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Time: 10:00-11:00

Michael Kernan
Vice President
ICM

Based in the Los Angeles office of ICM, Michael leads and coordinates the company's digital and new media assets, including working with ICM's London and New York offices.  With its recent acquisition of The Broder Webb Chervin Silbermann Agency, ICM is the premier agency for creators of television and new media programming.

Michael joined ICM in 2000, and has packaged numerous new media projects.  He has been a leader in Internet deal making, in addition to developing content for the new media platform.  Michael is a strategic advisor for technology and new media company clients on growth and financing.  Prior to ICM, Michael practiced entertainment law at Lavely & Singer and Behr Abramson & Kaller, and consulted on patents and patent related issues at Gauntlet and Associates.  Michael completed his undergraduate studies at The University of Illinois, and attended The University of California, Hastings College of Law, where he served as the Executive Associate Editor of “The Hastings Entertainment Law Review.”

Marc Zachary
Vice President, Content and Partnerships
Kajeet
Marc Zachary has over 15 years experience at major US and international media companies, licensing and distributing film, television, video, music, and gaming product across multiple platforms.  Marc manages entertainment content and partnerships for kajeet, a new tween-focused MVNO now available at Best Buy and Limited Too stores nationwide.  With its young demographic, kajeet is continually rolling out content services with these users in mind.  Prior to joining kajeet, Marc held the position of Senior Vice-President of Product Development for Columbia House, the largest direct seller of DVDs and CDs in the U.S.  As the first employee based in Los Angeles, Marc became a main point of contact for the movie studios and closed deals with over 15 new content providers.  Marc was previously Head of the U.S. Office for Mediaset & Medusa Film, the largest media group in Italy and one of the largest in Europe, representing over $5 billion in annual combined revenue.  Through his technical knowledge and contacts in the industry, Marc guided the group into new areas, including Digital Television, DVRs, VOD, IMAX cinemas, and videogames.  Prior to Mediaset/Medusa, Marc licensed all U.S. product for a dual TV channel launch in Italy by the Cecchi Gori Group, and he was an integral part of the launch team of the Orbit Satellite Television Network, the first digital Pay-TV network in the Middle East.  Marc received his MBA from Stanford University and a BA degree in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. 

David Okamoto

Senior Manager, Beyond MEdia Net

AT&T

Topic: Mobile Internet and Mobile Content Partnerships

David Okamoto is a Sr. Manager in the Developer Program team at AT&T Mobility. He manages Beyond MEdia Net, AT&T's go-to-market program for 3 rd -party mobile applications and content. David previously worked at Tegic Communications/AOL, marketing T9 Text Input to operators and OEMs worldwide. More recently, as VP of Write Image, a marketing consultancy, his team managed various programs for Microsoft's Windows Mobile division, including the Windows Mobile Solution Partner Program and the Microsoft Mobile2Market certification program for Windows Mobile applications.

Time:
1:30-2:30

Rick Bolander

Managing Director and Co-Founder

Gabriel Venture Partners

Topic:  Mobile Communities

Rick Bolander is a Managing Partner at Gabriel Venture Partners. He has more than 13 years of experience in the venture capital industry. Having co-founded Gabriel Venture Partners in 1999, Rick sought to create a firm with a specific organizational structure and core competencies designed to achieve this goal of building the next generation of industry leaders by identifying the best entrepreneurs and working side by side with them to win. His strong venture capital record is a reflection of not only his effectiveness as a mentor, but also his ability to pick winning value propositions and market trends.  Rick received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan (summa cum laude) and he holds an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan where he taught computer architecture. Rick also holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Time:

2:00-3:00

Peter Ahnegard
Content Acquisition Manager Games & Graphics
Sony Ericsson

Topic: The Quest for Console-Level Mobile Gaming

Peter Ahnegard joined Sony Ericsson in March 2004 as Partner Manager for third-party game developers for Sony Ericsson's Java ME-enabled mobile phones. He is responsible for Sony Ericsson's gaming offerings for Fun & Downloads, PlayNow and preloaded phone programs.  Peter also supports partners with game development know how, technical support and business opportunities through Sony Ericsson Developer World. The mission of his group is to build relations and sign distribution deals with key game developers on a global scale and channeling third party content to Sony Ericsson's own distribution channels.  Among his many accomplishments was his work in spearheading Sony Ericsson's key game developer relationship efforts to secure action-packed 3D games based on Mobile Java 3D and OpenGL ES. Peter is a popular speaker and has spoken at a number of mobile gaming and mobile entertainment events, where he has provided insights from his experience in end-to-end sourcing and distribution of mobile content. Before Peter joined Sony Ericsson, he worked for many years in the IT industry and was behind many professional gaming projects in Sweden.

