Jim Wuthrich
SVP Electronic Sell Through & Interactive Marketing
Warner Bros. Digital Distribution
As SVP, Electronic Sell Through and Interactive Marketing, Warner Bros. Digital Distribution, Wuthrich strategically positions Warner Bros. Entertainment in the digital distribution arena and leverages available technologies to protect and maximize the value of Warner Bros.'s film, television and developed-for-digital content. Wuthrich previously served as VP, marketing and theatrical new releases at Warner Home Video (WHV). He also served as WHV's VP, worldwide interactive marketing and director of DVD and Internet marketing. Before joining WHV in 1998, Wuthrich worked at Creative Multimedia and Hallmark Cards.

William O. Leszinske, Jr.
General Manager, Consumer Electronics Group
Intel Corporation
Bill Leszinske is the General Manager of the Consumer Electronics Group within Intel Corporation's Digital Home Group.  He previously served as the Intel® Viiv™ Technology Platform Manager. Bill has an extensive background in sales and marketing. In 2004, he formed the Digital Home marketing team within Intel's Desktop Products Group.  He also served as director of Chipset and Software Marketing for the same group.  Prior to joining Intel, he was a regional applications manager for one of the world’s largest computer companies. Bill joined Intel in 1989, and holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University.  He is based out of Intel Corporation’s Folsom, California campus, and lives nearby with his wife and three children.

Amena Ali
Chief Marketing Officer
Arxan Technologies, Inc.
Amena Ali joined Arxan as Chief Marketing Officer in January 2007. Ms. Ali has over 16 years management experience in software and telecommunications companies ranging in size from $25 million to $30 billion. She has developed and implemented marketing strategy, execution and corporate communications through an IPO, a secondary offering, 3 acquisitions of private companies, and 4 mergers of public companies. Ms. Ali comes to Arxan from Softek Storage Solutions, a leader in data migration and replication software, where she was SVP, Marketing. Her prior experience includes senior marketing positions at EMC Corporation, Legato Systems (acquired by EMC in 2003), and OTG Software (acquired by Legato in 2002).

Kumu Puri
Accenture Global Lead
Consumer Technology Industry Program
Kumu Puri is a Partner in Accenture's Communications & High Tech Strategy practice. She has been with Accenture for eleven years, working extensively with large clients on business strategy topics spanning M&A, market entry, product/solution marketing, new service development, and channel strategy. Kumu currently leads Accenture's Consumer Technology industry program, working with executives in the consumer electronics, media, and communications industries on their strategic initiatives to penetrate the home with compelling consumer value propositions. Her focus is on helping these clients become high performing businesses through: architecting Digital Home solutions that cross content, software, hardware, services and the network; establishing the right go-to-market ecosystem to sell the solutions; and expanding services to improve the consumer experience.

Christopher Allen
Chief Operating Officer
Napster
Christopher Allen joined Napster as Chief Operating Officer in August 2007. Mr. Allen is responsible for product strategy, development and marketing. A seasoned executive with over 12 years of product and marketing experience, Mr. Allen oversaw the media and premium service lines of business for Yahoo! Music after the company acquired Musicmatch, which Mr. Allen joined in 2000. Mr. Allen most recently served as Vice President, Product Strategy, Design, and Marketing for Blockbuster Online. Over the course of Mr. Allen's time at Blockbuster, the site's Total Access subscriber base more than doubled, and unique visitors to Blockbuster.com grew more than 60% according to comScore MediaMetrix.

Shawn Ambwani
VP, Marketing and Business Development
Intertrust Technologies
Shawn Ambwani is a vice president at Intertrust Technologies, Inc., in charge of licensing and business development. Previously, he was executive vice president at Nextreaming where he managed their platform division. He also co-founded Envivio, which was spun off from France Telecom in 1999 to develop MPEG-4 streaming solutions for the broadcast, cable network, and content developer markets. At France Telecom, he conceived and led international teams in the development of Internet services in France and in the US. He has a Math degree from UCLA and JD/MBA from Boston University. He is a member of the California Bar.

Scott Bahneman
CEO
MusicGiants
Mr. Bahneman founded MusicGiants in May 2003. An expert in electronic transaction banking services, Mr. Bahneman was a founder and Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development of the Logix Companies from March 2000 until February 2002, when Logix was sold to Concord EFS (now a part of First Data Corporation). Before starting Logix, Mr. Bahneman was Vice President of Sales and a significant shareholder of Bancard Inc., which he joined in 1985. During his tenure at Bancard, Mr. Bahneman was responsible for developing and leading the sales organization that grew to over 100 independent sales agents across the country and signed more than 20,000 merchant contract agreements. (Bancard is now part of US Bank.)

