Saturday, January 11 Noon - 1:00 PM Session A: DH19: DTV/ITV Portals - Entry Point to Content and Commerce Now that the reality of ITV and DTV is upon us, the TV experience is about to enter a new world of portals and the elbowing for onscreen viewing space, not unlike portal competition on the PC. The relationship between the TV viewer, the remote handheld device and the TV interface will be going through significant changes in the next few years. He who controls the gateway will have massive influence over the entire viewing experience, effecting advertising, commerce as well as the ability of the viewer to receive programming. The ITV/DTV portal will not be a simple product, but will more likely emerge from the relationships between the TV programmers, advertisers and technology manufacturers. Mitchell Askenas, VP, Advanced Product Development, ICTV John Esrey, VP of Strategy and Corporate Development, MetaTV Joe Franzetta, SVP Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships, GoldPocket James G. Withers, Chief Technology Officer, VEIL Interactive Technologies Arthur Orduna, Vice President, Marketing, Canal+ Technologies Brad Kayton, Vice President, Marketing, Prismiq Peter H. Kang, Esq., Managing Partner, Skjerven Morrill, Moderator Mitchell Askenas, Vice President, Advanced Product Development, ICTV: Mitchell Askenas is charged with defining the next generation of product offerings and evangelizing HeadendWare technology. Previously he served as ICTV's vice president, software engineering. Prior to joining ICTV in 1993, Mitch was manager of software development at Atlantis Technologies, a developer of vertical applications for the healthcare industry; the company, which he co-founded in 1989, was acquired. He was also software manager at Millennium Systems, a developer of retail point-of-sale systems; senior software engineer at BASM Systems, a developer of trading and back-office systems for the financial industry; and software engineer for Applied Communications, Inc., a provider of banking automation systems. Mitch holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from the State University of New York at Albany. Joe Franzetta, SVP Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships, GoldPocket: As Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategic Partnerships at GoldPocket Interactive, Joe Franzetta oversees the company's west coast business development efforts and strategic relationships. Before joining GPi, he spent three years as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy at Mixed Signals Technologies, Inc., a leading iTV technology and services company. At Mixed Signals, Franzetta managed all business development and strategy efforts, including key customer relationships and technical partnerships. He also has ten years of corporate legal experience, most recently as Vice President, Corporate Legal Department at Sony Pictures Entertainment and, prior to that, as Partner, Corporate Department at Katten Muchin & Zavis in Los Angeles and Chicago. Franzetta has a JD from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law and a BS in Economics and Political Science from Allegheny College. He is licensed to practice law in California and Illinois. John Esrey, Vice President, Strategy & Corporate Development, MetaTV: John Esrey is the vice president of strategy and corporate development for MetaTV. As such, he is responsible for strategic initiatives including alliance negotiations as well as investor relations. Esrey's career spans 11 years with leading companies in the banking, entertainment, and Internet industries. Prior to joining MetaTV in March 1999, Esrey was with the San Francisco Consulting Group (SFCG). As a consultant, Mr. Esrey worked with a number of companies in the entertainment and Internet space including Disney, Universal Studios, MGM, and DirecPC. Prior to joining SFCG, Esrey spent a number of years in the investment banking and private equity industries where he worked for companies including Dillon Read & Co. and The Chart Group. Mr. Esrey's expertise brings a broad spectrum of talents including: business plan creation, financial reporting/forecasting, and capitalization plans as well as strategic initiatives for the television production/distribution and retail, including home entertainment, security, and housewares. Esrey holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Duke University and an MBA from the University of California at Los Angeles. James G. Withers, Chief Technology Officer, VEIL Interactive Technologies: Jim Withers is a 30-year veteran broadcaster in both radio and television. Withers bring large-scale communications and infrastructure development and implementation experience to VEIL Interactive Technologies. He has held engineering and operations management positions at several major market television stations including KDFW/Dallas, KABB/San Antonio, KSDK/St. Louis and most recently KPLR/St. Louis. He has also served as Officer and Director of three closely held corporations with FM radio interest in Texas, Missouri, and Wyoming. ARTHUR ORDUÑA, Vice President, Marketing, Canal+ Technologies: With more