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AGENDA

8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast - Salon A

8:45 a.m. Welcome
Elizabeth Murphy Burns, President, Morgan Murphy Media/Chairman, MSTV

9:00 a.m. DTV Transition: The Final Stretch
Moderator:
Richard Wiley, Managing Partner, Wiley Rein LLP

Panelists:
Jay Adrick, Vice President, Broadcast Technology, Harris Corp., Brdcst. Communications
William Check, Senior Vice President of Science & Technology, NCTA
Jonathan Collegio, Vice President, Digital Television Transition, NAB
Don Doty, President, Stainless LLC
Stacy Fuller, Vice President for Regulatory Affairs, DIRECTV
Brad Gillen, Director/Senior Counsel, DISH Network LLC
Eloise Gore, Associate Bureau Chief, Media Bureau, FCC
Barbara Kreisman, Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau, FCC
Jason Oxman, Senior Vice President-Industry Affairs, CEA
Robert Schwartz, Partner, Constantine Cannon LLP
Anita Wallgren, Program Director, Converter Coupon Program, NTIA

10:00 a.m. The FCC: Regulatory Assistance
Moderators:
Dianne Smith, Vice President, Legal, Fox Television Stations
Margaret Tobey, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, NBC Universal

Panelists:
Amy Blankenship, Legal Advisor to Commissioner Deborah Tate (invited)
Rudy Brioché, Legal Advisor to Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein
Michelle Carey, Senior Legal Advisor to Chairman Kevin Martin (invited)
Rick Chessen, Senior Legal Advisor to Commissioner Michael Copps
Angela Giancarlo, Chief of Staff/Senior Legal Advisor to Commissioner Robert McDowell

10:45 a.m. The Hill: Election Year Energy
Moderators:
David Leach, Principal/Owner, David Leach LLC
John Orlando, Senior Vice President - Washington, CBS Corporation

Panelists:
Neil Fried, Senior Counsel for Telecommunications, House Commerce Committee
Christine Kurth, Staff Director/General Counsel, Senate Commerce Committee
Amy Levine, Senior Counsel, House Commerce Committee
Jessica Rosenworcel, Senior Communications Counsel, Senate Commerce Committee

11:30 a.m. An Industry Perspective
Moderator:
David Donovan, President, MSTV

Panelists:
Kyle McSlarrow, President & CEO, National Cable & Telecommunications Association
David Rehr, President & CEO, National Association of Broadcasters
Gary Shapiro, President & CEO, Consumer Electronics Association

12:15 p.m. Keynote Luncheon
The Honorable Meredith Attwell Baker
Acting Assistant Secretary for Communications & Information and Acting Administrator
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce

1:45 p.m. Mobile TV: The Future
Moderator:
Harry Jessell, Editor & Co-Publisher, TVNEWSDAY

Panelists:
Brandon Burgess, Chairman & CEO, ION Media Networks
James Conschafter, Sr. Vice President of Broadcast Stations, Media General Brdcst. Gp.
Sterling Davis, Vice President, Engineering, Cox Broadcasting
Robert Rast, MPH Project Leader, LG Electronics

2:30 p.m. Interference in the Digital World
Moderators:
Susan Fox, Vice President, Government Relations, Walt Disney Company
Bill LeBeau, Senior Regulatory Counsel, NBC Universal and Telemundo

Panelists:
Robert Hubbard, President & CEO, Hubbard TV Gp./Vice President, Hubbard Brdcstg.
Robert Seidel, Vice President, Engineering & Advanced Technology, CBS Television Ntwk.
Jeff Willis, Coordinating Technical Manager, Event Operations, ESPN Productions, Inc.
Bruce Franca, Vice President, Policy & Technology, MSTV

3:30 p.m. Adjournment & Wine and Cheese Reception

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