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Joe Adalian, Television Editor
Variety
 
Josef Adalian has covered network television for Variety since June 1998. He began as a New York-based reporter covering network news, daytime, latenight, sports and other East Coast programming and executive developments. In September 1999, he relocated to Variety's Los Angeles bureau and was named TV editor. He currently reports on all aspects of broadcast network television, with an emphasis on primetime programming. He also oversees the paper's Los Angeles and New York staff of TV reporters (along with fellow TV Editor Michael Schneider). Adalian has written about television since 1992, starting out as a freelance columnist for the Boston Herald. In 1994, he was named chief TV critic for The Washington Times. A year later, he moved to New York City to cover television for the New York Post. He was born in Los Angeles in 1971 and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. From 1988-92, he attended Boston University, where he was actively involved at student-run radio station WTBU.
Bradford Auerbach, VP, Strategic Business Development
Hewlett-Packard

Mr. Auerbach is a senior entertainment executive with extensive and unique expertise in production, content acquisition, Intellectual Property law and licensing, on a global level. He is currently handling Strategic Business Development with Hewlett-Packard for the mammoth Digital Content Services project. He was the prime architect for Hewlett-Packard in structuring the entertainment industry’s first DVD manufacture-on-demand agreement with a major Hollywood studio.  Mr. Auerbach has had success in structuring many groundbreaking deals with a diverse range of rightsholders, including NFL, HBO, MTV, Olympics Committee, Screen Actors Guild, every Hollywood studio, Peter Gabriel, ESPN, Sesame Street/CTW, among numerous others. He has deep familiarity with each aspect of the media business, having sat on all sides of the deal-making table, on behalf of mobile, cable, satellite, Internet, hardware, software, distribution and production companies. He has held positions as Senior Legal Counsel with Qualcomm’s MediaFLO initiative, General Counsel for Philips Media (a division of Royal Philips Electronics, Netherlands) and Head Counsel, Business Affairs for Astro/MEASAT (Malaysia), the premier direct broadcast satellite operator in South East Asia. As the lead attorney of Business Affairs for Programming at Starz/Encore he structured the pay television industry’s largest Hollywood studio output deal, and the first to include SVOD (Subscription Video On Demand) rights. Mr. Auerbach started his entertainment media career at Disney Home Video, where he handled business affairs for the industry’s leading home video company, including the company’s first copy protection deal and the company’s first Pay Per Transaction deal. He has published myriad entertainment articles worldwide, and has presented his views at numerous industry conferences. Mr. Auerbach helped form the Digital Entertainment Group, the industry-wide consortium that was the primary catalyst for the launch and spectacular success of the DVD format. He was the founding Executive Director of the DVD-Audio Council, and has consulted to a handful of cutting edge clients. His past engagements include Warner Music Group, Playboy, Macromedia’s Mobile group and the Getty Museum. He holds a patent with Qualcomm relating to mobile phone media technology.

Alex Barkaloff, Executive Producer, Digital Media
Lionsgate

As Executive Producer for Digital Media at Lionsgate, Alex Barkaloff is responsible for developing high-impact mobile entertainment, applications, games and communities from the company’s 12,000 film library and hit TV shows as Weeds, Mad Men, Crash and Fear Itself.  Additionally, he oversees original digital productions, especially those that can be cross-developed for filmed entertainment and TV. Prior to Lionsgate, Alex created media-based mobile applications for musical artists, graphic novels and dramatic, horror and comedy projects with such companies as UCP Morgen/qPass, Nellymoser, and mobile operators including T-Mobile, Telefonica, Belgacom, Era Poland and handset makers including Nokia.  An entrepreneur and venture capitalist, Alex founded GlobalNet Ventures in San Francisco in 1998 and ArtistOne, an online digital music distributor.  His enterprise experience ranges from Oracle to PSION (UK) to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA.

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.  

Rohit Bhargava, Author, Personality Not Included: Why Companies Lose Their Authenticity and How Great Brands Get It Back
Senior Vice President, Digital Strategy & Marketing
Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide | 360 Digital Influence

Rohit is the author of the widely anticipated book, Personality Not Included, which will be published by March 28th by McGraw-Hill.  A primer for companies on how personality and authenticity is the new standard that brands need live up to in the social media era – the book has received significant early praise and strong reviews, and features a forward by Guy Kawasaki.  Rohit also publishes the award winning Influential Marketing blog (www.influentialmarketingblog.com), rated one of the top 50 blogs on marketing in the world by AdAge magazine and has been featured in media worldwide including The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Fast Company, The Globe & Mail (Canada), Marketing China (China) and AdWeek (Australia). 

In his day job, Rohit also leads the interactive marketing team at Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide and is a founding member of the pioneering Digital Influence Group at Ogilvy – a leading agency in helping clients around the world navigate the social media universe.  He is a frequent speaker on marketing and social media and has helped hundreds of brands to craft marketing strategy that stands out in a crowded marketplace.

Brett Bouttier, Senior Vice President, Digital
Warner Bros. Television Group
 
Brett Bouttier has been promoted to the newly created position of Senior Vice President, Digital, Warner Bros. Television Group, it was announced today by Bruce Rosenblum, President, Warner Bros. Television Group. Based in Burbank, Bouttier will report to Craig Hunegs, Executive Vice President, Business Management, Warner Bros. Television Group, who, as part of his aegis, oversees all digital business for the Warner Bros. Television Group.

As each of WBTVG’s divisions expands its emphasis on the digital creation and exploitation of content, Bouttier will be responsible for the domestic digital distribution of WBTVG’s current, library and original digital content as well as the business execution for all of WBTVG’s new media initiatives. He will work closely with the WBTVG senior executive team and its divisional presidents in shaping the group’s overall digital content and U.S. distribution strategy, negotiating distribution arrangements with new media platforms and managing the strategy and business development of branded, interactive entertainment and social destinations for broadband and wireless.

