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.

Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher, Digital Media Wire

Ned Sherman is CEO and Publisher of Digital Media Wire, Inc., where he works at the center of the rapidly growing digital media industry. Under his leadership, Digital Media Wire has grown from a small newsletter publisher into a well-respected B-to-B brand that owns and produces five annual conferences - Digital Music Forum, Games & Mobile Forum, Digital Media Conference, Future of Television Forum, Digital Commerce Summit and The Billboard Digital Entertainment Conference & Awards (now DEMXPO) - and provides daily news, information and community to 30,000+ executives and professionals at entertainment, media and technology companies throughout the world.

As digital media community-builder, Ned has established partnerships with the leading B-to-B media companies and educational institutions, including VNU Business Media, Billboard Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, Reed Business Information, Multichannel News, Business 2.0, Business Week, CableFax/CableWorld, VIBE/SPIN, MidemNet, NYU’s Stern School of Business, USC’s Center for Telecom Management and UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, and hundreds of the leading digital media companies, including Microsoft, Real Networks, Sony Corporation of America, AOL Time Warner, Napster, Yahoo! and many more.

An expert on legal issues and business methods, Ned provides value to his clients and partners by offering timely news and research, producing executive forum on cutting-edge topics, and leveraging his extensive network of media assets and strategic relationships across games, music, film, television and mobile industries.

Ned’s background is in law. Before joining Digital Media Wire, Ned spent 7+ years as a corporate and entertainment attorney practicing at several of the leading law firms in the world with an international client base across industries including technology, Internet, media and entertainment.

As a founding member of the iLaw Group in the Entertainment Department at Loeb & Loeb LLP in Century City, he handled complex licensing transactions and financings for media and entertainment clients including Universal Studios and MGM and launched dozens of Internet and new media start-ups. He has counseled company founders from initiation of a business plan to seed, angel, venture capital and later-stage private financings and managed all legal aspects of Internet clients from corporate organization, stockholder relationships, board compositions and dynamics, stock option plans, capital raising and security regulatory matters, Internet law issues, trademark, copyright, content and technology licensing, advertising and privacy issues.

From 1997 to 1999, he practiced in the Los Angeles office of Mayer, Brown & Platt where his practice centered on representation of U.S. and foreign banks in complex lending transactions.

From 1995 to 1997, he was a foreign lawyer at Nishimura & Partners in Tokyo, Japan, where his practice involved international mergers and acquisitions and the formation of technology and entertainment joint venture companies. He also served as President of the Roppongi Bar Association in Tokyo.

In 2000, he was an Adjunct Lecturer of Law at Tulane University Law School where he taught an entertainment law seminar. Ned is a graduate of Brown University (AB, with honors, 1990) and the University of Texas School of Law (JD, 1994) where he was Chief Articles & Notes Editor of the Texas International Law Journal.

Ned is a frequent speaker at media and entertainment industry events, including MidemNet (moderator at 2004 and 2005 conferences), Digital Music Forum (host and moderator, 2001-2005), Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards (co-chair and host, 2004) and the O2 Digital Media Awards (judge 2004), and has been quoted in publications including American Lawyer, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard and Crain’s Mermigas on Media, and interviewed on National Public Radio (NPR), NY1 Evening News and nationally syndicated radio shows, Inside Digital Media, WebTalk and Online Tonight with David Lawrence.

He sits on the Board of Directors of Wild Way, a non-profit dedicated to cultivating environmental awareness and developing educational programs for inner-city and “at risk” kids and has traveled extensively from Europe to Asia to South America to Northern Africa. Ned is married and lives with his wife and son in Hollywood Hills, California.

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.

About NBC Universal Digital Distribution

NBC Universal Digital Distribution, a division of NBC Universal, drives the company's development of digital content and distribution in the areas of digital business development and sales, digital platforms and wireless products. NBC Universal Digital Distribution manages product strategy and development for NBCU's content efforts by deploying it across multiple digital platforms including mobile, Internet portals, wireless carriers, emerging digital companies and nontraditional customers. In addition, NBCU Digital Distribution spearheads the company's development of industry leading technologies such as interactive television, on demand, electronic sell-through and IPTV. NBCU Digital Distribution also directs and manages the company's cable investments including A&E, The History Channel, History Channel International, The Biography Channel and the Sundance Channel.

Steve Mitgang, Chief Executive Officer
Veoh Networks, Inc.

Steve Mitgang was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Veoh Networks in July 2007. A Silicon Valley and start-up veteran, Steve has 22 years of experience in general management, strategic planning, product management and business development for some for the country's best-known brands, as well as experience with enterprise software and Internet ASPs. Prior to joining Veoh, Steve was Senior Vice President of the global team leading the definition, creation, and marketing of Yahoo!'s advertising products, platforms, and services. While there, Steve was the senior executive credited with creating the vision and managing the production of Project Panama (Yahoo's new monetization platform). Before his tenure at Yahoo!, Steve led a variety of consumer marketing and technology companies, driving them to leading market positions or successful exits. He joined Yahoo! after its successful acquisition of Overture Services, where he led the company's Performance Marketing group. Prior to joining Overture, he was president and CEO of Keylime Software, a web analytics company acquired by Overture Services under Steve's stewardship.

Julie Kearney, Sr. Director & Regulatory Counsel Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)

Julie Kearney is senior director and regulatory counsel for the Consumer Electronics Association. Ms. Kearney represents CEA before the Federal Communications Commission, Congress and other government bodies on issues such as digital television, digital audio broadcasting, spectrum and telecom policy, and intellectual property rights. Previously, Ms. Kearney was associate counsel in MCI’s international affairs group. Prior to joining MCI, Ms. Kearney was an associate at Haley Bader & Potts (now Garvey Schubert Barer), where she represented domestic and international telecommunications clients and numerous broadcast clients. Ms. Kearney currently serves on the Federal Commission’s Consumer Advisory Committee. Ms. Kearney earned a J.D. from Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law and received a certificate from its Institute for Communications Law Studies.