Jano Banks
President and CEO
Radiient Technologies, Inc.
Jano Banks is president and CEO of Radiient Technologies, Inc., a developer of digital entertainment technologies for the home. Radiient recently introduced Roomcaster™, delivering wireless surround-sound over UWB. Banks holds 15 U.S. patents and is a 20-year industry veteran. Prior to founding Radiient, he managed chip design and co-invented HDMI at Silicon Image. At DVDO, Banks was a key designer of the iScan video processor's core chipset. Banks started his career at Apple, designing Macs.

Shari Barnett
Director of Media Services, Microsoft TV
Microsoft Corporation
As director of media services, Barnett's team aligns with service providers, application developers and content providers to develop exciting new and connected television experiences that leverage Internet Protocol (IP)TV technology. Barnett joined the Microsoft TV organization in March 2001. She previously served as group product manager, cable solutions, for Microsoft TV, where she oversaw the development and deployment of Microsoft's Foundation Edition software platform. Prior to that, Barnett spent three years managing WebTV's Interactive TV Support Group and overseeing broadcast services. Barnett's previous 18 years were spent as a producer and executive producer creating film and video programming, games and applications for a number of leading companies in the Silicon Valley and Bay Area.

Bob Bilbruck
Managing Director
Mobiletain
Bob Bilbruck is Managing Director of Mobiletain; a consulting firm specialized in mobile marketing and advertising. Mobiltain's expertise spans across today's fastest growing mobile sectors including the entertainment, promotional and marketing communities that are directly targeting mobile end users. Mobiletain develops and manages campaigns utilizing SMS, IVR, Streaming, Download to View, and MMS to create exclusive and specialized campaigns for companies to reach, advertise, and promote to their customers. Bilbruck, a seasoned emerging technology professional, has experience that stretches far into both the traditional technology and mobile industries, most recently through Newegg.com, where he led the business and emerging technology development for the company's mobile strategy.

Chris Brown
President & CEO
Metabeam
Metabeam CEO and President Chris Brown is an entertainment technology pioneer and award-winning DVD artist. He established his reputation during 15 years working with digital media, particularly at the intersection where Hollywood meets the Internet. In 1995, Chris co-founded InterActual Technologies, Inc. (www.interactual.com), which produced the technology standard for enhanced DVD-ROM. Chris served as both Hollywood evangelist and executive creative director, and helped successfully launch VideoSaver, PCFriendly and InterActual Player. In 2004, InterActual was acquired by digital media leader Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ-SNIC - www.sonic.com). Chris has contributed to many entertainment franchises including Austin Powers, Harry Potter, Jurassic Park, Paul McCartney, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Wars, Spider-Man, Shrek and many others.

Collin Bruce
Director of Marketing
Hitachi America Ltd.
Embedded Business Group
Collin Bruce, director of marketing with the Embedded Business Group of Hitachi America Ltd., leads the company's marketing efforts for the Hitachi Entier embedded database product in North America.

Richard Bullwinkle
Chief Evangelist
Macrovision
Richard Bullwinkle represents Macrovision in industry discussions to help define the opinion of the company. Richard is well-known in the digital networking entertainment industry from his previous roles at Digital Networks North America, Inc. (DNNA) and TiVo. As TiVo's chief evangelist and a senior member of TiVo's product marketing team, Richard helped create and develop TiVo products, and played an instrumental role in helping create the well-known publicity around the products and brand. Prior to Macrovision, Richard was with Mediabolic and Rio Audio where he worked with Rio Audio's Product Marketing team and helped market some of the most popular MP3 players in the US.

Brian Burch
Director, HP Managed Home Business
Hewlett-Packard Company
Brian Burch is director of HP's Managed Home program, working across HP's consumer businesses in the Personal Systems Group. Burch first joined HP in 1995, as an early employee of the Home Products Division which launched the Pavilion product line, leading to a role as the company's first worldwide consumer brand manager. From 1998 to 2006, Burch held senior marketing management positions in emerging technology companies including Insight, Aveo, MicroWarehouse and Raindance. Since his return to HP, Burch has led the marketing for the MediaSmart products, designed to easily meet consumer needs for digital entertainment in the living room, and throughout the home.

Michael Chang
CEO and Co-Founder
Greystripe
Michael is responsible for Greystripe's market vision and execution. He was most recently an Associate at Incubic Venture Capital and was responsible for reviewing potential investments in Internet and software companies. It was at Incubic that Michael and Greystripe co-founder, Andy Choi, conceived of the ad-supported mobile business model. Michael has an MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and five years of engineering and marketing product management with SAN pioneer Gadzoox Networks. Michael has a BS in EE from Carnegie Mellon University.