The Warner Bros. Television Group is an innovative leader in developing new business models for the evolving television landscape, including ad-supported video-on-demand, broadband and wireless. WBTVG has digital distribution agreements in place with the domestic broadcast networks (representing an industry first for a major studio with unaffiliated networks), and in September 2006 formed Studio 2.0, a new advertiser-aligned, digital production venture producing original short-form programming for broadband and wireless. Yesterday (May 7), WBTVG announced it will launch two channels of programming, WBTV: SCI-FI FIX and WBTV: Before They Were Mega Stars, to Joost, the first broadcast-quality Internet television service. The deal marks the first time that WBTVG will launch Warner Bros.-branded channels online. Last month, WBTVG announced the establishment of a digital media sales unit devoted specifically to multiplatform domestic advertiser sales for both broadband and wireless.

Transactional video-on-demand and electronic sell-through of television product will continue to be handled by Warner Bros. Digital Distribution, part of the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group. WBTVG and WBHEG are working in close collaboration to manage the transition to a digital marketplace for the Studio, its key partners and stakeholders.

“Each of our television divisions shares a common DNA – content. And, each of our television divisions is actively experimenting and participating in new digital opportunities for our content,” said Rosenblum. “Brett’s new role is a natural extension of all of our television businesses and will support and expand the domestic digital distribution efforts of each of our divisions. The combination of Brett’s skill, judgment and personality, as well as his ability to cohesively collaborate across all of our television divisions, will be integral to our digital success.

“With Michael Teicher leading our digital ad sales, Lisa Gregorian leading our digital marketing and creative efforts and, now, Brett leading our digital business execution, the Warner Bros. Television Group is well-positioned to move forward and effectively and efficiently manage our transition from analog to digital.”

“Brett has played a key role in our recent efforts to expand and evolve our digital business,” said Hunegs. “He understands new media distribution, marketing, sales and technology, he is a strategic thinker, and he has the proven ability to execute. These skills, his strong relationships inside and outside of the company and his collaborative style make him an important player for our TV Group and the ideal choice for this position.”

Bouttier moves up from his current role as Vice President, New Business & Sales Strategy for WBTVG’s Telepictures Productions. In that role, he has overseen a number of new media deals, including wireless agreements for many of Telepictures’ series; partner and product integration into series, notably a wide-ranging deal with “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and Sprint; securing licensing deals for “Ellen” and “Tyra” with XM Satellite radio, and redesigning the websites for all of Telepictures’ series. Bouttier was also a key member of the team that launched and expanded TMZ.com, which has quickly become the number-one entertainment news destination on the Internet and this fall will expand to a daily television series.

Bouttier joined Telepictures in 2004 from NBC Universal Television, where he’d spent his entire professional career, most recently serving as Vice President, Cable Sales and Strategy. Prior to that, he held account executive/station sales positions in the Eastern, Midwestern and West Coast regions of the country. He joined Studios USA/Universal Television as a Research Analyst while a junior at UCLA.
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.

Karen Bressner, SVP, Advertising Sales
TiVo

Karen Bressner is the Senior Vice President, Advertising Sales for TiVo, Inc.  She is a 27 year veteran in the advertising profession covering both the agency side as well as the sales side of the business. In addition to her day to day achievements, in 1990 she won the Marketing and Media Decisions Star Watch Award for excellence in the national buying community and in 2007, she was honored as an Advertising Mother of the Year by Working Mother Magazine.

Karen started her advertising career in 1981 as a media planner at Young & Rubicam. After 4 years in planning she transferred into the national television buying group.  Her experience at Y&R spanned account categories from CPG (J&J, Warner-Lambert) to airlines (Eastern) to entertainment (Disney Studios, Disney Theme Parks).


In 1990, Karen moved on to the position of Vice President, Group Supervisor on the RJR Nabisco business at Foote, Cone & Belding. On Nabisco she was responsible for buying time in Network, Syndication and Cable across all dayparts.

In 1992, Karen began her sales career as an Account Executive at Discovery Communications. As a salesperson and then a Vice President Sales Director, she was a major contributor to the success of Discovery throughout the 1990s. Karen managed a group representing 6 major cable networks and was involved in the online and digital startup sales efforts.  While at Discovery Communications Karen was an integral part of the group that moved DCI into the position of #1 sales team as measured by The Jack Myers Report. She was also part of the DCI sales group that made it to the list of the top 25 sales organizations in the country as measured by Sales and Marketing Management.

From 2001 until 2007 Karen worked at Viacom’s MTV Networks division as Senior Vice President of Ad Sales for Nick at Nite and TV Land.  In this role Karen oversaw all sales and sales strategy efforts nationally and served as an integral part of the MTV Networks sales management team.

In her current position, SVP Advertising Sales, Karen is managing a sales group representing TiVo across the country and is reporting to CEO, Tom Rogers. Karen is overseeing sales efforts for all national advertisers and advertising agencies as well as building relationships with the broadcast and cable networks as partners and content providers.

Karen is a native of Long Island where she lives with Jon, her husband of 16 years, and their 2 daughters, Rachel, 14, and Amanda, 11.  
Derek Broes, Senior Vice President,
Worldwide Business Development
Paramount Pictures

Derek Broes Currently serves as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Business Development at Paramount Pictures, A Viacom Company.  At Paramount Broes has been responsible for establishing digital strategy and helping to drive the companies most public partnerships such as the Apple Itunes, Amazon, and Walmart partnerships.   Prior to joining Paramount in 2006 Derek lead the global wireless strategy and business development team for Windows Media® at Microsoft Corp., pushing entertainment convergence within the wireless space. Broes has been at the forefront of media and technology for more than a decade and is nationally recognized as an influential leader in the film and high-tech industries.   

Before joining Microsoft, Broes was an entrepreneur of successful media and technology companies, including the post-production feature film industry’s first all-digital post-production sound design and editing facility, located in Burbank, Calif. 

He was appointed as executive vice president for the world’s largest streaming media aggregator and later as chairman and chief executive officer of a digital media security company. Broes also helped pioneer the development of key technologies used by copyright owners in preventing piracy of music and films over the Internet’s peer-to-peer community. 

