Rafat Ali

paidContent.org
Editor and Publisher
Rafat is Founder, Editor and Publisher of paidContent.org, the award-winning digital media business news and analysis site. He is also the editor of MocoNews.net, a news site devoted to mobile content. Both sites form part of ContentNext, an independent media and information company covering the business of digital media.

Shawn Ambwani

Intertrust

Vice President, Licensing

Shawn is a co-founder of 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.

Ben Bajarin

Creative Strategies

Analyst

Ben has researched the global transition from analog to digital in devices and media. He has focused on projects in the emerging markets of the digital home and the digital lifestyle, trying to understand how consumers will use new digital technologies in their everyday lives. Mr. Bajarin's research spans everything from working and productivity to digital entertainment and media. He manages Creative Strategies digital electronics and digital home research center where the impacts of many digital home and digital lifestyle technologies are studied. Mr. Bajarin also consults with TV and print media extensively, including product and trend reviews in the above areas. He joined Creative Strategies in 2000 after spending five years in the field as an Internet software engineer and IT administrator.

Aaron Barnes

Friendster, Inc.

Vice President, Sales

Aaron oversees domestic and international advertising sales and operations for Friendster, Inc. He is a seasoned industry executive with over 15 year of sales and marketing experience, with a decade in online media. Prior to Friendster, Mr. Barnes served in senior level sales capacities for Quote.com/Lycos Finance, Looksmart and WhenU. At Quote.com, he oversaw sales, marketing, ad operations and business development resulting in revenue growth of over 500% in his tenure. Mr. Barnes' efforts were instrumental in the successful acquisition of Quote.com by Lycos. Most recently at WhenU, he grew the SouthWest region to number #1 in domestic advertising sales and executed streaming video campaigns with ABC brands Desperate Housewives and Commander-In-Chief. At Friendster, Mr. Barnes is using video to meet advertising goals and protect the advertiser brand experience. Currently, Friendster is working with Grouper to develop advertising programs for leading consumer brands in the entertainment, automotive and financial services categories.

John Barrett

Parks Associates

Director, Research
John currently analyzes technology-driven products and services for Parks Associates, a digital home research firm and consultancy. He has authored over a dozen industry reports on topics such as broadband adoption, ISP bundling strategies, mobile phone service, digital music, and VoIP telephony.

Robert Bartels

Sony Location Free

Director, Marketing

Robert is responsible for the U.S. launch of LocationFree products, which have introduced the concept of “placeshifting” to the U.S. market. He joined Sony in 1995, and has held a number of strategic management positions handling a wide variety of corporate issues, new product launches, technology developments, and third-party relationships. During his tenure at Sony, Mr. Bartels has been instrumental in launching groundbreaking interactive electronics devices and services to enhance consumer lifestyles. He is fluent in Japanese and has over 20 years of experience working in international business. Mr. Bartels was formerly an Account Manager for Inabata & Co., a part of the Sumitomo Group, and has spent some of his career living and working in Japan.

Sean Besser

Movielink

Vice President, Business Development

Sean is responsible for guiding the corporate growth of Movielink, including identifying, expanding and managing all of its strategic partnerships. His current focus is on developing partnerships to boost the demand for legal video content over I/P, add value to Movielink's products, and improve the quality of the Movielink service. Mr. Besser brings to Movielink nearly ten years of experience in the delivery of entertainment and related services, including work at TiVo, Fox Sports, NBC, and most recently EchoStar (The DISH Network), where he managed the company’s broadband business development activities. Mr. Besser holds an M.B.A. from the Haas Graduate School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, and both a J.D. and B.A from the University of Southern California.

Ian Blaine

thePlatform

Chief Executive Officer

Ian is a software industry veteran with experience at large software companies as well as successful start-ups. He has a strong background in product development, having spent over nine years at Aldus/Adobe Systems as a senior manager in the publishing division. In addition, Mr. Blaine has proven entrepreneurial experience, having co-founded two successful start-up companies. In 1998, he founded an online personal information management company, Uniplanet, which he led as Chief Executive Officer from startup to acquisition by NBCi in 1999. In 2000, Mr. Blaine co-founded thePlatform, and has successfully guided the company through two rounds of financing, and two mergers. He is a director of thePlatform and in addition to managing day-to-day activities, he sets long- term strategy for the company. Mr. Blaine holds a B.A. in business administration from the University of Washington.

