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SATCON 2007

Conference Speakers

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Kenneth Aagaard, EVP Operations, Engineering and Production Services, CBS Sports

Chip Adams, VP, Venue Engineering, NBC Olympics

Jay Adrick, Vice President Broadcast Technology, Harris Corporation

Mike Aloisi, VP Technology, Satellite & Affiliate Services, MTV Networks

Paige Atkins, Director, Defense Spectrum Organization, DISA

Frank August, Director, Business Development - Americas, Inmarsat

C. Ramiro Banderas, Director Media Services, Rollins/Orkin

Dale Barr, Chief of the Advanced Technology Section with the, National Communications System's Technology and Programs Division

Brigadier General Michael J. Basla USAF, Vice Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems, The Joint Staff

Andy Bater, Director RF Systems Engineering, Tribune Broadcasting

Robert Bell, Executive Director, Society of Satellite Professionals and World Teleport Association

David Bettinger, Chief Technology Officer, iDirect

Anthony Bontrager, President, 1Cast, Managing Partner, Axis Partners, LLC

Matthew W. Botwin, Managing Director, The Regent Square Group, Chair, GVF Regulatory Working Group

Patrick J. Browne, MUOS Technical Director, Navy's Communications Satellite Program Office (PMW-146)

Roger Charlesworth, President, Charlesworth Media

Michael Chiarulli, Director, Telecommunications & Distribution Services, ABC Broadcast Operations and Engineering

David Converse, VP Operations, Director of Engineering for ABC owned stations, ABC

Michael Cook, Senior Vice President, HUGHES

Chad Council, Technical Information Specialist, Massachusetts Task Force 1, Urban Search & Rescue

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, President, Inmarsat Government Services Incorporated

Andrew D. Cox, Deputy, Program Executive Office Space Systems, Executive Director, SPAWAR Space Field Activity

Craig Cuttner, SVP, Advanced Technology, HBO

Channing Dawson, Senior Advisor, Scripps Networks

John Dix, Editor in Chief, Network World

John Eberhard, VP, Technology and Distribution, ESPN

Chris Ehrenbard, Director, Broadcast Distribution, CBS

Mary Ann Elliott, Chairman of the Board, Arrowhead Global Solutions, Inc.

Martin Faubell, VP Engineering, Hearst-Argyle Television

Richard Friedel, EVP & General Manager, Fox Networks Operations & Engineering

Hugo Gaggioni, Chief Technology Officer and VP of Broadcast and Professional Systems Division, Sony Electronics, Inc.

Robert Galker, Sr. Director, Satellite Operations, Fox News Channel

Tom Galley, Chief Operations and Technology Officer, National Cinemedia

Lindsay Gardner, Director of Global Media Development, MediaTech Capital Partners

Daniel Goldberg, President & CEO, Telesat

Rocky Graham, Director of Broadcast Products, Dolby Laboratories, Inc.

Roger Hansen, Manager, Media Services & Orthopaedic Sales Training, DePuy, Inc.

David Hartshorn, Secretary General, Global VSAT Forum

Steve Hellmuth, Executive Vice President, Operations and Technology, NBA Entertainment

Dale Herigstad, Chief Creative Officer, Schematic

Bob Hesskamp, Turner Broadcasting Corporate Vice President, CNN Broadcast Engineering and System Technology

Ed Horowitz, President & CEO, SES Americom

Bill Hull, Director of Satellite Operations, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Susan Irwin, President, Euroconsult USA

Pravin Jain, Ph.D., Vice President and Chief Scientist, LinQuest Corporation

Regina James, Catastrophe Staff Assistant, State Farm Insurance

Pradman P. Kaul, President and CEO, Hughes

Paul Koopmann, Director of Engineering, VERSUS, a division of Comcast Corporation

Jim Kutzner, Chief Engineer, Public Broadcasting Service

Mark Lalley, CIO US Fuels, BP America

Alan Langford, Network Manager, Internal Communications, JCPenney

David Leonard, CEO, WildBlue Communications, Inc.

Britt Lewis, VP, Marketing & Business Strategy, Intelsat General

Burt H. Liebowitz, Principal Network Engineer, MITRE Corporation

Tom Lindblom, VP and CTO, CKE Restaurants, Inc.

John Luff, Television Technology Consultant, HD Consulting

Brad Lund, Manager, Creative Media Services Video, Satellite and Streaming, Unisys

Tara Maitra, Vice President, General Manager of Programming, TiVo

Gary Mandel, Sr. Product Manager, Sony Electronics, Inc.

