Monday, March 29 10:45 AM - Noon Track II: Embracing the Connected Consumer - Entertainment and Technology - From the Broadband Home to the Mobile and Wi-Fi Universe In the three 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. Neville Wheeler, Senior Manager, Cisco Systems Nancy Goguen, Director of Strategic Marketing, Broadband Communications Group, Texas Instruments Incorporated Scott R. Campbell, Vice Consul, British Trade International, British Consulate-General Eric Aledort, SVP Business Development and Strategic Partnership Marketing, Walt Disney Internet Group Brian Queen, Digital Media Solutions Manager, IBM Corp. Tony Barra, Chief Strategy Officer, Internet Home Alliance, President, Filament Consulting, Moderator Additional speaker to be announced Brian Queen, Digital Media Solutions Manager, IBM Corp.: As Solution Manager, Brian has responsibility for sales of IBM’s strategic media solutions, including those enabling wireless distribution of digital content. In addition to selling offerings for telecommunications, media, and retail customers, Brian is leading IBM’s efforts in digital media distribution via public WiFi networks. These efforts include development of a WiFi solution strategy and supporting business models, formation of strategic alliances, and coordination of both IBM Development and IBM Business Partners. In his role, Brian also provides executive consulting services in business transformation and digital media distribution. Brian has held several marketing and sales management positions while at IBM, supporting customers in aerospace, defense, media and telecommunications industries. Prior to joining IBM, Brian was on the staff of Price Waterhouse where he had supervisory responsibility for several major audit and consulting clients. He also held engineering positions with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Bell & Howell and Hyland Laboratories. Brian received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from the University of Southern California. Brian is also a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in the State of California. Nancy Goguen, Director of Strategic Marketing, Broadband Communications Group, Texas Instruments Incorporated: Nancy Goguen is responsible for guiding overall marketing and positioning strategies for TI’s Broadband Communications Group, which includes integrated signal processing and software solutions for cable, digital subscriber line (DSL), voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) and wireless networking. Previously, she was the vice president of marketing for Telogy Networks, acquired by TI in 1999. Prior to joining Telogy Networks, Goguen held several positions at Lucent Technologies including vice president, GSM offer and business management. Prior to Lucent Technologies, she held a wide range of positions at AT&T in marketing, product management, strategy and development. Goguen received a bachelors’s degree in mathematics from Harvard University and a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Pennsylvania. Scott R. Campbell, Vice Consul, British Trade International, British Consulate-General: Scott is a New York City based Sector Specialist for the UK government. His role involves facilitating Business, Policy and Technology developments in both UK and North American markets for Media & Communications sectors. Scott’s international business experience enables him to offer guidance to companies seeking to form strategic alliances, joint ventures and/or licensing agreements in the UK or North America. His expertise in Digital Media also lends support to a Homeland Security Task Force directed by the British Embassy out of Washington DC. President - Vedalabs Inc.: Digital Media software developer focusing on products for PCs and Digital Set Top Box applications. The company was sold to D-Stage, a publicly traded Incubator Fund in New York in 2001. Director of Business Development - Lucent Technologies: Scott was responsible for licensing Lucent's audio technologies and the underlying patents to key consumer electronics manufacturers and entertainment companies including; Sony Electronics, IBM, Intel, Samsung and Universal Music Group. CEO - Virtually Atomic: Consulting service for companies looking to adopt Digital Media production technology. Established policies and procedures for production, handling and distribution of digital media assets and for the procurement of technology and services for companies including, Virgin Radio, Virgin Retail Group, Abbey Road Studios and EMI Music. Helped US company Liquid Audio launch their online music delivery system in Europe. UK artists Duran Duran and George Michael quickly adopted the technology as part of their own marketing initiatives, which greatly helped Liquid Audio gain wide public recognition. Managing Director - MediaSpec UK Ltd.: Provided Digital Audio/Video workstations, training and support services to all major UK Broadcasters, Film Studios and independent production facilities. Clients included all BBC regions, Granada, Carlton, Pinewood & Sheparton Film Studios. Winner of the 1995 Creative Concepts Award from UK government for a handheld audio recorder called the Soundpad, which was developed on the Apple Newton platform. Recording Engineer: Prior to running his own company, Scott worked in the music industry as a recording engineer with a number of successful artists including Annie Lennox, Robbie Robertson, Deacon Blue, Wet Wet Wet, The Blue Nile and Simple Minds. Neville Wheeler, Senior Manager, Cisco Systems: Neville Wheeler has been with Cisco Systems for 4 years and has previously been the Global Lead – Media & Entertainment, for Cisco’s Internet Business Solutions Group. Wheeler is now responsible for the development of Cisco Systems Global Media & Entertainment Strategy and has worked with many of the world’s largest media conglomerates and broadcasters in Europe and the USA. As part of this role Wheeler is also responsible for developing the Partner Ecosystem to support Cisco’s penetration into this market. Most recently Wheeler was Managing Director EMEA for SightPath, a US based company transforming the Internet into an effective distribution channel for media content distribution, aimed at media companies, telecommunications carriers and large corporates. SightPath's solution brings rich media content, live and on-demand to the desktop, including TV quality video. Before SightPath, Wheeler was General Manager of Fujitsu Europe Limited, the sales, marketing and technical support arm of global giant Fujitsu IT. Prior to that Wheeler was Managing Director of MultiLink Europe Limited, a subsidiary of PictureTel, and a leader in, audio/video conferencing and multimedia technology for Telecommunications carriers and large corporates. Wheeler’s work history includes Managing Director roles at: NetGuard UK Ltd., a company specialising in Internet Firewall and Bandwidth Management software products; and LanOptics PLC, a manufacturer of Network Switching products, and sales and support roles for Data Switch Inc., IBM mainframe switching specialist and Harris Systems Corporation, a Super Computer manufacturer. Wheeler has over 22 years experience in the Communications industry and a strong IT technical engineering background; he holds a DMS and MBA from the Henley Management College. Tony Barra, Chief Strategy Officer, Internet Home Alliance, President, Filament Consulting: Tony Barra is Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) of Internet Home Alliance. In this role, Barra is responsible for developing connected home business models and value chain analyses and new member recruitment. Barra recently launched his own consulting firm specializing in business model development and value chain analysis for the connected home industry. Prior to forming Filament Consulting, Barra was a principal at DiamondCluster International, a leading digital strategy firm. Barra led many projects including a detailed economic analysis of the value chain for delivering Internet based managed services to residential customers and a white paper evaluating the many technology protocols competing in today's home networking marketplace. Barra has led the development of a strategic partnership framework that assesses the strengths of companies in each segment of the connected home industry. Additional industries in which Barra led projects included real estate, energy, financial services and consumer products. Prior to that Barra was with Electronic Data Systems for nine years holding several leadership positions with expertise in product development processes and design technologies. Barra held positions with Ohmeda Medical Engineering and General Motors Corp. Barra has a MBA from the University of Michigan where he graduated with high distinction and a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from General Motors Institute.