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	Kevin Arnold, IODA Presenter, Indie Music Panel: Winning At The Digital Game Wednesday, May 2, 2:30 - 3:30 PM IODA founder Kevin Arnold is a terminal music fan and music technology geek. In 1993 he created the seminal indie rock music festival Noise Pop in his adopted hometown of San Francisco, and for the past 11 years has watched it grow from a one night shindig to an internationally renowned sprawling week-long celebration of quality music, film, and independent culture. In 2003 with the goal of empowering the independent content community, Arnold founded IODA, a digital distribution and marketing company that has grown to include more than 600,000 tracks and videos from over 2,700 independent labels and producers worldwide. Before IODA, Arnold worked as Director of Data Services for Listen.com where he was able to combine his loves for music and technology by guiding the growth and development of Listen's complex music metadata database systems, data integration tools, and music royalty data warehouse.

	Antony Bruno, Billboard Moderator, Mobile Marketing: New Frontier In Reaching Consumers Tuesday, May 1, 1:30 - 2:30 PM Antony Bruno joined Billboard in 2004 to cover the emerging field of digital entertainment — including music downloads, MP3 players, ringtones, wireless downloading, P2P, videogames and interactive technologies — for both the weekly print magazine and online at www.billboard.biz. He also oversees the programming activities for Billboard’s MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT LIVE! and DEMMX conferences. Before joining Billboard, Bruno was Assistant Vice President of Wireless Internet Development at CTIA—The Wireless Association. Previously, Bruno was Senior Writer with RCR Wireless News in Denver, where he spearheaded the trade newspaper's wireless Internet coverage. He is a frequent contributor and freelance writer for other publications and provides commentary on the digital entertainment market to media outlets nationwide such as USA Today, The Washington Post, The Boston Herald, CNBC and NPR.

	Christina Calio, Zune Presenter, Closing Presentation: Hot New Stuff Tuesday, May 1, 5 - 5:30 PM Christina Calio is the Director of Music Marketing for Zune, Microsoft’s new music and entertainment project. She is responsible for driving label and music industry partner relationships and the promotion of music for Zune. In addition, she leads the team that identifies and programs compelling music on Zune Marketplace, Zune.net, and in Zune advertising, marketing campaigns and events. Her team is also committed to developing new artists through a quarterly artist development program. Calio has been part of driving the Microsoft music strategy since joining the company in 1999. Most recently she was Director of Business Development for Entertainment and Devices, with an emphasis on working with the major and independent record labels. Prior to that, she was at MSN Music, during which time she helped to sign more than 3,000 indie labels to MSN, equaling more than 2 million tracks. Previously, Calio also served as Business Development Manager for Windows Digital Media division, where she managed relationships with major record labels and worked to combine Windows technologies with digital music formats to develop a worldwide media-rich marketplace. Calio’s music industry experience runs deep, including more than a decade of first-hand marketing experience at Geffen Records in Los Angeles.

	Ted Cohen, TAG Strategic Moderator, Digital Entertainment Outlook Tuesday, May 1, 11 AM - NOON Integrating his widespread digital authority in music, mobile, IPTV and product and service development, Ted Cohen is the Managing Partner of TAG Strategic, the newly minted, broad-based digital consulting firm. As a 30-year entertainment industry vet, 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 Sr. VP of Digital Development & Distribution for EMI Music, Cohen led next-generation digital business development worldwide for this "big four" record company. 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, 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 that provided EMI's artists and labels a substantial advantage in the digital music arena. Prior to EMI, Cohen served as Executive VP of Digital Music Network Inc., where he co-founded and served as Chairman of the groundbreaking Webnoize conferences. He also led two highly successful new media consulting operations, DMN Consulting and Consulting Adults, and held senior management positions at both Warner Bros. Records and Philips Media.