Simon Blake-Wilson

SafeNet

Director, DRM Products
Simon leads research and development efforts for SafeNet’s DRM product line. He is a noted researcher and authority in areas of security and wireless. Dr. Blake-Wilson is also the co-inventor of EAP-TTLS, one of the industry’s most popular WLAN security solutions, and is the principal author of several patents and standards related to authentication protocol and mobile certificate security technology. Prior to joining SafeNet, he was Director, Information Security for Basic Commerce and Industries where he oversaw the development and implementation of infrastructure security projects for U.S. government agencies. Previously, Dr. Blake-Wilson spent eight years at Certicom Corporation where he held several positions including director of cryptographic research and business development. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), and a member of AMS, IACR, ICA, IEEE, IMA, and LMS. Dr. Blake-Wilson holds a Ph.D. in Information Security and Mathematics from the University of London and a BS in Mathematics from Exeter University.

Joachim Blunck
Bunim-Murray Productions
Senior Vice President, Digital Content

Joachim's credits reflect over 25 years experience in publishing, television and information technology. His eclectic career spans Emmy-winning television producing and directing, computer systems design and programming, award-winning newspaper design, and numerous project and product launches. As an executive for the News Corporation, he was part of the startup team for several national publications, oversaw the implementation of computerized production systems for Murdoch Magazines and investigated emerging delivery technologies. As a producer and executive for Fox, Inc., he launched groundbreaking programming for network, syndication and cable distribution.

Rich Buchanan

Sling Media

Vice President, Marketing

Rich leverages vast consumer and OEM executive level marketing and sales experience with companies like Creative Labs, Radius, Rendition, and Raycer Graphics where he created brands, defined products, and implemented and drove marketing and sales efforts.

Joey Carson

Bunim/Murray Productions

Chief Executive Officer

With unparalleled experience in business, finance and entertainment production, Joey is overseeing the company, known for its successful reality TV shows. He guides Bunim/Murray as it expands into scripted series and innovative programming: from brand-driven entertainment to custom-designed product for television, the Web and mobile wireless platforms.

Itzik (Isaac) Cohen

abazab

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Itzik brings more than 15 years of executive-level business development in web, on-demand services and software to abazab. He recently drove business development at WebEx, spearheading many of the company's most strategic deals and assisting with the funding and IPO processes. Prior to that, Mr. Cohen directed business development at Fujitsu and NetManage.

Stephen Condon

Entriq

Vice President, Marketing

Stephen brings more than 20 years of marketing experience to Entriq from the advertising and technology industries. His primary role is to clearly position the company in the pay media marketplace. Mr. Condon’s responsibilities include strategic marketing, marketing communications as well as developing the company's advertising, public relations and trade show strategy. He commenced his career in advertising working for J. Walter Thompson and Chiat/Day on leading brands such as Kraft Foods and NutraSweet. Mr. Condon’s advertising career introduced him to the high technology entertainment business when he worked on the hugely successful launch of DIRECTV at the advertising agency, Campbell-Ewald. He later joined DIRECTV, as Senior Director of Marketing and was responsible for program marketing and subscriber acquisition promotions. In 1998 Mr. Condon moved from delivering video over satellite to delivering video on the Internet and joined INTERVU as Vice President of Marketing where he lead strategic marketing efforts andmarketing communications up until the Akamai acquisition.

Julian Corbett

IN-FUSIO

Vice President, Business Development and Brand Partnerships

Julian has played a key role in the expansion of IN-FUSIO into the North American market and has negotiated key partnerships with some of the largest brands and companies in the world including Microsoft, Viacom, Universal, Neopets and Twentieth Century Fox. He previously served as Vice President of Business Development for vizrt, a leader in 3D broadcast graphics. Previous to this Mr. Corbett headed up U.S. operations for Medialab, a 3D real-time animation arm of Vivendi-Universal. He is a graduate of La Sorbonne University in Paris where he received his bachelor's degree and MBA with a Concentration Marketing Communications.

Doug Craig, Discovery Communications, Vice President, New Media

Doug is responsible for the content on Discovery On Demand as well as mobile content offerings. He develops programming products and packages of Discovery Networks content for the new media landscape, and works across the company’s business units to develop multi-dimensional partnerships. In his role for Discovery On Demand, Mr. Craig oversees programming strategy and the use of the more than 100,000 hours of Discovery Networks content. He also supervises the creation of added-value VOD programming elements, develops Discovery On Demand packages for advertisers and affiliates, and coordinates with Discovery Networks’ on-air marketing department to use VOD to promote Discovery’s linear networks. Mr. Craig joined Discovery Networks in 1997 as Manager of Programming Research for Animal Planet following the network’s launch. Shortly thereafter he transitioned into the Animal Planet programming department, reaching the level of Vice President of Programming and Scheduling.

Randall Crockett

DRM Networks

Vice President, Operations

With over 25 years of experience promoting products through the entertainment industry, Randall Crockett has recently worked to develop methods of distributing entertainment and information to the masses through the use of the Internet. As a director of DRM Networks, he now uses his expertise to promote secure methods of distribution that allow for new and innovative business models.

