Billboard magazine has released the list of speakers, panelists, and judges who will be in attendance at its upcoming Digital Entertainment Conference. Representing video games will be such industry leaders as Seamus Blackley, cocreator of the Xbox and now of the Creative Artists Agency; Ubisoft vice president of publishing Jay Cohen; Xbox Live director Julia Miller; and Electronic Arts VP Neil Young.
The full list, printed below, features more than 70 industry leaders from various fields, including film, television, and music. GameSpot cofounder Vince Broady will also be in attendance as a panelist/judge.
The conference will take place November 4-5 on the UCLA campus in Westwood, California. Anyone who wishes to register for the conference or the awards dinner that follows it can do so on the official Web site.
Keynotes and Featured Speakers:
Mark Cuban - Chairman, HDNet / Owner, Dallas Mavericks
Seamus Blackley - Agent, Creative Artists Agency (CAA) /
Cocreator of the Xbox Game Platform
Rep. Howard Berman - US House of Representatives (D-Calif.)
Mitch Bainwol - Chairman and CEO, Recording Industry Association of America
Chris Gorog - Chairman and CEO, Roxio/Napster
Dennis Mudd - Chairman and CEO, MusicMatch
Phil Wiser - Chief Technology Officer, Sony Corporation of America
Richard Wolpert - Chief Strategy Officer, RealNetworks
Bill Wilson - SVP and GM, AOL Entertainment
Panelists and Judges:
Lee Abrams - Chief Programming Officer, XM Satellite Radio
Raj Amin - Vice President, Business Development, N2 Broadband
Scott Banerjee - San Francisco Bureau Chief, Billboard
Nancy Beaton - General Manager, Wireless Music and Personalization, Sprint PCS
Keith Boesky - Head of New Media and Video Games, ICM
Vince Broady - SVP, Consumer Media, CNET / Cofounder, GameSpot
Rob Chandhok - VP, Engineering, Technology and Ventures, Qualcomm
Jay Cohen - Vice President of Publishing, Ubisoft
Ted Cohen - SVP, D3 - Digital Development and Distribution, EMI Music
Tamara Conniff - Co-Executive Editor, Billboard
David Del Beccaro - President and CEO, Music Choice
David Enzer - Managing Director, Roth Capital Partners
Marc Geiger - SVP and Agent, Contemporary Music Dept., William Morris Agency
Jay Frank - Head of Artist and Label Relations, Music, Yahoo
Brian Garrity - Senior Business Writer, Billboard
David Goldberg - Vice President and General Manager, Music, Yahoo
Tony Greenberg - CEO, RampRate
Jim Griffin - CEO, Cherry Lane Digital
John Hogan - CEO, Clear Channel Radio
Larry Kenswil - President, eLabs, Universal Music Group
Shahid Khan - Managing Director, BearingPoint (Formerly KPMG Consulting)
John Kilcullen - President, VNU Music and Literary Group / Publisher, Billboard
Gigi Johnson - Executive Director, Entertainment and Media Management Institute, UCLA Anderson School of Management
Mark Lam - CEO, Live365
Steve Leeds - Principal, Neo Entertainment Consultants
David Leibowitz - Managing Partner, CH Potomac
Brian Levin - CEO, Mobliss
Don Levy - SVP, Marketing and Communications, Sony Pictures Digital
Al Lieberman - Executive Director, EMT Program, NYU Stern School of Business
Jeff Littlejohn - SVP, Engineering, Clear Channel Radio
Rick Mandler - VP and GM, Walt Disney Internet Group and ABC Enhanced TV
Chris Marlowe - New Media/Tech Editor, The Hollywood Reporter
Alexander Marquez - Strategic Investment Manager, Media and Entertainment, Intel
Greg Martin - Principal, Redpoint Ventures
Geoff Mayfield - Director of Charts/Senior Analyst, Billboard
Ben Mendelson - President, Interactive Television Alliance
Julia Miller - Director, Xbox Live, Microsoft
David Nathanson - VP, Advanced Services and Channel Development, Fox
Tom Parrish - SVP, Music and Downloads, Mobliss
Jeffrey Pollack - Managing Director of Broadcasting and New Media, NASCAR
Jonathan Potter - Executive Director, Digital Media Association
Peter Rafelson - President and CEO / Producer, Rafelson Media
Adeo Ressi - Founder and CEO, GameTrust
John P. Roberts - SVP, Interactive and Online Entertainment, Game Show Network
Ken Rutkowski - Founder and Host, Ken Radio Broadcasting
Sean Ryan - VP, Music Services, Real Networks
Thomas Ryan - Mobile Music Consultant, Virgin Mobile USA
Mika Salmi - Founder and CEO, AtomShockwave
Jay Samit - General Manager, Sony Connect
Daniel Scheinman - SVP of Corporate Development, Cisco Systems
Steve Schnur - Worldwide Executive of Music, Electronic Arts
Ned Sherman - Co-Founder and CEO, Digital Media Wire, Inc.
Ralph Simon - Chairman Americas, Mobile Entertainment Forum
Howie Singer - Vice President of Technology, Warner Music Group
Jon Snoddy - Chief Creative Officer, TimePlay Entertainment
Robert Tercek - Executive Vice President / Chief Strategy Officer, (M)FORMA Group
Mark Tindle - SVP and General Manager, West Coast, Nielson Music
Andy Volanakis - COO, Zingy
Lance Ware - CEO and Cofounder, SyncCast
Steve Weinstein - EVP and GM, Entertainment Technologies Group, Macrovision
Michael Weiss - President and CEO, Streamcast Networks (Owner of Morpheus)
John Welch - President and CEO, PlayFirst
David Wolf - Partner, Media and Entertainment, Accenture
Neil Young - VP and Executive in Charge of Production, Electronic Arts
Marcia Zellers - Director of Enhanced TV, American Film Institute