Inaugural
P2P & GAMES CONFERENCE
DCIA Special Event
October 22, 2009 | 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM | Santa Monica, California

ATTENDEE INFORMATION

PHONE REGISTRATION
410-476-7964

LOCATION
Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel
Santa Monica, CA
Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel

Agenda

Speakers

Sponsorships

About Us
 


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lunch or a reception at
the P2P & GAMES CONFERENCE?

Please contact
Karen Kaplowitz
DCIA Member Services
karen@dcia.info
888-890-4240
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Plan now to attend the Distributed Computing Industry Association’s first-ever conference dedicated totally to peer-to-peer (P2P) and cloud computing technologies and the distribution of digital games.

This seminal industry event is scheduled for Thursday October 22nd in the Catalina Room at Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, CA.

The P2P & GAMES CONFERENCE will focus on consumer issues, business models, revenue generation, market trials, content protection, and case studies that demonstrate the benefits of P2P and cloud computing for the distribution of games and updates to networked devices from PCs to consoles to mobile-phones.

There will be a continental breakfast and luncheon.

The October 22nd DCIA Conference is being held in conjunction with Digital Hollywood Fall, and a combined discount registration package is available which includes both events.

Digital Hollywood has become the industry’s premier entertainment and technology conference and this Fall’s expanded line-up includes a number of new additions of special interest to our industry.

DCIA Member speakers for the P2P & GAMES CONFERENCE are listed in the Speakers section, which is below the Conference Agenda that immediately follows this summary.

Don't miss the opportunity to participate in this 2009 seminal event. Register online or call 410-476-7964. For DCIA Membership and speaker information, please contact Karen Kaplowitz, DCIA Member Services, at 888-890-4240 or karen@dcia.info.


CONTACT INFORMATION

Sari Lafferty
DCIA Business Affairs

410-476-7964
sari@dcia.info
www.dcia.info

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 PARTNERS & SPONSORS

DCIA

Solid State Networks

PlayFirst

AMEC

P2P & GAMES CONFERENCE
DCIA Special Event Agenda

Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009
Location: Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, Santa Monica, CA

9:30AM - 10:00AM

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel

10:00AM - 10:45AM

WELCOME

Marty Lafferty, CEO, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA)

P2P INDUSTRY OUTLOOK

Jim Kott, Co-President, Abacast - Presentation

GAMES INDUSTRY OUTLOOK

Scott Tilghman, Principal, Hudson Square Research - Presentation

CONSUMER & CONTENT ISSUES

Rick Buonincontri, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Solid State Networks

10:45AM - 11:30AM

CONSUMER PROTECTION

P2P Gamers – What Key User Concerns Must be Addressed
What are the principal issues that consumers need to understand regarding P2P and cloud computing? What unique concerns apply to the delivery of games and game updates via these technologies? How should this information be presented to users? Which items require explicit consent? Who should be responsible for managing these customer notification and safety matters?

Panelists:

Hal Bringman, Founder & President, NVPR

Russell Frackman, Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp

Robert Hunter, Digital Rights Consultant, Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA)

Steve Masur, Managing Partner, MasurLaw

Seth Shapiro, Principal, New Amsterdam Media

Chris Ullrich, Writer / Producer, The Flickcast

Moderator:

Laura Tunberg, Member Services, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA), and Principal, We Get It Consulting

11:30AM - 11:45AM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Joe Porus & Milt Ellis, Vice Presidents, Harris Interactive - Presentation

11:45AM - 12:00AM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Chris Hennebery, Director of Software Distribution, Yummy Interactive - Presentation

12:00PM - 12:15PM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Norman Henderson, VP of Business Development, Asankya - Presentation

12:15PM - 1:00PM

CONTENT PROTECTION

Game Publishers – What Key Intellectual Property Concerns Must be Addressed
What are the principal issues that digital game developers and distributors need to understand regarding P2P and cloud computing? What unique concerns apply to the delivery of games and game updates via these technologies? What business models can optimally exploit the unique characteristics of this distribution channel? How can digital rights management (DRM) solutions be applied?

Panelists:

Jim Burger, Member, Dow Lohnes

Max Davis, Director, DataRevenue.Org

Mark Isherwood, Senior Consultant, Rightscom

Aaron Markham, VP of Research & Development, BayTSP

Michael Perricone, Principal, Omstream

Rich Roberts, VP of Sales & Business Development, PlayFirst

Moderator:

Laura Tunberg, Member Services, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA), and Principal, We Get It Consulting

1:00PM – 1:15PM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Simon Morris, VP Marketing and Product, BitTorrent - Presentation

1:15PM - 1:30PM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Nicholas Longano, CEO & Founder, Music Mogul - Presentation

1:30PM - 1:45PM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Robert Levitan, Chief Executive Officer, Pando Networks - Presentation

1:45PM – 2:15PM

CONFERENCE LUNCHEON

2:15PM - 3:30PM

NEXT GENERATION P2P 

Solutions Development – How is the Distribution Channel Progressing
The P2P industry is making strides in taking its technologies into the mainstream. With both download and live-streaming solutions and many evolving business models on the way – from paid-download with various DRM solutions to subscription and advertiser-based options – what are the essential strengths and weaknesses of P2P?

Panelists:

Jonathan Anderson, CEO & Founder, Selfbank Mobile

Steve Masur, Managing Partner, MasurLaw

Matt Neco, Former General Counsel, Morpheus

Michael Papish, CEO & Co-Founder, MediaUnbound

Dimitri Villard, CEO, ARTISTdirect

Moderator:

Marty Lafferty, CEO, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA)

3:45PM – 4:30PM

CLOSING SESSION

To Be Announced

 

P2P & GAMES CONFERENCE
DCIA Conference Speakers

Jonathan Anderson, CEO & Founder, SelfBank Mobile

Hal Bringman, Founder & President, NVPR

Rick Buonincontri, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Solid State Networks

Jim Burger, Member, Dow Lohnes

Max Davis, Director, DataRevenue.Org

Milt Ellis, Vice President, Harris Interactive

Russell Frackman, Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp

Norman Henderson, VP of Business Development, Asankya

Chris Hennebery, Director of Software Distribution, Yummy Interactive

Robert Hunter, Digital Rights Consultant, Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA)

Mark Isherwood, Senior Consultant, Rightscom

Jim Kott, Co-President, Abacast

Marty Lafferty, CEO, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA)

Sari Lafferty, Business Affairs, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA)

Robert Levitan, CEO, Pando Networks

Nicholas Longano, CEO & Founder, Music Mogul

Aaron Markham, VP of Research & Development, BayTSP

Steve Masur, Managing Partner, MasurLaw

Simon Morris, VP Marketing and Product, BitTorrent

Matt Neco, Former General Counsel, Morpheus

Michael Papish, CEO & Co-Founder, MediaUnbound

Michael Perricone, Principal, Omstream

Joe Porus, Vice President, Harris Interactive

Rich Roberts, VP of Sales & Business Development, PlayFirst

Scott Ryan, President & CEO, Asankya

Seth Shapiro, Principal, New Amsterdam Media

Scott Tilghman, Principal, Hudson Square Research

Laura Tunberg, Member Services, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA), and Principal, We Get It Consulting

Chris Ullrich, Writer / Producer, The Flickcast

Dimitri Villard, CEO, ARTISTdirect

Additional Speakers To Be Announced