Thursday, January 5 Noon - 1:00 PM Session A - DH2: Embracing the Connected Consumer - Entertainment, Content and Technology - From the Digital Home to the Mobile and Wi-Fi Universe In the five years since the burst of the technology bubble, an amazing thing has happened, the technology industry has once again, perhaps more quietly this time, transformed the relationship of the consumer to communications, media, entertainment and technology. . Whether it’s a wirelessly connected home comprised of unlimited content via DTV and HDTV, PDAs, laptops, desktops PCs, a Set-Top connection, IM devices or telephony system; a broadband mobile device, a fully loaded media friendly car, a broadband workspace or public space, the consumer is connected all the time, sending or receiving information and content. In this session, we will explore what it means to create and enable that fully connected universe. Claudia Ceniceros, Senior Director, Media and Content Strategy, Cisco Systems, Inc. Hassan Miah, Managing Director, Oris Capital Scott Smyers, Chairman, DLNA Board of Directors, Vice President, Network and Systems Architecture Division, Platform Technology Center of America, Sony Electronics Steven Schnier, Consumer Electronics Market Segment Manager, Wireless Networking Business Unit, Texas Instruments Jan Steenkamp, CEO, Entriq Chris Melissinos, Chief Gaming Officer, Sun Microsystems Brian Cooley, Editor at Large, CNET.com, Moderator Claudia Ceniceros, Senior Director, Media and Content Strategy, Cisco Systems, Inc.: Claudia Ceniceros directs Cisco’s media entertainment initiatives and cross-divisional efforts in digital media strategy and business development. Claudia identifies investment opportunities in leading-edge companies in networked entertainment and is charged with communicating the company’s digital media vision and strategy to partners. Before assuming her current duties, Claudia ran corporate public relations at Cisco. Prior to joining Cisco, Claudia was vice president of corporate communications for Acclaim Entertainment, a developer and publisher of software for a variety of gaming platforms. She also held executive positions at ABC Television Network and Robinson Lerer & Montgomery/Sawyer Miller Group. At ABC, she launched network initiatives such as the World Cup HDTV programming and "Disney's One Saturday Morning." At Robinson Lerer & Montgomery, she managed entertainment accounts that included Time Warner, Six Flags, Nickelodeon, MTV Europe, Philips Media and The Special Olympic Games. Claudia graduated from the University of Illinois, Chicago, with a B.A. in philosophy and political science. Memberships: PR Seminar 2004, Arthur W. Page Society 2004, and Global Communication Forum 2003-2004. Hassan Miah, Managing Director, Oris Capital: Hassan Miah's charter is to invest in or create businesses that will accelerate the transition of traditional media into digital focused companies. Mr. Miah was the CEO of Vidomi, Inc., a TV quality video software developer. In August of 1999, Miah, as President and CEO of Xing Technology Corporation, closed the sale of the company to RealNetworks, which was the leading MP3 software developer. Miah was the department head of New Media at Creative Artists Agency (CAA), where he established the CAA/Intel Media Lab. Additionally, Miah was part of the CAA team that created Tele-TV, the largest ever investment in Interactive TV started by three regional bell companies. Prior to CAA, Miah was a Management Consulting Partner at KPMG Peat Marwick. While at CAA and KPMG, Miah was intimately involved in developing the business plans of major entertainment companies, music companies, and high profile actors, directors, writers and producers. Born & raised in Detroit, Michigan, Hassan Miah is a CPA and received an undergraduate business degree from University of Michigan and a MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business Jan Steenkamp, CEO, Entriq: As CEO of Entriq, Jan Steenkamp brings to the company his extensive experience in pay television operations, gained from a range of management positions within MIH Limited (MIHL) since 1985. Before joining Entriq, Steenkamp was CEO of MIHL’s technology division and Chairman of OpenTV Corp. until August 2002. Prior to this, he was CEO of OpenTV, where he was instrumental in its development as the leading provider of cost-effective solutions for the delivery of digital interactive services to television viewers around the world. Previously, Steenkamp was the Commercial Director of Irdeto Consultants in The Netherlands, and held various management and new business initiative positions at both Irdeto and the MIH Group from 1985 to 1997. During that time, he initiated the introduction of pay television in Greece, managed a project team to establish pay television in Italy, worked with Shinawatra in