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Harris Nesbitt Announces Agenda for Media & Entertainment Investor Conference
NEW YORK, November 2, 2005 - Harris Nesbitt, the U.S. investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), will host its Media & Entertainment investor conference on Monday, Nov. 7, and Tuesday, Nov. 8, with a full slate of corporate presenters from the broadcasting, entertainment, Internet media and interactive entertainment industries.
Harris Nesbitt equity research analysts Jeffrey Logsdon (Entertainment), Lee Westerfield (Media) and Edward Williams (Interactive Entertainment) will host the event. The two-day conference, taking place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City, features corporate presentations and Q&A with senior management from leading media and entertainment companies. Highlights for the event's first day include author/media commentator Ken Auletta as the keynote speaker during the luncheon as well as a roundtable discussion with buyside analysts. The second day features an overview of the interactive entertainment industry by Mr. Williams.
Members of the media are asked to call (312) 461-6625 if they would like to attend the event and/or schedule an interview with Harris Nesbitt's equity research analysts.
Presentations are being broadcast live via the Internet through a special link that can be accessed at: www.harrisnesbitt.com/conferences/media&entertainment/default.asp?hnnav=1
*Scheduled presenters for Nov. 7 are:
| ENTERTAINMENT Hosted by Jeffrey Logsdon, Managing Director, Senior Research Analyst, Harris Nesbitt |
BROADCASTING Hosted by Lee Westerfield, Managing Director, Senior Research Analyst, Harris Nesbitt |
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| 9:00 | WELCOME | WELCOME |
| 9:15 | Disney (DIS) Bryan Burns, Vice President Strategic Business Planning & Dev., ESPN |
iBiquity Robert Struble, President & CEO |
| 10:00 | Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF) Michael Burns, Vice Chairman |
Univision (UVN) Andrew W. Hobson, SEVP, CFO & CSO Diana M. Vesga, Vice President |
| 11:00 | IMAX (IMAX) Richard Gelfond, Co-Chair & Co- CEO |
Entravision Communications (EVC) John F. DeLorenzo, EVP & CFO |
| 11:45 | Beasley Broadcast Group (BBGI) Bruce Beasley, President & Co- COO Caroline Beasley, EVP & CFO |
Emmis Communications (EMMS) Walter Berger, EVP & CFO |
| 12:30 | LUNCH Keynote speaker: Ken Auletta, author and media commentator |
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| 1:45 | Panel Discussion with Buyside Analysts |
Belo (BLC) Dennis Williamson, CFO |
| 2:30 | Viacom (VIA) Larry Kramer, President, Digital Media, CBS |
Hearst-Argyle Television (HTV) David Barrett, President & CEO Harry Hawks, CFO |
| 3:15 | Carmike Cinemas (CKEC) Martin Durant, SVP Finance, Treasurer & CFO |
Regent Communications (RGCI) William L. Stakelin, President & CEO Anthony A. Vasconcellos, EVP & CFO |
| 4:00 | Salem Communications (SALM) David Evans, EVP & CFO |
*Scheduled presenters for Nov. 8:
| INTERNET MEDIA Hosted by Lee Westerfield, Managing Director, Senior Research Analyst, Harris Nesbitt |
INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT Hosted by Edward Williams, Managing Director, Senior Research Analyst, Harris Nesbitt |
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| 8:20 | SECTOR OVERVIEW | |
| 8:30 | Electronic Arts (ERTS) Warren Jenson, EVP & CFO |
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| 9:15 | NetRatings (NTRT) Susan Hickey, VP |
Ubisoft Entertainment (UBIP.PA) Yves Guillemot, President & CEO Alain Martinez, CFO |
| 10:00 | LodgeNet Entertainment (LNET) Scott Petersen, President & CEO |
Microsoft (MSFT) Bryan Lee, CFO, Home and Entertainment (Note: web cast is audio only.) |
| 10:45 | RealNetworks (RNWK) Roy Goodman, CFO |
Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) Paul Eibeler, President & CEO Cindi Buckwalter, EVP |
| 11:30 | Digitas (DTAS) Brian Roberts, CFO |
Activision (ATVI) Robert Kotick, Chairman & CEO |
| 12:15 | Digital River (DRIV) Tom Donnelly, CFO Bob Kleiber, VP Investor Relations Alex Danzberger, VP M&A |
THQ (THQI) Brian Farrell, President & CEO |
| 1:00 | Sony Computer Entertainment America (SNE) Jack Tretton, EVP & Co-COO |
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| 1:45 | HouseValues (SOLD) Ian Morris, CEO |
Midway Games (MWY) David Zucker, President & CEO Thomas Powell, EVP & CFO (Note: web cast is audio only.) |
| Massive Katherine Hays, COO |
Nintendo (NTDOY) Reginald Fils-Aime, EVP |
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| 3:15 | Atari (ATAR) Diane Price-Baker, EVP & CFO Ryan J. Barr, VP of Corp. Comm. |
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| 4:00 | Gameloft (GLFT.PA) Alexandre de Rochefort, CFO |
*Agenda subject to change.
Harris Nesbitt is an investment and corporate bank offering clients access to a full range of products and services including investment and corporate banking, treasury services, market risk management, institutional investing and research. Harris Nesbitt is part of Harris, an integrated financial services organization providing more than 1 million personal, business, corporate and institutional clients with banking, lending, investing and financial management solutions. Harris Nesbitt is a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO). For more information, please visit www.harrisnesbitt.com.
Contacts:
Chris Nardella, Chicago, (312) 461-6625
Kevin Windorf, New York (212) 885-4111
Mirette Ghanem, Toronto, (416) 867-4924
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