Multi-Day Track
Tuesday, October 24 - Thursday, October 26th
The Digital, Broadband and Networked Home Track
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Hollywood and the Digital Consumer Consortium at Digital Hollywood
Consortium Dinner
Tuesday, October 24th - 6:45 PM - The Loews

Consortium Advisory Committee Members
Claudia Ceniceros, Senior Director, Media and Content Strategy, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Ira Rubenstein, Executive Vice President, Digital Sales and Marketing, Sony Pictures
Blair Westlake, Corporate Vice President, Media, Content & Partner Strategy Group, Microsoft
Bob Greene, SVP, Advanced Services, Starz Entertainment Group
David L. Kang, J.D., Ph.D., Media and Entertainment Consultant
Jennifer Feikin, Director Google Video
Peter Chane, Senior Business Product Manager, Google Video
Laura Caraccioli-Davis, Senior Vice President/Director Starcom Entertainment, Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG)
Todd Herman, Director of Media Strategy, MSN Video, MSN, Microsoft Corporation
Saul Berman, Partner and Global Executive, IBM Business Consulting Services (BCS)
Jan Steenkamp, CEO, Entriq
Vince Messina, Entertainment Category Development Officer, Yahoo!
Willem de Zoete, Vice President and General Manager, Digital Entertainment Services, Hewlett-Packard
Erik Flannigan, Vice President of Entertainment Programming , AOL
Hassan Miah, Managing Director, Oris Capital
John Harran, Director Business Development, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Alan Citron, SVP Marketing, Movielink
Virl Z. Hill, General Manager, Partner Services, Music Software and Services, RealNetworks, Inc.
Lewis Henderson, Senior Vice President, William Morris Agency
Derek Kuhn, P.Eng., Senior Director Marketing and Business Development Media and Entertainment, Alcatel Strategic Solutions & Chairman - Broadband Service Forum
GK Parish-Philp, Director of Product Management, DivX
Karen Bloore, Managing Director, Universal McCann
Curt Marvis, CEO, CinemaNow
Adam Bain, Executive Vice President, Fox Interactive Media
Maria Thomas,
Vice President and General Manager, NPR Digital Media
Peter Lee, Vice-President, Business Development New Technology, The Walt Disney Company
Claire Cowart, SVP, Business Development and Strategy, Courtroom Television Network LLC
Amy Friedlander,
Senior Vice President, Programming, AT&T Operations
Scott Roesch, Vice President & General Manager, AtomFilms
Vince Broady, SVP, Games & Entertainment, CNET Networks
Jay Fehnel, Vice President, Entertainment Products, Tribune Media Services
Paul Kosac, Vice President of Market Development, Media Networks/Headend Transmission Network Systems, Scientific Atlanta
Nick DeMartino, SVP Media & Technology, American Film Institute
Greg Demetriades, CEO, Continental Vista Broadcasting Group
Stephen Smyth, Vice President, Mobile and Emerging Media, Reuters
Marty Gordon, Vice President, Philips Electronics Hollywood Office
Rick Doherty, co-founder and Director, The Envisioneering Group
Todd Tarpley, President, Tarpley Media

The Goal: "Hollywood and the Digital Consumer Consortium" is a group created to help facilitate broadband content as a significant entry in the great tradition of innovation from Hollywood - the entertainment and information industries. "The Consortium" will not only meet at trade events such as Digital Hollywood, Building Blocks 2006 or CES, but also to hold "Creative Retreats" for to help broaden and enhance the reach and future of Broadband Content. To that end, the first VIP Dinner of the Advisory Committee to the "Hollywood and the Digital Consumer: Music, Movies, TV, News & Sports" Consortium will be held at this event

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The Digital, Broadband and Networked Home Agenda
Tuesday, October 24
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Track IV:
Embracing the Connected Consumer - Entertainment, Content and Technology - From the Digital Home to the Mobile and Wi-Fi Universe
Michael Stich, Director of Service Provider Strategy, Texas Instruments DSP Systems
Udo Eberlein, founder and President, Nero, Inc.