	Russ Crupnick, The NPD Group Panelist, Digital Entertainment Outlook Tuesday, May 1, 11 AM - NOON Russ Crupnick is President of NPD Music, the music information division of The NPD Group. He has 21 years of experience in the development, management and application of consumer tracking panels. Prior to joining The NPD Group, Crupnick worked at ACNielsen, where he held various positions, including VP/Group Director of the Homescan Consumer Panel Unit and VP/Director within Nielsen's Category Management team. Crupnick has extensive background in targeting systems using GIS and geodemography, as well as experience in brand-positioning research.

	Kevin Day, Rocket Science Closing Keynote: The Artist’s Perspective Wednesday, May 2, 9:30 – 10 AM Kevin Day is the founder of the sales and marketing entity Rocket Science. Developed as a new model solution for artists and labels, the Rocket Science mission is to provide a full-service sales and marketing experience to labels and artists both digitally and physically within the independent distribution model. With a dozen years of management experience within the Universal Music Group organization (MCA Records and Geffen Records), Rocket Science was born out of the significant growth of artists and management who are releasing physical and digital product outside of the traditional major label infrastructure.

	John “Jack” Dennis, Destiny Music, LLC Panelist, Capitalizing On Cross-Channel Marketing: Breaking Down The Barriers Tuesday, May 1, 4 - 5 PM John “Jack” Dennis has been President of Earshot since 2004 and was integral in helping launch Earshot’s digital store in August 2005. Prior to Earshot, Dennis held various high-level positions at Consolidated Tire, including General Manager and Vice President Operations.

	Thomas "Dolby" Robertson Presenter, Thomas Dolby: The Artist’s Perspective Wednesday, May 2, 9:30 – 10 AM For two over decades Thomas “Dolby” Robertson has combined music and technology to great effect. The advent of MTV brought Dolby his initial exposure in the early 1980s. His intelligent videos stood out from the pack, and his Synthpop songs “She Blinded Me With Science” and “Hyperactive” became huge hits. His keyboard and production work put him in the studio with the likes of David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, Foreigner, Joni Mitchell and George Clinton. Numerous awards and five Grammy nominations later, Dolby had achieved worldwide recognition as an artist. Recognizing the opportunities for digital distribution of music via the Internet as early as 1994, Dolby became a spokesman for a generation of musicians eager to change the entrenched business models of the music industry. He was determined to make music a core component of the emerging world wide web, and enlisted the support of Silicon Valley companies such as Intel, Interval Research, Sun and Netscape. His startup company, Beatnik, Inc., wrote the audio layer of Java and created the first interactive music sites on the web. In July 1998, Dolby received a Lifetime Achievement in Internet Music award from Yahoo! Internet Life. He grew Beatnik from a small team of musically savvy engineers and technically astute musicians to a 120-person company that deftly survived the “dotcom crash” by maneuvering away from the web into the wireless phone space. He licensed Beatnik’s technology to Nokia and co-developed the first software synthesis “polyphonic” ringtone engine for mass-market devices. The excellence of this technology has been underscored by high-profile agreements with companies such as Panasonic, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, Samsung, and Siemens. Now retired from Beatnik, Dolby is musical director of the annual TED Conference, and has returned to the stage, taking his one-man “Sole Inhabitant Tour” around the United States and Europe. He released a live DVD and CD of the tour on November 14, 2006. He is currently preparing an independently produced and yet-to-be-named collection of new music that will be released in 2007.

	Peter Faricy, Amazon.com Host, Major Music Comapny Presentations: 2007 Digital Strategies Wednesday, May 2, 10 AM - 12:30 PM Peter Faricy is the Vice President of Music and Movies for Amazon.com, where he leads all aspects of the company’s retail music and movies business. Prior to joining Amazon, Faricy was Vice President Multimedia for Borders Group Inc. He also held several management positions at Ford Motor Company and was a consultant with McKinsey & Company in Europe and the United States.