Time: TBA  

Dan Novak

Vice President of Programming and Advertising

MediaFLO USA Inc.

Topic:  Mobile Content Partnerships, Mobile Video and TV

Dan Novak is vice president of programming and advertising for MediaFLO USA Inc., which aggregates premium, full-length content from the best-known entertainment brands, delivering a mobile entertainment service to mobile phones via its dedicated nationwide multicast network.  In his role, Novak is responsible for the programming strategy and acquisition of content, production and advertising for MediaFLO USA Inc.  Novak joined QUALCOMM with more than two decades of media experience.  A television sports and programming veteran, Novak was the vice president and general manager of Channel 4 San Diego, driving the growth and innovation of the award-winning regional network since its launch in 1997.  Under his direction, Channel 4 San Diego grew into a dominant network in the regional sports and media market.  While with Cox Communications, Novak oversaw the sports marketing investments and programming ventures for the region including the Padres, PETCO Park and Cox Arena at San Diego State University. A graduate of what is now Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, Novak received his Master's degree from San Diego State University's School of Communication, where he has served as a part-time faculty member.

Time:
4:00-5:00

Christopher Brunner

Vice President, Mobile Content & Services

Univision Communications

Topic:  Mobile Content Partnerships

As a wireless industry veteran, Chris has spent the last 3.5 years building the mobile business at Univision Communications. He is responsible for strategy, carrier relations, business development, product development, content, licensing, mobile marketing, interactive programs and all on and off deck programs within Univision. Additionally, he has orchestrated deals with all major labels and many top artists, tier 1, tier 2 and MVNO carriers as well as many of the top OEM's and third party aggregators in the U.S. Univision is the 5th largest media company in the U.S. and consists of two over the air broadcast networks, a cable channel, over 60 local stations, a radio group, three record labels and an Online division. Prior to founding the mobile group within Univision, Chris served as the Vice President & GM of Single Touch Interactive, a privately held wireless company that delivered the first H-MVNO model for brands such as WWE, Men's Health, X-Games and Butch Harmon.

Time: 2:00-3:00

Sony LocationFree Representative

Topic: Mobile TV and Video

Location: Free Base Station LF-B20

Connects wirelessly in your home, the LF-B20 can stream live television. When you are away from home, accessing the Base Station is as easy as logging onto the internet. Log in and watch live TV, change channels, and access and control any additional audio-visual devices hooked up to the system such as a DVR or DVD player.

Jon has spent the past fifteen years as a strategic marketing and sales professional within the entertainment, media & leisure industries.  Jon has a diverse background in overseeing mobile infrastructure & distribution (games, ringtones, wallpapers & video), emerging technologies, and early-stage ventures. Entrepreneurial by nature, Jon's experience spans the start of the mobile entertainment industry. He has been involved at the executive level in 3 mobile start ups (Premium Wireless Services, MOVISO & m-Qube). All of these companies have been acquired with positive results. The latest being the $250MM+ m-Qube acquisition by VeriSign, Inc. in May of 2006. He was also the former Vice President of Business Development & Professional Services for Moviso, Universal's mobile media company which was acquired by Infospace Inc. Prior to jumping in the untested waters of mobile, he was the former Western Region Partner at US Web/CKS (marchFIRST) where he ran the number three office in annual revenue bookings out of 72 worldwide. His tenure there included 4 mergers/acquisitions and was apart of the executive team when USWeb went public on NASDAQ during the late 90's.  Jon continues to act as a Strategist, Consultant & Board Member for leading media and entertainment firms domestically and abroad. Some of his current engagements include co-founder of MoMeMo Inc. (momemo.org) which is the mobile entertainment industry's leading networking organization to sitting on the Wireless Advisory Board for the Government of Ireland.

Michele Law

Principal
Greylock

Topic: Mobile Partnerships and Development

Michele Law joined Greylock as an Associate in the fall of 2000 and was promoted to Principal in 2003. Her primary areas of investment focus are mobile applications and services, consumer technologies and systems and she is an observer on the boards of Oodle, Glimpse, Symphoniq and Seven Networks. Prior to Greylock, Michele was a lead hardware engineer at Sun Microsystems specializing in the design and development of RF and digital board products for Sun's workstation and graphic product lines and was co-inventor on two technical patents. While at Sun, she also held program management and product marketing roles. In addition, Michele was an analog chip designer at IBM and an associate at the investment bank Robertson Stephens where she executed IPO transactions in the eBusiness and Internet infrastructure technology space. Michele holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University.

