Gary Adelson

Houlihan Lockey

Managing Director
Mr. Adelson is a Managing Director with Houlihan Lokey’s Los Angeles office where he co-heads the firm’s Media, Sports & Entertainment Group. Since joining Houlihan Lokey, the MSE Group has served as advisors on such deals as the acquisition of MGM by Sony, Comcast and various private equity firms, NBC’s acquisition of Vivendi Universal, as well as the sale of Media Defender. All three deals were named ‘Media Deals of the Year’ in various M&A trade publications. Before joining Houlihan Lokey, Mr. Adelson was a principal and cofounder of Media Connect Partners, a provider of financial and operating advisory services to media, entertainment, sports and communications companies. He has more than 25 years’ experience as a television and film producer and as an executive and entrepreneur in media, entertainment telecommunications and venture capital.

Daniel Berninger

Tier1 Research

VP, Senior Analyst
Daniel Berninger joined Tier1 Research in August 2004 as Senior Analyst covering the telecom industry. Daniel has over a decade of experience that includes helping to launch three prominent VoIP startups - ITXC, Vonage, and Free World Dialup. His expertise on the intersection of telecom and the Internet has been sought by Congress, FCC, Federal Reserve, and state PSC's. Daniel led earlier VoIP deployments at Verizon, HP, and NASA for VocalTec Communications. Mr. Berninger won the 1999 VON Pioneer Award for co-founding the VON Coalition and worked on the original assessment of VoIP at Bell Laboratories. He completed doctoral studies in preparation for a Ph.D. in System Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. Daniel was the subject of a Wall Street Journal editorial addressing the prospect for antitrust enforcement and is quoted as a source for articles in BusinessWeek, Bloomberg, Forbes, AP, LA Times, Dow Jones, and many trade press publications.

Mike Brady

Fast

Senior Director Business Devevlopment
Senior Director, Business Development, Fast Search & TransferT: Senior Director, Business Development, Fast Search & TransferT: Mr. Brady has spent his career in the software industry helping businesses leverage digital technology to improve profitability. His expertise includes working for MSA Media, Centerseat, Inc., and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, with responsibility for enabling new technologies in media and communications. As Sr. Director, Bus. Dev. at Fast Search & TransferT, Mr. Brady works with wireless carriers and content companies to apply search technology to maximize revenue from commerce, advertising and multi-media services online and with mobile devices. Mr. Brady has an MBA from The Wharton School of Business.

Matt Davis

IDC

Program Directo, Consumer Multiplay Services
As Program Director of IDC's Consumer Multiplay Services program, Mr. Davis will drive analysis and thought leadership in the fast evolving market of converging telephony, broadband, video and wireless. Working closely with IDC's existing team of analysts covering consumer applications and telecommunications markets, Mr. Davis focuses on what the next generation of multiplay consumer communications solutions will look like by identifying technological enablement, new service opportunities and potentially disruptive emerging business models. Mr. Davis has produced dozens of forecasts and reports analyzing the broadband industry, has been quoted in numerous nationally circulated publications, and has been a featured speaker at a large number of public and private broadband industry events.

Daniel Ernst

Hudson Square Research-Soleil Securities

Senior Technology Analyst

Mary Frost

GlobeCast America

France Telecom Subsidiary, CEO
Mary joined GlobeCast in 2003 as Chief Commercial Officer and is based in Washington D.C. and New York. She was appointed to Chief Executive Officer in June of 2006. Ms. Frost oversees GlobeCast's strategy and operations in North and Latin America, which includes managing a domestic fiber, satellite and teleport infrastructure as well as commanding a broad product line that comprises WorldTV consumer DTH platform, corporate broadcast networks, full-time IPTV and cable channel delivery, digital signage, playout and origination; and 24/7 news, sports and event contribution. She has over 23 years of experience as an executive officer in media, entertainment and communications. In 2002, Ms. Frost received the North American Broadcasters Association's International Achievement Award honoring individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary achievement and commitment to the goals of the North American broadcasting community.

