Speakers:

Rick Cotton, General Counsel
NBC Universal

Rick Cotton was named executive vice president and general counsel of NBC Universal in August 2004. He supervises the NBC Universal Law Department, which provides legal advice to all NBC Universal business units for their ongoing operations and for new strategic plans and acquisitions. In addition, he oversees NBC Universal's global regulatory and legislative agenda, including the company’s worldwide anti-piracy efforts. Cotton reports directly to Jeff Zucker, president and chief executive officer of NBC Universal.

In January 2007 Cotton was named Chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce cross-sector Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy (CACP), which represents over 500 companies and associations who have come together to fight the vital economic battle against counterfeiting and piracy. He serves on the Steering Committee of BASCAP, Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy, an arm of the International Chamber of Commerce dedicated to the enforcement and protection of intellectual property rights worldwide.

From 2000 to 2004, Cotton served as president and managing director of London-based CNBC Europe. Under his leadership CNBC Europe dramatically upgraded its on-air presentation; expanded its reach across Europe to 85 million homes; developed programming partnerships in Germany, Italy, Turkey, Russia, and the Middle East; and won brand recognition in leading marketing publications and throughout the European business and financial communities.

Before joining CNBC Europe Cotton served as executive vice president and general counsel of NBC, a position he held for eleven years. From 1987 to 1989, Cotton was the president and chief executive officer of Washington-based management company HCX Inc. From 1980 to 1986, he was in private practice, specializing in health and environmental regulation, First Amendment and libel issues, and litigation in federal and state courts at the trial and appellate levels.

He was appointed the deputy executive secretary of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare under Secretary Joseph A. Califano in 1977 and was named the executive secretary in 1978. In 1980 he became the special counsel to Deputy Secretary John Sawhill of the U.S. Department of Energy.

Cotton served as law clerk to Judge J. Skelly Wright of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1969 to 1970 and to Justice William J. Brennan Jr. of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1970 to 1971.

After completing his undergraduate degree in 1965 at Harvard, Cotton joined Newsweek magazine as a correspondent in the Chicago bureau. In 1969 he graduated cum laude from the Yale Law School, where he was the executive editor of the Yale Law Journal. He lives in New York and has two children, Rachel and Jon.

J. Crowley, Founder
Black20

Black20 focuses on creating and distributing high quality, digital content for a young online demographic. Black20 currently offers various webseries including comedies, news and live music. Crowley began with the NBC Page Program and progressed to SNL, NBC Sports, Last Call with Carson Daly, and various programs for MSNBC.

Salil Dalvi, SVP, Mobile Platform Development
NBC Universal Digital Distribution

Salil Dalvi, Senior Vice President for Mobile Platform Development, is responsible for overseeing NBCU’s mobile content growth strategy, product development and operations. He also helps lead the company’s overall mobile strategy, helping to expand its direct-to-consumer business, build its mobile advertising revenue stream, and identify and develop adjacent mobile businesses. He reports to Jean-Briac (JB) Perrette, President, NBC Universal Digital Distribution.

Over the past four years, Dalvi and his team have overseen the company's mobile growth strategy, including the launch of two 24/7 mobile channels NBC2Go and NBCNews2Go. And, has led the development of mobile video offerings and ad-supported mobile websites (WAP) across NBCU’s brands, including Bravo, USA Network, SCI FI Channel, NBC Sports, CNBC and MSNBC.

Most recently, he managed NBCU’s direct-to-consumer and mobile advertising strategy and development, including ad network deals with 4INFO and JumpTap. Working with NBCU’s ad sales and business development teams, Dalvi’s team has played a key role in developing successful wireless campaigns with distribution and advertising partners, including Sprint, Verizon and AT&T.

Dalvi joined NBC in July 1998 out of business school as a Management Associate in NBC’s network research group. He then moved into the digital media group, where he worked on strategy and business development for the company’s emerging Internet efforts. In 2004, when he was part of NBC’s corporate business development group, Dalvi worked with NBC News to launch the industry’s first made-for-mobile news offering, NBC Mobile. Since then, he has played a key role in NBCU’s mobile content efforts.

Dalvi holds a Master of Business Administration from Emory University and a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Vanderbilt University.

He currently lives in South Orange, NJ with his wife and son, Lori and Luke.

Marc DeBevoise, SVP, Business Development & Strategy
Starz Media LLC

Glen Dickson, Senior Editor
Broadcasting & Cable

Glen Dickson is senior editor of Broadcasting & Cable, covering technology's impact on the television business. He began reporting on the industry in 1994 as a staff writer for Television Broadcast, and joined Broadcasting & Cable in 1995 to lead its technology coverage. He left the magazine in 2001 to pursue other opportunities, and worked as an investor relations consultant to media companies and as a freelance writer for both trade and consumer publications. Dickson returned to Broadcasting & Cable in his current role in January 2006. He holds a B.A. in English from the University of Pennsylvania.

Pat Dunbar, Director, Mediaroom & connected TV Advertising
Microsoft TV

Pat Dunbar is a recognized leader in the world of advertising and New Media, with twenty years experience in the development, marketing and management of online/internet/advanced television services. As Director of connected TV Advertising for Microsoft TV, Ms. Dunbar focuses on bringing new media experiences to Microsoft’s range of video platforms.

Prior to joining Microsoft TV, Ms. Dunbar co-founded the DiMAS (Digital Media and Advertising Strategy) Group. The DiMAS Group was responsible for numerous groundbreaking, cross industry initiatives to advance emerging media ad concepts. These solutions included AdLab, a multi-client research initiative and the ID!A Group, a cross industry working group with over 100 corporate leaders. DMAS Group also spawned BlackArrow, a venture backed startup focusing on digital advertising technologies, of which she was also co-founder of the company.

Prior to her tenure at DiMAS Group, Ms. Dunbar served as Senior Vice President at Ford Financial, as well as Vice President for Electronic Commerce for GMAC. It was at GM that she created the award-winning, definitive online financing site. MNs. Dunbar was also instrumental in the launch of a dealer to dealer auction service that sold over $1B in vehicles in its first year. Other corporate work included NBC, HBO, and Bank of America where she created the first online banking service.

Ms. Dunbar holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Northwestern University.