Michael Rolnick, Partner, ComVentures
Mary Francia, Vice President Telecom Business Innovation, Sales and Marketing Home Networks Americas, Royal Philips Electronics
Steve Pappas, Global Industry Segment Leader, Media & Entertainment, EDS
Trevor Kaufman, CEO, Schematic
Eric Harber, VP of Corporate and Business Development, Qpass
Brian Cooley, Editor at Large, CNET.com, Moderator
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10:45 AM - Noon
Track III:
Ubiquitous Video to the Consumer: The Technology Enablers - Broadband, IPTV, Mobile & TV
Blake Krikorian, CEO, Sling Media
Frank Nein, Industry & Technology Analyst/Consultant, Verizon (ANJ) Video/Broadcast Portal
Gerard Grech, Business Development and Content Strategy Director, Content Division, Orange - France Telecom
David Britts, Partner, ComVentures
Andrew Thau, COO, Network LIVE
Michael Gordon, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Limelight Networks
Derek Kuhn, P.Eng., Senior Director Marketing and Business Development Media and Entertainment, Alcatel, Moderator
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12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Track III:
The PVR, DVR and VOD as a Disruptive Market Force: How Consumer Adaptation of Technology Determines the Future of Advertising and Programming
Tracey L. Scheppach, Vice President/Video Innovation Director, Starcom USA
Santo Politi, Co-founder and General Partner, Spark Capital
Mike Fidler, Chief Executive Officer, Digeo, Inc.
Thomas Morgan, Chief Development Officer, BlackArrow
Greg Weinstein, Director, On Demand Content & Development, MTV and Ad Lab
Lucy Goldenhersh, Vice President, Distribution--New Technologies, Lifetime Entertainment Services
Shahid Khan, Partner, Interactive Broadband Consulting, LLC, Moderator
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2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Track IV:
The TV and Set-top as the Consumer Gateway to Entertainment & Information – Set-Top, Broadband, Guides & PVRs
Tara Maitra, VP Content Services, TIVO
James Glasscock, Group, Vice President, Video On Demand, Playboy Entertainment
Philip W. Schuman, founder, HighView Media
Larry Smith, COO, Archos
John Burke, General Manager, Connected Home Solutions, Corporate Vice President, Motorola, Inc.
David L. Meister, founder & former CEO, The Tennis Channel, founder, The Sundance Channel
Adam Mayer,
Director, Strategy & Business Development, Scientific Atlanta, A Cisco Company
Aditya Kishore, Media & Entertainment Strategies, The Yankee Group, Moderator
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Wednesday, October 25
Digital Hollywood Seminars
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Track IV:
IPTV Digital Home: Gateway to Expanded Content & Services - Movies, Music, Broadband, VOIP, Wireless and DVR
Jay Fausch, Senior Director of Strategic Marketing, Fixed Communications Group, Alcatel
Marc Bernstein, IPTV Solutions Architect, Juniper Networks
Eran Wagner, Vice President, Head of Product Strategy, Amdocs Products Group
Mark Samuel, General Manager, BCT Telco & Operator, BU Home, NXP Semiconductors
Kenneth A. Wright, Chief Technology Officer, C-COR
Jack Chan, Senior Product Marketing Manager, BigBand Networks
Ben Mendelson, founder & President, Interactive Television Alliance, Moderator
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10:45 AM - Noon
Track IV:
The Networked Entertainment Home - the PVR/DVR – the Set-Top & PC Entertainment Server
Frank Sandoval, Senior Software Architect, Advanced Platforms & Services, CableLabs
Nick Chakalos, Senior Director, Software Product Management, Connected Home Solutions, Motorola, Inc.
Rick DeGabrielle, President and Chief Executive Officer, Arroyo
Scott Vouri, General Manager, Multimedia Business Unit, NVIDIA Corporation
Stephen Mannel, Offerings Executive, Cable and Broadband Solutions, IBM Corporation
Bill Sheppard, Senior Business Develoment Manager, Sun Microsystems
John Gildred, Vice President of Engineering, Pioneer
Rick Doherty, co-founder and Director, The Envisioneering Group, Moderator
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12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Track II:
Movies, OnDemand Content and Broadband - Via the PC - Via the Set-Top: Technology & Content
Mary Coller Albert, Chief Marketing Officer, Movielink
Bruce David Eisen, President, CinemaNow, Inc.
Josh Goldman, CEO, Akimbo
Carl Crabill, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, MovieBeam
Brian Taptich, Vice President of Business Development, BitTorrent
Brad Singer, Executive Vice President, PaymentOne
Lisa Crane Greer, CEO, Media Venture Advisors, Moderator
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3:50 PM - 5:00 PM
Track I:
Entertainment Expands the Digital Home: Networking, Sharing and Protecting
Jack Guedj, PhD., President and C.E.O., Magnum Semiconductor, Inc.
