7:45 a.m.
Breakfast
Ken Mason Award: Mark Christiansen, exec VP, operations, Paramount
Alternative Content: Providing Unique and Targeted Entertainment
Panelists: Dan Diamond, NCM Fathom; Michele Martell, Cinedigm Content and Entertainment Group; Evan Saxon, D&E Entertainment; David Wengrod, Screenvision (Champagne Ballroom, Paris Hotel)
9:15 a.m.
State of the Industry Update
Alan Horn, Warner Bros.; Dan Glickman, MPAA; John Fithian, president, NATO
Award Presentation for ShoWesters of the Year: Tony and Dean Kerasotes, Kerasotes ShowPlace Theaters (Le Theatre Des Arts, Paris Hotel)
11:30 a.m.
Upcoming 3-D Projects (ticketed event)
Presenter: Mark Zoradi, Disney (Le Theatre Des Arts, Paris Hotel)
2:30 p.m.
Hot Topics in Human Resources
Keith Wiedenkeller, AMC
3:30 p.m.
Theater Design Considerations for Alternative Content & Gaming
Panelists: Michael A. Cummings, TK Architects; Evan Saxon, D&E Entertainment; Larry Etter, Malco Theaters
4:30 p.m.
Cinema Merchandising & POS: The Way Forward
Mark de Quervain, Vue Entertainment (Las Vegas Ballroom 1, Bally's Hotel)
6:30 P.M. and 9:45 p.m.
Screening of "The Soloist" (ticketed event; Le Theatre Des Arts, Paris Hotel)
7:45 p.m.
Dinner reception (Champagne Ballroom)
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