Brad Davis
SVP, Disney Online Media Sales and Marketing
Walt Disney Internet Group
Brad Davis is senior vice president, West Coast multimedia leader for Disney Online a division of the Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG), as well as the integrated Disney Media Advertising Sales and Marketing Group. In this position Davis oversees media sales efforts for all Disney-branded Internet websites, including the new Disney.com, Disney Family.com, FamilyFun.com, Wondertime.com, Movies.com and Go.com. Additionally he is responsible for all cross-media sales (cable, online, print and radio) for clients based on the West Coast. Davis joined WDIG in August 2005 as vice president of ad sales.

Colin Dixon
Practice Manager, Broadband Media
The Diffusion Group
Colin Dixon is a well-known and respected industry analyst who manages TDG's efforts in broadband media. He has led numerous teams from Microsoft, Oracle, and Liberate. Currently, Colin is working with major companies in developing their market strategies in the emerging "Over the Top" markets and open broadband delivery. Colin graduated from the University of Reading in England with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. He holds a Masters in Engineering from the University of Florida and has post-graduate business education experience from Stanford. Colin was voted one of the Top 50 most influential people in IPTV by IPTV Evangelist.

John Edwards
CEO
Move Networks
Mr. Edwards has more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry, including 12 years in key executive positions for high-growth companies. This experience includes servicing as Chairman and CEO of I-Link Corporation (enhanced VoIP services), President of Coresoft (object-oriented business systems for telephony and data), President of Digital Research (owners of DR-DOS), and Executive Vice President of Novell (enterprise networking). Career accomplishments include leading the first delivery of Voice-Over-IP (VoIP) technology to the market and implementing the first file and print server and operating system (NetWare). Edwards receive a B.S. degree in Computer Science from Brigham Young University and an MBA in Finance and Marketing from Arizona State University.

Greg Fawson
President and Principal Analyst
X Media Research
Greg Fawson is President and Co-Founder of S2 Data Corporation. Mr. Fawson has held executive-level positions at several market research firms since 1998. During his career, he has been responsible for the development of market intelligence services, launching international operations and creation of numerous industry forums and events. Throughout his career, Mr. Fawson has consulted with top-level executives at both semiconductor device makers and original equipment manufacturers to aid in the development of strategic initiatives and product plans. He has presented at international industry conferences and is quoted by leading industry publications. Mr. Fawson has also published numerous articles on computing platform architectures and research reports on semiconductor device technologies. Greg Fawson has lived and worked abroad and is fluent in German.

Ron Ferguson
SVP and General Manager of North America
ARCHOS
Ron Ferguson is Senior Vice President and General Manager of North America and oversees all sales, marketing and business operations for ARCHOS. Ferguson is a results-oriented executive with more than 20 years experience managing teams for some of the country's top consumer brands. Under Ferguson's leadership, ARCHOS has increased its retail presence in North America more than 70%, forging strategic relationships with the region's top retailers. Prior to ARCHOS, Ferguson was the vice president of sales for Pinnacle Foods, where he achieved significant growth across the Albertsons team, and previously was a director of sales for Mattel, where he oversaw the successful growth across the company's top retail channels.

Jaime Fink
VP of Technology & Strategy
2 Wire, Inc.
As vice president of technology and strategy for 2Wire, Inc., a provider of broadband service platforms for the DSL market, Jaime Fink defines and implements all corporate product strategy for wireless home networking, voice over IP (VoIP), and DSL markets. Fink has an exceptionally strong background in broadband networking and Internet technologies. Over the past 10 years, he has specified and managed the creation of numerous DSL, CPE, IP routing and VoIP products and services.

Faisal Galaria
GM & VP Corporate Development
Jaman
Faisal Galaria is General Manager and VP of Corporate Development at Jaman. Faisal has extensive international experience across media, telecoms and finance sectors. Immediately prior to Jaman, Faisal ran business development for both Skype and Fon, where he was responsible for high profile international partnerships across the US, UK Germany, Poland, Brazil, Spain, Turkey, Italy, Denmark, and the Middle East, with companies including Time Warner Cable, Lycos, Plantronics, Sony, Bebo, BT, Netgear, Dixons, Sainsbury's and HP. In 2003, whilst he was part of the Policy Executive of Britain's telecoms and media regulator OFCOM, Faisal also played a senior role in the high-profile negotiation and valuation of broadcast, radio, internet and mobile rights for UK soccer and co-authored the Telecoms Strategy Review.

