Event Type : Fall Summit

Panel Discussion | Distributing and Windowing Content Across Business Models

Moderator
Colin Dixon, Founder & Chief Analyst, nScreenMedia

Speakers
Bryan Crocker, Chief Operating Officer, Multicom Entertainment Group
Anthony Layser, VP, Content Partnerships & Programming, XUMO
Yolanda Macias, Chief Content Officer, Cinedigm
John Mongiardo, President, Here Media
Brian Stevenson, Co-Founder CEO and Chairman, Sheena Mae Stories

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Networking Breakfast

Opening Remarks | 2022 OTT.X Fall Summit Summit

Speakers
Cameron Douglas, OTT.X Chairman, VP, Home Entertainment, Fandango
Mark Fisher, President & CEO, OTT.X

Keynote Presentation

Speakers
Chris McGurk, Chairman & CEO, Cinedigm

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Speaker
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Panel Discussion | Insights from Today’s Industry Leaders

Introduced By:

Moderator
David Bloom, Senior Contributor, Forbes

Speakers
Cameron Douglas, VP, Home Entertainment, Fandango
Philippe Guelton, President, Crackle Plus
Katherine Pond, Vice President of Business Development, VIZIO
Erick Opeka, Chief Strategy Officer, Cinedigm

Presentation | Special Recognition of OTT.X Members

Special Recognition 
Comscore
GoDigital Media Group
Premier Digital

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Speaker
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OTT.X Trivia Challenge

Speaker
TBD

Networking Lunch

Track 1 | New & Exciting

2:00 – 2:45 PM PDT
Tomorrow’s Consumers Speak
A panel of college students discuss their views of OTT and their viewing habits

Moderator
Bruce Eisen, Attorney, Eisen Law PC

3:00 – 3:45 PM PDT
Consumer Technology
What is new and exciting in consumer technology and how it impacts OTT video distribution.

Moderator
Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic

Track 4 | Content Ops

2:00 – 2:45 PM PDT
Globalization of Content

Moderator
Teresa Phillips, Co-Founder & CEO, Spherex

Speakers
Jason Gish, President, Film & Television, Testronic
Vince Muscarella, Vice President, Sales, Whip Media
Joshua Pine, Chief Revenue Officer, XL8.ai
Heather York, VP, Marketing, VITAC

3:00 – 3:45 PM PDT
Metadata and Rights

Moderator
Craig Seidel, Chief Technology Officer, Pixelogic Media

Speakers
Hollie Choi, Executive Director, Entertainment ID Registry Association (EIDR)
Christopher Eckman, VP, Digital Operations & Information Technology, The Africa Channel
Jude Fitzmorris, Head of Product and Engineering, Prime Video Acquisition Technology, Amazon
Tristan Gregson, Director of Licensing & Distribution, BitMAX
Jason Kassin, Founder & CEO, FilmTrack

Track 3 | FAST

2:00 – 2:45 PM PDT
Programming Your Channel

Moderator
Andrew Rosenman, Global Product Marketing Lead – CTV/Video, Equativ

Speakers
Brian Cullinane, Chief Revenue Officer, VideoElephant
David Di Lorenzo, SVP, Kids & Family, Future Today
Michael Maponga, CEO, AfroLandTV
Jonathan Skogmo, Founder at Jukin Media, Chief Innovation Officer, Trusted Media Brands

3:00 – 3:45 PM PDT
Maximizing Ad Revenue

Moderator
Andrew Rosenman, Global Product Marketing Lead – CTV/Video, Equativ

Speakers
Zach Alter, Head of West Coast Sales, TMB
Heather Luttrell, Head of Monetization, Cinedigm
Matt Montemayor, SVP of Sales, West & Central, Canela Media
Gal Turjeman, CEO, Castify.ai

Track 2 | Small Business

2:00 – 2:45 PM PDT
Financing & Funding

3:00 – 3:45 PM PDT
Legal Issues and Contracts

Speaker
Bruce Eisen, Attorney, Eisen Law PC

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Speaker
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2022 Heroes of OTT.X

Research Roundup
Presented By

• 5:20 PM | The Great Migration to Streaming Originals | The NPD Group – Understanding the shifting content inventory mix and its resulting effect on viewership is critical as you navigate licensing deals and fine-tune your distribution strategy. During this session we will quantify the viewership impact from more services focusing their content mix on original programming.
  • Speaker | Alex Arenas, Director of US Media Entertainment and Toys, The NPD Group

