DIGITAL MEDIA CONFERENCE 2005....




2005 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

 Gary Shapiro - President & CEO, Consumer Electronics Association

 As leader of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the primary organization   
 representing the consumer electronics industry in the U.S., Gary Shapiro has tirelessly
 advocated for DVD, digital satellite, high-definition television (HDTV), digital radio and other
 technologies. In his position as president and CEO, Gary has led the association to tremendous
 growth, helping increase membership from 350 five years ago to more than 2,000 today.

 

 Robert Marshall - President & CEO,  WeatherBug

 Bob Marshall co-founded AWS in 1993 and currently serves as the company's President
 and CEO. Marshall pioneered the networking of weather instrumentation and cameras using
 the Internet, and has built this capability into the single largest network of weather stations
 and Internet cameras in the world. Marshall is responsible for the business strategy and operations
 of the company, and has led AWS to become one of the largest private weather media companies
 by building a series of unique and profitable business units.

 

  

 Fritz Attaway - Executive Vice President & Washington General Counsel,
 Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) 

 

 Fritz Attaway is currently the Executive Vice President and Washington General Counsel
 for the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). Mr. Attaway joined MPAA in 1976
 and was made a vice president in 1978.

 

 

 

 Ted Cohen - SVP of Digital Development & Distribution, EMI Music

 As Senior Vice President of Digital Development & Distribution for EMI Recorded Music, Ted
 Cohen oversees worldwide digital business development for this "big five" record company, which
 includes Capitol, Virgin, Angel/Blue Note, Parlophone and Chrysalis. Under Cohen’s  guidance,
 EMI has led the industry with its initiatives in new technologies and business models  such as
 digital downloads, online music subscriptions, custom compilations, wireless services,  high-
 definition audio and Internet radio. 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.

 

  William Raduchel - Chairman and CEO, Ruckus

 Bill Raduchel is the chairman and chief executive officer of Ruckus bringing a broad range of
 business experience in the computing, Internet and media industries. Before joining Ruckus,    
 Raduchel was executive vice president and chief technology officer of AOL Time Warner, Inc.Prior
 to AOL, Raduchel served as chief strategy officer and an executive committee member for Sun
 Microsystems, Inc. In his eleven years at Sun, Raduchel also held positions as chief information
 officer, chief financial officer, acting vice president of human resources and vice president of corporate
 planning and development and oversaw relationships with major Japanese partners. In addition, he
 has held senior executive roles at Xerox Corporation and McGraw-Hill, Inc.

2005 SPEAKERS
Lee Abrams, Chief Programming Officer, XM Satellite Radio
Jamie Berger, VP & GM, Consumer Products Division, IGN Entertainment
Jeffrey Carlisle, Former Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC
Michael Cascio, SVP, Production, National Geographic Channel
Phil Corwin, Partner, Butera & Andrews (Kazaa counsel)
Mark Desautels, VP, Wireless Internet Development, CTIA
 Sarah Deutsch, VP & Associate General Counsel, Verizon Communications
John Dietsch, Producer/Director & CEO, Castle Creek Productions
Rick Ducey, President, SpectraRep / EVP, BIA Financial Network
Adam Eisgrau, Executive Director, P2P United
Mark Fratrik, Vice President, BIA Financial Network
Marc Freedman, CEO, RazorPop (owner of TrustyFiles )
Peter Glover, Vice President Games, Shockwave.com
Eric Goldberg, Managing Director, Crossover Technologies
 Ramana Gottipati, Sr. Dir., Product Management & Marketing, RealNetworks
 Gary R. Greenstein, General Counsel, SoundExchange
Clifford M. Harrington, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Mark Jacobs, President & CEO, Mythic Entertainment
Christy C. Kunin, Partner, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary
Marty Lafferty, CEO, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA)
 David E. Leibowitz, Managing Partner, CH Potomac
Larry Linietesky, SVP of Worldwide Business Development, Napster
Lydia Loizides, Analyst / Principal, Paphion Inc.
Reno Marioni, President, Tangent Mobile
 Steve Marks, General Counsel, RIAA
Dan Mason, Former President, Infinity Radio / Advisor, iBiquity Digital
Declan McCullagh, Chief Political Correspondent, CNET's News.com
Tom Meredith, CEO, P2P Cash
Robert Nashak, VP of Production, Glu Mobile (formerly Sorrent)
Les Ottolenghi, CEO, INTENT MediaWorks (owner of iPeer)
 Jonathan Potter, Executive Director, Digital Media Association
Russ Reeder, CEO, RightsLine
Elaine Reiss, Former Gen. Cnsl., Ogilvy & Mather
Ralph Rivera, VP & GM, AOL Games, America Online
 Rich Roberts, VP, Sales & Business Development, PlayFirst
Jeremy Rosenberg, SVP, Technology, Music Choice
Srivats Sampath, CEO/Founder, Mercora
 Scooter Scudieri, Internet Rock Star
Paul Sherman, President & Publisher, Tech Wire Media Group
Brad Singer, Vice President of Products & Markets, PaymentOne
Gigi Sohn, President and Co-Founder, Public Knowledge
Perry Solomon, Senior Director, Business Dev, FAST Search & Transfer
 Andrew Steele, VP, Marketing & Bus Dev, Terayon Communication Systems
 Sarah Lai Stirland, Sr. Writer, National Journal's Technology Daily
John I. Taylor, Vice President, Public Affairs, LG Electronics USA
Tess Taylor, President, NARIP
 Dave Ulmer, Director of Marketing, Motorola Media Solutions
Mike Vorhaus, Managing Director, Frank N. Magid Associates
Sean Wargo, Director of Industry Analysis, CEA



2004 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Elliot Maxwell - Fellow, Center for the Study of American Gov., Johns Hopkins University, Distinguished Research Fellow, eBusiness Research Center, Pennsylvania State University

From 1998 to 2001, Maxwell was Special Advisor for the Digital Economy to U.S. Secretary of Commerce. He will speak on Promoting Innovation and Economic Growth: The Special Problem of Digital Intellectual Property.