Mike Goslin
VP, Disney Online Studios
Walt Disney Internet Group
Mike Goslin is vice president of the Disney Online Studio (formerly Virtual Reality (VR) studio) at the Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG). He is primarily focused on the development of Disney's Toontown Online, a massively multiplayer online game (MMO) for kids and families and Pirates of the Caribbean Online, a new MMO created for fans of the popular film franchise. Goslin joined the VR Studio in 1996, when it was part of Walt Disney Imagineering, to work on virtual reality attractions for theme parks.

Jason Henderson
Games Product Manager
Verizon
Jason Henderson manages online gaming for Verizon Communications, where subscription gaming has been a success story since its launch in 2005. He is the creator of several comic book series including "Sword of Dracula" and is the author of several science fiction novels, both original IP and for brands like Incredible Hulk, X-Men and Spider-Man. His most recent books are THE DARKLING BAND and the manga PSY-COMM 2. A Texas attorney, he has over 10 years of experience in the games industry, with game production credits for Electronic Arts, Microsoft and Ion Storm.

Andrew Hoeberichts
Vice President, Group Account Director
Carat
Andrew is responsible for the delivery of strategic account services across all San Francisco-based clients for Carat, one of the world's largest integrated media and marketing communications agencies. He brings more than 16 years of marketing experience working for a host of top brands and currently oversees Carat's integrated work for Echostar, Seagate and Virgin America. Andrew previously was VP, Director of Strategy at Modem Media, where he contributed to client engagements with Charles Schwab, Sprint PCS, Hewlett-Packard and Intel in roles ranging from overall account lead to general strategic advisor. Andrew's areas of expertise include interactive/direct response marketing, customer segmentation, marketing technology and analytics.

Jim Hollingsworth
Senior VP of Sales and Marketing
Gracenote
Bringing over 25 years of experience in the consumer electronics industry, Hollingsworth leads Gracenote's global marketing throughout the Americas, Asia and Europe. Joining Gracenote in 2004, Hollingsworth was previously President of ReplayTV a subsidiary of Denon and Marantz Holdings. Prior to D&M's acquisition of ReplayTV, Hollingsworth was Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing, where he oversaw four major product lines (RIO Digital Audio, GoVideo, ReplayTV and Diamond Multimedia). Previously, Hollingsworth was Vice President of Marketing, Computer Products at Sony Corp., and was integral in the launch of the VAIO line of PCs and Peripherals. Prior to that, he spent two years at StarSight Telecast (now Gemstar, Inc.), where he was responsible for licensing StarSight's technologies to the consumer electronics industry. He began his career with nine years at Sony Consumer Electronics and an additional three years at Panasonic, where he held roles in sales and marketing.

Bill Holmes
Vice President, Business Development
DivX, Inc.
Bill Holmes is the Vice President of Business Development & Strategic Marketing for DivX, Inc. In this role, he is responsible for developing emerging market opportunities and directing DivX's long-term strategic product development and marketing efforts. Prior to this, Bill ran the consumer electronics business at DivX including the launch of the highly successful DivX Certified program. Prior to DivX, Bill served as senior director of product development for Digital Entertainment Solutions, Hollywood where he directedx the company's digital media infrastructure providing encoding, content management and networked media distribution for major studio clients.

Ben Huang
Director of Product Management and Marketing
Microsoft TV
Ben Huang is a Director of Product Management and Marketing at Microsoft TV, the company's division delivering broadcast-quality video and new, integrated TV services over broadband networks. In this capacity, he oversees product strategy for the division's efforts in the connected entertainment space and various aspects of the consumer experience. Mr. Huang joined Microsoft in 2003, where he led various initiatives related to new business opportunities, emerging markets, pricing, and corporate transactions, among other areas. Prior to joining Microsoft, Mr. Huang worked in various strategic, financial, and marketing leadership roles spanning multiple industries.

Brad Hunt
Digital Media Consultant
Mr. Hunt is currently a digital media technology consultant working with clients in the consumer electronics, computer, and motion picture industries in fields such as DRM, online content distribution, home media servers, mobile TV broadcasting, and 3D home video. Previous to consulting, he spent nearly 8 years as the Chief Technology Officer for the Motion Picture Association of America where he worked closely with the six major studios on content protection and anti-piracy initiatives and policymaking. Mr. Hunt has worked in the motion picture and television industry for over thirty years and has held senior management positions in DVD authoring, MPEG compression, digital film post-production hardware, and video post-production service businesses. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and a Fellow of the SMPTE.

Maha Ibrahim
General Partner
Canaan Partners
Maha Ibrahim is a Partner at Canaan Partners, where she focuses on digital media, networking and wireless investments. Known in the industry for her sharp business acumen and focused approach to investing, Maha has worked with some of the nation's smartest entrepreneurs to build market-leading companies, including Tacit Networks, Mino Wireless and Pickspal. Prior to joining Canaan, Maha held numerous executive-level roles at Qwest Communications including VP of Business Development and VP of eBusiness and Internet Operations. Maha holds a B.A. in Economics and an M.A. in Organizational Behavior from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in Economics from MIT.