John Edwards, President and CEO
Move Networks

Mr. Edwards has 25 years’ experience in the technology industry, including key executive positions for high-growth companies: I-Link, Coresoft, Digital Research, and Novell. Edwards introduced the first Voice-Over-IP technology and the first file and print server and operating system. He holds degrees from Brigham Young University and Arizona State University.
 

David Evans, Senior Vice President, Broadband
Rainbow Media Holdings LLC

As senior vice president of broadband, David Evans is responsible for the continued development of Rainbow Media’s acquisition strategy, brand development and content distribution across new media platforms for AMC, Sundance Channel, IFC and WE tv. Mr. Evans efforts center on building an infrastructure for Rainbow Media that will extend the reach of the company and its brands on the Internet, wireless devices and other broadband-enabled in-home entertainment and consumer electronics. He will develop strategic partnerships, new business opportunities and additional revenue seeking opportunities through both content and advertising sales. Mr. Evans also serves as a strategic partner with the heads of Rainbow Media’s other business units, which include IFC Entertainment and VOOM HD Networks, with a particular focus on helping them maximize the value of their programming content in the evolving media landscape.

Prior to joining Rainbow Media in 2007, Mr. Evans served in a variety of new media roles for nearly five years at New York Magazine. He first served as the part-time general manager of newyorkmetro.com, a joint venture between Rainbow Media and PRIMEDIA Inc., who then owned New York Magazine. Newyorkmetro.com was a smart, critical guide to life in the city for readers who want to stay on top of the players, trends, culture and politics of city life. In November of 2004, he became the full time general manager of the operation, now owned by Wasserstein & Co. At this time, he began the site’s complete re-build and re-design, re-launching in February 2006 as nymag.com. The results were dramatic with the site reaching a record 3.8 million unique visitors in October 2006.

Before joining the online group for New York Magazine, Mr. Evans served as vice president of marketing and internet operations for PRIMEDIA, Inc., developing and executing strategies to expand enthusiast magazine brands into true multi-media franchises. Earlier in his career, he held marketing posts at Nerve Media, Interactive Media Group and Dell Computer Corporation.

Mr. Evans earned his Bachelor of Arts degree summa cum laude from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada.
 

Dan Fawcett, President, Fox Digital Media
Fox Entertainment Group

Dan Fawcett is President of Digital Media for Fox Entertainment Group (FEG). In this position, he is responsible for supporting FEG’s vast cable, TV and film brands online and driving the growth and evolution of Fox’s digital media strategy, including exploiting Fox content across all digital platforms, pursuing long-term tactical initiatives with major technology players and developing additional revenue streams for Fox product.  

Fawcett was appointed to his current position after serving three years as Executive Vice President of Programming and Business & Legal Affairs for DIRECTV. Before joining DIRECTV, he was Executive Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs for Fox Cable Networks (FCN) where he oversaw all legal and business affairs matters for FCN’s portfolio of more than 20 managed domestic sports and entertainment cable networks, including Fox Sports Net and FX. As FCN’s chief business lawyer, Fawcett was responsible for structuring, negotiating and drafting transactions for programming rights, development, acquisition and production; for channel and content distribution through cable, satellite and other media platforms; and for Fox’s sale or purchase of, or investment in, networks and other sports-related assets.  

Fawcett joined Fox in Los Angeles in 1997 as Senior Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs for Fox Sports Net. Prior to that, he was Assistant General Manager and General Counsel of FSN Pittsburgh. Prior to that, Fawcett was a corporate and finance attorney at Reed Smith in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.  

Fawcett received his BA from Tufts, his JD from the University of Pittsburgh, and his MBA from Carnegie Mellon University. 

Matthew Glotzer, SVP, Fox Digital Media
Fox Entertainment Group

Having helped launch the Digital Media group in 2004 and now in his ninth year with Fox, Matt Glotzer is charged with developing strategies for the exploitation of the Company’s film and television assets over new and emerging technologies. In his current role, he partners with Fox’s film and television studios, broadcast and cable networks, and other specialized distribution units in product/service development, content protection, and in maintaining close relationships with key players in the consumer electronics, information technology and network service sectors. In this capacity, he has served on Boards of various cross-industry ventures including Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) and the Coral Consortium.
 

In the past, Glotzer has held positions in Fox’s pay television distribution, corporate business development and home video divisions. His prior experience includes positions in strategic planning with EMI Music and investment banking with Lehman Brothers.
 

Glotzer earned a B.A. in Economics with honors from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, and holds a M.B.A. from the Anderson School at UCLA.

Vince Groff, Executive Director, Corporate Development
Cox Communications

Vince Groff has responsibility for setting strategies and leading corporate development in support of all Cox products and services. Key activities include establishing alliances and ventures within the industry as well as with key partners and suppliers. Vince is also Cox's lead investigator of the business impact of emerging technologies and start-up companies.

Previously, Vince led Cox's interactive television product development effort and the OpenCable initiative. He is also involved in the Consumer Electronics Association’s plug-and-play project and CableLabs standards efforts.

Vince holds bachelors and masters degrees in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech and an MBA from Duke University.

Jesse Haines, Head of Marketing
Google TV Ads

Jesse Haines leads the Traditional Media Marketing team at Google. She is responsible for setting Google's national marketing strategy for the company's TV, Print, and Audio Ads products. Prior to joining Google, Marmon was the VP of Brand Development for Tommy Hilfiger's womenwear division. She also worked for as a consultant at Bain & Company. Jesse holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University.

Michael Hawkey, VP, Sales & Marketing
EchoStar Corporation

Michael Hawkey joined EchoStar Corporation in January 2008. Before joining EchoStar, Hawkey was Executive VP of ADB Americas where his team managed the development of the first ADB set top box for the cable industry, specifically designed to for compliance with CableLabs® tru2way™ OpenCable, OCAP and CableCARD™ specifications. Prior to ADB, Hawkey was Managing Director Satellite Business Unit, Home Entertainment Group for STMicroelectronics, and VP of Marketing & Applications Engineering, Consumer Business Unit for ST.

Hawkey has a B.S. in computer engineering (Summa Cum Laude) from Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, IN.

