An All-Digital - All-Online Event
The Event: Digital Hollywood Spring
Date: May 18-20, 2021
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Digital Hollywood Spring Agenda
Tuesday, May 18th, 2021
NFT Day - Content - Technology - Evaluation - Funds
Noon – 12:45 PM: Eastern Time Zone
NFT Power Players
Welcome to the world of NFTs. For people working in the world of Crypto, the NFT explosion of the past three months has been something of an anticipated delight. For everyone else however, it arrival is more of a meteoric bolt out the blue! So now that NFTs have arrived, Digital Hollywood is happy to welcome it as another innovative industry game-changer. And, we are pleased to welcome, in our opening session of this day-long prob into the NFTs in the Media - Art - Technology - Finance Industries - a group of foremost experts in the NFT firmament.
Bill Tai, VC & Angel Investor, Zoom, Tweetdeck/ Twitter & Dapper Labs
Zach Katz, Partner and CEO, Raised In Space
Mickey Maher, SVP of Partnerships, Dapper Labs (CryptoKitties and NBA Top Shot)
Seth Shapiro, CEO, Artaku NFT
Travis Cloyd, CEO, Futurist in Residence @ FIU, NFT Deal Maker for Historical Legends, WorldwideXR, Moderator
2 PM – 2:45 PM – Eastern Time Zone
The Art & Evaluation of NFT
NFT as a significant category of “Collectable Art,” while still in an “Arguable” stage of development, has nonetheless quickly established itself as the next real thing. It is hard to argue with the $69.3 Million sale at Christie’s of “Beeple’s” “EVERYDAYS.” Or the $7.5 Million for “CryptoPunk #7804” or the $6.66 Million for “CROSSROAD.” In this panel we have assembled a cutting-edge group of experts in the field of NFT Art. As a group they have been a part of the explosion and impact of NFT Art from both the artistic and creative as well as NFT as a flourishing sector of the “Art Market.”
Mark Lurie, Board Member, Foundation for Art and Blockchain, Founder & CEO, Codex Protocol
Gerald Casale, Artist, Cultural Innovator and founding Member, DEVO
Colborn Bell, Co-founder, Museum of Crypto Art (MoCA)
Shivani Mitra, Director, Museum of Crypto Art (MoCA)
Steve Masur, Senior Partner, MGA, Moderator
3 PM – 3:45 PM – Eastern Time Zone
Hollywood - Celebrity Brand Power and NFT
There is no community of “Creatives,” “Investors,” “Industry Executives,” and “Producers” more ready to explore and respond to the challenge posed by the emergence of NFTs than the Entertainment, Sports, Media and Technology industries. “Hollywood” is a vast community of the most talented and daring, from both the “Creative” and the “Investment/Speculative/Production” side. The Entertainment Community is a reservoir of creative content, from it’s past, its present day production output and always, looking to its future. The arrival of NFT in the greater Entertainment Industries was a welcome explosion waiting to happen.
Anthony Borquez, Advisor/Investor, Tom Brady & Richard Rosenblatt, Autograph.io
Casey McGrath, Kings of Leon NFT, Chief Creative Officer, "Night After Night”
Lesley Silverman, Agent, Digital Assets, United Talent Agency
Joe Silberzweig, co-founder, Medium Rare, Rob Gronkowski, NFT
Adam Richman, co-founder, Medium Rare, Rob Gronkowski, NFT
Shara Senderoff, Partner/President, Raised In Space, Moderator
3:55 PM - 4:10 PM - Eastern Time Zone
A Hollywood Conversation:
Adam Friedman, Executive, CAA & Investor at Connect Ventures
Alanna Roazzi-Laforet, Publisher and Chief Revenue Officer, Decrypt
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM – Eastern Time Zone
The Promise and Peril of NFTs for Big Media
Non-fungible tokens offer the allure of a new media format, a new window and a new revenue stream? What’s not to like? Quite a lot, actually, especially if you happen to work with traditional media. This panel of experts, drawn from major media, startup crypto tech and securities law, will discuss the scope of the opportunity, including some exciting innovations that have not yet been widely adopted; and it will also set forth the many potential pitfalls for major media firms, including securities law, taxes and obligations to talent, guilds and other stakeholders.
Fred Kreuger, Managing Partner, SoftAtom
Yang Adija, SVP, Digital League Partners, Growth and Innovation, Turner Sports
Josh Lawler, Partner, Zuber Lawler LLP
Robert Tercek, CEO and Founder, General Creativity, Moderator
Wednesday, May 19th, 2021
1 PM– 1:45 PM – Eastern Time Zone
Online Sports Betting - Networks - Brands - League
Sports programming and sports betting as an industry sector is among the most innovative, dynamic and exciting developments impacting the fields of TV, Sports and advertising. Sports and Media are being challenged to create a completely new and unique consumer experience. On one hand the basic idea of Sports and betting is as old as “Sport” itself, on the other it is a complete revolution in cross-platform “Interactivity.” During the past few years, interactive media technologies have expanded dramatically and consumers now own an entirely new generation of phones, tablets and TVs. It will be fascinating to see how the world of Sports, Media and Technology create a new medium.
Andrew Schneider, Chief Marketing Officer, FOX Bet
Kristina Serafim, Director, Verizon Ventures
Mike Dee, President of Sports, Audacy, former CEO, Miami Dolphins
Ezra Kucharz, Chief Business Officer, DraftKings
Joshua Spiegelman, Managing Director, Sponsorships & Partnerships, Content+, Mindshare
Michael Vorhaus, CEO, Vorhaus Advisors, Moderator
2 PM – 2:45 PM – Eastern Time Zone
Social Media Power Grows: TikTok & Triller to YT Short and Reels
Gen X/Y/Z live there 24/7. And older folks sort of do too. It’s controversial but it represents the bottom line of marketing. It’s personal communication and it’s deep dive advertising. Social Media is how most industries strategically evaluate their future.