 

Doug Lowenstein - Pres., Entertainment Software Association
 

Doug Lowenstein has been President of the ESA since 1994. The ESA is the trade association representing the business and public affairs needs of the game industry and owner and operator of the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). Under Mr. Lowenstein's direction, the ESA has been the industry’s voice in Washington, D.C. on such issues as ratings, First Amendment and Internet content protection, and copyright protection.

 

  

Mitch Glazier - SVP, Gov. Relations & Legislative Counsel, RIAA

Mitch Glazier is Senior Vice President, Government Relations and Legislative Counsel to the RIAA, the trade association representing the $14 billion U.S. recording industry. RIAA members, including hundreds of record labels, create, manufacture and/or distribute 90 percent of all legitimate sound recordings in the United States. Mr. Glazier serves as the chief advocate for the recorded music industry before policymakers and government officials.

 

Caroline Little

Caroline Little - CEO, Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive
 
As publisher and chief executive officer, Caroline H. Little oversees WPNI's business operations. Little is responsible for directing the company's production, marketing, technology, advertising sales and operations, Jobs, Cars and Real Estate, human resources and legal teams. Prior to joining WPNI, Little was deputy general counsel at U.S. News & World Report, The Atlantic Monthly, and Fast Company (May 1993 to July 1997).


2004 SPEAKERS

Magid Abraham - President, CEO & Co-Founder, comScore Networks
William Allman - SVP & GM, Interactive New Media, Discovery Networks
Aileen Atkins - SVP, Business Affairs, Napster
Larry Blosser - Of Counsel, Gray Cary
Jody Brannon - Executive Producer, USAToday.com
 Pat Breslin - CEO, Relatable
Matt Bromberg - Vice President & GM, AOL Games
Jeffrey Bronikowski - Vice President, eLabs, Universal Music Group
Ron Chaimowitz - President & CEO, PlayTV Inc.
 Alan Davidson - Asso. Director, Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT)
 Sarah Deutsch – VP & Associate General Counsel, Verizon
 Allison Dollar - Co-President, Interactive Television Alliance

Tim Dunne - VP, Digital Media, Nextel Communications, Inc.
Jan Eglen, Ph.D. - CEO, Digonex Technologies (parent of MusicRebellion)

Eugene Evans - President, Infinite Ventures
 Reed Freeman – Chief Privacy Officer, Claria Corporation
Gerald Gordon - President & CEO, Fairfax County Economic Dev. Authority
Rags Gupta - COO, Live365
Chris Haines - Managing Editor, USNews.com, U.S. News & World Report
Stewart Halpern - Managing Dir., Digital Entertainment Research, RBC Capital
Bill Holland - Washington Bureau Chief, Billboard Magazine
Mark Jacobs - CEO, Mythic Entertainment
 Marty Lafferty - CEO, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA)
 Kevin Lapidus - General Counsel, YellowBrix, Inc.
David Leibowitz - Managing Partner, CH Potomac

Lon Levin - SVP, Regulatory Affairs, XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc.
David Levine - CEO, Butterfly.net
Paul Levine - SVP & General Counsel, Ruckus Network
David Lipsey - VP, Media & Entertainment, Artesia

Karen Litsinger - VP & Associate General Counsel, America Online, Inc.

Lydia Loizides - Analyst, Media & Ent., Ziff Brothers Investments
Adrian McAloon - Director of Marketing, Ztango
Chris McAndrews - SVP & General Manager, Nationalgeographic.com
Patrick McQuown - President, Proteus
 Mark Myers - Vice President of Strategic Alliances, Convera
David Oxenford - Partner, Shaw Pittman
 Larry Rebich - VP of Program Acquisition & Market Dev., SIRIUS Satellite Radio
Wayne Rosso - CEO, Optisoft, SL (former President of Grokster)
 Laurence Roth - VP, Mktg & Bus. Dev./Co-Founder, Cinea (Dolby Labs subsidiary)
Warren Schlichting - Vice President, New Business Strategy, Comcast
Dan Scherlis - CEO, Etherplay
Ned Sherman - CEO & Co-Founder, Digital Media Wire
Paul Sherman - President & Publisher, Tech Wire Media Group
Sherrese Smith - Assoc. Gen. Counsel, Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive
Christina Tancredi,  SVP of Marketing, Advertising & Sponsorships, Music Choice
 Yoav Tzruya - VP of Technologies & Markets Strategy, Exent Technologies
Stephen Warley - General Manager, TVSpy (a Vault service)
Debbie Weil - Publisher, WordBiz Report
 Michael Weiss - CEO, StreamCast Networks (owner, Morpheus P2P software)
 Robert Weiss - Head of Programming, Fuse (a subsidiary of Rainbow Media Holdings LLC)
Doug Whatley - Founder & CEO, BreakAway Games
Gabe Zichermann - VP, Strategy & Communications, Trymedia