NewCo Los Angeles 2015: Full Schedule

SAMPLE SCHEUDLE 2015

1:30pm PST

Jukin Media

Limited Capacity seats available
This session has had a very strong response, and is now completely full.
No Diamond Override Passes will be accepted for this session.

Company Website

Session Title: Behind the scenes of Jukin Media

Get a behind the scenes look at one of LA's fastest growing entertainment companies, from one of its founders. Jukin Media has pioneered an industry around user-generated and 'viral' videos, as it receives more than one billion monthly views online. Called the "Viral Video King" by The Wrap, and "The company that's made viral videos big business" by Wired, Jukin is a new kind of company, perfectly tailored to thrive at the intersection of entertainment and technology.

Presenters

Josh Entman

Cofounder and Chief Development Officer, Jukin Media

Host Companies

Jukin Media

Jukin Media is a global entertainment company powered by user-generated video content. Jukin receives more than one billion monthly views across digital platforms, and is the leader in discovering, acquiring, and curating the web's most compelling UGC videos. Jukin is the producer... Read More →

Monday November 9, 2015 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Jukin Media

Culver City, Diamond

Sort by Industry Entertainment & Gaming, Media

1:30pm PST

Maker Studios

Limited Capacity seats available
This session is nearly full.
A Diamond Override Pass can be purchased if you ALREADY HAVE an Unlimited or VIP pass. Each Diamond Override Pass entitles you to attend ONE Diamond Only session. Visit our tickets page and choose DIAMOND OVERRIDE PASS and our team will ensure that you have access to this session.

Company Website

Session Title: Tour the Studio Behind YouTube's Largest Content Network

As the largest content network on YouTube, Maker Studios attracts more than 10 billion views every month with over 650 million subscribers. Tour the Maker Studios facility and hear directly from Sr. Marketing Manager Emily Hughes how the studios works with 55,000 independent creator partners from more than 100 countries.

Special Message to Attendees from Host Company:

We are located at 3562 Eastham Dr. Culver City, CA 90232. We have free valet parking on our North Lot (A) closest to National. Our nearest metro stop is La Cienega and Jefferson. Please do not type in "Maker Studios" on Googlemaps, Waze or other mapping apps; they will divert you to Marina Del Rey. When you enter the lobby, please greet the receptionist and ask for SARISSA THROWER.

Presenters

Emily Hughes

Sr. Marketing Manager, Maker Studios

Host Companies

Maker Studios

Maker is a talent-first, technology driven media company and the #1 producer and distributor of online content reaching millennials in the U.S..

Monday November 9, 2015 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Maker Studios

Culver City, Diamond

Sort by Industry Entertainment & Gaming, Media

1:30pm PST

Jetpack

Limited Capacity seats available
Tickets are required to attend NewCo.
If you are not able to add this session to your schedule, visit our TICKETS PAGE.

Company Website

Session Title: Navigating the Changing Digital Advertising Landscape

Flash is dead, HTML5 authoring and ad serving have arrived and digital advertising is becoming increasingly automated via programmatic channels. This informative and highly interactive session will address the advertising industry's most pressing issues for 2016, including mobile, video, ad blocking and programmatic. Jetpack's leadership team will preview its self-service HTML5 authoring system and share insights on what publishers and advertisers need to know to be prepared for the future of responsive design, mobile advertising production, delivery, tracking and attribution. Then, enjoy lunch on the house.

Special Message to Attendees from Host Company:

Limited street parking is available, or use nearby structure at the Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90401.

Presenters

Marc Brown

Co-founder, Jetpack

Chris Tragos

Co-founder, Jetpack

Kevin Woolery

Co-founder, Jetpack

Host Companies

Jetpack

Jetpack is a rich media advertising platform that gives publishers and designers powerful tools to create, serve and track high-impact display advertising campaigns at scale across every screen. Known best for dynamic units like the VideoWall, SuperHeader and ActiveSkin, Jetpack also... Read More →

Monday November 9, 2015 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Jetpack

Santa Monica, General

Sort by Industry Ad Tech, Entertainment & Gaming, Media

3:00pm PST

Buffalo 8

Limited Capacity seats available
Tickets are required to attend NewCo.
If you are not able to add this session to your schedule, visit our TICKETS PAGE.

