Tim Sarnoff is President of Sony Pictures Imageworks, an Academy Award-winning visual effects and computer animation company dedicated to the art of digital production and character creation. Mr. Sarnoff joined Imageworks in 1997, five years after its inception.

As president, Mr. Sarnoff is responsible for the direction and management of the facility, which has been recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with Oscars for its work on "Spider-Man 2" and the CG-animated short film "The ChubbChubbs!," as well as nominations for "Spider-Man," "Hollow Man," "Stuart Little" and "Starship Troopers." Other notable credits for Imageworks include "Bewitched," "The Aviator," "The Polar Express," "Big Fish," "Bad Boys II," "Stuart Little 2," "Cast Away," and "Contact."

Imageworks, which has grown from 600 to nearly 1000 employees over the past year, is currently in production on "Monster House," "Ghost Rider," "Spider-Man 3," "Beowulf," and the first two full-length CG-animated features from Sony Pictures Animation, "Open Season" and "Surf's Up."

Prior to his affiliation with Imageworks, Mr. Sarnoff was Senior Vice President of Warner Digital Studios, which was established as a division of Warner Bros. in 1995. Mr. Sarnoff originally joined Warner Bros. in 1989 to set up Steven Spielberg's animated series "Tiny Toon Adventures." During Mr. Sarnoff's tenure, Warner Bros. Animation grew from four employees to more than 300 employees, became a separate business unit of Warner Bros. and completed numerous animated television series, including "Tasmania," "Batman," "Animaniacs" and "Superman."

Mr. Sarnoff began his career as Program Director for the NBC affiliate KMIR in Palm Springs, and then moved to the NBC network in Los Angeles as a production unit manager. In 1987, he joined Paramount Television as Manager of Production Accounting, and then became Director of Domestic Television Programming.

Derek Hanson joined Time Warner Cable Media Sales in September 2007 as Vice President of Sales, where he oversees advertising sales in the Los Angeles DMA. Hanson is charged with maximizing revenues thru traditional cable spot advertising, and developing new and innovative ad sales programs. That is possible utilizing advanced advertising technologies like video on demand and interactive TV to provide advertisers with a distinct and lasting impression on Angelinos.

Most recently Mr. Hanson held the position of Western Division Vice President of Ad Sales for Charter Media. There he oversaw Ad Sales in 14 states including California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Texas, and Missouri. During his tenure these markets led Charter Media, and the industry, pioneering a number of advanced advertising initiatives, including the most robust interactive advertising deployment in the US in Los Angeles, and dynamic VOD spot insertion in St. Louis.

Previous, Mr. Hanson was the Western Region General Sales Manager of Ad Sales for Comcast Cable in LA.

Jon Healey is a member of the editorial board of the Los Angeles Times, writing editorials about intellectual property and other business-related issues. He also writes about the collision of entertainment and technology on his Bit Player blog (http://opinion.latimes.com/bitplayer) and in bi-weekly columns for the Times' website. The blog draws upon his eight years of experience as a tech reporter for the Times and the San Jose Mercury News, covering the digital transformation of the entertainment industry (often from the inside of a courtroom).

A professional journalist for 27 years, his career has been marked more by the quantity than the quality of his work. Prior to the Los Angeles Times and the Mercury News, he wrote about Congress for Congressional Quarterly in Washington DC. He also did a variety of forgettable reporting stints for the Winston-Salem Journal and the Daily and Sunday Register of Shrewsbury NJ.

Martijn Lopes Cardozo is the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at TANDBERG Television, Part of the Ericsson Group. Mr. Lopes Cardozo oversees the company's strategic partnerships including ecosystem partners and resellers. He is also responsible for equity transactions and the Company's initial entry into new markets. Mr. Lopes Cardozo is particularly focused on TANDBERG Television's IPTV segment, which provides telecom operators market leading compression, on-demand, and interactive television solutions.

Mr. Lopes Cardozo joined TANDBERG Television through the acquisition of interactive television provider, GoldPocket Interactive. As Executive Vice President of Distribution and Partnerships, he oversaw the distribution of GoldPocket's ITV technologies to operators and was responsible for developing and managing key strategic partnerships. During his tenure at GoldPocket, Mr. Lopes Cardozo led the Company's entry into the IPTV, wireless, and cable and satellite segments.

Prior to GoldPocket, Mr. Lopes Cardozo was a Senior Product Manager at Akamai Technologies, where he arranged and coordinated reseller agreements including a critical arrangement with WebTrends. He previously worked with Unilever in Germany and OC&C Strategy Consultants in the Netherlands.

Evan Young is Director of Broadband Services at TiVo Inc., where he is responsible for overseeing the development and delivery of broadband applications, content, and services. He has extensive experience in broadcast, broadband, and consumer services, and has edited books on digital video recording and digital home audio recording and production.

Evan has an MBA from Stanford University and a BA from Harvard University. While at Stanford, Evan was the founder of "The Future of Entertainment", an annual business and technology conference about media convergence.

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