May 21-22, 2008   |   Los Angeles, CA

Digital Music Forum East Button

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Ellen Gildersleeve

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The Hollywood Roosevelt
7000 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles


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www.ce.org
With more than 2,200 members, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® is the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the $148 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry.
www.nixonpeabody.com
Nixon Peabody LLP is a 750-attorney international law firm with 18 offices across the globe, including in downtown Los Angeles. Nixon Peabody has one of the world’s largest and most experienced team of interactive entertainment and digital media lawyers – with 9 attorneys who have been deeply involved in the video game industry for decades of combined experience in the space. Led by Dan Offner and David Anderson, our team represents many of the top, cutting-edge developers and distributors of digital content and advise and counsel them on all aspects of their digital media.
www.habbo.com
Habbo is a colorful, multi-dimensional virtual community and game environment for teens. Users join by creating a fully-customized online character called a Habbo. From there, they explore public hangouts, play a variety of games, connect with friends, decorate their own hotel rooms and have fun through creativity and self-expression.

Habbo was launched in 2000 by Sulake, an interactive entertainment company that specializes in developing, publishing and distributing social networks and multiplayer online communities and games. Sites have been introduced in 32 countries on six continents, with more than 94 million Habbo characters created and over 9.5 million unique monthly users.
www.paymentone.com
PaymentOne Corporation is the leading online Payment Service Provider for digital merchants, premium service providers and broadband operators. The company offers advanced payment, commerce and syndication solutions that accelerate the adoption of value added services and premium content.
www.promotionalcurrency.com
Promotional Currency is a digital promotions firm that specializes in the development of new digital currencies for the promotional marketplace.

The company, which has facilitated over 800 digital entertainment promotions, combines a wide array of digital entertainment products with promotional risk coverage, backend hosting and fulfillment to provide businesses with customized, turnkey promotional solutions.
www.igda.org
The International Game Developers Association is the largest non-profit membership organization serving individuals that create video games. The IGDA is committed to advancing the careers and enhancing the lives of game developers by connecting members with their peers, promoting professional development, and advocating on issues that affect the developer community. For more information on the IGDA, please visit www.igda.org.
www.mary-margaret.com
Mary-Margaret Recruiting & Business Services – Leading Recruitment in Entertainment and Technology - Mary-Margaret, Inc. works with a diverse clientele in the game, mobile, web, multimedia, IT, TV and film industries. We successfully fill positions in every department at all levels, including production, engineering, design, art, marketing, sales, operations and executive management. Since 1996 we have focused on providing a superior level of service to clients and job candidates.
www.pearlresearch.com
Pearl Research, a business intelligence and consulting firm, specializes in the interactive entertainment and technology industry with a focus on emerging markets and platforms. Based in San Francisco, Pearl Research publishes in-depth market research reports in addition to providing customized research and consulting services.
2008.sxsw.com
The SXSW Interactive Festival features five days of exciting panel content and amazing parties. Attracting digital creatives as well as visionary technology entrepreneurs, the event celebrates the best minds and the brightest personalities of emerging technology. Whether you are a hard-core geek, a dedicated content creator, a new media entrepreneur, or just someone who likes being around an extremely creative community, SXSW Interactive is for you!
www.casualgamesassociation.org
The Casual Games Association is an international organization comprised of developers, publishers, distributors, portals and service companies dedicated to the growth and maturation of the billion dollar casual games industry. Initiatives include: industry market size and impact studies, the Casual Connect Magazine, the Casual Connect Conferences, held yearly in Hamburg, Kyiv and Seattle attracting more than 3,000 professionals each year!
www.conex360.com
Finalist to the prestigious Entrepreneur of the Year Award by Inc. magazine and Hispanic Business magazine, Conexion is an innovative relationship-driven marketing company that connects its clients to niche audiences.
www.anderson.ucla.edu
UCLA Anderson's Entertainment and Media Management Institute brings together industry, students and researchers to embrace new ideas on how companies and executives can manage and thrive in the face of transforming entertainment and media business model. We challenge companies and managers to focus on the impacts of technology, globalization and deregulation on both content and distribution.
billboard.prweb.com
Billboard Publicity Wire is a major press release distribution service that delivers breaking entertainment and music news to millions of consumers and journalists through a vast SEO and social media network that includes search engines, news sites, RSS feeds and opt-in email.
www.experientialforum.com
The Experiential Marketing Forum is an international community of professionals, students, and other who share ideas and keep abreast of the newest trends and exciting things happening in the media world — including viral marketing, advergaming, guerrilla marketing, word-of-mouth advertising, and stealth marketing.
www.dfcint.com
DFC Intelligence is a strategic market research and consulting firm focused on interactive entertainment and the emerging video game, online game, interactive entertainment and portable game markets. Since 1995 we have published in-depth strategic market reports and subscription-based research services. Our research is used by many leading companies in over 30 countries worldwide.

The analysts at DFC have been regular speakers at numerous major trade shows including E3, CES, NAB, Game Developer's Conference, IEMA Summit, Digital Hollywood and others. Our research is regularly cited in such major publications as The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New York Times, Forbes, Newsweek, Time, Fortune, Business Week and many others.
www.newyork-tokyo.com
Started in 2001, NYT is a company with a mission to provide exposure of techno-cool, eye-popping production from Japan to the U.S.. NYT is currently holding two monthly events: GNG (Gamers Nite Groove) and MDS (Monthly Director Series), and two annual Festivals: Tokyo Robots and eNerGy (Game+Anime+Music).
www.nvpr.com
NVPR was leading digital media before Steve Jobs ever knew what an MP3 file was. NVPR has introduced and/or built many of the digital media industries most spectacular brands, including Napster, Virgin, MP3.com, MusicMatch, Zingy, among many others.

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Meet the Advisory Board

JOHN WELCH
President &  CEO
Playfirst

MIKE YUEN
Senior Director, Gaming Group
QUALCOMM Internet Services
 
CHRIS EARLY
General Manager
Microsoft's Games for Windows - LIVE
 
MARGARET WALLACE
Co-Founder & CEO
Rebel Monkey
 
DAN SCHERLIS
CEO
Etherplay
 
NED SHERMAN
CEO & Publisher
Digital Media Wire

Founder & Chair
Games & Mobile Forum
 
ERIC GOLDBERG
Managing Director
Crossover Technologies