	Bob French, Mix & Burn Panelist, Capitalizing On Cross-Channel Marketing: Breaking Down The Barriers Tuesday, May 1, 4 - 5 PM As President of Mix & Burn, Bob French is helping retailers nationwide put the digital music market in brick-and-mortar stores using an innovative kiosk that allows consumers to mix and burn music CDs and download digital songs on demand. Prior to joining Mix & Burn, French co-founded several Web software companies, including Ruckus Interactive, where he produced numerous award-winning government and commercial e-commerce and interactive projects for clients such as General Mills, 3M, Disney and a host of mid-sized companies. A 1982 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, he served aboard combatant ships for five years before joining Minneapolis-based ADC Telecommunications as a senior manufacturing engineer in 1987. In 1991, he co-founded his first company, Macromedia Technologies, a provider of computer visualization services to engineers and architects.

	Chris Gorog, Napster Case Study: Bridging The Gap Between Digital And Physical Retail Tuesday, May 1, 2:30 - 3 PM Chris Gorog's career spans virtually all aspects of the media and entertainment industry and its convergence with technology. In 2002, he led the acquisition of Napster, re-launched the industry-changing music service in 2003 as a legal digital music provider, and took the company public in 2005. Before the acquisition of Napster, Gorog was Chairman and CEO of Roxio, the leader in CD recording and digital media software, which he took public in 2001. Prior to joining Roxio, he served as President of New Business Development and Executive VP of Group Operations for the Universal Studios Recreation Group. Gorog has also held high-level positions at ITC Entertainment Group and The Walt Disney Company.

	Thomas Hesse, Sony BMG Music Entertainment Presenter, Major Music Company Presentations: 2007 Digital Strategies Wednesday, May 2, 10 AM - 12:30 PM Thomas Hesse was named President of Global Digital Business of Sony BMG Music Entertainment upon the completion of the merger of Sony Music and BMG in 2004. In January of 2007 he assumed additional responsibility for U.S. Sales. As President, Global Digital Business & U.S. Sales, he oversees the Global Digital Business operating group, which develops the company's digital revenues worldwide, as well as all aspects of the U.S. sales division. From 2002 to 2004, Hesse served as BMG's Chief Strategic Officer responsible for mergers and acquisitions and business development, as well as for directing BMG's digital business and new technology initiatives. Prior to joining BMG, he was Executive VP and Head of Corporate Strategy at Bertelsmann AG in Guetersloh, Germany. Hesse had previously held a number of executive positions at the company's television division RTL, including Secretary General of RTL Television, Germany's largest commercial broadcaster, and CEO of RTL NEW MEDIA, where he built up the company's internet and digital television activities as well as other ancillary businesses. He began his career in media and entertainment as a corporate consultant at McKinsey & Company, where he focused on Media and Corporate Finance.

	Chris Hoerenz, eMusic Panelist, Capitalizing On Cross-Channel Marketing: Breaking Down The Barriers Tuesday, May 1, 4 - 5 PM Chris Hoerenz is Chief Marketing Officer of eMusic, where he is in charge of growing and retaining eMusic's subscriber base. Under his guidance, eMusic tripled its subscriber base within 18 months of re-launching its web site. Prior to eMusic, Hoerenz served in a variety of entertainment product marketing roles, including President and COO of PCH.com, the online service launched by Publishers Clearing House, and Vice President of Marketing for CDNow. A leading direct marketer and entrepreneur, Hoerenz was CEO and Founder of the technology and media buying company Targeted Media Solutions (TMS) prior to joining eMusic.

	Matt Kleinschmidt, Ipsos Insight Panelist, Digital Entertainment Outlook Tuesday, May 1, 11 AM - NOON Matt Kleinschmit is a Vice President with Ipsos Insight, one of the fastest growing full-service research firms in North America and a part of the global Ipsos Group of research companies. Kleinschmit specializes in managing custom consultative research partnerships with leaders in the Digital Music and Entertainment sectors, including the methodological design, execution, and analysis of quantitative primary consumer research initiatives. Over the course of his research career, he has gained a reputation for designing and implementing unique hybrid methodological approaches that best meet the market research objectives of his clients, as well as employing cutting edge advanced statistical techniques to better understand the data collected. A frequent writer and commentator on developments involving digital music and youth behaviors, Kleinschmit is able to speak about both consumer and industry trends from the perspective of the primary data he has collected and analyzed throughout his research career.

