Pankaj Asundi
Vice President Media and Content
Ericsson Inc.
Pankaj Asundi, who joined Ericsson in 2000, has over 20 years of systems and technology experience within the telecommunications industry. He is currently responsible for developing and managing new business and multimedia solutions as they relate to content and media companies. Prior to this role, Pankaj was part of Ericsson's Strategy and Network group and was responsible for developing Ericsson's North America and Global multimedia strategy. Other roles at Ericsson include the CTO for Ericsson's North America Enterprise business and Strategic Marketing towards Ericsson key customers. Before joining Ericsson, Pankaj was a Software Development Manager for First Consulting Group. He holds a Masters of Science in Industrial Engineering from University of Oklahoma.

Patrick Benson
Senior Vice President, Director of Digital Marketing
Deutsch New York
Patrick manages an in-house digital marketing unit, which includes alternative emerging digital distribution channels for all media platforms. His team delivers integrated marketing solutions for clients including: DIRECTV, Olympus, J&J's Tylenol, USAA, Bank of America, Revlon, MCI/Verizon, Mitsubishi, Snapple, Monster and Coors. Patrick was one of the earliest media professionals to test and implement emerging media platforms such as online TV/video and SMS advertising. In 2003, he was recognized as a member of "the next generation of leaders" and received Advertising Age's Twenty Something Star Recognition Award. He has also written industry white papers on Search Engine Optimization, Wireless/Mobile Evolution and Rich Media Landscape.

Bob Bilbruck
Managing Director
Mobiletain
Bob Bilbruck is Managing Director of Mobiletain: a consulting firm specialized in mobile marketing and advertising. Mobiltain's expertise spans across today's fastest growing mobile sectors including the entertainment, promotional and marketing communities that are directly targeting mobile end users. Mobiletain develops and manages campaigns utilizing SMS, IVR, Streaming, Download to View, and MMS to create exclusive and specialized campaigns for companies to reach, advertise, and promote to their customers. Bilbruck, a seasoned emerging technology professional, has experience that stretches far into both the traditional technology and mobile industries, most recently through Newegg.com, where he led the business and emerging technology development for the company's mobile strategy.

J. Timothy Bryan
Chief Executive Officer
ICO Communications
On November 1, 2005, Mr. Bryan became the Chief Executive Officer of both the Company and ICO North America. Mr. Bryan has served on our Board of Directors since October 2001. He also served on the Boards of Open TV, Inc., a Liberty Media Corporation affiliate, the Samaritan Institute and Clearwire Corporation. From September 2003 until November 2005, Mr. Bryan was a private investor in, and consultant to, the telecommunications industry and private equity firms interested in investing in telecommunications businesses. From May 2001 until September 2003, Mr. Bryan was the Chief Financial Officer of Eagle River, Inc. Mr. Bryan previously served as President of United Pan-Europe Communications NV and as Chief Financial Officer and member of the Office of the Chairman of UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. Prior to UnitedGlobalCom, Mr. Bryan served as Treasurer of Jones Intercable, Inc. Mr. Bryan has previously served on the Board of Directors of Nextel Communications and on the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board of UPC. Mr. Bryan is a graduate of Duke University.

Brandon Burgess
CEO
ION Media Networks
Bio coming soon...

Misha Cornes
Group Director of Strategy
Organic
Misha Cornes is Group Director of Strategy at Organic. He has over 15 years of experience leading the evolution of global brands like Bank of America, Best Buy, Dell, eBay, Microsoft, Mitsubishi Motors, Sprint, and Target. Misha translates strategic marketing goals into exceptional online experiences. He provides leadership to cross-disciplinary creative teams, runs the San Francisco Strategy practice, and ensures that every project is rooted in a deep understanding of customer needs. A frequent writer and public speaker on topics around digital content, social media, and interactive planning, Misha is editor-in-chief of ThreeMinds, Organic's digital marketing blog.

Olivier Coste
Chairman
Alcatel-Lucent Mobile Broadcast
Olivier Coste has been the Chairman of Alcatel-Lucent Mobile Broadcast since October 2005. In his previous assignment, he was Senior Vice President Strategy and Business Development for Alcatel's space activities, monitoring large programs such as Galileo. Previously, he held senior positions within Alcatel's components and enterprise activities. He joined the Group in 2001. Olivier Coste began his career with a variety of positions in the European Commission, followed by a period in the Cabinet of the French Prime Minister in charge of industry. Olivier Coste is a graduate of the French Ecole Polytechnique and Corps National des Mines in Paris.

