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Tuesday, March 28th Agenda

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Digital Hollywood Spring
Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel
Santa Monica, California
March 27-30, 2006


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Digital Hollywood Spring
Special Events, Consortium Dinners, Awards & Workshops
I. Launch at Digital Hollywood - Click Here
II. OnDemand Content & Technology Consortium: Cable, Mobile, Broadband, Telco & Satellite
III. Mobile Film, TV and Video Content Development Track Info and Consortium at Digital Hollywood
IV. Digital Home Track & Hollywood and the Digital Consumer: Music, Movies, TV, News & Sports - Consortium at Digital Hollywood
V. Digital Music Consortium at Digital Hollywood: Mobile, Broadband, PODs & TV
VI. Reinventing & Branded Advertising Track and Reinventing Advertising: VOD, PVR, Broadband, Games, PODs & Mobile Consortium at Digital Hollywood
VII. DVD Association Consortium at DigitalHollywood
VIII. DRM, Content Rights & Piracy Consortium at Digital Hollywood Dinner
IX. Casual, Multiplayer & Broadband Games Consortium Advisory Committee
X. The University Project at Digital Hollywood
XI. Venture, Private Equity and M&A Consortium at Digital Hollywood
XII. Digital Realism Consortium at Digital Hollywood (Advisory Committee in formation) – Defining the Future of Visual Creativity
XIII. Chips, Microprocessors & Optical Technology Consortium at Digital Hollywood (Advisory Committee in formation)