Chris Crotty

iSuppli Corporation

Senior Analyst, Consumer Electronics

Chris focuses on consumer electronics including: mp3 and portable media players, DVD and STB equipment, video game consoles, digital cameras, white goods and other applications. In addition, he covers the image sensor market for all applications. Mr. Cotty comes to iSuppli with over 14 years of experience in technology and consumer marketing. Most recently he was the Manager of Market Research for Cypress Semiconductor. Mr. Crotty held key positions with GTE Wireless and Kyocera, where he founded a market research group and established a successful consumer products business. Mr. Crotty has also worked as an independent consultant specializing in market analysis. He has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University and an MBA from Duke University.

Don Daglow

Stormfront Studios Inc.

President and Chief Executive Officer

Don founded the company in 1988, and has been involved in game development for 34 years. His work has earned recognition in Inc., Upside and The Red Herring, and Electronic Games has called him "one of the best-known and respected producers in the history of the field." Prior to founding Stormfront, Mr. Daglow served as Director of Intellivision game development for Mattel, as a producer at Electronic Arts, and as head of the Entertainment and Education division at Broderbund. He designed and programmed the first-ever computer baseball game in 1971 (now recorded in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown), the first mainframe computer role-playing game (Dungeon, 1975), the first sim game (Intellivision Utopia, 1982, named to Video Game Hall of Fame), and the first game ever to use multiple camera angles (Intellivision World Series Baseball, 1983). Mr. Daglow co-designed Computer Game Hall of Fame title Earl Weaver Baseball (1987), the first massively multiplayer online graphic adventure, Neverwinter Nights for AOL (1991-97) and the first 3D-perspective RTS (Stronghold, 1993).

Drew Denbo

RealNetworks, Inc.

Director, Business Development, Music

Drew focuses on developing distribution partnerships for Rhapsody, Real's award-winning subscription-based music service, with consumer electronics companies. He also has extensive experience in music licensing and has executed over 200 label licensing agreements for Rhapsody. Mr. Denbo has been in the digital music industry for over five years and has also held management and associate roles in companies such as Franklin Templeton and Oracle Corporation. He received his BA from Washington and Lee University and is currently completing his MBA at UC Berkeley.

Colin Digiaro

MySpace.com

Senior Vice President, Sales

Colin leads the sales efforts of MySpace which boasts more than 80 million members, over 23.1 billion page views per month and is transforming the way brands interact and connect with today’s popular culture and digital lifestyle. Since MySpace.com was founded just over two years ago, it has grown exponentially, with over 220,000 new users signing up daily. Under Mr. Digiaro’s leadership, MySpace’s sales organization pioneered the strategy of creatively integrating a brand’s messaging directly into the MySpace platform. This innovative approach has become widely embraced by some of largest brands in the world, and has proven effective in connecting advertisers with MySpace users as they go about their every day lives. According to Media Metrix, MySpace is now the #2 ranked domain on the Internet* in terms of page views and includes more than 1 million bands that use MySpace’s music applications to upload tracks, list tour dates and engage with fans. Digiaro has BS degree from the University of Southern California, where he had dual concentrations in Management and Policy studies.

Ben Elowitz

Wetpaint

Chief Executive Officer
Ben is perhaps best known for his success as Co-Founder and Vice President of Blue Nile Inc, the leading online retailer of certified diamonds and fine jewelry. He oversaw the company’s front-end operations, which included product management, technology, and creative services from 1999 to 2001. Blue Nile is widely recognized as the first and most successful online luxury goods retail site. In May of 2004, the company completed its initial public offering. He is also well known for his role at the online professional, technical, and business bookstore Fatbrain.com, which was acquired by Barnes & Noble. As the Director of Business Development, Mr. Elowitz looked after product management, marketing programs, and business development from 1996 to 1999. He is credited with creating the company’s strategic partners and corporate bookstore programs, which together drove a substantial portion of the company’s revenue.

Josh Felser

Grouper Networks

Chief Executive Officer

Josh is a seasoned media and communications executive who has built and managed online and traditional consumer businesses. Until February of 2001 he was Vice President of America Online and General Manager of AOL's music brands' Spinner, Winamp and Shoutcast. In October 1997 Mr. Felser became a co-founder of Spinner.com, a leading Internet music destination. He served as President until its May 1999 purchase by America Online. In July 1996 Mr. Felser founded Internet music startup RadioCo (a division of Organic Online), which ultimately merged with theDJ.com (renamed Spinner.com). He played a crucial role as an executive with a number of organizations including Qwest, Fox Inc. and British Sky Broadcasting LTD.

