Pulvermedia today announced the speaker lineup for the Video on the Net conference, taking place March 19-22, at the San Jose, CA McEnery Convention Center.

At this year's event, Jeff Pulver will share his thoughts and predictions across the Media, Internet, Communications and Entertainment (MICE) market segments. For more than a decade, the VON conferences have explored the issues, trends and challenges associated with the Internet and Communications (the IC in MICE). This year's event continues to address these topics, while also discussing how Media and Entertainment add exciting new disruptive forces to the marketplace. Jeff will discuss these topics, and many more, during his opening address, which is scheduled for 8:45 AM on Tuesday, March 20.

Additional speakers featured at Video on the Net include:

• Bernie Gershon, Senior VP and GM of Disney/ABC Television's Digital Media Group who will disuses how the latest technology is changing the rules of the video entertainment industry.
• Jeremy Allaire, Founder and CEO, Brightcove plans to discuss how people and companies make money in an industry where the costs of distribution and content creation continue to drop.
• Shelly Palmer, Managing Partner, Advanced Media Ventures Group LLC Shelly will provide daily Opening Remarks and will moderate a number of sessions.
• Andrew Baron, creator and producer of Rocketboom, co-Founder of Abbey Corps. will discuss a new look at content.
• And the complete list of VON Industry Perspective sessions which will be open to all Video-on-the-Net Attendees. For details on these sessions, please visit http://www.videoonthenet.com/schedule.html.

"Most of the predictions that Jeff Pulver has shared over the years regarding IP voice & video have come true - and his recent predictions addressing media and entertainment are already starting to come to fruition," said Glenn Gaudet, Chief Marketing Officer for Pulvermedia. "This year's Video on the Net and VON events offer it all – from the fresh enthusiasm associated with an emerging industry on our immediate horizon, to the proven value that comes with assembling today's key players that drive day-to-day business in all the other areas of the IP communications space."

In addition to the numerous speaking sessions offered, Emerging Media Dynamic will host the first annual New Video Summit as part of Video on the Net. This event explores how the new video medium is bringing together giants in technology and entertainment, to foster the emergence of new players that are capable of changing the online video business with nothing more than new software. The New Video Summit will provide an insider's look at where this new business is headed.

Telephony Magazine will host a full day of expert insight into the ever-evolving world of IPTV. Telephony's IPTV pre-conference workshop will deliver attendees a series of in-depth, interactive keynotes and panel discussions that explore the IPTV phenomenon from multiple angles and analyze the best technology, business and content strategies for service providers. Attendees will hear from service providers that have deployed IPTV (and those just entering the fray), network infrastructure vendors and other technology developers, and representatives from the video programming and content sectors.

Telephony's IPTV Workshop will explore:

• Reinventing Entertainment for the IP Environment
• The Customer in Control: Personalizing IPTV Content
• Architectural Evolution: IPTV and the Future of the Network
• Quality Concerns: Monitoring the IPTV Experience
• The Global View: International IPTV Success

Since its debut at last September's Fall VON in Boston, the Video on the Net conference has grown in size and significance and warranting a separate vendor showcase Pavilion on the VON exhibition floor. For more information on the Pavilion, as well as the entire VON expo, please visit: http://www.von.com/exhibitors.html.

Members of the media can obtain media credentials for both Spring 2007 VON and Video on the Net by contacting todd@pulvermedia.com or ally.forbes@pulvermedia.com.