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Billboard Entertainment Conference speakers announced
Billboard Entertainment Conference speakers announced-January 2024
Jan 30, 2025 11:37 AM

  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

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