3rd Annual
P2P MEDIA SUMMIT at CES
DCIA Conference & Exposition
January 6, 2010 | 8:00 AM - 7:30 PM | Las Vegas, Nevada

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Agenda

Speakers

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Plan now to attend the Distributed Computing Industry Association’s third annual Conference within CES – the P2P MEDIA SUMMIT at the Consumer Electronics Show.
 
This seminal industry event is scheduled for January 6th in the North Hall of the Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV.

The DCIA Conference will feature keynotes from top P2P and social networking software distributors, panels of industry leaders, valuable workshops, and much more. There will be a continental breakfast, luncheon, and networking cocktail reception.

The January 7th-10th Exposition is being held in conjunction with the Consumer Electronics Show, and your registration for the full DCIA Conference & Exposition includes that event as well.
 
The International CES, produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), promotes growth in the consumer technology industry through this spectacular annual event, featuring global representatives of the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and integration of audio, video, mobile electronics, wireless and landline communications, information technology, home networking, multimedia and accessory products, as well as related services that are sold through consumer channels.

DCIA Member speakers for the P2P MEDIA SUMMIT at CES are listed in the Speakers section, which is below the Conference Agenda that immediately follows this summary.

Exhibits and demonstrations for the January 7th-10th DCIA Exposition, held in conjunction with the Consumer Electronics Show, will feature industry-leading products and services.

Don't miss the opportunity to participate in this 2010 seminal event. Register online or call 410-476-7965. For sponsor packages and speaker information, please contact Karen Kaplowitz, DCIA Member Services, at 888-890-4240 or karen@dcia.info.

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P2P MEDIA SUMMIT at CES
DCIA Conference Agenda

Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Location: North Hall, Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV

8:00AM - 8:30AM

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

North Hall of the Convention Center

8:30AM - 8:45AM

WELCOME

Karen Kaplowitz, Member Services, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA)

INDUSTRY OVERVIEW & INTRODUCTIONS

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

8:45AM - 9:30AM

POLICY TRACK

Global Perspective – New Rules for P2P
What changes are taking place in the regulatory environment affecting P2P technologies? What will be the impact of recent lawmaking actions and court rulings? What else has to happen from a legal and policy standpoint to foster investment and commercial development of P2P?

Panelists:

Jim Burger, Partner, Dow Lohnes

Russell Frackman, Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp

David Johnson, Of Counsel, Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro

Eddie Schwartz, President, Songwriters Association of Canada (SAC)

Moderator:

Karen Kaplowitz, Member Services, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA)

9:30AM - 9:45AM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Jim Kott, Co-President, Abacast - Presentation

9:45AM - 10:00AM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Mitch Edwards, CFO & GC, BitTorrent

10:00AM - 10:30AM

REFRESHMENT & NETWORKING BREAK

10:30AM - 11:15AM

TECHNOLOGY TRACK

P2P File Sharing – The Evolving Distribution Chain
What is the current landscape for P2P and cloud-based content distribution? What trends are emerging among participants in the distribution chain and in consumer usage? What impact do advances in digital rights management (DRM), compression, caching, content acceleration, swarming, streaming, and other P2P-related technologies have?

Panelists:

Nathan Good, Chief Scientist, Good Research

David Hassoun, Founder, RealEyes Media

Vincent Hsieh, CEO, Aleric - Presentation

Lawrence Low, VP of Product Management and Strategy, BayTSP

Jonathan Zuck, President, Association for Competitive Technology (ACT)

Moderator:

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

11:30AM - 11:45AM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Scott Tilghman, Principal, Hudson Square Research - Presentation

11:45AM - 12:30PM

MARKETING TRACK

Business Models – What’s Working and What’s Not
Has any alternative business model – paid-download, subscription, or advertising-supported – yet proven to be the most promising? Is P2P more of a promotional tool than a direct sales channel? Have any more innovative approaches been attempted? How can users navigate among P2P service offerings?

Panelists:

Frank Bernhard, Managing Principal, OMNI Consulting

Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic

Stephen Condon, Director, Market Development, AT&T Digital Media Services

Murray Galbraith, President, Digital Cavalier Technology Services & Gameboyz

Colin Sebastian, Senior Vice President, Lazard Capital Markets

Seth Shapiro, Principal, New Amsterdam Media

Moderator:

Karen Kaplowitz, Member Services, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA)

12:30PM - 1:30PM

CONFERENCE LUNCHEON

North Hall of the Convention Center

SPEAKER

Mike Saxon, SVP, Technology, Media, and Telecom, Harris Interactive - Presentation

1:30PM - 2:15PM

CONTENT DISTRIBUTION

Artists and Rights Holders – P2P for Content Creators
What has been the experience to date of content creators who have embraced P2P? What changes do they need to more effectively harness file-sharing and related technologies? Are there innovative art forms in development for the P2P and cloud-based distribution channel?