Digital Hollywood Spring
The Agenda
Tuesday, March 28
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Track I:
Television 2.0: OnDemand, PRV, DRV, Cable, Telco, Satellite & Broadband Redefine the Future of Entertainment and Communications
Albie Hecht, founder & CEO, Worldwide Biggies Inc.
Tara Maitra, Vice President, General Manager, Content Services, TiVo Inc.
James Glasscock,Vice President, Video-on-Demand, Playboy Entertainment Group
Paul Colichman, Chief Executive Officer & co-founder, here! Networks
Anne L. Coulombe, Director, Middleware and Games, SeaChange International
Alex Ben Block, Author and Entertainment Industry Journalist, Moderator
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Track II:
Embracing the Connected Consumer - Entertainment, Content and Technology - From the Digital Home to the Mobile and Wi-Fi Universe
Claudia Ceniceros, Senior Director, Media and Content Strategy, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Scott Smyers, Chairman, DLNA Board of Directors, Vice President, Network and Systems Architecture Division, Platform Technology Center of America, Sony Electronics
Barry James Folsom, Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Connected Home Solutions, Motorola
Udo Eberlein, founder and President, Nero, Inc.
Scott Crowder, Chief Operating Officer, Entriq
Ron Vaisbort, Media & Entertainment, Alliances Manager, Intel Corporation
Dan Rosenthal, Principal, Mayfield Partners, Moderator
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Track III:
Mobile Commerce and Content - The Mobile Web, Off Deck Content, Mobile Search and MVNO Options
Neil Edwards, General Manager, dot mobi
Peter Bernard, Group Manager, Mobile and Embedded Devices Division, Microsoft
Eric Harber, VP of Corporate and Business Development, Qpass
Roger Cameron Wood, Executive Producer, Shu Entertainment
Michael Grossi, Vice President, Business Development, HELIO, Inc.
Clarke Keough, Managing Director, Oris Capital
Tony Kern, Deputy Managing Partner, Technology, Media & Telecommunications and Americas Managing Partner, Media & Entertainment, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Moderator
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Track IV:
Urban Media: Broadband, IPTV, Mobile & TV Content & Technology
Leonard Washington, founder & President, Paramount Digital Entertainment (PDE)
Gordon Bellamy, executive consultant, MTV Networks
Kimberly King-Burns, President & COO, Greenbridge Media Holdings Inc.
Jaymes Hines, founder & Executive Producer, NDY Media Group, Inc.
Brandon Schultz, President, ImajiMation, Inc.
Marilyn Beaubien, Chief Financial Officer
Gener8Xion Entertainment
Terrence Coles, EVP, Next Medium, Inc., Moderator
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10:45 AM - Noon
Track I:
Traditional Media and New Media M&A Convergence - The Broadband Effect
Michael Montgomery, President & Head of Media Banking, Montgomery & Co.
Allen Z. Sussman, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP
Keith Bencher, Vice President, Strategy & Development, CNET Games & Entertainment
Peter Levin, President, Bellrock Media / Co-owner, Chicago Rush / Partner, Palisades Baseball
Sun Jen Yung, Managing Director, TD Securities, Moderator
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Track II:
Hollywood and the Digital Consumer: How Technology, Content and Services Establish the Next Level of Consumer Entertainment Experience
Erik Flannigan, Vice President, Programming, AOL
Ty Ahmad-Taylor, Senior Director, Interactive Products, Comcast Cable
Shawn Gold, Vice President Marketing & Content, MySpace.com
Rob Bennett, General Manager, MSN Entertainment and Video, Microsoft Corp.
John Penney, Vice President, Business Development, HBO, Inc.
John Zelenka, Senior Manager, Business Development, Tribune Media Services
Ira Rubenstein, Senior Vice President, Digital Sales and Marketing, Sony Pictures, Moderator
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Track III:
Mobile Video & Music Make-Over – As Mobile and Entertainment Industry Merge – TV, Music and Movies
Rio Caraeff, Vice President & General Manager, Universal Music Mobile US
Lauren de la Fuente, Vice President, Strategic Programming & Media Alliances, G4 VideoGame TV
David Britts, General Partner, ComVentures
Ian Blaine, CEO, The Platform
Gary Yentin, Vice President, Business Development, Ki-Bi Mobile Technologies Limited
James Finn, Head of Business Development, Content and Applications, Ericsson Mobility World NA
Ralph Simon, Chairman, Mobile Entertainment Forum – Americas & President/CEO, The Mobilium Group, Moderator
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Track IV:
Video Bling! Audio Bling - The Evolving Bling Bling Phenomenon: From Audio and Video Ringtones, Ringtunes, Advertainment to Games & Custom Branded Experience
Cindy Mesaros, Vice President, Marketing, Moderati
Mitch Rotter, Director, Content Licensing & Acquisition, Infospace Mobile
Scott M. Jensen, Vice President, Head of Licensing & Brand Partnerships, MFORMA Group, Inc.
Michael Pinto, President, CEO, mobZilla
Anthony Stonefield, CEO, USA Wireless
Timothy Shey, Creative Director and co-founder, Proteus, Moderator
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12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Track I:
OnDemand Television – All-Access All the Time – From the Basic DTV Package, the Premium Package to the VOD, Broadband and PVR Enabled Viewer
Dmitri Ponomarev, Vice President, OnDemand, TV Guide Networks
Tim Hanlon, Senior Vice President, Ventures, Denuo - A Publicis Groupe Company
Steve Canepa, IBM, Vice President, IBM Global Media & Entertainment Industry
Will Griffin, CEO, DoD
Shahid Khan, Partner, Interactive Broadband Consulting, LLC, Moderator
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Track II:
Game Power - Entertainment as Franchise - Crossover into Music, TV, Cable, Movie, Mobile, Advertainment & Custom Branded Experience
Salli Frattini, Senior Vice President/Executive in Charge of Production, MTV: MUSIC TELEVISION
Don L. Daglow, President and CEO, Stormfront Studios
Nicholas Longano, President - New Media, Massive Incorporated
David Getson, CEO, g-NET Media
Jon Goldman, CEO, Foundation 9 Entertainment
Jeff Green, Editor-in-Chief, Computer Gaming World, , Moderator
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Track III:
Mobile Music: New Platforms + New Technology + More Music + Dynamic Marketplace
Jay Samit, General Manager, Sony Connect
Peter Baron, Vice President of Label Relations, MTV and MTV2
Mike Brochu, CEO, Loudeye
Chad Hodge, Microsoft Windows Marketing, Consumer Electronics and Media & Entertainment, Microsoft
Ken Hertz, Senior Partner, Goldring Hertz & Lichtenstein LLP
Adam Sexton, Vice President of Marketing and Product Management, Groove Mobile
Paul Resnikoff, Editor, founder, digitalmusicnews.com, Moderator
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Track IV:
IPTV Emergence – The Broadband, Telco, Cable, Studio Content & Technology Strategy
Tom Flanagan, Executive Director, Broadband Strategy, Texas Instruments
Dan York, Executive Vice President, Programming,AT&T Project Lightspeed