Broes started his career in Los Angeles, where he spearheaded a production company called Goodbro Pictures with Hollywood star and partner Cuba Gooding Jr. Broes was Gooding’s personal manager and later executive producer through several critically acclaimed and successful films, including the popular “Jerry Maguire,” for which Gooding earned an Academy Award.  

In addition, in May 2002, Broes founded the Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA) www.dcia.info , a nonprofit organization working toward a viable framework for the Internet peer-to-peer community agreeable to copyright owners, consumers and consumer electronic industries.   

Broes spends his time speaking, consulting and writing. In addition, he lectures to law students at the University of Southern California on the wide diversity of issues surrounding copyright owners and the digital age. He also teaches at the Los Angeles Regional Technology Alliance (LARTA) University and serves as a consultant and on the boards of emerging and fast-growth technology companies. Broes is also a contributing editor to LA VOX, Los Angeles’ leading voice in technology.

Steve Canepa, Vice President, Global Media & Entertainment Industry
IBM

As Vice President, Global Media and Entertainment Industry,  Steve is responsible for IBM’s overall results in the  Entertainment,  Publishing, Broadcast, Cable,  Satellite, Sports and Advertising customer segments worldwide.  He is also the founder of  and a key leader in IBM’s cross-industry Digital Media initiative. 

Steve has guided the marketplace strategy and solution offerings for IBM’s Global M&E Industry organization since 1995.  He directs the worldwide sales of  IBM’s broad portfolio of  hardware, software and services and is responsible for IBM’s marketing activities in the industry.  During that time frame, IBM’s overall business has grown dramatically and is now the largest technology and services organization serving the  global M&E industry.  

Steve has a deep understanding of the key business imperatives facing firms in the M&E industry and has consulted extensively with senior executives as they look to transform their organizations.  Steve represents IBM’s M&E efforts to the marketplace delivering many keynote addresses at Industry conferences: NAB, IBC, Broadcast Asia, Digital Hollywood, Imagina, Frames, etc, He has been recognized by Digital Media Magazine as one of the 20 most influential executives. 

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.

Andrew Cohen, SVP, Programming & Production, Bravo
NBC Universal

Andrew Cohen is responsible for overseeing Bravo's current production slate, including hit shows like "Top Chef," "Project Runway," "Queer Eye," "Shear Genius," "The Real Housewives of Orange County," "Work Out," "Tim Gunn's Guide To Style" and "Flipping Out."  He also oversees an aggressive slate of unscripted series and specials and was responsible for supervising production of "Blow Out," Being Bobby Brown," "Celebrity Poker Showdown," "Showdog Moms and Dads," and "Battle of the Network Reality Stars." 

In addition, Cohen writes "Andy's Blog," a daily blog at BravoTV.com about pop culture, television, media, and his daily life and hosts "Watch What Happens," BravoTV.com's first live-streaming online program. On the show, Cohen takes calls, emails and texts from viewers across the country with questions for live guests like Tim Gunn, Jonathan Adler, Padma Lakshmi, Bravo reality stars and tastemakers.   The show was spun off from Bravotv.com onto the Network itself when Cohen hosted "The Real Housewives Reunion: Watch What Happens," "Shear Genius Reunion: Watch What Happens" and "The Work Out Reunion: Watch What Happens."  Cohen frequently appears on CNN and various media outlets such as "The View" as a pop culture pundit for the Bravo network.  

Previous to his current position, Cohen was Vice President of Original Programming for TRIO (pop, culture, tv), beginning in July 2000. He was responsible for developing and supervising all of TRIO's original productions including the critically acclaimed original documentaries "Gay Republicans," "Easy Riders/Raging Bulls," "Brilliant, But Cancelled," and the critically-lauded original series "Pilot Season, "24w/" and "Parking Lot."

In 2005, Cohen won a Peabody Award for his role as Executive Producer of the TRIO documentary "The N Word" and was nominated for three Emmy Awards as Executive Producer of "Project Greenlight," "Project Runway," and "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy."  OUT Magazine named Cohen "hottest blogger of 2006" in their annual "hot" issue and in '07, Cohen was named one of MULTICHANNEL NEWS' "40 Under 40" innovative and formative executives at work today.

Prior to working for NBC Universal, Cohen was Senior Producer for CBS News' "The Early Show" where he oversaw the production of entertainment segments. Previously, Cohen was a producer for CBS News' "48 Hours" and for "CBS This Morning" where he covered breaking news (Oklahoma City bombing, Hurricane Andrew, California Wildfires, Crash of TWA Flight 800) and produced live segments and celebrity profiles.  

Born in St. Louis, Mr. Cohen is a graduate of Boston University where he received his BA degree in broadcast journalism. 

Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic 
Chairman, Mobile Entertainment Forum Americas

Integrating his widespread digital authority in music, mobile, IPTV and product & service development, Ted Cohen is the Managing Partner of TAG Strategic.

In an industry that's been slow to embrace change, Cohen is the exception to the stereotypical music-exec rule. Of course, when you start a career on the road with Alice Cooper and Van Halen, you're more primed for the unexpected.

Known throughout the technology and music industries as being "part ambassador and part evangelist," Cohen was instrumental in crafting the licensing agreements upon which the Rhapsody subscription service and the iTunes Music Store were built.

In his previous role as Senior Vice President of Digital Development & Distribution for EMI Music (home of artists including Coldplay and the Rolling Stones), Cohen led next-generation digital business development worldwide for this "big four" record company, which includes labels such as Capitol, Virgin, Angel/Blue Note, Parlophone and Chrysalis.  During that time, EMI led the industry by embracing and exploiting new technologies and business models such as digital downloads and online music subscriptions, custom compilations, wireless services, high-definition audio and Internet radio.

In addition to seeking out, evaluating and executing business opportunities for the company on a global basis, Cohen served as both a strategist and key decision-maker for EMI's global new media and anti-piracy efforts. He worked to establish company-wide digital policies, which have provided EMI's artists and labels a substantial advantage in the digital music arena.