Glenn Craib
CTO
NXVision Ltd
Glenn is CTO of NXVision, a company he co-founded in 2006 to provide secure embedded placeshifting solutions. These end to end solutions allow operators to provide premium services to their customers with little to no additional infrastructure and also to provide the end customer with enhanced service and selection. NXVision provide the complete solution, from software within the STB (or dongle devices for legacy boxes), software for mobile devices / PC's as well as the system to manage the overall solution. Prior to founding NXVision, Glenn held a number of senior technical and business development positions within Data Storage and consumer electronic companies in Scotland and has a track record in IP creation and management.

Srini Dharmaji
Founder and CEO
GoldSpot Media
As President and CEO of GoldSpot Media, Srini Dharmaji drives the company's overall strategic direction, growth and leadership in targeted ad insertion solutions for mobile broadcast TV. Before founding GoldSpot Media, Srini was a consultant with Virgin Mobile USA responsible for device management and video streaming business cases. Previously, he was a member of the Roundbox leadership team, driving the mobile broadcast product line. Srini also led Voice Over IP (VoIP) technology initiatives at dynamicsoft (Acquired by Cisco Systems) and held technology positions at Telcordia Technologies and Bellsouth Telecom. Srini earned an M.S. in Engineering from Indian Institute of Science.

Chris Drake
Senior Director of Business Development
thePlatform
Chris Drake is Senior Director of Business Development for thePlatform, where he has responsibility for the company's mobile and cross-platform efforts including relationships with carriers and content publishers. In addition to thePlatform's success in mobile, working with customers such as Verizon Wireless' V CAST, Helio, Airborne Entertainment and Mobliss, thePlatform currently manages and publishes online video to both mobile and broadband sites for a number of well-respected respected consumer brands, including: BBC, CNBC, CBS's College Sports TV, Comcast, Gannett, HIT Entertainment, PBS KIDS Sprout, Sony BMG, The Hearst Corporation, Vongo, and numerous others. Drake previously worked at RealNetworks as director of marketing and strategic relations, where he focused on the company's efforts in mobile media and entertainment. Drake has held other positions in the high tech and management consulting industry.

Ethan Dreilinger
News Director
CBS Mobile News
As the head of all mobile news operations for CBS Mobile and CBS News, Ethan is at the crossroads of where traditional media is embracing an emerging platform-mobile. With core products including mobile web (WAP), MMM video alerts, and mobile video - both on-demand and on mobile television, Ethan is in the middle of all things mobile. With a NYC based team, CBS Mobile News produces up to 25 unique video files per day tailored for the mobile screen. The CBS News WAP site recently re-launched featuring user commenting, ranking and contextual story selection - giving users a broad mobile web 2.0 feel. CBS Mobile is also deeply engaged in the development of user generated content (UGC) platforms, and finding ways to connect the mobile experience to online, and on air.

John Eck
President
NBC TV Network and Media Works
John Eck was named president of the NBC TV Network and Media Works in July 2007. This appointment added executive oversight of NBC Affiliate Relations and NBC Network Operations to his portfolio of responsibilities. Eck continues his executive leadership over information technology and studio operations across NBC Universal’s extensive television networks, owned stations, and digital media properties. He also has executive responsibility for the company’s film and TV production and post-production operations. The studio operations group is the largest such operation in North America, and is one of the top operations of its kind in the world. In addition, Eck oversees the areas of sourcing, environmental health and safety, crisis management, and a multimillion-square-foot real estate and facilities portfolio, which includes Rockefeller Center, and Burbank and Universal City, California. Eck reports directly to Jeff Zucker, president and chief executive officer of NBC Universal.

Eric Eller
Senior Vice President, Products & Marketing
Millennial Media
Eric leads the product development and marketing fuctions for Millennial Media. Over the past eight years, Eric has been an executive leading diverse advertising centric organizations and disciplines for Advertising.com and later AOL. His experience most recently includes senior management roles in product marketing, european operations (and start-up), and was the original technology chief at TeknoSurf which later became Advertising.com. Eric's teams delivered industry leading ad delivery, optimization, behavioral targeting and search management solutions for Advertising.com's advertiser clients. Prior to joining Advertising.com, Eric was a principal consultant with Syscom, Inc., where his clients included Citigroup, First Union and Royal Bank of Canada.

