The Excitement Began and Will Continue to Build!
It was an exciting agenda with panels crafted to keep the attention engaged while building the story of how we as empowered creators can help create positive change.
See what began on Saturday, June 19th:
10:00-10:30am -- “State of the Arts” Introductory Remarks
Welcome: Guest Celebrity Host - LeVar Burton with Kate McCallum, Founder & Exec. Director of c3:Center for Conscious Creativity and Alexandra Sokol, Director c3:VisionLAB
10:30-11:30 am -- The Evolution of the Arts & Media; Past, Present and Future
Why do we create and what is the purpose of arts and media in society? And where are we going in the future? This session sets the tone for the day and for the objectives and goals of the rest of the symposium content.
Moderator: Pamela Smith, Founder Mythworks, Producer, Author
Speakers:
* Gaynor Strachan-Chun, V.P. Marketing Ovation TV
* Andre Miripolsky, Artist “Fear No Art”
* M.A. Greenstein, Art Center College of Design, Art Writer and
Theorist, Publisher & Chief Brainiac, The George Greenstein
Institute
* LeVar Burton, Actor and Director, Roots, Star Trek, Reading
Rainbow
* Danielle Brazell, Executive Director, Arts For LA
* Jean Oelrich, Director of Marketing, LA Opera
Sponsor: OvationTV
11:45-12:45pm -- Arts & Media in the Digital Age
This panel looks at the intersection of arts and technology and how this is driving change in the way we create -- What the latest cutting edge arts and media forms are, new technologies, trans-media story-telling and how all of this is transforming the way we create. Where are we going, what will art and media look like in the future and how can we also monetize content with positive messages?
Moderator: Alexandra Sokol, Co-Director c3:VisionLAB™ & Exec. Producer
MemeStream Media
Speakers:
* Alex Barkaloff, Executive Producer, Lionsgate (Digital)
* Alison Savitch, President, Producers Guild of America -
New Media Committee
* Ben Mendelson, Interactive Television Association
* Don Levy, SVP, Marketing & Communications, Sony Pictures
Entertainment
* Michel Kripalani, President, Oceanhouse Media, founder of
Presto Studios
* Phil Lelyveld, Consumer 3D Experience Lab, Entertainment
Technology Center at USC
* Lee Helper, Partner BH Impact and Channel Labs
Sponsors: The IMBrand Group
12:45-2:00pm -- LUNCH
Visionaries Networking Lunch with trendy gourmet food trucks
Special performance by The Panache Orchestra
2:00-3:15pm -- Immersive Media, Art & Entertainment
From Wagner to Avatar - through music and immersive arts into the realm of myth, science, augmented reality and next-generation cinema. This panel looks at the new innovations in arts, media and technology with an eye to the creation of a fully immersive future of entertainment.
Moderator: Ed Lantz, Founding Director, IMERSA; President and CTO, Vortex
Immersive Media
Speakers:
* Brian Selzer, Ogmento (Augmented Reality)
* Evonne Heyning, COO, Amoration, Consultant, "Second Life"
* Mary T. Duda, CEO/President at VirtuePlay Inc. and VirtueArts
Electronic Gaming
* Brett Leonard, Director/Writer, The Lawnmower Man, Virtuosity,
Highlander
* Kenji Williams, Composer, Musician, creator of BELLA GAIA
* Charlotte Huggins, Producer, Journey To The Center Of The Earth,
Wild Safari 3D
* Jennifer Ouellette, Director, Science & Entertainment Exchange
Sponsors: IMERSA: Institute for Immersive Media Entertainment Research
and Arts
3:30-4:30pm – Conscious Creativity & Creative Activism
Arts, Media and Social Responsibility -- How Conscious Creativity can empower people and catalyze global change. This panel discussion focuses on how we as creators and innovators of arts, media and entertainment share responsibility in shaping the future of our world. This session will look at global issues and solutions through the lens of our creative industries and how we can use the power of our medium to foster positive change.
Moderator: Kathy Eldon, President and Founder Creative Visions Foundation
Speakers:
* Adrian Sexton, Co-Founder & CEO at New Medici and Past Exec.
VP Digital, Participant Media
* Tom Shadyac, Producer/ Director; Patch Adams, Bruce Almighty
* Jill Gurr, Create Now
*Marc Scarpa, Director & Executive Producer, Earthday
40th Anniversary, GRAMMY LIVE!
* Sandra Buffington, Director of Hollywood, Health &
Society at USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center
* Ken Kragen - Producer, Speaker, Creator of "Hands
Across America"
Sponsors: Creative Visions Foundation
4:30-5:30pm -- Trans-Cultural Creation: The Global Landscape of Arts and Media
The multi-cultural landscape of Arts and Media Diplomacy and collaborative projects. This panel discussion will look at the overall global landscape of Arts and Media, cross-culture creation and international projects. The session will also introduce attendees to the c3:VisionLAB and its participation as a Global Arts and Media Node in the Millennium Project, and the exciting impact we as creators working together can have on the world.
Moderator: Kate McCallum, Founder c3: Center for Conscious Creativity
Speakers:
* Jerome Glenn - Millennium Project, via Virtual Interface
* Ken Kragen - Creator "We Are the World"
* Chris Ursitti, CEO, Greenhouse Holdings, Inc., Managing Partner,
LA Center Studios
* Michael Gilbert, Senior Fellow USC Annenberg’s Center for the
Digital Future
* Tala Mohebi, Editor-In-Chief, Public Diplomacy Magazine, USC
Annenberg School
* John Raatz, Founder of GATE (Global Alliance for
Transformational Entertainment)
Sponsors: The Millennium Project