Prior to his role at EMI, Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Digital Music Network Inc., where he co-founded and served as Chairman of the groundbreaking Webnoize conferences.

Cohen also led two highly successful new media consulting operations, DMN Consulting and Consulting Adults, attracting clients such as Amazon.com, Microsoft, Universal Studios, DreamWorks Records, Liquid Audio, Wherehouse Records/Checkout.com and various other entertainment, technology and new media organizations. Cohen also held senior management positions at both Warner Bros. Records and Philips Media.

A 30-year industry veteran, Cohen was recently elected Chairman of the Mobile Entertainment Forum Americas board, and currently chairs MidemNet, an international music/technology conference convened in Cannes each year.  Cohen also serves on the NARAS (Grammy) Los Angeles chapter Board of Governors as well as the national Trustee Board, the Board of Directors for the Neil Bogart Memorial Fund, co-chairs the new media arm of the T.J. Martell Foundation, and lends his time and talents to music & technology education efforts such as the Grammy In The Schools Program.

Douglas Craig, SVP, Digital Media Operations
Discovery Communications

As senior vice president of digital media operations, Douglas Craig is responsible for the content on Discovery Mobile and Discovery On Demand (Discovery’s VOD offering).  He develops programming products and packages consisting of both originally produced content and content from Discovery’s portfolio of networks for the digital media landscape.  In addition, Craig works across the company’s business units to develop multi-dimensional partnerships within the two platforms’ industries. 

In his role for Discovery Mobile, Craig has successfully populated Discovery’s offering with streaming video content using three strategic production models: original, pre-purposed and re-repurposed.  As a result of his pioneering efforts, Discovery’s digital media products have achieved universal carriage among both cable affiliates and mobile carriers.   

On the VOD front, Craig oversees programming strategy and the use of the more than 100,000 hours of Discovery Networks content.  Craig also supervises the creation of added-value VOD programming elements, develops Discovery On Demand packages for advertisers and affiliates, and coordinates with Discovery Networks’ on-air marketing department to use VOD to promote Discovery’s linear networks.   

Craig was promoted from his role as vice president in August 2007.  Having joined Discovery in 1997, shortly after the launch of Animal Planet, he began as manager of programming research for the fledging network.  Shortly thereafter, he transitioned into the Animal Planet programming department, reaching the level of vice president of programming and scheduling. 

Prior to joining Animal Planet, Craig served as manager of research at MTV Networks in Los Angeles and as a client service executive at Nielsen Media Research in New York. 

Craig holds a bachelor’s degree from Bryant College and a master’s degree from the City University of New York.  He is based at Discovery Communications’ global headquarters in Silver Spring, Md.

Carson Daly, Host
NBC's "Last Call with Carson Daly"


Carson Daly is a pioneer of pop culture across a multitude of media, including network television, radio, the recording industry and digital. As host and executive producer of MTV's "Total Request Live," Carson transformed the music video program into a must-stop on the publicity circuit for musicians, movie stars and entertainers alike. His NBC show "Last Call with Carson Daly" is in its sixth year as a part of the network's top-rated, late-night lineup. NBC's fourth annual "New Year's Eve Special with Carson Daly" received its highest ratings to date, and as executive producer, Carson led the broadcast on all NBC platforms - both on and offline. Carson brought his pop culture sensibility online as the creator of NBC.com's "It's Your Show," where online viewers submit storytelling videos to win cash prizes. Carson's latest endeavor is with Demand Media on the launch of .TV to empower users to create their own social networks and program their own web channels.
Marc DeBevoise
SVP, Business Development & Strategy
Starz Media LLC

Marc DeBevoise is the SVP of Business Development and Strategy for Starz Media LLC, responsible for the generation, evaluation and execution of business development and growth opportunities.  Marc is primarily focused on exploring opportunities related to emerging digital platforms.  

Digital delivery deals DeBevoise has overseen include content distribution agreements with Amazon Unbox, Xbox Live 360, Heavy.com, Netflix and others. DeBevoise and his team were also responsible for the launch of manga.com, a destination site for global fans of Japanese anime animation. 

Prior to joining the company in 2006, DeBevoise was the Director of Emerging Markets for NBC Universal Digital Media. In this role, DeBevoise was responsible for generating and executing new business development opportunities related to NBCU’s Internet/Broadband and Wireless businesses. DeBevoise joined NBCU as a member of the Business Development group where he executed various corporate-level projects and transactions including the evaluation of potential acquisitions and investments in digital media and related industries, the analysis of various motion picture slate-financing structures for Universal Pictures, and the integration, strategic review and restructuring of Universal Parks & Resorts.  

Prior to joining NBCU, DeBevoise was an Associate in the Technology, Media &Telecommunications Investment Banking Group at JPMorgan in San Francisco and New York. In this role, DeBevoise executed and advised on equity, debt and M&A transactions in various sectors including Internet Media, Software, and Information & Business Services. DeBevoise has also worked in Corporate Financial Planning & Operations at Cablevision Systems Corporation and Motion Picture & Television Production Finance at Miramax Films.  

DeBevoise received his MBA with distinction in Finance and Entertainment, Media & Technology from NYU's Stern School of Business and his BA in Economics and Computer Science from Tufts University.

John Edwards, CEO & President
Move Networks
 

Mr. Edwards has more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry, including 12 years in key executive positions for high-growth companies. This experience includes serving as Chairman and CEO of I-Link Corporation (enhanced VoIP services), President of Coresoft (object-oriented business systems for telephony and data), President of Digital Research (owners of DR-DOS), and Executive Vice President of Novell (enterprise networking). Career accomplishments include leading the first delivery of Voice-Over-IP (VoIP) technology to the market and implementing the first file and print server and operating system (NetWare). Edwards received a B.S. degree in Computer Science from Brigham Young University and an MBA in Finance and Marketing from Arizona State University.

