Discussions will be focused on topics related to raising capital for VR developers and the technical challenges associated with creating VR content. There will be a series of intense roundtable discussions and keynotes, geared towards keeping the conversation at a deep level of expertise, with audience members listening and participating in Q&A at the end.
2018 Agenda
2018 VRTL Media Summit Agenda
Day 1
15 Nov 2018
8:00 am-9:00 am
Registration & Networking
Guests arrive at Paramount Studios and check in. Networking in the park and in the foyer of Paramount Theater.
9:00 am-9:15 am
CO-CHAIRS’ WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS
VRTL Media Summit Co-Chairs welcome guests and provide opening remarks. PRESENTERS: Ted Schilowitz, Futurist in Residence, Paramount Pictures Ned Sherman, Partner, Manatt Digital, Founder, Digital Media Wire Sunny Dhillon, Partner... Read More
Ted Schilowitz
Ned Sherman
Sunny Dhillon
THE NEXT WAVE OF AUGMENTED REALITY
This panel of experts in augmented reality (AR) will discuss the next wave of AR features coming to social platforms from Instagram to Snap. What does it mean for developers,... Read More
Kirin Sinha
Jon Goldman
Matt Miesnieks
Tipatat Chennavasin
Trevor Doerksen
FROM CRYPTOKITTIES TO BEYOND: ENTERTAINMENT ON THE BLOCKCHAIN
This panel of experts in blockchain will cut through the bs and give a hard look at where we are today and the opportunity and challenges that exist for blockchain... Read More
Evan Vandenberg
Steven Haft
Benjamin Tsai
Amitt Mahajan
Julia Ledbetter
10:15 am-10:45 am
FIRESIDE CHAT With Producer of The Matrix Trilogy & Transformers franchise
Lorenzo di Bonaventura, CEO, di Bonaventura Pictures & di Bonaventura Pictures Television Interviewer: Sunny Dhillon, Partner & Co-Founder, Signia Venture Partners
Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Sunny Dhillon
10:45 am-11:15 am
11:15 am-11:45 am
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH WARNER BROS, CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER, THOMAS GEWECKE
Thomas Gewecke, Chief Digital Officer & EVP, Strategy & Business Development, Warner Bros. Entertainment Interviewer: David Bloom, Consultant and Columnist, Tubefilter
Thomas Gewecke
David Bloom
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: HOW COMPUTER VISION & INTELLIGENT VOICE INTERACTION IS INNOVATING STORYTELLING
Whether using Alexa smart speakers to interact with movies we watch or bedtime stories we tell our kids, or smartphone cameras gathering data on how we’re reacting to content we... Read More
Aviel Ginzburg
Lars Buttler
Spencer Gerrol
Matthew Hammersley
Yan Liu
Ted Schilowitz
12:15 pm-12:45 pm
INVESTORS’ VIEW OF THE WORLD AHEAD: VISION-SETTING FOR THE NEXT DECADE
Venture capitalists, strategic investors, and angels will take the stage to discuss where they see opportunities in the years ahead – particularly within AI, blockchain, & AR uses in entertainment.... Read More
Kobie Fuller
Sam Wick
Benjamin Grubbs
Alice Lloyd George
Ned Sherman
12:45 pm-2:00 pm
LUNCHEON IN THE PARK
VRTL Media Summit buffet luncheon in the park outside Paramount Theater.
2:00 pm-2:30 pm
Featured Presentation: Unreal Engine
Featured Presentation presented by Unreal Engine Presenter: David Morin, Head of Epic Games Los Angeles Lab, Epic Games
David Morin
2:30 pm-3:00 pm
Fireside Chat with Steve Arnold of Oculus VR
Fireside Chat Steve Arnold, Head of Studios, Oculus VR Interviewer: Evan Osheroff, Head of XR, Jefferies Technology Group
Steve Arnold
Evan Osheroff
DIGITALLY NATIVE CONTENT BRANDS: THE NEW WAVE
This panel of digital content experts will discuss the emergence of a new breed of digitally native content brands that are connecting with bands of loyal followers. PANELISTS: Robert Steele,... Read More
Linda Pan
Robert Steele
Jack Davis
Christopher Sumner
Chris M. Williams
Sarah Penna
3:30 pm-4:00 pm
MIXED REALITY EXPERIENCES GO LIVE: WHAT’S NEXT IN LOCATION-BASED ENTERTAINMENT (LBE)?
2018 has seen the roll-out of new LBE ventures across the U.S. and globally, providing a near-term monetizable platform for mixed reality. This panel of LBE experts will discuss the... Read More
Kalon Gutierrez
Nathan Burba
Shiraz Akmal
Nanea Reeves
Alessio Mack
THE RISE OF ESPORTS
Competitive gaming tournaments have been packing stadiums and drawing record viewers online for some time, and are increasingly becoming part of the network and cable television mix. What do the... Read More
Nate Nanzer
Stephen Ellis
Kent Wakeford
Chris Heatherly
Mike Vorhaus
5:00 pm-6:00 pm
CLOSING RECEPTION
Please join us for the closing reception outside in the park.