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Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Renaissance Hotel, Las Vegas
Next to NAB at the Convention Center

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Speakers

	Phillip Alvelda Idetic Inc. / MobiTV Chief Executive Officer Phillip was the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer of The MicroDisplay Corporation, a manufacturer of ultra-high resolution miniature displays for portable systems and low cost HDTVs. Prior to MicroDisplay, Dr. Alvelda was a developer of spacecraft hardware and software systems for image processing and data compression at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. ...........................................................................................
	Julie Ask Jupiter Research Research Director Julie focuses on evolving trends in both the telecommunications and automotive industries, examining both the marketing and technology issues these companies face as they look to deploy new technologies to enhance their businesses. Jupiter Research telecommunications coverage and specifically 802.11 examines business models and technology trends to provide strategic advice and insight to those in the industry while automotive coverage focuses on how the industry is using the Internet to support the business-to-consumer and business-to-business aspects of their business. Ask joined Jupiter Research in May 2001. ...........................................................................................
	Laura Behrens Gartner\|G2 Senior Analyst, Media Industry Research Laura covers TV and radio, and consumer attitudes and behaviors toward media. Her research interest follows a broadcasting career for stations and networks in the U.S. and Europe. Behrens holds an M.A. in Public Affairs and a B.A. in Theatre, both from the University of Iowa. ...........................................................................................
	Richard Bennett SmartVideo President and Chief Executive Officer Richard has been an officer and director of the Company since November 2002 and has been an officer and director of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, (OVT, Inc. d/b/a/ SmartVideo) since September 2000. Prior to founding SmartVideo in September 2000, Mr. Bennett served as a consultant and advisor to early stage growth companies. Prior to January 2000, Mr. Bennett was employed by BARCO, n.v. where he served in a variety of capacities over a nine-year period, including Product Manager, Sales Executive, Quality Assurance Manager, and Customer Support Manager. ...........................................................................................
	Michael Yuanzhe Cai Parks Associates Senior Analyst Michael studies the development in broadband markets, emerging broadband wireless technologies such as WiMAX, gaming and other value-added services. He also follows the development of enabling digital home technologies such as middleware and storage solutions. He has written several reports on broadband wireless, the digital home, and gaming. Michael has presented his research in numerous industry events including CES, Supercomm, Connections, and E3. ...........................................................................................
	Ted Cohen EMI Recorded Music Senior Vice President, Digital Distribution and Delivery Ted oversees worldwide digital business development for this “big five” record company, which includes labels such as Capitol, Virgin, Angel/Blue Note, Parlophone and Chrysalis. Under Cohen’s guidance, EMI has led the industry with its initiatives in new technologies and new business models. In addition to seeking out, evaluating and executing business opportunities for the company, Cohen serves as both a strategist and key decision-maker for EMI’s global new media and anti-piracy efforts. He has worked to establish company-wide digital policies, which have provided EMI’s artists and labels a substantial advantage in the digital music arena. ...........................................................................................
	Mike Gaumond Motorola Vice President and General Manager Mike is responsible for the definition, prioritization, development and commercialization of seamless music solutions. His prior roles at Motorola include Vice President and General Manager, Market Solutions Division and Vice President of Strategy of Business Development for Commercial and Government Solutions. Before joining Motorola, he spent six years as a Principal with CSC-Index and six years in system software development at Unisys. ...........................................................................................
	Rouben Haroutoonian Dwango Executive Vice-President, Marketing and Business Development Rouben develops and executes on Dwango’s growth strategy within the swiftly changing mobile market place. Before joining Dwango in 2005, he worked for three years as Vice-President of Sales for Mobliss where he masterminded many of the critical initiatives that shaped the future of mobile entertainment, including mobile audience polling for the hit television show American Idol. Mr. Haroutoonian also developed key partnerships with ESPN, NFL, NIKE, The Coca-Cola Company, TV Guide Networks, Sports Illustrated, Toyota, Unilever and the United States Air Force. This success led to a merger with Index Corporation of Japan in January 2004. ...........................................................................................
	Edwin Hilkens Freescale Semiconductor Senior Director, Product Development Edwin is responsible for DVB-H hardware and software development. He began his career at Motorola, Inc. in the Semiconductor Products Sector as a digital design engineer for MPEG decoder chips at the Motorola Philips Design Centre in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Mr. Hilkens then served as lead system engineer for on application specific digital signal processors in Toulouse, France for Motorola, Inc. In his current role, he continues to drive the development of multimedia and wireless systems and holds several patents in the wireless systems domain. ...........................................................................................
	James Joyce 2waytraffic Managing Director James oversees 2waytraffic’s U.S. business, cultivating programming and barter sales relationships with terrestrial, cable and satellite systems and networks. He is a prominent voice for mobile media in New York as the co-host of Mobile Media Mondays, a speaker and networking series for media and wireless executives. Mr. Joyce has also facilitated many partnerships in the space through his consultancy practice, Moment Consulting. ...........................................................................................