Dan Flanegan
Mobile Strategist
JHG-Townsend
Dan Flanegan is the mobile strategist for JHG-Townsend, a San Diego-based company that represents a new model of marketing and public relations agency in a digital world. Flanegan is also the CEO of Brand Anywhere a mobile marketing and advertising consultancy providing strategy, vendor selection and campaign management for brands and agencies. In 2003, Flanegan also co-founded Soapbox Mobile, a leading mobile marketing agency and platform provider. As President & CEO, Dan was responsible for the company's market leadership in assisting enterprises improve customer communication via the mobile channel. Soapbox powered the campaigns of such brands and media properties as Levis, Guinness, MobiTV, Procter & Gamble, W Hotels, General Motors and many others. Dan is a recognized mobile marketing & advertising expert and has been interviewed and quoted by various media outlets, including: ABC, NBC, Fox News, Wired, Red Herring, ClickZ, MediaPost, The San Diego Union Tribune, The San Diego Business Journal and more.

John Fletcher
Analyst
SNL Kagan
With nearly a decade of experience in media and technology market research, John Fletcher has covered a number of sectors at SNL Kagan and is now focused full time on mobile entertainment. In addition to his experience at SNL Kagan, John covered portable media players and other consumer electronics products as an Analyst for Digital Tech Consulting. He holds a Bachelor's of Science in Economics and Business Administration from Saint Mary's College of California.

Jack Hallahan
Vice President, Advertising and Brand Partnerships
MobiTV
Jack brings to MobiTV twenty years marketing insight, offering senior level brand development expertise. Mixing traditional and new media experience in website development, advertising and integrated marketing, Jack has helped build brands including TiVo, Apple, Mattel, CNNSI, and Chevron. As Vice President, Advertising and Brand Partnerships for MoviTV, he is focused on creating a diverse client portfolio in Retail, Consumer Goods, Automotive, and Entertainment.Prior experience as Managing Director Wirestone and Vice President at AKQA Advertising includes multi-channel marketing for Visa USA, LucasArts, Macy's, Nike, and Williams-Sonoma. Jack developed his advertising sales career in New York helping launch Mens Health Magazine after managing Fortune 500 clients for Sports Illustrated.

Brian Hurst
CEO
The Opportunity Management Company
Hurst specializes in enabling content and advertising clients to reach audiences across mediums and maximize the opportunities of an evolving media world. Clients have included TiVo, Discovery, BT and Virgin America. Hurst is Chairman of the Producers Guild of America New Media Council, on the Board and Executive Committee of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and sits on the advisory board of MobiTV.

Dan Hsieh
Consultant
Open Mobile Video Coalition
Dan Hsieh is President of MTC Services LLC, and is a strategic advisor to leading media and technology companies, focusing on developing new content-related business. In the last year, he has helped create a partnership of leading Hollywood studios and mobile phone companies to develop and launch a new DRM platform that allows any digital content to be played on any device with any service operator, worked with leading broadcasters to help form the Open Mobile Video Coalition, an alliance of U.S. television station owners to enable mobile digital broadcasting. In addition, he has been advising a leading private equity company for investments in the media and communications sector.

Dr. JaeMoon Jo
Vice President, Core Technology, Digital Media R&D Center
Samsung Electronics Co.
Dr. Jo joined Samsung in 1989 and has been involved in HDTV development project for many years. He served as a Manager in the R&D Center from 1991 to 1995. He was promoted to Senior Manager in 1996 and participated in several projects, such as Korean Satellite STB development, DTV chipset development, and a home server development. In year 2003, Dr. Jo was promoted as a Chief of the Connectivity Lab, where he developed home network and wireless network technology.

