Wednesday, March 30th - Friday, April 1st
Multi-Day Track
IPTV - Video & Services to the Consumer

The Goal: To create a gathering place for an international community of creative, advertising and marketing executives in the field of IPTV - Video & Services to the Consumer, Via Telco, Cable and Satellite. At each Digital Hollywood we will attempt to facilitate the future of IPTV by bringing together the leading executives in seminars, working groups and VIP dinners. We welcome your comments and suggestions below.

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Wednesday, March 30th
Special Seminar Track
10:45 AM - Noon
• The Telco-Entertainment Partnership – How Networks, Studios and Telcos Establish a New Broadband Path to the Consumer
Sean Riley, SVP, Affiliate Sales, Fox Cable Networks
Amy Friedlander, SVP, Programming, SBC Communications
Eric Aledort, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Walt Disney Internet Group
Suzanne Rainey, Principal, Accord Media Group LLC
Greg Demetriades, CEO, Continental Vista Broadcasting Group
Derek Kuhn, P.Eng., Sr. Dir Mkting and Business Development Media and Entertainment, Alcatel Strategic Solutions & Chairman - Broadband Service Forum, Moderator
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Thursday, March 31st
10:45 AM - Noon

• The Telco Advantage and the IPTV Digital Home: Gateway to Services - VOIP, Wireless Music, Broadband and Set-top
Microsoft, speaker to be announced
Jay Fausch, Senior Director of Marketing, Alcatel's Fixed Communications Group
Keith R. Wehmeyer, P.E., General Manager, IP Decoders, Thomson Access Platforms and Gateways
Josette Bonte, Managing Director, Broadband Services, RHK
Matthew Marnik, Director of Marketing & Business Development, Broadband Networks Group, Nortel
Brian Queen, Digital Media Solutions Manager, IBM Corp.
Rick Doherty, co-founder and Director, The Envisioneering Group, Moderator
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• Movie Distribution and the Broadband Timeline - Via the PC - Via the Set-Top: Technology, Content & DRM
Steve Shannon, founder and Executive Vice President, Akimbo
Ken Lipscomb, President, DAVE Networks
Curt Marvis, CEO, CinemaNow
Virl Z. Hill, Senior Director of Business Development, Consumer Services, RealNetworks, Inc.
Alan Citron, SVP Marketing, Movielink
John D. Canning, Tech Evangelist., Apps and Services, Windows eHome, Microsoft
Lisa Crane Greer, CEO, Media Venture Advisors, Moderator
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Friday, April 1st
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
• IP Video, Datacasting, DSMCC and other Technologies Enabling the Transformation of Entertainment
Sam Pemberton, President/CEO, Softel-USA
Scott Dougall, Director, Content Delivery Software, SkyStream Networks
Ervin Leibovici, CEO, BitBand
Kelly Smith, Vice President, Product Marketing, Myrio
Meir Friedlander, Senior Director, IPTV Marketing, Amdocs
Donald A. Jasko, Chief Executive Officer, Digital Economics, Moderator
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11:05 AM - 12:20 PM
• DTV. the Set-Top and Interactive TV - Middleware Enabling Solutions: from Interactive Guides to Interfaces
Neil Jones, Senior Vice President, Pioneer Digital Technologies Inc.
Daniel Putterman, President and CEO, Mediabolic
Jack Perry, President and CEO, Decisionmark
Colin Dixon, Executive Strategy Advisor, Alticast
Aslam Khader, VP, Marketing & Strategy, Ensequence
Bill Niemeyer, Chief of Analysis and Research, DiMA Group, Moderator
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• Technology Infrastructure for the Delivery of Broadband Entertainment
Kris Alexander, Director of Media and Entertainment Solutions, Akamai
Bill Keating, CEO, Xtend Networks
Troy Snyder, President and CEO, Nine Systems
Seth Kenvin, Vice President Corporate Development, BigBand Networks
Lauren Phillips, President, Lauren Phillips Consulting, Moderator
Additional speakers to be announced
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12:50 PM - 2:00 PM
• Economics and Analysis of Personalized Media: From DTV, VOD, PVR to Wireless, Games, Commerce, Voting Polls, Advertising and Banking Services

Jonathan Symonds, VP, Marketing and Business Development, ICTV
Mark Pascarella, President, Gotuit Media
Dalen Harrison, President and CEO, Ensequence
Russell Zack, co-Founder and COO, Cauldron Solutions
Gil Dudkiewicz, CEO, MyDTV
John Bryan, VP/Director of Operations, emuse USA
Allison Dollar, founder & co-President, Interactive Television Alliance, Moderator
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• Telcos, IPTV & the Technology Food Chain: From the Broadband Infrastructure to the Headend, ITV Services and the Set-Top
Fadi Malak, Business Development Manager, Harmonic Inc.
Scott Newnam, CEO, Goldpocket
Bo Ferm, General Manager, The Americas, Irdeto Access
Keith Kocho, President and CEO, ExtendMedia
Allan McLennan, Managing Director PUREMAC ADVANCED DIGITAL MEDIA
Phil Corman, Director, Partner Business Development, MSTV, Microsoft Corp.
Fred Dawson, Editor & Publisher, Screenplays, Moderator
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