11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Session A:
E-mail as an Entertainment and E-Commerce Medium
Have you received your first audio enhanced, video, or animated email? If you haven’t, it’s a whole new experience. Email will never be the same. As the technology moves forward, so do the amazing things we can do with it, and the future of email as a broadband entertainment experience is just around the corner. In this session we bring together the companies who are leading the way in technology and content application in the e-mail marketplace. As your community of users grows and becomes more complex, so will your ability to communicate with them.
Steve Gormley, Vice President, MindArrow Systems
Don Daglow, President, Stormfront Studios Inc.
Eyal Gever, founder & CEO, Gizmoz, Inc.
Jeff Dickey, Chief Strategy Officer, Advertising.com
David Evans, President & CEO, Email Shows
Barak Kassar, Founder and CEO, InBoxTV
Michael Terpin, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Internet Wire, Moderator
Don Daglow is president of Stormfront Studios, developers of EA Sports' NASCAR s
Eyal Gever has been leading Gizmoz (formerly known as Zapa Digital Arts) since its inception in 1996. As the leader of the company's vision, business and marketing strategy, Gever or
iginally conceived of Gizmoz as a cutting edge, visual, digital arts Internet company that would bridge technology and revolutionize the way companies built lasting customer relationships. Having earned his reputation in the industry as a visionary, Gever is frequently invited to speak at industry events, and has been featured many times in the press including the cover of Red Herring, articles in Newsweek, appearances on CNNfn and others. Gever also co-presented keynote presentations at AdverNET, Digital Hollywood New York, Streaming Media New York, Internet World, and spoke at Seagraff, Red Herring, Milia YPO, Edgewise 99, as well as other industry events. Eyal Gever is dedicated to leading the convergence of technology and art and enabling an advanced medium of visual expression for consumers and Pop Culture businesses on the Web.Jeff Dickey, Chief Strategy Officer, Advertising.com: Jeff Dickey, Chief Strategy Officer, Advertising.com: A proven thought leader in the online marketplace, Mr. Dickey concentrates on new business ventures and strategic partnerships as Chief Strategy officer of Advertising.com. He has a 20 year track record of marketing success, previously consulting with companies like @HOME Networks and MatchLogic. Mr. Dickey also served as Vice President of Business Development for DoubleClick Inc. from 1995 - 1997. He graduated from the University of California - Davis with a degree in Economics.
Michael Terpin, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Internet Wire: Michael Terpin is a 20-year high technology public relations veteran. Frustrated by the lack of truly high-tech services for public relations and marketing professionals, Terpin formed the global internet news agency (gina) in 1994 to develop Internet-based products for the PR and promotions industries. gina offered a wide range of pioneering online marketing and interactive public relations services. It was the first PR industry Web site as well as one of the first to offer hyperlink marketing, metatag analysis and search engine registration services. In 1998, gina relaunched under the name Internet Wire. In addition to his direct experience in the public relations industry, where he directed the PR activities for clients ranging from America Online and EarthLink to Playboy and XOOM.com, Terpin also was a founder of Direct IPO, one of the first Web sites to market direct public offerings. Terpin holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the State University of New York at Buffalo, as well as Bachelor Degrees in Journalism and English from Syracuse University. He is a frequent lecturer in public relations at UCLA.
David Evans, President & Chief Executive Officer: David Evans incorporated Email Shows, Inc. with co-founder Jeffrey McEldowney in July 1999, having recently moved to New York City to write and direct an independent film. Prior to founding Email Shows, Evans served as an executive producer at America Online in Washington, DC. He was extensively involved with launching AOL into both Canada and the United Kingdom. During his tenure with AOL, he created over 130 content programs and developed strategic partnerships in the USA, Canada and internationally, including: BBC, Corel, Dow Jones, Financial Times, International Herald Tribune, Intuit, Lonely Planet, McGraw-Hill, Mirror Group (The Independent, Daily Mirror), Molson, NTN Games, New York Times, Parent Soup/iVillage, Planet Out, Reuters, Southam (Hollinger Inc), SportslineUSA, The Economist, The Knot, and Wimbledon Tennis. Previously, Evans served as a senior producer for the BBC in London, responsible for integrating TV, Radio, CD-ROM and Internet activities. Prior to that, Evans was a scientific advisor to the UK Government on multimedia and education, serving on two Parliamentary committees. He was also a senior lecturer teaching advanced computer engineering at universities in the UK and Asia. Evans actually started his professional life at age 16, creating a small company that designed and manufactured electronic musical instruments. The company ran for two years and developed one of the worlds first digital delay line studio effects processors. He later built a small digital recording studio and formed a band, 110-Grain Award whose album was released at the Philadelphia Music Conference. Evans holds a degree in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of East Anglica, Norwich, England.
Barak Kassar founded and serves as CEO of INBOXTV Corporation---the leadi
ng technology company focused on the way people view and share digital media. Barak is a 12-year veteran of traditional and new media. Prior to INBOXTV, he served as a marketing executive at Wink Communications, (NASDAQ: WINK) where he helped build broad industry support for interactive TV by working with companies such as NBC and Time Warner. He holds a BA from UC Berkeley and an MBA from UC Davis.