Thailand to establish digital television, worked with Galaxy in Australia to launch the first DVB digital DTH platform in the world, and was active in the acquisition and development of the European Nethold operations in The Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Steenkamp studied electrical engineering at Witwatersrand Technicon in South Africa and has a television broadcasting background. Today, he is a sought-after speaker on the topics of Pay Media over the Internet and the future of broadband. Steven Schnier, consumer electronics market segment manager for Texas Instruments’ wireless networking business unit, is responsible for Wireless LAN product and system requirements. He is specifically focused on the consumer electronics market segment, which includes various aspects including quality of service, power, form factor, operating system and security features. In his ten year tenure at TI, Schnier has also held the position of market segment manager for TI’s 1394 and cardbus business. Schnier received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Iowa State University and a master’s degree in business administration from The University of Dallas. Scott Smyers, Chairman, DLNA Board of Directors, Vice President, Network and Systems Architecture Division, Platform Technology Center of America, Sony Electronics: Mr. Smyers serves as the chairman of the Board of Directors of Digital Living Network Alliance and as President of DLNA Corporation. Aside from his DLNA duties, Mr. Smyers is also Vice President of the Network and Systems Architecture Division of the Platform Technology Center of America at Sony Electronics. Mr. Smyers’ particular area of focus is system architecture, system I/O and interfaces. Through his leadership as chairman of the 1394 Trade Association's AV Working Group over the course of seven years, Mr. Smyers has served a pivotal role in bringing about a suite of standards that define consumer device discovery and control. Mr. Smyers now also serves as the Chairman of the CE Linux Forum Steering Committee, and has in the past served as CTO and member of the Board of Directors of the 1394 Trade Association and on the UPnP Steering Committee. Mr. Smyers holds a BA in Physics and Philosophy from Cornell University Chris Melissinos is Sun Microsystems' Chief Gaming Officer and a self-proclaimed video game addict. His responsibilities include the development of Sun Microsystems programs, offerings, and vision targeting the electronic entertainment industry. As the Chief Gaming Officer, he is responsible for driving an industry-wide movement toward JavaTM technology-based game development and directing the development of next generation online game environments. Melissinos' speaking resume includes high profile conferences such as the Consumer Electronics Show, Electronic Entertainment Expo, Game Developers Conference, Harvard's Cyberposium, JavaOne, iHollywood, JavaTM Conference in Milan, Italy, and Ziff-Davis’s Electronic Gaming Summit. Brian Cooley, Editor at Large, CNET.com: CNET's Editor-at-large Brian Cooley lives with technology, reporting on its best uses to make your life more efficient, fun and productive. He's our resident expert on what happens when the rubber meets the road in consumer electronics and personal technology. He first became known as "The Voice of Technology" through his work on CNET Radio. Now, after nine years at CNET, he bridges the gap between technology and the real world in his online video reports that show what works, what doesn't and how to make it all fit in your life -- not just in theoretical market demographics. Most recently, Cooley was asked to create a helpful series called "CNET Tips for Digital Living" where he explains HDTV and home theater systems, and provides tips to help consumers choose the products that will best fit their lifestyles. Through a partnership between CNET and Premier Retail Networks, Inc. Cooley reaches out to new technology-interested consumer segments offline by showing them the value of his expertise while they are making complicated and expensive purchase decisions. The videos are shown in television departments in leading nationwide retailers including Best Buy, Circuit City, and Sears. In between producing product videos, Cooley speaks at several conferences and appears on several broadcast outlets including CNN Headline News, CNBC, MSNBC, KPIX (SF/Bay Area CBS Affiliate), and KRON (SF/BayArea Channel 4). He is also often called upon by print publications to offer his advice on the latest technology products and trends. Earlier in his career, Cooley served as news director at broadcast market leaders KMEL/San Francisco and KKBT/Los Angeles. Just prior to joining CNET, he was morning host and Web evangelist at KPIX /San Francisco, where he built Westinghosue Brodcasting's first station Web site.