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Tokyo, Japan – June 2, 2009

The debut ad:tech event in Japan–ad:tech Tokyo—will be held on September 2 and 3, 2009, at the Prince Park Tower Tokyo, organized by ad:tech expositions, the leading conference and exhibition producer for the global digital marketing community. Today, the organizers announced that Scott Howe (Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Corporation), Josh James (President and Chief Executive Officer of Omniture, Inc.), and Nick Wrenn (Vice President of Digital Services of CNN International) have joined the growing lineup of keynote speakers at ad:tech Tokyo, which also includes Josh Bernoff, co-author of the bestselling book “Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies.”

In his role as general manager of Microsoft’s Advertiser and Publisher Solutions Group, Howe applies his strategic and organizational leadership, business development and sales and marketing skills to sustain the growth of Microsoft’s Advertiser and Publisher Solutions client base. He is a veteran in the online advertising field and holder of an MBA degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Business (Massachusetts, USA).

Before joining Microsoft, Howe was active on the global stage in charge of DRIVEpm, a network that makes possible ad distribution closely linked to the viewing habits of web users. Under Howe’s leadership, DRIVEpm, with its sophisticated targeting capabilities and premier partners, developed into one of the largest online advertising networks

Josh James co-founded and currently leads Omniture Inc., an industry-leading online business optimization company. Omniture provides ASP-format online analytics services and best-practice consulting services drawing on its extensive strategic consulting know-how. The company’s products and services are used by more than 2,500 companies around the world to help improve online site management, vitalize online businesses and expand profitability.

Nick Wrenn is the leading executive over all of CNN’s digital assets outside the United States and reports directly to Tony Maddox, executive vice president and managing director of CNN International. He oversees the editorial direction of the services, working with colleagues across CNN.com’s domestic operation and in Turner International to manage the growth of the business through the development of new products and services. These include CNN.com/international and the CNN international mobile brand together with numerous broadband services.

Commenting on the announcement of these keynote speakers, Paul Beckley, Vice President of dmg world media asia, the organizer of ad:tech Tokyo, said, “We welcome the participation of Scott Howe, Josh James and Nick Wrenn as keynote speakers at ad:tech Tokyo. Attendees can look forward to cutting edge news from the USA’s advanced digital marketing space, as well as informative personal insights based on their extensive experience.”

Conference passes for ad:tech Tokyo 2009 are now available for purchase at the official website: www.ad-tech.com/tokyo/japanese/adtech_tokyo.aspx (Japanese and English). A special discount is also available for those purchasing passes before August 3.

Speaker Profiles

Scott Howe
Corporate Vice President, Advertiser and Publisher Solutions Group
Microsoft Corporation
A graduate of Harvard Graduate School of Business, Howe was the vice president, general manager of Avenue A | Razorfish. Before this, he founded DRIVE Performance Media (DRIVEpm), which was acquired by aQuantive. He assumed his current role on Microsoft’s acquisition of aQuantive.

Joshua G. (Josh) James
President and Chief Executive Officer
Omniture, Inc.
Josh James co-founded and currently leads Omniture, a leading provider of online business optimization software, enabling customers to manage and enhance online, offline and multi-channel business initiatives. Omniture’s delivers on-demand software and a range of professional services that complement its online services, including implementation, best practices, consulting, customer support and user training. Omniture’s nearly 5,200 customers include eBay, AOL, Wal-Mart, Gannett, Microsoft, Neiman Marcus, Oracle, Sony and HP.

Nick Wrenn
Vice President, Digital Services
CNN International
Wrenn is the leading executive over all of CNN’s digital assets outside the United States. He joined CNN in April 2000 and was instrumental in the launch of CNN.com Europe and many other digital initiatives. Before his current role, Wrenn was based in London, CNN’s largest production center outside the U.S., where he served as managing editor for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

About ad:tech: ad:tech expositions, LLC is the leading organizer of conferences and exhibitions for the interactive marketing community worldwide. ad:tech produces the world’s largest interactive marketing events held in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, London, Paris, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo. ad:tech is produced by dmg world media; based out of the company’s headquarters in California. For listings of exhibitors, speakers, events and upcoming conference offerings, visit www.ad-tech.com.

About dmg world media: An international exhibition and publishing company, dmg world media (www.dmgworldmedia.com) produces over 150 market-leading conferences and exhibitions; and publishes 25 related magazines, newspapers, directories and market reports. dmg world media employs more than 750 people and maintains a worldwide presence through more than 30 offices. dmg world media is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT), one of the largest and most successful media companies in the United Kingdom. Additional information on dmgt can be found at www.dmgt.co.uk.

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Dan O’Brien or Hironori Suzuki
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