This session will outline the rationale behind the decision to adopt open-source DRM, demonstrate how Marlin works, and provide "real-life" examples of how Marlin is already being used. In addition, they will demonstrate how adoption of open DRM can enhance the consumer experience while increasing revenue for service providers and device companies. The session will include representatives from a consumer electronic company, a major service provider, a mobile device company, and a DRM company.

Oliver Mills General Manager, EMEA Intertrust

Prior to Intertrust, Mr. Mills worked at Vidiator and Nextreaming, where he was responsible for developing cutting-edge technologies to encode and stream multimedia to wireless devices. Mr. Mills also served as director of Sales for Intertrust. Before joining Intertrust he worked in the computer security, network management, and anti-virus marketplace for more than 15 years, acting as an agent and consultant for such companies as McAfee Associates, Axent Technologies Inc, Compaq, Novell, Mergent International, Intrusion Detection Inc, Quarterdeck, Security Dynamics, and Network Associates. Prior to that Mr. Mills worked in the entertainment industry, where he promoted and managed various groups for Riva Records, Stiff Records, Phonogram Records, and Epic/Sony.

Gabriele Elia Manager, Broadband Solution and Multimedia Innovation Telecom Italia

Mr. Elia has been involved in the research and development of IPTV, DVB–H, DTT/MHP, and mobile and music services at Telecom Italia. He received his master’s and doctorate in electronic engineering from Politecnico di Torino and joined CSELT, Telecom Italia Group’s former R&D division, in 1994.

Borja Guardiola Project Coordinator Telefónica Investigación y Desarrollo

Mr. Guardiola is responsible for DRM–related issues for Telefónica R&D and coordinator and strategy advisor for DRM services in Telefónica España. He has a wide technical experience in the field of DRM technologies with a telecommunications degree from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and a dissertation in mobile DRM technologies. He has recently worked in the launching of the new Movistar music services.

Gerard Lokhoff Director of Standardization, Intellectual Property & Standards Phillips CE

Mr. Lokhoff represents Phillips on the management committees of the Marlin Developer Community and Marlin Trust Management Organisation, which support the development and marketing of the Marlin DRM system. He is also a board member of the Coral Consortium, which has released a specification for interoperability of DRM systems.

Steve Oetegenn Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Verimatrix

Mr. Oetegenn's career in the information technology industry spans 25 years. He has a wide range of experience in international business, having launched numerous high-tech products to the global marketplace. Mr. Oetegenn began his career with Burroughs Corporation (now UNISYS) as a specialist for optical character recognition systems. He has specialized in digital security and anti-piracy since 1998, working with government agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and major Hollywood studios.

Ulrich Seldeslachts Chief Executive Officer L-SEC

Mr. Seldeslachts joined L-SEC in late 2006 to support the development of innovative services and technologies that help secure electronic information and electronic transactions of many kinds. L-SEC is an information security cluster, representing more than 500 representatives of information security industry and research groups.