UCLA’s Anderson School of Management would like to invite you to Their inaugural PULSE Entertainment & Sports Conference. PULSE is a day-long event that will bring together prestigious industry leaders and students to discuss current business trends and future innovations in digital media, live and filmed entertainment and everything in between. The conference has a very strong focus on the future, with a slate of outstanding speakers working at the intersection of entertainment and technology. Confirmed panelists include Susan Wojcicki, SVP of Product Management at Google, Keith Richman, CEO of Break.com, Kelly Perdew, founder of Rotohog.com and many more!

Friends of TechZulu can receive 50% off admission by entering the discount code “techzulu” upon registration: http://bit.ly/gwoKFh

The Deets:

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS and MODERATORS

Anne Sweeney, President, Disney/ABC Television Group
Ben Grossman, Editor-in-Chief, Broadcasting & Cable
Brendan Handler, Vice President, Commercial Planning & Innovation, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Chris Jacquemin, Head of Digital Media, William Morris Endeavor
Dana McGraw, Director of Product Strategy, Yahoo! Sports
Dennis Mannion, fmr. President & COO, LA Dodgers
Fred Rosen, CEO, Outbox Technology
Harry Sloan, Chairman and CEO, Golden Eagle Acquisition Corp.
John Zakin, CEO of Big Live
Kathryn Schloessman, President, Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission (LASEC)
Keith Richman, CEO, Break.com
Kelly Perdew, Founder, Rotohog / Fastpoint Games
Mark Zoradi, fmr. President of Walt Disney Studio
Michael Hallmark, Partner, Future Cities
Michael Son, Sports Acquisition Content, Youtube/Google
Mike Hopkins, President of Affiliate Sales and Marketing, Fox Networks
Paul Pastor, Vice President, Media Networks Strategy, Disney
Riley Ray Robbins, VP of Development, Krasnow Productions
Sean Dee, CMO, AEG Worldwide
Stacy Nagata, VP – NBC Universal Digital Entertainment & New Media, NBC Universal
Steve Bellamy, Co-Founder & President of the Tennis Channel & The Ski Channel
Susan Wojcicki, SVP, Product Management, Google

Agenda

The PULSE Conference will be a one day event that includes four panels during the day split evenly between sports and entertainment topics. The signature event of the PULSE conference will be the ‘State of the Industry’ panel that includes both sports and entertainment executives who will discuss the most pressing trends and issues impacting their businesses. The conference will conclude with a closing keynote speaker that is someone who is both distinguished and accomplished within the industry.

8:00-9:00 AM – Registration and Breakfast

9:00-9:45 AM – Opening Welcome from Dean Olian, UCLA Anderson and Anne Sweeney, President, Disney/ABC TV Group

10:00-11:00 AM – Morning Entertainment Panel; Turning Digital Dimes into Dollars: Getting to the $100 CPM

11:15-12:15 PM – Morning Sports Panel; Evolution of Live Content Distribution: How Will the World Watch Sports?

12:30-1:15 PM – Lunch and Networking

1:30-2:30 PM – Afternoon Entertainment Panel; Digital Warfare: The Battle for the Living Room Rages On

2:45-3:45 PM – Afternoon Sports Panel; 50,000 Captured: Monetization & In-Stadium Passive RevenueStreams

4:00-5:15 PM – PULSE State of the Industry Panel

5:30-6:15 PM – Closing Keynote Address

6:30 – 8:00 PM – Evening Reception and Networking

Efren Toscano

Efren Toscano founded TechZulu in the heart of Southern California: Orange County. Focused on providing a platform to showcase all that is happening here in the tech and media space. TechZulu is rapidly growing to be the hub for Southern California technology companies news source. Efren has been chosen as one of LA Weekly's People of 2009 and selected as a Top 20 MostPublic Individuals in Los Angeles in Tech and Biz by NowPublic. He divides his time between San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles and tech events around the US.

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