Industry Executives to Tackle Key Challenges and Opportunities Within
The Entertainment Technology Field
PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Entertainment Technology
Alliance, an industry organization focused on educating and bringing together
the entertainment community with the latest technology, today announced the
keynote presentation that will join top industry executives to discuss the
state of the entertainment technology space for ETA Expo 2002, February 22nd
to the 23rd, 2002 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California.
The opening keynote, "Entertainment Confronts Technology," will feature
Gary Arlen, President, Arlen Communications, Dom Stasi, Chief Technology
Officer, TVN Entertainment and Marcia Zellers, Director of Enhanced
Television, American Film Institute and will offer three very distinct
industry perspectives on the convergence and advancement of the entertainment
technology space. These three seasoned executives will offer viewpoints from
their respective fields -- an industry research analyst, technologist, and
entertainment executive -- and will debate and discuss the technology
challenges and opportunities that are facing the entertainment community
today. More information on the keynote speakers is available at
http://www.etaexpo.com/keynotes.html .
"We are very excited about our keynote presentation, as it is designed to
bring together three different perspectives in to one clear picture on the
state of entertainment technology," said Todd Brockman, Chairman of
Entertainment Technology Alliance. "This is a very complimentary addition in
step with the focus of ETA Expo -- an event created in collaboration with top
industry organizations designed to address challenges and provide executives
with the necessary tools to integrate and stay on top of the latest
technological developments."
ETA Expo is designed to enable industry professionals to increase their
technical knowledge, share creative experiences with colleagues, learn tips
from well-known industry professionals and provide highly targeted networking
opportunities. Session tracks will focus on pre- and post-production, digital
cinema, digital filmmaking and business, web technologies, management and
delivery technologies, and financial and production tools.
Association sponsors to date include:
African American Women In Cinema
American Cinema Editors, Inc.
American Film and Marketing Association
American Society of Cinematographers
Association for Information Media and Equipment
Association of Cinema and Video Laboratories
Association of Independent Commercial Producers
Association of Independent Video Filmmakers
Association of Moving Image Archivists
Entertainment Services & Technology Association
Financial Accounting & Management Executives in Entertainment
Independent Feature Project East/West
International Cinematographers Guild
LA Regional Technology Alliance
LIMA Licensing
Motion Picture Editors Guild
Motion Picture Sound Editors Guild
National Alliance of Interactive Television Executives (NTV)
National Alliance of Media Arts & Culture
National Association of Broadcasters
National Association of Television and Production Executives
Production Equipment Rental Association
Producers Guild of America
Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers
Screen Actors Guild
Siggraph
Slamdance Film Festival
Slamdunk Film Festival
Sundance Institute
Tech Coast Alliance
USC Cinema School
Women In Film
Women in Film and Video
Writers Guild of America
ETA Expo will feature industry executives from top companies within the
film, television, digital media content and infrastructure, consumer
electronics and computer software/hardware industries, including:
Advanced Broadcasting Technology, Jeremy Bancroft, Chief Executive
Allcast, Marc Steatham, CMO
American Film Institute, Marcia Zellers, Director of Enhanced Television
American Society of Cinematographers, Allen Daviau, Director of
Photography
Andersen Consulting, David Cutbill, Partner, Entertainment Practice
AOLTV, Rod Nenner, Director Business Development
Avica Technology Corporation, Andrew Maltz, President & CEO
AVID Technology, Mike Rockwell, CTO
Barco Digital Cinema, Harry Mathias, Director
BBC Technology, Stephen McKenna, Director
Blue Falcon Networks, Jay Haynes, CEO
Blue Order (A Tecmath Company), Per Sjofors, General Manager
Boeing Digital Cinema, Frank Stirling, Executive Director
Cablevision, Patrick Donoghue, VP Interactive Television
Carton Donofrio Partners, Sean Carton, Chief Experience Officer &
Managing Partner
Centrimedia, Bill Niemeyer, Founder
