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Digital Hollywood Spring
Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel
Santa Monica, California
March 30 – April 1, 2005
"Transforming the Entertainment Industry"

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Tuesday, March 29th
Pre-Event Meetings, Seminars & Receptions
Broadband Services Forum

Wednesday, March 30th
Track I: OnDemand Content & Services - Cable, Satellite, Telco, Broadband & Games
Track II: The Digital and Networked Home Track
Track III: Mobile Entertainment & Technology – The Audio, Video and Text-Based Experience
Track IV: IPTV - Video & Services to the Consumer
Track V: General Sessions - Branded Entertainment & Marketing: Film, TV, Music & Broadband

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Track I:
OnDemand Television – All-Access All the Time – From the Basic DTV Package, the Premium Package to the PVR Enabled Viewer
Albert Cheng, SVP of Distribution Strategy & Operations, ABC Cable Networks Group
Paul Colichman, Chairman and partner, Regent Entertainment and President , here! TV, LLC
Mitch Oscar, Executive Vice President, Carat Digital
Jeff Shultz, CEO, CONCERT
Michael Hopkins, Senior Vice President, Affiliate Sales, Fox Cable Networks
Naveen Chopra, Director, Business Development, TiVo
Terry S. Bienstock, Bienstock Consulting, LLC, former EVP & General Counsel, Comcast Cable, Moderator
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Track II:
Embracing the Connected Consumer - Entertainment and Technology - From the Digital Home to the Mobile and Wi-Fi Universe
William Carney, Strategic Business Development, Wireless LAN, Texas Instruments
Scott Smyers, Chairman, DLNA Board of Directors, Vice President, Network and Systems Architecture Division, Platform Technology Center of America, Sony Electronics
Dan Quigley, Senior Director, Strategic Technology, Motorola
Dale (Ty) Roberts, Chief Technology Officer, Gracenote
Tom Powledge, Director, Product Management, Consumer and Client Product Delivery, Symantec Corporation
Jurgen Krehnke, Sr. Director, Regional Marketing, Consumer & Multimedia, Philips Semiconductors
Scott R. Campbell, Vice Consul, UK Trade & Investment, Moderator
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Track III:
Getting the Bling Bling: Mobile Ringtones, Ringtunes, Advertainment, Games & Custom Branded Experience
Jason Ford, General Manager, Wireless Games and Entertainment, Sprint
Bryan Biniak, Senior Vice President/General Manager of Wireless, AGInteractive & President, Agmobile, American Greetings Corporation
Gilles Babinet, CEO and Founder, Musiwave
Carolynne Schloeder, President, Moderati Inc.
Alex Conrad, President and COO, Dwango
Matthew Feldman, co-founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, Versaly Entertainment
Timothy Shey, Creative Director and co-founder, Proteus, Moderator
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Track IV
Next Generation of DVD - Transforming an Industry – Expanding the Experience
Zane Vella, President and co-founder, MX Entertainment
Brian Brodeur, President, Masterdisk/NewYorkDVD
Rick Dean, Director Technical Business Development, THX
Andy Parsons, Senior Vice President, Advanced Product Development, Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.
Doug Textor, Founder & CEO, The Cannery
Tom Adams, President, Adams Media Research
Ben Fritz, Technology Reporter, Variety / Daily Variety, Moderator
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10:45 AM - Noon
Track I:
Cable, Satellite, Broadband & Games: As the Games Industry Migrates to the Broadband Universe – Commerce Content & Branded Entertainment
Garry Kitchen, CEO, Skyworks
John Welch, CEO PlayFirst
Claudia Ceniceros, Senior Director, Media and Content Strategy, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Mike Vorhaus, Managing Director, Frank N. Magid Associates, Inc.
Nicholas Longano, Chief Marketing Officer, Massive Inc.
Ty Ahmad-Taylor, Director Strategic Planning, Comcast Online, Moderator
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Track II:
Hollywood and the Digital Home: How Technology and Content Establish the Next Level of Consumer Entertainment Experience
Bob Lambert, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Media Technology and Development, The Walt Disney Company
Michael Arrieta, Senior Vice President, Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment
Shahid Khan, Managing Director, BearingPoint, Inc.
Adam Bain, Vice President, Technology & Production, Fox Sports Interactive
Roger Munford, General Manager, Maxim Online
Charles S. Swartz, Executive Director & CEO, Entertainment Technology Center at USC (ETC-USC)
Lisa Napoli, Journalist, New York Times, American Public Media - Marketplace, Moderator
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Track III:
Mobile Music & Video Make-Over – As Mobile and Entertainment Industry Merge – TV, Music and Movies
George Linardos, Sr. Business Development Manager, Branded Content, Nokia
Bruce Gersh, Senior Vice President Business Development, ABC Entertainment Group
Darryl Franklin, Senior Lawyer, Business Affairs, Interscope Records
Anthony Stonefield, Chief Strategy Officer, InfoSpace Mobile
Michael Steuer, General Manager, MINICK USA Inc.
