NBC Universal's Rick Cotton and Former White House Spokesman Mike McCurry Among Speakers at Annual Industry Summit

WASHINGTON, June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Media Wire and Potomac Tech Wire today announced the agenda and list of confirmed speakers for the 6th Annual Digital Media Conference (www.digitalmediaconference.com/east) to be held at the Ritz Carlton in Tysons Corner, Virginia on Thursday, June 25, 2009.

For the agenda and registration details: www.digitalmediaconference.com/east

The 1-day event brings together over 400 decision-makers from media, entertainment and technology businesses, investors, and policy-makers involved in the digital distribution of media and entertainment, advertising execs, venture capitalists, lawyers, payment companies, press and analysts to discuss the evolution of digital content and technologies.

The conference covers the rapidly evolving landscape of digital media. Discussions at this year's event will also include:

• Online Video: Everyone's Watching, So What's Next?
• Mobile Entertainment: Betting on the Third Screen
• Breaking Down Social Media: Opportunities for Content, Brands & Marketers
• Can Mobile Save the Music Industry?
• Investing in Digital Media in a Down Market
• Mobile Marketing: Is Anybody Listening?
• The Evolution of Online Advertising
• Mobile Apps: Innovations for the Future
• Is the Newspaper Dead?
• What's Next in Social Media?

Speakers include:

    Chris Adams, CEO, View2gether, Co-Founder, Participant Productions
    Gary Arlen, President, Arlen Communications
    Ben Arnold, Sr. Research Analyst, CEA
    Jon Aust, Vice President, NavigationArts
    Gene Barton, Principal, Fish & Richardson P.C.
    Randy Bennett, SVP, Business Development, Newspaper Association of America
    David Berkowitz, Dir., Emerging Media & Client Strategy, 360i
    Kevin Bertram, CEO & Founder, Distributive Networks
    Bill Bradford, Chief Product Officer / SVP, Fox Digital Media / Fox
     Broadcasting Company
    Phil Bronner, General Partner, Novak Biddle Ventures Partner
    Neil Budde, President & Chief Product Officer, DailyMe
    Aydin Caginalp, Partner, Entertainment & Media Group, Manatt, Phelps &
     Phillips
    Ted Cahall, President, AOL Products & Technologies
    Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic
    Rick Cotton, General Counsel & EVP, NBC Universal
    Lin Dai, VP, Interactive Business Development, Alloy Media & Marketing
    Robert Driscoll, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine
    Rick Edmonds, Business Analyst, Researcher & Writer, Poynter Institute
    Scott Ferber, Chairman & CEO, TidalTV
    Mark Fischer, Attorney, Fish & Richardson P.C.
    Colin Gillis, Managing Director of Internet Equity Research, Brigantine
     Advisors
    Todd Grossman, VP, Client Services, MultiVu (a PRNewswire company)
    Arun Gupta, Partner, Columbia Capital
    Dina Kaplan, COO & Co-Founder, blip.tv
    Adam Kasper, SVP, Director of Digital, Havas Digital
    Mike Kelly, Senior Digital Media Investment Advisor, Veronis Suhler
     Stevenson
    Alice Kim, SVP Digital Distribution & Partner Relations, MTV Networks
    David Leibowitz, Managing Partner, CH Potomac
    Paul Levine, President, New Media, Current TV
    Paul Levine SVP, National Geographic's Global Media Group
    Jeff Litvack, General Manager of Mobile & Emerging Products, AP Digital
    Trevor Madigan, Global Head of Sales, Operators, Nokia Music
    Mike McCurry, Co-Chair, Arts+Labs (Former White House Spokesman)
    Chris McGill, Founder, Mixx
    Ross McNab, Director of Digital Advertising Solutions, Eyeblaster
    Daniel Ruben Odio-Paez, Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer,
     PointAbout.com
    Tim O'Shaughnessy, CEO & Co-Founder, LivingSocial
    Ali Partovi, CEO & Co-Founder, iLike
    Massimiliano Pellegrini, CEO, Dada Entertainment (a Sony Music joint
     venture)
    Chris Phenner, EVP, Business Development, Thumbplay
    Jon Potter, Executive Director, Digital Media Association
    Adam Powers, Dir., Standards and Emerging Technologies, Macrovision
    Hooman Radfar, CEO & Co-Founder, Clearspring
    Don Rainey, General Partner, Grotech Ventures
    Mark Renshaw, Digital Practice Lead & EVP,  Leo Burnett - Arc Worldwide
    Tim Repsher, Managing Director, Mobile, Netinformer (a Media General
     company)
    Josh Resnik, VP & GM, Gannett Digital Media Network
    Jason Seiken, SVP, Interactive, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
    Paul Sherman, Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Tech Wire Publications
    Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher, Digital Media Wire
    Gregg Smith, CEO, Acuity Mobile
    Brian Steele, CEO, VoloMedia
    Sal Tirabassi, Partner, M/C Venture Partners
    Mike Vorhaus, President, Magid Advisors
    Kara Walsh, CEO, Metromix.com (a Tribune / Gannett JV)
    Greg Yardley, Co-Founder & CEO, Pinch Media
    Peter Yared, CEO, iWidgets
    Kuk Yi, Managing Director, Best Buy Capital
    Geno Yoham, Executive Director, Winamp / AOL Music
    Mike Zaneis, VP, Public Policy Interactive Advertising Bureau
    Gabe Zichermann, CEO & Co-Founder, rmbrME

Event sponsors and media partners include Mannatt, Phelps, & Phillips, Macrovision, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Fish & Richardson, DiMA, Gannett Digital, Technology Marketing Alliance, Navigation Arts, The Association of Political and Public Affairs Professionals, CEA, Mary-Margaret Network, Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, NVPR, Northern Virginia Technology Council, Washington Business Journal, Billboard Publicity Wire, Mobile Monday, UCLA Anderson, PR Newswire, MultiVu, Capitol Communicator, Parks Associates and Experiential Marketing Forum.

For complete agenda, registration and event details please visit: www.digitalmediaconference.com/east.

Other prominent Digital Media Wire events include Digital Music Forum East & West, Future of Television East & West, LA Games Conference, NY Games Conference, Future of Film, The Millennials Conference and Digital Media Conference West.

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