LA Mobile Entertainment Summit® Announces Sessions

Unicomm, a leading event management company, and The Bob Dowling Group today announced sessions and session participants for the second annual LA Mobile Entertainment Summit®, presented by Ortsbo.com in association with Variety, scheduled for Tuesday-Wednesday, September 20-21, 2011 at the Hollywood & Highland Center, Hollywood, CA. Co-located with the 3D Entertainment Summit® and the 3D Gaming Summit: 3D Gaming and Beyond®, collectively taking place September 20-22, 2011, the LA Mobile Entertainment Summit is the definitive business event for mobile entertainment content, emerging mobile platforms as well as marketing and advertising within the mobile entertainment ecosystem.

The Summit already features a powerful lineup of featured speakers, including: Gene Simmons, Rock God, Media Mogul, Multi-Hyphenate and Ortsbo.com Spokesperson; David Lucatch, President, Ortsbo.com; Barry Cottle, EVP/GM, Electronic Arts Interactive; Neil Stiles, President, Variety; and Jon Platt, President, EMI Worldwide. In addition, the LA Mobile Entertainment Summit today has unveiled details of session topics and associated session participants:

The Mobile In Me: The mobile revolution has penetrated deeply into people’s personal, social and professional lives. In this presentation, Insight Research Group will explore the psychological drivers that inform the mobile consumer’s behaviors and decision making processes. We’ll learn about the positive and negative role mobile is playing in consumers’ lives and how we, as content creators and distributors, can optimize the platform to engage and connect with our audiences by providing rich, empowering experiences that meet their needs. Presented by: Boaz Mourad, CEO, Insight Research Group.

New Storytelling Machines: this panel will examine the different kinds of storytelling that Hollywood and other creatives have been telling with the mobile platform, from mobisodes, to marketing-inspired games and extra content, to transmedia. Participants include: Debra Kaufman, Creative Cow Magazine; Rex Cook, Avatar Labs; Alan Kraemer, SRS Labs; Matt Feldman, Versaly; and Frank Duchamo, Fun Little Movies.

Marketing Entertainment in a Mobile World: this panel will highlight the myriad ways feature films and television use mobile as a marketing tool, including commentary from both the technology providers and the content providers. Participants include: Michael Becker, MMA; Kai Bueller, MMS Messaging; Ted Verani, Trillibis; Paran Johar, Jump Tap; Chris Pirrone, Epic Mobile; Vince Broady, thismoment; and Anne Frisbi, InMobi.

Pre Lunch Featured Panel Session: Participants include Manny Halley, Imani Group; Jeanie Weems, Ascap; Brian Cox, Producer; and Jon Platt, EMI Publishing Worldwide.

The Intersection of Marketing and Mobile Entertainment: this panel will focus on how storytellers and marketers can use leading edge technologies to spur the consumption of entertainment media through mobile. Participants include Fabrizio Pilato, Mobile Magazine; Matt Silk, Waterfall Mobile; David Weinfeld, Screenreach; Tripp Boyle, YuMe; Chris Tanner, GetitMobile; and Peter Marx, Qualcomm.

Connecting M-Content with M-Commerce: this panel will take a look at how content is curated and consumed on the phone and how various commerce models allow for frictionless navigation and purchase of this connect across all digital screens. Participants include: Gary Schwartz, MEF & Impact Mobile; Ty Robert, Gracenote; Patrick Kennedy, Sidebar; and Brad Kania, Samsung.

Leveraging Your Brand In A Friend-to-Friend Economy: How To Win Fusing Mobile with Social: presented by Sabrina Dee, CMO, Blue Calypso.

Gamification: How Mobile is Changing the Way Consumers Game: this panel will explore the ways in which phones and tablets are educating today’s consumers that life’s a game and how marketers, Hollywood and other industries are applying gamification to everyday life. Participants include: John Gaudiosi, GamerLive.TV; Imran Malek, MocoSpace; Brian Cho, Booyah; Matthew J. Barkoff, Badgeville; Alex Iskold, Get Glue; and Chris Ulm, AppyEntertainment.