• 5:30 PM | Streaming’s Agile Approach to Win Over Customers | Comscore – From original vs. syndicated content lineups to more affordable price points to ad-supported vs. non-ad-supported models, streaming services are experimenting with new approaches to win over customers while remaining profitable. This session will provide a comprehensive overview of how streaming models are changing, what’s driving this shift, and the role social media has in winning over customers in this new media landscape.
  • Speaker | James Muldrow, Vice President, Product Management, Comscore

• 5:40 PM | Vorhaus Advisors 
  • Speaker | Mike Vorhaus, CEO, Vorhaus Advisors

• 5:50 PM | Omdia 
  • Speaker | Marija Masalskis, Advertising research lead, Omdia

Presentation | TBD

Speaker
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Networking Cocktail Reception & Heroes of OTT.X Recognition

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Networking Cocktail Reception

Opening Remarks | 2022 OTT.X Fall Summit Summit

Speakers
Mark Fisher, President & CEO, OTT.X
Erick Opeka, Chief Strategy Officer, Cinedigm

Keynote Presentation

Speakers
TBD

Presentation | TBD

Speaker
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Panel Discussion | Growing Your Footprint

Moderator
Michele Edelman, Head of Growth, Premiere Digital Services

Speakers
Berkin Ecevit, Sales and Business Development Director, SPI International
Tomas Gennari, CEO, BB Media
Jason Peterson, Chairman & CEO, GoDigital Media Group
Matthew Singerman, President, KFA Consulting

Presentation | TBD

Speaker
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OTT.X Trivia Challenge

Speaker
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Networking Lunch

Track 4 | Presentation Track

Track 3 | FAST

2:00 – 2:45 PM PDT
Marketing Your Channel

Moderator
Andrew Rosenman, Global Product Marketing Lead – CTV/Video, Equativ

Speakers
Thomas Ashley, CEO, Galxy TV
Strath Hamilton, CEO, TriCoast Studios
Stuart McLean, CEO, FAST Studios

3:00 – 3:45 PM PDT
User Experience

Moderator
Andrew Rosenman, Global Product Marketing Lead – CTV/Video, Equativ

Speakers
Andrew Baritz, VP: Advertising Sales & Operations, OTTera
Anthony Mesa, VP, Sales ViewLift
Sridhar Sinnasamy, Head of Sales (North America), Amagi

Track 1 | New & Exciting

2:00 – 2:45 PM PDT
NFT’s 101
The Basics of Blockchain and NFTs

Speaker
Linc Gasking, In Stealth, Stealth Startup

3:00 – 3:45 PM PDT
NFT’s 201
NFT applications in OTT video distribution.

Speaker
Linc Gasking, In Stealth, Stealth Startup

Track 2 | Small Business

2:00 – 2:45 PM PDT
HR Issues 

Speaker
Laurie Knight, Senior HR Consultant, Peoplescape
Belinda Morris, Founder, Peoplescape

3:00 – 3:45 PM PDT
Valuating and Selling Your Business

Presentation | TBD

Speaker
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Panel Discussion | Progress Toward Better Search & Discovery

Moderator
Steve Harnsberger, Founder & CEO, Universal Search & Discovery

Speakers
Linda Abrams, Vice President of Sales, Zype
Scott Barton, Chief Product Officer, MyBundle.TV
LaShawn McGhee, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Revry TV
Scott Olechowski, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Plex
Chris Tanquary, Senior Director of Business Development, Distribution & IP, VIZIO

Presentation | TBD

Speaker
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Research Roundup
Presented By

• 5:20 PM | Anatomy of a Profitable Internet TV Service | nScreenMedia – It is becoming increasingly difficult to succeed in InternetTV if you rely on an owned and operated app with one business model. In this session, we will look at the potential to grow your business with alternative business and distribution models. We’ll also look at how much revenue an Internet TV service can earn if it takes advantage of all the opportunities available to it.
  • Speaker | Colin Dixon, Founder & Chief Analyst, nScreenMedia

• 5:30 PM | Slalom
  • Speaker | Ryan McKinstry Principal | Strategy, Slalom

• 5:40 PM | Gracenote 
  • Speaker | Trent Wheeler, SVP of Product, Gracenote