Click on the Video Below and Sample a Session from the last Digital Hollywood event. For Additional Video Sessions, Click Here Media Summit New York Wednesday, February 7th 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Session B: The Rush to Mobile Video: The Creation of a Revolutionary Entertainment and Communications Medium Mobile communications has effectively and successfully integrated itself into our daily lives as the primary personal and business communications vehicle and daily usage is only accelerating. With every new feature and service provided, the acceptance and adaptation of mobile as the broadband, audio, video and text based consumer information and entertainment accessory is continually reinforced. The entertainment, information and technology industries have effectively joined forces in providing the consumer with one of the most readily adapted and embraced consumer products ever devised. The question of whether the consumer is willing to accept video as a mobile service is no longer in question. In the coming year, the industry will experiment with new and enhanced products and services, with video, audio and text features and it will be the consumer who will sort out the hits from the misses. Video and broadband is now the dominant vision for the future of mobile consumer adaptation. David Bluhm, CEO, GoTV Networks Ken Leon, Senior Director of Telecom and Utilities Group, Standard and Poor's Equity Research Madeline Berger, Head of East Coast Content Licensing, MediaFLO USA Greg Clayman, V.P. Wireless Strategies and Operations, MTV Networks Salil Dalvi, Vice President, Digital Media, Wireless, NBC Universal Ralph Simon, Chairman Emeritas, Mobile Entertainment Forum – Americas & President/CEO, Iconmobile Group Ron Grover, Bureau Manager, Los Angeles, BusinessWeek, Moderator Kenneth M. Leon, Senior Director, Telecommunications and Utilities Group, Standard & Poor's Equity Research: Kenneth M. Leon joined Standard & Poor’s U.S. Equity Research Services in March 2003. He is a director of Standard & Poor’s Telecommunications Group. He also follows the Wireless Services and Telecom Equipment Industries where he has spent over 20 years covering the broad telecommunications services and equipment sectors. Prior to joining Standard & Poor’s, Ken was a global sector head of Telecommunications and a senior equities analyst at ABN AMRO for the last six years. Most of his 20-year research experience was at Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers. He was recognized as a three time, Institutional Investors Magazine All Star Analyst in Wireless and a four time Wall Street All Star. Ken is a CPA, and holds a BS and MBA from New York University. Greg Clayman, Senior Vice President, Mobile Media Group, MTV Networks: If you’ve ever watched an MTV Networks program on your handset, chances are the person behind the scenes who made that happen is Greg Clayman. As Senior Vice President of the Mobile Media Group for MTV Networks, Clayman is responsible for managing mobile partnerships and content distribution for MTV Networks. In addition, Clayman’s team supports MTV Networks’ diverse brands, including CMT, COMEDY CENTRAL, Logo, MTV, Nickelodeon, The N, Spike and VH1. For each, his team develops a wide portfolio of mobile content and applications – including personalization, entertainment, information and messaging products. Under Clayman’s watch, MTVN has forged successful partnerships with every major domestic wireless provider and MVNO, publishing more than 600 clips and 30 hours of video per month in the United States alone. Clayman is responsible for mobile programming spanning every genre of entertainment and engaging nearly every demographic, including: Original made-for-mobile programs, including MTV’s popular "Sway’s Hip Hop Owner’s Manual"; Extensions from such television franchises as Nickelodeon’s "SpongeBob SquarePants" and Logo’s "Noah’s Arc"; Music video premieres and exclusive music performances from such franchises as VH1’s Live@VH1.com and CMT’s "Studio 330 Sessions" and The largest selection of stand-up comedy on mobile, made available by COMEDY CENTRAL. Fueled by the company’s domestic wireless efforts, MTV Networks is now the largest provider of wireless video programming in the world with partnerships with more than 68 carriers across the globe. Prior to joining MTVN, Clayman co-founded Upoc Networks and served as its Vice President of Marketing, Sales, and Business Development. For UpocClayman raised more than $26 million in venture funding and the company is now one of the top wireless media, marketing and community providers in the US – servicing over one million consumers and a host of top mobile operators and consumer brands such as AOL, Sony Music, Sony Pictures, Universal, Mazda, Nestle, Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, UPN, and The WB. Previously, Clayman served as Vice President of Brand Strategy at the Sterling Group in New York City. At Sterling, Clayman led brand strategy projects for a number of media, entertainment and retail companies including MTV Networks, Liberty Digital, and Levi's. A recognized thought leader in wireless media, Clayman earned recognition as a "who’s who" in the mobile industry by The Hollywood