Panelists:

Melike Amjarv, Independent Producer

Richard Conlon, VP, New Media & Strategic Development, Broadcast Music, Inc (BMI)

Max Davis, Director, DataRevenue.org

Mark Friedlander, National Director, New Media, Screen Actors Guild (SAG)

Larry Kenswil, Of Counsel, Loeb & Loeb

Moderator:

Karen Kaplowitz, Member Services, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA)

2:15PM - 2:30PM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Mike Sonders, VP of Consumer Products, Motion DSP - Presentation

2:30PM - 2:45PM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Nathan Lovejoy, Product Manager, LimeWire - Presentation

2:45PM - 3:30PM

SOLUTIONS DEVELOPMENT

Advancement – Creating the Commercial P2P Ecosystem
What architectural, CDN-related, content-security and other technological solutions are now in development that will optimize P2P, cloud computing, and hybrid peer-assisted deployments for the benefit of all participants in the distribution chain? Which of these have been tested and what have been the results to date?

Panelists:

Dan Coffing, Founder & CEO, Mingle360

Bob DeAnna, CTO, Recursion Software

Ian Donahue, President, RedThorne Media

Norman Henderson, VP of Business Development, Asankya

Ed Pimentel, Owner, Gluegle

Neerav Shah, VP, Business Development, Verimatrix

Barry Tishgart, VP, Internet Services, Comcast

Moderator:

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

3:30PM - 3:45PM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Jin Li, Principal Researcher, Microsoft - Presentation

3:45PM - 4:00PM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Gilad Peleg, VP of Marketing & Business Development, Oversi - Presentation

4:00PM - 4:15PM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Hemanshu Nigam, Chief Security Officer (CSO), MySpace

4:15PM - 5:00PM

Consumer Protection

Best Practices – Functionality and Communications
What are consumers seeking in terms of software performance, privacy protection, and disclosures? How can participants in the P2P and cloud-computing distribution channel contribute to this? What approaches  are envisioned to achieve optimal notice-and-consent for users and what industry efforts should go on in this space?  

Panelists:

Ron Erickson, Chairman, Visualant

Gary Greenstein, Of Counsel, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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

David Perry, Global Director of Education, Trend Micro

Moderator:

Karen Kaplowitz, Member Services, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA)

5:00PM - 7:30PM

NETWORKING COCKTAIL RECEPTION

North Hall of the Convention Center

P2P MEDIA SUMMIT at CES
DCIA Conference Speakers

Melike Amjarv, Independent Producer

Frank Bernhard, Managing Principal, OMNI Consulting

Jim Burger, Partner, Dow Lohnes

Dan Coffing, Founder & CEO, Mingle360

Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic

Stephen Condon, Director, Market Development, AT&T Digital Media Services

Richard Conlon, VP, New Media & Strategic Development, Broadcast Music, Inc (BMI)

Max Davis, Director, DataRevenue.org

Bob DeAnna, CTO, Recursion Software

Ian Donahue, President, RedThorne Media

Mitch Edwards, CFO & GC, BitTorrent

Ron Erickson, Chairman, Visualant

Russell Frackman, Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp

Mark Friedlander, National Director, New Media, Screen Actors Guild (SAG)

Murray Galbraith, President, Digital Cavalier Technology Services & Gameboyz

Nathan Good, Chief Scientist, Good Research

Gary Greenstein, Of Counsel, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

David Hassoun, Founder, RealEyes Media

Norman Henderson, VP of Business Development, Asankya

Vincent Hsieh, CEO, Aleric

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

David Johnson, Of Counsel, Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro

Karen Kaplowitz, Member Services, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA)

Larry Kenswil, Of Counsel, Loeb & Loeb

Jim Kott, Co-President, Abacast

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

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

Jin Li, Principal Researcher, Microsoft

Nicholas Longano, Founder & CEO, Music Mogul

Nathan Lovejoy, Product Manager, LimeWire

Lawrence Low, VP of Product Management and Strategy, BayTSP

Steven Masur, Managing Partner, MasurLaw

Hemanshu Nigam, Chief Security Officer (CSO), MySpace

Gilad Peleg, VP of Marketing & Business Development, Oversi

David Perry, Global Director of Education, Trend Micro

Ed Pimentel, Owner, Gluegle

Mike Saxon, SVP, Technology, Media, and Telecom, Harris Interactive

Eddie Schwartz, President, Songwriters Association of Canada (SAC)

Colin Sebastian, Senior Vice President, Lazard Capital Markets

Neerav Shah, VP, Business Development, Verimatrix

Seth Shapiro, Principal, New Amsterdam Media

Scott Tilghman, Principal, Hudson Square Research

Mike Sonders, VP of Consumer Products, MotionDSP

Barry Tishgart, VP, Internet Services, Comcast

Jonathan Zuck, President, Association for Competitive Technology (ACT)