iHollywood Forum Announces Speakers for Digital Media Summit 2002
iHollywood Forum, Inc. has announced the latest lineup of executivesconfirmed to speak at the first annual Digital Media Summit, anexecutive summit and showcase highlighting newly launched digitalservices that will revolutionize the way consumers enjoy music, films,television, games and other forms of entertainment. The summit willtake place February 4-5, 2002 at the Wyndham BelAge Hotel in LosAngeles, CA.
Keynotes include Larry Jacobson, President, RealNetworks; RobinRichards, CEO, Vivendi Universal Net USA; Konrad Hilbers, CEO, Napster;and Dave Fester, General Manager, Microsoft Windows Digital MediaDivision.
Featured speakers and panelists leading the digital media deliveryrevolution in studios, production companies, record labels, technologyinfrastructure companies, software firms and Wall Street include:
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Aerocast, Dario Santano, President
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Canal+ Technologies, Arthur Orduna, Vice President of Marketing
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Carmel Group, Jim Stroud, Senior Analyst
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CBS MarketWatch, Russ Britt, Los Angeles Bureau Chief
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CinemaNow, Bruce Eisen, Executive Vice President
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Compaq, Mark Stouse, Director of Global Communications
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Disney Online, Ken Goldstein, Vice President and General Manager
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DivX Networks, Jordan Greenhall, CEO
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FoxSports.com, Ross Levinsohn, Sr. VP and General Manager
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Intertainer, Stephen Ste. Marie, President and CEO
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New Line Cinema, Gordon Paddison, Senior Vice President, InteractiveMarketing and Worldwide Business Development
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Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment, Michael Arrieta, VicePresident,Operations and Co-Manager, Sony Screenblast
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TMX Interactive, Allen Breiter, Southwest Regional Director
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Walt Disney/ABC Cable Networks, Gene Pao, Director, DistributionStrategy and Analysis
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Yahoo! Music, David Goldberg, Manager
Compaq, in cooperation with the Department of Defense, will host the"Give Thanks America Luncheon" on Monday, February 4th. The event willhonor entertainment industry stars who have supported Give ThanksAmerica, an on-going initiative enabling Americans to send free emailvideos with messages of appreciation to men and women in uniformthroughout the world. Major General Doug Pearson, Commanding Officer ofEdwards Air Force Base will represent the Pentagon at the event.
The two-day executive summit will address current and futurestrategies for digital media delivery and commerce. Exclusiveshowcases, presentations and demos will feature innovators in enablingtechnologies, solutions and services for the digital entertainmentindustry.
About iHollywood Forum
iHollywood Forum, Inc, based in Los Angeles, CA, producesroundtables and conferences for Hollywood, entrepreneurs, and mobiletechnology professionals. Founded two years ago by business journalistMichael Stroud, the company produces the popular monthly iHollywoodForum seminars on digital entertainment; MobileTech Forum for mobileprofessionals in San Diego, Los Angeles and Palo Alto; the iWirelessWorld summit on wireless content and applications; and Digital MediaSummit, a conference about digital media delivery and commerce.
More information is available at www.ihollywoodforum.com andwww.digitalmediasummit.com




