LDV Capital Insights - Vision Books
2015 LDV Vision Book: Andy Weissman, Joanne Wilson, Lane Becker, Emily Gray, Michael Cohen, Evan Nisselson And 65 Other Experts In Visual Technology.
2014 LDV Vision Book: Om Malik, Rebecca Paoletti, Evan Nisselson, Betsy Morgan, Serge Belongie, Adam Singolda And 26 Other Experts in Visual Technology.
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THE LDV VISION SUMMIT is an annual gathering of the world's top technologists, visionaries, creators, startups, brand executives and investors with the purpose of exploring how imaging and video technologies will empower or disrupt businesses and society.
This book was created to capture the challenges and opportunities for businesses in our visual technology ecosystem in an easy-to-digest format. It simplifies ideas on complex technologies like computer vision, artificial intelligence, deep learning, augmented reality, social media, the future of cameras, as well as business solutions via visual analytics, monetization and the future of publishing.
Whether you're an expert looking to understand new technologies, an investor interested in finding the next Youtube or Instagram, or anyone in between, this book will get you up to speed on the latest developments in image and video technologies.
“LDV Vision Summit was not only fun but also a real learning experience for me.”
“Visual technology porn with its top stars on one stage: a dream come true. ”
“Every year the LDV Vsion Summit assembles the foremost thinkers, builders, and business leaders in the visual field. It’s always illuminating and inspiring.”
“The LDV Vision Summit was a tour de force. ”
“Like any VC, I go to a lot of tech industry events and I’ve gotta say… I have rarely if ever been to a first time event that came out of the gates as strong as this one. Hats off, and I look forward to next year!”
“You brought a lot of great thinkers in the space together. I enjoyed it! ”
“LDV Vision Summit felt like all the movers and shakers from across the world of Vision, coming together in the throbbing heart of Gotham City.”
“Really impressive and most important - amazing founders presenting. ”
“It’s bold to bring everyone together from deep machine learning to publishers as brands - but it worked so well! I learnt a lot and met some great people, so thank you so much for including me! ”
“I really enjoyed the blend of the forward-looking tech and more immediate media discussions.”
2015 LDV Vision Book: Featuring industry experts:
How Visual Technologies Are Revolutionizing Business & Humanity. Evan Nisselson, LDV Capital
A Moment In Space: Reimagining Photography. Radu Rusu, CEO & Co-Founder, Fyusion
Computational Photography and Video. Evan Nisselson, LDV Capital; Michael Cohen, Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research; Paul Green, CTO & Co-Founder, Algolux; Ramesh Raskar, Associate Professor, MIT Media Lab
Building A Cloud-Enabled Home For All Your Memories. Peter Welinder, Engineering Manager, Dropbox
Computer VisIon Advancement And Challenges. Sean Ammirati, Partner, Birchmere Ventures; Serge Belongie, Professor, Cornell Tech; Andrea Frome, Software Engineer, Nuna Health; Mor Naaman, Chief Scientist & Co-Founder, Seen.co; Simon Osindero, A.I. Architect, Flickr