David Alsobrook, Director, IPTV Products, Scientific Atlanta
Daren Gill, VP, Business Development, ChoiceStream
Mark Turner, Head of the Western region, BT Media & Broadcast
Frank Nein, Industry & Technology Analyst/Consultant, Verizon (ANJ) Video/Broadcast Portal
Derek Kuhn, P.Eng., Senior Director Marketing and Business Development Media and Entertainment, Alcatel Strategic Solutions & Chairman - Broadband Service Forum, Moderator
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1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
University Project Workshop Workshop
Developing the Next Generation of Entertainment, Media & Technology Thinkers and Visionaries – Science vs. Commerce vs. Theory
Joaquín Alvarado, Director, Institute for Next Generation Internet
San Francisco State University
Tracy Fullerton, Interactive Media Division, USC Cinema-TV
Carol Wilder, Associate Dean & Chair, Media Studies & Film, The New School
Anna Marie Piersimoni, Director, Internet Communications, Director, Media & Technology, American Film Institute
Stuart Volkow, Contributing Editor, CMS Newsline
Bernard J. Luskin, Director, EVP Media Studies, Fielding Graduate University, Moderator
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2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
"Launch at Digital Hollywood"
Hosted by:
Hassan Miah, Managing Director, Oris Capital
Jay MacDonald, Partner, Digital Media & Technology, DeSilva & Phillips LLC
Twelve companies have been selected to present company products and business plans. The selected companies and members of the Venture, Private Equity and M&A Consortium will hold an evening dinner to celebrate the day's events.
The Companies:
I. Searchformedia
II. NeoEdge Networks
III. Click TV
IV. Phonebites, Inc.
V. BurnLounge
VI. ROO
VII. Studio Pipelines
VIII. FrameFree Technologies, Inc.
IX. P2P Cash
X. Buzznet
XI. Double Fusion
XII. Impact Mobile
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2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Track I:
The Future of Enhanced Advertising: Addressing Brands, Message, Technology, Media and Entertainment
Chris Di Cesare, Director of Entertainment Marketing, Microsoft
Larry Tanz, CEO, LivePlanet
Joey Carson, CEO, Bunim/Murray Production
Tom Meyer, President of Davie-Brown Entertainment (DBE)
Robert Riesenberg, president & CEO, Full Circle Entertainment
David L. Kang, Media and Entertainment Consultant
Michael Kassan, Principal, Media Link, LLC, Moderator
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Track II
Movies, TV and Video for Mobile - Original Entertainment & Information Programming Jumpstarts the Revolution
Paul Scanlan, co-founder & COO, MobiTV
Bill Sanders, Vice President, Programming, Sony Pictures Digital Sales and Marketing
Daniel Tibbets, Executive Vice President, GoTV Labs, GoTV Networks
Bill Stratton, Vice President, Business Development, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Louis K. Gump, Vice President, Mobile, The Weather Channel Interactive
John Najarian, Senior Vice President, New Media, E! Entertainment
Chris Marlowe, Editorial Director, Digital Media, The Hollywood Reporter, Moderator
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Track III:
Web 2.0: How Next Generation Personalized Media - Programmable Web, Podcasting & Blogging - is Transforming and Disassembling the World of Traditional Media, Communications & Advertising
Jason McCabe Calacanis, CEO, Weblogs, Inc. an AOL Company, Senior Vice President, AOL
Phil Holden, Director: Windows Live, Microsoft
John D. Canning, Yahoo Media Group
Brad Greenspan, founder and former CEO, Intermix Media, (underwriter of MySpace.com)
Sarah Bernard, General Manager, The Huffington Post
Kevin Cohen, Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Molly Wood, Section Editor, CNET.com, Moderator
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Track IV:
Mobile Games: In-Game Advertising & the Custom Branded Experience
Minard Hamilton, Executive Vice President of Sales and Brand Partnership, JAMDAT Mobile Inc.
Jonathan Epstein, United Talent Agency
Steven Hoffman, North American Studio Head - Games & Mobile Entertainment, Infospace, Inc.
Julian Corbett, Vice President of Business Development and Brand Partnerships, In-Fusio
Yme Bosma, Business Manager Eccky, Media Republic (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
David Bloom, Principal, Words & Deeds, Moderator
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3:30 PM – 5: 00 PM
The University Project Workshop
Envisioning the Future of Digital Entertainment – As a Student Curriculum, as a Cultural Prototype and as a Digital Lifestyle
Tim Langdell, Information Technology Program, USC - langdell@usc.edu
Kevin Roebuck, Manager, Libraries and e-Learning, Sun Microsystems
Philip Cruver, President/CEO, Kidz Online
Dave Bossert, Creative Director, Disney Animation Special Projects
Rajit Gadh, Director, UCLA's Wireless Internet for the Mobile Enterprise Consortium
Jenny Fulle, Executive Vice President of Production and Executive Producer, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Todd Richmond, Managing Director, Annenberg School for Communication, Moderator
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3:50 PM - 5:00 PM
Track I:
Advertising Strategies in the Diversified Digital Culture: Broadcast, Cable, Satellite, Broadband, Games and Mobile
David Ernst, Executive Vice President, Director, Futures & Technologies, Initiative Worldwide
Barry Frey, SVP, Cablevision Advanced Platforms
Todd Herman, Director, Advertising & Business Strategy, MSN Video / TV / Movies / Radio, Microsoft Corporation
Walter Schild, Founder & CEO, Genex
Lee Hancock, Chief Executive Officer and founder, go2
Gigi Johnson, Principal, Maremel Partners; Lecturer, Entertainment and Media Management Institute, UCLA Anderson School of Management, Moderator
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Track II:
Strategies in Wireless Devices and Services - from Audio & Video to Downloads: How Innovation Drives Avenues for Subscriber and Revenue Expansion
Dave Ulmer, Senior Director of Marketing, Digital Media Services, Motorola
John Forslund, Group Manager, Branded Content, Forum Nokia Americas
Avner Goren, Worldwide Director, Cellular Systems Marketing, Wireless Terminals Business Unit, Semiconductor Group, Texas Instruments
Matthew Feldman, President and CEO, Versaly Entertainment
JH Kah, VP, Global Business, SK Telecom
Luis Ubinas, Director, West Coast Media Practice, McKinsey & Co, Moderator
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Track III.
Search as Gateway to the Video and E-Commerce - The Integrated Consumer Experience of Choice, Quality and Global Integration
Brian Lent, CEO, Medio Systems
Perry Solomon, Senior Director, Media Business Development, FAST Search & Transfer
Steven Marder, CEO, Eurekster
Don Kosak, Chief Technology Officer, Lycos
Suranga Chandratillake, co-founder, blinkx
Ethan Fassett, Product Manager, Multimedia Search, Yahoo! Inc.
Brian Glicklich, Vice President Interactive Services, Premiere Radio Networks, Moderator
For Session Description & Speaker Bios Click Here

