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	Matt Adell, Napster The Mobile Movement May 6, 12:15 - 1:15 PM Matthew Adell is Napster's VP of Music Services where he is charged with creative oversight of music programming and product.

	Kevin Arnold, IODA The Digital Landscape 2008 May 6, 11 AM - 12:15 PM In 2003, with the goal of empowering the independent content community, Kevin 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 indie labels and producers worldwide.

	Richard Bengloff, American Association Of Independent Music Digital Copyright Crossfire May 7, 9:45 - 10:30 AM Richard Bengloff joined A2IM as its President in January of 2007. He also respresents the independent music label community by serving on the boards of the SoundExchange and the Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies (AARC).

	Bryn Boughton, IRIS Distribution The Digital Landscape 208 May 6, 11 AM - 12:15 PM Bryn Boughton is Chief Marketing Officer of IRIS Distribution. She has spent over 10 years in the music and entertainment industries and has experience in implementing the launch of new labels, as well as artist management, event production and marketing.

	Rick Carnes, Songwriters Guild Digital Copyright Crossfire May 7, 9:45 - 10:30 AM Songwriter Rick Carnes has earned 38 platinum albums, with songs recorded by artists Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Alabama, Steve Wariner, and Dean Martin. After serving as VP of the Songwriters Guild of America for 18 years, Carnes was elected President in 2003.

	Bill Carr, Amazon.com The Digital Landscape 2008 May 6, 11 AM - 12:15 PM As VP of Digital Media, Bill Carr leads Amazon's worldwide digital music and video efforts. Previously the Director of U.S. Media, he has overseen the product management, merchandising buying, and editorial functions of Amazon's book, music and DVD/video businesses.

	Scott Cave, Rook Interactive Indie Retail And Label Solution: Red Velvet May 7, Special Interest Session 2, 2 - 4 PM Scott Cave is the founder and CEO of Rook Interactive, the makers of Red Velvet. Prior to Rook, he filled the role of IT Director at Kidzap.com, Lead Interaction Designer at Statichouse Dynamic Media and Database programmer at Rencom, Inc.

	Jay Cooper, Greenberg Traurig, LLP Artist Managers Session May 6, 3:45 - 4:45 PM Jay Cooper's legal practice focuses on music industry, motion picture, television, multimedia and intellectual property matters, including recording and publishing agreements for individual artists and composers; actor, director, producer and writer agreements in film and television; complex acquisitions and sales of entertainment catalogs; production agreements on behalf of music, television and motion picture companies, and all entertainment issues relative to the Internet.

	Russ Crupnick, The NPD Group Cut To The Chase: Consumer response To New Music Format Offerings May 5, 4 - 4:45 PM 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 within Nielsen's Category Management team. Crupnick has an extensive background in targeting systems using GIS and geodemography, as well as experience in brand-postioning research.

	Brad Duea, Napster The Digital Landscape 2008 May 6, 11 Am - 12:15 PM Napster President Brad Duea is responsible for international business endeavors, including its Napster Japan joint venture and Napster Mobile worldwide. Prior to his presidency, Duea handled worldwide business development, establishing a multi-channel distribution strategy and providing Napster with visibility beyond the Internet with the creation of physical prepaid music downloads.

	Eric Garland, BigChampagne Data, Trends & Analysis May 7, 10:30 - 11:15 AM Eric Garland is co-founder and CEO of BigChampagne Media Measurement, a privately-held technology and market research company specializing in online media. BigChampagne's metrics include online retailers, social networks, portals and traditional broadcast.

	Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times The Digital Landscape 2008 May 6, 11 AM - 12:15 PM Jon Healey is a member of the editorial board at the Los Angeles Times. His main contributions to the editorial page are pieces about intellectual property, technology, regulations, energy policy and general business issues.

	Thomas Hesse, Sony BMG Music Entertainment Digital Strategy: Music Industry Leaders May 7, 11:45 AM - 1 PM Thomas Hesse became President of Global Digital Entertainment in 2004 to oversee the development of Sony BMG's digital revenues worldwide. In January 2007, he also assumed responsibility for U.S. Sales.