Eric Garland, CEO
BigChampagne

Eric Garland is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of BigChampagne Media Measurement, a privately-held technology and market research company specializing in online media. Garland is recognized as one of the industry's leading authorities on the intersection of popular entertainment and technology. His report in 2003 to the California State Senate was the basis of the recent Associated Press story "Analyst: Internet file-sharing bigger than record business." Each year, Garland contributes data and analysis to the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) flagship publication "IT Outlook." His advisory board membership includes the digital initiative of the Recording Academy (The Grammys), where he has served alongside artists Kelly Clarkson and Kanye West. Garland was formally recognized for his outstanding contribution to the Recording Academy in 2007. 

Garland's commentary appears in the media frequently, and his remarks can be found often in the pages of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. Garland has provided information and insight into online music to publications including Time, Newsweek, BusinessWeek and Fortune. He has been featured on Nightline, Good Morning America and National Public Radio as a digital music pundit, and is a regular guest on Los Angeles talk radio 97.1 KLSX in that capacity. Most recently, he has been a repeat guest lecturer at UCLA and USC Annenberg School for Communication, speaking on the impact of new technologies on entertainment businesses.  

In October of 2003, WIRED magazine anointed BigChampagne the Nielsen television ratings of online music. BigChampagne pioneered the concept of tracking the music downloading phenomenon, starting with the popular Napster community, and is today an industry standard research tool. BigChampagne's partners and subscribers include MTV/Viacom, Clear Channel Radio, all of the major record labels, as well as music retailers, artists, managers and other music industry professionals. BigChampagne's chart syndication partners include Entertainment Weekly and E! Entertainment Television. Before co-founding BigChampagne in 1999, Garland was an associate with global management consulting firm Towers Perrin in the Communication and Measurement practice where, according to WIRED, "he spent much of his twenties dashing through airports and hotel restaurants telling people how to run their businesses."

Matthew Glotzer, SVP, 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.

Eric Hadley, CMO
Heavy Corporation

Eric Hadley is CMO of Heavy Corporation, the leading Original Video Entertainment destination on the Web.  Mr. Hadley manages all sales, marketing and ad operations for the company.  Prior to Heavy, Mr. Hadley was general manager of Global Marketing for the Microsoft Digital Advertising Solution Team including MSN, Live.com, Xbox Live and all other Microsoft advertising-funded properties.  Mr. Hadley produced and programmed Microsoft’s industry leading Media and Marketing Conference, Strategic Account Summit (SAS) for the past five years.  He also managed the global rollout of Microsoft adCenter, the company’s next-generation advertising platform. 

Mr. Hadley joined Microsoft in March 1998, from Ogilvy & Mather.  He played a key role in launching the award-winning worldwide e-business campaign that successfully revitalized the IBM brand.  Prior to his tenure at Ogilvy & Mather, Mr. Hadley worked on the Burger King Corp. account at Ammirati & Puris and regional McDonald’s business at DDB. 

Eric Hadley lives in New York City most of the time..

Marshall Herskovitz, Emmy-Winner, Writer, Director, Producer, Creator (Traffic, Blood Diamond, The Last Samurai, thirtysomething, quarterlife)
President, Producers Guild of America

Marshall Herskovitz is the co-creator, producer, director and writer of NBC’s new drama series “quarterlife.” First made as an Internet series, "quarterlife" explores the lives of six creative twentysomethings trying to find their way in the world. 

Herskovitz has enjoyed a distinguished career in the worlds of both film and television.

A native of Philadelphia, he attended Brandeis University and then the American Film Institute (AFI), where he and “quarterlife” co-creator Edward Zwick met in 1975 and formed a long and successful creative partnership.  

Herskovitz started his career as a writer and director for several television series, until he teamed up with Zwick to create the breakthrough television movie “Special Bulletin” in 1983, for which Herskovitz won two Emmys, a Writers Guild Award, and the Humanitas Award.  

In 1985, Herskovitz and Zwick created The Bedford Falls Company, named for the town in “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The company’s first project was the acclaimed television series thirtysomething,” for which Herskovitz received two more Emmy Awards, two Directors Guild Awards, a Writers Guild Award, a Humanitas award, the Golden Globe Award, the People’s Choice Award, the Peabody Award, and several others. 

In 1991, Herskovitz directed his first feature film, “Jack the Bear,” starring Danny DeVito, then two years later produced “Legends of the Fall,” starring Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins. The following year Herskovitz and Zwick teamed up to produce the groundbreaking series “My So-Called Life,” starring a then-unknown Claire Danes, followed by “relativity” in 1995. The next year Herskovitz spent six months in Rome, producing and directing the historical epic “Dangerous Beauty.” 

In 1999, Herskovitz and Zwick created and executive produced the award-winning series “Once and Again” for ABC.  During the show’s three year run, he and Zwick produced “Traffic,” winner of two Golden Globe Awards and four Academy Awards, directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Benicio Del Toro; and “I Am Sam,” starring Sean Penn and Michelle Pfeiffer. 

In 2003, Herskovitz co-wrote and produced “The Last Samurai,” directed by Zwick and starring Tom Cruise.  He and Zwick most recently produced “Blood Diamond,” which Herskovitz also co-wrote.  Herskovitz lives with his two daughters in Los Angeles. An active environmentalist, he has served on the board of several organizations committed to preserving America’s precious natural resources.  He is currently serving as President of the Producers Guild of America.
Ben Huang, Director of Product Management
Microsoft TV

Ben Huang is the Director of Product Management and Marketing in Microsoft’s Connected TV division. In this capacity, he oversees product management, planning, and product marketing for the Microsoft Mediaroom family of products. The award-winning Microsoft Mediaroom Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) and multimedia software platform is driving the future of television by enabling broadband service providers to deliver new connected TV and entertainment experiences to consumers worldwide. Microsoft Mediaroom provides new ways for consumers to experience TV as part of their connected, digital lifestyle while also creating new business opportunities for broadband service providers, hardware manufacturers, content creators, advertisers and application developers. 

Mr. Huang joined Microsoft in 2003, where he led various initiatives related to new business opportunities, emerging markets, pricing, and corporate transactions, among other areas. 