Eric D. Alterman, Founder & Chairman
KickApps

Eric Alterman founded KickApps in 2005 to eliminate the barriers to entry for publishers seeking to add social media features to their websites. Today, KickApps is the leading platform for growing and increasing audience engagement through the deployment of social networking, user-generated content, programmable video players and Widgets for content syndication. The company’s clients include global media and entertainment companies such as HBO, Scripps, Cinemax, Autobytel and the Arena Football League.

Eric is the founder of numerous software, telecommunications and semiconductor technology ventures, including MeshNetworks (acquired by Motorola in 2005), Military Commercial Technologies, TeraNex and SkyCross. In 1997 Eric founded and operated MILCOM, a venture accelerator company that formed a number of venture-backed companies based on technologies licensed from military contractors like Lockheed Martin, ITT and Raytheon. Other companies include Quadfore, Centerpoint Broadband Technologies, Triton Network Systems, TelAsic and Theseus Logic.

Eric was also the founder of JED Broadcasting, a Northwest radio broadcasting company, and New Brand Agency Group, a publishing company based in New York City. He began his career as an attorney where he worked in a variety of areas, including licensing and securities, for Akin, Gump, Hauer and Strauss in Washington, DC. Eric graduated from Tufts University and the Washington College of Law as a member of the Law Review.

Candice Kersh, Partner, Advertising, Marketing & PR Practice
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Candice Kersh is a partner in the Manhattan law firm of Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz. For the past 16 years, she has been a member of the Firm’s Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations practice group. She has become one of the leading practitioners in her field, and was named by Law and Politics magazine as one of the New York "Super Lawyers" for Intellectual Property.

Ms. Kersh represents many leading advertising and promotions agencies, as well as some of the country’s largest advertisers. She practices in all areas of advertising, marketing and promotion law, and regularly advises on agency compensation, including new and creative ways of getting paid for creative work. Ms. Kersh also handles agency-client agreements, copy review, network clearance, talent, music, and license agreements, advertising challenges, sweepstakes and promotions, and copyrights and trademarks.

Larry Moskowitz, Chairman
Teletrax

Larry, President and CEO of parent company Medialink, serves as Chairman of Teletrax. After founding Medialink in 1986, he steered the startup to its current status as a leader in providing diversified global media solutions and asset management services for nearly 3,000 clients worldwide. Voted one of the most influential communications executives of the 20th Century by PR Week magazine and leader of research initiatives that enabled Medialink to secure four U.S. patents, Larry directed the creation in 2002 of Teletrax, developed in concert with Royal Philips Electronics. He was formerly a reporter and editor at United Press International, and later served as a foreign correspondent before starting his first business, a newswire service later acquired by a large media company. He is a highly sought-after international speaker on topics including media technology and the emergence of new marketing paradigms.

Terry Mackin, Executive Vice President
Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc.

Terry Mackin, a longtime television executive with extensive and varied experience in building and managing broadcast groups, joined Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. as executive vice president in May 1999. Mackin directly oversees the company’s efforts in digital media including programming for digital broadcast spectrum and for digital devices using technologies such as broadband, wireless application protocol, Java for mobile video and other applications.

Before joining Hearst-Argyle, Mackin was president and chief operating officer, based in London, of StoryFirst Communications, Inc., where he was responsible for the design and management of several rapidly growing Russian media properties, including the terrestrial broadcast television network CTC, as well as television stations and a production company.

Prior to joining StoryFirst, Mackin was executive vice president, chief operating officer and a director of Ellis Communications, in Atlanta, where he had management responsibility for all aspects of a group of 12 television stations and two radio stations. Before Ellis, Mackin served for eight years with Columbia Pictures Television Distribution, most recently as vice president and manager, syndication and cable network sales. Before joining Columbia, Mackin was with Blair Television, as an account executive in Atlanta and, subsequently, as vice president and manager of Blair's Houston office. He began his broadcast career as a radio account executive.

Mackin was named to the NBC Affiliate Board in March 2002, and later was named the board’s President-Chairman, serving until April 2006. He also served as Chairman of the NBC Affiliates’ "Futures" committee, in which capacity he was an architect of new-media initiatives and joint ventures between the network and its affiliates, including Weather Plus, launched in October 2004 to provide local weather channels over digital broadcast spectrum; and the NBCOlympics.com websites launched in connection with NBC’s carriage of the Athens 2004 and Torino 2006 Olympics. He also serves on the board of Internet Broadcasting.

Mackin holds a bachelor of science degree in communications from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.

Dave Poltrack, Chief Research Officer / President
CBS Corporation / 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.

Greg Clayman, EVP, Digital Distribution & Business Development
MTV Networks

Greg Clayman is Executive Vice President of Digital Distribution & Business Development for MTV Networks (MTVN). In his role, Clayman manages digital business development across MTV Networks, working closely with its brands to develop new opportunities for distribution of digital content and to strike deals with online partners. Based in the company’s New York City headquarters, Clayman reports to Mika Salmi, President, Global Digital Media, MTVN.

Clayman also oversees the MTVN Mobile Media group, supporting the company’s brands in developing and distributing a wide portfolio of mobile content and applications. Additionally, Clayman partners with MTVN’s International division on global partnerships and distribution strategy.

Previously, Clayman served as Senior Vice President, MTVN Mobile Media, managing mobile partnerships and content distribution for the company. Prior to joining MTVN, Clayman co-founded Upoc Networks and served as its Vice President of Marketing, Sales, and Business Development. Previously, Clayman served as Vice President of Brand Strategy at the Sterling Group in New York City. At Sterling, Clayman led brand strategy projects for a number of media, entertainment and retail companies including MTV Networks, Liberty Digital, and Levi's.

