Eric Olson is Draper Fisher Jurvetson Portage Venture Partners' first Associate. His responsibilities include sourcing deals and working on due diligence. Prior to DFJ Portage Olson worked in Partner Development at Google and in Business Development for DFJ Portage backed startup FeedBurner which was acquired by Google in June 2007.
15:15
Chris Bernard, Microsoft; David Wolf, Cynergy, The past, present and future of media
Join Chris and David for a journey into the past, present and future of media. Starting with the (recent) past and one of the biggest milestones in digital media. The streaming of over 3200 hours of live and on demand content of the 2008 Olympics in the US via NBC. Weâll then take a look in the present and see how advances in digital imaging are going to have a profound influence on the social and community-driven experiences that are driving current revolutions on the Web. Finally, weâll look at the convergence of technology through âben': A prototype for Democracy in the 21st Century" that demonstrates what the future of media could look like when social-networking platforms, services and media converge.
15:15
Mark Ailsworth, Chicago Interactive Marketing Association (CIMA), Interactive Marketing
The Talk: A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats Bio: President The Chicago Interactive Marketing Association Midwest Sales Undertone Networks An accomplished executive with over 17 years of professional experience in marketing and advertising, Mark Ailsworth is presently Midwest director of sales for Undertone Networks. Profitable since 2002, Undertone is one of the digital landscapeâs most trusted and respected online ad networks. Concurrently, Ailsworth serves as president for the Chicago Interactive Marketing Association (CIMA), a post he assumed in January 2008.
18:04
Judi Wunderlich, Aquent, Creating a Viable Workforce
Judi Wunderlich, Aquent, Moderator; Jeff Epstein, Digital Bootcamp; Matt Irvine, DePaul University, The Center for Cinema & Interactive Arts: Whenever new technology booms, as New Media is doing, there is often frustration on the part of companies seeking to utilize this great new technology, because their employees aren't trained or well-versed in it. For Chicago to be the New Media capital of the world, both our industry leaders and educators must act quickly to create programs that will train existing workers and current students. Our panel will discuss where we are now, and where we must be in order to meet the worker supply and demand in the New Media field.
12:39
John Patterson, Founder, The Chicago Convergence, Pixel Brothers, Opening Remarks
Why I started the Summit and 'The truth about the future.' The Internet is only 5000 days old. What is headed our way, no one can prepare for. This talk explains why the summit exists and why it exploded onto the scene. It will also address Chicago's future and our 2016 look to the horizon. Finally, it will inspire and prepare you to be ready for an amazing two days of access to people, resources and ideas with global scale.
TV Week's Daisy Whitney has announced to the world that Chicago is contending for a spot as the Chicago New Media Capital of the World. Daisy produces her webcast "New Media Minute" reporting on all things...well, new media and is a virtual presenter at CNMS08 addressing Chicago directly through a video segment she has prepared to advise Chicago on our 'new capital' mission.
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