Andres Jordan
Vice President, Innovation
Americas Regional Office Deutsche Telekom
T-Systems North America, Inc.
Andres has over 15 years experience in the technology industry. His career includes stays at MCI, Cable and Wireless, Optiglobe (a startup) and Deutsche Telekom. His background is composed of extensive experience in multiple capacities to include strategy, marketing, sales and business development. Currently, Andres is Vice President of Innovation and Business Development at T-Systems North America, (member of the Deutsche Telekom group), a position held since 2002 and one that he instituted. Andres is also an internationalist, a change agent and an entrepreneur, having co-founded an IT and Technology consulting company that he has since sold. Andres serves in several advisory technology boards and is passionate about marketing and innovation management. He regularly consults, speaks and writes on subjects at the nexus of technology marketing, innovation and international business. Andres resides in the Washington DC area with his wife and two kids in what is now considered the second "silicon valley". He holds a Master's in International Business with Honors from George Mason University, and a BS in Finance from the same institution.

Alex Kanakaris
CEO
Wi-Fi TV Inc.
Alex Kanakaris has revolutionized the world of television and movie delivery over the Internet. Mr. Kanakaris is the author of "Signs of Intelligent Life" on the Internet, and the creator of Wi-Fi TV.com, which features over 450 live TV stations on many topics, Spanish language stations, Live Chat, the Wi-FiTVPhone, online parties for up to 25 participants, Personal Wi-Fi TV Channels, and a high level of interactivity.

Michael Kanellos
Editor at Large
CNET Networks News.com
Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET Networks News.com, where he covers clean technology, emerging technologies and the tech industry overseas. He has appeared on National Public Radio, The Early Show on CBS, CNBC, Fox News and other media outlets on behalf of CNET News.com. He is also a regular speaker at conferences such as CES, the Japan Business Strategy Summit, West Coast Green and Clean Energy Venture Summit. In 2005, he, along with two other News.com writers, won an award for online feature writing from the Society of Professional Journalists. A graduate of Cornell University and the University of California Hastings College of the Law, he has also worked as an attorney, a travel writer and a busboy at a pancake house.

Brad Kayton
COO
4HomeMedia
Brad Kayton has 20 years of experience in the digital home and connected product industries. He is COO of 4HomeMedia, the leader in home control services. He was previously CEO and co-founder of home automation software solutions developer Nearmedia. He served as SVP of Marketing and Business Development for PRISMIQ, inventor of the digital media adapter category. Earlier, he co-founded and was VP of Marketing and Online Services for 2Wire, a pioneer and leader in broadband residential gateways. Mr. Kayton holds an MBA and a MA in communication technologies from the University of Texas in Austin, and a BA from the University of Virginia.

Steven King
Vice President, Sales and Marketing/Deputy General Manager
Hitachi America, Ltd.
Embedded Business Group
Steven King is the vice president of sales and marketing and deputy general manager with Hitachi America's Embedded Business Group and leads the sales and marketing efforts for Hitachi Entier Embedded Database in North America.

Mark Kirstein
CEO & Co-Founder
MultiMedia Intelligence
Mark Kirstein has over 20 years of industry experience. He has worked with numerous technology, operator & media firms, contributing to their decision-making process and success. Prior to founding Multimedia Intelligence, Mr Kirstein founded the multimedia business unit of market research firm, iSuppli. Previously, Mark was president of In-Stat. In this role, he had full P&L responsibility for the market research firm. In addition, Mark managed the analyst team in the creation of several hundred research reports, annually. Mark holds a Masters in Business Administration from Arizona State University and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from California Polytechnic University.

Craig Knudsen
Director, Product Marketing & Business Development
Tandberg Television
As director of product marketing & business development, Mr. Knudsen's responsibilities address an extensive range of product solutions and business segments for TANDBERG Television. With a keen emphasis on the IPTV and content distribution segments Craig's expertise spans a wide range of topics.

Todd Krieger
Senior Vice President
Denuo, a division of Publicis Groupe
Todd Krieger runs Denuo's content practice. In this role, he demystifies the changing landscape of content creation and distribution for his clients, ensuring greater monetization for content owners and more efficient message delivery for marketers. Previously, Krieger was at Yahoo!, where he launched omg.yahoo.com and created multi-platform ad campaigns. He came to Yahoo! from Microsoft, where he developed interactive content for the Microsoft TV platform, with partners such as ABC, CBS, Comedy Central and HBO. He has written on technology and media for the New York Times, Wired, and MIT Tech Review, penned a book and developed two pilots for television.