The State of Apps & Mobile Entertainment: this panel will discuss the mobile user experience, how the mobile content value chain has been disrupted by the app store model and how brands, content providers and technology providers are creating successful partnerships. Participants include Eric Fernandez, MideaLink; Alex Bakaloff, Lionsgate; Jon Vlassopulos, SkyRockit; David Jones, Shazam; Michael Schneider, CEO, Mobile Roadie; Shawn Schwegman, ChaCha; and Rob Gelick, CBS Interactive.

Mobile’s Hot Genres: This panel will look at the mobile genres that sizzle on the small screen. News, weather, sports—local TV’s mainstay—are popular, but let’s not forget urban entertainment, content aimed at the U.S. Hispanic market, or mobile games. This panel brings the leaders of mobile’s top genres to talk about what makes their content so successful on the mobile platform. Participants include Debra Kaufman, Mobilized TV, Brandon Lucas, BET and Keyvan Peymani, Warner Brothers.

Mobile and the New Advertising Paradigm: this panel will analyze the intersection of entertainment and mobile advertising and why mobile could emerge as the ultimate ‘ad-as-entertainment’ platform. Participants include: Sharon Knitter, Cars.com; Saptarshi Roy Chaudhury, [x]cube Labs, Robert Kramer, Celtra; Donovan Martin, Microsoft; Michael Shubin, AT&T Interactive.

The New Tablet Revolution: with 15 million iPads sold last year, 2011 is the year of the tablet, with Google, Samsung, NVIDIA, Intel, Motorola, Vizio, Acer, HP, Verizon, and Sprint jumping on board the tablet bandwagon. IDC forecasts that 50 million tablets will ship globally this year alone. This panel will explore the role video games will play in this space and how these new tablets are going to directly compete with the traditional console. Participants include John Gaudiosi, GamerLive.TV and Caryl Shaw, Qualcomm.

3D State of the State: this panel is a Q&A with players that are changing the landscape of gaming, mobile and 3D. Participants include: Jon Peddie, JPR Research; Roy Taylor, MasterImage; Andrew Fear, NVIDIA; Fared Adhib, Sprint; Chris Yewdall, DDD Group, Peter Rogina, Enchanted Glass Entertainment.

This year’s Summit also introduces the Entertainment Technology Showcase™, featuring more than 65 displays, which will showcase the latest in 3D, mobile and gaming technology and serve as a networking hub for top industry executives.

"We’re thrilled with this year’s lineup of sessions and panelists, which represents an extensive mix of experts, research and analysis of the broader mobile entertainment sector,” said John Golicz, CEO of Unicomm. "Anyone who markets or plans to market to consumers via mobile, whether that’s through content, commerce or related enabling technologies, will find tremendous value in this year’s LA Mobile Entertainment Summit.”

"Once again, the LA Mobile Entertainment Summit features a power-packed lineup of featured speakers and informative, thoughtful panel sessions and panel participants,” said Neil Stiles, President, Variety. "Mobile is perhaps the most exciting emerging platform for entertainment, and we look forward to kicking off an educational and compelling event later this month.”

Sponsors of LA Mobile Entertainment Summit® include: Ortsbo.com, as presenting sponsor; Blue Calypso, as official sponsor; Epic Marketplace, MocoSpace Inc., SRS Labs, Inc., thisMoment, Inc. and Jump!3D as sponsors; Adknowledge Super Rewards, Celtra, ChaCha, Ericsson Inc., Mobile Messaging Solutions (MMS), Screenreach Interactive, Trilibis Mobile, Waterfall Mobile Inc., BluFocus and xCubeLABS as supporters; Korea Trade-Investment-Promotion Agency and Korea Media & Content Market (KMCM) as event partners.