Paran Johar
Chief Marketing Officer
JumpTap, Inc.
Paran Johar is JumpTap's CMO. Before JumpTap, Mr. Johar was EVP of Digital Marketing (NA) and MD of MRM's Los Angeles office. Mr. Johar's responsibilities included overseeing all operations of the LA office and all NA digital marketing, including online, search, and mobile marketing. Before MRM, Mr. Johar was GM of Tribal DDB's LA office, and ran online media and SEM/SEO activities, while growing the business from $0 to $80MM+. Mr. Johar brings to MRM Worldwide a diverse background of work from other leading agencies such as iXL, Poppe Tyson, Bates USA, Saatchi & Saatchi, and BBDO Worldwide. His client roster has covered brands such as Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Microsoft, GM, and Toyota, among others.

Muzib Khan
Vice President of Product Management and Engineering
Samsung Telecommunications America
Dr. Muzibul Khan is vice president of product management and engineering for the wireless terminals division of Samsung Telecommunications America. As Samsung's lead engineer and product planner, Dr. Khan works closely with carriers and technology partners to define and develop innovative handsets with intuitive features that complement carriers' service offerings and are easy for consumers to use. Before joining Samsung, Dr. Khan was with Lucent Technologies/Philips Consumer Communications for six years. He served as technical manager responsible for Systems Engineering, Standards and Regulatory Compliance for wireless terminals and infrastructure products. Prior to this position, Dr. Khan was an associate professor of electrical engineering at Lakehead University, Canada.

Dr. Jong Kim
President
LG’s Zenith R&D Lab
Jong Kim is President of the Zenith Research and Development Lab, a position he has held since 2005. He served as Vice President, Zenith R&D, from 2000-2004. A key contributor to ATSC digital television standards, Dr. Kim joined Zenith Electronics LLC, now a subsidiary of LG Electronics, in 1990. He started his career as a research engineer at LG Electronics in 1983. Dr. Kim earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Alabama, his M.S. and B.S. degrees in Electronics Engineering at Seoul National University. He is the co-author of numerous papers published in leading technical journals, including the IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, the Journal of Society of Motion Picture of America, and IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting.

Thanasis Latrou
President & CEO
Media Excel
Thanasis is one of Media Excel's founders and currently serves as Board Member, President & CEO. Thanasis has 18 years of management experience in the High Tech industry, recently with DELL, as G.M. of the UK and subsequently head of Marketing for Americas. Prior to DELL, Thanasis worked for FUJITSU COMPUTERS for 8 years as V.P. and G.M. of Asia out of Singapore and V.P. of Business Development in EMEA, where he was responsible for a number of M&A transactions up to $1bn value. Mr. Iatrou received an M.B.A. in the UK and a B.Sc in Physics in Greece.

Ian Locke
VP of Strategic Alliances
Envivio Inc
Ian Locke, Vice President of Strategic Alliances at Envivio, is responsible for creating and supporting new business opportunities with Internet TV, Mobile TV and IPTV video services for network operators and service providers. Ian's product design and market creation expertise guide the company's production of video convergence solutions for telcos, enterprises, and broadcasters, making IP video a reality over any type of network and to any multimedia device from mobile to HD. Prior to Envivio, Ian was the Director of Market Development for Minerva Networks where he developed the iTVManager IPTV middleware and the Impression DVD authoring software

Greg Mand
Vice President and General Manager, Sales & Strategic Partnerships
PodShow
Greg Mand is the Vice President and General Manager, Sales & Strategic Partnerships for PodShow, the world's leading independent broadband entertainment network. In this role he is responsible for working with global advertisers to enable them to reach their target audiences through PodShow's network of episodic, host-driven video shows. In addition, he works with a variety of distribution partners to increase the audience reach for PodShow's content. Previously, Greg worked in business development for Lonely Planet, the world's leading independent travel publisher. He holds a MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania as well as a B.S. in Commerce from the University of Virginia.

Sam Matheny
General Manager
News Over Wireless
Sam Matheny is General Manager of News Over Wireless, which is part of CBC New Media Group, LLC. Sam's focus is on strategic media applications where he is currently engaged with mobile wireless content. Sam has held management positions with satellite, digital television, Internet, and interactive video companies.
Sam is a member of the Academy of Digital Television Pioneers, and holds a B.S. in Communications from East Carolina University and a M.S. in Technology Management from North Carolina State University.
Sam lives in Zebulon, North Carolina, with his wife and two sons.