than 15 years of experience in the media, interactive TV and embedded systems industries, Orduña is responsible for creating and executing integrated and product marketing plans targeting digital interactive and enhanced television networks as vice president of marketing for CANAL+ TECHNOLOGIES. Orduña is a 10-year veteran in the interactive television industry. He helped develop partnerships and business relationships at the executive level with key companies in the interactive television industry such as Bell Atlantic, US West, Tele-TV, Americast, HongKong Telecom, Phillips, MEI/ Panasonic, Mitsubishi, and Motorola. Prior to joining CANAL+ TECHNOLOGIES, Orduña served as vice-president of marketing for DIAB-SDS, a wholly owned subsidiary of ISI. He was responsible for developing strategies targeting consumer electronics and other embedded software markets increasing profits by 30 percent during his first year. After ISI was acquired by Wind River Systems, the market leader in embedded software systems, Orduña led the marketing team responsible for the embedded consumer electronics market. Orduña is a long-time supporter and participant in the open standards-based initiatives and helped lead early marketing efforts to embed Java™ technology in Interactive TV, wireless networks, and interactive appliances. He was an integral part of the first Java-based deployment in a consumer device in 1996 with the roll-out of HongKong Telecom set-top boxes. Orduña holds a MFA degree from NYU Film School and a BA in Theatre Arts from Cornell University. Brad Kayton is the Vice President of Marketing & Business Development for PRISMIQ, a California-based startup developing Networked Entertainment Gateways, the next wave of set-top boxes, digital entertainment centers, and related convergence devices that exploit broadband access and home networking. Mr. Kayton was the CEO and co-founder of Paros Software, a firm specializing in web services software which was acquired by PRISMIQ in July 2002. Prior to Paros Software, Mr. Kayton was Vice President of Marketing, Online Services, and co-founder of 2Wire, a leading manufacturer of broadband residential gateways and home networking adapters, where he pioneered numerous aspects of today's home networking solutions and was responsible for over thirty partnerships. In the mid-90s, Mr. Kayton served as Director of Video Products for Polycom, a leader in audio and video conferencing products, where he defined, managed, and launched the ViewStation product line that became the industry's top seller after only five months on the market and today commands a 70% market share. In the early 90s, Mr. Kayton managed a $200M network management product line at Tivoli Systems and spent five years at VTEL where he invented the F.R.E.D. system, the world's first hospital-compliant two-way video telemedicine product. Mr. Kayton began his career as a software programmer; holds two graduate degrees from the University of Texas at Austin, an MBA and MA in communication technologies; and holds a BA from the University of Virginia. Peter H. Kang, Esq., is the Managing Partner of the San Francisco office of Skjerven Morrill, one of the nation’s premier Intellectual Property and Technology firms. Mr. Kang joined Skjerven Morrill in 1992. In addition to helping build and manage an organization of over 200 professionals and staff devoted to serving technology, IP, and legal needs of clients, Mr. Kang counsels clients in strategic IP portfolio development, patent prosecution, licensing, and enforcement. Mr. Kang has served on the in-house patent committee for a major bio-medical device company, and serves as an International Advisor for Global Venture Consultants. Mr. Kang is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Kang represents major electronics clients in multi-million dollar IP and technology licensing negotiations worldwide, particularly in Asia. Mr. Kang also represents clients in complex litigation and trials of IP lawsuits nationwide, including trial experience before the International Trade Commission. Among Mr. Kang’s successful IP litigation experience, a recent patent infringement suit resulted in a unanimous jury verdict for Mr. Kang’s client, and a subsequent settlement in the tens of millions of dollars paid to that client. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Kang served as Law Clerk for the Hon. Ernest C. Torres, now Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. Prior to law school, Mr. Kang worked as a computer software engineer and research assistant for the CHCR, a biomedical research organization at Brown University. Mr. Kang currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Asian Pacific Bar Association of Silicon Valley. He received a B.A. in Classics and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University, where he won both the Fairclough Award and the Classics Department Senior Prize. Mr. Kang also received a Certificate of Merit from the University of London’s Institut Brittanique in Paris. Mr. Kang received his J.D., cum laude, from Georgetown University. For further inquiry, please contact Mr. Kang at pkang@skjerven.com.