	Mitchell Koulouris, DMGI Panelist, Indie Music Panel: Winning At The Digital Game Wednesday, May 2, 2:30 – 3:30 PM Mitchell Koulouris is Founder and CEO of Digital Music Group, Inc. (DMGI), a global leader in ownership and distribution of digital music and video to digital download stores and mobile carriers. Koulouris built DMGI from scratch in early 2004 to an IPO in early 2006. He was formerly founder and CEO at Informant Communications Group, Inc., a leading publisher of high-end software developer magazines, books, web sites, and white papers.

	Michael Kurtz, Music Monitor Network Panelist, Indie Music Panel: Winning At The Digital Game Wednesday, May 2, 2:30 - 3:30 PM As President of Mix & Burn, Bob French is helping retailers nationwide put the digital music market in brick-and-mortar stores using an innovative kiosk that allows consumers to mix and burn music CDs and download digital songs on demand. Prior to joining Mix & Burn, French co-founded several Web software companies, including Ruckus Interactive, where he produced numerous award-winning government and commercial e-commerce and interactive projects for clients such as General Mills, 3M, Disney and a host of mid-sized companies. A 1982 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, he served aboard combatant ships for five years before joining Minneapolis-based ADC Telecommunications as a senior manufacturing engineer in 1987. In 1991, he co-founded his first company, Macromedia Technologies, a provider of computer visualization services to engineers and architects.

	Matt Laszuk, IRIS Panelist, Indie Music Panel: Winning At The Digital Game Wednesday, May 2, 2:30 - 3:30 PM Prior to founding IRIS in 2003, Matt Laszuk gained hands-on experience in the music industry as a label manager and sound engineer. For the past 13 years, he has been evangelizing techno and experimental electronic music from New England to San Francisco as both a DJ and event promoter. Laszuk also brings with him experience in software engineering and project management for companies such as Charles Schwab, Netscape Communications, and Hewlett Packard. It is this background that enabled him to see the emerging need for independent record labels to have a presence among the major labels in the digital distribution market.

	Jim Logrando, Redeye Panelist, Indie Music Panel: Winning At The Digital Game Wednesday, May 2, 2:30 - 3:30 PM Jim Logrando has been working for Redeye Distribution since 2005 and is responsible for the digital development of hundreds of Redeye's label partners. In addition to working closely with digital service providers and digital promotions outlets, Logrando helped launch the Redeye catalog into the mobile marketplace. He has also played a pivotal role in increasing the percentage of digital sales for the Redeye catalog as a whole. Logrando is an independent musician and graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and in Media Studies.

	Amanda Marks, Universal Music Group Panelists, Major Music Company Presentations: 2007 Digital Strategies Wednesday, May 2, 10 AM - 12:30 PM As Executive Vice President & General Manager, Digital Distribution of Universal Music Group Distribution, Amanda Marks is responsible for managing Universal Music Group’s (UMG) digital business, bringing even greater focus to the task of growing the company’s revenue in this rapidly evolving area through directing product development, coordinating marketing activities, and building the company’s relationships with key digital service providers and retailers. Marks works closely with all of UMG’s labels, business partners and eLabs, the company's new media and technologies division, on all digital business efforts. Previously within the UMG organization, Marks served as Executive Vice President of eLabs. Prior to joining UMG, she helped launch Jimmy and Doug’s Farmclub.com, where she served as General Manager responsible for its daily operations including finance, business and legal affairs, business development and human resources. Her background includes stints with Universal Music Group’s business & legal affairs department, Mercury Records, Rock-It Cargo USA, Viscount Airlines and their affiliated companies, and as an associate with McKenna & Cuneo in Los Angeles.