Prior to joining Microsoft, Mr. Huang has worked in various strategic, financial, and marketing leadership roles with a particular focus in the media and telecom industries. He holds MBA and JD degrees from the Kellogg School of Management and Northwestern Law School, and a bachelor’s degree from UCLA.  

Joel Hyatt, Co-Founder & CEO
Current TV

Joel Hyatt, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Current, has twice before turned ideas into successful ventures, both times against significant odds. He took on the legal establishment with Hyatt Legal Services, which provided low-cost services to middle and lower-income families and grew to serve over three million clients. His Hyatt Legal Plans became America's largest provider of employer-sponsored group legal plans. Hyatt Legal Plans was acquired by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in 1997.

Hyatt also served on the faculty at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, where his courses on entrepreneurship were among the most popular at the school.

American Lawyer magazine identified Hyatt as one of the nation's ten most influential attorneys in the 80s for his efforts in making the legal system more accessible, and Business Week recognized him as one of the top 50 business leaders in the country. Hyatt also served as National Finance Chair for the Democratic Party in 2000.

Steve Jang, CMO & Head of Business Development
imeem


Steve develops and drives content and technology partnerships, product management, and community marketing for imeem. 

Prior to joining imeem, he worked in digital media, business development and marketing roles at EMI Music, XUMA, WR & Hambrecht + Co, and Salon.com.  Steve has a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from the University of Southern California. 

Jason Kirk, VP
MySpace TV

Jason Kirk is Vice-President of MySpaceTV. In this role Jason oversees all content and marketing partnerships for MySpace’s recently launched and successful video platform whose goal is to bring video to the MySpace community and community to video.  Recent original productions include Roommates and Special Delivery.  Recent partnerships include Quarterlife, TMZ, BBC and Sony.  Jason also manages the integration of advertisers into video, marketing and entertainment partnerships for the most trafficked website in the world.  

Prior to MySpace, Jason's experience includes work in both the Internet start-up world and traditional entertainment.  Most recently, he was the Director of Sales & Marketing at HBO in their new business development group.  He’s a proud graduate of the University of Colorado-Boulder and lives with his fiancé in West Hollywood, CA.

Chris Lang, SVP, Research Strategies
SmithGeiger, LLC
 
Christopher Lang is SmithGeiger’s Senior Vice President of Research Strategies, providing clients with in-depth research focused on building larger audiences in various online and offline forums.  This work encompasses many aspects of our clients’ businesses, including strategy, content development, marketing, promotions, and talent.  In the quantitative realm, Lang has conducted studies for numerous clients including ABC, Electronic Arts, Warner Bros., FOX Sports, TV Guide, Digeo, and a number of local television stations across the U.S. 
  
In addition to his quantitative work, Lang has extensive experience as a moderator of qualitative research, including online usability sessions, focus groups, one-on-ones, and dial tests for clients including ABC.com, ABCNEWS.com, FOX Sports, Electronic Arts, and TV Land. 

Prior to joining SmithGeiger, Lang served as Director of Consulting for BizRate.com, working closely with clients such as Nokia and Buy.com in refining their online marketing strategies. 

Before joining BizRate.com, Lang worked as a Senior Research Associate/Consultant for the entertainment practice of Frank N. Magid Associates in Los Angeles. Lang began his career in media as a writer for KFOR-TV, the NBC affiliate in Oklahoma City, OK.  He holds an MBA from The Anderson School at UCLA, where he headed the school’s Entertainment Management Association and graduated as a member of the Anderson Business Honor Society.  Lang also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies and Economics from Northwestern University, where he graduated with honors. 
John Lawson, EVP, Policy & Strategic Initiatives
ION Media Networks

On March 24, John Lawson joined ION Media Networks as Executive Vice President for Policy and Strategic Initiatives, newly-created position. John is handling regulatory and legislative issues for ION, as well as new business initiatives, such as the launch of mobile video by broadcasters in the first quarter of next year. He’s based in Washington, DC.

Previously, John served as President and CEO of the Association of Public Television Stations (APTS)—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.

David Leibowitz, EVP, Business & Legal Affairs
Gotuit

David Leibowitz is Executive Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs, for Gotuit Media, the Video Metadata company. Gotuit’s metadata based technology and services enable publishers to transform their video libraries into a superior Gotuit-enabled experience marked by best-in-class navigation, video search, targeted advertising, virtual remixing and personalized viewing.  In his role, David works closely with other Gotuit executives on company and intellectual property strategy, business and product development, new markets, marketing and public relations, 

David brings to Gotuit more than thirty years of experience providing thought leadership for key business, law and policy issues facing the entertainment, new media and consumer electronics industries. Among his many endeavors, David served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and later Co-Founded and served as chairman for VERANCE, a leading audio watermark technology provider offering solutions to protect, manage, and monitor audio and audiovisual content.  Earlier in his career, David was a partner in the Washington, D.C., law firm Wiley & Rein representing a number of Fortune 100 media and entertainment companies, served as Policy Planning Advisor to the Register of Copyrights for the U.S. Copyright Office, and was an adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Miami Law School and the Communications Law Institute of the Columbus School of Law (Catholic University).

In addition his role at Gotuit, David will continue to serve as Managing Partner of CH Potomac, a strategic services firm working with companies at the intersection of entertainment, media and technology, including Motorola, National Datacast, myMPO, Haystack Media and Sir Groovy.  Finally, David served as Chairman of Ezmo, an online social music service that was an independent subsidiary of FAST Search and Transfer.

David Lyle, President
Fox Reality Channel

David Lyle joined Fox to head up the launch of the Fox Reality Channel in 2005, and was named President, in early 2007. Lyle is a seasoned entertainment veteran with experience running top production companies such as FremantleMedia (“American Idol”) and Pearson Television.  Prior to production, he served as a senior executive at Australia’s Nine Network.  With more than 25 years’ experience as a creative producer specializing in the development and adaptation of successful unscripted formats, Lyle has spent a significant portion of his career acquiring, developing and producing unscripted programming across the United States, Europe and Australia. 

