The Variety Venture Capital & New Media Summit on June 27th, will explore how the investment community is driving technology innovation – so critical for the growth of the evolving entertainment industry. Start-up companies with strong ideas can thrive, thanks to the post-recession financial support and Hollywood’s fight to attract today’s digital consumers.
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VARIETY VENTURE CAPITAL & NEW MEDIA SUMMIT | JUNE 27, 2012
Sofitel Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
Variety’s Venture Capital & New Media Summit will explore how the investment community is driving technology innovation – so critical for the growth of the evolving entertainment industry. Start-up companies with strong ideas can thrive, thanks to revived post-recession financial support and Hollywood’s fight to attract today’s digital consumers. At the Summit, top financiers, studio leaders and start-up founders will debate how best to keep the momentum going.
What are opportunities with the new technology companies, whose services and products are so key to the media business’ reach across multiplying new platforms and devices? Early bird registration is now open and costs $399 until May 25th. After the early bird deadline, registration will be increased to $499. Use code FOUNDERSSPACE and save an additional 10%. |
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State of Venture Capital and Global Media Business
As traditional and digital media companies strive to build out a worldwide marketplace for their products, how does fund-raising, investment and new technologies impact their strategies? Can Silicon Valley’s often ‘disruptive’ innovations advance rather than confound the traditional media business? Top investors at VCs and major media companies; plus leading entrepreneurs will explore what new products and services are grabbing their attention for sustained global growth.
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The Future of Social Media: Gaming, E-Commerce, Life-sharing – What Are Ways Still to Innovate?
Social media networks have given rise to a dizzying array of new services – whether this is crowd-sourcing for financing/marketing; daily deals/subscription commerce; photo/experience sharing; niche social networks; and more. And within each sub-category there are many competitors. Given the intense competition, how will social media continue to advance and evolve?
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Build it and They Will Come: How to Create the Next Great Product
Facebook and Twitter among companies that first focused on design and strong user experiences before concentrating on perfecting business models. This is opposite to Hollywood’s way of making sure revenues can be had before greenlighting a pilot or film. But as the start-up community is more crowded than ever – what is necessary to launch a hot product that is successful? Should Hollywood learn to sometimes put business models on the back seat in favor of innovation first? Top entrepreneurs and financiers will debate.
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Entertainment Game-changers: Who is Transforming Content and Consumer Experience for the Better?
The entertainment business, spanning TV, film, video games and more, is racing to stay on top of how consumers want to consume content. Who is driving the push to create, deliver, promote entertainment in new ways? How is this sea change impacting the traditional media business – are they succeeding in growing their business?
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The Burgeoning L.A. Venture Capital and Start-up Landscape
As technology plays a major role in how the media industry evolves, Hollywood-tied Los Angeles has become a hub for venture capital firm and start-ups to develop their products. What makes the L.A. VC scene different from better known hubs in Silicon Valley and New York?
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Cult of Celebrity – When Stars Align with Technology Companies
What do Ashton Kutcher, Selena Gomez, Leondardo DiCaprio, Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian and MC Hammer have in common? All have invested in start-up technology companies. What value do celebrities bring to the long-term value of new services and products?
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The View From the Top: What is Next from the Major Digital Media Brands?
It’s not just traditional media that is rapidly changing – today’s major digital media companies are also evolving to best suit changing consumer preferences. A number of firms, such as Groupon, Zynga, LinkedIn and Pandora, have gone public to grow their business. Google keeps diversifying – launching deal-based commerce, a new social networking service and more. Demand Media is pivoting to feature more premium content. How will the major brands continue to refine and expand their businesses?
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