Join Us At Variety 2012 Venture Capital & New Media Summit
You all remember that one summit, you know the one where Kate Middleton and Prince William attended. Yup That’s the one! TechZulu is proud to announce that we are a sponsor of the Variety 2012 Venture Capital & New Media Summit and will be there in full force bringing you all the action.
Variety is pleased to announce the return of its Venture Capital and New Media Summit on June 27 at the Sofitel Hotel in Los Angeles.
The Summit, produced in association with International ESQ, will feature top investors, entrepreneurs and entertainment leaders who are supporting innovation in the new media industry. As traditional and digital media companies strive to build out a worldwide marketplace for their content, services and products, the event will answer how fundraising, investment and new technologies impacttheir strategies.
Last July the Variety Venture Capital and New Media Summit was one of the best conferences of the year. Featured speakers included, Entrepreneur Mark Cuban, Vice Chair of the Board of Viacom and CBS/President of National Amusements Shari Redstone Bridesmaids’ Director Paul Feig; and Sony’s Chief
Digital Strategy Officer Mitch Singer. Our special guests were the Royal Couple Prince William and Kate who made the VC event their first stop on their inaugural visit together to the United States.
Speaker List
Here are the 2012 Elite speakers on board the Venture Capital and New Media Summit confirmed thus far:
Diego Berdakin, Co-Founder and President of BeachMint, the two year-old social commerce service which has scored partnerships with Kate Bosworth, Mary-Kate Olsen and AshleyOlsen, Jessica Simpson, Rachel Bilson, among others
Allen Debevoise, Chairman, CEO and Founder of Machinima, the number one entertainment channel on YouTube reaching over 40 million gamers monthly.
Michael Downing, Co-Founder and CEO of Tout, new microvideo sharing service used by Ryan Seacrest, Shaq, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and more
Scott Hilleboe, General Partner at Walt Disney’s Steamboat Ventures, whose firm is quickly taking advantage of investment opportunities in China
Mike Jones, Founder of Science, part of a renaissance of L.A.-based start-up incubators, and former CEO for Myspace
Michael Yang, Managing Director for Comcast Ventures, whose varied portfolio includes such hot services as Flipboard, Plum District and SnagFilms.
Topics of Discussion
Featured topics at Variety’s Venture Capital and New Media Summit include:
*State of the Venture Capital and Global Media Business
*The Future of Social Media: What Are Ways Still to Innovate?
*Build It and They Will Come: How to Create the Next Great Product
*Entertainment Game Changers: Who is Transforming Content and Consumer Experiences for the Better?
*The Burgeoning L.A. Venture Capital and Start-Up Landscape
*Cult of Celebrity: When Stars Align with Technology Companies
*The View from the Top: What is Next from the Major Digital Media Brands?
“Variety recognizes the need to connect the venture capital and media communities, whose businesses
are increasingly intertwined through new technologies,” said Neil Stiles, President of Variety. “The
Summit, produced in association with International ESQ, will provide the tools to identify and support
innovation and entrepreneurship for these industries’ future growth.”
“InternationalESQ is proud to partner with Variety on the Venture Capital and New Media Summit,” said
Paul Wright, Founder and Principal at InternationalESQ. “Our event features the top influencers and
thought-leaders that will lead investors and media chiefs forward.”
Additional confirmed speakers at the Summit include:
Manny Anekal, COO of kiip
Jason Alex, Head of Digital Marketing at DreamWorks Animation
Sara Bordo, Co-Founder and CEO of NowLive
Avichal Garg, CEO and Co-Founder of Spool
Greg Grunberg, Film/TV Actor (Heroes) and Co-founder of Yowza
Liz Jones, SVP of Digital Marketing at Relativity Media
Ara Katz, VP of Creative and Celebrity Partnerships at Beachmint
Jack Krawczyk, Head of Product Marketing at StumbleUpon
Evan Lowenstein, Founder and CEO StageIt
Taylor McPartland, Co-Founder and President of FilmBreak
Erik Rannala, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Muckerlab
Dana Settle, Founding Partner at Greycroft LLC
Ryan Spoon, Principal at Polaris Ventures and Lead at Dogpatch Labs
David Teichner, CEO of Yowza
Aber Whitcomb, CTO of Mindjolt and Co-founder of i/o Ventures
Marni Wieshofer, Managing Director of MESA