We’re Taking Billions Of Photos A Day. Pete Warden, Engineer, Google
Deep Reasoning For Video Content Understanding At Yahoo. Alex Jaimes, Director of Research & Video Product, Yahoo
Leveraging Computer Vision. Andy Parsons, CTO, Kontor; Samir Kumar, Sr. Dir. Business Development & Product, Qualcomm Research; Carter Maslan, CEO & Founder, Camio
Fireside Chat With Serial Entrepreneur. Lane Becker, Serial Entrepreneur & Author And Evan Nisselson, LDV Capital
Future Investment Opportunities In Business. Erick Schonfeld, Co-Founder, TouchCast; Sean Ammirati, Partner, Birchmere; Ventures Patrick Eggen, Head of Seed Investment Program, Qualcomm Ventures; Geoff Judge, Partner, iNovia Capital
Automating The Black Magic In Deep Learning. Andrew Rabinovich, Principal Engineer, Magic Leap
Enterprises Are Leveraging Smart Glasses To Be More Efficient. Jay Kim, CTO, APX Labs
The power And Promise Of Emotion Aware Machines. Marian Stewart Bartlett, Co-Founder & Lead Scientist, Emotient
Analyzing Satellite Imagery. James Crawford, Founder, Orbital Insight
Can Computer Vision Help Retailers Better Understand Consumer Habits? Alexandre Winter, CEO & Founder, Placemeter
Will Computer Vision Exponentially Increase Clothing Commerce? Jonathan Shieber, Editor, TechCrunch; Alper Aydemir, Co-Founder, Volumental; George Borshukov, CTO, Intervisual
How Can Data Science Evaluate Why Some Advertising Creative Content Resonates More Than Others? Claudia Perlich, Chief Scientist, Dstillery
New Approaches To Image search Metadata. Andy Parsons, CTO, Kontor
Visually Mapping The World Can Improve Our Daily Activities. Erick Schonfeld, Co-Founder, TouchCast; Jan Erik Solem, CEO & Founder, Mapillary; Luc Vincent, Director, Engineering, Google; Alyssa Wright, VP Partnerships & Business Development, Mapzen
Visual Content Will Inspire, Move Financial Markets, Advertisers Know When We Are Happy or Sad, and Improve Our Health! Evan Nisselson, LDV Capital
JP Morgan Analyst To World Traveling Photographer. Natalie Amrossi, Photographer, Misshattan
Future Of Still And Video Cameras. Evan Nisselson, LDV Capital; Hans Peter Brøndmo, Serial Entrepreneur;
Julian Green, Group Product Manager, Google
As an Intrapraneur, Brad Short Invented A New PC & Creativity Station. Brad Short, Immersive Computing Group Chief Architect, Hewlett Packard
Video Advertising Continues To Exponentially Grow Online. Erika Trautman, CEO & Co-Founder, Rapt Media
Entertainment In The Age Of Participatory Live Streaming Media. Adi Sideman, CEO, YouNow
The Explosion Of Digital Video. Richard Greenfield, Managing Director, BTIG; Greg Clayman, GM, Audience Networks, Vimeo; Emily Gray, VP, Revenue Products, Refinery29; Paul Marcum, Head of Global Digital Video, Bloomberg
The Revenue Potential Is Tremendous For Automatically Keywording. Matthew Zeiler, CEO & Founder, Clarifai
Is Live Streaming A Recurring Fad. Rebecca Paoletti, CEO, CakeWorks; Rushabh Doshi, VP & GM, Firetalk; Felipe Heusser, CEO, Rhinobird.tv; Lippe Oosterhof, CEO, Livestation
Bark & Co. Is The Disney For Dogs. Matt Meeker, CEO & Co-Founder, Bark & Co.