Gerard K. Kunkel
Senior Vice President, User Experience
Comcast
Gerard K. Kunkel serves as Senior Vice President, User Experience, at Comcast Cable, and President of GuideWorks, LLC. (a joint venture of Comcast and TV Guide). In his Comcast role, he is responsible for product design for Comcast's video related products, and the oversight and coordination of cross-platform user interfaces. In his GuideWorks role, Mr. Kunkel oversees the design and development of next-generation digital TV navigation systems. Mr. Kunkel has over 30 years of combined experience in the cable TV, computer and media industries, and has been involved with the interactive TV industry since the early 1990's.

Tara Maitra
Vice President, GM of Programming
TiVo, Inc.
Tara Maitra serves as Vice President, General Manager of Programming for TiVo. In this role, Maitra is responsible for cultivating relationships with content companies and unique content offerings for delivery via broadband. Previously, Maitra served as Senior Director of content development at Comcast, where she was responsible for day-to-day operations of Select on Demand, a collection of new niche non-linear networks delivered via video on-demand and broadband. Maitra helped to create new channels through partnerships, acquisitions and original programming. Prior to Comcast, Maitra was Executive Vice President, General Manager of Primedia Digital Video, where she developed on-demand and broadband video businesses for Primedia's established print franchises. Her accomplishments include launching video services on Comcast and Real Networks.

Harry McCracken
Vice President, Editor in Chief
PC World
Named Editor in Chief of PC World in March 2004, Harry McCracken oversees all editorial and design for PC World, PCWorld.com, and the PC World Test Center. His areas of expertise include the Internet, PC service and support, digital imaging, and other aspects of technology. McCracken has won numerous honors for his work at PC World, including Jesse H. Neal Awards for "Best Subject-Related Series" in 1998, 2000, 2001, and 2002, a 2000 Grand Neal Award from American Business Media, and was recognized with the 2004 American Business Media's Western Award for Editorial Courage and Integrity.

Simon McGrath
Chief Marketing Officer
SeaChange International
A global entertainment and content rights veteran, Simon McGrath was appointed SeaChange International's Chief Marketing Officer in 2007. He is responsible for the global positioning of SeaChange and developing programs and events that clearly articulate the Company's corporate messages and leadership. Prior to becoming SeaChange's CMO, McGrath served as the Director, Strategy and Development at On Demand Group Limited, a subsidiary of SeaChange since September 2005. McGrath has led strategic advertising, marketing, sales and communication initiatives at various global organizations including On Demand Group and Lysis SA, a software company specializing in advanced content management solutions for digital television.

Carlos Montalvo
Vice President of Marketing and Services, HP Managed Home division
Hewlett-Packard Company
Carlos Montalvo is vice president of marketing and services for the Managed Home business within HP's Personal Systems Group. The Managed Home global business unit drives HP's strategic intent to "digitize" the home and provide compelling and intuitive experiences in the home and on the go. Carlos leads the combination of marketing strategy, communications, and product management to help continue momentum for HP's growth in the connected entertainment business. One particular focus for Carlos is to expand and broaden HP's content service offering in the digital entertainment space. Over the last 20 years Carlos has been at the forefront of the shifting digital landscape working with companies such as Xerox, Virage and Apple where he served as VP and GM of the Interactive Media and QuickTime Group. Carlos joined HP directly from Jaman, Inc. an online community and social network that delivers world cinema over broadband. Carlos served as SVP of Operations where he developed the overall business, content and positioning strategy for www.jaman.com. Carlos studied Bio-engineering and Political Science at the University of California and began his career in the public sector, serving at the National Science Foundation and as a Presidential Appointee at the US Solar Energy Bank. Carlos works out of HP's operations in Cupertino, Calif.

Conleth O'Connell, Ph.D.
CTO
Vignette Corporation
Conleth O'Connell, Ph. D is chief technology officer at Vignette Corporation. Dr. O'Connell is responsible for driving new technology and innovation within the company. Dr. O'Connell joined Vignette in 1996 as one of the company's first engineers and helped develop Vignette's initial product offering. Dr. O'Connell joined Vignette from HaL Computer Systems where he led product development efforts and participated in the Davenport Group, a consortium that created an SGML distribution format for online documents called the DocBook DTD. Dr. O'Connell was recently honored as a Distinguished Alumni by Ohio State University where he holds a master's degree and Ph.D in computer information systems. Dr. O'Connell holds a patent for innovation in content management and delivery, with several more pending.