Company Website

Session Title: Building a Film, Finance, and Media Company in the Digital Era

Dive deep into the mechanics of building a business in the film & media industry. Founders Matthew Helderman and Luke Taylor will take your through their bootstrapped entrepreneurial beginnings in an apartment kitchen to a full service media production and financing firm. Learn how the film, television, and commercial industries operate and how to stay relevant in a constantly evolving marketplace. Take a tour of the offices, post-production facilities & production space followed by a Q&A session with the founders.

Presenters

Matthew Helderman

CEO, Buffalo 8

Luke Taylor

President, Buffalo 8

Host Companies

Buffalo 8

Buffalo 8 is a full service media company specializing film production and finance, commercial advertising production and post-production. We provide financing in the media space and oversee all aspects of producing content -- from concept through delivery

Monday November 9, 2015 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Buffalo 8

Beverly Hills-WeHo-Hollywood, General

Sort by Industry Entertainment & Gaming, Media, VC-Finance

3:00pm PST

Omaze

Limited Capacity seats available
Tickets are required to attend NewCo.
If you are not able to add this session to your schedule, visit our TICKETS PAGE.

Company Website

Session Title: Meet the Founders: An Overview of Omaze and its Origins

Co-Founders and Co-CEO's Matt and Ryan will talk about Omaze's origins, and how the company has changed the way people view philanthropy. Learn how Omaze is solving for the challenges faced by nonprofits in fundraising, and how Omaze is on a mission to make giving fun and easy. Then, enjoy an interactive Q&A, tour the office, chat with Omaze team members, and even play a little cornhole.

Special Message to Attendees from Host Company:

Once you arrive at the building labeled Samitaur, you can find street parking along Hayden Ave. We are located in the building just north of the parking kiosk. The first unit is our next door neighbor Scopely. Continue up the ramp, passing Anonymous Content on your right and Fuel Industries straight ahead. Look for the blue Omaze sign in the window, and walk right in!

Presenters

Ryan Cummins

Co-Founders & Co-CEO, Omaze

Matt Pohlson

Founder & Co-CEO, Omaze

Host Companies

Omaze

Omaze raises money and awareness for charitable organizations by offering once in a lifetime experiences.

Monday November 9, 2015 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Omaze

Culver City, General

Sort by Industry Entertainment & Gaming

3:00pm PST

Santa Monica College Center for Media & Design

Limited Capacity seats available
Tickets are required to attend NewCo.
If you are not able to add this session to your schedule, visit our TICKETS PAGE.

Session Title: New Programs, New Models— Changing the Face of Education

Tour the under construction Santa Monica College Center for Media & Design in the heart of the Santa Monica creative district. Find out how the common theme of ‘storytelling’ is integrated into the campuses striking new architecture. Then, discover the innovative new Interaction Design baccalaureate and why you will want a first shot at hiring program graduates. Attendees will learn how they can change student lives and careers through program partnerships.

Special Message from Host Company to Attendees: We will have college team members stationed at the 1660 Stewart address to direct you. You may park at the meters on the street or in the new parking garage near the Center. The parking garage is entered from Pennsylvania Avenue but it is a one way street and cannot be accessed from Stewart. If you would like to park in the garage you must go around the block to 26th Street and on to Pennsylvania.

Presenters

Katharine Muller, and faculty

Founding Dean, Santa Monica College Center for Media & Design

Host Companies

Santa Monica College Center for Media & Design

Santa Monica College is the premier California Colleges and the first to offer programs in entertainment and interaction design and the first to offer a baccalaureate in Interaction Design.

Monday November 9, 2015 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Santa Monica College Center for Media & Design

Santa Monica, General

Sort by Industry Education, Entertainment & Gaming, Media

11:00am PST

Psychic Bunny

Limited Capacity seats available
Tickets are required to attend NewCo.
If you are not able to add this session to your schedule, visit our TICKETS PAGE.

Company Website

Session Title: Laughing At Wisdom

Come learn how multi-disciplinary design and production company Psychic Bunny has been solving tough problems for soldiers, emergency health care personnel, ad agencies, movie studios, and many others for over a decade. Attendees will learn how the company flies in the face of accepted business wisdom like: "don't go into business with your friends," "pick a specialty/niche," "get funding," and even "have a business plan." Punch and pie will be provided.

