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Sophie Lebrecht
Neon Labs, Co-FounderÂ
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Tobias Peggs
Aviary, CEOÂ Â
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Serge Belongie
Professor, Cornell NYC Tech, Computer Vision Expert
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Rebecca Paoletti
CEO, Co-founder, CakeWorks
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Kelly Hoey
 Cuurio, Chief Marketing Officer
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Gary Bradski
Magic Leap, VP Computer Vision & Machine Learning. Sold Industrial Perception to Google  Â
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Rich Greenfield
BTIG, Managing Director, Media & Technology Analyst
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Tamara Berg
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Martin Källström
Narrative, CEO & Co-Founder
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One Day Agenda
8:30 - 9:30am Registration and Coffee
9:30am Summit Opening. Evan Nisselson, LDV Capital - Master of Ceremonies
9:40 - 10:25am CAMERAS: Video, Still & Wearable
Inspiration:Â Award winning photographer Ron Haviv, VII
Panel:Â The Future of CamerasÂ
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
10:25 - 11:55am COMPUTER VISION: Search, Categorization & Monetization
Keynote:Â 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:Â The Future of Image RecognitionÂ
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
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COMPETITION: ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPUTER VISION CHALLENGE Â
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, 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:Â How Investing in Visual Communications Can Create Profits and Change Humanity.
12:50 - 1:50pm Lunch Â
Panel:Â 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 Â
Amol Sarva, Knotable, Halo Neuroscience
3:05 - 3:35pm SOCIAL – in Search of the Next YouTube, Instagram, Flickr
Inspiration: Consumer Video Sharing Phenomena -Â 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 - 4:30 pm METRICS, ANALYTICS & BRANDS: Tracking, Measuring & Optimizing
Keynote: How Do We Measure Success? Eric Berry, CEO and Co-Founder TripleLift
Panel:Â Key Metrics and Brand EngagementÂ
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: Â 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:Â Brands As Publishers and Content Creators: Viral, Authentic and Revenue-GeneratingÂ
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:Â 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
Press: Starting the conversation
"On visual web, a photo is worth more than a 1000 words" Om Malik, inspired by our fireside chat at the summit.
"Came away with a more enlightened understanding of the image/video space" by Demond Chik
"Spent the day at an amazing event" - LDV Vision Summit" by Kristin Calve
Visual Computing Trends, Visualized. By Om Malik and Jonny Goldstein
Startup Competition Winner: Visiosafe, Alexandre Alahi
Entrepreneurial Computer Vision Challenge Winner: Serena Yeung's EgoStitch
Peering into the vision of tomorrow, by Kaptur
Words are dead. Here's what will replace them. Fortune explores the visionaries who are making it happen.  by  Jessi Hempel
A Video Is Not Just a Video. How computer vision and AI will empower or disrupt businesses. By Rebecca & Evan.
Imaging and video technologies are empowering people, businesses and creating disruption. VizWorld  Â
Interview with Rebecca Paoletti CEO of Cake Works by Erick Schonfeld of Touchcast
Evan Nisselson and Rebecca interviewed by Erick Schonfeld of Touchcast
Meta #visualweb interview @VizWorld via @googleglass & make pictures of Dean via @getnarrative Â
"Digital photography has literally built the internet" says Jacob Sniff
The Digital Imaging & Video Technology Summit – NYC June 4 2014. Ubergizmo
Excited for the Summit, Sebastian Leon, MIT Â
“Why are we taking so many photos and videos, but not saving any memories?" Offir Gutelzon, Keepy.me Founder, CEO
Photo ads will matter on Pinterest, Instagram, and far across the mobile internet, says Scott Rafer.
Mapillary curates crowdsourced map content with computer vision. Interview with CEO Co-Founder Jan Erik Solem.
"Evan and his compatriots have lightning in a bottle on this one, so I’m recommending it," says Andy Parsons.
Interview with Martin Kallstrom, Narrative, CEO & Co-Founder
Reinventing Storytelling at the LDV Vision Summit, MotionArtsPro Interview with Evan Nisselson.
Crunchbase Event Calendar
Questions for an Investor: The LDV Vision Summit. A Kaptur Interview with Evan Nisselson
Serge Belongie, Questions for a computer vision scientist by Kaptur.
Eric Berry, CEO & Founder Triplelift blog post: What is the visual web and its implications for Marketers?
#decisendipity = Decisive Moment + Serendipity. Evan's presentation at The Next Web Conference in Amsterdam.
Apply to compete in the Entrepreneurial Computer Vision Challenge. Jan Erik, Founder & CEO Mapillary
Narrative highlighting the Vision Summit Competitions
Startup Competition
Compete for limited presentation slots in front of ~250 attendees. Â Are you one of the most promising imaging & video companies? Â Meet investors, customers and potential partners. Â Finalists will be invited to NYC for presentation coaching by entrepreneurs/investors. Â Then the best will be invited to present in front of the summit audience and judges.
Deadline for application is May 14th, 2014.
Application deadline was May 14th.
Application deadline was May 14th.
Entrepreneurial Computer Vision Challenges
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Compete for limited presentation slots in front of ~300 attendees. Prove that you or your team are computer vision experts!
You will have 22 days to work on challenges from April 23 to the deadline on May 14th, 2014.Â
Serge Belongie and Jan Erik Solem have worked together to create the following Computer Vision Challenges for the LDV Vision Summit.  Show off your wisdom to peers, investors, technology & media executives and startups. Finalists will be invited to NYC for presentation coaching by entrepreneurs/investors. Then the best will be invited to present in front of the summit audience and judges.
Serge Belongie and Jan Erik Solem have worked together to create the following Computer Vision Challenges for the LDV Vision Summit.  Show off your wisdom to peers, investors, technology & media executives and startups. Finalists will be invited to NYC for presentation coaching by entrepreneurs/investors. Then the best will be invited to present in front of the summit audience and judges.
Challenges:
1. YouTube Video Text
Challenge: The challenge consists of designing an end-to-end system for detecting and recognizing words in the video frames.
2. Egocentric (First Person) Video with head-mounted cameras
Challenge: The challenge consists of producing the best summarization of a given video to a specified length or number of frames, judged qualitatively by a panel.
3. Shoe Attributes with Zappos data
Challenge: The challenge consists of predicting the relative attributes for pairs of men's and women's shoes (open, pointy, sporty and comfort)
Challenge: The challenge consists of designing an end-to-end system for detecting and recognizing words in the video frames.
2. Egocentric (First Person) Video with head-mounted cameras
Challenge: The challenge consists of producing the best summarization of a given video to a specified length or number of frames, judged qualitatively by a panel.
3. Shoe Attributes with Zappos data
Challenge: The challenge consists of predicting the relative attributes for pairs of men's and women's shoes (open, pointy, sporty and comfort)
Special thanks to Prof. Kristen Grauman at UT Austin for providing the datasets for challenges 2 and 3.
 Application deadline was May 14th.