Mark Harding

Maxim Group

CFA, Sr. Digital Media Technology Analyst
Mr. Harding covers Digital Media and Nanotechnology companies as a Vice President of Equity Research at Maxim Group. Previously, Mr. Harding worked as a senior associate at Smith Barney covering PC and Enterprise Hardware. While at Smith Barney, he assisted his team in achieving II ranking in the PC Hardware sector. Prior to joining Smith Barney, he spent three years at Gruntal & Co. LLC (acquired by Ryan Beck) following software and semi-conductor companies. Mr. Harding earned his CFA designation in 2001 and holds an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Miami.

David Hassman

RCBG

Principal
Mr. Hassman leads strategic engagements with investors and Global 1000 corporate development departments. Prior to RCBG, Mr. Hassman held executive Corporate Development and Strategy positions with public and privately-backed communications firms including Level 3 Communications, Airvana, and SeaQuad Inc. He received his MBA from Harvard Business School and BS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Stephen Mannel

IBM

Offerings Executive. Cable and Broadband Solutions
Stephen Mannel is responsible for creating the IBM "Point of View" for the distribution segment of the cable business. This work helps determine the trends and the accompanying needs of the operators over the next two to three years. IBM will invest their time, energy and resources on the areas of greatest impact for our clients based on that analysis and the relationships with our clients. Mannel also manages the business development and executive relationships between IBM and its two largest cable accounts, Comcast and Time Warner Cable. Prior to joining IBM, he held a variety of senior business development and account manager positions at Netscape Communications (a division of America Online), Sun Microsystems, and Platinum Technology. He has 10 years of business development and sales experience in the network service provider industry. Mannel's focus has been in the areas of creating new value added services with an emphasis on communications and collaboration solutions for residential and commercial markets, digital media distribution, e-commerce, portal and personalization technologies. Mannel earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Rider University in Lawrenceville , NJ . Mannel represents IBM for various industry analysts and media publications on the topics related to the cable, digital media and home networking industries.

Richard Martin

Unstrung

Senior Editor
Richard has covered business and technology for more than a decade. He is a contributing editor for Wired , and his work has appeared in Time , Atlantic Monthly , and The Asian Wall Street Journal , as well as the compilation Best Science Writing of 2004 ("The God Particle and the Grid," Wired , April 2004). The former technology editor of The Industry Standard , he is a founding editor of NewWest.Net and the winner of a 2005 Online Journalism Award for General Excellence.

Andy Melder

Intellon

SVP Marketing
Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Business Development, Intellon Corporation: Andy Melder joined Intellon as Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Business Development in April 2004. With more than 24 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, Andy has a proven record of technology company growth. Prior to joining Intellon, Andy was Chief Operating Officer of Clarisay, Inc., a developer of uniquely manufactured integrated SAW filter modules for the cellular handset market. Andy was also a founding member of Microtune, Inc., (NASDAQ:TUNE), a developer of broadband, wireless RF and analog-intensive integrated devices, targeting the automotive, home networking and consumer electronics markets. During his tenure at Microtune, Melder was Vice president of Sales & Marketing and later, Vice President of Business Development.

Mike Myshrall

Mercator Capital

Managing Director
Mr. Myshrall is Managing Director in the firm's communications technology practice. He brings 14 years of telecommunications experience to Mercator, including expertise in product development, operations, sales, marketing, and business development. Prior to joining Mercator, Mr. Myshrall held senior management positions at GlobalPhone Corporation, an international voice over IP telecom service provider, Civcom Inc., an Israeli-based fiber optic equipment company, and Corvis Corporation, a global telecom equipment company. Mr. Myshrall also worked as a management consultant for Pittiglio Rabin Todd & McGrath (PRTM), where he provided consulting expertise to numerous clients in the communications industry such as Nortel Networks, Lucent Technologies, CIENA, AT&T Wireless, Nextel Communications, Teligent, and IBM.

