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Steven Roberts
Senior Vice President
DirecTV
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Eric Shanks
President
Fox Sports Shanks joined DirecTV in February 2004 as senior vice president of Advanced Services and Content. During his tenure at DirecTV Shanks oversaw original entertainment, interactive programming and advertising sales. He was responsible for the creation of NFL Red Zone, Red Zone Channel, the launch of DirecTV on Demand, The 101 Network, NASCAR HotPass, and in 2006 he formed the Company’s first in-house advertising sales team. More recently he took on new responsibilities by leading the DirecTV Sports Networks business unit comprised of regional sports networks in Seattle, Denver and Pittsburgh.
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Eisuke Tsuyuzaki CTO
Panasonic Corp. of America
Eisuke Tsuyuzaki directs Panasonic’s efforts in technical standards-making and corporate development, including strategic alliance building especially with the motion picture studios and content creators.
Previously, he served as managing director of Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory and concurrently as Vice President, Corporate Development of Panasonic R&D Company of America since February 2005.
In these positions Mr. Tsuyuzaki oversaw research and development including technology standardization operations of the Hollywood Laboratory, directed Panasonic’s Blu-ray Disc and Full HD 3D format promotion in North America and acted as the principal liaison for Panasonic with the Hollywood creative and entertainment production communities, including directing Panasonic’s relationship with 20th Century Fox’s James Cameron’s AVATAR.
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Buzz Hays
Executive Stereoscopic Producer, Sony 3D Technology Center
Sony Corporation of America
Buzz Hays is the Chief Instructor for the Sony 3D Technology Center, dedicated to the creation of good 3D across movies, television, games and other platforms. Hays is responsible for all curriculum development, instruction and training for a broad range of people across the entertainment industry.
For the last five years, Hays has been among a few pioneers in the field of 3D production. As a Senior Producer, 3D Stereoscopic Feature Films for Sony Pictures Imageworks, Hays was responsible for overseeing the adaptation of standard release feature films into three-dimensional stereoscopic versions for the IMAX 3D and Real D platforms. Hays’ work included adapting Robert Zemeckis’ BEOWULF. Previous Imageworks projects include the Imagemotion performance-capture animated film MONSTER HOUSE as well as the first CG feature from Sony Pictures Animation, OPEN SEASON.
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Lenny Lipton President
Oculus 3D
Pallab Chatterjee President
Silicon Map
Sandy Climan CEO
3ality
Sandy Climan is CEO of 3ality Digital, LLC, a leading company in the development and commercialization of technologies which enables perfect digital 3D image capture, digital 3D broadcast and software that enables consumer applications of 3D entertainment. Mr. Climan is also President of Entertainment Media Ventures, Inc., which has a strategic relationship with 3ality Digital. In addition to working with innovative technologies pushing forward the boundaries of media and entertainment, Mr. Climan has been active in both motion picture and television production, most notably as Executive Producer of the first digital live-action 3D motion picture, "U2 3D," Co-executive Producer of the CBS primetime series "Robbery Homicide Division," and as Producer of "The Aviator," directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, for which he was awarded a British Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
Todd Cogan Stereoscopic Producer, Venture 3D,
Michael Jackson’s “This Is It”
Todd Cogan began his career in stereoscopic production miles off the shore of Europe while working alongside 3D pioneer and legendary Director James Cameron during the filming of Ghosts of the Abyss. As an integral professional with roots at the inception of the Digital 3D Revolution, Todd Cogan has lent his expertise as 3D Producer on ground breaking A-list projects such as the highly anticipated Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” Concert Experience, all three NBA Entertainment LIVE 3D Events as well as Disney’s Hannah Montana and Jonas Brothers Concert Films. With credits on virtually every noteworthy stereoscopic production and the ability to clearly communicate the intricacies of 3D production -from acquisition through post production- Todd Cogan has quickly become one of the most sought after and experienced individuals within the industry.
Phil Eisler General Manager
3D Vision, Nvidia
Greg Foster Chairman and President
Filmed Entertainment
Imax Corp.
Grady Hannah
Director of Business Development
Darkworks S.A., Paris France
Grady has been in cutting edge software Sales and Business Development for 12 years. Getting his start in the Linux and Open Source market,
Grady made the switch to the video games market 6 years ago. Grady has
held positions at top video game middleware start ups including
Intrinsic Graphics,
AGEIA, and Replay Solutions, where his sales led directly to a 10M B
Round of investment.