Peter B. Kaars, Director of Business Development, Philips Consumer Electronics
Richard Bullwinkle, VP of products and Chief Evangelist, Mediabolic
Brian Hofstetter, Director of Marketing, Connected Entertainment, Zoran Corporation
Brett Marl, Chief Technology Officer, Pure Networks
Billy McNair, co-founder and CEO, Peerflix
Ross Rubin, Director of Industry Analysis, The NPD Group, Moderator
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Track III:
Digital Home Entertainment Complex: Movies & Music Everywhere - Servers to Set-tops and Home Gateways
Bill Correll, Telecommunications & Digital Media Consultant
Rob Pait, Director, Global Consumer Electronics Marketing, Seagate Technology
Bradley James, Vice President, Technology, Technicolor
Bill Holmes, VP of Consumer Electronics, DivX, Inc
Larry Namer, Senior Advisor/Head of US Operations, EUROCINEMA
Harshul Sanghi, Investment Manager, Motorola Ventures
Tony Greenberg, CEO, RampRate Sourcing Advisors/Research, Moderator
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Day Three
Thursday, October 26
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Track I:
DTV, Broadband, Set-Top and Interactive Content & Advertising Experience - Enabling Entertainment Choice via Interactive Guides and Gateways
Joe Franzetta, SVP, Programmer Sales, TANDBERG Television
Morgan Guenther, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Airplay Network, Inc.
Colin Dixon, Senior Analyst & IP Media Practice Manager, The Diffusion Group
Jodie McAfee, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Marketing, Turner Media Group
Bill Niemeyer, Chief of Analysis and Research, DiMA Group
Meredith Flynn-Ripley, Chief Executive Officer, Integra5
Tejpaul Bhatia, President, Tej Media Networks, Inc., Moderator
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Track IV:
Video Distribution Across Platforms: Broadband, IPTV, Cable, TV and Mobile
Anup Murarka, Director, Technical Marketing, Mobile and Devices, Adobe Systems Inc.
Mark Fears, Director, Product Development, ViewCast
Gary Gannaway, CEO, WorldNow
John Reed, co-founder & Chairman of the Board, Bluestreak Network
Marc Tayer, SVP of Marketing & Business Development, Imagine Communications
Adam Bleibtreu, President, Gas Station TV
Norman Liang, Business Development Manager, Technology Collaboration Solutions, IBM Corp.
Katherine L. Parker, Internet, Media & Entertainment Industry Sales Global Business Development Manager, Sun Microsystems, Inc., Moderator
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11:05 AM - 12:20 PM
Track III:
All Video-All the Time: Next Generation in Media Technologies – Creating and Maintaining a Rich Media Internet & Mobile Based Broadcasting Networks & Video Aggregators
Jack Perry, President & CEO, Decisionmark
Mark Pascarella, founder & President, Gotuit Media
David Graves, president and CEO, PermissionTV
Eric Elia, VP, Content and Online Services, Brightcove
Jeff Crigler, CEO, Voxant
David Clarke, Vice President, Business Development, SearchForVideo
Todd Boes, Vice President of Marketing, Maven Networks
Scott Ehrlich, CEO, Red Tie, Inc., Moderator
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12:50 PM - 2:00 PM
Track II
The Future of TV Distribution: VOD, DVR & IPTV
Ian Blaine, CEO, thePlatform
Rex Wong, CEO, DAVE TV
Larry Gerbrandt, SVP/GM, Neilsen Analytics
Andrew Solmssen, Executive Vice President, Schematic
Jim Denny, Vice President, Product Marketing, Tivo
Lori H. Schwartz, Senior Vice President, Director of Emerging Media, Interpublic Emerging Media Lab
Seth Shapiro, New Amsterdam Media Inc., (Two-time Emmy® Award winner), Moderator
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Track III:
Telcos, IPTV & the Technology Food Chain: From the Broadband Infrastructure to the Headend, ITV Services and the Set-Top
Sam Pemberton, CEO & President of Softel-USA
Josette Bonte, Vice President, Content and IPTV, Ovum
Gianluca Ferremi, Video and Media Worldwide Business Manager, Sun Microsystems
Hemang Mehta, Product Management Director, Microsoft TV
Gary Sasaki, President, digdia
Ken Pyle, co-founder, Viodi, LLC, Moderator
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Track IV:
Personalized Video and Broadband Media: ITV, Broadband, Social Networks & Mobile - Content, Communication & Commerce
Ron Stevens, CEO, Pixpo
Chris Williams, co-founder & CEO , FanLib
Dan Mechem, Vice President, Entertainment Division, Nielsen BuzzMetric
Mark Ghuneim, Chief Executive Officer, Wiredset
Michael Papish, President & CEO, MediaUnbound
Mihai Crasneanu, founder and CEO, glowria
Allison Dollar, founder & CEO, Interactive Television Alliance, Moderator
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