Distributed Computing
Industry Association

CLOUD COMPUTING WEST 2012

9:30 - 11:00 AM

Opening Plenary Session: Cloud Computing Effects on Media, Telecom, and Investing

Keynote Address: How are cloud-based solutions in the entertainment sector evolving? How do these and related developments impact broadband network infrastructure? How should investments in this space be evaluated? (30 minutes)

Keynote Speaker

  • Geng Lin, Dell

Panel Discussion: Is "the cloud" more important to content creation or storage and delivery? What role(s) do Internet service providers (ISPs) play in this arena? What are risk profiles and ROI projections for entities in this space? (60 minutes)

Panelists

  • Jay Migliaccio, Aspera
  • Mike West, GenosTV
  • Robert Stevenson, Gaikai

Moderator

  • Marty Lafferty, DCIA

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Track A: Entertainment in the CLOUD

Track B: Infrastructure for the CLOUD

Track C: Investing in CLOUD Initiatives

Keynote Address: Latest trends in cloud solutions for high-value content production and distribution (30 minutes)

Keynote Speaker

  • Mike West, GenosTV

Panel Discussion: Analysis of newest cloud offerings for entertainment and industry's direction (60 minutes)

Panelists

  • Dan Brackett, Extreme Reach
  • Sarah Novotny, Meteor Entertainment
  • Robert Geiger, TransLattice
  • Russell Zack, Kaltura

Moderator

  • Marty Lafferty, DCIA

Panel Discussion: Analysis of network resource usage by data centers and new ISP cloud services (60 minutes)

Panelists

  • Stefan Bewley, Altman Vilandrie
  • Owen DeLong, Hurricane Electric
  • Bruce Lyon, Integrated Media Technologies
  • Bill McGee, Trend Micro
  • Jeff Sage, PwC

Moderator

  • Adam Marcus, DCIA

Keynote Address: Current impacts of cloud migration on broadband network operations and businesses (30 minutes)

Keynote Speaker

  • David Sterling, i3m3 Solutions

Keynote Address: New updates on venture capital and M&A activity in the cloud computing space (30 minutes)

Keynote Speaker

  • Ketan Patel, New Venture Partners

Panel Discussion: Analysis of capital structuring and strategic alliances for cloud computing firms (60 minutes)

Panelists

  • Matt Thompson, CSC Leasing
  • Bill Williams, Cisco
  • Derek Cahill, MD Capital Advisors

Moderator

  • Sari Lafferty, DCIA

1:05 - 1:55 PM

Networking Luncheon ~ Keynote Presentation by Bill Williams, Author: "The Economics of Cloud Computing"

2:00 - 2:30 PM

Keynote Address: Pitfalls to avoid in adopting cloud solutions (30 minutes)

Keynote Speaker

  • Jim Burger, Dow Lohnes

2:30 - 3:30 PM

Track A: Entertainment in the CLOUD

Track B: Infrastructure for the CLOUD

Track C: Investing in CLOUD Initiatives

Panel Discussion: Analysis of problem areas affecting cloud adoption in the entertainment sector (60 minutes)

Panelists

  • Francesco Fabbrocino, American Standard Television
  • Jason Henderson, Verizon FiOS
  • Todd Martin, Chyron
  • Peter Rafelson, DigiRamp
  • Rajan Samtani, Peer Media

Moderator

  • Marty Lafferty, DCIA


Panel Discussion: Analysis of problem areas for ISPs created by proliferation of cloud computing (60 minutes)

Panelists

  • Chuck Stormon, Attend
  • Songwu Lu, UCLA
  • Ning Zong, Huawei

Moderator

  • Adam Marcus, DCIA


Panel Discussion: Analysis of problem areas affecting investments/mergers of cloud services (60 minutes)

Panelists

  • Lawrence Freedman, EWP
  • Mark Landay, Dynamic Synergy
  • Steve Spronz, Murchison & Cumming, LLP

Moderator

  • Sari Lafferty, DCIA


4:00 - 5:30 PM

Track A: Entertainment in the CLOUD

Track B: Infrastructure for the CLOUD

Track C: Investing in CLOUD Initiatives

Mini-Keynotes: (15 minutes each)