To register for the event or to receive a brochure on attendance, visit www.lamobilesummit.com or call 203-878-2577 x109. For more information on exhibiting and sponsor opportunities, visit the website or contact Rich Massella, Director, Mobile Entertainment Group at 203-713-1079 or rmassella@unicomm.org.

Unicomm LLC is an independent business-to-business communications company specializing in originating and managing world class trade shows and conferences in underserved and nascent markets. Founded in 1998 in Milford, CT, Unicomm enjoys an impressive track record of dozens of successful show launches and hundreds of event productions. Unicomm’s properties include the 3D Entertainment Summit™, the 3D Gaming Summit™ and the LA Mobile Entertainment Summit™ all presented in association with Variety; the Travel & Adventure Show in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Dallas, Washington, D.C. and Atlanta; the Faith Travel Conference & Exposition™ and Travel & Destination Summit™. For more information: www.unicomm.org.

The Bob Dowling Group -- For 17 years through 2007, Bob Dowling was editor-in-chief and publisher of The Hollywood Reporter and president of the VNU Business Media Film and Performing Arts Group. During Dowling's tenure, The Reporter launched numerous new products, including the HollywoodReporter.com Web site, e-mail edition, weekly edition, THR East, Literary Hollywood, Festival de Cannes dailies and the Oscar Screening Guide, as well as many annual events such as the Women in Entertainment Power 100 stand-alone issue and its related breakfast event, the Next Generation ranking of prominent young executives, the Film and TV Music Conference and the reorganized Key Art Awards. Dowling recently started his own information and consulting firm, the Bob Dowling Group, to serve clients looking to navigate the converging worlds of entertainment and technology.

LA Mobile Entertainment Summit® -- The 2^nd Annual LA Mobile Entertainment Summit in association with Variety, presented by Ortsbo.com will host the brightest minds in mobile technology, interactive media and entertainment to examine how content and rapidly evolving technology is dramatically changing the entertainment marketplace. The event is all about connecting the ecosystem among digital assets, original content and mobile platforms to reach consumers in today’s multi-screen environment. Event Date: September 20-21, 2011 at Hollywood & Highland Center, Hollywood, CA .

3D Entertainment Summit® -- Now in it’s fourth year, the world’s leading business event on "everything 3D” is bigger and better than ever as it explores the 3D marketplace from all angles. With an expanded international focus and additional programming on broadcast, television and alternate content -- this will be the largest and most expansive event to date. The conference covers the biggest 3D drivers including: Theatrical; Creative; Sports; Games; International, Home Entertainment and Convergence. And for the first time, 3D Entertainment Summit and 3D Gaming Summit will be held in the same week at our new Hollywood location. Event Date: September 20-22, 2011 at Hollywood & Highland Center, Hollywood, CA.

3D Gaming Summit® -- Now in its 2nd year, the 3D Gaming Summit® in association with Variety will for the first time be held in conjunction with the 3D Entertainment Summit® in Hollywood. The conference will feature a jam-packed, full day of world-class programming, and highlight the latest in Gaming Technology as part of the Entertainment Technology Showcase, an exclusive exhibits/tabletops area within the event venue. Event Date: September 22, 2011 at Hollywood & Highland Center, Hollywood, CA.

Variety - Variety is the leading publication for business entertainment news, recognized and respected throughout the world of show business. The Variety Group – Daily Variety, Daily Variety Gotham, Weekly Variety and Variety.com – are all owned by Reed Business Information (RBI), the largest business publisher in the U.S. RBI is a member of the Reed Elsevier Group plc (NYSE: RUK and ENL).

Links:
LA Mobile Entertainment Summit®
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Twitter: @LAMobileSummit

3D Entertainment Summit®
http://www.3d-summit.com/
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Twitter: @3DEntSummit

3D Gaming Summit: Gaming and Beyond®
http://www.3dgamingsummit.com/
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Twitter: @3DGamingSummit