Richard P. Wong

Partner

Accel Partners

Richard joined Accel in 2006, with a focus on mobile and broadband services software, as well as messaging and security applications. Rich currently serves on the board of Admob, the leading mobile advertising company, and Sana Security.  Through pre-Accel associations, Rich also serves as a board advisor to Plaxo, Simplicita, and 4thMedia.  Prior to Accel, Rich was SVP/GM of Products at Openwave. In this capacity, Rich launched several of OPWV's most successful new products such as the Edge security gateway (anti-abuse), integrated messaging, and location-based services. Rich was previously GM of Messaging Products, growing the business from $50MM to $180MM from 2003 to 2005, and Chief Marketing Officer from 2001 to 2003.  While at Openwave, Rich founded and chaired the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group, a consortium of ISPs and technology providers working together to combat internet abuse.  Mr. Wong holds a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received his MBA from the MIT Sloan School
of Management.

Time:
6:00-6:30

Gregg H. Brown

Senior Manager - Music

AT&T

Topic: Mobile Music

Gregg Brown is the senior manager of music products, strategy and partnerships for AT&T Mobility.  Brown has been with AT&T Mobility since 2003 and is responsible for overseeing AT&T Mobility's full music strategy and product offerings, which includes product definition, partner negotiations, and product execution.  He is currently leading the launch efforts of AT&T Mobility Music, AT&T Mobility's innovative mobile music experience.  Brown came to AT&T Mobility from Inovis, a leading B2B software company, where he served as a Director in their Business Development organization. In this role, Brown was responsible for strategic partnerships. Prior to joining Inovis in 1999, Brown held various positions with GTE Wireless and Arthur Andersen.  Gregg earned a Master of Business Administration from Emory's Goizueta Business School and Bachelor of Science from Florida State University. He currently lives in Marietta, Georgia with wife Kathylene and 2 children, Ainsley, and Jared.

Brett Sappington

Vice President, Business Development

Parks Associates

Brett Sappington joined Parks Associates as the vice president of business development. In this role, Brett works with the business development team to grow client relationships and proactively address our clients' market intelligence needs. Brett has spent over fifteen years in the industry as an executive manager and entrepreneur, building new businesses and new divisions for technology and business services firms. Previously, he founded and served as vice president of sales and marketing for Teligy, a software company specializing in embedded software for wired and wireless communications systems. Brett established new divisions for audio/multimedia software and networking for Intelligraphics. He has also been involved in the development and marketing of early-market products for 802.11 wireless networking, PC-based VoIP, and other technologies. Brett holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin with a concentration in high-tech marketing and a BA in physics from Baylor University .

Time:

10:00-11:00

Robert Gourdine
Director of Marketing and Business Development, North American Consumer Business Unit
Navteq

Topic: Defining Convergence

In his current role, Robert Gourdine is responsible for driving the marketing strategy, programs and tactics for NAVTEQ's North American Internet & Wireless business unit.  His extensive experience in the telecom technology sector coupled with his marketing and channel development capabilities enable him to identify progressive ways to utilize NAVTEQ® maps to drive the location-based services industry.  Prior to working at NAVTEQ, Gourdine worked as a Director of Marketing for OnePoint Communications, developing and executing strategic plans for delivering broadband Internet access to high-end apartment and condo communities. Gourdine also spent a four-year tenure at Ameritech (now SBC) in a variety of different Product Management roles including the a two year stint as Senior Product Manager for the company's Advanced Data Services group. Gourdine's formative professional years were spent at Motorola in a variety of Marketing and Product Management roles. Gourdine has a Bachelor of Arts (BA) Cum Laude in Economics from the University of California, Irvine and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business in Bloomington, IN.

Time:
10:00-11:00

Alex Kelly

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Veeker

Trent Larson
Director, Digital Media

Protiviti

Topic: Profiting from Convergence

Trent Larson leads Protiviti's Digital Media practice addressing client issues commonly associated with digital content. Trent has over 18 years of international industry experience gained from working in Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and North America . As a subject mater expert, Trent has been an advisor to the European Commission on DRM and content distribution strategies. During his career, he has been both an entrepreneur and has worked within large corporations; a combination which has enabled him to be involved at the forefront of many of the projects that have helped shape the way consumers discover and enjoy content today. Considered a thought leader in convergent technologies, Trent is the author of various papers on content protection and mobile entertainment. His work has been covered in many major publications and he is a regular presenter at many of the world's leading conferences, universities and industry events on Digital Media. Prior to joining Protiviti, Trent led the digital media efforts at KPMG and IBM UK .