Emotions Are Core To Humanity And Every Aspect Of Our Lives. Nick Langeveld, President & CEO, Affectiva
Challenges And Opportunities Facing Original Content Creators. Jocelyn Johnson, CEO & Founder, VideoInk; Inbar Barak, SVP, Digital Strategy & Programming, Martha Stewart Living; Nathan Brown, GM, SVP Video, Huffington Post; Tom Wilde, CEO & Founder, Ramp
Can Dynamic Images And Video Exponentially Increase ROI? Vivek Sharma, CEO & Founder, Movable Ink
How Photographers & Brands Can Build An Exponential Voice. David Krugman, Social Editor, BBDO
New Visual Literacy Impact By Modern Technology. Charles Traub, Chair, MFA Photography & Related Media, School of Visual Arts, Marvin Heiferman, Curator & Writer, Art in America Cheryl Heller, Chair, MFA Design for Social Innovation, SVA Elizabeth Kilroy, Chair, International Center of Photography
WikiHow Is The World’s Most Popular How-To Website. Thom Scher, Sr. Director Marketing & Visual Content
Visualizing User-Generated Content To Better Understand Humanity. Dr. Lev Manovich, Professor, The Graduate Center, City University of New York
Key Metrics: A Strategy For Building A Sustainable Digital Video Business. Rebecca Paoletti, CEO, CakeWorks
Will Global Monetization & Distribution Be Disrupted Or Empowered? Jamie Wilkinson, CEO & Co-Founder, VHX
Fireside Chat With Joanne Wilson Of Gotham Gal Ventures And Evan Nisselson, LDV Capital
Fireside Chat With Andy Weissman, Partner, Union Square Ventures And Evan Nisselson, LDV Capital
Trends In Visual Communication And Technology Investing. Evan Nisselson, LDV Capital; Andrew Cleland, Managing Partner, Comcast Ventures; Anu Duggal, Founding Partner, Female Founders Fund;
Andy Weissman, Partner, Union Square Ventures
Computer Vision Knows What Colors Are Best. Asmau Ahmed, CEO, Founder, Engineer, Plum Perfect
The Way You Move Is The Way You Experience The World. Kegan Schouwenburg, CEO & Co-Founder, SOLS
Decoupling Medical Care From Location And Time. Meghan Conroy, CEO & Founder, CaptureProof
The Number Of Missed Major Diagnoses Has Not Essentially Changed. Elad Benjamin, CEO, Zebra Medical Vision
2014 LDV Vision Book: Featuring industry experts:
The Future of Visual Communications: Evan Nisselson, LDV Capital
The Growth of Video: Rebecca Paoletti, CEO & Co-Founder, CakeWorks
The Foundations of Computer Vision: Serge Belongie, Professor, Cornell Tech
Surviving and Thriving with Social Media: Ron Haviv, Photographer and Co-Founder of VII Agency
The Future of Cameras: Martin Källström, Co-founder & CEO, Narrative; Flo Meissner, Co-founder & CEO, EyeEm
Crowdsourcing Map Photos: Jan Erik Solem, CEO & Founder, Mapillary
Recent Progress In Computer Vision: Rob Fergus, Research Scientist, Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research
The Future of Image Recognition: Serge Belongie, Professor, Cornell Tech; Gary Bradski, VP Computer Vision & Machine Vision, Magic Leap; Moshe Bercovich, GM Israel, Shutterfly
Investing In Visual Technology Opportunities: Om Malik, Venture Partner, True Ventures; Evan Nisselson, LDV Capital, David Pakman, Partner, Venrock; David Aronoff, General Partner, Flybridge Capital Partners
How The Modern Family Saves And Shares Memories: Offir Gutelzon, Co-Founder & CEO, Keepy
Video Founder Confessions: Adam Singolda, CEO and Founder, Taboola
How Do We Measure Success? Eric Berry, CEO & Co-Founder, TripleLift
Key Metrics And Brand Engagement: Jocelyn Johnson, CEO & Founder, VideoInk; Sophie Lebrecht, CEO & Co-Founder, Neon Labs; Adam Paulisick, SVP Marketing & Strategy, Nielson Catalina Solutions; Mike Henry, CEO, Outrigger Media
Viral Video Marketing: Matt Ruby, CEO & Founder, Vooza
Brands Are Publishers Too! Rich Greenfield, Managing Director, Media & Technology Analyst, BTIG; Todd Sawicki, CEO, Zemanta Jason Krebs, Head of Sales, Maker Studios; Jeffrey Madoff, CEO, Madoff Productions; Tobias Peggs, CEO, Aviary
Trends In Original Video Programming: Rebecca Paoletti, CEO & Co-Founder, CakeWorks; J.R. McCabe, SVP Video, Time Inc.; Megan Cunningham, CEO, Magnet Media; Betsy Morgan, President, The Blaze; Erick Schonfeld, Co-Founder, TouchCast
The Future Of Visual Communications: Rick Smolan, CEO, Against All Odds Productions