Tuesday, April 28th, 2015

10:45 AM - Noon

Track I: Salon I - Live Webcast from this Room

Hollywood and the Digital Consumer: How Technology, Content and Services Establish the Next Level of Consumer Entertainment Experience

John Rubey, CEO, Fathom Events

Scott Greenberg, co-founder and CEO, Bento Box Entertainment

Mark Ordesky, Executive Producer, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

Jane Fleming, Producer/Executive Producer, The Quest (TV), The Frozen Ground

Mike Richards, Executive Producer of The Price is Right & Let's Make a Deal

Don Levy, President, Smith Brook Farm, Moderator

affairs. He is also co-founder and CEO of Bento Box Interactive, which develops, publishes and markets interactive storytelling apps for mobile and digital devices.  He’s a four-time Emmy® Award nominee for Outstanding Animated Program, winning one for Bento Box Entertainment’s animation production work on BOB’S BURGERS. Prior to Bento Box, Scott was President and Chief Operating Officer of Film Roman and Executive Vice President of Production at Starz Media. Scott oversaw the day-to-day operations of Film Roman, including its content  development, production services, original production, distribution and brand management. Under Greenberg’s supervision, Film Roman produced “The Simpsons”, “The Simpsons Movie” and “King of the Hill” for Fox; “The Goode Family” for ABC; ”Super Hero Squad,” “The Avengers” and “X-Men Evolution”  for Marvel Entertainment, “Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!” for Nick Jr. and numerous other projects. Greenberg is a member of the Producers Guild of America, The Television Academy and the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO), among other industry and leadership organizations. He began his career as a lawyer, and was a member of the New York and New Jersey bar associations.

Mark Ordesky, Executive Producer, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy; New Line Cinema veterans Jane Fleming and Mark Ordesky are founding partners in Court Five, a multi-platform media company that develops and converts diverse intellectual properties and brands into bold filmed entertainment. The studio output of the Court Five partners exceeds $4 billion in global box office, ranging from The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, The Golden Compass and The Frozen Ground; Oscar, Golden Globe and Palme D’Or winners like Shine and Dancer In The Dark; and multiple films from beloved action superstar Jackie Chan. Most recently, Court Five had its ground-breaking television series The Quest on ABC.   Fleming and Ordesky are members of the Producers Guild of America. Ordesky is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and a board member of the American Cinemateque. Fleming is a two-term president of Women In Film, whose purpose is to empower, promote and mentor women in the entertainment and media industries. She continues to serve the organization as its President Emeritus.

Jane Fleming, Producer/Executive Producer, The Quest (TV), The Frozen Ground; New Line Cinema veterans Jane Fleming and Mark Ordesky are founding partners in Court Five, a multi-platform media company that develops and converts diverse intellectual properties and brands into bold filmed entertainment. The studio output of the Court Five partners exceeds $4 billion in global box office, ranging from The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, The Golden Compass and The Frozen Ground; Oscar, Golden Globe and Palme D’Or winners like Shine and Dancer In The Dark; and multiple films from beloved action superstar Jackie Chan. Most recently, Court Five had its ground-breaking television series The Quest on ABC.   Fleming and Ordesky are members of the Producers Guild of America. Ordesky is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and a board member of the American Cinemateque. Fleming is a two-term president of Women In Film, whose purpose is to empower, promote and mentor women in the entertainment and media industries. She continues to serve the organization as its President Emeritus.

John Rubey is Fathom Events’ first CEO, bringing the alternative content leader more than 25 years of digital content and entertainment marketing experience. Previously, Rubey served as president of Rubey Entertainment where he was responsible for the overall vision, entertainment marketing, digital content development and execution of the company’s strategic initiatives.  Prior to Rubey Entertainment, he oversaw the filming and distribution of all AEG Network LIVE’s music festivals to leading content distributors such as: VEVO, YouTube, HULU, Yahoo!, MySpace and others, in addition to festival and artist sites, mobile phones and high-definition TV. He was also directly responsible for capturing the industry’s top music festivals and concert performance in digital 3D for cinema distribution worldwide. With more than a decade of experience partnering with Fathom Events as a content provider, Rubey brings a unique perspective to his role as CEO.  In addition to being the President of AEG Network LIVE, Rubey previously founded and owned Spring Communications, a leader in Pay Per View concerts and events, and held the position of COO of PACE Management (now LIVE Nation), for over six years prior to Spring Communications.

Mike Richards, Executive Producer, THE PRICE IS RIGHT/LET'S MAKE A DEAL: Mike Richards started his career hosting, writing and producing a late night comedy talk show called "The Randumb Show" at Pepperdine University. This weekly comedy show won multiple college broadcasting awards. Richards has created, produced and hosted several shows throughout his career. He's produced talk shows, dating shows, celebrity shows, reality shows, clips shows, primetime specials, awards shows, game shows and cable news. Early on, Richards worked for television legend Dick Clark as his Vice President of Development and Current Programs. During his time with Clark, he produced several awards shows and primetime shows and was a correspondent on "The American Music Awards and "Primetime New Year's Rockin'  Eve." Richards did stand up after graduating from college and that lead to hosting multiple pilots. He hosted the WB's High School Reunion and later was the host of the reality phenomenon "Beauty and the Geek" for the CW. During that time he also hosted a movie news show called "Dailes" that launched the Reelz Channel. In 2008, Richards took over as co-executive producer of the "Price is Right," and became executive producer in 2009, the same year he helped sell the classic game franchise "Let's Make A Deal" to CBS. As the Executive Producer of "Price" and "Deal" Richards produces 365 hours of network programming a year. In addition, reality powerhouse, Fremantle North America, has teamed up with his company, Empire Avenue, to develop new shows in various genres. Richards can also be seen on GSN as the host of the rebooted gameshow "The Pyramid.” He can be heard on two podcasts; “The Randumb Show” where Mike discusses all things Price and Deal as well as current pop culture and “The Gentlemans” where Mike and improv genius, Wayne Brady, discuss what it means to be a gentleman in 2014. He has been nominated for five Daytime Emmy's and won one for his work as Executive Producer on the Price is Right.

Don Levy, President, Smith Brook Farm: on Levy has been at the forefront of the entertainment industry’s digital transformation, developing “the intersection of entertainment and technology” throughout his career and at Sony Pictures Entertainment (Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Digital) from 1995-2012.  He founded Smith Brook Farm in 2012 as a creative consultancy and is also the co-founder of Spud Media, LLC, a new entertainment venture serving the family market.  During his tenure at SPE, he was a key member of Sony Pictures Digital’s senior executive team, involved in the management, marketing, communications, public relations, organizational development and digital policy functions of his division and the company. He was instrumental in the growth of SPE’s visual effects, animation, post-production and digital entertainment businesses.  Levy originally joined Sony Pictures as the studio’s awards campaign consultant where his efforts resulted in a Best Picture nomination for “Sense and Sensibility” and the Academy Award for its screenplay adaptation by Emma Thompson.  At Sony Pictures Imageworks and for Sony Pictures Animation, he helped earn more than a dozen Oscar™ nominations and Academy Awards for Best Animated Short (The ChubbChubbs) and Best Visual Effects (Spider-Man 2).  Don is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, serving on its feature animation nominating committee and recently chaired a working group for the Science and Technology Council. He also is a member of The Television Academy’s Interactive Peer Group, The Visual Effects Society, ASIFA Hollywood, the International Photographers Guild and METAL, the Media, Entertainment and Technology Alpha Leaders organization.  Levy is a frequent speaker on the subjects of innovation, digital creativity, education and visual effects. His 2012 talk on the principles and evolution of visual effects at the TED Conference in Long Beach, CA was posted on TED.com in January 2013. He is active in local education issues and organizes TEDxConejo in association with the Conejo Valley (Thousand Oaks, Ca) Unified School District.  Levy is on the faculty of Boston University’s L.A. Program, where he teaches Entertainment Marketing.  He holds a visiting scholar post at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, exploring collaborative production models, and he is a consultant to USC’s Entertainment Technology Center.  He is an advisor to Cosmic Forces, a content start-up specializing in animation and mobile applications, Smartoonz, an animation production company, and serves on the board of advisors for BLUE, the Ocean Film Festival and Conference, a leading forum for  filmmakers, researchers and individuals actively engaged in the study and protection of the oceans.  Levy attended New York University,  received his B.A. from the University of Denver and earned  certificates from UCLA’s Anderson School of Business.