Erik Flannigan

AOL

Vice President, Programming

Erik oversees Moviefone, AOL Music, AOL Radio, and AOL Television. He is tasked with planning and developing new content initiatives for both the AOL service and AOL.com, the company's new ad-supported Web portal. The development of these properties will enable AOL to offer more multi-media advertising opportunities to its clients. Mr. Flannigan most recently was Vice President of Programming for Walt Disney's Buena Vista Datacasting, where he was responsible for programming and production on the MovieBeam VOD service. Prior to that, Mr. Flannigan ran Disney's entertainment sites MrShowbiz.com, ABC.com and Movies.com. Before Disney, he oversaw the music and entertainment subscription business at RealNetworks.

Lee Friedman

BellSouth

Director, Rich Media Services

Lee is responsible for IPTV services architecture and user experience. Before that, he was Chief Services Architect for BellSouth Internet Group. Mr. Friedman’s work centers on product roadmaps, envisioning services, service architecture and bringing new services to BellSouth’s customers. He has experience in website & video production, recording and radio studio production and media development. Mr. Friedman holds patents ranging from GUI design, instant messaging, parallel computing and service enhancements. He has 25 years experience in computer and media services.

Albhy Galuten

Sony Corporation of America

Vice President, Digital Media Technology Strategy

Albhy is a Grammy award-winning record producer, songwriter and arranger. He joined SCA in March 2005, and is responsible for the Media Technology Group. The Media Technology Group assists with technology strategy and due diligence, research & development, relationships with the content industry and the development of standards. Before coming to Sony, Mr. Galuten was Senior Vice President, Advanced Technology, Universal Music Group. Under Mr. Galuten, eLabs and Universal’s Advanced Technology group provided: strategic advice to senior management in the technology space, performed technical due diligence of software, hardware and business systems, invented technology and filed patents. The group also managed standards participation, negotiated technology licenses and provided technical support for lobbying efforts and trade organizations.

David Gosen

I-play

Chief Executive Officer

David heads-up one of the largest independent mobile game developer/publishers in the world. I-play is one of the top 5 content providers in the U.S., and top 3 in the UK. In addition to a strong line-up of licensed content and original IP that include 24, Winter Olympics, The Fast and the Furious franchise, I-play also has casual titles with immense appeal including award-winners Skipping Stone and Jewel Quest. In recent months, I-play has made several announcements that showcase why the company is one of the premier partners among the world's leading entertainment companies including EA, Vivendi-Universal, Twentieth Century Fox, and Universal, to name a few.

Michael Grossi

HELIO

Vice President, Business Development

Michael is responsible for driving strategic relationships with the company's carriers, handset partners and content partners to ensure a differentiated brand experience in the marketplace. Prior to joining HELIO, he was a Vice President/Partner at Adventis, a leading management consultancy to the converging telecom, computing and media industries. As the company's wireless practice leader for North America, Mr. Grossi was an early architect of the MVNO movement in the United States, helping develop or advise more than a dozen brand entrants, including several existing MVNOs, such as VirginMobile, Boost and OnStar. While at Adventis, he was Managing Director of Equity Ventures Practice where he worked with venture capital/private equity firms and their portfolio companies looking to launch wireless businesses. Mr. Grossi provided strategic guidance to leading wireless and wire-line carriers, including Sprint, Nextel, SBC, British Telecom, Bellsouth and Bell Canada.

Keith Halper

Kuma Reality Games

Chief Executive Officer

Keith was President of media services firm Medium Rare, Inc., where his clients included Viacom, AOL Time Warner, Yahoo and Dennis Publishings Maxim Magazine. He has also executed key strategic assignments as Chief Operating Officer for internet community pioneer CyberSites, Head of Corporate and Business Development for Warburg Pincus-backed Sticky Networks, and key consultative assignments for venture fund TDA Direct Advisors and DIMAC Marketing Partners. Additionally, Mr. Halper helped found interactive software giant Simon & Schuster Interactive and while there produced their key products, including Star Trek: The Next Generation Interactive Technical Manual, one of the best-selling CD-ROMs of all time. Mr. Halper earned his B.A. in philosophy from Princeton University in 1988. He and his wife Nancy reside in Summit, NJ, with their two sons and two daughters.

Claas Heise

T-Venture of America, Inc.

Managing Director

Claas joined Deutsche Telekom in 1995 and held a variety of management positions. He joined T-Venture in Bonn, Germany in 2001 after serving as an outside advisor since 1997. Mr. Heise moved to the U.S. and became Managing Director at T-Venture of America in 2002. T-Venture is the corporate venture capital arm of Deutsche Telekom group, which also includes T-Mobile. Mr. Heise is a member of the VC-Angel Roundtable, a member of the German-American Business Association of California, and member of the steering committee of the Service Provider Investment Forum. He was on the advisory board of Cal-IT and is on the advisory board of Golden Capital Network as well. Mr. Heise is a graduate of NVCA’s Venture Capital Institute.