Clayman graduated cum laude with a degree in English & American Literature from Harvard College.

About MTV Networks

MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. MTV Networks, with more than 140 channels worldwide, owns and operates the following television programming services - MTV: MUSIC TELEVISION, MTV2, VH1, mtvU, NICKELODEON, NICK at NITE, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV LAND, SPIKE TV, CMT, NOGGIN/THE N, VH1 CLASSIC, LOGO, MTVN INTERNATIONAL and THE DIGITAL SUITE FROM MTV NETWORKS, a package of 13 digital services, all of these networks trademarks of MTV Networks. MTV Networks connects with its audiences through its robust consumer products businesses and its more than 300 interactive properties worldwide, including online, broadband, wireless and interactive television services and also has licensing agreements, joint ventures, and syndication deals whereby all of its programming services can be seen worldwide.

Jordan Hoffner, Head of Premium Content Partnerships
YouTube

Jordan Hoffner is currently the head of premium content partnerships at YouTube. He is mainly responsible for establishing content partnerships with all verticals in the television & broadcast sector, including networks, station groups, cable networks and multi-service operators as well as the vast community of professional content producers and distributors.

Jordan transferred to the YouTube team shortly after the company was acquired by Google to help drive new partnerships for the next generation video platform. At Google, Jordan led the premium, archival and information video content efforts, focusing on cable television, music, and university videos.

Prior to joining Google, Jordan was Vice President of NBC Universal Digital Studios and led the Digital Studios team in producing and acquiring original broadband content.

Jordan began his career at NBC in 1992. During his tenure there, he served as a production assistant, producer, Director of NBC Corporate Development, Vice President and General Manager of NBC Weather Plus, and Vice President of Digital Programming and Operations.

Jordan graduated cum laude from Vassar College in 1991 and earned his MBA in Finance at New York University's Stern School of Business in 2001.

Bruce Rosenblum, President
Warner Bros. Television Group

Regarded as one of today's most innovative television business executives, Bruce Rosenblum was named president, Warner Bros. Television Group in September 2005. In this post, Rosenblum has complete oversight of and a broad mandate to grow the entire Warner Bros. portfolio of television businesses, including worldwide production, distribution and broadcasting.

During his more than two decades with the Studio, Rosenblum has played a vital role in such milestone transactions as the creation of The WB Network and record-establishing license fee negotiations for the hits "ER,"
"Friends" and "The West Wing." He was also one of the key architects of the deal creating a joint venture with CBS Corporation to form a new broadcast network, The CW, and with Barry Meyer, Chairman & CEO, Warner Bros., oversees the company's interest in the network. (The WB ceased operating in September 2006.)

Under Rosenblum's guidance, the Warner Bros. Television Group is rapidly developing new business models for the evolving television landscape, including video-on-demand, broadband, wireless and home video exploitation of its vast television content library. Most recently, WBTVG reached digital distribution agreements with ABC, CBS and NBC representing an industry first for a major studio with unaffiliated networks, and formed Studio 2.0, a digital production venture that will create original live-action and animated short-form programming for broadband and wireless devices.

In the traditional television arena, Warner Bros. will produce 30-plus primetime, first-run, cable and animated series for the 2007-08 season.

The cornerstone of the Warner Bros. Television Group is Warner Bros.
Television Production. For 2007-08, WBTV will produce more than 20 primetime series for fall and midseason launches, including 12 returning series. Among WBTV's current signature series are "ER," "Two and a Half Men," "Without a Trace," "Cold Case," "Smallville" and "Nip/Tuck."

Rosenblum also oversees the other production arms in the Television Group-Warner Horizon Television (founded in April 2006 to produce lower-budgeted primetime scripted dramas and reality series, including "The Bachelor,"
"State of Mind," "Side Order of Life" and "Pussycat Dolls Present"); Telepictures Productions (programming for the first-run marketplace, including the multiple-Emmy Award-winning "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," "The Tyra Banks Show" and "TMZ"); Warner Bros. Animation (mining both Warner Bros. library of classic characters and the DC Comics Super Heroes, with such series as "The Batman" and "Shaggy and Scooby-Doo Get a Clue"); and Studio 2.0 (original stand-alone web/wireless content, as well as projects with potential for distribution to other platforms, including television and direct-to-video).

On the distribution front, the Television Group has three category-leading business units-Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, Warner Bros.
Domestic Cable Distribution and Warner Bros. International Television Distribution. Together, these entities are responsible for the worldwide distribution of the Warner Bros. Studios library (more than 6,600 feature films, 48,000 television titles and 14,000 animated titles) to all current and emerging platforms. Among the series distributed by these companies are "Friends," "The People's Court," "Extra," "Sex and the City" and "Will & Grace." WBDCD is also a major licensor of feature films to the broadcast networks and film packages to cable networks.

The final component of the Television Group under Rosenblum's stewardship is broadcasting. He was a driving force behind the creation and launch of both The WB (just over 10 years ago) and The CW Television Network (September 2006).

The CW's schedule currently features a number of hit series produced by WBTV, including "Smallville" and "Supernatural," as well as the audience favorites "America's Next Top Model" and "Everybody Hates Chris." The CW's mission is to be the destination network for viewers 18-34, and deliver quality, diverse programming that advertisers and viewers will eagerly embrace.

Prior to his current post, Rosenblum served as executive vice president of television at the Studio for six years. Before that, he was senior vice president, television business management, Warner Bros., a position he had held since 1994.

Rosenblum came to Warner Bros. as part of Warner Communications' 1989 acquisition of Lorimar Telepictures as vice president, business affairs. He joined Lorimar in 1986 from Dern, Mason & Floum (now Del, Shaw, Moonves, Tanaka & Finkelstein), where he began his career as an entertainment attorney in 1982.

