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‘Walking Dead’ Executive Producer, Gale Anne Hurd to Keynote Variety’s Content Protection Summit, December 12 in Los Angeles
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Variety, in partnership with The Content Delivery & Security Association (CDSA), has announced that Gale Anne Hurd, known as the “First Lady of Sci-Fi,” will be a keynote speaker at their 4th Annual Content Protection Summit (CPS) on December 12, 2013 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills.
Gale Anne Hurd is currently Executive Producer of ‘The Walking Dead,” which is the most-watched scripted drama on television today. She also produced and co-wrote “The Terminator,” which was quickly followed by Academy Award-winning “Aliens.”
“Gale will offer a first-hand perspective on the effect of piracy on the business of popular content,” said CPS 2013 Conference Chair, Alex Kochis. “We are honored to have the producer of Academy Award-winning films, and Emmy-winning programs share her perspectives on the impact of piracy on a Hollywood hit.”
The 2013 Content Protection Summit’s preliminary program includes:
- Illegal Streaming: Over the Top and Over the Line
- Focusing on the Cloud: A Strategic Approach
- Does Education Work? The Effect of Notices on End User Behavior
- Anti-Piracy and IT: Working Together to Secure the Network and the Cloud
- Beyond the Audit: Strategies for Evolving Comprehensive Security and Auditing
- It’s a Hit (Now What?): A Producer Perspective on Piracy of Hit Content
- The Latest on Anti-Piracy Technologies for the Content Industry
- Protecting your Assets with an Effective Content Management Strategy
- Innovation and Technology Showcases (Multi-Track Break-Out Sessions)
Advisory Board members for this year’s Summit include Richard Atkinson, Corporate Director, Worldwide Anti-Piracy, Adobe; James Dunkelberger, General Manager, Worldwide Anti-Piracy Operations, Microsoft; Bob Eicholz, Senior Vice President of IT Architecture & Security, Deluxe; Brad Hunt, President, Digital Media Directions; Aaron Kornblum, Sr. Director, Security Policy, Interactive Entertainment Business, Microsoft; Raj Samtani, Industry Consultant; and Ben Stanbury, Senior Manager, Content & IP Protection, The Walt Disney Studios.
Sponsors include Verance, WatchDox, Akamai, NSSLabs, Cenzic, HITS, MESA, and Citadel Information Group.
To register for the 2013 Content Protection Summit, click here. For Sponsorship information, please contact Garrett Randall at [email protected].