Reporter (April 2006). He is a member of CTIA’s Wireless Internet Caucus Leadership Council and Billboard’s Mobile Entertainment Live Advisory Board. Clayman also maintains an active schedule of keynote addresses, industry panels and public speaking engagements. Clayman graduated cum laude with a degree in English & American Literature from Harvard College. He lives in Brooklyn, NY and is married to Amanda Clayman. Madeline Berger is the head of East Coast Content Licensing for MediaFLO USA Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of QUALCOMM, offering interactive wireless multimedia services to consumers in cooperation with U.S. wireless operators. In this role, Berger is responsible for MediaFLO USA’s East Coast presence, working directly with and managing all aspects of content provider partnerships. Berger has more than 20 years experience in the media and broadcasting industries, most recently as the founder of consulting firm MB STRATEGISTS, INC. (MBS) where her clients included Gotuit Media, the NFL, NHL Network, the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association and Sirius Satellite Radio. Prior to MBS, Berger spent more than 15 years at ESPN, where she last served the company as vice president of the special markets division. There she played a direct role in the successful launches and development of ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPN GamePlan, ESPN FULL COURT and the NFL on ESPN, as well as licensing deals for live television feeds to private and commercial airplanes, including JetBlue. Berger holds a B.A. degree from Union College. Salil Dalvi, Vice President, Digital Media, Wireless, NBC Universal: Salil Dalvi was named Vice President of Digital Media, Wireless for NBC Universal in June of 2005. In this role, he manages product strategy and development for NBC Universal's mobile content efforts. Over the past 2 years, NBCU has launched a broad slate of wireless video and WAP sites from top franchises including NBC Entertainment, NBC News, NBC Sports, The Olympics, Bravo and Access Hollywood. Salil started his career in Affiliate Sales and Marketing at MTV Networks, and holds an MBA from Emory University and a BS degree in Political Science from Vanderbilt University. He currently lives in South Orange, NJ with his wife and son, Lori and Luke. Ralph Simon, Chairman, Mobile Entertainment Forum – Americas & President/CEO, Iconmobile Group: Ralph Simon is recognized as one of the founders of the modern mobile music and entertainment business in the USA and Europe. He is chairman of the Mobile Entertainment Forum – Americas, the leading advocate for the Mobile Entertainment industry and principal global trade association established to represent the commercial interests of content, application and service providers, and telco operators. Privately, Mr. Simon is President & CEO of The Mobilium Group, the respected mobile strategic advisory firm that guides US and international media companies, networks and brands to grow revenues and market share from mobile content, mobile entertainment properties and technologies. Prior to his involvement in the global mobile entertainment and content business, where he has taken a leading role since its inception, he had a distinguished career in music, music publishing and mobile technology industries. Mr. Simon has proven expertise in strategic company development, content & copyright usage, mobile rights architecture, super-distribution, mobile platforms, copyright usage and mobile business development. He is in a unique position of being able to apply vast knowledge and experience to a nascent industry that is daily expanding existing business paradigms and creating new frontiers. Currently, he advises prominent companies, entertainment properties and artists (including U2) in the US and internationally, on ways to maximize and develop their mobile businesses and create opportunities globally. Last year, he conceived the mobile strategy and organized the mobile messaging layer for the Live 8 world concert event that took place during 11 hours and across 10 cities on July 2, 2005. Over 3bn people attended or watched/listened to the global television, radio and cyber-simulcast that integrated interactive mobile messaging as part of its own content. The overwhelming mobile response from live audiences and distance participants established the validity of cross-platform mobile strategies, which contributed heavily toward convincing the G8 governments to commit $50bn to reduce global poverty. In December 2005, he was named as one of the world’s Top 50 Mobile Executives by the influential Mobile Entertainment Magazine, alongside thought-leaders from companies as diverse as Apple, Nokia, Google, China Mobile, Cingular, Verizon and News Corporation. In 1998, he co-founded and funded the USA & UK’s first ring tone company, Yourmobile/Moviso (today known as Infospace Mobile – the US market leader in mobile aggregation). Before starting the mobile entertainment revolution, he co-founded the Zomba Group and Jive Records – which grew to become the world’s most successful independent record and music publishing company. In the mid-1990s as Executive Vice President of Capitol Records and Blue Note