He received his juris doctor degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Southern California.

Rosenblum is a member of the Executive Committee of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the first vice president of the Friends of the Los Angeles Free Clinic and recently joined the USC School of Cinema - Television Alumni Council.

Rosenblum and his wife, Ande, have two children, Kimberly and Jono.

Peter Price, CEO & President
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.

Conrad Riggs, Co-Executive Producer
Mark Burnett Productions

Conrad Riggs has worked with Mark Burnett since 1997 handling the United States and international business development, strategy, business affairs, distribution, sponsor/advertiser relations, new media/digital ventures and related matters for Mark Burnett Productions. Among his accomplishments is the relationship with CBS Television for the television series "Survivor". It became the most watched summer series ever and, fourteen editions later, continues to rank among top television programs in American television. He and Burnett also successfully reintroduced sponsorships, product placement, and embedding and integrating advertisers in the promotion, marketing and storyline of television, internet and wireless content, garnering 30 Emmy nominations since 2001. Mark Burnett was named the #1 Most Valuable Player by TV Guide and featured in Time Magazine's "Top 100 Most Influential People in the World Today." Mr. Riggs serves as a co-executive producer on Survivor and other productions, such as The Apprentice (NBC), Rock Star (CBS and VH1), The Contender (ESPN), Gold Rush (aol.com) and On The Lot (FOX and thelot.com). He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Applied Science and received his Juris Doctorate degree from the Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago, Illinois. He lives in Los Angeles, California and enjoys tennis and surfing.

Eric Bader, SVP & Dir. of Digital Connections
MediaVest USA

As SVP, Director of Digital Connections, MediaVest USA, Eric Bader, who joined MediaVest in April 2006, is charged with overseeing MediaVest’s digital investment, product and world-class digital team 75 strong. He also provides digital leadership throughout the larger organization and serves as a member of MediaVest’s Directors Circle.

Eric leads the agency’s digital work for 17 clients including Coca-Cola, Continental Airlines, Kraft, P&G and Wal-Mart, working with his Digital Connections team to provide planning, buying, execution and tracking investment capabilities across a rich spectrum of digital platforms such as mobile, downloadable video, search, broadband and traditional online.

During his tenure at MediaVest, he has grown the agency’s digital team to become a leader in the industry. Over the past year alone, he has overseen further expansion by building a MediaVest LA digital team and establishing dedicated Search and Digital Research capabilities.

In addition, Eric jointly runs the Procter & Gamble mobile lab and is active in a number of industry associations including the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) and CITA, which strive to stimulate the growth of mobile marketing. He’s also a highly-sought after spokesperson both in print, regularly appearing in publications like the Financial Times, Business Week and Adage, and on-stage at forums like the TelevisionWeek/Adage 2007 Upfront Summit, where he was the exclusive interactive representative invited to weigh in on interactive’s impact on the Upfront marketplace.

Prior to joining MediaVest, Bader operated Hound, a consultancy business he founded, specializing in online, e-commerce, content development and integrated marketing.

Previously, as SVP of CSTV.com and Online Enterprises, Eric and his team grew CSTV Networks’ online, e-commerce and subscription businesses into a top-ten sports website and delivered CSTV.com’s 2005 NCAA© March Madness On Demand, one of the largest Internet sports streaming events in history.

Before CSTV, Eric spent seven years at Ogilvy Interactive as Senior Partner, Executive Director of Interactive Strategy, advising American Express, IBM, Cisco Systems, Yahoo! and other top brands on how to best leverage interactive channels for optimal business growth. Other career highlights include a two-year stint as a strategy leader at Eagle River Interactive, one of the pioneering interactive services shops of the early days of digital marketing, and leadership work with Hasbro Interactive shepherding major brands like Monopoly, Risk, Battleship, and Frogger into highly-successful interactive games.

Ken Papagan, President & Chief Strategy Officer
Rentrak Corporation

Ken Papagan has 25+ years of media and entertainment experience including content creation, distribution and measurement for network TV, cable TV, broadband and mobile viewing.

Jon Vlassopulos, VP, Business Development, Strategic Planning & New Media
Endemol USA

Jon Vlassopulos is Vice President, Business Development, Strategic Planning and New Media for Endemol USA, the largest independent television production company in the world. He is responsible for developing new distribution channels and creative revenue opportunities for Endemol’s library of shows as well as developing programming for non traditional platforms such as VOD, broadband, and wireless. Since joining Endemol USA, Jon has been instrumental in the growth of the new media division. Highlights at the company include producing the first show for Comcast to be shown exclusively on their digital platforms, as well as developing the United States first major call-TV show for TBS.

Previously Jon was President of Kargo, a leading mobile content company that publishes the mobile applications of major media brands such as Vibe, Spin, Weekly World News, and Premiere. Prior to Kargo Global, Jon was Senior Director of business development and strategic partnerships at Cingular Wireless. He managed the entertainment product groups (ringtones, wallpapers, photos, music etc), media partnerships, a youth group focused on delivering cutting edge new applications and services. He launched the industry’s first end to end wireless music service, the first music recognition service, and the largest SMS brand campaigns with Kellogg’s and McDonalds. Vlassopulos has also held executive positions at AT&T Wireless and at the major media conglomerate Bertelsmann AG, working in New York, Hong Kong, and Tokyo in their music, media, and technology businesses where he spearheaded many of the company’s new digital initiatives.

Jon received his undergraduate degree from Durham University in Chinese, Economics and Korean. He is a regular speaker at Media and Wireless conferences such as CTIA, Digital Hollywood, Digital Commerce Summit, Music 2.0, NAPTE, Mobile Entertainment Forum, Digital Music Forum and others.