Ken Hertz

Goldring Hertz & Lichtenstein LLP

Senior Partner

Ken is a prophet of the new music industry, and one of the few feverish advocates of artists rights. He and Fred Goldring started their practice in 1989 as partners in the law firm now called Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman & Warren, Hertz & Goldring, LLC. Pushing them forward was the belief that a singular focus on supporting artists would build a solid business and avoid the conflict of interests rampant in the music industry. Mr. Hertz is probably the only music attorney not working for a company that participates in the SDMI (Secure Digital Music Initiative) meetings, and has been activly participationg in this process. What sticks many observers is that when high tech firms and giant Hollywood companies gather to discuss how the future of media is taking shape, at many times Mr. Hertz and his firm appears to be amongst the only voices truely speaking on behalf of the artist.

Thomas Hesse

Sony BMG President

Global Digital Business

Thomas oversees Sony BMG's Global Digital Business operating group, which develops Sony BMG's digital revenues worldwide. He also leads Sony BMG's overall efforts in the area of new technology. Previously Mr. Hesse had served as BMG's Chief Strategic Officer. In this capacity he has been responsible for mergers and acquisitions and business development, as well as for setting the strategic direction for BMG's digital business and new technology initiatives.

Tina Imm

VH1

Vice President, Digital Media

Tina manages the full scope of VH1's online business and is responsible for the overall creative direction, content development and production for VH1's digital platforms including VH1.com, VH1 Mobile and VSPOT, VH1's broadband channel. In this position, she also leads the content, promotional and branding convergence efforts between VH1 and its digital properties.

Mark Jeffery

ICTV

Senior Director, Product Marketing

Mark is responsible for increasing the visibility of the HeadendWare platform in the cable and IPTV sectors, as well as introducing HeadendWare to new video and advertising markets. He also oversees marketing and communications activities for ICTV and its ICTV International subsidiary. A 10-year industry veteran, Mr. Jeffery joined ICTV after having served as Director of Product Marketing and partner development for Terayon Communications, where he was responsible for overseeing the product definition, development and strategic marketing of Terayon’s entire line of digital video products. Previously, he held corporate and product marketing director positions with Kasenna, for which he led corporate branding initiatives and was responsible for OEM video server sales, product launches, worldwide sales support and technical training efforts.

Brent Jenkins

MovieBeam

Vice President, Programming

Brent is responsible for managing relationships with all movie studios and programming the content available on the MovieBeam service. He joined the company in 2005, bringing nearly a decade of experience working with studios and licensing content for video-on-demand distribution. Mr. Jenkins previously worked for On Command Corporation, a Liberty Media company, where he held roles including Vice President of Feature Programming and Director of International programming. Prior, Mr. Jenkins worked as Manager of Program Evaluations for Disney TeleVentures and as a project coordinator for the programming and distribution arm of Tele-TV. He holds an MBA from Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Management, and a bachelor of science degree in international marketing from Southern Illinois University.

Bradley Johnson

Advertising Age

Editor at Large

Bradley who joined Ad Age in 1989 and has written about marketing for more than 20 years. He is a frequent commentator on financial aspects of the advertising industry on TV and in print. Mr. Johnson worked for the publication in New York and Los Angeles as Deputy Editor, Interactive Editor, Bureau Chief, Columnist and Technology Reporter before taking his current post. Prior to joining Ad Age, He covered business at newspapers in North Carolina, California and Michigan. Mr. Johnson is also editor of Advertising Age’s American Demographics.

John Jones

MusicNet

Senior Vice President, Programming, Artist and Label Relations

John has spent almost two decades in the music industry pioneering innovative and interactive ways for fans to access their favorite music. He is responsible for managing relationships with MusicNet's numerous music partners including all five major record labels and their subsidiaries, as well as a plethora of independent labels. In addition, Mr. Jones oversees the entire catalog of music in the MusicNet service accounting for pushing tracks into the system, clearing their publishing rights and making millions of tracks available to consumers through MusicNet's distributors. He also manages all aspects of programming and bringing original content to the service.

David Katz

Yahoo! Media Group

Head of Sports and Yahoo! Studios

David oversees all operations for several of the company’s properties, including Yahoo! Sports, Yahoo! Movies and Yahoo! Television. In this role, he drives the overall strategic direction for several of the Web’s leading sports and entertainment products, and in total, the sites under his direction reach approximately 35 million unique users each month. Prior to Yahoo!, Mr. Katz served as Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning and Interactive Ventures, CBS Television, reporting to Leslie Moonves, Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer, Viacom and Chairman, CBS and Nancy Tellem, President, CBS Paramount Network Television Entertainment Group. While at CBS, he was responsible for analyzing business trends and helping the Network divisions think through the evolving television landscape. In his Interactive capacity, Mr. Katz managed the CBS.com and UPN.com websites, video streaming subscription services, interactive television, wireless and other interactive initiatives.

