OVERVIEW
October 27th, 2010 – Arrillaga Alumni Center at Stanford University
On October 27th, 2010 Accel Partners and Stanford MediaX awill be hosting The Delta Conference: The 16th Stanford Accel Symposium on Digital Media and Technology
We hope that you will join us for what is sure to be a robust and engaging discussion focusing on the changing nature of media, technology and investing. What sets apart the recent technology champions who have been able to bear through this tumultuous climate? How have some market leaders evolved to remain competitive at the top, while other members of the old guard struggle to keep up?
Keynotes:
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Paul Jacobs |
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Qi Lu
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Incumbents and the Disrupters in Digital Media: As all startup-watchers know, Disney, Cisco and Google have been very active in the M&A space in the past 3 years: Google, (Admob, Aardvark, ITA, Slide.com, etc) Disney (Playdom, Marvel Entertaiment, etc), Cisco (Pure Digital, Tandberg, Starent, etc). Meet the leaders driving this strategy for these key players in the technology and media ecosystem.
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David Lawee
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Kevin Mayer |
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Charles Carmel
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How Big Data & Cloud Services are transforming IT: How the cloud is transforming the entrepreneurial landscape and fueling the startup culture. Nearly 3/4 of the companies we invest in are now launching on the cloud. Now even startups can handle 'big data' needs without having to build or maintain their own software solutions. What are the pros and cons? And What are the cutting-edge trends in the cloud?
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Raymie Stata |
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Cadir Lee
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Mike Schroepfer |
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Jeff Hammerbacher |
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Chris Pinkham |
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David Flynn |
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James Phillips |
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Rise of Opportunities in the Open Mobile Era: The mobile world was once dominated by large carriers such as Vodafone, ATT, NTT DoCoMo which once held the key for startups to gain distribution and success. Due to the rise of the smartphone, the old 'walled garden' order has broken open, and innovative new startups are taking an off-deck or 'open mobile' approach to the market. Companies such as Admob, Twitter, Getjar, Lookout and others are part of this new order. Where are the future opportunities in this open mobile landscape? Who are the likely winners?
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Mike Abbott |
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Omar Hamoui
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John Hering |
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Ilja Laurs
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Dr. Andreas Weigend |
The New Social Fabric - Marketing in This New World: The New Social Fabric - Marketing in This New World: The Facebook and Twitter social fabrics have created a new greenfield for the creation of disruptive companies. Due to the the underlying social substrate, new business models and marketing techniques can be invented that were simply not possible in the previous instantiation of the Internet. Companies such as Groupon have built unique businesses thanks to this underlying social graph. Hear from leading businesses and marketers that are taking advantage of this new medium to push their businesses and marketing strategies forward.
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Andrew Mason |
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Drew Houston
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Susan Gregg Koger |
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Garrett Camp
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Incumbents and the Disrupters in Digital Media: Its hard to imagine any industry with greater change in the past 5 years than the media industry. Traditional print publishers are driving a transform to the digital age, and new entrants are launching every day to disrupt the incumbents. Hear from the thought leaders that are driving this change from all sides, and where opportunities remain.
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Paul-Bernhard Kallen |
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Jayant Kadambi |
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Jim Bankoff |
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Tim Cadogan |
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