Christie Digital Systems, David Richards
Cinesite, Glen Kennel, Director of Technology
Cinesite, Randy Starr, VP Business Development
Communication Arts Magazine, Wendy Richmond, Design Technology Columnist
Cylo, Kirsten Jansen, VP Research and Development
Digital Film Tree, Ramy Katrib, Founder and CEO
Digital Film Tree, Timothy Serda, VP and CTO
Digital Film Tree, Walter Shires, President
DirectorSite, Francis Mohajerin, Director
Discreet, David Campbell, 3D Product Marketing Manager
Discreet, Teresa Ragan, Director Strategic & Product Marketing
DiStream, Royal O'Brien, Founder, President & CTO
DivXNetworks, Eric Grab, Director of Engineering
Dolby, Bob Pinkston, VP Exhibitor Relations
EA (Majestic), Neil Young, Vice President
Eagle Broadband, Dr. Steven Newstat, Video Network Architect
eFilm, David Hayes, VP
Ernst & Young, Jack Wells, Partner Entertainment Practice
Ernst & Young Entertainment, Goohan Ulan
ESN, Fred Bernstein, Chairman
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Brent Braun, Supervisory Special Agent
Filmport, John Goodner, President & CTO
Gadzoox Networks, Greg Beutler, Systems Engineer
The Groove Alliance, Chris Kantrowitz, CEO
Home Again, Bob Vila, Host
IBM, Steve Canepa, VP Global Media and Entertainment
Intel (connected home initiative), Phil Raizen
Jaguar Consulting, John Grubbs, EVP
Launch.com, TBD
Liberate, Herve Utheza, VP Product Marketing & Solutions
Lions Gate Films, Adam Rip, Director of "GangTape" digital docudrama
LockStream, Arjun Metre, VP Business Development
Macromedia, Eric Wittman, Director
Marriage & Margaret Cooper (digital film), TJ Johnson, Producer
Media.net, Kevin Gavin, COO
MediaXi, Brian Hurst, CEO
Microsoft, Paul Mitchell, Sr. Director TV Platforms Group
Microsoft, Alex Popoff, Product Manager Windows Home Networking
Microsoft, Chris DeHererra, MVP - Mobile Devices
MSN Game Zone, TBD
Myrio Corporation, Antonio Atwater, Founder
NaviSite, Randy Levine, Sr. Director
NDS Americas, Jim Britain, VP Sales
NTT/ Verio, Kevin Goulet, VP Product Management
Packet Video, Rob Sebastian, VP Global Programming
Panavision, Andrew Young
Philips, Dave Bancroft, Business & Technology Development Manager
Picture PipeLine, Tom Gritzmacher, President and COO
Pinnacle, Laurin Herr, VP Strategic Development
PopNYC, Vincent LaCava, Creative Director
ProductionHUB.com, Steve Rotz, VP Corporate Development
Prosum, Bill Perry, Senior Consultant
Spiderdance, Tracy Fullerton, President
Qualcomm Digital Cinema, Gary Garland, VP and General Manager
RadioCentral, Eric Rhoads, CEO
Radio Free Virgin, Zack Zalon, General Manager
Room 302 (digital film), Debra Ward, Independent Filmmaker
Roxio, Horst Govin, Manager Strategic Planning
Runway Non-Linear, Roberta Margolis, President & CEO
SANZstream Media Services, Steve Davis, VP and General Manager
Scale Eight, Patrick Rogers, EVP Marketing & Business Development
SkyStream Networks, Bethany Mayer, VP Product Marketing
Sony, Pete DeBenny, Sr. Production Accounting Manager
Sony Pictures Imageworks, George Suhayda, Senior Art Director
Tableau Media, Richard Cardran, President & CEO
TBWA\CHIAT\DAY, Jason Kuperman, Director of Interactive Marketing
Technicolor, Russ Wintner, Principal, Exhibitor Relations & Alternative
Programming
TVN Entertainment, Dom Stasi, CTO
TVWorldwide.com, Dave Gardy, CEO
UCLA School of Film Faculty, Maxie Collier, iFilm
Uproar, TBD
Urban Entertainment, Angela Northington, Director of Acquisitions &
Production
Vertical Group, Amye Mueller, Founder
Vidius, Derek Broes, CEO
Virage Inc., Dave Girouard, SVP Marketing & Corporate Strategy
Vision Box Media, Alesandro Zezza,
Warner Bros. Television, Andrew Ackerman, EVP
WECA (Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance), Paul Frankel, Vice
Chairman
For more information on the conference, session tracks and exhibition,
please visit: http://www.etaexpo.com .
About ETA
The Entertainment Technology Alliance (ETA) was founded in 1998 to
educate, and bring professionals together from within the entertainment and
technology industries. From digital cinema to the latest advances in special
effects and animation, ETA educates the entertainment industry on technology
trends, programming interests, operations and workforce strategies that
embrace the most cutting-edge technologies available. ETA is an established
name at the Cannes Film Festival, where it has produced and hosted the daily
ETA Cannes Seminar Series at the Palais with top technologists and
entertainment industry executives for the past two years.
SOURCE Entertainment Technology Alliance
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