Susan Kevorkian

IDC

Program manager, Consumer Markets

Susan examines the evolving world of digital audio hardware, software and related technologies. She provides leading market insight on and in-depth analysis of emerging markets for MP3, DVD-Audio and SACD players and content, A/V and DVD receivers, terrestrial and satellite digital radio hardware and services, IP-based and wireless music services, and the music industry. Ms. Kevorkian has been quoted in a variety of publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune and Forbes, and has been featured on CBS, CNBC and TechTV programs. Prior to joining IDC, she worked in various capacities for Borders Books and Music, MarchFirst, and Salon.com. She attended Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management, where she completed a Masters of Business Administration in International Management. Ms. Kevorkian also holds a B.A. in history and French from Washington University in Saint Louis.

George Kliavkoff

Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM)

Executive Vice President, Business

George is responsible for MLBAM's New Media licensing business and for all business development related to baseball's interactive media unit. His responsibilities include licensing all technology necessary to build and maintain the online and IP-delivered assets of MLB and its 30 baseball Clubs. Additionally, Mr. Kliavkoff has primary responsibility for distributing MLB's online subscription products, including all audio and video game packages. He oversees MLBAM's strategic relationships and any M&A work and runs MLB's wireless, IPTV, VOD, Set Top Box and PC Internet licensing businesses. Mr. Kliavkoff also oversees MLBAM's search strategy and its games (console, internet, mobile and fantasy) licensing programs. Prior to joining MLBAM, he ran the business development group for RealNetworks' consumer division for more than four years.

Mike Kobb

Roku

Senior Software Engineer

Mike contributes extensively to the architecture of Roku’s products; designing the interface on PhotoBridge HD and many of the music playing features on SoundBridge. He brings more than twelve years experience to Roku. Prior to Roku, Mr. Kobb served as Senior Software Engineer at Rearden Steel/Moxi/Digeo and was responsible for recording schedule systems and tuner management. Before Rearden Steel, he served as Senior Software Engineer at ReplyTV and was responsible for design of various features on versions 1.1 through 3.x. Mr. Kobb began his career at Apple computer working primarily on the design aspects and implementation of the “Finder” and “Sherlock”. He has spoken on various panel discussions at industry events such as CES and has presented Roku products at user groups and live radio shows. Mr. Kobb holds a S.B degree in computer science and electrical engineering from M.I.T.

Barry Layne
National Lampoon
Executive Vice President

Barry leads the company's diverse media and entertainment platforms and businesses. He has been with National Lampoon since May 2002. Prior to joining National Lampoon, Mr. Layne held a number of senior roles in the media and entertainment industries. For more than a decade, he has played a key role in the development and management of a number companies in at the intersection of the entertainment and new media worlds. Mr. Layne’s additional experience includes time as East Coast Bureau Chief for The Hollywood Reporter, production roles with a number of national radio networks, including the Associated Press Broadcast Service and the RKO Radio Networks, and on-air and production roles for major New York City and network radio outlets. He has authored numerous articles, served as keynote speaker at a wide range of conferences and contributed to three books focused on marketing and interactive media.

Douglas A. Lee

Metro-Goldwin Mayer

Executive Vice President

Douglas brings over 20 years of experience as a senior executive in the global entertainment business to MGM. His career highlights include the launch of HD Cinema for VOOM; the creation of Noggin, the first educational children’s network and a joint venture between Sesame Workshop and Nickelodeon; a founder of CRIME, a broadband platform that was sold to USA Cable; and he was instrumental in spearheading News Corp.’s acquisition of Star-TV, the leading satellite platform in Asia. Most recently, Mr. Lee was the Founder of Lee Consulting Company in New York and served as a consultant to various major media companies including Comcast, Court TV and The Hinduja Group, the largest multiple system operator in India. He was also an executive at Universal Television, where he served as General Manager and Head of CRIME, the first 24-hour cable network dedicated to the crime genre. CRIME was a broadband extension of CRIME.COM, a company he founded with John Langley, the Executive Producer and Creator of the long-running Fox television series, “Cops.”

Mark Litvack

Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP

Partner

Mark is a partner with Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, leader in intellectual property issues in the entertainment industry. He served as the former Vice-President and Director, Legal Affairs World-Wide Anti-Piracy for the Motion Picture Association of America before joining MS&K. Mr. Litvack's practice focuses on civil litigation and intellectual property matters, including trademark infringement, unfair competition and copyright law, piracy, antitrust and discrimination actions.