	Mike McGuire, Gartner Research Panelist, Digital Entertainment Outlook Tuesday, May 1, 11 AM - NOON Mike McGuire is a Research Vice President for Gartner, Inc.’s Media Industry Advisory Services team. McGuire covers digital distribution, but specifically focuses on the online music segment — consumer adoption of online music services, the effects of peer-to-peer technologies on the media industry and emerging business models. He also manages Gartner’s coverage of legal and regulatory issues that effect media companies. Prior to re-joining Gartner in 2000, McGuire worked with mobile computing start-ups in the San Francisco Bay Area and Southern California. He was at Dataquest from 1994 through 1997 as Senior and Principal Analyst for the mobile computing program.

	Adam Mirabella, Sony BMG Music Entertainment Panelist, Capitalizing On Cross-Channel Marketing: Breaking Down The Barriers Tuesday, May 1, 4 - 5 PM Adam Mirabella was named Sr. VP and GM of U.S. Digital Sales for Sony BMG Music Entertainment in January of 2007. In this role, Mirabella is responsible for overseeing the company's U.S. digital revenues and account relationships, including sales and strategic marketing opportunities. He works closely with the company's labels to ensure maximum performance across all digital sales channels, and with Global Digital Business' (GDB) Global and U.S. Business Development team and New Business Initiatives. Prior to joining Sony BMG, he served as Sr. VP of e-Commerce for the Warner Music Group. During his tenure, he created and led the company's first e-Commerce department, with oversight for online and wireless commercial exploitation across the full range of online and mobile retail outlets. From 2000 to 2003, he was Vice President of Sales/Online Retail for WMG's Atlantic Records. Mirabella started his career in the music business at Atlantic Records in 1995, serving as the National Director of Sales, and was subsequently promoted to Sr. Director of Online Sales.

	Alana Muller, Sprint Nextel Panelist, Mobile Marketing: New Frontiers In Reaching Consumers Tuesday, May 1, 1:30 - 2:30 PM Alana Muller is the Director of Entertainment Product Marketing for Sprint, with responsibility for mobile music (including the Sprint Music StoreSM), Live TV and Video On Demand (a combination of more than 50 channels), sports content, and mobile games. She joined Sprint in 1998 and has held a variety of positions including Director of Talent Management where she was responsible for corporate-wide leadership development strategies, programs and initiatives, and Director of Corporate Development, where she was responsible for identifying, evaluating and leading transactions in support of the company's goals and strategies. Prior to this, Muller helped launch and manage the original Sprint PCS Wireless Web and was a member of Sprint organizations focused on eCommerce, partnership management and retail marketing.

	Chris Muratore, Nielsen SoundScan Panelist, Digital Entertainment Outlook Tuesday, May 1, 11 AM - NOON Chris Muratore joined SoundScan in 1994 and currently serves as Director of Retail Relations & Research Services for Nielsen Entertainment. He is responsible for securing and maintaining agreements with all retailers, including Internet, digital and mobile data providers, and for collecting weekly data for the Nielsen "Scan" businesses in the United States, Canada and internationally - products that include Nielsen SoundScan, Nielsen VideoScan, Nielsen BookScan, Nielsen SoundScan International and, most recently, Nielsen RingScan, which tracks the sales of all ringtone purchases made by consumers through their cell phones. Prior to joining SoundScan, Muratore was Advertising Coordinator for Trans World Entertainment.

	Kevin Nakao, RealNetworks Panelist, Capitalizing On Cross-Channel Marketing: Breaking Down Barriers Tuesday, May 1, 4 - 5 PM Kevin Nakao is RealNetworks' VP of Music Services where he is responsible for managing the web and product marketing for Rhapsody. Prior to joining Real, Nakao was the Business Unit Leader at AT&T Wireless, responsible for running their Instant Messaging and Picture Messaging business. He was also responsible for launching Real Tones, the first mobile music service in North America, as well as other mobile services for sports and games. Prior to AT&T, he served as President of Musicblitz, a music production company with several Billboard-charted songs and one Grammy nomination. He has also served as Sr. VP and GM at Launch, held various marketing and management positions at Universal Music and 20th Century Fox.

