Variety's Venture Capital & New Media Summit In Association With International ESQ
Where: Sofitel Hotel
Who Was There: Antonio Villaraigosa, Benjamin Silverman, Matt Riley, Nick Davis, Gene Simmons, David Dobkin, Patricia Mayr-Achleitner, Xavier Kochhar, Michael Dubin, Ari Tuchman, Todd Lutwak, Erik Rannala, Aber Whitcomb, Gordon Paddison, Mike Jones, Taylor McPartland, Geraldine Martin-Coppola, Andreessen Horowitz, David Hernand, Andrew Wallenstein, Daymond John, Evan Lowenstein, Ara Katz, Josh Brooks, David Teichner, Chris Ovitz, Aamir Husain, Sara Bordo, Todd Simon, Marni Wieshofer, John Poisson, Suzanne Xie, Allen DeBevoise, Kurt Hoppe, Eric Moreno, Andrew Wallenstein, Allen DeBevoise, Kurt Hoppe, Eric Moreno, Michael A. LaSalle, David Gale, Liz Jones, Jason Alex, Jason Knapp, Brent Weinstein, Michael Yanover, Michael Yang, Paul Bricault, Kent Goldman, Paul Wright, Paul Tweed, Michael Polansky, Diego Berdakin, Shawn Colo, Jack Krawczyk, Neil Stiles, Christine Kawada, Jill Newhouse Calcaterra, Catalina Rodas, Dan Harrison, Bonnie Kanner, James Jordan, Kathy Finley, Stuart Kozlowski, Andy Hampton, John Tabis, Rhidian Jones, Belinda Reser, Taunee English, Derek Weaver, Bernard Hicks, Daniel Jimenez, John Volturo, Joanna Garzilli, Bryan Banta.
Other Details: Variety and International Esq's capital and media conference brought together studio execs, business leaders and innovators for a night that was all business in the front, with absolutely no party in the back. A panel of guests including
Variety TV Editor Andrew Wallenstein and Ben Silverman of Electus, (the production studio responsible for gems like "Mob Wives") spoke of the technological revolution and what it means for the future of L.A. "Social media is what we used to call friendly reporters,"
said introductory speaker, Mayor Villaraigosa, starting the night off with a very necessary laugh.
[Antonio Villaraigosa via]