Rick Mandler, VP, Digital Media Advertising
Disney/ABC Media Networks

Rick Mandler, vice president, Disney/ABC Television, Digital Media Group, is responsible for the strategic development of digital media advertising for the division. This includes such new advertising products as telescoping TV ads, dynamic/targeted TV ads, emerging VOD ad models, and adver-gaming, among others. Overall, Mandler’s role is to help the television division navigate through the technological and business developments in this area.

Previously, Mandler was Vice President, General Manager, Enhanced TV for the Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG), responsible for all business development, production, technical, and integrated sales for Enhanced TV fare produced for all Disney-owned broadcast and cable network programming. Mandler assumed that position in March of 2001.

Prior to running Enhanced TV, Mandler had been vice president of WDIG Local and Broadcasting. In that position, he was responsible for developing and managing the Internet efforts of the ABC Broadcasting properties, including ABC-owned television and radio stations across the country, ABC Radio Networks, and the localization of WDIG’s Internet businesses.

Earlier, Mandler was vice president, new media for ABC Broadcasting after serving as general manager, new media for ABC Radio Networks, where he had operational and strategic responsibility for the ABC Radio division's Internet efforts.

Mandler joined Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. (now ABC, Inc.) in 1992 as a general attorney. He was named director of business affairs for ABC News in 1994, where he was responsible for negotiating talent and business agreements.

Prior to coming to ABC, Mandler was an associate at the New York law firm of Patterson, Belknap, Webb and Tyler from 1989 to 1992, and a law clerk for the Honorable Leonard I. Garth, United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, from 1987 to 1989.

Mandler is a graduate of Wesleyan University and New York University Law School.

Jeff Siegel, SVP, Regional Sales, Direct Response & Emerging Media
ESPN

Jeff Siegel was named senior vice president, regional sales, direct response and emerging media, ESPN Customer Marketing and Sales in March 2006. In his role, Siegel is responsible for the regional sales and direct-response business and oversees the emerging media team, which focuses on interactive television applications, place-based media opportunities and developing new business ventures to stay ahead of the marketplace.

Prior to his current role, Siegel was senior vice president of programming and production management, ESPN ABC Sports Customer Marketing and Sales responsible for developing opportunities for advertisers with the programming and production departments and represents the national advertising sales interests for our corporate headquarters in Bristol, CT.

Previously, Siegel was senior vice president of affiliate advertising, marketing and new business for ESPN and the Disney media networks. He was responsible for creating ESPN affiliate partnership opportunities that advance the local advertising and marketing interests of our affiliates. These efforts involved working with programming partners, national advertisers, leagues, new technologies and ESPN brand extensions including ESPN The Magazine, ESPN Radio, ESPN.com, ESPN Zones, and Disney. These multi-platform partnerships were designed to drive advertising revenue, increase ratings, create branding opportunities, improve ticket sales, drive affiliate products, expand merchandise purchases, grow event attendance, and maximize grass roots events.

Siegel also developed promotions and created new product launch strategies for ESPN Broadband, interactive TV, Video-on-Demand, Pay Per View and ESPN HD. Siegel managed the ESPN brand and creative execution across affiliate resources, broadcast mediums, public relations, trade, events, promotions and on-line opportunities.

Siegel joined ESPN as manager of affiliate advertising sales and new business in December 1996. In June 1998, he was promoted to director of affiliate advertising sales and new business, and was named vice president of affiliate advertising sales and new business in October 1999. Siegel was promoted to svp, affiliate ad sales, marketing and new business in September, 2005. He was promoted to his current role in January, 2005.

Prior to joining ESPN, Siegel was director of marketing at WCPX-TV in Orlando, Florida from November 1994 to November 1996.

Siegel earned a bachelor’s of science degree in business administration, marketing from John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio.

Steve Jacobs, VP, Broadband Alliances
Sony Corporation of America

Stephen Jacobs is the Vice President of Broadband Alliances at the Sony Corporation of America with the charter of working across multiple business lines to further Sony’s relationships with cable, satellite, and telephone system operators. He was appointed to this new role in August 2004 after four years as Senior Vice President for Sony Electronics’ Broadcast and Professional Systems Division. (BPSD)

At BPSD, Jacobs presided over Sony’s industry-leading content creation business and directed the transition from an analog, hardware-based business to a digital application-based marketing and sales organization. Under his leadership, Ride the HD Wave became a reality for network studios at NBC and CBS, Gannett-owned KUSA, and an increasing number of situation comedies and prime-time dramas. Jacobs was also instrumental in Sony’s joining forces with Accenture to create Concadia, a pioneer in creating solutions for rich media management.

Prior to joining Sony in April 2000, Jacobs had a distinguished career in broadcast journalism. Honored with multiple News Emmys from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, he held various executive positions at CBS News from 1984 onward. He was a Senior Producer for The CBS Evening News with Dan Rather from 1984 to 1987, Senior Producer for CBS News Special Events from 1987 to 1984, and Executive Producer of CBS News Special Events from 1994 to 1997. After the Presidential election of 1996, he went on to help create CBS.com where he was Executive Producer for News.

Prior to CBS, Jacobs was Pentagon producer at ABC News where he also received a News Emmy for a unprecedented five part series on the Soviet Union. In addition, Jacobs has received numerous other professional awards ranging from the Broadcast Design Association, American Women in Radio and Television, and with his colleagues at CBS News, the George Polk Award for international reporting for their coverage of the Democracy Spring and Tiananmen Square uprising in 1989. He began his professional broadcasting career working for the Post-Newsweek Stations in news production roles in Washington, Hartford, and Detroit.

He has spoken extensively at industry conferences covering the application of technology to editorial and business issues.

Jacobs received his BS with honors from Cornell University in January 1974. He is married to Maxine Howard and together they have two daughters.

Rich Buchanan, VP, Marketing
Sling Media

Rich Buchanan joined Sling Media in 2005, prior to the introduction of the Slingbox. He is responsible for building the Slingbox brand, which includes brand advertising, web and viral strategies, public relations, tradeshows and events, the Slingbox customer experience, packaging, and directing the efforts to build awareness to support a global retail sales channel.

