LAW & POLICY TRACK

Panel 1
Copyrights v. Technology:
The Battle Heats Up
This panel will discuss the ongoing battle between copyrights & technology. Who are the players? How will the Supreme Court's decision in MGM v. Grokster impact the debate? Who will be the winners and losers? What's next in this battle between copyrights and technology?

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Panelists:
Phil Corwin, Partner
Butera & Andrews (Kazaa counsel)

Sarah Deutsch
VP & Associate General Counsel
Verizon Communications

Adam Eisgrau
Executive Director
P2P United

Mitch Glazier
SVP, Government & Industry Relations
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)

Jonathan Potter
Executive Director
Digital Media Association

Moderator:
Sarah Lai Stirland, Senior Writer
National Journal's Technology Daily
 

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Panelists:
Ted Cohen, SVP of Digital Development & Distribution
EMI Music

Drew Denbo
Director of Business Dev., Music RealNetworks, Inc.

Brad Singer
Vice President of Products & Markets PaymentOne

Perry Solomon, Senior Director, Business Development
FAST Search & Transfer

Sean Wargo, Director of Industry Analysis, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)

Moderator:
Ned Sherman, CEO & Co-Founder
Digital Media Wire

PANEL 2
The "New" FCC and the Future of Digital Media
Speaking in public for the first time in April since being promoted as the new chairman of the FCC, Kevin Martin sounded off on the hot-button issue of TV indecency, and stated that like his predecessor he will continue to favor deregulation to foster change in the telecommunications industry. What changes can we expect from the "new" FCC? Who will be the winners and the losers?

Panelists:
Jeffrey Carlisle, Former Chief,
Wireline Competition Bureau
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Mark Fratrik
Vice President
BIA Financial Network

Clifford M. Harrington, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Christy C. Kunin, Partner
DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary

Gigi Sohn
President & Co-Founder
Public Knowledge

Moderator:
Declan McCullagh, Chief Political Correspondent, CNET's News.com

BUSINESS & TECH TRACK

PANEL 2
Video Games:
An Industry Going Mainstream?
In the living room, in the car, in the office and in the kitchen, games are being played online and on mobile phones in record numbers and are a reaching a broad demographic, including a record number of women. This panel of games experts will look at how the industry is targeting new consumers and what innovations will fuel growth? How are games creating community for the connected consumer?

Panelists:
Peter Glover
Vice President Games
Shockwave.com

Mark Jacobs
President & CEO
Mythic Entertainment, Inc.

Peter Blacklow
VP & Chief Marketing Officer
World Winner

Ralph Rivera
VP & GM
AOL Games, America Online, Inc.

Rich Roberts
VP, Sales & Business Development PlayFirst

Moderator:
Mike Vorhaus, Managing Director
Frank N. Magid Associates, Inc.
 

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PANEL 3
The Evolution of Radio:
Satellite, Wireless & the Internet
Radio as we know it is dead, and is being replaced by satellite, Internet and wireless digital services. In April, Motorola entered the fray announcing that it will unveil its iRadio service that will let users download pre-selected audio content from a range of providers on their PCs, dump it on their cell phones and listen to it on their car stereos. Is this or one of the satellite, Internet or digital services now on the market the killer app to replace traditional radio? What do these developments mean for consumers, broadcasters, content owners, advertisers and regulators? What is the future of radio?

Panelists:
Lee Abrams
Chief Programming Officer
XM Satellite Radio

Gary R. Greenstein
General Counsel
SoundExchange, Inc.

Dan Mason
Former President, Infinity Radio, Advisor, iBiquity Digital

Srivats Sampath
CEO/Founder
Mercora

Dave Ulmer
Director of Marketing
Motorola Media Solutions

Moderator:
David Leibowitz
Managing Partner
CH Potomac

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PANEL 4
Mobile Entertainment:
Wireless Technologies Shaping the Future of Entertainment
With more than 1.3 billion cellular phone and handset users worldwide, an established billing system, piracy protections and rapidly improving devices and applications, the mobile market is the next frontier for the entertainment industry. This panel will discuss the future of mobile entertainment, including the outlook for games, music, SMS messaging and video on wireless devices. Where are the opportunities? How will content and business models evolve? What will consumers pay to access compelling content on mobile phones?

Panelists:
Mark Desautels
VP, Wireless Internet Development
CTIA

Larry Linietesky
SVP of Worldwide Business Development, Napster

Robert Nashak
VP of Production
Glu Mobile (formerly Sorrent)

Reno Marioni
President, Tangent Mobile

Jeremy Rosenberg
SVP, Technology, Music Choice

Moderator:
Eric Goldberg, Managing Director, Crossover Technologies