Anil Jagtiani, SVP Strategy & Development
QVC, Inc

Anil Jagtiani joined QVC in May 2008 and is responsible for growth strategy and initiatives, multi-media platform development, international expansion, and mergers and acquisitions – in support of QVC’s goal of being the preeminent multimedia lifestyle retailer. Prior to QVC, Jagtiani served as executive vice president of corporate strategy and development with Hallmark Cards. He was also President of Hallmark Ventures and served on the board of Crown Media. In this role, he was responsible for six new digital businesses and led efforts to redirect Hallmark's entertainment strategy. In addition, he designed and led initiatives to reverse product and retail trends. Before joining Hallmark, Jagtiani held executive positions at Brunswick Corporation, and was a partner with Marketing Corporation of America, a growth-focused strategic consulting and marketing services firm.

Marcien Jenckes, CEO
Grab Networks

Marcien Jenckes came to Voxant via AOL where he was SVP overseeing AIM and AOL Video. Before AOL, he worked in the Media and Technology practice at McKinsey & Company. Marcien holds an MBA from UVA's Darden and a BA from NYU.

As CEO, Marcien Jenckes provides strategic direction and operational leadership for Voxant.

Prior to joining Voxant, Marcien was SVP of Messaging, Community, and Voice at AOL, overseeing AOL's community products, including the AIMR and ICQR branded services, which are at the center of one of the largest
and most dynamic online and mobile communities worldwide.

Prior to this role, Marcien was responsible for launching AOL's free web services by overseeing the design, development and programming of the AOL network, including the launch of the free AOL.com portal, AOL's
Welcome Screen, My AOL, AOL's Video Hub and other web properties that attract more than 100 million monthly visitors.

At AOL, Marcien also led the Strategy & Operations team for all of AOL Programming properties. In this capacity, he managed the business planning process, which played a core role in the decision to launch a full free web offering. He also led the Web Development, Video Production, Photo Editing, and Project Management functions.

Before coming to AOL, Marcien worked at McKinsey & Company in Washington, DC and was a member of their Media and Technology practice. During his time at McKinsey, he managed engagements focused on new
businesses and technologies, including the creation of an international mobile portal, consumer facing financial services platforms, and new web technologies.

Marcien holds an MBA from the Darden School at the University of Virginia, and a BA in Economics and Political Science from New York University.

Chris Johnston, Director, Advertising Product Management
Brightcove

Chris Johnston is the Director of Advertising Product Management at Brightcove, where he develops and implements strategies surrounding Brightcove’s online video advertising efforts.

For more than 15 years, Chris has worked in product management, product marketing, and product development at small, private startups as well as in larger and publicly traded companies. From 2000 until earlier this year, he was Director of Products at Viewpoint, where he led the planning and development of their rich media ad serving platform and oversaw the acquisition and integration of Unicast. Prior to Viewpoint, he was Product Manager at then Microsoft-owned Softimage, a Montreal-based developer of high-end 3D animation software for the film, post-production, and games industries.

Chris studied computer science and computer graphics at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, and holds a B.A. in Behavioral Sciences from Concordia College New York. He is currently working towards an M.A. in International Affairs at the New School in New York City.

Kenneth Kaufman, Partner, Entertainment
Manatt Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Mr. Kaufman’s practice focuses on entertainment and media law, copyright, Internet law, content and music licensing, e-commerce and the evolving new technologies in the entertainment and computer fields.

Mr. Kaufman represents a wide range of clients in the entertainment, computer, online, sports and communications industries, including television networks, computer and Internet technology companies, media and technology investors, private equity firms, television and video producers, website operators, telecommunication companies, new media entrepreneurs, music publishers, recording artists and authors.

Mr. Kaufman has extensive experience as both in-house and outside counsel in the entertainment and communications industries. Immediately prior to joining the firm, Mr. Kaufman was a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel of Showtime/The Movie Channel Inc. (now known as Showtime Networks Inc.); as Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and General Counsel of PolyGram Records, Inc.; and as General Counsel of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. In two of those positions, he was the first in-house attorney and organized the in-house legal department. He also served as assistant counsel of a U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee and as law clerk to Judge Warren J. Ferguson of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Mr. Kaufman is a frequent speaker and author on entertainment law, intellectual property and issues involving the convergence of the entertainment, communications and computer industries. He has chaired programs and spoken at industry conferences for the Practising Law Institute, the Computer Law Association, the National Association of Broadcasters, the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, the American Intellectual Property Law Association and the District of Columbia Bar, among others. He also served as a Visiting Lecturer at Yale Law School, teaching a course on copyright, entertainment and Internet law. Mr. Kaufman has been profiled by Legal Times as one of the leading intellectual property lawyers in the Washington, D.C. area. He was also selected for inclusion in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (for intellectual property and media & entertainment) and in The Best Lawyers in America 2008 (for entertainment law and intellectual property law).

Dina Kaplan, COO & Co-Founder
blip.tv

Dina Kaplan is a co-founder of blip.tv and serves as the company's COO. Dina oversees business operations for the company with a particular focus on advertising and sponsorships, PR and marketing.

Before blip.tv, Dina was a news reporter with WNBC in New York, Wave3 News (NBC) in Louisville Kentucky and News12 Long Island and New Jersey.

Dina won an Emmy for Spot News last summer and in prior years has won Society of Professional Journalists Awards for Deadline Reporting, Service Reporting and Feature Reporting and Associated Press Awards for Best Feature and for Breaking Spot News.

Before reporting, Dina produced stories for MTV News about politics, technology and a range of musical acts from Ozzy Osbourne to The Wu-Tang Clan to Jewel. She also helped coordinate MTV's Choose or Lose coverage of the 1996 Presidential Election.

After graduating from college, Dina worked at the White House as Director of Research for the White House Counsel's Office and then as Special Assistant to the Director of Presidential Personnel. During college, Dina worked at Rock The Vote, setting up a volunteer network of representatives that registered college students to vote around the country.

Dina graduated from Wesleyan University with a degree in Economics, Government, Philosophy and History. She sits on the National Board of Wesleyan University and is a Founding Board Member of the Women's Media Center. She is a judge for the Interactive Media Awards and for the Webbies. She is also on the board of the Theodore Roosevelt Teddy Bears for Kids Annual Benefit.

