VES Summit 2012

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EVOLUTION: Portals/Social/Cloud/Mobile

Opportunities and complexities abound. Technology offers us tremendous access to the world and its global village. The 2012 VES Summit will shine a spotlight on the intersection between creative content and the business bottom line with a focus on how social media impacts decision making on all levels.

The 2012 VES Summit was held held on October 13th at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Marina del Rey. The Summit has become a must attend event for the leading creatives and decision makers in our industry. Back by popular demand were the Breakfast Round Tables -- which were a rousing sucess and a great kick off to the day. Thanks for Joining Us!

Schedule

8:30-10 Continental Breakfast Roundtable Discussions

10:15 Welcome

10:30 KEYNOTE SPEAKER
George Whitesides
CEO and President, Virgin Galactic

11:15 FEATURED SPEAKER
Albert Cheng
EVP & Chief Product Officer, Digital
Media, Disney/ABC Television Group

11:45 Break

12:00 YERKA, A New Digital Content Distribution Platform
Lee Waterworth
Founder & President, YERKA
Miles Romney
CEO, YERKA

12:30 Lunch

2:00 KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Sean Carroll
Senior Research Associate in Physics,
California Institute of Technology

2:30 Tax Incentives Around the Globe: The Whys and Wherefores of Domestic and International Incentives
Mary Ann Hughes
Vice President, Film and Television Production Planning, The Walt Disney Company
Ruth Hauer
VFX Executive, The Walt Disney Company

3:00 A CONVERSATION WITH….
Ed Ulbrich
CEO, Digital Domain

3:45 Break

4:00 Is Television VFX the Future of Feature Film VFX?
With the constant call for 'more, better and cheaper," will the television model for visual effects become THE model industry-wide?
Mat Beck, ASC
VFX Supervisor, Director, DP, President: Entity FX
Sam Nicholson, ASC
CEO and Founder, Stargate Studios
Andrew Orloff
Executive Creative Director, VFX Supervisor, Zoic Studios
Steve Pugh
Executive Producer, Pixomondo
MODERATOR: Bill Desowitz
Owner of Immersed in Movies

4:30 A FREEWHEELING CONVERSATION WITH…
Scott Ross
Co-Founder, Former Chairman/CEO Digital Domain

5:15 Cocktails & Mixer

For further information please email Brent Armstrong or call 818-981-7861.

Morning Keynote Sponsor

Afternoon Keynote Sponsor

Additional VES Summit Sponsors

Ritz Carlton Marina del Rey
4375 Admiralty Way
Marina del Rey, California 90292
USA
Phone: (310) 823-1700
Fax: (310) 823-2403

*VES has negotiated a discounted room rate of $259 per night for attendees. Please call 800-241-3333 and reference the name of the event.