Rich brings over 25 years of consumer and OEM executive level marketing and sales experience to the management team at Sling Media. With previous experience at SuperMac Technologies, Radius, Creative Labs, Rendition, and Raycer Graphics, he has deep retail consumer electronics and OEM experience. While at Creative Labs, Rich was responsible for product marketing and for introducing the sound card and CD-ROM player to the consumer electronics world, helping to take Creative Labs to $1.5B in annual sales.

Rich serves as a Board Member for the Consumer Electronics Association and is an advisor for several early stage start-ups in Silicon Valley. He has presented technical presentations at COMDEX, CES, CeBit, MacWorld, and several international standards committee meetings. He holds a B.S. in Cellular Physiology from the University of Illinois.

John Lawson, President & CEO
Association for Public Television Stations

John Lawson is the president and CEO of the Association of Public Television Stations—the U.S. Public Television’s national advocacy organization based in Washington, DC.

Under Lawson’s leadership, Public Television has pursued a legislative and regulatory agenda for the digital age and achieved unprecedented success. APTS has persuaded Congress to not only maintain, but increase federal funding for Public Television. This included funding for the digital conversion of stations, the next generation PBS satellite interconnection system, and the production of digital education content. At the same time, Lawson has successfully defended the editorial independence and First Amendment rights of public broadcasters, producers and journalists.

APTS also obtained from Congress favorable language for Public Television in higher education, vocational education, DTV transition and rural development legislation. In a major breakthrough, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is funding APTS to pioneer the “dual use” of Public Television’s transmission infrastructure as the backbone of a new Digital Emergency Alert System for the nation.

To ensure distribution of Public Television’s new digital content, Lawson negotiated the most extensive agreement in the history of the television broadcasting industry for the carriage of multiple digital programming streams on American cable systems. This agreement and the association’s achievement in preserving funding were recognized in case studies of successful advocacy by the National Journal’s Policy Council in 2006.

Lawson currently serves on the FCC’s Commercial Mobile Service Alert Advisory Committee. He also was appointed to the FCC’s Media Security and Reliability Council and served on the board of the National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training.

Before becoming President and CEO of APTS in 2001, Lawson founded and managed Convergence Services Inc., a consulting and lobbying firm that focused on educational technology. In the late 1980’s, Lawson served as director of public information at the South Carolina ETV Network, where he won national awards for promotion and programming.

Lawson holds BA and MA degrees in International Studies from the University of South Carolina and received the Distinguished Alumnus Achievement Award in 2006 from the university’s College of Arts and Sciences.

Donna Campbell, Director, Ericsson Mobility World
Ericsson Inc.

Donna Campbell is the founder and executive director of Ericsson's Mobility World North America, working with media and entertainment companies to develop new mobile content services. Ms.
Campbell has more than 15 years experience in strategic partnering, new business development, and general management for major corporations and start-ups. Ms. Campbell set up Ericsson's first-ever third-party partnering program for mobile content and application development, CyberLab NY, in cooperation with the New York City Investment Fund. The CyberLab partnering program was the model for Ericsson's global partnering network, Mobility World, now adopted by 30 centers around the world. Since its inception, Ericsson has launched 50+ mobile content services, and led innovation in mobile content merchandising, full-length download services, and mobile television.

One of the new media industry's pioneers, Ms. Campbell helped establish digital media divisions at major media companies such as Hearst Corporation and Reader's Digest and set-up and ran the strategic partnering programs for third-party development at both companies. She was the general manager of Sunshine Interactive Networks, where she produced interactive media properties for MSN, AOL, Scholastic, and NewLine Cinema.

Ms. Campbell has also worked as a producer, general manager, fund-raiser and marketer for non-profit arts and education organizations in London and New York.

Ms. Campbell is active in efforts to provide technology access and training to low-income and minority communities, and was on the board of directors of MOUSE (Making Opportunities for Upgrading Schools and Education) and the New York New Media Association. While at Ericsson, she established the Erica Awards to recognize how non-profits are using technology to fulfill their missions. She is also a program officer for the Taproot Foundation.

Ms. Campbell graduated summa cum laud and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of North Dakota, and has an MFA from City University of New York.

Ron Berryman, SVP, GM – FOX Stations Group
Fox Interactive Media

Ron Berryman serves as Senior Vice President, GM of FIM Stations Group for FOX Interactive Media, where he guides the online strategic direction of FOX’s 24 owned and operated television stations, as well as the network’s 180+ affiliates. Ron previously founded and served as CEO of Sidereus Technologies, a company specializing in delivering rich-media desktop applications and rich-media-enabled web technologies. Sidereus was acquired by Fox Interactive Media in August 2005 and recently rebranded as FIM Labs.

Before founding Sidereus Technologies – and also online ad company Sidereus Group – Ron served as VP of Marketing and Product Management at ZapMedia, a convergence technology company based in Atlanta. Ron was a key stakeholder in the development of ZapMedia’s Hardware Reference Platform, Software Reference Platform and Portal UI development.

Prior to ZapMedia, Berryman worked for The Coca-Cola Company, serving as a team leader for brand measurement and analysis, and helped institute a formal CCUSA 2002 brand planning process. Working with the Sprite, Diet Coke, Powerade and Barq’s brand teams, Ron created brand measurement tools to effectively measure program objectives.

Previously, Ron spent 10 years as the principal owner and operator of Berryman Communications, a Marketing Communications Company in Chicago, IL. Clients included Leaf Candy Company, Dannon, Inc., Nickelodeon, Kellogg’s, General Motors and The Cartoon Network. Additional management experience includes time spent at Rubbermaid, Inc., Wilderness Foods, Noble Tennant, Chicago and Dawson, Johns & Black in Chicago.