	Michael Nash, WEA Corp. Presenter, Major Music Company Presentations: 2007 Digital Strategies Wednesday, May 2, 10 Am - 12:30 PM Michael Nash is Sr. VP of Digital Strategy and Business Development for Warner Music Group. For more than seven years, he has overseen new media projects, strategic relationships, and business development activities, playing an integral role in building WMG's worldwide digital distribution footprint and partnership portfolio, including important initiatives with Google, Microsoft, MTV, Motorola, Orascom, Telenor and Verizon. He has led the development and execution of WMG's strategy in the wireless space, spearheading deployment of new mobile music services. Nash has an extensive background in new media, and the digital transformation of music, games and film. He was Executive Director of the Madison Project, an industry-first secure digital music distribution trial (1999); CEO of Inscape, a games publishing joint venture with WMG and HBO (1994-1997); and Director of the Criterion Collection, where he worked with directors and artists on numerous special edition laserdiscs, the forerunner of the DVD format (1991-1994).

	Brad Navin, The Orchard Panelist, Indie Music Panel: Winning At The Digital Game Wednesday, May 2, 2:30 – 3:30 PM Brad Navin is VP of Global Licensing and Operations and is responsible for building The Orchard’s catalog and overseeing a team of product managers. Prior to The Orchard, Navin was a senior executive at DCN, where he ran the Music and Programming Group, and Executive Director of the New York Nightlife Association (NYNA). He was an Artist Manager with Invasion Group Management, working with such acts as Bill Laswell, God Street Wine, The Bogmen, and Sarah Lee. Navin began his career in the mailroom of the legendary William Morris Agency, quickly moving into the music department, where he worked with agents booking artists in venues across the country. He subsequently joined Artists and Audience Entertainment, where he was instrumental in breaking artists such as Live, Joan Osborne, and Spacehog.

	Shachar Oren, Neurotic Media Panelist, Capitalizing On Cross-Channel Marketing: Breaking Down The Barriers Tuesday, May 1, 4 - 5 PM Shachar Oren co-founded Neurotic Media in 2001 and now serves as President and CEO. Neurotic Media is today a music downloads service provider that enables clients to retain valuable consumer data and enhance brand equity while driving sales. Prior to founding Neurotic Media, Oren led International Business Development for Amplified Holdings Inc., the first business-to-business digital service provider in the music downloads market (dating back to '98). His diverse background includes marketing, promotions, radio, and production work in the music industry.

	Rick Rogers, Gary Group Interactive The Reality Surrounding Ad-Supported Business Models Tuesday, May 1, 1 - 1:30 PM Rick Rogers is President of Gary Group Interactive (GGI), an online advertising agency serving both media and creative needs for the music industry. Prior to helming GGI, Rogers built an extensive and diverse resume in entertainment as Marketing Vice President for PGD, and entrepreneurial Founder and President of American Entertainment Network, an independent record label. His diverse media background includes entertainment ad sales management at TIME Magazine, and eight years of experience in the online arena both on the client and agency side.

	Jennifer Schaidler, Best Buy Panelist, Capitalizing On Cross-Channel Marketing: Breaking Down The Barriers Tuesday, May 1, 4 - 5 PM Jennifer Schaidler is VP of Music for Best Buy, where she is responsible for overseeing all of Best Buy's merchandising decisions related to physical and digital music. She oversees the buying teams; manages relationships with labels, distributors and artists; and provides strategic guidance for the company's initiatives around digital music services and devices. Schaidler joined Best Buy in 1991, starting in the advertising department. After advertising, Schaidler spent two years as the General Manager of Redline Entertainment, a wholly owned music and video label that acquired and marketed youth lifestyle videos. In 2005, Schaidler transitioned to VP of Best Buy's mobile phone business, overseeing the merchandising and marketing of the company's cell phone products, services, and accessories. She returned to the music category, assuming her current position, in 2007.