Eugenio Velasco

Mobile Services Director

Televisa Digital

Eugenio Velasco is Mobile Services Director for Televisa Digital, the Internet digital and wireless content management division of Grupo Televisa, company in which he has worked for over 10 years. He is responsible for positioning Esmas Móvil, Televisa's Mobile business, as the leading content distributor in Mexico and Latinamerica.  He is responsible for strategy creation and implementation, relations with carriers, business and product development according to territory, media and talent availabilty, content, licensing, mobile marketing, interactive programs and all on and off deck programs within Televisa, for Mexico and all countries where Televisa's programming is aired throughout the world. Before this, he worked as Marketing Director of Televisa's Multimarketing department giving support to 10 different affiliate companies of Grupo Televisa and as Marketing and Advertising Director of Esmas.com leading it's team to win different awards such as Best Marketing Campaign in the 2001 iBest Awards in Mexico.   Esmas.com is the most visited content portal in Mexico and one of the most visited by Spanish speakers worldwide, including the US. His experience in the entrepreneurial area includes being involved in the launch of SKY Mexico, deploying key marketing, advertising and negotiation capabilities; SKY has been the leading DTH TV platform in Mexico for the past 7 years.

Christopher Brunner

Vice President, Mobile Content & Services

Univision Communications

Topic: Selling to the Americans

As a wireless industry veteran, Chris has spent the last 3.5 years building the mobile business at Univision Communications. He is responsible for strategy, carrier relations, business development, product development, content, licensing, mobile marketing, interactive programs and all on and off deck programs within Univision. Additionally, he has orchestrated deals with all major labels and many top artists, tier 1, tier 2 and MVNO carriers as well as many of the top OEM's and third party aggregators in the U.S. Univision is the 5th largest media company in the U.S. and consists of two over the air broadcast networks, a cable channel, over 60 local stations, a radio group, three record labels and an Online division. Prior to founding the mobile group within Univision, Chris served as the Vice President & GM of Single Touch Interactive, a privately held wireless company that delivered the first H-MVNO model for brands such as WWE, Men's Health, X-Games and Butch Harmon.

Ed is a Global Deloitte TMT subject matter specialist for Technology, and he provides TMT companies with consultative assistance in strategic planning, product innovation, market segmentation, competitive positioning, technology commercialization and industry analysis.

 Ed also is also a Tri-State leader of the venture capital practice, and leads the Convergence team in New York , which develops Deloitte points of view on Convergence and how clients may exploit Convergence, Community, Social Networking and other Web 2.0 tools.  Ed also works closely with Deloitte Research in developing publications for the Technology, Media and Telecommunications sectors.  Ed holds a law degree from New York Law School (where he was editor-in-chief of the Journal of International and Comparative Law ), and earned an MBA in information systems and in management from New York University (where he was elected to Beta Gamma Sigma).  He is licensed to practice law in the State and Federal Courts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut .

Time:
11:30-12:30

Time: 12:30-1:30

Brad Duea

President Napster          

Topic:  PC/Mobile Convergence   

As President of Napster, Brad oversees all of the company's international business endeavors as well as all business development activities worldwide, including the development of Napster's position in the mobile market. Brad also helps define the strategic direction of the Napster service. Brad has a passion for music and values the Internet's ability to connect fans with both large and small artists, making his entrance into the digital entertainment world a natural progression. Brad made this transition as Vice President of Worldwide Business Development and Worldwide OEM Sales for Roxio, Inc., where he was responsible for all business development efforts for the company, including international expansion, the acquisition and integration of pressplay (a music subscription joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group), the acquisition and integration of MGI Software (which brought the #1 consumer photo and editing products into Roxio's digital media portfolio) and the development of strategic partnerships, including those with Samsung Electronics, Intel, Best Buy, Gateway and Dell. Prior to joining Roxio, Brad was active in both the technology and customer service industries as the Vice President of Corporate Development for PeopleSupport, Inc., a leading provider of integrated e-customer relationship management solutions. While at PeopleSupport, Inc. Brad raised over $50 million in venture financing, and closed strategic partnerships with industry leaders, such as Hewlett Packard and Siebel Systems, Inc. Brad holds a B.A. in Law and Society, High Honors, from University of California at Santa Barbara, a M.B.A. in Finance and International Business, Beta Gamma Sigma, from the University of Southern California, and a J.D., Magna Cum Laude, from the University of San Diego. He is a member of the State Bar of California and served as a corporate lawyer with O'Melveny & Myers LLP in Century City, specializing in merger and acquisitions for some time.