Ron serves on several industry association committees, including the Internet Streaming Media Alliance and the Consumer Electronics Association. He has won several regional and national ADDY Awards and two REGGIE Gold Awards. Most recently, Ron was a key speaker at the National Association of Broadcasters’ (NAB) Futures Summit.

Sean Carey, Senior Executive Vice President
Sony Pictures Television

Sean Carey was promoted to Senior Executive Vice President, Sony Pictures Television (SPT) in February 2007. In this role, Carey oversees all domestic digital entertainment distribution efforts across all electronically delivered platforms, including the Internet and mobile. This includes distribution of the Company’s vast library of films, TV series as well as acquired properties. In addition, Carey contributes to the long term strategy for the television group. Also under his purview is Grouper, one of the fastest-growing user-generated video communities on the Internet.

Previously, Carey was Executive Vice President, Digital Distribution and Product Acquisition for Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE). In this position, he was responsible for developing and managing the North American digital distribution of movies and other content, and oversaw all business aspects of the home entertainment unit's production and acquisition group and negotiated key acquisition agreements.

From 2000 to 2006, Carey served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development for SPE. In this capacity, he helped to define overall SPE strategy and was responsible for all corporate transactions, including film financings that raised over $1 billion in production funding, acquisitions including Grouper Networks, and divestitures including the sale of Telemundo to NBC.

Prior to becoming Senior Vice President, Carey was Vice President, Motion Picture Finance & Corporate Development, a position he held at SPE since 1996. Mr. Carey joined SPE in 1993 as Assistant Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis. He was subsequently promoted to Director Motion Picture Finance and Corporate Development in 1995.

Prior to that, Carey was a strategic planning assistant for Creative Artists Agency, a participation accountant for then-Columbia Pictures Entertainment and an associate analyst for Paul Kagan Associates.

A graduate of Syracuse University, Carey received his MBA from UCLA.

Kurt Scherf, Vice President & 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.

Mike Vorhaus, Managing Director
Frank N. Magid Associates

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.

Kyoo Kim, Vice President of Sales
MSNBC.com

Kyoo Kim has been the Vice President of Sales for MSNBC.com since October of 2004, previously serving as the Director of Ad Sales. He has been with MSNBC.com for 6 years.

Before coming to MSNBC.com Kyoo was Site Manager and Director of Sales for the Seattle office of Belo Interactive, and prior to that worked in broadcast sales for the local Seattle NBC TV Affiliate.

A graduate of the University of Washington, Kyoo began his career on the agency side and also worked in the non-profit sector prior to launching a career in media sales.

About MSNBC.com

MSNBC.com delivers a fuller spectrum of news. Drawing on its award-winning original journalism, NBC News heritage, trusted sources and Microsoft’s advanced technologies, the site presents compelling, diverse and visually-engaging stories on the consumer’s platform of choice. Based in Redmond, WA, msnbc.com is a joint venture of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and NBC Universal (NYSE: GE).

Ian Blaine,
CEO, thePlatform
SVP, Comcast Interactive

Ian Blaine, 37, is CEO and co-founder of thePlatform, Inc., where he oversees all aspects of the business. In his capacity as CEO, Mr. Blaine has been at the forefront of online video for more than seven years and built thePlatform into the leading video application service provider for content providers, broadband media sites, and mobile businesses. Under his leadership, thePlatform has grown to manage and publish online video for some of the most respected consumer brands, including: ABC News, Amp'd Mobile, CNBC, CBS’ College Sports TV, Court TV, Comcast, E!, Hearst, Helio, the Oxygen Network, PRIMEDIA, Scripps, Sony/BMG Music, Ruckus, Vongo, Telstra, Verizon Wireless, and the upcoming Internet video venture to be launched by NBC-Universal and News Corp.

In June 2006, Mr. Blaine led thePlatform through the acquisition by Comcast and now also serves as Senior Vice President of Content Publishing for Comcast Interactive Media. Immediately prior to forming thePlatform, Mr. Blaine successfully launched and sold an internet company called Uniplanet to NBCi in 1999. Before that, he spent more than nine years at the publishing division of Aldus/Adobe where he gained vast experience in product development and product management.

Blaine is a Seattle native and graduated from the University of Washington in 1992. He currently resides in Seattle with his wife and two children, where he is involved in various civic activities.

Barry Frey, Senior Vice President
Cablevision Advanced Platforms

An innovative and visionary media and marketing executive with a proven record of success, Barry Frey heads up Cablevision’s Advanced Platforms Sales initiative; developing and launching video on demand television, branded content executions, interactive television, internet and other digital opportunities for the advertising community.

Mr. Frey and his team have succeeded in leading an array of companies into their first video on demand, interactive television and branded entertainment marketing experiences. Working with a roster of blue chip clients; Cablevision has uniquely developed dedicated branded channels for advertisers. In addition, Cablevision delivers opportunities to take advantage of tailored VOD formats within the company’s groundbreaking Optimum Autos and Optimum Homes platforms and the national VOD Lifeskool and Sporstkool networks plus a continually growing list of innovative communications tools and technologies.

National advertisers who have owned their own interactive VOD channel positions via work with Frey and his team include Disney Vacations, American Express, Sony Electronics, General Motors, Slimfast, FX Network, General Motors, The US Navy and others.

Having previously served in senior sales and marketing positions with USA Networks, Crown Media and the National Basketball Association, Frey has successfully built, pioneered and overseen divisions connecting the advertising community with new and important media, entertainment and technology platforms on a domestic and international basis.

At Crown Media, Mr. Frey as senior vice president overseeing global sales for the Hallmark Channel managed the division that created and sold television’s first digital product placement agreements. Previously, Mr. Frey as senior vice-president for the NBA, oversaw the development of multi-million dollar, multi-platform advertiser partnerships with the nation’s leading marketers. Earlier in his career he was responsible for leading the international sales, new business development and interactive efforts at USA Networks with Sci-Fi Channel and USA, and serving on channel and internet launch teams domestically and across the globe.