	David Hyman, MOG Music & Social Networking May 6, 2:45 - 3:45 PM David Hyman is the CEO and Founder of MOG, a network of thousands of music blogs powered by industry leading music discovery technology. A digital media veteran, Hyman is former CEO of Gracenote and co-founder of Addicted to Noise, the first music website.

	Steve Jang, Imeem Music & Social Networking May 6, 2:45- 3:45 PM Steve Jang serves as Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Business Development at Imeem and is responsible for Imeem's content and technology partnerships, product management, and community marketing.

	Leonard S. Johnson, IDT Media Group MFA: The Future Of Physical And Digital Music Convergence And A Revolutionary Solution To Increasing Music Sales May 7, Special Interest Session 1, 2 - 4 PM Leonard S. Johnson has extensive business development experience as well as a background working with government agencies and industry associations. Before joining IDT Media Group as their Exec. VP of Strategic Alliances and Corporate Development, he served as CEO of the Pinnacle Group, LLP.

	Joe Keeley, Arent Fox, LLP Digital Copyright Crossfire May 7, 9:45 - 10:30 AM Joe Keeley is an attorney with Arent Fox in Washington, DC. Prior to joining Arent Fox, he served in the Office of General Counsel of the U.S. Copyright Office and as Intellectual Property Counsel to the Subcommittee on Courts, Internet, and Intellectual Property of the U.S. House of Representative's Judiciary Committee.

	Gwen Lipsky, SoundThinking NY Data, Trends & Analysis May 7, 10:30 - 11:15 AM Gwen Lipsky is the Founder of the strategic planning consultancy SoundThinking New York. She delivers strategic planning, marketing and research expertise in the area of emerging content and media.

	Trevor Madigan, Nokia The Mobile Movement May 6, 12:15 - 1:15 PM Trevor Madigan, a wireless industry executive, currently serves as Americas Manager of Nokia Entertainment & Services business, where he is responsible for driving Nokia's Entertainment business and partnerships acorss the Americas which includes Nokia Music, Nokia Gaming, and personal media sharing. Prior to joining Nokia in 2004, and Madigan held various leasership positions in sales and product development at Mitsubishi Telecom in Europe and luxury brand Mulberry in the United Kingdom.

	Amanda Marks, Universal Music Group Distribution Digital Strategy: Music Industry Leaders May 7, 11:45 AM - 1 PM As Exec. VP and GM of Digital Distribution, Amanda Marks is responsible for managing Universal Music Group's digital business, bringing greater focus to growing the company's revenue through directing product development and marketing activities.

	Michael McGuire, Gartner Research Data, Trends & Analysis May 7, 10:30 - 11:15 AM Michael McGuire is a Research VP 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 effect of peer-to-peer technologies on the media industry, and emerging business models.

	Douglas Merrill, EMI Music Digital Strategy: Music Industry Leaders May 7, 11:45 AM - 1 PM As EMI's President of Digital Business, Douglas Merrill is responsible for all of the company's digital strategy, innovation, business development, supply chain and global technology activities. Merrill came to EMI from Google.

	Adam Mirabella, Sony BMG Music Entertainment The Mobile Movement May 6, 12:15 - 1:15 PM Adam Mirabella was named Sr. VP and GM of U.S. Digital Sales of Sony BMG Music Entertainment in January 2007. He is responsible for overseeing the company's U.S. digital revenues and account relationships, including sales and strategic marketing.

	Tim Mitchell, IODA Music & Social Networking May 6, 2:45 - 3:45 PM Tim Mitchell started at IODA when the company was only nine strong and has performed more than one dual-executive role as the VP of Business and Product Development and VP of Marketing and Business Development.

