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Digital Hollywood Events at CES
Monday, January 7th
Noon - 1:00 PM
Session C - ME7 - Mobile Entertainment Track
Implications of Mobile Device & Service Innovation How Video & Audio Enhancement Drive Avenues for Subscriber and Revenue Expansion
The mobile experience is merging with entertainment consciousness. What was thought to be absurd two years ago is now fait accompli. The mobile device is about to reinvent itself once again to include the full range of entertainment dynamics, from just a phone to a device with the functionality of a radio or MP3 player and the video quality of a DVD player. Video phones will be for watching TV, watching friends on vacation and for watching movies. Mobile devices will range from the mini, the micro to the mini-laptop, perfect for watching full-featured live sporting events. Music will be accessed via the mobile device. Video shopping will be become a factor in the marketplace. The parameters of the mobile audio and video experience are only now beginning to be understood.
Dr. Muzibul Khan, Vice President of Product Management and Engineering, Wireless Terminals Division, Samsung
Jeff Finkelstein, Senior Product Manager, Palm, Inc.
Frank Barbieri, CEO, Transpera
Marshall Porter, Director of Mobile, Digital Fountain, Inc.
Patrick Beattie, Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Pantech Wireless, Inc.
Ton van Kampen, VP Business Development, Mobile & Personal Division, NXP Semiconductors
Glenda Dorchak, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Intrinsyc
Ajay Chopra, Venture Partner, Trinity Ventures, Moderator
Dr. Muzibul Khan, Vice President of Product Management and Engineering, Wireless Terminals Division: Samsung: Dr. Muzibul Khan is vice president of product management and engineering for the wireless terminals division of Samsung Telecommunications America. As Samsung's lead engineer and product planner, Dr. Khan works closely with carriers and technology partners to define and develop innovative handsets with intuitive features that complement carriers' service offerings and are easy for consumers to use. Before joining Samsung, Dr. Khan was with Lucent Technologies/Philips Consumer Communications for six years. He served as technical manager responsible for Systems Engineering, Standards and Regulatory Compliance for wireless terminals and infrastructure products. Prior to this position, Dr. Khan was an associate professor of electrical engineering at Lakehead University, Canada. Dr. Khan obtained his doctorate degree from Concordia University in Adaptive Error Control Coding for Satellite communications. He has authored more than 30 technical publications and received two patents with several patents pending. Dr. Khan received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the Electrical Communications Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Jeff Finkelstein, Senior Product Manager, Multimedia, Palm, Inc.: Jeff Finkelstein brin gs more than ten years experience in the consumer electronics market to his current position as Palms Product Manager for Multimedia technology. In this position, Mr. Finkelstein is focused on delivering easy-to-use mobile experiences, including video, audio and photo solutions. He began his career at Microsofts WebTV Networks, where he was responsible for delivering enhanced television experiences for worldwide cable and satellite providers. Jeff Finkelstein holds a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Michigan. He has filed more than 20 patents on behalf of Palm in the areas of multimedia, user interface and wireless services. He is a member of the Silicon Valley Product Management Association.
Frank Barbieri, CEO, Transpera: Frank Barbieri founded Transpera with the vision of helping normal people enjoy new kinds of mobile video experiences. Frank recently ran media products at InfoSpace and also ran the Windows Mobile Media Device and Services group at Microsoft. Frank also held a senior position at Onvia, a company he helped take public, and MSNBC where he drove the online video distribution business and interactive content division. He has most recently worked in the private equity industry doing mobile and entertainment strategy and portfolio company support. Frank started his career as a photojournalist documenting the plight of refugees globally.
Marshall Porter - Director of Mobile, Digital Fountain: Marshall Porter serves as Dir ector of Mobile for Digital Fountain, responsible for defining and executing the company's digital media delivery solutions for the mobile industry. Prior to Digital Fountain, Mr. Porter was Director of Strategic Development at Handango, overseeing the company's strategic development initiatives, including off-portal and corporate development strategies, key infrastructure initiatives, and the launching of new lines of business. Porter holds a Masters Degree in Management, Economics, and International Relations from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. He also holds a Bachelors Degree in Economics and Political Science from Texas Christian University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa.
Patrick Beattie, Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Pantech: Patrick is responsible for the strategic positioning of Pantech products to the U.S. customer base. Patrick leads a team to develop and support Pantechs business with carriers, national retail, enterprise, e-commerce and others channels. His extensive telecom experience is instrumental in helping fundamentally map the companys growth. Prior to Pantech, Patrick served as a sales director at Nokia, successfully managing relationships to produce results with a wide range of carriers and channels. In addition, Patrick has also filled successful roles at GTE, PrimeCo, Ford, and IBM in various sales, marketing and management positions. Patrick holds a Bachelors Degree in Marketing from Michigan State University where he graduated with Honors.
Glenda Dorchak, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Intrinsyc: Glenda Dorchak joi ned Intrinsyc as Chairman and CEO in July 2006 after more than five years at Intel Corporation where she held the positions of VP and COO, Intel Communications Group; VP and General Manager Broadband Products Group; and VP and General Manager, Consumer Electronics Group.She began her career with IBM Canada and in 1992 moved to Raleigh NC as the Director, Sales and Service, at Ambra an IBM PC subsidiary. Returning to IBM Corp in 1994 she held several executive positions including Global customer relationship marketing executive, Director and GM, PC Direct US; and Personal Systems Group and Director of Marketing, North America, Personal Systems Group. In 1998 she moved to the internet retail start up Value America as SVP, Technology Products and Sales, and later became Chairman and CEO. In 1999, Ms. Dorchak was named one of the "Top 25 Executives of the New Millennium" by Computer Reseller News, for her leadership in internet retail. Ms. Dorchak served on the board of Intrinsyc Software International in 2004 and 2005.
Ton van Kampen, VP Business Development, Mobile & Personal Division, NXP Semiconductors: Ton van Kampen is the vice president of business development for NXP Semiconductors mobile and personal division. He has been working on solutions and business models in the mobile handset industry since 2000, and active in the telecom world for more than 25 years. In this role he has extensive contacts with device makers, operators and other value chain players. Previously, van Kampen occupied a number of international posts at NXP. His responsibilities have included global strategic marketing, international product marketing and sales management. Before joining NXP, van Kampen worked for 6 years at Philips Research in the Netherlands and the UK. Van Kampen holds a masters diploma in electronics.
Ajay Chopra, Venture Partner, Trinity Ventures - has over 20 years of operating exper ience at the senior management and board level with start-ups, private companies and public companies. Prior to joining Trinity Ventures in 2006, Ajay co-founded Pinnacle Systems, a seminal media technology company that pioneered consumer generated media creation. During his tenure at Pinnacle, the company grew from start-up stage to a global $350M public company, won several Emmy awards and completed over a dozen M&A transactions before being acquired by Avid Technology. Previously, Ajay was with Mindset Corporation, a computer graphics start-up. Before Mindset, he held various technical and management positions at Atari Corporation, a video games company, and Unisys Corporation, an IT services company. He is a charter member of The Indus Entrepreneurs, an active group providing support for entrepreneurs.
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