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2010 EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS:
10/28/10: John Penney, EVP of Strategy and Business Development at Starz, to keynote!

The conference welcomes John Penney, Executive Vice President, Strategy & Business Development for Starz, LLC! Penney is responsible for evaluating and building key business strategies, partnerships, and identifying and developing new business opportunities across the family of Starz companies. Prior to Starz, Penney was President and Head of Corporate Development of Foresee Entertainment, a media and entertainment company, he co-founded with current Starz, LLC President and CEO, Chris Albrecht in 2008. At Foresee, Penney was responsible for operations and the planning and development of its strategy, expansion efforts and new business platforms. Before that, Penney served as Head of Global Media Strategy for IMG, Inc., where he was responsible for developing and implementing a new global entertainment strategy, focusing on production and distribution of non-scripted, scripted, and digital programming. Penney was an early proponent of the digital transformation of the entertainment industry. Penney will be giving a keynote address at the event.

10/1/2010: Showtime Networks Chairman & CEO, Matthew Blank to do 1-on-1 Keynote Interview at 2010 event:  We are very pleased to announce that Matthew Blank, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Showtime Networks Inc., will be doing a 1-on-1 keynote interview with NYU Stern Professor Al Lieberman at the 2010 event. In a career spanning three decades, Matthew C. Blank has made a significant and indelible mark on the cable television industry. Beginning his cable career in 1976, Matt joined SHOWTIME in 1988 as EVP, Marketing, after 12 years with HBO. He became Chairman & CEO in 1995. Showtime Networks’ slate of critically-acclaimed series includes WEEDS, DEXTER, NURSE JACKIE,  CALIFORNICATION, THE UNITED STATES OF TARA, and THE BIG C, along with INSIDE THE NFL and INSIDE NASCAR. Active in numerous industry organizations, Matt serves on the Boards of the National Cable Television Association (NCTA) and The Cable Center. He’s also been inducted into Broadcasting and Cable Magazine’s Hall of Fame, as well as The Cable Center Hall of Fame.

8/27/2010: Univision Networks President, Cesar Conde, to Keynote 2010 event: We are excited to announce that Cesar Conde, President of Univision Networks at Univision Communications, will be delivering a Keynote Presentation at the 2010 event. He is responsible for overseeing Univision Communications’ three television networks – Univision Network, TeleFutura and Galavisión – as well as Univision Studios, which was created in December 2009 to build on the 4,000 hours of original programming that the company produces across multiple genres annually. He also oversees various corporate functions, including government relations, corporate affairs and corporate marketing and communications. Conde will be doing a 1-on-1 keynote interview at the event.

8/11/2010: 2010 Agenda Released: We are happy to announce that the agenda for this year's event has been announced. Please check back often for updates, as well as for an up-to-date line up of speakers.

6/2/2010: Event to be held at NYU Stern's newly renovated Paulson Auditorium on November 19, 2010: We are very pleased to announce that we are returning to our roots and will be hosting the 2010 event at NYU Stern's newly renovated and renamed main auditorium, the John B. Paulson Auditorium. 

6/1/2010: Speaker & Sponsor Submissions Now Open for 2010 Event - Submit speakers online by clicking on the Speaker Submission Button to the left.

For sponsorship and exhibitor information, please contact:
Jay Baage at jay@digitalmediawire.com (tel. 310-855-0033 ext. 704)
Tinzar Sherman at tinzar@digitalmediawire.com (tel. 310-855-0033 ext. 702)

2010 Speakers include:

Kelly Day EVP & COO, Digital Media & Commerce Discovery Communications	Avner Ronen Founder & CEO Boxee
Phil Wiser Co-Founder, Chairman & President Sezmi	Tim Connolly VP Mobile Distribution Disney/ESPN/ABC
Tara Maitra VP & GM of Content Services & Advertising Sales TiVo	Mike Vorhaus President Magid Advisors
Mark Mackenzie Senior TMT Thematic Analyst AllianceBernstein	Scott Lincke Senior Director of Products Yahoo! Connected TV
Craig Woerz Co-Founder & Managing Partner Media Storm Chief Interactive Officer, BOLT	Warren Lee Venture Partner Canaan Partners
Frank Rose Contributing Editor, Wired Author, The Art of Immersion	Joe Bilman EVP, Global Products Fox Mobile Group
Hal Bringman Co-Founder & Spokesperson ivi TV™ (ivi, Inc.)	Shelly Palmer Host WNBC-TV's "Digital Life"  President NATAS-NY & the Emmy® Awards
Richard Bullwinkle Chief Evangelist Rovi Corporation	Alan Seiffert SVP Syfy Ventures
Colin Gillis Senior Technology Analyst and Director of Research BGC Financial	Frank O'Connor Franchise Development Director Microsoft (Halo)
Joe Laszlo Director Research Interactive Advertising Bureau	David Puner Director of Social Media Havas Digital
Paul Glist Partner Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP	Mark Mitchell Chief Relationship Officer Canoe Ventures
Jan Korbelin Managing Partner Curious Pictures	Mike Monello Co-Founder & Executive Creative Director Campfire
Jack Perry CEO Syncbak	Aaron McNally Manager TV Ads Google, Inc
Colin Helms Vice President of MTV Digital MTV Networks	Christy Tanner SVP & GM TV Guide Digital
Simon Applebaum Producer/Host Tomorrow Will Be Televised	Maitreyi Krishnaswamy Director, Interactive Video Services FiOS TV, Verizon
Georg Szalai  NY Bureau Chief & Business Editor The Hollywood Reporter	Dan Suratt  EVP, Digital Media & Business Development A&E Television Networks (AETN)
Todd Cunningham SVP, Strategic Insights & Research MTV Networks
many more to come...

2010 Conference Co-Chairs:

Al Lieberman Executive Director, EMT Program NYU Stern School of Business	Ned Sherman CEO & Publisher Digital Media Wire Co-Chair & Founder Future of Television