Dr. Stephen Palm
Technical Director at Broadcom
and MoCA Representative
Dr. Stephen Palm is currently Technical Director with the Broadband Communication Group of Broadcom Corporation. He chairs and participates in committees of Wi-Fi Alliance, MoCA, DLNA, UPnP, IEEE 802.11, ITU-T SG9, ITU-T SG15 and CableLabs with particular interest in home networking and Quality of Service (QoS). He holds a BSEE from the University of California, Irvine, an MSECE from Carnegie Mellon, and a Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo. His research interests include Quality of Service and multi-media processing.

Jonathan Shambroom
General Manager
Crackle, Inc.
Jonathan Shambroom, General Manager - Jonathan is a proven product innovator, having built category-defining products in the consumer entertainment space for 15 years. He oversees the day-to-day operations of Crackle, Inc. a leading video entertainment network providing audiences with the most addictive and provocative short-form content on the web. Previously, he was EVP, Products for Jumpstart, which launched Tagged.com and incubated Hi5.com. Prior successes include Evite.com, When.com and PF Magic, which were acquired by IAC, AOL, and Mattel, respectively.

Steve Shannon
Executive Vice President and General Manager of Product Development
Gemstar-TV Guide
Steve Shannon joined Gemstar-TV Guide in 2006 as EVP and GM of Product Development. Under Steve's leadership, his group developed and launched My TV Guide, a new suite of cross-platform personalized guidance tools and services to help consumers address rapidly expanding choices and new forms of content. No stranger to the industry, Steve co-founded Akimbo Systems in 2002 and ReplayTV in 1998. Prior to that, Steve helped launch Dreamweaver, Macromedia's market-leading Web-authoring tool.

Dan Simpkins
CEO
Hillcrest Labs
Dan Simpkins founded Hillcrest Labs in 2001 with a team of experienced technical and business professionals to create a revolution in entertainment. Prior to Hillcrest, Dan was Vice President and General Manager of the SALIX Switching Division of Tellabs, Inc., which was established in 2000 when Dan sold Voice over IP leader SALIX Technologies to Tellabs for $300 million. Dan founded SALIX in 1990 and continued as president and CEO through the sale. Dan currently serves on the Board of Advisors of Cornell University's BR Ventures and is a member of the prestigious Cornell University Council. He also sits on the Board of Advisors of several high-tech companies and is a member of CTAM. Dan served as an Executive in Residence for New Enterprise Associates (NEA), one of the country's premier VC firms. He is a frequent speaker at industry and business events and has authored many papers on both technical and business subjects. Dan earned both a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering with Distinction and a Master's in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University.

Jim Smith, Ph.D.
Partner
Mohr, Davidow Ventures
As a Partner with Mohr, Davidow Ventures, Jim Smith is responsible for investments in the areas of communications and computing infrastructure technology. Mr. Smith sits on the boards of directors for Xambala, Packetmotion, and Vast Systems. He is also responsible for extending MDV’s relationships with leading universities and research centers, including the California Institute of Technology, University of California Berkeley, and Stanford University. Prior to joining MDV, Mr. Smith spent six years developing computing architectures and integrated circuits for high performance multimedia systems at Silicon Graphics. He was a researcher at the Computer Systems Laboratory at Stanford University.

Larry Smith
COO North America, VP Worldwide Biz Dev
ARCHOS
Larry Smith manages North American operations and Business Development worldwide for ARCHOS, overseeing the marketing, sales, distribution, strategic partnerships, and customer support for the company worldwide. His focus on forging relationships with major media companies around the globe drives the company's content development strategy for its award-winning line of portable media players. Smith has more than 20 years experience in the entertainment, technology and retail industries, and joined ARCHOS from On Command Video Corporation, where he oversaw sales and operations for the in-hotel entertainment company. Previously, he was executive vice president of sales and marketing at IntelliReady Inc., a start-up venture designed to provide integrated home electronics services, and prior to that was cofounder and executive vice president of Internet Gift Registries, later acquired by Modern Bride.

Jessica Steel
VP, Business Development
Pandora
Jessica has served as Pandora's Vice President for Business Development since mid-2004, and is responsible for strategic partnerships for the company. Prior to joining Pandora, Jessica led the business development efforts for the international division of Overture Services (a Yahoo! company). During her four-year tenure there, she helped to grow the business from one market to a 19-country, 600+ person international division that drove $500M in annual revenues. Before Overture, Jessica worked in international finance, with clients ranging from Softbank Japan to the Thai Ministry of Finance. Outside of work, she is a singer-songwriter, writing under the name "Jessica Stone," with a full-length CD entitled Seven Letters released in 2002.