Fox Reality Channel - the only all reality, all the time network - launched in May 2005 and is one of only six new cable and satellite television networks to surpass more than 20 million subscribers in its first year. The service offers original series and specials, top US network favorites and exclusive international reality programs. Its programming is available on television, broadband, cellular phones and other leading mobile devices. Fox Reality Channel is dedicated to delivering its viewers MORE with RealityRevealed bonus footage within primetime shows.  RealityRevealed brings insight into what really happened with exclusive bonus outtakes, interviews, and other extras to make the Fox Reality Channel experience completely unique.   

The network’s roster includes original productions such as nightly strip series “Reality Remix,” “American Idol Extra,” “Solitary,” “Corkscrewed: The Wrath of Grapes” and “My Bare Lady;” “The Academy;” and upcoming series “Paradise Hotel 2”.  Fox Reality Channel is also home to top unscripted series from the US including “Last Comic Standing,” “Amazing Race” and “Joe Millionaire” and acquisitions from around the world including “The Villa,” “Treasure Island”, “The Block”, “World of Stupid” and other popular shows. 

While president of entertainment at FremantleMedia North America, Lyle led a team that launched and guided “American Idol” to three seasons of incredible growth.  That program and others helped to establish new ways of integrating top sponsors like AT&T, Coca-Cola, Ford, Sears and Proctor & Gamble into unscripted production.  Lyle’s three years at FremantleMedia resulted in a deep diversification of programming for the company, as he produced primetime network shows and key series for major outlets including MTV, Lifetime, TLC, GSN, Pax TV and Food Network. 

Lyle took over at FremantleMedia in 2001 after working in London for international unscripted programming powerhouse Pearson Television, where he was Worldwide Head of Acquisition and Development. While at Pearson, Lyle helped to coordinate productions across more than two dozen international territories, and acquired top U.S. and international unscripted programming formats resulting in more than 650 hours of original program production around the world.  

Lyle was one of the founding members of FRAPA (Format Recognition and Protection Association) and served as Chairman from 2001 to 2006.  FRAPA brings together format creators from around the world to protect their intellectual property rights.   

Before coming to Pearson, Lyle served as Head of Development and Acquisitions for the Nine Network, based out of Sydney.  Lyle was among the first international broadcasters to create local versions of top formats like “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” and “Changing Rooms,” the basis for TLC’s popular “Trading Spaces” in the U.S.  During his time at the Nine Network Lyle executive produced the local “Today Show” before creating a number of top rated unscripted series during the early nineties.  Later as a network executive, he oversaw the launch of many more series and specials while working closely with Nine’s programming, promotion and sales departments. 

A native of Sydney, Lyle was first an exploration geologist before starting in the marginally more civilized world of local television as a researcher, writer and producer.

Ivana Ma, Partner & President, New Media
Generate

Ivana Ma oversees new media at Generate. She is tasked with building out Generate's distribution networks, and has secured partnerships with leading new media companies. As head of New Media, Ivana facilitates cross-platform opportunities for Generate clients and properties. 

Prior to Generate, Ivana ran an independent consulting company serving the consumer and media sectors. Her clients included Monster.com, VH1's Save the Music Foundation, NASA and the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism. 

Ivana has a diversified background in digital media, technology, corporate development, and finance. Before launching her company, Ivana spent five years in venture capital at ABS Capital Partners and Advent International’s Digital Media and Communications Fund as a senior investment professional, deploying over $100 million in emerging technology companies. During this time, she worked closely with Global 500 corporations such as Samsung, Toshiba, McGraw-Hill, MasterCard and NTT DoCoMo. Ivana has worked with executive management teams at companies such as Aptegrity (now Globix Corporation- AMEX:GEX), Cyveillance, Simplexity (now InPhonic Inc.), Captivate Networks (now Gannett Co., Inc.- NYSE:GCI.), DoubleTake Software (NASDAQ: DBTK) and Workscape. While at Advent, she managed all investment activity with their partner Gemini Israel Funds, and represented the company on the Board of Directors at Captivate Networks, where she oversaw its successful acquisition by Gannett Co., Inc. 

As an advocate for the Asian-American community, Ivana regularly speaks at academic institutions and small businesses across the country. She has been published in Inkstone Literary Magazine and EW Woman.  Ivana holds a BS with a concentration in Finance from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia.

Marsha MacBride, EVP, Legal & Regulatory Affairs
Nat'l Association of Broadcasters (NAB)

Marsha MacBride joined the National Association of Broadcasters in 2003 as Executive Vice President for Legal & Regulatory Affairs. NAB is a trade association that advocates on behalf of more than 8,300 free, local radio and television stations and also broadcast networks. Ms. MacBride leads the NAB team of attorneys representing local broadcasters before the Federal Communications Commission, the Administration and the Courts. Marsha spent 12 years at the FCC in several high level positions, including Chief of Staff to Chairman Michael Powell, legal advisor to Commissioner James Quello, and legal advisor to the Mass Media Bureau Chief, Roy Stewart. She also was a Vice President in the Walt Disney Company’s Washington Office from 2000 to 2001, and worked as a communications attorney in private practice for six years, from 1985 to 1991.

While at the FCC, Marsha worked for four years in the political programming branch, where she advised broadcasters and candidates on rule compliance. She also worked on the implementation of the 1996 Act, the regulations initiating the DTV service, closed captioning, the V-chip, the biennial review of 1998, SHVIA as well as an array of enforcement proceedings and application streamlining initiatives.

Marsha is a 1985 graduate of The National Law Center, George Washington University, and a 1981 graduate of Douglass College, Rutgers University.

