Top Digerati to Gather at Digital Media Conference West

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ — Digital Media Wire announced today its final list of keynote speakers and agenda for the 2nd Annual Digital Media Conference West (www.digitalmediaconference.com/west) to be held at the Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco on October 27, 2010.

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Top executives from cutting edge iTV and video startups and major Hollywood studios and media companies alike are featured speakers at Digital Media Conference West, which will be exploring new business models at the intersection of content, technology and commerce.

“We’ve taken this event to the next level by bringing together some of the most talked about new start-ups and put them in the same room with Hollywood heavyweights for the purpose of furthering innovation and dialogue,” said Ned Sherman, Publisher and CEO of Digital Media Wire. “We believe this is the best approach and brings the most real world value to attendees and the industry as a whole.”

Modeled after the annual Digital Media Conference held for the past eight years in Tysons Corner/Washington, DC, DMC West is a full day of in-depth discussions and networking focused on the top business issues impacting digital media companies, including online video, social media, investments, gaming, online advertising, mobile entertainment, mobile apps, the future of news media and the relationship between Hollywood and Silicon Valley.

    Confirmed speakers include:
    Vivi Zigler, President of Digital Entertainment, NBC Universal
    Peter Dille, SVP, Marketing & PlayStation(R)Network, Sony Computer
     Entertainment America
    Larry Kramer, Advisor, CBS Interactive /Senior Advisor, Polaris
     Venture Partners /Author, Cscape: Conquer The Forces Changing
     Business Today
    David Ulmer, VP, Content & Services, LG Electronics
    Phil Wiser, Co-Founder, Chairman and President, Sezmi
    Kevin Yen, Director of Strategic Partnerships, YouTube
    Matthew B. Glotzer, Senior Vice President, Fox Digital
     Entertainment
    Mike Vorhaus, President, Magid Advisors
    Gregg Spiridellis, Co-Founder & CEO, JibJab Media
    Margaret Kim, VP, Programming & Production, Alloy Digital
    David Kaiser, CEO and Co-founder, Coincident TV
    Bill Binenstock, VP and Manager, CBS Interactive
    Todd Weaver, CEO & Founder, ivi
    Janko Roettgers, Writer, NewTeeVee
    Scott Brown, Marketing Strategy, Cisco Media Solutions Group
    David Puner, Innovation Director, Havas Digital
    Somrat Niyogi, CEO, GoMiso
    Gary Stein, VP of Strategy/Social Media, Isobar
    Cristian Cussen, Director of Business Development Ning
    James A. Shortill, President & CEO Mercury Communications Group
    Asya Shein, CEO, Fusicology
    Mick Bass, Vice President, Alliances, Ascent Media Group
    Claude Tolbert, Vice President Business Development, BitTorrent
    Stephen White, Senior Vice President, Product and Content
     Management, Gracenote
    Richard Bullwinkle, Chief Evangelist, Rovi
    Marty Lafferty, CEO, DCIA
    Tim Chang, Principal, Norwest Venture Partners
    Ron Hirson, SVP, Marketing & Bus. Development, BOKU
    Phil Alberstat, Partner, Fuel Industries Inc.
    Chris Williams, General Manager of Mobile Games, PlayFirst
    Adam Caplan, Vice President, Virtual Currency
    Gabriel Zichermann, CEO, beamME
    Evan Young, Senior Director, Product Marketing, TiVo
    Peter Kaars, Board Member, Digital Living Network Alliance /
     Technicolor
    Jim Eadie, Vice President, Digital Distribution, MTV Networks
    Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic
    Michelle Smith, Prod. Man.: Global Media & Tech, 24/7 Real Media
    Graham Mudd, VP, Media & Search, comScore, Inc.
    Sara Ohrvall, SVP, Research & Development, Bonnier
    Philip Smolin, General Manager, Platform Solutions Group, Turn
    Bismarck Lepe, President of Products, Ooyala
    Joakim "Jay" Baage, VP of Content & Bus. Dev. Digital Media Wire,
     Inc.
    Tom Adamski, CEO, LEVEL Studios
    Daniel Odio-Paez, Co-Founder & COO, PointAbout
    Gannon Hall, COO, Kyte
    Tom Conrad, Chief Technical Officer, Pandora
    Joe Jasin, Managing Director, DNA Investments, LLC
    Pip Marquez de la Plata, SVP of Marketing, Meebo
    Todd Sawicki, Chief Revenue Officer, Cheezburger Network
    Rafi Mamalian, Executive Director, blip.tv
    Jon Goldman, CEO, Qlipso/Veoh
    Jim Louderback, CEO, Revision 3
    Irina Slutsky, SF Reporter, AdAge

Event sponsors and media partners include Rovi, Cisco, Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP, boku, NVPR, Bay Area TechWire, Parks Associate, GigaOM, SDForum, BAWIFM, Fusicology, Mary-Margaret Network, AFTRA and PR Newswire.

For complete agenda, registration and event details please visit: http://www.digitalmediaconference.com/west.

Other prominent Digital Media Wire events include the LA Games Conference; NY Games Conference; Future of Television East; Future of Film Summit; Digital Music Forum East; Digital Media Conference East and West; and Digital Media Insider @ CES. Digital Media Wire is also a programming partner for the annual Canadian Music Week.

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