Carter Lipscomb

AOL Games

Industry Relations Specialist

Carter continues to direct AOL's Video Games direction and growth. As the former Director of Sales and Marketing for BAM Entertainment, Director of Sales and Marketing for Microprose/Hasbro, and Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Xatrix Entertainment/Virgin, his insight into interactive business and video game sales and marketing provides valuable gaming industry perspective. Mr. Lipscomb has directly managed sales and marketing organizations with staffs greater than 25 and has been responsible for the release of more than one-hundred game titles (resulting in sales of over $600 million dollars in revenue).

Ivan Lopez

Walt Disney Internet Group
Director Business Development, North American Mobile

Ivan oversees the technology and distribution alliances for mobile games, graphics, audio, video and applications for WDIG’s established library of mobile content, as well as new licensing opportunities for the Starwave Mobile business. Equally he maintains deep relationships with North American carriers and internal Disney organizations (ABC, ESPN, Hollywood Records) for their mobile activities. Mr. Lopez is regarded as an industry leader and has extensive experience with technology platforms including GSM, UMTS-3G, Java, BREW, broadband and the overall digital content value chain. He joins WDIG from the digital division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, where he was Director of Worldwide Licensing and Acquisitions.

Paul Maglione

Vivendi Universal Games

President

Paul brings over 20 years of media and entertainment experience to Vivendi Universal Games, covering print, television, the Internet and mobile media, and will lead Vivendi Universal Games' efforts in the mobile market worldwide. Prior to joining Vivendi Universal Games as President of Vivendi Universal Games Mobile ("VUG Mobile"), he served as Senior Vice President of Publishing and Marketing at I-Play. Prior to his appointment with I-Play, Mr. Maglione held senior marketing positions with CNN, Turner Broadcasting, NBC Europe and in the consumer goods industry.

Joseph Marks

Smart Technology Ventures III

Managing Member

Joseph was a Vice President at Kayne Anderson Investment Management, Inc., a Los Angeles-based private equity fund. He was responsible for sourcing, evaluating and recommending investments across multiple industries, including telecommunications and healthcare. Prior to this, Mr. Marks served as President and General Counsel for Hillmark Corporation, a closely held real estate developer and operator that was acquired by Prime Hospitality Corp. (NYSE:PDQ). He graduated with honors and distinction in economics from Stanford University, where he also studied electrical engineering, with an emphasis on digital signal processing, computer science, and digital and analog circuit design. Mr. Marks received his J.D. (focus on intellectual property) and his MBA (focus on finance) from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Josh Martin

IDC

Research Analyst

Josh's primary responsibility in this role is covering emerging video distribution technologies. His scope encompasses the internet video service ecosystem, location shifting technology, portable multimedia players, standard and next generation DVD. Recently, Mr. Martin published IDC's first market analysis of the revenue potential for online video services highlighting the challenges while outlining the opportunities for content owners. His research has helped extend IDC's video coverage to new and emerging video distribution technologies to complement the existing research in the Consumer Markets: Video program.

Curt Marvis

CinemaNow

Chief Executive Officer

Curt held the position of President of 7th level (later merged as Learn2.com) from 1997 to 1999. During his tenure, he helped lead the successful restructuring of 7th Level from a CD ROM development company into its status as a leader in enhanced learning and communications services for the web. At 7th level Mr. Marvis generated and implemented business partnerships with Real Networks, GeoCities, broadcast.com, IBM. In addition, he was a founder of multimedia start-up Powerhouse Entertainment. Mr. Marvis served one year as a consultant on the IBM Multimedia Task Force where he created strategic plans for IBM in its development of interactive software. From 1985 to 1994 Mr. Marvis served as Chief Executive Officer of The Company, an award- winning and highly successful privately held production company in Los Angeles.

Allan McLennan

Rentrak Corporation
President, Advanced Media and Information Division
Allan provides the leadership, strategic planning experience, cross platform development expertise and digital entertainment industry knowledge required to drive growth and revenue for Rentrak's Entertainment Essentials™ suite of measurement and business information services for theatrical box office, home entertainment, retail, supply chain management and on demand entertainment.

Jeannie Novak

Indiespace
President and Chief Executive Officer
Jeannie is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Indiespace, an Internet-based arts and entertainment company established in January 1994. She is lead author and series editor of the Game Development Essentials series and consults with creative professionals in the music, film and television industries to help them migrate to the game industry. Ms. Novak is a game instructor and course development expert at the Art Institute Online, UCLA Extension, Art Center College of Design, Academy of Entertainment and Technology at Santa Monica College, DeVry University, and Westwood College. She is a member of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA), and has served on selection committees for the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS).

Andy Parsons

Blu-ray Disc Association

Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.