Alice Kim, SVP Digital Distribution and Partner Relations
MTV Networks

Alice Kim is Senior Vice President of Digital Distribution and Partner Relations for MTV Networks. In her role, Alice manages distribution deals and partnerships across wireless carriers, online portals, video aggregators, and emerging media players for MTV Networks’ diverse brands, including: CMT, COMEDY CENTRAL, Logo, MTV, Nickelodeon, The N, Spike and VH1, among others. Based in the company’s New York City headquarters, Kim reports to Greg Clayman, Executive Vice President of Digital Distribution & Business Development for MTV Networks.

Most recently, Kim served as Vice President of Carrier Relations and Distribution for MTV Networks. In that role, she cultivated and managed all existing distribution partnerships and carrier relationships, mobile marketing initiatives and partnerships, and business development Under Alice’s direction, MTV Networks has forged successful mobile distribution deals with every major domestic wireless provider and MVNO, as well as relationships with several direct-to-consumer partners. The company currently boasts more than 80 mobile distribution deals worldwide.

Prior to joining MTV Networks in 2005, Kim served as Vice President of Business Development for Enpocket, a leading provider of mobile media, mobile marketing and mobile advertising services, and Vice President of Corporate Development for PreCache, a digital media distribution technology. She began her career as an investment banker at Dean Witter and held a succession of financial analyst positions at CIBC Capitol Partners and Dolphin Equity Partners.

Kim holds a Masters in Business Administration from Columbia University, and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University.

Al Lieberman, Executive Director, EMT Program
NYU Stern School of Business

Al Lieberman is the Clinical Associate Professor of Marketing Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the Executive Director of the Entertainment Media and Technology Program at New York University’s Stern School of Business. In his current position, Professor Lieberman teaches several courses including in The Marketing of Entertainment Industries. Global Impact of Entertainment, The Business of Producing, Sports Marketing, and a Los Angeles based course called The Craft & Commerce of Cinema.

Professor Lieberman has been with NYU Stern for more than six years. His primary research areas of interest include film festivals and entertainment globalization. Before joining NYU Stern, Professor Lieberman served as the Executive Vice President of Young and Rubicam Direct Response Division and managed the advertising accounts of Fortune 500 companies. He then joined Simon and Schuster as World-Wide Director of Marketing and became Executive Vice President of the company’s Silhouette Books division. Professor Lieberman was also the founder and CEO of Grey Entertainment, an advertising and marketing company whose client roster included Warner Brothers Studios, ABC Entertainment, News American Corp., Harper Collins Publishers and a variety of theater and arts companies.

Professor Lieberman received his Bachelor of Science in labor relations from Cornell University and his master’s degree in marketing from NYU Stern.

Lydia Loizides, Chair
NY/NATAS Advanced Media Committee
 

Joy Marcus, US General Manager
Dailymotion

Gavin D. McElroy, Partner
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Gavin D. McElroy is a partner in the Advertising, Marketing, and Public Relations Group. He has been at the Firm since 1987.

Mr. McElroy represents advertising agencies and media-related businesses on corporate, transactional, advertising, employment, and intellectual property issues, and with respect to mergers and acquisitions. He represents both emerging and established companies in the marketing services, entertainment, and media businesses.

Mr. McElroy advises clients on preparation for potential sales, mergers and acquisitions, employment and compensation issues, equity and ownership issues, bringing partners in and out of companies, and buy-sell arrangements. He helps businesses protect and exploit intellectual property in and across all media. In addition, Mr. McElroy assists with strategic planning, and helps clients adapt their business models to the ever-changing legal, regulatory, and technological landscape.

Mr. McElroy chairs the Firm’s Executive Compensation and Employment Group. He practices all aspects of employment law, regularly representing both businesses and executives in negotiating employment and severance agreements, implementing compensation, bonus and equity plans, in drafting employment policies, and in resolving discrimination claims.

Mr. McElroy lectures for the American Association of Advertising Agencies, the Conference Board, Brooklyn Enterprise on Science & Technology at Polytechnic University, Marcus Evans Practice Forum, Gotham Media NorthStar Conferences, and other business organizations. Mr. McElroy has recently been recognized as a leading advertising and media lawyer in the prestigious Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

Mr. McElroy has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Advertising Age, Adweek, The Newark Star Ledger, and other trade publications on advertising, media and employment issues. He writes a regular column for O’Dwyer’s PR Reports and www.odwyerpr.com. Mr. McElroy is a graduate of Providence College (BA, magna cum laude, 1982) and St. John’s University School of Law (JD, cum laude, 1985).

Patrick McGovern, SVP, Sales & Strategic Planning & Digital Media
ABC Television Network

Jack Myers, President
Myers Publishing LLC

Jack Myers is editor and publisher of more than 30 business-to-business and consumer publications and websites targeting media, advertising and entertainment professionals. For more than two decades, Jack has been the media industry’s leading analyst, researcher and advisor on relationships among marketers, agencies and media sellers, providing business development services and visionary insights on relationship best practices to more than 200 companies. Jack works with companies to identify, target and enhance business relationships with their customers through a proprietary Advisory Network and through the JackMyers media network, custom editorial content and research reports, event programs, intimate dinners, and personal one-on-one business meetings. Every day more than 30,000 senior executives read the JackMyers Media Business Report and visit the JackMyers.com network of media industry websites (www.jackmyers.com). JackMyers Reports have been rated by media and advertising executives as their most valuable trade publishing resource. Jack Myers has more than 3,000 Facebook friends. Jack's weekly commentary can be read at www.jackmyersthinktank.com

Jack’s third book, Virtual Worlds: Rewiring Your Emotional Future, was published in 2007 and his 1998 book, Reconnecting with Customers: Building Brands and Profits in The Relationship Age™, is recognized as a leading edge primer that anticipated the dramatic industry changes and provided guidance for executives during the past decade.

Jack established his leadership reputation in the early 1980s at CBS Television, where as Director of Marketing and Business Development he successfully built the television industry's first multi-platform integrated marketing initiative and unsuccessfully advocated that CBS invest aggressively in the infant cable television industry. Subsequently, over a twenty-year consulting career, Jack served as strategic advisor to virtually every cable and broadcast network and major media company, several major regional and national marketers, many advertising and media agencies, interactive media developers and a cross-section of television producers and studios. He began his career with the outdoor division of Metromedia and was a sales executive at ABC-FM Radio. The JackMyers Advertising Sales Best Practices Research and Reports have been industry standards for the media community for more than 20 years.