	Eero Kaikkonen Hantro President and Chief Executive Officer Eero has been the President and CEO since the founding of the Company in 1992. Prior to founding Hantro, Mr. Kaikkonen held ASIC design positions at Nokia OY, the Technical Research Center of Finland and the University of Oulu. Before his full-time role as CEO, Mr. Kaikkonen led the Company’s engineering and project activity, including the development of technology strategies for leading telecommunications customers. Mr. Kaikkonen received his MSc degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Oulu in 1990. ...........................................................................................
	Jan Lezny Qualcomm MediaFLO Senior Director of Business Development Jan is responsible for creating business relationships with manufacturers, enabling the supply of MediaFLO-based devices and infrastructure. Mr. Lezny was previously senior director of European business relations and operations for QUALCOMM Internet Services (QIS), responsible for the creation of a European-based organization and the initial efforts to introduce QUALCOMM’s BREW™ technology into the European market. ...........................................................................................
	Dean Macri Cielo-Group President and Chief Executive Officer Dean has worked in the wireless data industry since 1997. An early visionary in streaming video, Dean founded Cielo in 2000 to provide live, full motion, video streaming to Pocket PCs at motor sports events. Foreseeing the evolution of high speed cellular networks and advanced handsets, Dean has since focused his talents and the resources of Cielo on delivering branded multimedia applications to wireless subscribers. Under Dean’s leadership, his company has always been in the forefront; redefining the wireless experience standard while opening new channels for publishers of premium content. Dean is a graduate of the University of Connecticut and the father of two boys - often referred to as “the best little focus group on earth”! ...........................................................................................
	Kush Parikh Texas Instruments Worldwide Strategic Marketing Manager, Mobile Connectivity Solutions Group Kush Parikh brings a wealth of management, strategic marketing and engineering experience to his current role as worldwide strategic marketing manager for TI's Mobile Connectivity Solutions Group. In this position, he manages the company's mobile digital TV business and is responsible for driving strategic marketing efforts, planning product roadmap development and defining product requirements of next-generation technology. ...........................................................................................
	David Post Two Minute Television Chief Executive Officer David pioneered the paging industry; founding Page America and transforming an industrial market of 750,000 subscribers into a consumer market of 30 million. He later created the consortium that won the New York City cellular license and in partnership with Sarnoff Labs created the first nationwide messaging service. Mr. Post was the first to introduce in-flight phone service with United Airlines, and developed new programming concepts for satellite TV. Presently, Mr. Post is Co-Founder of Nextpert News Network. ...........................................................................................
	Michael Schuepper Crown Castle Mobile Media President Michael joined Crown Castle in 1997 and in 2002 he led the team that created Freeview, an alliance with the BBC and BSkyB that is now the ninth largest digital broadcast platform in the world with more than five million viewers. Mr. Schueppert was instrumental in Crown Castle’s purchase of a 5 MHz nationwide spectrum license in FCC Auction 46 in 2003, and is leading the effort to use this spectrum to deploy the first DVB-H mobile media system in the United States. ...................................................................................................................
	Elizabeth Sherman Mobliss Consultant Elizabeth is an independent consultant specializing in cross-platform content creation, business development and entertainment marketing. She recently left Endemol USA (Fear Factor, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Big Brother) where she was the Vice President of Marketing and New Media. In this position, Ms. Sherman was involved in several groundbreaking initiatives. ...........................................................................................
	Monte Silver Bamboo MediaCasting Vice President, Business Development - Americas Monte is responsible for driving the company's strategic partnerships in the area of BCMCS and MBMS. Prior to Bamboo, Mr. Silver headed the BREW product and sales activity at Comverse, and brought numerous advanced client/server solutions to market, including the Mobile/Web IM solution delivered to Verizon Wireless and later throughout the Americas. Mr. Silver has extensive experience into actually bringing advanced multimedia solutions to market, both on the CDMA and GSM side. ...........................................................................................
	Stewart St. John StewdioMedia Entertainment Chief Executive Officer and Executive Producer, “The Spot” Stewart has created and produced successful entertainment programming for all distribution platforms, including television, film, broadband and wireless. His creative credits include the wildly popular television series Power Rangers and Sabrina; the critically-acclaimed film Seventeen Again, and the animated hit The Incredible Hulk. He was the head writer/exec producer for the original web soap TheSpot.com, the first story-driven soap on the Web. In 2004, Stewart solidified a relationship with SPRINT as he produced Cyber Oasys’ The Spot for both the Internet and Wireless platforms. The Spot has been a proven success in terms of consumer demand and its ability to drive wireless subscriptions for the carrier. Mr. St. John understands the unique nuances in storytelling for traditional and emerging platforms alike and is currently in development on various projects in all mediums. ...........................................................................................