Robert Tercek, Executive VP Programming, Chief Strategy Officer, (M)FORMA
Ralph Simon, Co-founder Zomba/Jive & Chairman, The Mobilium Group, Los Angeles & Chairman, Mobile Entertainment Forum, Americas, Moderator
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Track IV:
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
Suzanne Rainey, Principal, Accord Media Group LLC
Eric Aledort, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Walt Disney Internet Group
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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12:00 Noon
VIP Lunch: Entertainment Financing and Packaging: The Future of Film, TV, Broadband and Wireless
Sharon Swart, Senior Editor, Variety, Moderator
P. Clark Hallren, Senior Vice President and Manager, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Entertainment Industries Group
Randolph M. Paul, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Isaac Palmer, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Paramount Pictures
Roy A. Salter, founder and Managing Member, The Salter Group
Christine P. Ball, Senior Vice President and Manager of Union Bank of California
Michael London, Producer, "Sideways"
Hosted by Arthur C. Chang, President, Tipping Point Partners, LLC
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12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Track I:
Digital Cable and Satellite Television Strategies: Channel Launches, SVOD-VOD, HDTV, International and Interactive
Robyn Polashuk, of Counsel, Corporate Media Group, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Michael Kohn, Sr VP Business Affairs & General Counsel, GSN: The Network for Games
David Meister, Chairman of the Board and CEO, The Tennis Channel
Mitchell J. Weinraub, Senior Director, New Media Initiatives and Implementation, Comcast
Craig Engler, Director, Interactive, SCI FI, NBC Universal
Anil Srivatsa, SVP, Affiliate Sales & Operations, ImaginAsian TV
Chris Marlowe, Associate Editor, New Media/Technology, The Hollywood Reporter, Moderator
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Track II:
Game Power - as Games Crossover into Music, TV, Movie, Mobile, Advertainment & Custom Branded Experience
Joseph Varet, MTV Business Development & Strategy, MTV Networks
Ralph Rivera, VP & GM, AOL Games, America Online, Inc.
Jonathan Epstein, United Talent Agency
Jordan Mechner, Videogame Creator, Karateka, Prince of Persia, and The Last Express
Karim Sanjabi, President, Freestyle Interactive
Don L. Daglow, President and CEO, Stormfront Studios
Mark Friedler, CEO, GameDAILY/Gigex, Inc., Moderator
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Track III:
Mobile Music: Groovin’ to a New Beat and Bringing in the Revenue
Beth Levine, VP Product Management & Strategy, Melodeo
Ted Cohen, Senior Vice President, D3 – Digital Development & Distribution, EMI Recorded Music
Neil Strother, Senior Analyst, In-Stat/MDR
Mike Brochu, CEO, Loudeye
Richard Sharp, CEO, PodChannels, Inc.
Andy Milburn, CTO, AIEntertainment
Paul Resnikoff, founder & Editor, DigitalMusicNews.com, Moderator
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Track IV:
Digital Cinema Transforms an Industry - From Production and Distribution to Projection and Display
Michael Sterling, Principal Technologist, Technicolor Digital Cinema (TDC)
Dave Schnuelle, Director, Image Technology, Dolby
Josh Greer, CEO, Real D
Steve Bergman, Executive Vice President, Digital Distribution, Deluxe Laboratories, Moderator
Additional speakers to be announced
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2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Track I:
Entertainment Concepts in Branded & Integrated Entertainment - Film, TV, Music, Cable, Wireless, Games & Broadband
Robert Riesenberg, president & CEO, Full Circle Entertainment (an Omnicom Media Group company)
Karen Bloore, Managing Director, Universal McCann
Entertainment Group, Los Angeles
Steve Katleman, Shareholder, L.A. Entertainment Practice, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Ken Solomon, founder- Fine Living Network
Ken Hertz, Senior Partner, Goldring Hertz & Lichtenstein LLP
Cary Woods, Chief Creative Officer, PlumTV
Michael Kassan, Media and Entertainment Consultant, Moderator
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Track II:
Movies and TV for Mobile - Original Entertainment & Information Programming Jumpstarts the Revolution
Ross Levinsohn, Senior Vice President & General Manager – Fox Sports Interactive Media
Dr. Phillip Alvelda, Chairman & CEO, Co-Founder, Idetic, Inc. MobiTV
Greg Clayman, V.P. Wireless Strategies and Operations, MTV Networks
Keith Hindle, VP Integrated Marketing and Interactivity, FremantleMedia North America (American Idol)
Vladimir Edelman, Senior Director, ESPN Wireless
L.M. Kit Carson, Film Producer, Writer (Paris, Texas), co-founder, TheWirelessStudio Moderator
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Track III:
Mobile Games, Advertainment & Custom Branded Experience
