TVOT NYC Intensive 2011 Speakers

Below are our confirmed speakers for the TV of Tomorrow Show NYC Intensive 2011. Click any speaker for a full bio.

More speakers to be revealed soon....

Leslie Ellis Principal "Translation-Please.com" Track:	Steve Donohue Writer InteractiveTV Today [itvt] and FierceCable Track:	Michael Holmes Director, Insight & Research Ball State University Track:	Will Keller President WE Keller Group Track:
Arthur Orduna Track:	Tracy Swedlow Editor-in-Chief Interactive TV Today Track:	Mark Lieberman CEO TRA, Inc. Track:	Michael Taylor SVP Business Development ActiveVideo Networks Track:
Seth Haberman CEO and Founder Visible World Track:	Evan Krauss EVP, Advertising Sales Shazam Track:	Bob Leighton Senior Vice President, Programming Liberty Global Inc. Track:	Jay Friedman VP, Marketing & Client Services Audible Magic Track:
David Preisman VP of Interactive TV Showtime Track:	Joan FitzGerald VP Television Sales and Business Development comScore, Inc. Track:	Gavin Douglas Chief Revenue Officer/Chief Creative Officer iPowow Track:	Catherine Nygaard Director, UX Method Track:
Sam Pemberton CEO Softel Track:	Nick Troiano President BlackArrow Track:	Mark Garner SVP, Distribution, Business Development, Analytics and Marketing Arts & Entertainment Network Track:	Alisa Bowen General Manager The Wall Street Journal Digital Network Track:
Rick Howe "The iTV Doctor" Track:	Micheal Theodore VP, Member Services and Industry Initiatives Interactive Advertising Bureau Track:	Mark Ghuneim CEO and Founder Wiredset and Trendrr Track:	Alan Murray Deputy Managing Editor, WSJ & Executive Editor, Online The Wall Street Journal Track:
Rachelle Zoffer Director, FiOS TV Content Acquisition & Programming Verizon FiOS TV Track:	Clayton Banks CEO Ember Media Track:	Frank Barbieri SVP, Emerging Platforms YuMe Track:	Jarrett Sherman President & Executive Producer Smokebomb Entertainment Track:
Lori Schwartz Chief Technology Catalyst McCann Worldgroup Track:	Gary Lauder Managing Partner Lauder Partners LLC Track:	Bob Ivins VP, Data and Research Comcast Spotlight Track:	Amir Nobakht President, Director of Mobile Media ViaClix Track:
Peter Low President & CEO Ensequence Track:	Sean Casey Founder and CEO SocialGuide.com Track:	Scott Maddux Track:	Rick Mandler VP Digital Advertising Sales ABC Television Network Sales Track:
Chris Pizzurro Head of Product, Sales & Marketing Canoe Ventures Track:	Somrat Niyogi Co-Founder and CEO Miso Track:	Anne-Marie Roussel Head of Partnerships and Acquisitions Sharp Labs Track:	Scott Rosenberg CEO & Co-Founder Umami Track:
Mike Fitzsimmons CEO and Founder DeliveryAgent Track:	Yosi Glick Co-Founder and CEO Jinni Track:	Mike Fitzsimmons CEO Delivery Agent Track:	Tracy Geist Business Development Civolution Track:
Don Dulchinos Senior Vice President, Advertising and Interactive Services CableLabs Track:	Lisa Hsia EVP, Digital Media Bravo Media Track:	Jeff Siegel SVP Worldwide Advertising Rovi Corp. Track:	Kathy Timko CEO Canoe Ventures Track:
Steve Reynolds SVP Customer Premise Equipment and Home Networking Comcast Cable Track:	Harvey Kent Chief Media Strategist Donovan Data Systems (DDS) Track:	Jacob Shwirtz Head of Social Viewing Viacom Media Networks Track:	Peter Brown VP of IP Development Mediacom Cable Track:
Mike Bologna Managing Partner Director Emerging Communications GroupM Track:	Michael Collette Principal Media Tech Strategies Track:	Tom Thai VP of Marketing and Business Development Bluefin Labs Track:	Joan Hogan Gillman EVP and President Time Warner Cable and Time Warner Cable Media Track:
Jonathan Bokor General Manager ITV Solutions Canoe Ventures Track:	Dan Eakins CEO Zeitera Track:	Brian Curtis Senior Director, Product Management Comcast Cable Track:	Roland Noll Exec Dir, IPTV Product Management AT&T Track:
Stuart Lipson Principal and Co-Founder Leap Media Group Track:	Zane Vella CEO Watchwith Track:	Biill Feininger SVP, Media Measurement FourthWall Media Track:	Anthony Landamia Executive Director, Product Management, In-Home Business Unit SeaChange International Track:
Craig Leddy President & Senior Market Analyst Interactive TV Works Track:	Wes Williams Director of Online Production Scripps Networks Track:	John McCrea General Manager Tunerfish Track:	Craig E. Moffett SVP and Senior Analyst, U.S. Telecommunications, U.S. Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Track:
Ed Humphrey President of the Americas Softel Track:	Jane Clark Managing Director Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM) Track:	Todd Spangler Technology Editor Multichannel News Track:	Professor Bobby Calder Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Marketing Northwestern University - Kellogg Faculty Track:
Tara Maitra Vice President, General Manager, Content Services and Advertising Sales TiVo Inc. Track:	Cliff Marks  President of Sales and Marketing National CineMedia Track:	Randy Shiozaki Co-Founder & CXO TVplus Track:	David A. Schweidel Assistant Professor of Marketing University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business Track:
Harold S. Geller Managing Director \| Ad-ID LLC SVP Cross-Industry Workflow\| 4A's Track:	Ken Venturi Chief Creative Officer NCM Media Networks Track:	Matt Durgin Director of Smart TV Content LG Electronics Track:	Matt Seiler CEO Mediabrands Track:
Scott Brown Senior Vice President, Strategy & Digital Platforms, The Nielsen Company Nielsen Track:	Matt Zelesko SVP, Web Services and Technology Time Warner Cable Track:	Larry Taymor CEO Ex Machina Track:	Doug Rosen Director, Affiliate Digital Products HBO Track:
Jason Forbes SVP of Strategy, New Products and Marketing Time Warner Cable Media Sales Track:	Andy Mitchell Manager, Strategic Media Partnerships Facebook Track:	Derrick Frost SVP of Global IP Video Solutions Alcatel-Lucent Track:	Jen Robertson SVP, Digital Media & Business Development WE tv Track:
Craig Woerz Co-founder and Managing Partner & Chief Interactive Officer, BOLT Media Storm Track:	Seth Tapper CEO SecondScreen Networks Track:	Farhad Massoudi CEO adRise Track:	Tim Wahlers Founder, President and CEO enableTV Track:
Aslam Khader Chief Technology and Product Officer Ensequence Track:	Ashley Swartz Senior Vice President, Marketing / Co-Lead, iTV Practice, Digitas Track:	Zachary Weiner CEO CTV Advertising Track:	Anthony Rose Co-Founder and CTO zeebox Track:

What People Are Saying

"Really appreciate the opportunity to join yesterday...It was really fun."

Matt Apfel

VP of Content, East Coast

Coincident.tv

"A quick note to say what a brilliant show it was. Well done! As ever, really interesting people, great sessions and thoroughly enjoyable...I think you did a great job capturing the spirit of the moment."

Jasper Smith

CEO

PlayJam

"(2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 SPONSOR) "It's one thing to get the smartest people in the industry together on panels. It's quite another to be able to get them to offer truly enriching insights. The TV of...

Edgar Villalpando

SVP of Marketing

ActiveVideo Networks

"I wanted to let you know that me and my team from Donovan thought this was a terrific conference. Great content, people and venue."

Harvey Kent

Chief Media Strategist

Donovan Data Systems (DDS)

"This was the first time I had attended a TVOT event, and I thought the quality of the discussions was outstanding. I thought it was excellent and I will absolutely look to attend next time."

Michael Patton

Senior Manager of Product/Business Development

Sony Corporation

"Fantastic work putting together such a great event for the business. Events like these really help to move the needle forward for the ITV business and I'm appreciative of that."

Matt Bayer

Supervisor, National Broadcast

Carat

"I have to say - great show. I had an awesome time and made a lot of good contacts. "

Mike Ryan

CEO, Founder

A Different Engine

"It was a really great show! I think you did an outstanding job in gathering a large number of industry-shapers together to discuss the hottest topics moving our industry today. I was really honored being part of...

Thomas Dvorak

CMO

APRICO Solutions, a Philips Company

"It was a wonderful event--seems to get better each year."

Brandon Brown

CEO

Zodiac Interactive

"I just wanted to thank you for putting on such an awesome show! I had a great time and met some great people. The topics were excellent, the food was tasty and the location superb."

Kevin Shaw, Ph.D

CTO

Sensor Platforms

"Thank you for inviting me to a wonderful show."

Jason Trucco

Director

"Really great job pulling together a conference that allowed an open discussion of many of the opportunities and challenges for our future."

Robert Dandrea

Distinguished Engineer, National Engineering & Technical Operations

Comcast

"An important note to say a HUGE thank you for doing such a great job last week. We were delighted with all aspects of the show and look forward to supporting the event next year....You once again created a truly...

Sam Pemberton

CEO

Softel

"It was a great show, Tracy. Thanks for pulling together a lot of interesting topics and people once again."

Anne Dirkse

Director of Technical Strategy and Product Solutions

Alticast

"All of us at the Softel Group were very proud to sponsor TV of Tomorrow 2009. Once again, Tracy and her team managed to create an innovative and truly unique conference attended by mover and shaker executives from...

Sam Pemberton

CEO

Softel

"I was most impressed with the quality of the conference. The stage set, art exhibit, audience quality and planning were amazing. Fantastic job."

Gary Shapiro

President and CEO

Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)

"...this year's conference was one of the best shows I have attended. The panels were informative and insightful. More importantly, they were populated with the people actually moving Television forward....

Hans Fischmann

Director, Digital Products

Time Warner Cable Media

"Thanks again for a great show."

Seth Haberman

CEO

Visible World

"Thanks for a terrific conference. I have to say I was overwhelmed by the positive response to my presentation (and the presentations by all of the speakers in my section). I must have collected over 30...

Joan FitzGerald

VP Television Sales and Business Development

comScore, Inc.

"Congratulations on a successful event. It was clearly run well, and very informative. I am new to the ITV space and found the time spent very valuable to me personally."

Dennis McCauley

Affiliate Sales and Marketing

Disney and ESPN Networks

"Thanks for your great hospitality for including Jinni in your amazing event."

Yosi Glick

Co-Founder and CEO

Jinni

"This was a first time in many years that I was able to make your event in SF. I was thoroughly impressed by the quality of the content, panels and particularly by the venue and especially on how well the event was...

Robin Wilson

VP of Business Development

Nagra-Kudelski

"Thank you again for a very, very interesting couple days at the event. I met many interesting people and we had great conversations and a number of them are continuing. "

Adrian Belic

Oscar-nominated Filmmaker for Documentary, "Genghis Blues"

"Great job with the show this year! Would love for AETN to be involved again in the spring."

Elizabeth Braiman

Manager, Business Development, Distribution

A & E Networks

"I can't thank you enough for including me in the TVOT festivities. It was so amazing and has generated a significant amount of buzz that continues to linger around the size and quality of the show. Your genuine...

Erin Flood

Content Strategy and Acquisition

Verizon

"I cannot say enough good things about you and this year's TVOT conference. The venue was beyond compare, artistic and functional and funky and the gardens and OMIGOD I *love* Yerba Buena. For real the best venue I...

