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November 4-5, 2004 | Los Angeles
www.digitalentertainmentawards.com

Entertainment is constantly evolving. It is tied to no particular platform, format or place in time, but shaped by the visionaries, innovators, entrepreneurs and brand developers who embrace technology, look to the future and inspire creativity. As a result, new ideas and art forms are brought to life.

The Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards honor this vision, along with innovation, entrepreneurship and brand development in digital entertainment. With awards in 30 unique categories honoring achievements involving games, music and film, television and video, Billboard recognizes the cutting-edge developments and forward thinkers shaping the future of entertainment.

The Conference will feature provocative panel sessions on current digital entertainment issues. Approximately 70 industry leaders will be speaking at the 2-day conference and awards.

Keynotes & Featured Speakers include:

Mark Cuban - Chairman, HDNet, Owner, Dallas Mavericks
Todd Rundgren - Recording Artist, Songwriter & Producer
Seamus Blackley - Agent, Creative Artists Agency (CAA) /
Co-Creator of the Xbox game platform
Rep. Howard Berman - U.S. House of Representatives (D-Calif.)
Chris Gorog - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Roxio/Napster
Dennis Mudd - Chief Executive Officer, MusicMatch
Bill Wilson - SVP & GM, AOL Entertainment
Phil Wiser - Chief Technology Officer, Sony Corporation of America
Richard Wolpert - Chief Strategy Officer, RealNetworks

Mitch Bainwol - Chairman & CEO, Recording Industry Association of America

Confirmed speakers and judges include:

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 & Personalization, Sprint PCS
Keith Boesky - Head of New Media & Videogames, ICM
Vince Broady - SVP, Consumer Media, CNET, Co-Founder, GameSpot
Rob Chandhok - VP, Engineering, Technology & Ventures, QUALCOMM
Jay Cohen - Vice President of Publishing, Ubisoft
Ted Cohen - SVP, D3 - Digital Development & 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 & Agent, Contemporary Music Dept, William Morris Agency
Jay Frank - Head of Artist and Label Relations, Music, Yahoo!
Brian Garrity - Senior Business Writer, Billboard
Marc Geiger - SVP & Agent, Contemporary Music Dept., William Morris Agency

David Goldberg - Vice President & General Manager, Music, Yahoo!
Tony Greenberg – CEO, RampRate
Jim Griffin - CEO, Cherry Lane Digital
Jeff Littlejohn - SVP, Engineering, Clear Channel Radio
Larry Kenswil - President, eLabs, Universal Music Group
Shahid Khan - Managing Director, BearingPoint, Inc. (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 & 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 & GM, Walt Disney Internet Group & ABC Enhanced TV
Chris Marlowe - New Media/Tech Editor, The Hollywood Reporter
Alexander Marquez - Strategic Investment Manager, Media & 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 & Channel Development, Fox
Tom Parrish - SVP, Music & Downloads, Mobliss
Jeffrey Pollack - Managing Dir. of Broadcasting & New Media, NASCAR
Jonathan Potter - Executive Director, Digital Media Association
Peter Rafelson - President & CEO / Producer, Rafelson Media
Adeo Ressi - Founder & CEO, GameTrust
John P. Roberts - SVP, Interactive & Online Entertainment, Game Show Network
Ken Rutkowski - Founder & Host, Ken Radio Broadcasting
Mika Salmi - Founder & CEO, AtomShockwave Corp.
Jay Samit - General Manager, Sony Connect
Daniel Scheinman - SVP of Corporate Development, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Steve Schnur - Worldwide Executive of Music, Electronic Arts
Ned Sherman - Co-Founder & 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 & General Manager, West Coast, Nielson Music
Andy Volanakis - COO, Zingy
Lance Ware - CEO & Co-Founder, SyncCast
Steve Weinstein - EVP & GM, Entertainment Technologies Group, Macrovision
Michael Weiss - President & CEO, Streamcast Networks (owner of Morpheus)
John Welch - President & CEO, PlayFirst Inc.
David Wolf - Partner, Media & Entertainment, Accenture
Neil Young - VP and Executive in Charge of Production, Electronic Arts
Marcia Zellers - Director of Enhanced TV, American Film Institute

For more information and complete agenda, please visit http://www.digitalentertainmentawards.com/agenda2.html or call 323-822-0936.

Conference Registrations: https://secure.etronica.com/billboard/conference.php
Awards Gala Dinner Tickets: https://secure.etronica.com/billboard/awardshow.php

Full conference registration fee includes, at no cost, a non-deductible 6-month subscription to Billboard magazine ($155 U.S. value). New subscribers only.

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