Bryan McGuirk
SES Americom
Bryan McGuirk is responsible for building and maintaining SES AMERICOM's leadership in media & entertainment distribution throughout the U.S. Mr. McGuirk also leads a seasoned team of specialists and professionals who provide high-quality satellite-based service solutions to varied commercial, industrial and enterprise customers in North American markets. He has extensive experience with business and sales issues associated with developing media-based businesses. As the President, Programming and Advertising, of California-based OpenTV, he was at the forefront of many interactive programming developments for both advertisers and programmers. Added to that are executive and management responsibilities at TViFusion, a digital cable network development and operations company; NBC Television Network, in both affiliate relations and NBC Asia; and Turner International, launching CNN, TNT and Cartoon Network in Asian markets.

Perkins Miller
Senior Vice President, Digital Media,
NBC Universal Sports & Olympics
Perkins Miller is Senior Vice President, Digital Media, for NBC Universal Sports & Olympics. Miller is responsible for overseeing all NBC Sports & Olympics digital media initiatives, including NBCSports.com and NBCOlympics.com. Miller was the Director and General Manager for Internet Operations for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, during which time he brought together Olympics.com and NBCOlympics.com for the first time in history, creating the world's biggest-ever event website. In addition to working with NBC Olympics on the Games-time site, he oversaw on-line businesses with 13 other partners, including ticket sales and volunteer recruitment. Miller previously ran several other divisions for the 2002 Games, including publications, video production, translation services, and archives.

Brandon Mills
CEO, President
Ripcode
Brendon Mills is a serial entrepreneur in the communications technology market. Prior to founding RipCode in 2005, Mills served as founder, CEO and president of GENBAND (General Bandwidth, Inc.). From its inception in 1999, Mills led the company's pioneering efforts in the packet voice equipment industry. During his five years at General Bandwidth, Mills guided the company through one of the telecommunication industry's most tumultuous times, successfully raising $180 million in private capital, developing an award winning VoIP gateway, and securing eight patents and several marquis customers in the burgeoning broadband voice industry. Mills has also held positions at Cisco Systems and was the director of product marketing for NetSpeed, Inc, a developer of DSL broadband technology acquired by Cisco Systems in 1998. Prior to NetSpeed, Mills also held positions at Dell Computers and Dallas-based NetWorth, Inc., an Ethernet equipment manufacturer acquired by Compaq Computers. Mills holds a BA degree from Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri.

Patrick Moriarty
Senior Vice President, Product Solutions, Media and Entertainment Insights Group
OTX
Patrick is SVP of Product Solutions for the Media and Entertainment Insights group at OTX. He brings over 15 years experience with media research, brand evaluation and strategic marketing in the CPG, media and entertainment industries, with expertise as both a strategist and analyst.
Currently, he is responsible for leading OTX's efforts to provide multi-media analysis and consulting for clients in the, television, home entertainment, interactive and video game industries. Patrick has extensive research and consulting experience evaluating marketing strategies in terms of driving brand value and ROI with specific expertise in the areas of consumer insights, marketing effectiveness and consumer segmentation.