	Steve Smith, Digital Media Editor, MediaPost Communications Presenter, Best Practices: Outreach To Mobile Consumers Wednesday, May 2, 3:30 – 4:30 PM Steve Smith, Ph.D., is a lapsed academic turned media critic and consultant. He writes the Mobile Insider column on mobile marketing for MediaPost, and his Mobile Media Review is a bi-weekly critical review of mobile content from AccessIntelligence. Since 1995, he has been covering and critiquing digital media for scores of consumer and business magazines and consults on digital strategy for media brands.

	Bill Stensrud, Muze, Inc. Panelist, Mobile Marketing: New Frontiers In Reaching Consumers Tuesday, May 1, 1:30 - 2:30 PM Bill Stensrud joined Muze as interim CEO in May, 2005, as part of the acquisition of Muze by Enterprise Partners Venture Capital (EPVC), one of the premier venture firms focusing on high technology and health-related businesses. Stensrud — a former managing director of EPVC — led the acquisition by Muze of certain technology assets of Loudeye Corp, effectively transitioning Muze from being a data provider to a full-service solutions provider for the entertainment media space. Now Chairman, Stensrud is spearheading a strategic industry initiative that partners Muze with top-tier players in the content, consumer electronics, and retail sectors, laying the foundation for a new technology standard that will drive the next generation of rich media distribution. Stensrud’s career in computer and communication products, software and services industries includes founding and/or serving as CEO of three successful high technology companies. His career started on the technical side at AT&T, but he quickly expanded his knowledge through positions in marketing, sales and senior management.

	Dave Ulmer, Motorola Panelist, Mobile Marketing: New Frontiers In Reaching Consumers Tuesday, May 1, 1:30 - 2:30 PM Dave Ulmer leads Motorola's Mobile Media Products group, defining and promoting seamless media solutions that span across the home, phone, and car. A digital music pioneer, he has held a variety of executive roles with wireless, hardware and software companies, including running the world's leading CD-Recording software company and initiating its spinout to form Roxio and Napster. Ulmer serves as a director on the board of the Mobile Entertainment Forum and has a long history of championing and chaperoning leading-edge products into mainstream consumer markets.

	Don VanCleave, Coalition Of Independent Music Stores (CIMS) Moderator, Indie Music Panel: Winning At The Digital Game Wednesday, May 2, 2:30 – 3:30 PM Don VanCleave left the industrial engineering business in Dallas in 1988 to open Magic Platter CD in Birmingham, Alabama, and for 14 years, Magic Platter was known as a national starting point for many acts. Magic Platter received NARM’s Small Retailer of the Year in 1998 and 1999. In 1995, VanCleave met with about 30 other independent music retailers at a hotel in San Francisco, where it was decided to form a support group. The Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS) grew out of that meeting and VanCleave was appointed President. For the past 10 years, CIMS has acted as a marketing liaison between many record labels and the stores who are members.

	Barney Wragg, EMI Music Marketing Presenter, Major Music Company Presentations: 2007 Digital Strategies Wednesday, May 2, 10 AM - 12:30 PM Barney Wragg is head of digital for EMI Music Worldwide, where he is responsible for developing and leading the implementation of EMI Music’s global digital strategy by working closely with the company’s regional offices and subsidiaries around the world. Wragg also helps EMI maintain and build relationships with digital service providers, and ensures the company continues to explore, develop and capitalize on new digital business opportunities. Before joining EMI, he was Sr. VP for Universal Music Group’s eLabs, where he was responsible for the division’s international operations; developing Universal’s digital business; and generating new revenue streams from download, subscription, internet radio, video and mobile products and services. Prior to Universal, he worked for Advanced RISC Machines (ARM), a leader in microprocessor intellectual property. He began his career as an independent club and concert promoter.