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Digital Media Wire Presents...
GAMES & MOBILE FORUM
Games & Mobile Entertainment Opportunities & Developments

technology ► transforming ►entertainment

April 28, 2003  |  9:00AM - 7:00PM
The Metropolitan Pavilion  - Gallery
123 West 18th Street |  New York, NY 10011 |  Tel. 212-463-0071 

EVENT SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS

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           AGENDA -   9:00am - 9:30am  Registration


  9:30am - 10:00am    
1st Keynote Address
  Alex St. John - CEO & Co-Founder, Wild Tangent

  10:00am – 11:15am    1st Session
  Advergames: Recent Developments & Opportunities
 
What is the current state of the advergames business? 
  Who are the major players?
  What are typical project budgets?
  Where are the opportunities today? 
  Learn what it takes to succeed in this developing business.

  MODERATOR
  Billy Pidgeon
- Senior Analyst, Zelos Group

  PANELISTS
  Keith Ferrazzi -
CEO, YaYa

  Peter Mack
- President, Templar Studios

  Joseph Varet
- Vice President, 3dGroove
  Charles Kilby - Director of Product Marketing, Terra Lycos
  Jerry Spiegel
- Partner,
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz
 
Eric Zimmerman - CEO, gameLab 
 
Robb Lippitt, COO & General Counsel, ePrize
 

           11:15am - 11:30am   Refreshment Break & Tech Demos


11:30am - 12:00pm   
2nd Session Keynote Address
Doug Lowenstein
- President, Interactive Digital Software Assoc. (IDSA)

12:00am - 1:00pm   2nd Session
Developing Games Based on Film, TV & Music Properties and Visa-Versa
This session will examine what it takes to develop successful games based on film, television, music & sports properties, including a focus on licensing characters and properties for game development. The panel will also look at case studies concerning the development of film and television properties based on games. Hear from the experts as they discuss how to position your next project to reap the benefits of successful game, film or television development.


MODERATOR
Tom Selz
-
Partner, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

PANELISTS
Jason Bell, SVP, Creative Development, Infogrames
Ray Caldito - Head of Business Development, Warner Bros. Online
Edmond Sanctis
- Former President & COO, Acclaim
Jason Schreiber
- CEO, Powerhead Games
Rob Sebastian - Managing Director, The Endeavor Agency
Larry Shapiro -
Motion Picture Department, Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
 

 1:00pm - 2:00pm  Lunch Break & Tech Demos in Exhibit Hall


2:00pm - 2:30pm  
3rd Session Keynote
Stephen Killeen -
CEO, WorldWinner

2:30pm - 3:30pm  
3rd Session
Online Games: Strategies & Business Models
What is the current state of online gaming?
Who are the major players?
What are the major barriers to market entry?
Which strategies and business models are succeeding?

MODERATOR
Robert Ferrari
- Managing Director, Convergence Ventures

PANELISTS

Vince Broady
- SVP, Consumer Media, CNET, Co-Founder, GameSpot
Matt Bromberg - VP & General Manager, AOL Games
Mark Friedler
- CEO, Gigex
Dan Hart
- General Manager, Yahoo! Games
Mark Jacobs
-
CEO, President, & Co-Founder, Mythic Entertainment
John Welch
- VP, Product & Technology, AtomShockwave Corp.
 

           3:30pm - 3:45pm  Refreshment Break & Tech Demos in Exhibit Hall

3:45pm – 5:00pm  4th Session
Mobile Games:
The Coming Wireless Revolution
(Co-Produced by Mobile Entertainment Forum)
The market for mobile games is growing in the U.S. and abroad.
Who are the new players?
Which business models are succeeding?
What are the major legal and policy issues facing the industry? 
Where are the opportunities?