Andy has worked in the optical disc industry for nearly 25 years. He has held technical and senior management positions at Pioneer, Optical Disc Corporation and Discovision Associates. Mr. Parons' experience with optical products began with the early days of Laserdisc, and has progressed through the CD, DVD, and now Blu-ray Disc formats. He is currently Senior Vice President of Advanced Product development for Pioneer Electronics (USA), headquartered in Long Beach, California.

Jamie Perlman

SNOCAP Inc.

Director, Business Development, Retail Partners

Jamie leads SNOCAP's business development efforts with retailers. SNOCAP is the first end-to-end provider of digital licensing and copyright management services for the digital media marketplace. SNOCAP's digital content registry and clearinghouse enables content owners to sell their entire catalogs through SNOCAP-enabled retailers, including peer-to-peer networks. Mr. Perlman is responsible for identifying and establishing retail partnership opportunities with existing businesses and those that are exploring entry into this new space. He brings with him over 15 years experience in the music industry - as a musician, producer, and general manager of an independent record label, Satelitemusica Records. Mr. Perlman resides in San Francisco and holds an MBA from the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business and a BA in Art History and Spanish from Colby College in Maine.

Jack Perry

TitanTV.com

Chief Titan

Jack has successfully guided Decisionmark from a small startup to an industry-renowned business. He has long been acknowledged as a media technology visionary known for his work with high-growth, technology-based companies such as Powercore, CE Software, and Interactive Resources. Mr. Perry has been a fierce advocate for local broadcast affiliates with his groundbreaking efforts regarding SHVERA and his dedication to educating legislators and members of the FCC on the transition to digital TV and beyond. He has been the lead inventor in the development of Decisionmark's growing number of patented technologies. The most recent patent covers off-air antenna selection at the household level, a very timely patent due to resurgence of over-the-air broadcasting with the emergence of the transition to digital TV. The first patent covers household determination of broadcast signals delivered via satellite, others are key to advancing the EPG to the household level or solving issues related to broadcast signals delivered via the Internet.

Chris Petrovic

Playboy Entertainment Group

Vice President, Business Development, Digital Media

Chris is a new media veteran, having started his career in the Internet marketplace in the late 90’s. He has held executive management positions in a variety of corporate settings, from start-ups to publicly traded companies to venture capital firms. Mr. Petrovic currently serves as Vice President of Business Development, Digital Media for Playboy Entertainment Group. In this role, he is responsible for business development initiatives all divisions of the Entertainment Group including Playboy Mobile, Playboy Online and Playboy TV. Before joining Playboy, Mr. Petrovic served as Vice President of Business Development for AG Interactive, the new media division of American Greetings. He oversaw all business development efforts across all three of the division’s business units – mobile (both domestic and international), Internet and instant messenger.

Robert Petty

ROO

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Robert oversees all global operations. He founded ROO Media Corporation in 2001, now one of the world’s largest Internet broadcasting products and solutions company, while serving as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of I.T. Technology Inc., an early stage Internet Investment Company. Mr. Petty then focused 100% of his energy as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman to building the company including four acquisitions and the merging of ROO Media Corporations into Virelitec Industries which has resulted in the name change of the umbrella corporation which is now ROO. Since the early days of the Internet, Mr. Petty predicted that the medium would become the next platform for global broadcasting and he stuck with his vision while providing leadership and strategic direction as the media industry continues to transform to multiple broadcasting platforms, devices and globalization.

John J. Reed

Bluestreak Network

Chairman of the Board

John co-founded Bluestreak Network in 2002. The company was formed following acquisition of technology and content assets from ZAQ, a Montreal-based technology developer, and Source Media, a Dallas-based company he co-founded to develop media programming and convergence technologies. Mr. Reed is the former president of Source Media and previously served as the chairman of VirtualModem, a publicly-traded company in London, Ontario, which created and patented technology and software that enables delivery of interactive multimedia to standard digital cable set-top boxes. This technology was later purchased by Source Media/Liberate and today forms the basis for Liberate's Compact Platform. Mr. Reed is also known for his work as President and Chief Executive Officer, from startup through launch, of The Interactive Channel, a pioneer in providing interactive TV services to digital cable subscribers. Now owned by Insight Communications, The Interactive Channel and its applications, which include SourceGuide, have been successfully deployed in numerous local markets.

Russell Reeder

RightsLine, Inc.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Realizing that intellectual property is the business asset of the future, Russell left Oracle in 1999 to start RightsLine. RightsLine is the first enterprise software solution enabling companies to increase revenue and track royalties when licensing their intellectual property. As companies look more to outsourcing, the value of the corporation is not based on its equipment and manufactured goods, but the patented, copyrighted and trademarked assets incorporated in its products. From automating licensing, sales divisions and online eLicensing to streamlining marketing, corporate brand management and contracts departments, RightsLine provides the answer to