Martin J. Stein
Sr. Director, Marketing, Home & Networks Mobility
Motorola, Inc.
Mr. Stein directs marketing and business development activities related to MPEG-based standard definition and high definition video processing products. These include satellite, cable, telco, and terrestrial transmission systems, access control and encryption systems, IP set tops, and commercial integrated receiver/decoders. Mr. Stein has also been instrumental in establishing third party partnership agreements to provide more comprehensive solutions for Motorola customers. Prior to joining Motorola's Home & Networks Mobility ( formerly General Instrument), Mr. Stein was marketing manager for imaging, film, and video storage devices at Ampex Corporation, a leader in video recording equipment based in Redwood City, California. Mr. Stein earned a B.S. in industrial engineering at Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, and an M.B.A at California State University, Fullerton.

Kara Swisher
Co-Executive Editor
Wall Street Journal's AllThingsD.com
Kara Swisher currently co-produces and co-hosts The Wall Street Journal's D: All Things Digital, with Walt Mossberg. It is a major high-tech conference with interviewees such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and many other leading players in the tech and media industries. The gathering (http://d.wsj.com) is considered one of the leading conferences focused on the convergence of tech and media industries. She and Mossberg are also the co-editors of a new tech and media Web site, related to the conference (www.allthingsd.com) where her new online-only version of the BoomTown column appears.

Howard Tiersky
Vice President, Media & Entertainment
Capgemini
Howard Tiersky, Vice President, Media & Entertainment, Capgemini. Howard has led digital media strategy and implementation initiatives for a range of broadcasting/media clients such as NBC-Universal, Turner and Sprint. He has also spearheaded customer-facing eCommerce efforts for many other leading brands including Office Depot, Merrill Lynch, General Motors, GE and Cisco. Howard is on the faculty of the NYU Film School where he teaches courses on the intersection of television industry and the Internet. He also produces and distributes animated webisodes under the brand Snide.TV.

Yoav Tzruya
Vice President, Media & Entertainment
Exent Technologies
Yoav Tzruya - EVP & CMO. As CMO, Tzruya is in charge of Exent's strategy, marketing, product management & marketing, strategic business development and corporate development. With more than 15 years experience in software development and marketing, Tzruya is a recognized industry expert in the fields of broadband value-added services and business support systems. Previously, Tzruya was COO of Exent, in charge of managing Exent's global operations, including marketing, R&D, technical operations and new business development. Earlier, Tzruya fulfilled the position of VP Products & Markets Strategy at Exent, responsible for evaluating potential markets, defining product strategy and roadmaps, and leading strategic business development activities. Tzruya joined Exent in 2003, coming from TeleKnowledge, a billing & customer care software vendor. During his tenure at TeleKnowledge, Tzruya held several executive level positions in the areas of product management, sales, marketing and business development. Previously, Tzruya served 6 years with the Israeli Air Force. Tzruya holds a B.S Computer Science and Mathematics (cum laude) and a M.S in Computer Science (cum laude) from Tel Aviv University

Lance Ware
CTO
Technicolor Electronic Distribution Services
Lance Ware serves as the Chief Technology Officer for Technicolor's Electronic Distribution Services group and has over a decade of digital media space experience. As CTO, Ware is responsible for Technicolor's digital supply chain platform that supports content ingest, hosting, security, delivery, and fulfillment. Prior to joining Technicolor, Ware was the co-founder and CEO of SyncCast, a leading digital media fulfillment company specializing in encoding and transcoding, digital rights management, delivery and distribution, as well as content management services. The technologies and services developed under Ware's tutelage power solutions for such distinguished companies as Microsoft, Billboard, Warner Music Group, The Motion Picture Association of America, Lionsgate Entertainment, NBC Universal, EMI Music Group, DirecTV and many others. Ware holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Rochester Institute of Technology.

Robin Wilson
VP, Business Development
Nagravision
Robin has spent 20 years in marketing and engineering roles for companies based in Europe and the U.S. including NBC, BBC, Grass Valley Group and at DiviCom where he managed the first four generations of highly successful compression solutions and established the initial European presence. Prior to Nagravision, Mr. Wilson co-founded an advanced compression (H.264) start-up and consulted for PVR, security and VC organizations world-wide.

Henry Wong
CEO
Zipidee
As CEO at Zipidee, Henry manages the executive team and oversees the execution of Zipidee's strategic vision and direction. He has experience building and exiting companies as a legal advisor, operations executive, and principal investor. As a Partner with Novus Ventures and Artemis Ventures, Henry helped build and raise over $200 million in corporate and venture financing for companies. He also serves on the Board of Directors for AdECN, Inc. (NASDQ: MSFT), the world's first exchange marketplace for online display advertising. Previously, he was a co-Founder of WeWin.com, a video sharing website. Henry holds a J.D. and MBA from American University in Washington, D.C.