Frank Nein
Cofounder, Partner & Senior Vice President
Lexicon Digital Communications
Frank H. Nein: Cofounder, Partner & Senior Vice President of Lexicon Digital Communications, LLC. an Entertainment & New Digital Media Company @ www.LexiconDigital.tv <http://www.lexicondigital.tv/> (Business Development & Marketing Communications) via Founder & CEO, Mr. David Caruso of (CBS/CSI Miami) & Mr. Nils B. Lahr, former (iBEAM Broadcasting Founder/CTO & Senior Microsoft Engineer/Chief Architect)… Frank also maintains his professional media accreditation & status through OrionsWave, LLC. as a (Sr. Digital Media & Industry/Market Research Analyst) with over 15 years of experience, example: (CNNfn.com NYC Sr. R&D Consultant/Analyst 94-96) for its IT/IS interactive LOB as liaison to the first Live/VOD online financial streaming media solutions/services, web portal & broadcasting network. Frank is currently involved with the next generation interactive video, digital media & cross platform solutions space, (DCDN's), IPTV, H.323/H.264, broadcasting, Streaming Media & Video/Web Conferencing as well as related Mobile Media devices, applications and solutions, etc. Frank was a former Sr. Industry & Technology Consultant/Analyst for 10 years within various areas of Bell Atlantic/Verizon Telecommunications originally hired as Sr. Exec. Dir. of Corp. Online Comm. and worked for such units as VZ (ANJ) Video Portal Network, specializing in the delivery & support of interactive broadband video, international content, Internet initiatives and emerging application technologies distributed internationally to various educational institutions & environments over a multi/cross platform infrastructure with an "expert team of 4 specialists" via a $150+ million dollar project/budget. To his professional & industry credit; Frank has respectively worked closely within the Internet, broadcasting, cable, AV, satellite, ISP, streaming media, telecommunications, CDN, media & entertainment, & technology related industry's on various corporate/business levels for company's such as iCON Broadcasting Network, Broadcast.com, Lucent Technologies, Yahoo Broadcast Music/Ent, iBEAM Broadcasting, Lightstorm Ent, (James Cameron) Oak Productions & The Cimarron Group (Schwarzenegger) New Line Cinema, Fox News, ESPN 1&2, Comcast, Bloomberg TV, Planet Hollywood, Clear Channel Ent, Metropolitan Hybrid Ent. Etc. Frank is a US Military Veteran (6 yrs) & served with the "First Ever" US Navy combined Marine/Navy (FA-18) VFA-125 Fighter Jet Squadron in Calif. He holds a BS equivalent from the National Institute for Certification of Engineering Technologies at Alexandria Virginia.

Gerard Power
Sr Director Strategic Marketing
Alcatel-Lucent USA
Jerry is Director of North American Strategic Marketing for Alcatel-Lucent. His efforts in mobile market research have helped shaped Alcatel-Lucent's evolution from a technology-based development company to a market-driven enterprise that works with customers to solve current and emerging problems. An Alcatel-Lucent employee for 20 years, he has been active in the areas of mobility, optics, IP and data networking, access systems, and network management. Recent areas of emphasis include IP multimedia systems, video, and fixed/mobile convergence. He is also chair of the Mobile Digital TV Alliance Technical Marketing Working Group. Jerry received his MsSc in Computer Science from Pennsylvania State University in 1982 and has been active in development, product management, and telecommunications marketing ever since.

Reagan Ramsey
VP of Interactive Media
SinglePoint
As Vice President of Interactive Media, Ramsey oversees the design and creation of mobile campaigns for media clients. In his current capacity, Reagan works directly with program producers, focusing on the design of mobile interactivity that enhances and extends contact with the audience. Prior to SinglePoint, Mr. Ramsey lived in London working as an international television consultant, concentrating on new channel startups, strategic planning, journalist training and new media development. With a television production background, he was News Director for KGWTV an NBC affiliate.

Lynn Rowe
President and Chief Executive Officer
One World Technologies
Owner of One World Technologies, Inc., a full service consulting firm specializing in the design & operation of television networks, station groups, applications, & special events, Mr. Rowe is an Executive Consultant for New Vision Television, holder of various patents and key executive in numerous industry milestones from compression, fiber networks and SNG to file based production, collaboration and multi tier distribution.

Mitch Rotter
Vice President of Content Acquisition & Programming
Thumbplay
Mitch Rotter has over fifteen years of experience in the music and entertainment industry. He joined Thumbplay from Infospace Mobile, where he served as Director of Content Licensing & Acquisition overseeing all of Infospace's media distribution agreements. Prior to Infospace, Mitch served as SVP of Soundtracks & Music Development for New Line Cinema where, among other accomplishments, he served as executive producer for Grammy nominated soundtracks to I Am Sam and Lord of the Rings.

Tom Sahara
Sr. Director of Remote Operations & IT
Turner Sports, Inc.
Mr. Tom Sahara is a 25 year veteran of the broadcast industry having spent the past 10 years with Turner Sports. During that time, Turner Sports has evolved into the market leader in multi-platform sports production producing Emmy Award winning programs such as "Inside the NBA" for TNT and "Pit Command" for NASCAR.com. During this time, Mr. Sahara has been deeply involved in bringing these live sporting events to multiple distribution platforms and has seen the problems encountered in the production of content for multiple outlets. Overseeing both the Remote Operations and IT departments places Mr. Sahara in a unique position, witnessing firsthand, the "convergence" of entertainment media.