	Chris Muratore, Nielsen Entertainment Industry Sales Analysis May 5, 3 - 3:45 PM Chris Muratore joined Nielsen SoundScan in 1994 and currently serves as Vice President of Retail Relations and Research Services for Nielsen Entertainment East Coast Operations. He is responsible for securing and maintaining relationships with all retailers, as well for all digital data providers, ecommerce and mail order companies, and mobile providers for each of the entertainment sectors. His group is also responsible for the collection of weekly data for each of the Nielsen "Scan" businesses in the United States, Canada and internationally — products that include Nielsen SoundScan, Nielsen VideoScan, Nielsen BookScan, Nielsen SoundScan International, Nielsen RingScan, the most recent "scan" business that tracks consumer purchasing of all ringers; ringtones and ringbacks via their cell phones. Prior to joining Nielsen SoundScan, Muratore was Advertising Coordinator for Trans World Entertainment.

	Michael Nash, Warner Music Group Digital Strategy: Music Industry Leaders May 7, 11:45 AM - 1 PM Michael Nash is Exec. VP of Digital Strategy and Business Development for Warner Music Group. Since 2000, he has overseen new media projects, strategic relationships and business development activities, and built WMG's distribution footprint and partnership portfolio. Nash has developed and excuted WMG's wireless strategy, spearheading deployment of new mobile music services.

	David Pakman, eMusic The Digital Landscape 2008 May 6, 11 AM - 12:15 PM As eMusic's CEO, David Pakman runs the world's leading digital retailer of independent music. Prior to joining eMusic, Pakman was Co-Founder and President of Business Development and Public Policy at Myplay, Inc., the broadband application services company that introduced the "digital music locker."

	Barry Parr, JupiterResearch Data, Trends & Analysis May 7, 10:30 - 11:15 AM As an Analyst in the media group at JupiterResearch, Barry Parr has more than 15 years of experience in media, both online and off, including software development, marketing, editorial, circulation, online advertising, and production management.

	Michael Petricone, Consumer Electronics Association Digital Copyright Crossfire May 7, 9:45 - 10:30 AM Michael Petricone is the Sr. VP of Government Affairs for the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and represents the CE industry's position before Congress and the FCC on critical issues such as digital television broadband, privacy and home recording rights.

	Jonathan Potter, Digital Media Association Digital Copyright Crossfire May 7, 9:45 - 10:30 AM Jonathan Potter has served as Executive Director of the Digital Media Association (DiMA) since its creation in June 1998. He has led the strategic development of the association and is responsible for DiMA's government relations, member services, membership development, and public relations activities.

Pat Rains, Patrick Rains & Associates Artist managers Session May 6, 3:45 - 4:45 PM Starting in 1972 as an artist manager, Pat Rains has represented, among others, Al Jarreau, producer/writer Marcus Miller, and saxophonist David Sanborn, from the very beginnings of their careers. He currently manages David Sanborn, Joe Sample, singer/songwriter Jonatha Brooke, Tower of Power and Randy Crawford. He also owns and operates his own independent record label, PRA Records.

	Simon Renshaw, Strategic Artist Management Artist Managers Session May 6, 3:45 - 4:45 PM Music Manager Simon Renshaw, President & CEO of Strategic Artist Management, is a 30-year veteran of the entertainment industry. He is best known for guiding the Dixie Chicks to superstardom. He also manages Pop culture icons Tila Tequila, Clay Aiken, platinum Country music firebrand Miranda Lambert, as well as Disney teen sensations Aly & A.J. and kid TV superstars, The Naked Brothers Band.

	Paul Resnikoff, Digital Music News Interview & Performance, May 7, 11:15 - 11:45 AM Digital Strategy: Music Industry Leaders, May 7, 11:45 AM - 1PM Paul Resnikoff is the founder and publisher of Digital Music News, a premier industry source for news, information, and analysis that has quickly grown from its humble roots as a small, executive news service to the most widely read information source in the field.

	J. Scavo, MySpace Records Music & Social Networking May 6, 2:45 - 3:45 PM J. Scavo has been General Manager of MySpace Records since September 2006. Prior to MySpace, J. Scavo was at Hollywood Records for six years building and overseeing the Artist Development Department.