Currently at Darkworks, Grady is in charge of WW Business Development
for TriOviz SDK for games, the 3D Anywhere software solutoin for AAA
console video games. With Darkworks team, Grady has brought TriOviz to
developers worldwide, shipping Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of
the Year Edition, May 11 2010.
Vincent Harradine
Director of Systems Engineering
Sigma Designs Vince Harradine is currently the Director of Systems Engineering for Milpitas, CA-based Sigma Designs, Inc. He has been key to the design, product development and systemization of Sigma’s VXP technology – from silicon to hands-on customer support. Working out of Sigma’s Canada office, Vince leads the company’s 3D product development and represents Sigma in several 3D standards groups. He is a specialist in video, video processing and video systems design. He is also an experienced hardware and software engineer and R&D manager. Over a 21-year period, Vince held various positions with Sony Broadcast & Professional Research Labs in the UK. He was intimately involved in the research, design and development of many key SDTV and HDTV technologies for the Broadcast & Professional market. His involvement ranged from motion compensated standards conversion to HD post production switchers. He was part of the original Sony design team responsible for the development of the world’s first full bandwidth component digital video tape recorder (D-1 format), for which Sony received an Emmy Award. Vince holds more than 10 patents in the area of video and video processing and is dubbed Sigma Designs’ “Golden Eyes.”
Scott Hettrick Editor
3DHollywood.net
Scott Hettrick blogs and produces interviews and event coverage videos about all forms of 3D in theaters, theme parks, and the home at 3DHollywood.net, and all forms of Hi-Def entertainment and products from mobile devices to the home to giant-screen IMAX at HollywoodInHiDef.com, the latter of which launched in early 2007. Hettrick has covered the entertainment industry for 30 years, 12 as an editor at Daily Variety and The Hollywood Reporter where he covered everything from location-based entertainment at theme parks, visual effects, and IMAX to the explosion of cable programming, networks and satellite systems in the 1990s and the development of production and distribution of movies, TV shows, and videogames on CD-Rom, DVD, Blu-ray Disc and the Internet over the past 20 years.
Rob Hummel President
Prime Focus
ROB HUMMEL is the CEO of Prime Focus Post Production, North America. He began his career as the director of production services for the professional film division of Technicolor Laboratories,. While at Technicolor, he handled the dailies and post production for Disney’s 3D “Capt.EO.” Hummel worked for Douglas Trumbull’s visual effects company during the making of Blade Runner (1982) and oversaw post-production work on Tron (1982). A former president of DALSA Digital Cinema LA, Hummel has also served as senior vice president of production technology at Warner Bros., where he oversaw digital post-production (mastering films for digital cinema, HDTV, DVD, etc.) and digital restoration work on such classics as Gone with the Wind (1939) and The Wizard of Oz (1939). He previously worked in post-production, animation and Imagineering at Walt Disney Studios, where he was involved with the 3D “Honey I Shrunk the Audience.” He headed animation technology at DreamWorks, and helped launch digital cinema units at Technicolor and Sony. Hummel currently serves on the Academy’s Scientific and Technical Awards Committee. He is also an associate member of the American Society of Cinematographers and was the editor of the 8th edition of the American Cinematographer Manual.
Anna Hunt Principal Analyst,
Consumer Electronics
IMS Research
Anna Hunt is a principal analyst in IMS Research’s Consumer Electronics Group, and focuses on portable CE device markets, convergence in the CE and mobile space, and new digital TV platforms such as mobile TV and 3D TV. In additional, Anna is part of IMS Research’s consultancy team that focuses on serving global CE and semiconductor clients. Prior to this role, she was the Group’s research director, responsible for the Group’s strategic direction. Anna has seven years of expertise in the areas of digital set-top boxes, the global digital TV ecosystem, and consumer electronics. She is part of the judging panel for The Cable & Satellite International Product of the Year Awards, and has presented and moderated at several international conferences, including Mediacast, IP Trends, and CES.