Frank Nein

Verizon

Analyst
Frank Nein, Industry & Technology Analyst/Consultant, Verizon (ANJ) Video/Broadcast Portal: Frank Nein is a senior corporate, telecommunications industry analyst and technology consultant within the Verizon Video Portal & Broadcast Network HQ in Newark NJ specializing in the delivery and support of broadband interactive video communications, content, initiatives and the placement of future IPTV type emerging information technologies like FTTP & FiOS into multiple learning environments via a $150 million dollar project budget. Frank is consulting on many IPTV, FTTP & FiOS related type projects with new vendors like Synergy Sports Technology (Mark Cuban connected), SST is an IPTV TiVo-like broadcasting, VOD & streaming media service presently active and exclusive to the NBA & teams on a 24/7 VPN basis. OrionsWave LLC, for next generation interactive/digital media gateways, transcoding, middleware and (CDN) content delivery network solutions over IPTV style infrastructures allowing all set-top boxes the ability to seamlessly merge conventional H.323 and H.264/MPEG-4 with all other AV media codec's for cross platform video broadcast conferencing utilizing existing and new solutions like the Adobe/Macromedia Breeze product over multiple devices and portable wireless devices such as mobiles, PDA's and SmartPhones, etc.

Ahmet Ozalp

Atlas Venture

Investment Partner
Ahmet Ozalp is a Partner in the technology group.  He joined Atlas Venture in 2003, and focuses on investment opportunities in cable, broadband, digital media, convergence, consumer electronics, and wireless markets. Most recently, he was Vice President of Marketing at Narad Networks, a start-up in the broadband access and cable infrastructure space. Prior to Narad, Ahmet was a consultant for Bain & Company in its technology practice and worked extensively with telecommunications equipment vendors and service providers as well as enterprise software companies. Earlier, Ahmet was a capital market strategist with Goldman Sachs.

Karl Spangenberg

AT&T

VP Integrated Advertising
Karl A. Spangenberg, Vice President - Integrated Advertising, AT&T: Karl A. Spangenberg is vice president, integrated advertising, for AT&T. Based in New York City, Spangenberg is responsible for delivering comprehensive advertising solutions across the three screens which many consumers value most today: the TV, the PC and the wireless phone. Mr. Spangenberg joined AT&T with more than 25 years of sales, marketing, and general management experience in publishing, Internet start-up, and national cable companies. He joined the company from a key sales position with The Hotel Networks (THN), the leading provider of national cable networks and video-on-demand programming into upscale and business class hotels across the country. Prior to that, he was president and CEO of Lightningcast Inc., an Internet startup specializing in streaming media and advertising. Mr. Spangenberg holds a bachelor's degree from Yale College in New Haven, Conn., and a master's degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Mr. Spangenberg and his wife, Elaine, have two children, Erik and Greta.

Sita Vasan

Intel Capital

Digital Home Sector
Sita Vasan has worked for Intel Capital's Strategic Investment team for over 4 years and closed over 35 venture capital investments in the media, semiconductor, wireless, enterprise software, storage, and optical sectors. She has 15 years of prior investment banking experience; she worked for Orion Royal Bank & Bank of Tokyo in London, as Vice President/head of Banque Indosuez?s Foreign Swap Marketing team in Paris and at International Finance Corp (IFC)/World Bank. At IFC she managed the Client Derivative team and worked on the Telecom/Infrastructure project finance team. Her education includes an MBA from Wharton ( University of Pennsylvania ) and BA from Bryn Mawr College .

Jim White

Alcatel

VP Market Development
Jim White is a Marketing Vice President for Alcatel?s Chief Marketing Office. He is responsible for Alcatel?s triple play solution, and providing a well defined solution to service providers in order to shorten time to market and reduce the risks of rapidly introducing new applications such as IPTV. Jim is a Twelve-year industry veteran with experience in Business Line Management and Strategic Marketing for broadband access, CPE and traditional telephony services. Jim has a BA from Loyola University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.