Records, , EMI’s New Media business. Ralph Simon is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in the UK and a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences in the USA. He maintains offices in Los Angeles, London and Berlin. David B. Bluhm, Chairman & CEO, GoTV Networks: David has spent the past twenty years starting and growing technology companies. In a variety of founder, director and senior operational roles, David has been involved in over 20 start-ups that have achieved a combined "high water" equity value of over 36 billion dollars through 2 IPOs and 7 company acquisitions. David serves as CEO at GoTV Networks, the only made-for-mobile television network. GoTV is both the world’s largest mobile network and production studio creating over 240 hours of original programming each month including Hip Hop Official, ALTitude, Fantasy SportsEdge, and Laugh Riot. GoTV also produces mobile versions of Sony Music, Univision and Star Magazine. GoTV’s programming is currently available to SprintPCS, Nextel, Boost, Cingular, Alltel and Verizon subscribers. (gotvnetworks.com). David is also a co-founder and a current Director of Medio Systems, a mobile search and advertising company that is pioneering better access to information, content and consumer transactions from a mobile device. Prior to GoTV, David was CEO at WUF Networks, a privately held company that allowed mobile users to access and stream rich media to their mobile phones. WUF helped pioneer mobile music and was acquired in 2004 by Yahoo! to power their Launch Mobile service. Prior to WUF, David co-founded Mforma (no HandsOn Mobile) - serving as President of Americas and EVP Corporate Development. HandsOn grew to become one of the industry’s leading providers of wireless entertainment and now reaches over 600 million subscribers across 60 carrier networks in 23 different countries (www.handson.com). Prior to co-founding Mforma, David was CEO of NearMe where he guided the development and initial licensing of a suite of location technologies used by AT&T Wireless (TXT 411), SprintPCS and U.S. Cellular to delivery Directory Assistance and other localized information to mobile users. David founded 2WAY Corporation in January of 1997 serving as President and CEO until May of 1999. Among other awards, 2WAY received Best Internet Product ’98 by the Washington Software Alliance and was named to both Upside’s Hot 100 List and Red Herring’s Round Up in 1999. The company’s software was inducted into the Smithsonian’s Permanent Research Collection and placed in the National Museum of American History while David and his co-founders were named Smithsonian Laureates. Prior to founding 2WAY, David was a Senior Business Development Manager for Motorola where he helped direct their emerging market strategies including Internet, hand held devices and Interactive TV. David’s high technology leadership posts include VP Sales at Mosaix International (from 1988 through a $40 million Initial Public Offering in 1990 - subsequently sold to Lucent in 1999) and VP Sales and Marketing at Davox Corporation (NASADAQ: DVX) where he co-led a turnaround resulting in an 18X increase in valuation in 30 months. David's other start up accomplishments includes developing the business plan and securing the initial funding for Realtor.com (a.k.a. Homestore.com, an Internet real estate listings site, NASDAQ: HOMS) as well as co-founding BondHub.com (an Internet bond trading exchange) and WorldVoice (natural language understanding). David also led the sales and marketing efforts at Mammoth Micro Productions, a multimedia streaming company, until the company was sold to the Washington Post in 1993. David started his career with corporate-focused sales positions at Hewlett-Packard. David is currently an outside director for Young Life (a non-profit, Christian youth ministry) and an advisor to OneAccord (Sales and Marketing Consultants) and Mixxer (personalized mobile WAP sites). Previously, he has served as an outside director for iFLOOR.com/CornerHardware.com (e-tail), WorldVoice (natural language), TeraCloud (Enterprise Storage), Ansyr Technologies (sold to Global Graphics in 2002), Bidpath Corporation (B2B auctions), Northwest Venture Group (non-profit) and TheGift.com (sold to 1800Flowers.com). David received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington in 1983 and currently lives with his wife and two children in Issaquah, Washington. Ron Grover is BusinessWeek’s Los Angeles Bureau chief and west coast media and entertainment reporter. A one-time Washington Post sports reporter, he joined BusinessWeek’s Washington Bureau in 1979, where he initially covered energy issues. He later covered the Carter and Reagan Administrations before moving to LA in 1986. As BusinessWeek’s Hollywood reporter, his cover stories have included those on the Walt Disney Co., Rupert Murdoch and Steven Spielberg. In recent years, he has expanded his coverage to include new media and emerging digital technologies, including those distributing content online and through wireless devices. He is author of the 1991 book, The Disney Touch, and is a frequent commentator for CNN, CNBC and other news outlets. Optional: He lives in Pasadena, Calif. with his wife and two daughters.