Richard Cardran, Media Strategist and Technologist, Multiple Emmy Award Winner, and one of Hollywood’s Reporters "Digital 50" (Los Angeles)

Richard Cardran is a media strategist and technologist who was recognised in the October 2006 Hollywood Reporter/Producers Guild of America’s year end “Digital 50” as well as Streaming Magazine’s “Fifty Most Influential People in Streaming.”

Richard has garnered two Emmy Awards for "Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Television" and "Outstanding Achievement in Advanced Media Technology" through his pioneering vision and efforts surrounding the paradigm shift in TV broadcasting to new TV2.0 strategies.

Richard co-founded and in 2006 sold Zetools, Inc. a digital media software and services company – now the global advanced media and broadband television unit of TANDBERG Television, Part of the Ericsson group.

Mr. Cardran has implemented leading edge strategy and projects for Microsoft, Intel, AOL, Viacom, Disney, Universal McCann, Real Networks and Panasonic as well as MTV, TV Land, Bloomberg, ABC, HDnet, Capitol Records, IFILM, Comedy Central, The American Film Institute, The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles and many others.

Richard is also a published writer and sought after speaker for events by The American Film Institute, Microsoft, Kagan Research, Streaming Media, Digital Hollywood, CASBAA, NAB and others.