from the University of York, United Kingdom.
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