Inaugural
P2P & VIDEO CONFERENCE
DCIA Special Event
October 27, 2008 | 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM | Santa Monica, CA

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LOCATION
Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel
Santa Monica, CA
San Jose Marriott

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Plan now to attend the Distributed Computing Industry Association’s first-ever P2P & VIDEO CONFERENCE at Digital Hollywood Fall (DHF) in Santa Monica, CA.

This special industry event is scheduled for October 27th at Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel.

This Conference-within-DHF will feature keynotes from top P2P companies and major video distributors, panels of industry leaders, valuable workshops, and much more.

DHF is THE event for power players! This is the one conference where everything you do, everything you say, and everything you see means business. Get serious! Be an industry momentum leader.

Is your company on DHF's must-see list? Google, Microsoft, MySpace, Disney, Fox, IBM, Universal, NBC, AOL, IBM, FremantleMedia, Saatchi & Saatchi, Ogilvy & Mather, TV Guide Network, Fox Cable Networks, Deloitte, HBO, MTV Networks, Sony Pictures, William Morris Agency, Showtime and five hundred more!

DCIA Member speakers for the P2P & VIDEO CONFERENCE at DHF are listed in the Speakers section, which is below the Conference Agenda that immediately follows this summary.

Don't miss the opportunity to participate in this 2008 special event. Register online or call 410-476-7965. For sponsor packages and speaker information, please contact Karen Kaplowitz, DCIA Member Services, at 888-890-4240 or karen@dcia.info.


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Sari Lafferty
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P2P & VIDEO CONFERENCE
DCIA Conference Agenda

Date: Monday, October 27, 2008
Location: Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, Santa Monica, CA

10:00AM - 10:15PM

P2P FOR VIDEO

Marty Lafferty, CEO, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA) - Presentation

10:15AM - 11:00AM

VIDEO CONTENT PROTECTION

Strategies and Tools – Copyright Infringement Deterrence or Prevention through Enforcement  
What approaches are the most effective today in protecting video content being distributed in an authorized manner with P2P? What are the relative strengths of digital watermarking, fingerprinting, metadata filtering, and other digital rights management (DRM) techniques? How can unlicensed content that has been released into an open file-sharing environment be reclaimed?

Panelists:

Chris Gillis, Director of Sales, MediaDefender

Peder Jungck, CTO, Cloudshield - Presentation

Gerry Kaufhold, Principal Analyst, In-Stat - Presentation

Neerav Shah, VP, Business Development & Strategy, Verimatrix - Presentation

Moderator:

Karen Kaplowitz, Member Services, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA)

11:00AM – 11:15AM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Robert Levitan, CEO, Pando Networks - Presentation

11:15AM - 11:30AM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Barry Tishgart, VP of Internet Services, Comcast - Presentation

11:30AM - 11:45AM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Michael King, CEO, Abacast - Presentation

11:45AM – 12:30PM

P2P TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT

Quality and Efficiency – Instant High-Definition Delivery or Deprioritized Low Resolution Transmission  
What P2P or hybrid peer-assisted approaches are the most effective in maximizing the reliability and speed of delivery for high-value video content? What approaches are best for reducing transmission costs and use of network resources for more disposable videos and are these mutually exclusive? What new approaches, from content acceleration to bandwidth utilization currently show the most promise?

Panelists:

Kshitij Kumar, CEO, TellyTopia - Presentation

Alex Mashinsky, CEO, DigiMeld - Presentation

Robert Levitan, CEO, Pando Networks

Moderator:

Sari Lafferty, Business Affairs, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA)

12:30PM – 1:30PM

CONFERENCE LUNCHEON SPONSORED BY RIGHTSFLOW

1:30PM – 1:45PM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Joseph Patuleia, Co-Founder, Brand Asset Digital - Presentation

1:45PM - 2:00PM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Kumar Subramanian, CEO, MediaMelon

2:00PM - 2:15PM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Orang Dialameh, CEO, iVisit

2:15PM - 3:00PM

P2P CONTENT LICENSING

Private and Public Approaches – P2P Distribution for Video Rights Holders or Rewards for Copyright Enforcers
What are the various content licensing and market exploitation strategies that have been tried to date with respect to P2P distribution? How and why is collective licensing gaining traction in some geographic regions? What do video rights holders require of P2P distributors in order to grant licenses? What should the roles and responsibilities be for P2P companies, ISPs, CDNs, and other parties in an optimal but practical P2P video licensing regime?