MODERATOR
Dan Scherlis
- CEO, Etherplay

PANELISTS
Greg Costikyan - Chief Creative Officer, Unplugged Games
Scott Pink - Special Counsel,
Gray Cary
Eugene Evans -
President, Infinite Ventures
Anders Evju - VP & General Manager,
Digital Bridges
Harry Kargman
, CEO, Kargo
Brad Zutaut - Founder & CEO, Xingtone
 

 6:30pm - 8:30pm  Post-Event Cocktail Reception
The post-event reception - sponsored by WildTangent, WorldWinner and web2zone, Inc. (a division of Samsung) - will be held at web2zone's Cyber and Gaming Center located at 54 Cooper Square.  The reception includes cocktails, appetizers and unlimited access to PCs for games and instruction and advice from the Center's gamer gurus.

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(Deadline: April 18, 2003)


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Past Event Speakers Include: 


Lyor Cohen - Chairman/CEO, Island Def Jam
Steve Rennie
- Artist Manager, Incubus

John Gage -
Chief Researcher & Director of the Science Office, Sun Microsystems
Chris Gorog -CEO, Roxio
John Perry Barlow - Co-Founder & Vice Chairman, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Marc Schiller - CEO, Electric Artists
Jim Griffin -
CEO, Cherry Lane Digital
Marybeth Peters - Register of Copyrights, U.S. Copyright Office

Ted Cohen
- VP, New Media, EMI Music

David Del Beccaro
, CEO, Music Choice
Donald Katz, Chairman & CEO, Audible.com
John Jeffrey - EVP & Gen. Counsel, Live365
Scott Kauffman, Chairman & CEO, FullAudio
Bob Roback
, General Manager, Music, Yahoo! Inc.
Dan Rayburn, Editor, Streaming Media, Inc.
Bill Rose, VP/ General Manager, Arbitron Webcast Services
Andrew Rasiej,
CEO, Digital Club Network
Kurt Kurthanson, Publisher, RAIN (Radio & Internet Newsletter) 

Whitney Broussard, Partner, Selverne, Mandelbaum & Mintz
Chris Amenita
, SVP, ASCAP

Richard Conlon - VP, Marketing and Business Development Media Licensing, BMI
Tony Conrad - Partner,
Venture Strategy Partners, Director, FullAudio
Stacey Herron -
Analyst, Jupiter Media
Jeff Liebenson - Partner, Entertainment & Media,
KMZ Rosenman

Sean Ryan - President & CEO, Listen.com
John Coletta -
Director, Operations & Business Affairs, New Media Licensing, BMI
Philip Corwin
- Partner,
Butera & Andrews (counsel to Kazaa)
David Leibowitz
- Partner, CH Boston, Co-Founder & Director,
Verance
Mitch Glazier
-
SVP Government, Relations & Legislative Counsel, RIAA
Jonathan Potter - Executive Director
, Digital Media Association
Jenny Toomey -
Executive Director
, Future of Music Coalition
Scott Dinsdale, EVP, Digital Strategy, MPAA
Robin Gross, Attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Jonathan Potter, Executive Director, Digital Media Association
Lee Shubert, Partner, Entertainment & Media, KMZ Rosenman
Noah Stone, Executive Director, Recording Artists Coalition
Michael Bracy, Director, Government Relations, Coalition for the Future of Music
David Brudnicki - Senior Director, Mobile Multimedia Services,
AT&T Wireless
Anders Evju -
Vice President & General Manager, Digital Bridges
Jon Vlassopulos, Senior Director, Digital World Services (Bertelsmann)
Gary Gintsling - Senior Product Manager, Java Group, Sun Microsystems
Fabrice Grinda
- Founder & CEO, Zingy

Nicholas Lehman - Vice President, MTV
McAdory Lipscomb Jr. -
Marketing & Communications Lead, Accenture
Alan Friel, Attorney, Entertainment & Media, KMZ Rosenman

Raviv Pablo -
Senior Director, Products & Marketing, Emblaze Systems
Patrick M. Walsh
- VP, Wireless Data Business Development, iBiquity Digital

Tim Armstrong, VP Sales,
Google
Bruce Carlisle, CEO,
SF Interactive
Alan Friel
, Special Counsel,
KMZ Rosenman
Aaron Radin
, VP Advertising Sales & Marketing, GoldPocket Interactive
Greg Stuart
, CEO, Interactive Ad Bureau
Alan Ives
, Regional Sales Director, MSN
Rudy Grahn, Senior Analyst, Jupiter Media
Orang Dialemeh
- President, Eyematic
David Baeza - Managing Director, BoBo Wireless
Steve Barth - Editor, Knowledge Management Magazine