In 1995, Jack was asked by President and Mrs. Clinton to lead a delegation of advertising executives to the White House Conference on Children's Educational Television. He is the recipient of the George Foster Peabody Award for journalism, won the Crystal Heart Award from the Heartland Film Festival, and has been nominated for both an Academy and Emmy Award for the documentary Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream. He has co-produced six broadcast network primetime specials with advertiser funding support.

Jack is a Board Member Emeritus of the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, served on the Advisory Board for the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development at New York University, is a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and serves on the boards of several charitable organizations.

Clive Ng, Founder & Executive Chairman
China Cablecom Holdings, Ltd.

Clive Ng has an extensive 20-year background in media. Mr. Ng is a media sector financier and executive who co-founded 88 Holdings LLC as a management company strategically focused on investing in and growing media companies, primarily in Asia. He was instrumental in establishing joint venture partnerships among several major media conglomerates, including United Artists Theatres and Television Broadcasts (TVB) of Hong Kong, in addition to facilitating the U.S. cable company, United International Holdings Inc. (renamed Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA), entrance into the Asian market with his family taking a 20 percent stake in the venture. He was also CEO of Pacific Media PLC (listed on LSE), a home shopping company which purchased TV Media from H&Q Asia Pacific, ultimately creating a company with a $450 million market capitalization. In addition, he was the Chairman and founder of Asiacontent, one of the first Asian companies to list in the U.S., a founding shareholder of MTV Japan, founder of E*Trade Asia, and co-founder of TVB Superchannel Europe, the leading Chinese broadcaster and Chairman and director of China Broadband Inc.

David Oxenford, Partner, Broadcast, Media & Music
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

David Oxenford is a partner in Davis Wright Tremaine's Washington, DC office. David has represented broadcasters for over 25 years on a wide array of matters from purchases and sales of broadcast properties and the negotiation of programming agreements to regulatory matters. His regulatory expertise includes all areas of broadcast law including the FCC's multiple ownership limitations, the political broadcasting rules, EEO policy, advertising issues, and other programming matters. He also represents webcasters and other digital media companies, including serving as counsel to a webcast trade association, and representing internet radio companies on copyright, music licensing and other issues.

Shelly Palmer, Host, MediaBytes
Author, "Television Disrupted"

The business and technology of television is changing at an ever increasing pace. Shelly Palmer, Managing Director, Advanced Media Ventures Group, LLC is one of the experts leading the industry’s rapid evolution. From developing advanced television services to implementing new Internet technologies, Palmer’s pioneering efforts have made him the successful creator, producer, composer and television Renaissance man he is today. 

Palmer is the President of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, NY (the organization that bestows the coveted Emmy® Awards). He is the Vice-Chairman of the National Academy of Media Arts & Sciences an organization dedicated to education and leadership in the areas of technology, media and entertainment. Palmer also oversees the Advanced Media Technology Emmy® Awards which honor outstanding achievements in the science and technology of advanced media.

Along with his contributions to the advancement of television, Palmer is a pioneer in the field of Internet technologies. He is the inventor of Enhanced Television used by programs such as ABC’s Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and Monday Night Football. In 2004, ABC's Celebrity Mole Yucatan received an Emmy® Award in the category of Enhancement of Original Television Content. It was Palmer who led ABC’s team of advanced media professionals and spearheaded the award-winning project.

Palmer is a popular speaker and moderator at technology and media conferences hosted by industry organizations and top tier colleges and universities, like: The Consumer Electronics Show (CES), The National Association of Broadcasters Convention (NAB), The National Show presented by the National Cable Television Association (NCTA), Telecom presented by the United States Telecom Association, Digital Hollywood, iHollywood, DV Expo and ITV Europe. He is a guest lecturer at the MIT Media Lab, Stern Graduate Business School at NYU, The Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI) at Columbia University, The Graziadio School of Business Management at Pepperdine University, The Digital Content Lab at the American Film Institute and other top tier colleges and universities.

Over the last two decades, Palmer has enjoyed a highly distinguished career as a composer and producer. His professional vitae includes years of experience in television production and musical composition. He created and produced HotPop, a teen lifestyle and music show airing on Starz/Encore’s WAM! As a prolific composer, Palmer was the recipient of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP's) 12^th Annual Film and Television Music Award for ABC’s hit series Spin City. He was also recognized the following season in the category of “Most Performed Television Themes.” Palmer's music credits include the theme songs for Live with Regis & Kelly, Rivera Live and MSNBC as well as the digital debut of the "real" cat singing the classic “Meow, Meow, Meow, Meow.”

Palmer is the host of Media 3.0 with Shelly Palmer a weekly business news series. A graduate of New York University’s School of the Arts, he is the author of one of the most popular television business news blogs, www.Media30.com, a weekly columnist for the Jack Myers Report, The Huffington Post and a technology commentator for CNN.com. His book Television Disrupted: The Transition from Network to Networked TV(www.televisiondisrupted.com) about the technological, economic, and sociological forces that impact the future of television, media and entertainment is is available on www.amazon.com.

Jean-Briac (JB) Perrette, President, Digital Distribution
NBC Universal

Jean-Briac (JB) Perrette was named president of NBC Universal Digital Distribution in December 2006. Perrette oversees the distribution of digital products across multiple platforms, including on-demand, interactive television, broadband, wireless, and IPTV. He is the primary lead for NBC Universal’s television content distribution with internet portals, wireless carriers, emerging digital companies, and nontraditional customers. Perrette reports to George Kliavkoff, chief digital officer of NBC Universal and Jeff Gaspin, President of NBC Universal Cable.

In addition, Perrette leads strategic partnerships and has executive responsibility for NBC Universal’s investments in properties such as A&E Networks, Sundance Channel, ShopNBC and NBC Weather Plus.