Topic: Cloud Collaboration

Keynote Speaker

  • Mark Davis, Scenios

Topic: Cloud Dailies

Keynote Speaker

  • Dave Toole, MEDIAMobz

Topic: Cloud Pilots

Keynote Speaker

  • John Schiela, Phoenix Marketing International

Topic: Cloud Metadata

Keynote Speaker

  • Roger Tsai, Gracenote

Mini-Keynotes: (15 minutes each)

Topic: 3rd Party SaaS

Keynote Speaker

  • Bill Sewell, Wiredrive

Topic: 3rd Party PaaS

Keynote Speaker

  • Bill Kallman, Scayl

Topic: 3rd Party IaaS

Keynote Speaker

  • Prabhat Kumar, i3m3 Solutions

Topic: Security

Keynote Speaker

  • Julian Lovelock, HID Global Identity Assurance

Topic: Interconnection

Keynote Speaker

  • Doug Natal, Oracle

Mini-Keynotes: (15 minutes each)

Topic: Public Clouds

Keynote Speaker

  • Peter Siwinski, Cumulus

Topic: Private Clouds

Keynote Speaker

  • Chris Haddad, WSO2

Topic: Virtual Private Clouds

Keynote Speaker

  • Sean Jennings, Virtustream

Topic: Community Clouds

Keynote Speaker

  • Ann Greenberg, Sceneplay

5:35 - 6:20 PM

Day 1 Closing Plenary Session: Current Key Appeals and Drawbacks of Cloud Computing for Entertainment, Infrastructure, and Venture Financing

Panel Discussion: How do the advantages of scale-and-cost, encapsulated change management, next-generation architectures, and choice-and-agility measure up against the pitfalls of security, lock-in, reliability, and lack of control? (45 minutes)

Panelists

  • Shahi Ghanem, BitTorrent
  • Lucia Gradinariu, Huawei

Moderator

  • Marty Lafferty, DCIA

Day Two ~ Friday, November 9, 2012

9:00 - 10:30 AM

Track A: Entertainment in the CLOUD

Track B: Infrastructure for the CLOUD

Track C: Investing in CLOUD Initiatives

Mini-Keynotes: (15 minutes each)

Topic: Cloud Transcoding

Keynote Speaker

  • Matt Johnson, Unicorn Media

Topic: Cloud Storage

Keynote Speaker

  • Brian Campanotti, Front Porch Digital

Topic: Cloud Delivery

Keynote Speaker

  • Greg Wiley, Media Science International

Topic: Cloud Data

Keynote Speaker

  • Kurt Kyle, SAP

Topic: Cloud Analytics

Keynote Speaker

  • Joey Jablonski, DataDirect Networks

Mini-Keynotes: (15 minutes each)

Topic: Architecture

Keynote Speaker

  • Jean-Luc Chatelain, DataDirect Networks

Topic: Cloud Mobility

Keynote Speaker

  • Linda Senigaglia, Navigation Solutions

Topic: Virtualization

Keynote Speaker

  • Ryan Walters, Philotek

Topic: Interoperability

Keynote Speaker

  • Tim Cavanaugh, Cav Consulting

Topic: Scalability

Keynote Speaker

  • Daniel Kenyon, Equilibrium

Mini-Keynotes: (15 minutes each)

Topic: Education Clouds

Keynote Speaker

  • Gigi Johnson, Maremel Institute

Topic: Big Data

Keynote Speaker

  • Mark Theissen, Cirro

Topic: Business Intelligence

Keynote Speaker

  • Bruce Cleveland, InterWest Partners

Topic: VC Criteria

Keynote Speaker

  • William Engelbrecht, Deloitte

Topic: Exit Strategies

Keynote Speaker

  • Scott Ryan, EMC
Closing Discussion

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM


Conference Closing Plenary Session: The Future of Cloud Computing for Entertainment, Telecom, and Investment

Panel Discussion: How will industry address concerns of security, downtime, access, dependency, and interoperability? How will it further capitalize on positive attributes - user-centric / task-centric / powerful / accessible / intelligent / programmable? (60 minutes)

Panelists

  • Jay Migliaccio, Aspera
  • Dan Brackett, Extreme Reach
  • Jean-Luc Chatelain, DataDirect Networks

Moderator

  • Marty Lafferty, DCIA

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