Ted Malone, VP, Product Marketing
Sling Media

As VP of product marketing, Ted is responsible for the creation and execution of the overall product and service strategy for Sling Media, Inc. Prior to Sling Media, Ted served as VP of Corporate Strategy & Marketing for Digital Deck where he was responsible for the creation of the overall product and service strategy for the company as well as corporate marketing activities.  Prior to Digital Deck, Ted was the Senior Director of Product Marketing at TiVo.  During his 6-year tenure at TiVo, Ted was responsible for determining market requirements, product features, configuration, pricing and competitive analysis for a variety of standalone and integrated DVR products. Ted managed the user experience team, including user research and was responsible for development of the TiVo products and service that were released in the UK in late 2000. Prior to joining TiVo, Ted was a senior engineering manager at Alias/Wavefront, where he developed the product requirements, and managed the development team, for the creation of two versions of the Zap!iT digital video software line. Before that, he led the studio production group of Silicon Graphic’s Silicon Studio division, designing and building the Silicon Graphics Entertainment Technology Center and managing a team through the creation of animation, video and performance animation projects. Ted has also been an instructor at the Academy of Art College, teaching various courses on special effects for film and video. Ted holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Ohio State University.

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.
Steve Markov, SVP, Sales
Teletrax

Steve is the Senior Vice President of Sales for Teletrax.  He joined the company in 2008 to help accelerate the company’s global sales efforts.  Steve brings over 20 years of integrated sales and marketing experience from a broad range of industries.  Prior to Teletrax, Steve was the National Sales Director at Corbis, the Bill Gates owned media company, with responsibility for the North American Commercial markets.  Steve’s background also includes numerous senior level sales and marketing roles at AT&T, Ameritech and Leo Burnett.  
Ellen McGirt, Senior Writer
Fast Company

When she's not chasing presidential candidates or leaping social networks in a single bound, Ellen McGirt occasionally shows up at her job as Senior Writer at Fast Company magazine, where she never stops looking for the writer's holy grail: The business ideas - and people - who are changing the world. She’s been responsible for four of the magazine’s last ten cover stories, taking her readers inside Facebook, behind the scenes of the Discovery Channel’s hit show “Dirty Jobs”, and most recently, exploring the “brand called Obama.”  Fast Company’s July issue, “Al Gore’s $100 Million Makeover” - which included an analysis of Current Television - was the top seller in 2007.

McGirt joined Fast Company in February 2007 from Fortune, where she was a senior writer. Before that, she was a columnist and editor-at-large for Money, where she covered a wide variety of health care, consumer, personal finance and investing topics. McGirt has served as a guest business anchor for CNN's American Morning, and has appeared frequently on Good Morning America, CBS Early Today, NBC Nightly News, CNBC, CNN, and American Public Media. Prior to joining Time, Inc., McGirt was a web 1.0 veteran, serving as a founding online columnist for Oxygen Media and an on-air correspondent for Yahoo! FinanceVision. She was also the creator of CassandrasRevenge.com, an award-wining investor education Web site for women.
Steve Mitgang, CEO
Veoh Networks

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.
Anton Monk, Board Member & CTO
Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA™)

Dr. Monk serves on the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) Board of Directors and as Chairman of the MoCA Specification Working Group. He is also Vice President of Technology for Entropic Communications. 

Dr. Monk is a co-founder of Entropic Communications and led the engineering development of Entropic's coax-based multimedia networking chipset that forms the basis of the MoCA technology. Previously, he led communication system design and standards efforts for several Conexant product lines, including cable modems and fixed wireless access. Before that he was involved in the development of cable and satellite ICs at ComStream Corporation, and performed communication system research at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Dr. Monk holds a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, San Diego.
Ashwin Navin, President & Co-Founder
BitTorrent, Inc.

Ashwin Navin is the President and Co-founder of BitTorrent, Inc. He hails from Yahoo! where he was an influential member of the company's Corporate Development group. He possesses extensive experience in structuring and negotiating acquisitions, partnerships and alliances in the tech industry. While at Yahoo!, Ashwin was responsible for M&A, divestitures and company strategy in the U.S. and key global markets such as India and Korea. Before Yahoo!, Ashwin worked with Wall Street powerhouses Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Merrill Lynch as an investment banker and research analyst. Ashwin earned a dual B.A. from Claremont McKenna in Government and Economics.
Ryan O'Hara, President
TV Guide Network & TV Guide Broadband

Ryan O’Hara is President of TV Guide Network, an entertainment network with original and acquired TV programming distributed in more than 84 million homes with 2006 revenues of $129 million. O’Hara is charged with managing TV Guide Network’s strategy and growth and overseeing all aspects of the business, including programming, marketing, publicity, advertising sales, operations, business affairs and finance. O’Hara is also President of TV Guide Broadband, an advertising supported video programming service which is currently marketed and distributed on You Tube, Veoh, Comcast The Fan, AOL Video and Yahoo.  

Previously, O’Hara served as President of TVG, Gemstar-TV Guide’s horseracing television network and web business.  During his tenure, he was responsible for the overall business operations and the P & L.  During that time, revenues grew from $39 million to $52 million and distribution grew 26%.  He also managed TVG’s rights activities with track and on-line partners and coordinated with the company’s affiliate sales group to secure long-term carriage deals.  

O’Hara has also served as Senior Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Planning for Gemstar-TV Guide. In that role, he was responsible for corporate strategy and deal making across numerous media segments including publishing, cable and satellite, and consumer electronics.  

Prior to joining Gemstar-TV Guide, O’Hara was Director of Interactive TV Strategy for BSkyB, based in London. While at the Sky UK satellite platform, he focused on creating interactive content that differentiated the platform from cable and Internet competitors.  Before BSkyB, he worked for Fox Cable Networks and Fox/Liberty Networks. As Director of Business Development, he helped launch the Regional Sports Report on 17 Fox Sports Nets. He also worked on rights acquisitions with NASCAR, ACC Basketball, Major League Baseball and regional sports buys that aired on FSN, FX, Speedvision and Fox Sports. 

Prior to joining News Corp/Fox, O’Hara worked as an entertainment management consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers and in brand management at Nestle USA.  

Mr. O’Hara serves on the Board of Directors of the Hollywood & Radio Television Society and is a member of the Paley Center of Media.  He is also on the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Young Presidents Organization. 

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Stanford University and a Masters of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School.

Shelly Palmer, Chairman, Advanced Media Committee
The Emmy Awards, NY


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.