Entertainment Technology Alliance Announces Speaker and Sessions For ETA Expo 2002
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LOS ANGELES (Jan. 24, 2002) -- Entertainment Technology Alliance, an industry organization focused on educating and bringing together the entertainment community with the latest technology, today announced the super session topics and industry executives confirmed to speak at the first annual ETA Expo. ETA Expo, to be held February 22-23, 2002 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California, is a conference and exposition designed to discuss and debate current issues surrounding the convergence of technology and the entertainment industry.
ETA Expo will feature three "super sessions" intended to educate the audiences on current issues and developments within the entertainment technology industry: [an error occurred while processing this directive]
ETA Expo will feature industry executives from top companies within the film, television, digital media content and infrastructure, consumer electronics and computer software/hardware industries, including:
Advanced Broadcasting Technology, Jeremy Bancroft, Chief Executive
Allcast, Marc Steatham, CMO
American Film Institute, Marcia Zellers, Director of Enhanced Television
American Society of Cinematographers, Allen Daviau, Director of Photography
Andersen Consulting, David Cutbill, Partner, Entertainment Practice
AOLTV, Rod Nenner, Director Business Development
Avica Technology Corporation, Andrew Maltz, President & CEO
AVID Technology, Mike Rockwell, CTO
Barco Digital Cinema, Harry Mathias, Director
BBC Technology, Stephen McKenna, Director
Blue Falcon Networks, Jay Haynes, CEO
Blue Order (A Tecmath Company), Per Sjofors, General Manager
Boeing Digital Cinema, Frank Stirling, Executive Director
Cablevision, Patrick Donoghue, VP Interactive Television
Carton Donofrio Partners, Sean Carton, Chief Experience Officer & Managing Partner
Centrimedia, Bill Niemeyer, Founder
Christie Digital Systems, David Richards
Cinesite, Glen Kennel, Director of Technology
Cinesite, Randy Starr, VP Business Development
Communication Arts Magazine, Wendy Richmond, Design Technology Columnist
Cylo, Kirsten Jansen, VP Research and Development
Digital Film Tree, Ramy Katrib, Founder and CEO
Digital Film Tree, Timothy Serda, VP and CTO
Digital Film Tree, Walter Shires, President
DirectorSite, Francis Mohajerin, Director
Discreet, David Campbell, 3D Product Marketing Manager
Discreet, Teresa Ragan, Director Strategic & Product Marketing
DiStream, Royal O'Brien, Founder, President & CTO
DivXNetworks, Eric Grab, Director of Engineering
Dolby, Bob Pinkston, VP Exhibitor Relations
EA (Majestic), Neil Young, Vice President
Eagle Broadband, Dr. Steven Newstat, Video Network Architect
eFilm, David Hayes, VP
Ernst & Young, Jack Wells, Partner Entertainment Practice
Ernst & Young Entertainment, Goohan Ulan
ESN, Fred Bernstein, Chairman
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Brent Braun, Supervisory Special Agent
Filmport, John Goodner, President & CTO
Gadzoox Networks, Greg Beutler, Systems Engineer
The Groove Alliance, Chris Kantrowitz, CEO
Home Again, Bob Vila, Host
IBM, Steve Canepa, VP Global Media and Entertainment
Intel (connected home initiative), Phil Raizen
Jaguar Consulting, John Grubbs, EVP
Launch.com, TBD
Liberate, Herve Utheza, VP Product Marketing & Solutions
Lions Gate Films, Adam Rip, Director of "GangTape" digital docudrama
LockStream, Arjun Metre, VP Business Development
Macromedia, Eric Wittman, Director
Marriage & Margaret Cooper (digital film), TJ Johnson, Producer
Media.net, Kevin Gavin, COO
MediaXi, Brian Hurst, CEO
Microsoft, Paul Mitchell, Sr. Director TV Platforms Group
Microsoft, Alex Popoff, Product Manager Windows Home Networking
Microsoft, Chris DeHererra, MVP - Mobile Devices
MSN Game Zone, TBD
Myrio Corporation, Antonio Atwater, Founder
NaviSite, Randy Levine, Sr. Director
NDS Americas, Jim Britain, VP Sales
NTT/ Verio, Kevin Goulet, VP Product Management
Packet Video, Rob Sebastian, VP Global Programming
Panavision, Andrew Young
Philips, Dave Bancroft, Business & Technology Development Manager
Picture PipeLine, Tom Gritzmacher, President and COO
Pinnacle, Laurin Herr, VP Strategic Development
PopNYC, Vincent LaCava, Creative Director
ProductionHUB.com, Steve Rotz, VP Corporate Development
Prosum, Bill Perry, Senior Consultant
Spiderdance, Tracy Fullerton, President
Qualcomm Digital Cinema, Gary Garland, VP and General Manager
RadioCentral, Eric Rhoads, CEO
Radio Free Virgin, Zack Zalon, General Manager
Room 302 (digital film), Debra Ward, Independent Filmmaker
Roxio, Horst Govin, Manager Strategic Planning
Runway Non-Linear, Roberta Margolis, President & CEO
SANZstream Media Services, Steve Davis, VP and General Manager
Scale Eight, Patrick Rogers, EVP Marketing & Business Development
SkyStream Networks, Bethany Mayer, VP Product Marketing
Sony, Pete DeBenny, Sr. Production Accounting Manager
Sony Pictures Imageworks, George Suhayda, Senior Art Director
Tableau Media, Richard Cardran, President & CEO
TBWACHIATDAY, Jason Kuperman, Director of Interactive Marketing
Technicolor, Russ Wintner, Principal, Exhibitor Relations & Alternative
Programming
TVN Entertainment, Dom Stasi, CTO
TVWorldwide.com, Dave Gardy, CEO
UCLA School of Film Faculty, Maxie Collier, iFilm
Uproar, TBD
Urban Entertainment, Angela Northington, Director of Acquisitions &
Production
Vertical Group, Amye Mueller, Founder
Vidius, Derek Broes, CEO
Virage Inc., Dave Girouard, SVP Marketing & Corporate Strategy
Vision Box Media, Alesandro Zezza,
Warner Bros. Television, Andrew Ackerman, EVP
WECA (Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance), Paul Frankel, Vice Chairman
ETA Expo is designed to enable industry professionals to increase their technical knowledge, share creative experiences with colleagues, learn tips from well-known industry professionals and provide highly targeted networking opportunities. Session tracks will focus on pre- and post-production, digital cinema, digital filmmaking and business, web technologies, management and delivery technologies, and financial and production tools.
For more information on the conference, session tracks and exhibition, please visit: www.etaexpo.com.
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