Rick Sizemore
Chief Strategy & Development Officer
Multimedia Intelligence Research
Founder and co-developer of MultiMedia Intelligence
Former President and Founder of business strategy and consulting company, TRIMM (Total Research In MultiMedia
Director of Marketing and Business Development STMicroelectronics; produced over $4B in sales for STM, Developed STM's eBusiness & eMarketing business model, and managed global resources. Prior to STM Rick worked at Burr-Brown Research Corp (Purchased by Texas Instruments for $6.2B in 2000), MicroChip, and Intel.
Founder, In-Stat Multimedia Research
Over 25 years developing comprehensive business strategies from semiconductors to consumer electronics to service providers as well as business models for the technology market space.

Yuval Sofer
Director of Strategy & Business Development
SanDisk
Yuval is a flash industry veteran with over 10 years of executive strategy, marketing and business development experience WW for M-Systems and SanDisk, responsible for developing new markets and strategic partnerships WW for SanDisk, in the mobile and content industries. Yuval main initiatives today are creating ecosystems for SanDisk secure mobile cards (TrustedFlash) in the area of Content Protection, Mobile TV, and eCommerce.
MBA (Executive MBA - Univ. of Washington); BSEE (Tel-Aviv University)

Assaf Tarnopolsky
Vice President, Mobile Programming And Digital Product Development
Sony Pictures Television International
Assaf Tarnopolsky serves as Sony Pictures Television International's (SPTI) vice president, mobile programming and digital product development. Tarnopolsky is responsible for developing and implementing a cross-company mobile content strategy including video, games, personalization and premium short message service consumer campaigns. He also is charged with both managing existing properties and forging new partnerships and content opportunities to fuel the SPTI pipeline. He works with SPTI's distribution, production and networks business lines to design product offerings, communicate the mobile product slate across SPTI, and strategize product roll-out by territory. He is charged with identifying cross-company digital content opportunities, either repurposing existing content or co-developing proprietary content opportunities for multi-regional deployment. He also oversees SPTI's mobile gaming strategy.

Daniel Tibbets
Executive Vice President & Studio Chief
GoTV Networks, Inc
Daniel Tibbets brings substantial traditional and new media experience in the entertainment field to GoTV Networks. Prior to joining GoTV, he spent 16 years at the vortex of the entertainment industry and has held several senior executive roles in production and development for companies such as CBS Enterprises, Fireworks Television, Inc., Papazian-Hirsch Entertainment, and Twentieth Television. At Twentieth Television, Tibbets ran FOXLAB, Inc. where he co-created and developed the first ever original content mobisodes, "Love and Hate" and "Sunset Hotel," which launched in February 2005. Tibbets also developed the first convergence program to air on broadcast television at FOXLAB and is credited with the development and sale of the HBO series "ROME" from his work at Papazian-Hirsch.

Juan-Pablo Torres
Business Development Director, Iberia and Latin America
Alcatel-Lucent Mobile Broadcast
Juan Pablo Torres has been in charge of Business Development, Iberia and Latin America for Alcatel-Lucent's Mobile Broadcast activities since July 2006. Prior to joining Alcatel-Lucent, Pablo worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a market and financial researcher for the space telecommunications sector. His previous work experiences include financial modeling of market behaviour at Societe Generale and CDC Ixis banks in France, as well as management positions at industrial groups such as Air Liquide. His work about the financial impact of the development of new technologies in the telecommunications sector has been published in international scientific journals, and has been presented in several telecommunications congress and conferences in the United States and Europe. His current activities include the development of optimized business models for Mobile TV, as well as the promotion of mobile broadcast technologies in Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. Pablo is a graduate from Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, holds an Engineering degree from Ecole Polytechnique in France and a Masters degree in "Technology and Policy" from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Marcus Yoder
Co-founder / COO
Veeker Corporation
As Chief Operations Officer, Marcus Yoder is responsible for Business Development, Customer Care, Finance and Human Resources. Marcus brings over fifteen years of strategy, business development, and operational experience to Veeker and is focused on creating value with Veeker customers such as NBCUniversal, Anheuser-Busch, SonyBMG, Goodby-Silverstein & Partners, and Energy BBDO. Marcus holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing from the University of Chicago, and has extensive business experience in the Germany, Brazil, and Asia.