Tori Wechsler, Digital Media Agent, Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
Chris Sawtelle, Head of Digital Ventures, ICM Partners
Sam Christie, Director - Entertainment & Gaming, TikTok US
Tom Balamaci, Senior VP, Brand Strategy & Audience Development, Jukin Media
Marissa Hurwitz, Agent, Digital Department, WME, Moderator
3 PM – 3:45 PM – Eastern Time Zone
Future of TV & Streaming: Programming & Monetizing Strategy
Billions of viewers worldwide are engaged 24/7 with their video screens. Somewhere between Netflix, Amazon, Streaming Apps and cable packages resides the future of what was once known as “Television”. Technology has teamed up with media, advertising and Hollywood and a new industry has been unleashed. It’s going to be a bumpy ride!
Folayo Lasaki, SVP Head of Marketing, Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud
Dermot McCormack, President, LiveXLive
Kinsey Tamberrino, Vice President of East Coast Sales, Vevo
Fenton Bailey, co-founder, World of Wonder and EP, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Kim Hurwitz, Chief Marketing Officer, FITE a Triller company - home of Triller Fight Club
Jonathan Hurd, Partner, Altman Solon, Moderator
4 PM - 4:45 PM – Eastern Time Zone
Hollywood MasterClass – Actors – Writers – Producers
Technology, screens and delivery platforms may change everything but Hollywood is based on great storytelling. In this end-of-day session, we are delighted to welcome great members of the story-telling team: writers, actors, producers and directors. Let’s give them a hand!
Jennifer Dodge, President, Spin Master Entertainment (PAW Patrol, Mighty Express, Bakugan)
Cyma Zarghami, Founder & CEO, MiMO Studio (former President, Nickelodeon)
Ellen Doherty, Chief Creative Officer, Fred Rogers Productions
Catherine Clinch, TV Writer, TV veteran, Moderator, (Hunter, Jake & The Fat Man, Knight Rider, Love Boat, Hart to Hart)
Thursday, May 20th, 2021
1 PM– 1:45 PM – Eastern Time Zone
The Immersive At-Home Experience - IoT - 5G-TV - Streaming
COVID has accelerated 10 years of digital and entertainment innovation into mere months. The number of screens and digital interfaces have exploded. Consumers are watching and listening to more media than ever before. Our world no longer has patience to wait for “Jetsons”-inspired technology to come to them. They want it NOW: connected TV’s, smart speakers, AR/VR, gaming, esports and more. A new war for the living room is emerging...
Keith Soljacich, VP, Experiential Technology, Digitas
Scott Campbell, Industry Executive Advisor, Media & Telecom, SAP
David Beck, Former EVP of AMC and WarnerMedia; Managing Partner, BRaVE Media Ventures
Lori Schwartz, CEO, StoryTech
Tobin Richardson, President and CEO, Connectivity Standards Alliance
Greg Kahn, Founder and CEO, Greg Kahn Digital Ventures, Moderator
2 PM – 2:45 PM – Eastern Time Zone
Virtual and Immersive Hollywood: An Era of Creativity
The creative powers behind Hollywood and enabling innovation and technology have never been so intertwined. The creative mind-meld of vision, art and technology is now at work, from pre-production and pre-visualization to the world of VFX and plain old storytelling. We live in a world of creative wizards.
Lindsey Townley, Media Technology Manager, Universal Pictures
Ted Schilowitz, Futurist in Residence, Paramount Pictures
Eric W. Shamlin, EVP Global Head of Entertainment, MediaMonks
Brett Leonard, co-founder, Studio Lightship, Producer/Director/Writer
John Canning, Executive Producer - New Media & Experiential, Digital Domain, Moderator
3 PM – 3:45 PM – Eastern Time Zone
Podcast Content, Development and Programming
Podcasting Superstars! Podcasting Partnerships! Podcasting is dominating the Media Landscape. There are over 1.5 Million Podcast Shows – 35 Million Episodes - Over 144 million Americans have listened. The advertising industry is on board. In this session, we have assembled the industry leadership.
Jenna Weiss-Berman, Co-Founder, Pineapple Street Studios
Josh Lindgren, Head of Podcast Department, CAA
Jen Sargent, Chief Operating Officer, Wondery
Steve Wilson, Chief of Strategy, QCODE
Kathy Doyle, VP Podcasts, Macmillan - Moderator
4 PM - 4:45 PM – Eastern Time Zone
AR/XR - Retail - Commerce - Consumer Experience
5G is arriving at just the right time for the XR/AR retail and advertising industry. With consumers ready to pounce on every nuance and innovation in communication, the creative community is responding. In the coming year, we hope to see magical results and thumbs-up consumer reviews of their efforts. The world is waiting for XR!
Raffaella Camera, Head of Brands & Advertisers Solutions, Epic Games Unreal Engine
Silke Meixner, Partner, Global Business Strategy, IBM Global business
Nigel Tierney, Head of Content, Yahoo Ryot Lab
Bill Newell, CEO, SparX Works Inc.
Leslie Shannon, Head of Ecosystem and Trend Scouting, Nokia
Tony Parisi, Head of AR/VR Ad Innovation, Unity3D, Moderator
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