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The Next Tech Wreck, MITEFnw, April 15
April 15, 2013 @ 5:00 pm - 8:15 pm
The Next Tech Wreck, MITEFnw
When: Monday, April 15, 2013, 5:00pm – 8:15pm
Where: Washington State Convention Center, 800 Convention Place, North Galleria (Room 3A / 3B / Foyer area), Seattle
What: Microsoft vs. Google (Samsung) vs. Apple vs Amazon vs. Facebook; Winners and Losers. Which technology platforms are key to these technology titans’ growth and survival, and why? What are the weapons employed in their global wars? Where is the money? We have all watched the market capitalizations of firms like RIMS, Motorola, Nokia, HP and Dell plummet. How will the platform wars affect our local tech titans and will you be the next casualty?
Who: Steve Tapia, Senior Corporate Counsel, DIREC TV Sports Networks
Steve Tapia has practiced entertainment, media, sports and intellectual property law for 30 years. He is Senior Corporate Counsel for DIRECTV Sports Networks, a network of regional cable sports channels under the “ROOT SPORTS” brand that serves the Seattle Mariners, Big Sky Conference and other college and professional sports teams. He runs the Legal Group and is responsible for telecast production and rights deals, distribution agreements with cable providers, intellectual property protection and other aspects of ROOT SPORTS’ legal affairs.
He speaks frequently on the technology, entertainment and sports industries, copyright and trade secret law, open source software, online advertising issues, media law and first amendment issues. He has chaired the Media Law Resource Center’s “Digital Frontiers” conference at Stanford University Law School for the last 5 years and also been the keynote speaker at other conferences.
Previous to DIRECTV Steve worked for 15 years at Microsoft and before this was in-house counsel for HBO specializing in motion picture and television production. Steve received his B.A. from Yale University in 1977 and his J.D. from the University of Southern California Law School in 1983. He is also a professional musician.
How Much: Early- $40, Regular- $60, Student- $30
How: Register online.