Leslie Ellis

Principal

"Translation-Please.com"

"Thanks for having orchestrated yet another stellar conference. The finale 'TV in 2030' panel was an incredible treat."

Matthew McKenna

ITV Operations Manager

NBC Universal

"Many thanks for the great conference. It was a lot of fun and very insightful. "

Adrian Belic

Oscar-nominated Filmmaker for Documentary, "Genghis Blues"

"I always have so much fun and meet great people. Wanted to thank you as always for giving me such great exposure at your conference. I love being on the panels, moderating and in general supporting the show. And the...

Lori Schwartz

Chief Technology Catalyst

McCann Worldgroup

(2007, 2008, 2009 SPONSOR)

"This is one of the few events where I'm sure I'll meet the right people at the right place with the right topics to discuss," said Steve Tranter, Vice President of Broadband and...

Steve Tranter

VP Broadband and Interactive

NDS

"The conference was fantastic as always...panels were spot-on for issues my team is facing. The mix of people was brilliant and well-orchestrated and the caliber of attendees and speakers high. I'm already looking...

Jon Dakss

VP of Emerging Media

NBCUniversal

"It was fun to be a part of it. I met some great people."

Dustin Callif

EP Digital

Tool of North America

"Last week's show was great, per usual. So informative and, as always, some of the best conversations I have all year happen at TVOT."

Kate Ertmann

President/Executive Producer

ADi Animation Dynamics

"Thank you for the opportunity to participate in TVOT 2011. Our unique session was particularly interesting. From preparation to the actual discussion, I really enjoyed the whole process."

Clayton Banks

CEO

Ember Media

"Thank you again for another inspiring conference! I felt recharged and ready to change the world when I returned to work after an amazing week of networking in San Francisco. I thoroughly enjoyed being a part...

Rachelle Zoffer

Director, FiOS TV Content Acquisition & Programming

Verizon FiOS TV

"Just a quick note among many, I'm sure, to congratulate you and Richard and your team on an excellent event. Your curatorial mastery is coming into its own now. You have an extraordinary ability to tell a story...

Nick DeMartino

Consultant

Nick DeMartino Consulting

"Thanks, Tracy. You did a great job. The conference was darn impressive. We were happy to participate and support it."

George Schweitzer

President

CBS Marketing Group

"Thanks for putting on a great show again."

Walden Miller

VP Services and Co-Founder

enableTV

"I really enjoyed it and you did a terrific job pulling this together and getting attendance for the first appearance in NYC. I think it went really well and I heard a lot of positive feedback about the whole event...

Jim Turner

SVP of product

Canoe Ventures

"Thanks again for organizing such a great show. I think your show is great and provides a
unique and much needed forum for iTV discussion and exploration."

Sangita Verma

CEO

TAG Networks

"I wanted to say thank you for the invite to speak on a panel and the great conference. It is fantastic to see the momentum continue to build after all these years and the conference feels like a reunion of friends...

Aimee Viles

VP of New Media

Bravo Media

"Thought it was a great conference."

Adam Cahan

Founder, CEO

IntoNow, Inc.

"Thanks for putting on a good conference. I was only able to attend one day, but it was well worth it. "

Kip Welch

Chairman and President, Entertainment ID Registry Association (EIDR)/VP of Business Development

MovieLabs

"Awesome awesome job!!!"

George Schweitzer

President

CBS Marketing Group

"Want to say [it was a] great show! I learned a lot from it."

GakWee Low

Group Product Manager

PayPal

"First let me thank you for putting together the show: it was my third video conference in 3 weeks and compared to Digital Hollywood or Streaming Media this was 10x better ROI."

Kumar Gopalakrishnan

"Belated thanks for organizing a fantastic conference. Having been to many of these things, yours is one of the best because of the high quality of attendees and discussion. Plus you know everyone and are so sincere...

Lisa Hsia

EVP, Digital Media

Bravo Media