Jeff Nuzzi, Director, Global Marketing, THQ Wireless
Jen Herman, Director of Licensing, Digital Bridges
Matt Liszt, Director of Marketing, Sorrent
Brian Levin, CEO, Mobliss
Ricci Rukavina, Director of Mobile Product Development, Walt Disney Internet Group
Bradford C. Auerbach, Senior Entertainment Executive, Moderator
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Track IV:
The University Project - Open to All Attendees
"Global Media Strategies - Developing the Next Generation of Entertainment, Media & Technology Thinkers and Visionaries – Art vs. Commerce vs. Theory"
Bernie Laramie, Producer, “Threat Matrix” for ABC & “Aliens of the Deep,” Imax 3D
Nancy Uscher, Provost, CalArts
Teri Schwartz, Dean of Loyola Marymount University's School of Film and Television
Bob Slutske, SVP Strategic Planning, National Teleconsultants
Paul Levine, SVP Corporate Development, Ruckus Networks
David Traub, VP Business Development, Screen Media Technology
Dr. Bernard J. Luskin, Director, Media Studies, Executive Vice President, Fielding Graduate University, Moderator
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3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Track I:
Transforming Television: From Reality TV, HDTV and Interactive TV, to PVR TV and VOD TV
Peter Lee, Vice-President, Business Development New Technology, The Walt Disney Company
Jeffrey Pollack, Managing Director, Broadcasting & New Media, NASCAR Digital Entertainment
Patricia Karpas, Vice President and General Manager, AOL Television
Tim Hanlon, Senior Vice President/Director, Emerging Contacts Starcom MediaVest Group
Matt Farber, founder, Logo, Viacom
Richard W. Sherrill, EVP Business Affairs, ReFreshIQ
Ken Rutkowski, founder, KenRadio Broadcasting, Moderator
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Track II:
Advertising Strategies in the Diversified Digital Culture: Broadcast, Cable, Satellite, Broadband, Games and Mobile
Joy Marcus, Senior Vice President, Time Warner Global Marketing
Shawn McMichael, Group Product Manager, MSN Games
Ridgway H. Hall, Chief Strategy Officer,The Advertising Research Foundation
Brian McAndrews, President and Chief Executive Officer, aQuantive, Inc.
Chris Pizzurro, Vice President of Multimedia Marketing, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Carrie Himelfarb, Vice-President, Mobile Marketing, Vindigo, Moderator
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Track III:
Strategies in Wireless Devices and Services - from Audio & Video to Downloads: How Innovation Drives Avenues for Subscriber and Revenue Expansion
J.H. Kah, Vice President, Head of Global Business, SK Telecom
Jamie Rosenberg, Sr. Director, Program Management, Danger, Inc.
Jan Lezny, Senior Director Business Development, QUALCOMM MediaFLO
Dale Knoop, General Manager, Multimedia, Sprint
Mark Desautels, Vice President, Wireless Internet Development, CTIA-The Wireless Association
Gary Yentin, Vice President, m-Qube
Luis Ubinas, Director, West Coast Media Practice, McKinsey & Co, Moderator
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Track IV:
The University Project - Open to All Attendees
"Envisioning the Future of Digital Entertainment – As a Student Curriculum, as a Cultural Prototype and as a Digital Lifestyle"
John Fogarty, Associate Director, Business Development , Napster
Vin Crosbie, President and Managing Partner, Digital Deliverance
Doug Levin, Director of Education Policy - Cable in the Classroom
Dave Lambert, CIO, Georgetown University
Jeannie Novak, founder & CEO, Indiespace
Brett Goldberg, President, Cdigix
Chamath Palihapitiya, VP/General Manager - America Online's AIM and ICQ
Todd Richmond, Managing Director, Annenberg Center for Communication, USC, Moderator
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5:15 PM - 6:30 PM:
The University Project - Open to All Attendees
"Research, Development and Investment in Entertainment Technologies and Media Studies Innovation: From the University to Industry Application"
Joe Gaucher, CTO, Video Furnace
Kenn Heller, Associate Director of UCLA's Center for Student Programming
Kathy Smith, Chair of Animation/Digital Arts, USC
Janet Pearce Stenzel, Director, Mobile Media Institute, USC
Tim Langdell, Information Technology Program, USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Vernon Smith, President & CEO, Amplify, Moderator
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5:00 PM - End-of-Day Poolside Reception at the Loews
Special RELEASE PARTY in Honor of "The Art of Digital Music," authors & insiders David Battino and Kelli Richards - Meet Legendary Industry Stars, Doug Fieger, The Knack; Stewart Copeland (The Police, Emmy-nominated film composer); Patrick Gleeson (virtuoso synthesist, composer); megaproducers Glen Ballard (Alanis Morissette, Wilson Phillips), Joe Chiccarelli (Beck, U2, Frank Zappa), and Albhy Galuten (18 #1 hits as a record producer) and More to be announced.
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