Paul Carlander - Director, Corporate Strategic Finance, Qualcomm
Gerry Christensen - Director, Business Development,
Verisign
Dr. Rajit Gadh - Professor & Director, Wireless Enterprise Lab, UCLA

Gary Gintsling - Senior Product Manager, Java Group, Sun Microsystems
Carl Gunell
President, Telemedia
Joe Jasin -
Partner, Wireless Blueprint
Alex Lightman - CEO, Charmed Technology

Victor H. Sim - Of Counsel, Business and Technology, Brobeck
Kelly Porter - Managing General Partner, ZAP Ventures
Eric Pulier - CEO,
Digital Evolution
Dr. Omar El Sawy - Director, Center for Telecom Management
Richard Siber - Partner, Communications & High Tech, Accenture
Paul Sherman, Co-Founder & Editor, Potomac Tech Wire
Alice Taylor - Director of Advanced Programs, Boeing
Michael Watson - Vice President, Zoop International, Harex InfoTech
Ravin Agrawal -Partner EastWest Ventures
Bryan Biniak - EVP, Business Dev., Moviso
Kevin MacLellan -
SVP, Intl, E! Networks
Mark Kapczynski - Principal,
Media & Entertainment Group, Microsoft
Dr. George T. Geis -
Professor, Anderson Graduate School of Management, UCLA
James Hsu -
Attorney,
Jones Day

Mark Kapczynski -
Principal, Media & Entertainment Solutions Group, Microsoft
David Nathanson -
VP,Broadband & Channel Development, Fox Cable Networks Group
Steve Hoffman - CEO, Spiderdance
Ken Rutkowski - CEO, KenRadio.com
Scott Newmam - Chairman, President & CEO, Goldpocket Interactive
Stephen Condon-
SVP and Chief Marketing Officer, Intertainer
Ned Sherman
- CEO, Digital Media Wire
Ben Mendelson -
President, ITA
John Canning -
Technical Evangelist, Microsoft eHome
Josh Warner, Founder, Like Media
Michael Hausman, Co-Founder, United Musicians
Howie Kleinberg, VP, Marketing, Electric Artists
Trey Bowles, VP, Strategic Development, StreamCast Networks
Alex Luke
, VP, Music Programming, Pressplay
Mark Ghuneim
, SVP, Emerging Technologies, Columbia Records
Michelle Robertson
, President, DMusic
Kevin Kiernan
, Head of New Media, Astralwerks/EMI
Tim Nilson
, VP, Mobile Technology, Sony Music
Maureen S. Dorney, Partner, Gray Cary
Nicholas Lehman, VP, Interactive Business Development, MTV/VH1
David Brudnicki, Sr. Director, Mobile Multimedia,
AT&T Wireless

Ben Mendelson - President, ITA
John Canning -
Technical Evangelist,
Microsoft eHome

Frank Beacham - Writer/Producer & Columnist, TV Technology Magazine
Jonathan Bokor - Director, Bus. Development, ABC Enhanced Television
James Cantalini
- CEO, Gist Communications
Art Cohen
- SVP, Advertising, ACTV
Stephen Sprague
- CEO, Wave Systems
Gordon Bechtel - CTO, Spyglass Integration
Rosemary Danon
- VP, Interactive Services, Liberty Livewire
Bill Sheppard - Bus. Development Manager, Digital TV, Sun Microsystems
Jonathan Leess
- EVP, Programming & Production, GoldPocket Interactive
Gerrit Niemeijer
- Chief Technology Officer, Visible World
Fritz Attaway -
Washington General Counsel, MPAA
Manuel Trujillo
- Senior Product Manager, Horizon, Motorola
Russell Frackman
- Attorney & Lead Counsel to RIAA (Napster litigation)
Ebrahim Keshavarz - EVP, Sales & Marketing, Digital World Services (Bertelsmann)

                     
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