Mobile Leadership Summit September 1, 2009

Attend MEF's annual leadership event on September 1st in the heart of entertainment's creative capital, Los Angeles at the Writer's Guild of America West (WGA) headquarters.
The half-day Mobile Leadership Summit -- which is free and open to MEF members and non-members -- will deliver thought-provoking sessions and bring together senior executives from across the mobile entertainment spectrum including: studios, production companies, music labels & publishers, game & applications developers, portals, marketers, handsets providers, carriers, and service providers. Don't miss this chance to be face-to-face with industry insiders and gain access to the experts, research, and innovations occurring throughout the mobile content ecosystem.
Agenda runs 1pm - 6pm.

Featuring an All-Star Cast of Mobile Entertainment’s Most Notable Talent.

Our speaker list to date:
Kevin Arnold, Founder and CEO, IODA
Jim Beddows, Chairman, MEF Americas
Steve Byrd, Executive Vice President, STATS Inc (unit of News Corp and AP)
Troy Carter, Manager of Lady Gaga and CEO, Coalition Media Group
Andreea Enache-Thüne, VP Games & Digital Distribution, Marvel Entertainment Inc.
Lawrence M. Harris, Senior Vice President and Senior Research Analyst, CL King
Madeline Herdrich, Vice President Mobile, Paramount Pictures, Digital
Bill Loewenthal, Vice President & General Manager, Mobility and Monetization Services, Limelight Networks
Doug Neil, Senior Vice President of Digital Marketing, Universal Pictures
John Orlando, MEF Americas Vice-Chair, VP Marketing, LiveWire Mobile
Eric Puterbaugh, Director, Client Services, The Nielsen Company
William Quigley, Co-founder, Clearstone Venture Partners
Sam Sarkar, Senior Executive, Infinitum Nihil (Johnny Depp’s Production Company)
Gary Schwartz, President and CEO, Impact Mobile Inc.
Charles B. Slocum, Assistant Executive Director, Writers Guild of America
David Strehlow, Director of Marketing, Media Solutions, Huawei
Andrew Wallenstein, Editor, Digital Media, The Hollywood Reporter

Overview:
Opening Remarks from MEF
Keynote: Sam Sarkar (Senior Executive from Johnny Depps’s prod co., Infinitum Nihil)
Keynote: State of the Union in Mobile: Eric Puterbaugh, The Nielsen Company
Panel Discussion: Global Revenues are $19.5B and $32B for Theatrical Box Office and Mobile Entertainment, Respectively-So, How Does Hollywood Stack Rank the Mobile Entertainment Industry?
Panel Discussion: Holy Grail or Holy Fail? Straight Talk on Mobile Entertainment
Closing Cocktail Reception

MEF Americas' Annual General Meeting and Board Elections will take place on the evening of the Summit.

It's free, but space is limited and RSVP required here:
http://bit.ly/MEFsep1

Official Website: http://bit.ly/MEFsep1