Hollywood and the Tech Industry Come Together at Silicon Beach @ USC
September 10, 2012
The USC Marshall
School and USC School of Cinematic Arts are hosting a special
conference on L.A.'s startup industry.
Mirroring Silicon Valley, "Silicon Beach" is the unique startup atmosphere that has taken root in Los Angeles, a hot house for both the tech and media industries.
WHAT:
The USC Marshall School of Business and USC School of Cinematic Arts invite you to a special conference, Silicon Beach @ USC. Panels will be held by the Marshall School's Institute for Communication Technology Management, Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and SCA's Entertainment Technology Center. Discussions will include the convergence of entertainment and technology, how to advance tech startups and how to foster connections with venture capital and angel investment communities.
A $50k tech venture competition will showcase promising startups.
WHO:
Keynote speakers:
WHEN:
Sept. 12 - 13.
(Sept. 12 will function as a venture seed competition; panels will be held Sept. 13)
WHERE:
USC's Ronald Tutor Campus Center
Conference Website: http://siliconbeachusc.com/
Media Registration and Parking Information: Contact Amy Blumenthal at amyblume@marshall.usc.edu.
About the Institute for Communication Technology Management (CTM), USC Marshall School of Business
http://www.marshall.usc.edu/faculty/centers/ctm/about
The Institute for Communication Technology Management (USC CTM) is a leading strategy organization in the communications sector, with a unique combination of business and consumer insights. CTM is based at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business, at the intersection of Hollywood and Silicon Valley.
About the Entertainment Technology Center, USC School of Cinematic Arts
http://www.marshall.usc.edu/faculty/centers/ctm/about
The Entertainment Technology Center @ USC, founded in 1993 with the help of George Lucas, is a non-profit organization within USC's School of Cinematic Arts. The ETC brings together the top entertainment, technology and consumer electronics companies to evaluate what consumers really want, which is then translated to the companies that make technology products.
About the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, USC Marshall School of Business
http://www.marshall.usc.edu/faculty/centers/greif
The Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at USC Marshall School of Business is a pioneering program in entrepreneurship education and research. Its faculty - a diverse mix of academics and entrepreneur practitioners - offers undergraduate and graduate programs designed to help students acquire the tools, develop the skills and cultivate the mindset central to organizing, launching, and managing successful new ventures. Since its founding in 1971, the program has consistently ranked among the top programs in the nation.
Contact: Amy Blumenthal, 213.740.5552 or amyblume@marshall.usc.edu
Mirroring Silicon Valley, "Silicon Beach" is the unique startup atmosphere that has taken root in Los Angeles, a hot house for both the tech and media industries.
WHAT:
The USC Marshall School of Business and USC School of Cinematic Arts invite you to a special conference, Silicon Beach @ USC. Panels will be held by the Marshall School's Institute for Communication Technology Management, Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and SCA's Entertainment Technology Center. Discussions will include the convergence of entertainment and technology, how to advance tech startups and how to foster connections with venture capital and angel investment communities.
A $50k tech venture competition will showcase promising startups.
WHO:
Keynote speakers:
- Andrew Stalbow, North American General Manager, ROVIO
- Chris DeWolfe, CEO, SGN, former CEO and co-creator of MySpace
- Lucy Hood, Executive Director, Institute for Communication Technology Management, USC Marshall School of Business
- Ken Williams, Executive Director & CEO, Entertainment Technology Center, USC School of Cinematic Arts
- Paul Bricault, Manager Partner, Amplify.LA & Venture Partner, Greycroft Partners
- Liz Gasser, Senior Director, Business Development, Qualcomm Labs
- Mitch Singer, Chief Digital Strategy Office & Executive Vice President, Sony Pictures
- David Wertheimer, President, Digital, Fox Broadcasting
WHEN:
Sept. 12 - 13.
(Sept. 12 will function as a venture seed competition; panels will be held Sept. 13)
WHERE:
USC's Ronald Tutor Campus Center
Conference Website: http://siliconbeachusc.com/
Media Registration and Parking Information: Contact Amy Blumenthal at amyblume@marshall.usc.edu.
About the Institute for Communication Technology Management (CTM), USC Marshall School of Business
http://www.marshall.usc.edu/faculty/centers/ctm/about
The Institute for Communication Technology Management (USC CTM) is a leading strategy organization in the communications sector, with a unique combination of business and consumer insights. CTM is based at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business, at the intersection of Hollywood and Silicon Valley.
About the Entertainment Technology Center, USC School of Cinematic Arts
http://www.marshall.usc.edu/faculty/centers/ctm/about
The Entertainment Technology Center @ USC, founded in 1993 with the help of George Lucas, is a non-profit organization within USC's School of Cinematic Arts. The ETC brings together the top entertainment, technology and consumer electronics companies to evaluate what consumers really want, which is then translated to the companies that make technology products.
About the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, USC Marshall School of Business
http://www.marshall.usc.edu/faculty/centers/greif
The Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at USC Marshall School of Business is a pioneering program in entrepreneurship education and research. Its faculty - a diverse mix of academics and entrepreneur practitioners - offers undergraduate and graduate programs designed to help students acquire the tools, develop the skills and cultivate the mindset central to organizing, launching, and managing successful new ventures. Since its founding in 1971, the program has consistently ranked among the top programs in the nation.
Contact: Amy Blumenthal, 213.740.5552 or amyblume@marshall.usc.edu
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