Panelists:

Walter Leaphart, Advisor, Music Intelligence Solutions

Steven Masur, Managing Partner, MasurLaw

Keyvan Peymani, COO, Nettwerk Music Group

Patrick Ross, Executive Director, Copyright Alliance

Laura Tunberg, CEO, EM Syndication

Moderator:

Karen Kaplowitz, Member Services, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA)

3:00PM – 3:15PM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Tom Patterson, CEO, Digital Containers - Presentation

3:15PM – 3:30PM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

David Rice, VP of Marketing, Move Networks

3:30PM – 3:45PM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Eitan Efron, VP of Marketing, Oversi - Presentation

3:45PM – 4:30PM

P2P VIDEO REVENUE

Marketing & Monetization–Ad-Supported, or Subscription, or Paid Download Business Models  
Is P2P better exploited for sponsor-supported or viewer-supported video business models in the short term? Are there hybrid approaches? How can contextual marketing and the social networking phenomenon be monetized? 

Panelists: 

Arash Amel, Head of Broadband Media/AMR, Screen Digest 

Paul Grusche, COO, Ultramercial 

Rob Manoff, CEO, Jambo Media 

Johan Ryman, Director of Sales & Partnerships, Octoshape

Dave Toole, CEO, MediaMobz 

Moderator: 

Sari Lafferty, Business Affairs, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA)

4:30PM – 4:45PM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Ronny Golan, Co-Founder & CEO, HIRO Media - Presentation

4:45PM – 5:30PM

FUTURE P2PTV INNOVATION

Solutions – Market Opportunities or Disruptive Previews of the Future
How can massive piracy of certain content in some markets be overcome so that these regions enter the global community for video distribution? Can P2P video business models be tailored for these opportunities or is P2P the problem? What technological breakthroughs for live, download, and enhanced P2P video content are on the horizon?  

Panelists:

Dave Mathews, Head of Products, Boxee.TV - Presentation

Jonathan Lee, SVP, PiCast

Jeffrey Payne, CTO, GridNetworks

Moderator:

Karen Kaplowitz, Member Services, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA)

5:45PM – 6:45PM

NETWORKING COCKTAIL RECEPTION

 

P2P & VIDEO CONFERENCE
DCIA Conference Speakers

Arash Amel, Head of Broadband Media/AMR, Screen Digest

Orang Dialameh, CEO, iVisit

Eitan Efron, VP of Marketing, Oversi

Chris Gillis, Director of Sales, MediaDefender

Paul Grusche, COO, Ultramercial

Peder Jungck, CTO, Cloudshield

Karen Kaplowitz, Member Services, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA)

Gerry Kaufhold, Principal Analyst, In-Stat

Michael King, CEO, Abacast

Kshitij Kumar, CEO, TellyTopia

Marty Lafferty, CEO, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA)

Sari Lafferty, Business Affairs, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA)

Walter Leaphart, Advisor, Music Intelligence Solutions

Jonathan Lee, SVP, PiCast

Robert Levitan, CEO, Pando Networks

Rob Manoff, CEO, Jambo Media

Alex Mashinsky, CEO, DigiMeld

Steven Masur, Managing Partner, MasurLaw

Dave Mathews, Head of Products, Boxee.TV

Tom Patterson, CEO, Digital Containers

Joseph Patuleia, Co-Founder, Brand Asset Digital

Jeffrey Payne, CTO, GridNetworks

Keyvan Peymani, COO, Nettwerk Music Group

Laird Popkin, CTO, Pando Networks

David Rice, VP of Marketing, Move Networks

Patrick Ross, Executive Director, Copyright Alliance

Johan Ryman, Director of Sales & Partnerships, Octoshape

Neerav Shah, VP, Business Development & Strategy, Verimatrix

Kumar Subramanian, CEO, MediaMelon

Barry Tishgart, VP of Internet Services, Comcast

Dave Toole, CEO, MediaMobz

Laura Tunberg, CEO, EM Syndication

More Speakers To Be Announced