Track IV: Presented by DVD Association
Next Generation DVD - Part I – Market Makers SuperSession
T.K. Arnold, Contributor, USA Today & The Hollywood Reporter; Editorial Director, Home Media Retailing, Moderator
Steve Nickerson, Senior VP, Warner Home Entertainment
Andy Parsons, Senior VP, Pioneer Electronics; Blu-ray Disc Association
John Town, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Research and Development, Technicolor
Mark Waring, Director, Sanyo Technology Center USA; HD DVD Group
Bruce Apar, Editor-in-Chief, DVDJ.INFO; DVDA Board Member, Moderator
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5:00 PM – Open to all Attendees
Poolside Reception at the Loews
Hosted by: mTLD, .mobi


6:45 PM – The Consortium Dinners
I. Hollywood and the Digital Consumer Consortium: Music, Movies, TV, News & Sports - Consortium at Digital Hollywood
Dinner Hosted by MSN Entertainment, Video Services, Microsoft


II. OnDemand Content & Technologies Consortium: Cable, Mobile, Broadband, Telco & Satellite
Dinner Co-Hosted by Entriq and Seachange International


III. Digital Music Consortium at Digital Hollywood: Mobile, Broadband, PODs & TV
Dinner Hosted by: Motorola


IV. University Project Dinner
Hosted by Sun Microsystems


V. Venture, Private Equity and M & A Consortium at Digital Hollywood


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Wednesday, March 29th