Cablevision, as the top Emmy Award winner in interactive television also leads the nation with and with over 80% digital penetration.

Barry Frey has served as a board member for the International Advertising Association and currently guides industry associations for Advanced Advertising within The Cable Advertising Bureau, CTAM On Demand and the National MSO Council working closely with the AAAA in developing guidelines for VOD and ITV. Frey often speaks on the future of media, advertising and television at conferences in the US and Europe.

Michael Gordon, Chief Strategy Officer & Co-Founder
Limelight Networks

Mike Gordon, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer,
Limelight Networks. Mike is a technology industry veteran with more than 20 years experience across Internet, telecommunications, and software. One of Limelight's original four founders, Mike works closely with Limelight's
customers to help them develop their Internet media strategies. His involvement with many of the world's leading media companies, both established and newly emerging, gives him a broad view into the development of Internet media offerings and the changing online behavior of Internet consumers.

Howard Tiersky, VP, Media & Entertainment
Capgemini

Howard Tiersky is a Vice President in Capgemini’s Media & Entertainment practice where he works with broadcasting clients such as NBC-Universal, Time Warner and Sprint on digital media strategy and implementation.

Howard has also led numerous customer-facing eCommerce efforts for many leading media advertisers such as Office Depot and Sears, Merrill Lynch, American Express and Allstate. Howard also led General Motors’ global digital media strategy for all of their vehicle brands, a project resulting in moving the company into the #1 slot for customer satisfaction online as measured by JD Power and featured in a paper on Online Excellence co-authored with GM and published by AIGA.

Howard has been with Capgemini and its predecessor Ernst & Young Consulting since 1991 and has focused his career on the development and marketing of interactive media.

Howard’s expertise includes the development of detailed strategies for leveraging digital media to drive business results. He is working with many clients currently on the implementation of Web 2.0 capabilities including social networking and user generated content capabilities. Howard has extensive experience in using user-centered design and consumer research to drive the creation of new online products and destinations, and his work has twice been featured in Nielsen-Norman’s annual review of the “Top 10” site for web usability.

Howard is also on the adjunct faculty of the NYU Film School where he teaches courses on the intersection of television and the Internet. In addition, he produces and distributes several animated webisode series which satire politics and current events.

Howard has been a regular featured speaker at industry events including SigGraph and AIG. He is an upcoming panelist at several Digital Hollywood events and will be giving a keynote presentation at the Future of Television Conference in New York in November, 2007.

Howard Shimmel, SVP, Client Insights

The Nielsen Company

Howard Shimmel is SVP, Client Insights at The Nielsen Company. In that capacity, Howard is involved in many of Nielsen’s new initiatives, including Nielsen’s work on Engagement, Internet/TV Integrated Measurement and NielsenConnections.

Howard has nearly 30 years of market and audience research experience within the media information industry. He rejoined Nielsen Media Research in 2005 from America Online, where he served as Vice President, Market Research. In that capacity, he was responsible for research across all of AOL’s business units, providing research support for AOL’s brand positioning and advertising, product and premium service development, programming strategy and strategic initiatives.

Before AOL, Howard was President of Symmetrical Resources, Inc., from 1997-2001. Before that, he served as Vice President of Audience Research, MTV Networks, providing audience research support for MTV Networks’ cable networks and syndication division.

Howard began his research career with Nielsen Media Research in 1979 as Research Manager.

Howard is a frequent speaker at media and industry events. He is a former chairman of the Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau’s national research committee, and was a recipient of CAB’s Jack Hill Award for excellence and integrity in media research in 1993, and its President’s Award in 1990.

Burt Braverman, Partner

Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP

Burt Braverman has specialized in communications, telecom, media and information law for more than thirty years. Burt was a senior partner in Cole, Raywid & Braverman, in Washington DC, until its merger in January 2007 with Davis Wright Tremaine, where he is now a senior partner and serves on the firm’s Executive Committee.

Burt represents clients in all sectors of the television industry, including cable television, programming/content and new media, working with them on domestic and international transactional, litigation and regulatory matters. He has worked with more than forty cable television networks of all sizes and genres, including BET, The Discovery Channel, E! Entertainment, Food Network, Fox Cable Networks, The Golf Channel, Home & Garden, and many more. He also works with production, internet and new media companies, and has represented numerous cable television operators such as Comcast Corp., Charter Communications, Adelphia Communications and others. Most recently, Burt has been working with his clients in connection with the commercial, technological and regulatory issues arising from the coming transition to digital broadcasting and the advent of internet protocol television (IPTV), and their impact on content providers, television distributors and new media companies.

Burt’s many years of service to, and his accomplishments in, the cable industry were honored with his admission to the Cable Television Pioneers. He has received a variety of other honors, most recently being selected by Smart CEO Magazine for inclusion in their Legal Elite.

Burt has tried and argued cases for his communications and media clients in federal, state and local trial and appeals courts throughout the United States, including the U. S. Supreme Court. These cases have involved claims of all types, including antitrust and unfair trade, administrative and regulatory, constitutional, contract, trademark, trade secret and copyright. In addition, he has appeared before numerous administrative bodies, including federal, state and local agencies, and has testified as an expert witness before Congress. Burt also has arbitrated cases, and served as an arbitrator himself.

Burt appears frequently as a speaker at conferences, both in the United States and abroad, on communications, telecom, internet and information law issues, and is the author of two treatises and a number of law review articles.

Burt received his Juris Doctor degree (with honors) from The National Law Center of The George Washington University, in Washington, D.C., where he was editor-in-chief of the Journal of International Law and Economics.

Seth Geiger, President

SmithGeiger, LLC