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The media and entertainment industry is sailing through a sea of considerable uncertainty. The rise of the Internet and place-/time-shifting technologies have thrown media's traditional business models up for grabs and opened the door for non-traditional players to capture a share of the pie. Already, the music and newspaper sectors have seen their profits erode, and the TV and filmed entertainment industries are worried that they might be next. They can see the iceberg, the question is: will they be able to avoid it?  Please join our panel in a lively discussion about what is happening in the industry.
 
We will be hosting Ross LA's worldwide club day on the historic Sony Pictures Entertainment campus and will be serving hors d'oevres, wine, and beer.  Please park in the Sony Pictures Plaza lot and enter at the Madison gate.   The address is 10202 W Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA.

Event Itinerary

Our panel includes a number of alumni working in Media and Entertainment:

Michael V. Corcoran Director, Corporate Development, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Michael works on M&A and strategic planning activities for the studio across all its divisions. Representative projects include the business case for a new-look CG-animated feature film business, assessment of opportunities to invest in video games/virtual worlds, acquisition of film/TV libraries, and the launch of new product outside the existing film windows structure. Prior to his current role at Sony Pictures, Michael was with Booz Allen Hamilton, a management consulting firm, where he focused on the media and consumer industries. Michael received his MBA from Ross in 2004.

Jamie Voris CTO, NFL Digital Media Group
As the Chief Technology Officer for the National Football League's Digital Media Group, Jamie manages all technical aspects of the League's digital initiatives.  He oversaw the re-launch of NFL.com and the construction of the platform to operate all 32 club sites, as well as managing execution for a host of other high-volume, high-visibility projects (including Sunday Night Football Extra with NBC and the Emmy-nominated NFL.com Live).  Prior to his tenure at the NFL Jamie served as the Vice President, Technology for Playboy Entertainment Group (PEG), where he spearheaded the overhaul and refocusing of PEG's technology infrastructure as well as creating the company's foundational technology roadmap.  In his role, he had significant involvement in the creation and operations of the company's subscription billing, asset management, and data warehouse initiatives.  Additionally, Jamie created the product vision for PEG's social networking & corporate synergy platform (PlayboyU) and acted as its initial General Manager.

Doug McCracken Guitar Hero Global Brand Manager, Activision
Doug works in Brand Management for Activision Blizzard, a leading interactive entertainment company.  He recently launched Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and Guitar Hero: Aerosmith driving Guitar Hero to become the fastest video game franchise in history to achieve $1B in sales.  Brand management entails franchise and brand strategy development, P&L management and execution of worldwide marketing plans.  In addition to Guitar Hero, he has worked on the Doom, Quake, and Shrek brands.  Doug received his MBA from Ross in 2004 and was previously with Accenture, a leading management and technology consulting firm. 

Eric Yang HD Strategic Marketing, Brand Manager, NBC Universal
Eric develops initiatives and strategic plans for the distribution of the studio’s content on the Blu-ray Disc format, Digital Copy, internet download, and other emerging channels.  Recently, Eric served as a Brand Manager in the Home Entertainment division, responsible for product and marketing plans for title releases such as Wanted, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall.  Eric received his MBA from the Ross in 2003 and previously worked at DIRECTV, Inc., developing retailer launch plans for co-branded TiVo and Microsoft products.