Conference Agenda
(as of 5/09/08)

 
 

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
The McGraw-Hill Auditorium at 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor - New York City


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8:00 - 8:45 a.m.   Registration and Free Continental Breakfast
     
8:45 - 9:00 a.m.   Greetings & Opening Remarks
     
    Michael Smith: IDPF, Executive Director
    Steve Potash: IDPF, President; OverDrive, CEO
     
9:00 - 9:45 a.m.   Panel: Publisher Experience and Workflow using the new IDPF
"EPUB" Standard
     
    Garth Conboy: eBook Technologies Inc., President
    Peter Balis: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Director Online Sales
    Neil DeYoung: Hachette Book Group, Director of Digital Media
     
9:45 - 10:45 a.m.   Panel: "EPUB" Update on eBook Reading Devices and Software
     
    Nick Bogaty: Adobe, Sr. Business Development Manager
    Martin Görner: Mobipocket.com, President & CEO
    Peter Kent: DNAML, Sr. Vice President for US Operations
     
10:45 - 11:15 a.m.   Networking Break & Exhibits
     
11:15 am - 11:30 am   Featured Presentation: TBD
     
11:30 - 12:15 p.m.   Panel: Global eBook Initiatives & International Markets
     
    Dawn Bruno: US Dept of Commerce, Global Publishing  Team Leader and Senior International Trade Specialist
    Willem Endhoven: IRex Technologies, VP Marketing & Business Development
    Mark Beilby: Apollo Mobile, Co-founder
   
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.   Lunch and Networking Session in Exhibit Area (free with registration)
     
1:15 - 2:15 p.m.   Panel: Using Digital Book Technologies to Drive Sales and Create New Consumer Experiences
     
    Roland Lange: Google, Strategic Partner Development Manager,
Content Partnership Groups
    Leslie Hulse: HarperCollins, Vice President of Digital Business Development
    Malle Vallik: Harlequin, Director Digital Content & Interactivity
    Matt Shatz: Random House, Vice President, Digital
   
2:15 - 2:45 p.m.   Special Presentation: "The eBook Industry in Japan"
     
    Mikio Amaya: President & CEO of Papyless Co Ltd,, Tokyo
   
2:45 - 3:15 p.m.   Networking Break & Exhibits
     
3:15 - 4:00 p.m.   Panel: Global Digital Book Sales and Distribution Channel Strategies
     
    Craig Miller: LibreDigital, Vice President and General Manager
    Erica Lazzaro: OverDrive, Senior Content Acquisition and Licensing Counsel
    Andrew Weinstein: Ingram Digital Group, Vice President and General Manager, Retail Solutions
     
4:00 - 4:45 p.m.   Industry Update: eBooks in Education
     
    Scott Cook: codeMantra, Director of Technology
    Sean Devine: CourseSmart CEO
    Randall Walker MD: WRT Live Ink Reading Technologies
     
4:45 - 5:00 p.m.   Closing Remarks
     

 

 

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