Under Perrette’s leadership, the NBCU Digital Distribution team has lead the industry in making content available on emerging platforms. Most recently, Perrette was instrumental in the creation of a new broadband video joint venture between NBCU and News Corp to distribute content ubiquitously on the internet, starting with 4 distribution partners: Yahoo!, MySpace, AOL, and MSN. The Digital Distribution team has also secured a series of “firsts,” including: the first VOD film offering on a peer-to-peer service; the first film and primetime TV on-demand offering on mobile devices; and the first 24/7 broadcast channels on mobile phones. In addition, the team led the launch of three new multi-platform channels (linear channel, on-demand, and on broadband) - Universal HD, Sleuth and Chiller.

Previously, Perrette had served as senior vice president, New Media Distribution, where he led the company’s development of new content distribution businesses with a focus on on-demand and interactive television. He was also chief financial officer of NBC Universal Cable, with responsibility for the group’s financial operations.

As part of NBC’s acquisition of Vivendi Universal Entertainment in 2004, Perrette led the integration of NBC and Universal’s cable divisions, creating one of the broadest, most profitable, and fastest growing television groups. He also served as chief financial officer of Bravo in 2003, following his lead role in NBC’s acquisition of the network from Cablevision.

In his prior role at NBC, Perrette was vice president of Business Development and was instrumental in completing over $1.5 billion in acquisitions; most importantly of Bravo and San Francisco station KNTV. He also negotiated and executed several JVs and partnerships for CNBC International as part of its global strategy.

Before joining NBC, Perrette worked for GE Capital, and was an analyst with CS First Boston in London and Tokyo. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in public policy from Hamilton College. Perrette lives in New York City with his wife, Amy.

David Poltrack, Chief Research Officer, CBS Corporation
President, CBS VISION

David F. Poltrack is Executive Vice President, Research and Planning, CBS Television. In this post, which he has held since April 1994, he oversees all television research activities of CBS Television, encompassing audience measurement, market research, program testing and advertising research. He is responsible for the monitoring of the national and international video marketplace. He also designed and currently oversees, TELEVISION CITY at the MGM GRAND, Las Vegas, our innovative Research Center providing ongoing consumer feedback concerning all programming of the CBS TV network as well as the other Viacom networks. He is also Adjunct Associate Professor at New York University, where he teaches courses in marketing and media at both the graduate and undergraduate levels in the NYU Stern School of Business and the NYU School of Education and Communication.

Peter Price, President & CEO
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

Peter O. Price was named President and CEO of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in February, 2002. In a short time, he has expanded the role of the National Television Academy as a professional service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry. Under his leadership, the Academy recently created a new Emmy Award for video content on new delivery platforms, including the Internet, mobile phones, iPods, PDAs and similar devices. This award will be first presented at the 33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards on April 28,2006, and subsequently in 2006 for Sports, News & Documentariy, Business & Financial Reporting, and Community & Public Service.

Price also spearheaded the development of the Business & Financial Reporting Emmy Awards, now in its third year. He expanded the Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards, one of the Academy's oldest ceremonies honoring patent holders of television technology, to also recognize the technical applications of patented technology via the New Media Technology Awards. As a result, the Microsoft's XBOX Live received an Emmy Award. His efforts to recognize U.S. Hispanic programming led to an historic ceremony in 2005, honoring national Hispanic broadcasters.

In 2005 he played a key role in the Academy's establishment of the first Management Hall of Fame. Price also was instrumental in the formation of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation, which fosters the next generation of broadcast journalists through National Student Television, a high school curriculum and the National Student Television Awards of Excellence. Price recruited long-time ABC News's executive Av Westin, now Executive Director of the Foundation, to develop a program focused on journalism ethics and genuine newsroom decision-making, which has engaged hundreds of high schools nationwide.

Prior to joining the National Television Academy, he was President of Television Tonight, a venture between the major television networks and movie chains, and President of "Television USA," joint venture with The Wall Street Journal.

Price first entered the television industry as the Founder and President of Cable Networks, Inc., and was President of Liberty Cable Television from 1990 to 1997. He is active in the media and entertainment industry as a Board Member of RKO Pictures, a member of the Media Center of The Museum of Television & Radio, and a member of the Executive Roundtable of the New York New Media Association.

Price began his media career as a summer intern at the Wall Street Journal while attending Princeton University, where he graduated with honors in 1962. He subsequently graduated from Yale Law School, then served as an officer in the United States Air Force before joining New York City government as Counsel To The Taxi Commission.

From 1966 to 1970 he held a series of management positions at TIME-LIFE before becoming Director of Corporate Development of TIME Incorporated. He left in 1970 to become President of Media Networks, Inc. (MNI) and after selling the firm to 3M, managed MNI as a subsidiary of the 3M Company until 1986. In 1987 he was named Publisher of The New York Post and, subsequently, President and Publisher of The National Sports Daily.

Mr. Price is active in educational and civic affairs. Until recently he was Chairman of the Board of Governors of Eugene Lang College, a Trustee of The New School University, and a member of the Conference of University Board Chairmen. He is Chairman of The Avenue Association and a Trustee of the Colbert Foundation. He has served as an Advisor to the Governments of France and the United States on Telecommunications policy as Chairman of the Video Dial Tone Association in Washington, DC; and as Chairman of the International Chapter of The Young Presidents Organization.

Mike Rich, SVP, AOL Television, AOL Music, Moviefone.com
AOL LLC

Mike Rich joined AOL in early 2001 as executive programming director responsible for the editorial voice of AOL Music, Winamp, Netscape Music, CompuServe Music and AIM Music. He then advanced to vice president of product integration, where he focused on developing and integrating tools to enhance programming for AOL’s entertainment properties, as well as News, Sports, Coaches and Black Voices.  In addition, Rich led content management operations for AOL’s Emmy-Award winning Live 8 broadcast; he co-created AOL Music’s Top 11 countdown show and developed AOL Music’s search experience. Rich’s role then expanded to serve as vice president of AOL programming, products and operation leading the efforts of enhancing the company’s publishing platforms and managing the enhancement of AOL’s Web 2.0 programming experiences.   

In 2007, Rich was promoted to senior vice president and general manager of AOL Entertainment and AOL Black Voices.  In this role, he spearheads the programming, products and overall business strategies for AOL’s central entertainment properties including Music, Radio, Television and Moviefone.  Additionally, he oversees the editorial and business sides of the leading Web site for African American news, culture and community.  