Special Message to Attendees from Host Company:

There are various parking garages within a block of our office. Street parking is possible, but rare as a unicorn. Once you are in our building, take the elevator to the 6th floor, hang a left and walk until you see our front door. If you go right, walk until you see our back door. Either way, you'll find us. See you soon!

Presenters

Doug Spice

Founding Partner, Psychic Bunny

Host Companies

Psychic Bunny

Psychic Bunny is a multi-disciplinary design and production company that produces fun, informative, and unexpected experiences for brands, educational institutions, film and entertainment studios, gamers, startups, and more. Our holistic approach to media is rooted in our diverse... Read More →

Tuesday November 10, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PST
Psychic Bunny

DTLA, General

Sort by Industry Entertainment & Gaming, Media, The Arts

1:30pm PST

AwesomenessTV

Company Website

Session Title: Entertaining the Global Gen Z Audience

Hear directly from CEO, Steve Raymond, on how Big Frame’s talent management expertise combines with AwesomenessTV, a leading YouTube content creator and marketing powerhouse, to serve the global Gen Z audience. Attendees will learn the scope of Big Frame’s broad and unique industry expertise, and why the business of talent has fundamentally changed. Find out how Big Frame and AwesomenessTV are developing and driving the most innovative projects in entertainment and brand advertising today. Whether it’s connecting huge YouTube stars with the right advertising partners, marketing popular digital-first motion pictures, or producing 100s of hours of the internet's most popular content for platforms such as YouTube, Vessel, Netflix, Snapchat, and Facebook, its happening at Big Frame/AwesomenessTV.

Presenters

Steve Raymond

Big Frame Founder and CEO, AwesomenessTV

Host Companies

AwesomenessTV/Big Frame

Big Frame is owned by AwesomenessTV, a jointly owned property of DreamWorks (NASDAQ: DWA) and Hearst Corporation. To learn more, please visit www.bigfra.me. Big Frame is the only full service talent management and influencer marketing company of its kind, working with the world's top digital first content creators and the visionary brands that partner with them. Big Frame's talent roster is the envy of the industry, and includes Tyle... Read More →

Tuesday November 10, 2015 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
AwesomenessTV

*Manatt Digital Curated Track, Diamond | West Los Angeles-Century City, Diamond

Sort by Industry Entertainment & Gaming, Media

1:30pm PST

Dash Radio

Limited Capacity seats available
Tickets are required to attend NewCo.
If you are not able to add this session to your schedule, visit our TICKETS PAGE.

Company Website

Session Title: Dash Radio— The Future of Broadcast

Are you sick of the terrible programming and abundance of commercials on terrestrial/satellite radio? Join us for a look into the future of broadcast at the Dash Radio studios. During our session, you will learn why we started Dash Radio, have the ability to speak with our Dash Radio executives/personalities, and hear why we think Dash Radio is poised to take over the broadcast radio space.

Presenters

DJ SKEE (Scott Keeney)

Founder/CEO, Dash Radio

Host Companies

Dash Radio

Dash Radio is a digital radio broadcasting platform consisting of 65+ stations, 24/7 live DJs and personalities, no commercials, and at zero cost to users. With over 200+ live DJs/personalities, Dash Radio provides the best of radio content, focusing on genres underserved by terrestrial... Read More →

Tuesday November 10, 2015 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Dash Radio

Beverly Hills-WeHo-Hollywood, General

Sort by Industry Entertainment & Gaming, Media, Social Networks

1:30pm PST

Funny Or Die

Limited Capacity seats available
Tickets are required to attend NewCo.
If you are not able to add this session to your schedule, visit our TICKETS PAGE.

Company Website

Session Title: Funny or Die – Comedy With No Boundaries

Come meet the Funny Or Die team and get an inside look at the premiere comedy brand and production studio known for creating award-winning, high-quality content with a global audience of more than 70 million. See and learn first-hand how serious Funny Or Die is about comedy.

Special Message to Attendees from Host Company:

Funny or Die is located at: "The Lot." Enter the parking structure on the corner of N Poinsettia Pl and Romaine St. Provide name and Photo ID to the guard and proceed as directed. Park in any available, unreserved spot on floors 4 - 7. From the parking structure, take the elevator or stairs down and walk straight ahead east to the Formosa South Building. Our building is the modern looking building w/ red stained glass windows. The FOD entrance is on the left, and you can check in with reception on the 2nd Floor.

Presenters

Chris Bruss

President of Digital Content, Funny Or Die

Owen Burke

Editor and Chief of Content, Funny Or Die

Patrick Starzan

SVP of Marketing and GM of Social Media, Funny Or Die

Anna Wenger

VP of Production, Funny Or Die

Host Companies

Funny Or Die

Funny Or Die is an Emmy-winning comedy video website and film/TV production company founded by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay.

Tuesday November 10, 2015 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Funny Or Die

Beverly Hills-WeHo-Hollywood, General

Sort by Industry Entertainment & Gaming, Internet of Things, Media

1:30pm PST

SoulPancake

Limited Capacity seats available
Tickets are required to attend NewCo.
If you are not able to add this session to your schedule, visit our TICKETS PAGE.

Company Website

Session Title: A Day In The Life at SoulPancake

This isn't your average 9-5. We have just about as many dance parties as we do conference calls, we believe happiness is a colorful ball pit, and our version of a company-wide meeting is an improv workshop. Creative Director, Golriz Lucina will explain how our office culture promotes creativity and collaboration, and how it's lead us to some our most memorable and successful productions.

Presenters

Golriz Lucina Gundry

Creative Director, SoulPancake

Host Companies

SoulPancake

SoulPancake is actor Rainn Wilson's media and production company that creates entertaining, joyful, and inspiring content related to the human experience. The tagline of the brand is: "We make stuff that matters." SoulPancake’s signature style of content blends emotional, thought-provoking... Read More →

Tuesday November 10, 2015 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
SoulPancake

Beverly Hills-WeHo-Hollywood, General

Sort by Industry Entertainment & Gaming

1:30pm PST

Collab

Limited Capacity seats available
Tickets are required to attend NewCo.
If you are not able to add this session to your schedule, visit our TICKETS PAGE.

Company Website

Session Title: Collaborate with Collab -- The business and art of six second videos and beyond!

Take a tour of Collab’s growing office space and in-house production studio, and participate in an interactive workshop session - How to Vine. Then Collab executives, the McFadden Brothers - Tyler, James, and Will - will share the exciting journey of how they pioneered the business around Vine, their unique business model, approach to working with talent, and some of their favorite vines.

How to Vine: Will McFadden and Eamon Brennan of Collab's digital team will engage attendees in a unique interactive presentation highlighting the company’s tried and true best practices for creating great content on Vine. Drawing upon their years of experience studying and creating vines, Will and Eamon will breakdown the common elements found in all six second masterpieces. More than just a presentation, this conversation will become a full-on interactive workshop as the audience is split into groups to create their own vines based on what they've learned. Will and Eamon will be joined by Vine superstars who will jump in with the groups to offer their expertise and illustrate how successful collaboration can be.

Presenters

Eamon Brennan

Creative Director, Collab

Will McFadden

Chief Creative Officer, Collab

Host Companies

Collab

Collab is a digital content and creator development studio that discovers rising video creators using proprietary software, develops talent and helps build their audiences across multiple platforms, and collaborates with select creators to produce premium shows for TV and OTT platforms... Read More →

Tuesday November 10, 2015 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Collab

DTLA, General

Sort by Industry Entertainment & Gaming

3:00pm PST

Moviepilot

Limited Capacity seats available
Tickets are required to attend NewCo.
If you are not able to add this session to your schedule, visit our TICKETS PAGE.

Company Website

Session Title: How Facebook is Changing Online Video

With over 30 million fans on Facebook, MoviePilot never intended to be a video-centric company. And yet with the more recent rollout of video and distribution tools at Facebook, Moviepilot is now delivering video to over 20 million millennials a month. Find out how this shift has changed how the company sees content, and what major changes Facebook is bringing to the online video space.

Presenters

Aaron Kelly

Creative Director, Video, Moviepilot

Host Companies

Moviepilot

Moviepilot is a platform for fans to create and distribute passion-filled content. Every day a community of writers and video creators produce content around the movies they love and we distribute that content out to a huge Facebook audience of 30 million passionate US movie fans... Read More →

Tuesday November 10, 2015 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Moviepilot

Venice-Marina-Playa, General

Sort by Industry Entertainment & Gaming

3:00pm PST

Boingo Wireless

Limited Capacity seats available
Tickets are required to attend NewCo.
If you are not able to add this session to your schedule, visit our TICKETS PAGE.

Company Website

Session Title: How Do You Keep the Soul of a Start-Up in a Public Company?

Take a tour of Boingo's new WWHQ, based in Westwood, CA. Afterwards, Boingo President, Nick Hulse, will share his vision for building and growing a business, including his first-hand expertise at Boingo seeing it grow from an early stage start-up to a successful, award winning publicly held company.

Presenters

Nick Hulse

President

Host Companies

Boingo Wireless

As one of the first Internet companies to call Los Angeles home, over the past 14 years Boingo has grown from a tiny LA start-up into the world’s leading small cell company, publicly traded on NASDAQ (WIFI). Our vast footprint of small cell networks cover more than a million DAS... Read More →

Tuesday November 10, 2015 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Boingo Wireless

West Los Angeles-Century City, General

Sort by Industry Ad Tech, Entertainment & Gaming, Internet of Things, Media, Productivity-Tools, Professional Services

3:00pm PST

Grab Games

Limited Capacity seats available
Tickets are required to attend NewCo.
If you are not able to add this session to your schedule, visit our TICKETS PAGE.

Company Website

Session Title: Grab Games: Experience Virtual Reality

Hear directly from Grab's CEO and lead engineers about the past, present, and future of mobile gaming and virtual reality technology. Then, step into the company’s virtual reality room, strap on a headset, and suspend your disbelief as you’re taken through one of Grab’s many astonishing virtual reality experiences. Afterwards, stick around to tour the open office, meet the team, and ask questions.

Special Message to Attendees from Host Company:

Attendee parking for the event will be either street parking or valet. For street parking, there's a good mix of free and metered parking on Nebraska Ave and Centinela Ave. Luckily for you, the scheduled time for our session begins when street cleaning for that day ends, so we anticipate many open spaces. For those wanting to avoid the hunt for parking, our business park has a valet service in the back. Just drive back there and let the attendant know you need to be valeted. The parking rate is $2.00 each 20 minutes, capping at a maximum of $14.00. Please do not park in marked spaces. Thanks for your patience and understanding. We're looking very forward to meeting you!

Presenters

Anthony Borquez

CEO, Flightly

Host Companies

Grab Games

Grab is a group of passionate developers that aim to deliver quality games and applications to the consumer. Harnessing skillsets from various facets of the game, tech, and entertainment industries, Grab strives to remain on the cutting edge with emerging technology, new tech processes... Read More →

Tuesday November 10, 2015 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Grab Games

West Los Angeles-Century City, General

Sort by Industry Entertainment & Gaming, Media

4:30pm PST

Kin Community

Limited Capacity seats available
Tickets are required to attend NewCo.
If you are not able to add this session to your schedule, visit our TICKETS PAGE.

Company Website

Session Title: Creating Content, Building Brands and Engaging Audiences in an Authentic Way

Join Kin Community and some of their top lifestyle creators to hear how they've brought their brands to life online. Taste the cupcakes that 50 Million people have watched Rosanna Pansino bake, hear how Peter Walsh and Robert Mahar's videos went viral, learn how Gemma Stafford took her audience from 0 to 350,000 subscribers in just over a year, and why Founder and CEO of DwellStudios, Christiane Lemieux, has wholeheartedly embraced launching her own YouTube channel. Meet some of the world's most influential lifestyle creators for an interactive experience you won't forget.

Presenters

Spencer McClung

COO, Kin Community

Michael Wayne

Co-Founder and CEO, Kin Community

Host Companies

Kin Community

Kin Community is the global leader in women's lifestyle, empowering creators around the world to do what they love. Kin brings together the top lifestyle creators to deliver high-quality, female-focused video content across lifestyle verticals including food, health, beauty, parenting... Read More →

Tuesday November 10, 2015 4:30pm - 5:30pm PST
Kin Community

*Manatt Digital Curated Track, General | Santa Monica, General

Sort by Industry Ad Tech, e-Commerce, Entertainment & Gaming, Fashion, Internet of Things, Media, Social Networks