Bob Johnston
Stereoscopic Producer, My Bloody Valentine 3D, Streetdance 3D, The Hole
Bernie Laramie
COO/Executive Producer
Stereoscope Inc. Air Racers 3D (2010)
Bernie Laramie has been a Producer in Los Angeles for more than 25
years. He is best known for his work on “CSI: Crime Scene
Investigation” as well as such series as “Shark”, “Threat Matrix”,
“Profiler”, “Dark Skies” and “Max Headroom”. More recently, Bernie
handled producing chores on the IMAX 3D production of James
Cameron’s “Aliens of the Deep”, and “The Last Mysteries of the
Titanic”, a 17 camera live broadcast from the sunken vessel.
Bernie enjoys cutting edge technology. While the Director of Post
Production at Lorimar, he pioneered many state of the art post
production techniques used today including the use of electronic non
linear systems, CGI effects, and 3 perf 35mm for production. Recently
he created a 360 degree live action camera system for a live action
simulator for the U.S. Army.
He is currently the COO and Executive in Charge of Production for
StereoScope Entertainment, where he is producing feature films in 3D
as well as 3D shows for Discovery.
Dale H. Maunu Senior Analyst
Insight Media
Dale H. Maunu is a Senior Analyst for Insight Media. Dale has over 23 years experience in a variety of roles in the display industry, including executive management, sales and marketing, business planning, engineering and manufacturing, most recently holding positions with DisplaySearch and Optrex prior to joining Insight Media. Dale covers 3D display markets for Insight Media and specializes in developing industry forecasts and cost models. Dale attended the University of Minnesota, Institute of Technology (Electrical Engineering) and was a Dean’s Scholar in the College of Science at San Jose State University (Physics).
Juan Reyes
CTO
BluFocus
Brian Rogers Producer Godzilla 3D (2012)
Brian has specialized in, and has produced many pioneering 3-D film projects starting back in 1992. Currently he is producing the upcoming live action major 3-D motion picture "Godzilla" for Legendary Pictures and Warner Brothers Studios. He has an extensive background in visual effects driven, ground breaking, new technology projects. Brian has worked in all 3-D formats including 70 mm; 35 mm and High Definition digital capture including producing the worlds first high definition digital 3-D production. He has worked for several Visual Effects houses including Digital Domain, Rhythm & Hues and R, Greenburg / Imaginary Forces
John Rubey
President
AEG Network LIVE John Rubey, brings over 25 years of digital content and entertainment marketing experience to his position as President of AEG Network LIVE. Rubey is responsible for the overall vision, entertainment marketing, digital content development and execution of the company's strategic initiatives. Rubey also oversees the filming and distribution of all AEG Network LIVE's music festivals to leading content distributers such as: HULU, AOL BEBO, MySpace and others, in addition to festival and artist sites, mobile phones and high-definition TV. In addition, Rubey is directly responsible for capturing the industry's top music festivals and concert performance in digital 3D for cinema distribution worldwide.
Under Rubey's successful leadership, AEG Network LIVE has completed successful tour & CD launch campaigns for AEG Live clients including: Bon Jovi, Rod Stewart, Tina Turner & Prince. 2009 AEGNL projects include the Michael Jackson Memorial Service which delivered the live program to a record audience that reached over one Billion people worldwide thru broadcast, and mobile users.
In addition, Rubey recently founded and launched, Inconcert3D, a full service 3D production house created for AEG Network Live concerts and events. Under Rubeys' leadership, Inconcert3D is the first in its industry to shoot leading music events such as Austin City Limits Music Festival, Lollapalooza in Chicago, All Points West , Mile High Music Festival and others in High definition 3D for Cinema, mobile and web distribution.
Rubey is a member of the Telly Awards Sliver Council. His productions have won numerous awards including Telly, Mobile Excellence Awards and other industry recognitions.
Mark Schaffer
Director, Business Management
Motorola, Inc.
Mark Schaffer is director of business management for Networked Video Solutions in Motorola’s Broadband Home Solutions. In this role he is responsible for Motorola’s professional MPEG-2/4 digital video distribution networks for satellite programmers and headend operators. Schaffer has over 19 years of expertise and experience in the broadcast and video compression industry. Prior to joining Motorola, Schaffer worked at TANDBERG Television as a Sr. System Engineering Manager and over has ten years of experience in MPEG-2 receiver development and video compression research from working at NDS and Sony Electronics of America. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas in Austin.
Ben Urquhart
VP, Post-Production
Focus Features
Ben has been working at Focus Features since 2004. He is currently the
VP of Post Production and was the executive on films such as 9,
Coraline, The Unborn, In Bruges, and Sin Nombre.