Prior to joining AOL, Rich was vice president of internet media at Burly Bear Network, Loren Michaels’ college television network.  He also served as executive producer at Get Music, LLC, an online music company financed by BMG/Universal Music Group.  He was also a principal in CIA Music Management.

A graduate of Temple University, Rich holds a BA in Communications.  He currently resides in New York City with his wife Melissa and their daughter Sophie.

Mark Risis, Director, Interactive Advertising Sales
TiVo

Mark Risis is  Director of Interactive Advertising Sales for TiVo, Inc.  He leverages his extensive background in the digital space to help advertisers connect more effectively with TV viewers. Mark works with ad agencies and advertisers to create groundbreaking campaigns where viewers interact with :30 spots and explore brands on their terms.  Mark and his colleagues at TiVo are defining convergence as they bring digital experiences, interactive content, and even commerce to the living room screen.

Prior to TiVo, Mark was the Managing Director and Executive Producer for Brand New World, a creative agency that integrates advertising, branding, design and technology to form stronger connections between brands and their customers.  Mark's award-winning work for Splenda, The Nature Conservancy, Topamax, Teletoon, Coca-Cola, About.com, and others, extended those brands further into the digital ecosystem.   As a founding member, he was instrumental in the company's vision and growth from a start-up to a full-service digital agency.

Prior to Brand New World, Mark was a Senior Consultant with FutureBrand's Valuation and Analytics practice, where he spearheaded the company's marketing accountability and brand value measurement efforts for clients like GM, UPS, Lilly, CIBC, among others.

Mark is an active member of the IAB, CTAM, and PROMAX/BDA.  He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Duke University.

Bill Serrao, Americas Media & Ent. Industry Leader
IBM Global Business Services

Mr. Serrao is the Americas Media & Entertainment Industry Leader for IBM Global Business Services. He is a member of the Senior Leadership Team for the Communications Sector which covers the Telecommunications, Utilities, and Entertainment & Media industries. He is responsible for client relationships, partner deployment, sales, revenue and client profitability for all Media & Entertainment clients and engagements He has a deep background of 20+ years in consulting serving clients in several aspects of Information Technology including strategic planning, business case development, systems development, systems implementation, and technology infrastructure.

Kurt Scherf, VP & Principal Analyst
Parks Associates

Kurt Scherf studies developments in home networks, residential gateways, digital entertainment, technology development in the housing market, and residential and building management and controls. Kurt is the sole author or contributing author/analyst to more than 30 research reports and studies produced by Parks Associates since 1998.

Kurt joined Parks Associates following a career in political research and multi-tenant dwelling management. He earned his BA from The University of Iowa.

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE: Home Networks & Residential Gateways, Home Networking Media (Wi-Fi, UWB, HomePlug, HomePNA, MoCA, etc.), Media Center PCs, Set-top Boxes, Consumer Storage, Media Server Hardware and Software, Consumers and Digital Entertainment, IPTV, Internet Television and Web Video, Digital Home Customer Support Issues.

Henry Schleiff, President & CEO
Crown Media Holdings / Hallmark Channel

Henry S. Schleiff is President and Chief Executive Officer of Crown Media Holdings, Inc., owner and operator of Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel – the nation’s leading networks in providing quality family friendly programming. He joined the company in October, 2006, and is based in its New York office. In this role he leads a team of seasoned industry professionals who oversee all of the networks’ divisions, including: programming, distribution, advertising sales, marketing, communications, finance, legal and new media applications.

Schleiff was most recently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Court TV Network, having joined the crime and justice network in October, 1998 which he helped re-launch by introducing several successful non-fiction series, documentaries, specials and original movies as well as adding popular off-network dramatic series and movies to the evening schedule. In addition, Schleiff built upon the network’s exclusive daytime live trial coverage and expert analysis by signing a variety of established anchors and commentators. Under Schleiff’s stewardship, Court TV became one of the most successful basic cable networks in the industry, having grown from 30 million subscribers to its current status with over 85 million subscribers and as a leader among all cable networks in prime time ratings.

Schleiff joined Court TV as a television veteran with an extensive background in management and production. From 1996-1998, Schleiff was the Executive Vice President for Studios USA, where he was responsible for evaluating all East Coast broadcasting and cable opportunities for the TV group, developing new talent relationships with independent and niche producers and overseeing the production of various issue-related talk shows.

From 1992-1996, Schleiff was Executive Producer for Viacom International Inc., where his production credits included a variety of original television movies, dramatic series and specials for such networks as HBO, Showtime, USA, Lifetime and AMC.

From 1987-1992, Schleiff was Senior Vice President of Viacom International Inc. and Chairman and CEO of Viacom’s Broadcast and Entertainment Groups, where he was responsible for overseeing the production of all prime time network and first-run programming, all domestic and foreign syndication, the company’s five TV and fourteen radio stations, as well as its licensing, merchandising and new media operations.

From 1981-1987, Schleiff was Senior Vice President, Business Affairs and Administration for HBO and head of HBO Enterprises. He began his career as a law clerk for United States District Court Judge, M. Gurfein, S.D.N.Y., and became a corporate associate with the Wall Street law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell.

Schleiff is Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors for the International Radio & Television Society Foundation, Inc. (IRTS), and serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The International Council; The Creative Coalition; Help USA; Theatreworks USA; Guild Hall of East Hampton; The American Museum of the Moving Image; The Cable Center; the Board of Governors of the Museum of Television and Radio Media Center; the Dean’s Council of the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University; the Executive Leadership Cabinet of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Foundation; and, the We Are Family Foundation.

Schleiff received a Bachelor of Arts degree (cum laude) from the University of Pennsylvania and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law, where he was an Editor of the Law Review. A native of New York, Schleiff resides in Manhattan with his wife, Peggy, and sons, Harry and Sidney.

Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher
Digital Media Wire

As CEO, Publisher and Executive Editor of Digital Media Wire, Inc., Ned Sherman works at the center of the rapidly growing digital media industry, where he brokers relationships and keeps a tab on the most important developments shaping the industry. According to the Wall Street Journal, "Publisher Ned Sherman is more than the average pundit: He is an attorney and has an inside grasp of what is happening."

