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Damian Pelliccione, CEO and Founder, WebTVWorkshop
Diahnna Nicole Baxter, CEO and Founder, WebTVWorkshop
Jermaine Shelton, Brown Leader Mgmt.

David Beebee, Fishbowl Worldwide Media

Adam Wescott, EQAL

Presented by WebTVWorkshop http://www.webtvworkshop.com/

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Damian Pelliccione, CEO and Founder, WebTVWorkshop

Damian Pelliccione has Produced over 15 web projects, 5 shorts, 2 Feature Films and 3 commercials. His company Stella Entertainment is currently In Development for. Damian is also Developing SITCOM SONS starring Jeremy Miller (Growing Pains) and Michael Fishman (Roseanne). And if that were not enough! Damian's company is also developing UNTITLED SANDRA BERNHARD WEB - SHOW. Damian recently produced Taylor Negron's (Fast Times at Ridgemount High & Bio-Dome) original Web Series THE FORECLOSURE Staring Taylor Dayne (80's Pop Singer), Taylor Negron and Elisa Donovan (Clueless). Damian also Produced BIGGEST WANNABE which releases this year Staring Jeremy Miller (Growing Pains) 1st ever interactive user generated viral video comedy competition. Damian's company is currently Producing www.iamcartera.com first ever interactive gay sc-fi super hero series.

Damian Associate Produced and Cast www.inthemoment.tv a gay men's HIV prevention and health campaign funded by The City of West Hollywood and Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center. Currently in its 3rd season the serial was advertised on the side of buses, Bilboards and Bus Stops.

Damian has also worked in traditional media Line Producing For CMT Canada a Clip Show called CMT STAR. Damian also Hosted and Segment Produced original non-fiction reports for Broadband Networks and VJIam for CBS and So Media.

Last Summer Damian was the consulting producer on the DIsney Feature Film "Elle - A Modern Cinderella Tale". 

Damian Created and Currently host Downtown Los Angele's 1st Entertainment and Tech Mixer NEW MEDIA VAULT co-hosted by Tubefilter.tv.

Damian also Event Coordinated the After Party to The 2009 Streamy Awards (Web TV Awards) with www.tubefilter.tv.

Damian Currently sits on and founded the LGBT National Committee at the Screen Actors Guild. Damian also sits on The New Technology National Committee at The Screen Actors Guild.  

You can follow Damian on Twitter at @DamianMedia

Diahnna Nicole Baxter, CEO and Founder, WebTVWorkshop

Diahnna Nicole Baxter is the Emmy Award-Winning actress/writer/executive producer from the sci-fi thriller SATACRACY 88. A pioneer of the web, Diahnna Nicole Baxter co-created, co- wrote and starred in SATACRACY 88, the first web series to win an Emmy Award, and was nominated again the following year.   She also took home the Peoples Voice 2007 Webby Award in on-line drama, (Noted as the Oscars of the internet by the New York Times) and was named an Official Honoree of the 2008 Webby Awards.

Diahnna is a graduate of Duke University. Her studies of Literature and African/Women studies took her to Cairo, Egypt where she worked with famed activist and writer Nawal Al-Saadawi. Returning to the states with a new worldview and inspiration, Diahnna integrated her love for acting and passion for studies of marginalized voices with performance. She went straight to New York City where she trained extensively in the Stanislavski method at the Elaine Aiken Actor’s Conservatory and performed in many off-Broadway shows, commercials and film.

Diahnna made her debut as an actor/writer in LA with the #1 Off Broadway hit “Pieces (of ass)". As part of the original cast in NYC she work- shopped the production and eventually traveled with it performing her original monologue definitions in New York, Las Vegas and Los Angeles.  A member of the LA Writers Lab, she continues to write and is attached to shoot a feature in Nigeria and Los Angeles this fall.   She is proud to bring the knowledge of making revolutionary content on a shoestring budget to Web TV Workshop.

Digital Hollywood Content Summit VIII - Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011