Rick Mandler, VP, Digital Media Advertising, Disney ABC Media Networks, Digital Media Group

Judy Masserang, Manager, General Motors University Distance Learning, General Motors Video Satellite Network

Bryan McGuirk, Senior Vice President, North American Media Services, SES World Skies

Dr. Troy Meink, Director for the Communications Directorate, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense/Networks & Information Integration

Kenneth Miller, President, Globecomm Systems

Shaum Mittal, Chief, Lead System Engineering Office, Prgrm Exec Office- Satellite, Transport & Services (PEO-STS) Directorate DISA

Brian Morris, Vice President Americas Region, Digital Media Networks, Scientific Atlanta, A Cisco Company

Robert Murdock, VP Design, Method

Charles J. Myers, Vice President, Distribution and Technology, Discovery Communications, LLC

Chris Myers, Executive Director, Newsgathering Operations, ABC News

David Myers, Senior Vice President of Marketing & Corporate Development, Spacenet

Todd Narwid, Senior VP, Worldwide Sales, Narrowstep

David Neal, Executive Producer, NBC Sports and, Executive Vice President, NBC Olympics

Michael Nunan, Post Sound Supervisor, CTV Television

Mel Olinsky, Director of Operations, CBS News

Rich Paleski, Director of Engineering and Operations, CBS 3 KYW-TV

Shelly Palmer, Managing Director, Advanced Media Ventures Group

Randy Palubiak, President, Enliten Management Group

Brig. Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, Commander, Military Satellite Communications Systems Wing, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif.

Darryl Person, Network Engineer / Satellite Operations Manager, MetLife

John J. Petrocelli, Vice President of Internet TV, Widevine Technologies

Eric Picard, Director, Advertising Strategy & Emerging Media Planning, Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions

Mike Pusateri, Senior VP, Technology, Disney ABC Television Group

Pete Putman, ROAM Consulting, HDTVexpert.com

Dennis Radeke, Business Development Manager, Digital Media Organization, Adobe Systems

Mark Rasmussen, VP, Intelsat

John Ratigan, President, iDirect Government Technology

COL Patrick H. Rayermann, Chief, Space and Missile Defense Division, Army G-3/5/7

Glenn Reitmeier, Vice President, Technology Standards, Policy and Strategy, NBC Universal

Robert J. Ross, Senior VP, East Coast Operations, CBS Broadcasting, Inc.

Joseph D. Rouge SES, Associate Director, National Security Space Office (NSSO)

Nelson Santini, Director of C4ISR Business Development, DataPath, Inc.

Warren Schlichting, SVP, New Business Development, Comcast Spotlight

CAPT Douglas S. Schroeder USN, Director, National Security Space Office

Mark Schubin, Technology Consultant, SchubinCafe.com

Lori H. Schwartz, SVP and Director, Interpublic Emerging Media Lab

Bob Seidel, VP Engineering & Advanced Technology, CBS Television Network

Andrew G. Setos, President Engineering, Fox Group

Seth Shapiro, Principal, New Amsterdam Media, LLC

JJ Shaw, Director, Naval Programs, Government Services, Inmarsat

Clyde Smith, SVP Global Broadcast Technology and Standards, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

Derek Smith, Senior Vice President, Level 3 Content Markets

Jen Soch, VP, Activation Director Advanced TV, MediaVest

Stephanie Souder, Product Manager, Verizon Business

George N. Spohn, Vice President, Business Development, Americas, Thrane & Thrane Inc.

Jim Starzynski, Principal Engineer and Audio Architect, NBC - Universal Advanced Engineering

Suzanne Stefanac, Director, AFI Digital Content Lab

Brent Stranathan, VP, East Coast Operations, CBS

Emory Strilkauskas, Associate Director, Transmission Contribution Services, ESPN

Sean J.W. Sullivan, Media & Entertainment, Verizon Business Premier Accounts

Amy Sweigert, Director of Information Management, Associated Press

Christopher Swenarton, CERDEC

Dick Tauber, VP Transmission Systems and New Technology, CNN News Group

Larry Thorpe, National Marketing Executive, Canon U.S.A. Inc., Broadcast & Communications Division

Philip Westfall Ph.D., Director, Air Technology Network Program Management Office, Air University, Department of the Air Force

Chuck Wilsker, President & CEO, The Telework Coalition

Bob Wilson, General Manager, MPEG-4 Encoding Solutions Group, Home and Networks Mobility, Motorola, Inc.

Bill Wimsett, Unit Manager, Video Technical Services, Division of Media Support Services, Mayo Clinic

Rich Wolf, Vice President, Telecommunications & Affiliate Services, ABC Television Network

Rich Wolf, Vice President, Telecommunications & Distribution, ABC Broadcast Operations & Engineering

Gwen Wood, VP Distribution Services and Operations, PBS

Joseph R. Wright, Chairman of the Board and Director, Intelsat Ltd.

Yong Xue, Technical Director, DISA/EWSE Branch

Rick Young, Vice President, Product Management, Pathfire, Inc.

Speakers will continue to be added. Please check back for weekly updates.