Ned has established Digital Media Wire as a leading online media company that provides daily news, information and community to tens of thousands of executives and professionals at entertainment, media and technology companies throughout the world and owns and produces nine annual conferences. The advertising, sponsorship, client, partner and subscriber relationships that Ned has brokered make Digital Media Wire one of the best known media and entertainment industry brands to emerge in the digital age.

Ned is a frequent speaker at industry events in the U.S. and overseas and has been quoted in publications including American Lawyer, The Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard and Crain's Mermigas on Media, interviewed and featured on C-SPAN, National Public Radio (NPR), NY1 Evening News and nationally syndicated radio shows, Inside Digital Media and WebTalk, and recognized in the Wall Street Journal.

Before co-founding Digital Media Wire, Ned spent seven years as a corporate and entertainment attorney practicing at several of the leading law firms in the world.

Ned is active in alumni affairs for Brown University and is currently Los Angeles Chair for Brown University's Alumni Interview Program. He has traveled extensively from Europe to Asia to South America to Northern Africa. Ned is married and lives with his wife, son and daughter in Los Angeles, California.

Paul Sweeting, Editor
ContentAgenda.com

Paul Sweeting has covered the home entertainment and technology industries for more than 15 years for such publications as Daily Variety, Billboard, Video Business and Publishers Weekly. His widely read weekly column in Video Business focuses on technology trends, intellectual property issues, Internet and technology policy, and business and financial developments in the home entertainment industries. In 2006 he developed and launched ContentAgenda.com, an online business-to-business news portal and blog site focused on the intersection of entertainment content and digital technology. The Web site is part of the Variety Group of Reed Business Information. Sweeting is based in Washington, DC and has a Bachelor’s degree from Columbia University.

Jim Taylor, Chief Technologist
Sonic Solutions

Jim Taylor is Chief Technologist at Sonic Solutions, the leading developer of digital media creation software. He is the author of DVD Demystified, the best-selling book about DVD technology published by McGraw-Hill. Called a "minor tech legend" by E! Online, Jim created the acclaimed Internet DVD FAQ, writes articles about DVD, and serves as Chairman of the DVD Association. Jim received the 2000 DVD Pro Discus Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Industry, was named one of the 21 most influential DVD executives by DVD Report, was an inaugural inductee into the 2002 Digital Media Hall of Fame, and was named one of the Pioneers of DVD by One to One magazine. Jim has worked with interactive media for over 30 years, developing educational software, laserdiscs, CD-ROMs, Web sites, and DVDs, along with teaching workshops, seminars, and university courses. Before joining Sonic in 2001, Jim was DVD Evangelist at Microsoft..

Mike Vorhaus, President
Magid Advisors

Mike Vorhaus is the managing director who founded the Magid Internet and New Media research and consultation practice in 1995, beginning with projects for AOL and Excite. Mike has participated in hundreds of studies for our clients and personally consults a number of leading Internet and gaming companies. Mike has been involved in strategic and tactical consulting, including the launch of new services and programming, as well as development and implementation of online and offline marketing programs. Mike has also been extensively involved in video and PC gaming strategies for a number of major gaming companies, as well as the development of game concepts. Mike has also consulted on a number of film projects such as You've Got Mail and The Matrix. He holds a B.S. in psychology and sociology from Wesleyan University and has worked as a fundraiser and transfer of technology officer at the California Institute of Technology and the University of California. Mike also worked for the U.S. House of Representatives, The U.S. Senate, and for two administrations in the White House.

Brian Whitton, Executive Director, Access Technologies
Verizon Communications

Brian is the Executive Director of Access Network Design and Integration for Verizon Communications. His responsibilities include platform development and network design and integration. In his current capacity, Brian has overseen the design and development activities for Verizon’s Fiber-To-The-Premises (FTTP), video network and in home architecture initiatives.

Prior to his appointment to this position, Brian served as Executive Director for Platform Development, where he was responsible for overseeing Verizon’s packet telephony and transport architecture programs. Whitton has also held past positions in Operations Development, Business Planning, Product Development and Engineering.

Whitton began his career in 1983 as an engineering associate in GTE’s Engineering Associate Development Program. Brian received a bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering from Manhattan College in 1983 and an MBA from the University of Dallas with an emphasis on telecommunications management and policy in 1992.

David Wolf, Partner & Senior Executive Digital Transformation
Accenture Media and Entertainment Practice Group 

A technology trendsetter with more than 17 years experience, David Wolf is an industry luminary best known for his innovative use of mainstream and nascent technologies. From content creation to distribution, David has been a driving force in moving many of the world’s foremost M&E companies toward high performance in the new digital age. His deep industry knowledge was key in developing and defining the vision and implementation plan for a global entertainment company to reposition it as a digital media powerhouse. In this manner David has been pivotal in launching many of the world’s iconic M&E companies’ digital content and ecommerce initiatives. From global giants to startup’s, throughout his entire career, with rolled sleeves, David has delivered leading edge digital content services. For example, during his career David has launched an interactive gaming business and helped a startup technology company pioneer eCommerce. 

David leads Accenture’s worldwide Digital Media practice for the M&E industry group. In this role David has been instrumental in developing Accenture’s worldwide digital content service offerings, authored white papers addressing many of the industry’s most pressing issues, established and managed relationships with a number of emerging technology companies and lead strategic engagements for many of Accenture’s marquis clients. 

David graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a BS in Computer Science.

Kevin Yen, Head of Strategic Partner Management
YouTube

As Head of Strategic Partner Management, Kevin Yen oversees the performance and expansion of all of YouTube's content and mobile/distribution partnerships. His online video expertise spans monetization models, marketing methods, and research, for the entire spectrum of media, from major producers to independent talent.

Prior to the Google acquisition of YouTube in October 2006, Kevin built and directed the partner management team for Google Video, and negotiated large-scale, multi-million dollar syndication deals with Google's most strategic partners, including AOL and InfoSpace.

Before joining Google, Kevin held senior product positions at Netscape and AOL, where he also led technology and marketing deals with Sun Microsystems and Macromedia, among others. In addition, he helped pioneer advertising optimization systems at a startup.

Kevin earned his BA with distinction in Applied Mathematics from UC Berkeley, MS in Engineering from Stanford, and MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley.