# Vision Summit 2014: Speakers

## 2014 Highlights: Video

### Organizers:

2014 LDV Vision Summit Highlights - YouTube  
[2014 LDV Vision Summit Highlights](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjV2KlOD_bc) 
**Presented by** Evan Nisselson, LDV Capital  
**Video Program:** Rebecca Paoletti, CakeWorks, CEO  
**Computer Vision Program:** Serge Belongie, Cornell Tech  
**Computer Vision Advisors:** Jan Erik Solem, Mapillary; Silvio Savarese, Stanford University; Peter Welinder, Dropbox; Kristen Grauman, University of Texas  
**Universities:** Cornell Tech, School of Visual Arts, Stanford University, International Center of Photography  
**Sponsors:** Dropbox, JWPlayer, Sprout by HP, Orrick, Qualcomm, Vidcaster, Olapic, AWS Activate  
**Media Partners:** Kaptur

# Agenda

**Date:**  
June 4, 2014: Agenda  
**Schedule:**

8:30 - 9:30am Registration and Coffee

9:30am Summit Opening.  
[Evan Nisselson, LDV Capital](/content/about/evan/index.html) - Master of Ceremonies

9:40 - 10:25am CAMERAS: Video, Still & Wearable  
**Inspiration:** Award winning photographer Ron Haviv, VII  
**Panel:** The Future of Cameras  
**Which cameras will dominate the market in the next 5 years? 25 years? DSLR, cameraphones or wearables?**  
Moderator: Evan Nisselson  
Panelists: Martin Kallstrom, Narrative, CEO & Co-Founder; Flo Meissner, EyeEm, CEO & Co-Founder

**Computer Vision:** Search, Categorization & Monetization  
**Keynote:** Crowdsourcing Map Photos, Jan Erik Solem, computer vision expert and co-founder of Mapillary.  
**Keynote:** Recent Progress in Computer Vision using Deep Learning, Rob Fergus, Facebook artificial intelligence lab.

**Break –**

**Panel:** The Future of Image Recognition  
**Dozens of machine vision companies have recently been acquired by Google, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, Twitter and other major players. How will image recognition disrupt businesses and empower humanity? How can we inspire more researchers to bring their vision to market?**  
Moderator: Evan Nisselson  
Panelists:  
Serge Belongie, Professor, Cornell NYC Tech, Computer Vision Expert  
Gary Bradski, Magic Leap, VP Computer Vision & Machine Learning.  
Moshe Bercovich, Shutterfly, GM Israel

**Competition:** Entrepreneurial Computer Vision Challenge  
**Finalists will give 4 minute presentations and receive 2 minutes of questions from the judges.**  
Judges:  
Serge Belongie, Professor, Cornell NYC Tech, Computer Vision Expert  
Jan Erik Solem, Co-founder of Mapillary  
Moshe Bercovich, Shutterfly, GM Israel  
Gary Bradski, Magic Leap, VP Computer Vision & Machine Learning  
Tamara Berg, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill  
Sophie Lebrecht, Neon Labs, Co-Founder  
Navneet Dalal, Google, Research Scientist  
Rob Fergus, Facebook artificial intelligence lab. NYU Professor  
Alex Winter, Placemeter, CEO & Co-Founder

**Investors:** Trends in Visual Communications Technology  
Fireside Chat:  
Om Malik, True Ventures Partner and [Evan Nisselson, LDV Capital](/content/about/evan/index.html): How Investing in Visual Communications Can Create Profits and Change Humanity.

**12:50 - 1:50pm Lunch**

**Panel:** Investing Trends in Visual Technology  
**When it comes to visual communications, investors have experienced mixed results for the past 2 decades. But in the last 5 years, we have experienced a fundamental shift. The phenomenal value created in the sector via Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram has turned many heads. What does the future look like?**  
Moderator: Evan Nisselson  
David Pakman, Venrock  
Om Malik, True Ventures  
David Aronoff, Flybridge Capital Partners

**Competition: Startup Pitches**  
Startups will give 4 minute presentations and receive 2 minutes of questions from the judges.  
Judges:  
David Aronoff, Flybridge Capital Partners  
Kelly Hoey, Cuurio  
Om Malik, True Ventures  
Erik Nordlander, Google Ventures  
David Pakman, Venrock  
Murat Aktihanoglu, ER Accelerator  
Betsy Morgan, The Blaze  
Ellie Wheeler, Greycroft Partners  
Brad Svrluga, High Peaks Ventures  
Rob Go, NextView Ventures  
Pankaj Jain, 500 Startups

**3:05 - 3:35pm: Social:** In Search of the Next YouTube, Instagram, Flickr  
**Inspiration:** Consumer Video Sharing Phenomena - The Dave and Ethan Show  
**Keynote:** How the Modern Family Saves and Shares Memories, Offir Gutelzon, Founder Keepy.me  
**Keynote:** Video Founder Confessions, Adam Singolda, founder of Taboola

**3:35 - 4:30pm:** Metrics, Analytics & Brands: Tracking, Measuring & Optimizing  
**Keynote:** How Do We Measure Success? Eric Berry, CEO and Co-Founder TripleLift  
**Panel:** Key Metrics and Brand Engagement  
How do marketers and publishers successfully track and increase video revenue? What is the single most important metric for brands? When is engagement finally going to be monetizable - or is it already?  
Moderator: Jocelyn Johnson, VideoInk, Founder  
Panelists:  
Sophie Lebrecht, Neon-Labs, CEO & Co-Founder  
Adam Paulisick, Nielsen Catalina Solutions, VP of Marketing  
Mike Henry, Outrigger Media, OpenSlate Studios

**Break: Networking & Bar opens!**

**5:00 - 6:55pm Content:** Engagement, Publishing & Distribution  
**Keynote:** Viral Video Marketing. Matt Ruby, CEO & Founder Vooza.com  
**Panel:** Brands As Publishers and Content Creators: Viral, Authentic and Revenue-Generating  
Brands are publishers, too. What is the magic success formula for balancing messaging with authenticity? How are brands making content more accessible, exciting and viral? How do brands and traditional publishers collaborate to attract bigger audiences, and make more money?  
Moderator: Rich Greenfield, BTIG, Managing Director, Media & Tech Analyst  
Todd Sawicki, Zemanta, CEO  
Jason Krebs, Maker Studios, Head of Sales  
Jeffrey Madoff, Madoff Productions, CEO  
Tobias Peggs, Aviary, CEO  
**Keynote:** Paradigm shift in digital storytelling. Brian Storm, MediaStorm, CEO & Founder  
**Panel:** Trends in Original Video Programming  
**Original video programming can be expensive and challenging to create. When is it worth the investment? Can costs be offset with evergreen, stock and other library footage? Will your audience - and your advertisers - support user-generated content? What's working best today and how will this change in the next three years?**  
Moderator: Rebecca Paoletti, CEO CakeWorks  
J.R. McCabe, Time Inc., SVP of Video  
Megan Cunningham, Magnet Media, CEO & Founder  
Betsy Morgan, The Blaze, President  
Erick Schonfeld, TouchCast, Co-Founder  
**Keynote:** The Future of Visual Communications by Rick Smolan, Against All Odds, CEO

**6:55 - 7:05pm Closing:** Congratulate winners & thanks  
**7:05 - 8pm Drinks & Networking**