	Greg Scholl, The Orchard The Digital Landscape 2008 May 6, 11 AM - 12:15 PM Greg Scholl serves as President and CEO?of The Orchard. He is also a managing Director of Dimensional Associates, Inc., the private equity arm of JDS Capital Management, Inc., which owns The Orchard, eMusic, and eMusicLive.

	Daniel Schreiber, SanDisk The Sneakernet Revolution: Over A Billion Consumers Embrace A New Media Format That Just Might Reinvigorate Physical Music Sales May 7, Special Interest Session 3, 2 - 4 PM Daniel Schreiber undertook his current post as Sr. VP & GM of SanDisk’s audio/video business unit following the acquisition of msystems by SanDisk. He was recruited by msystems to establish its Enterprise Division and run the Marketing and Business Development Group, which was responsible for 30 concurrent product lines and business strategy.

	Rob Sisco, Nielsen Enertainment Industry Sales Analysis May 5, 3 - 3:45 PM Rob Sisco is President of Nielsen Music and Chief Operating Officer of Nielsen Entertainment, East Coast Operations. Prior to joining Nielsen Entertainment in 1999, Sisco was VP of Marketing Services for Fairwest Direct, a company specializing in database driven direct marketing programs and consulting for radio stations. Sisco began his radio career in San Diego 1975. He later became assistant program director at 99X in New York City, part of the legendary RKO chain. In 1979 at the age of 21, he became the youngest major market program director in America when he was appointed to the position at WPEZ-FM (now WWSW-FM) in Pittsburgh. He also served as program director for K-101 radio in San Francisco and Program and Operations Director at KMGI/KIXI, Seattle.

Harriet Sternberg, Harriet Sternberg Management, Inc. Artist Manager's Session May 6, 3:45 - 4:45 PM Harriet Sternberg has over thirty years experience in the entertainment industry, having worked in music publishing, record companies, talent management firms and global event planning. She coordinated the USA For Africa publicity campaign and "We Are The World" recording session, and subsequent African relief effort. She produced The World Hunger Media Awards (United Nations) for five years. Sternberg has been highly involved in the careers of Kenny Rogers, Lionel Richie, the BeeGees, Harry Anderson, among others.

	Ted Suh, 9 Squared/Zed USA The Mobile Movement May 6, 12:15 - 1:15 PM Ted Suh, an original founding member of 9 Squared (now Zed USA), has led the company's content licensing, content production, creative and marketing teams, which has resulted in the company achieving millions of content downloads since inception.

	Dave Ulmer, Motorola The Mobile Landscape May 6, 12:15 - 1:15 PM Dave Ulmer leads Motorola's Mobile Media Products Group, defining and promoting seamless media solutions that span across the home, phone and car.

	Katie Wagner, National Music Publishers Association Digital Copyright Crossfire May 7, 9:45 - 10:30 AM As VP and Counsel of the National Music Publisher Associations (NMPA), Katie Wagner is active in NMPA's representation of music publishers' and songwriters' interests in a proceeding to establish statutory rates for CDs, downloads and other digital uses under the Section 115 compulsory license. She's also focused on the NMPA's litigation efforts, including the music publishers' case against YouTube.

	Rob Wetstone, eMusic.com The Mobile Movement May 6, 12:15 - 1:15 PM As VP of Label Relations, Rob Wetstone is responsible for overseeing eMusic's existing relationships with its independent labels. He works closely with labels to help increase revenues and strategize on breaking new artists.

	Jonas Woost, Last.fm Music & Social Networking May 6, 2:45 - 3:45 PM Jonas Woost became Head of Music at Last.fm in 2005 and is in charge of acquiring content as well as maintaining relationships with existing partners including record labels and artists. He also manages festival partnerships and music sponsorship opportunities.

	Jen Wu, M:Metrics Data, Trends & Analysis May 7, 10:30 - 11:15 AM Jen Wu comes to M:Metrics with experience in providing insights for business development and strategic marketing, as well as evaluating consumer attitudes and trends. As a key member of M:Metrics' analytics team, Wu advises clients in the mobile entertainment market.