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Strategy Institute announces lineup for investor conference

August 29, 2007

NEW YORK — The Strategy Institute announced some of the companies and organizations planning to attend the 2nd Annual Digital Out-of-home Media Investor Conference taking place on Tuesday, October 9th and Wednesday, October 10th in New York City. The Summit will serve as a forum to bring digital signage industry executives seeking short, medium and long-term capital funding together with investors looking for high-growth vehicles. Industry leaders will provide insight into business models, valuations, fund raising strategies, investment opportunities, deals being funded, and digital signage industry growth trends. Guest speakers to be in attendance include: David Carlick, Managing Director, Vantage Point Venture Partners; Michael Hudes, Global Director of Digital Media, Clear Channel Outdoor; Cliff Marks, President, Marketing & Sales, National CineMedia; Jimmy McAndrew, CEO, Magic Media; Ali Diab, President, Ripple TV; Brian Marin, CEO, Retail Entertainment Design; Rajesh Jog, CEO & Co-founder, Vjive Networks. Summit organizers also are pleased with the response to-date from the investment and finance community. For example, Derick Cooper, President, Courtesy Outdoor Finance, a leader in funding the outdoor advertising industry, will participate as a recently added event sponsor and contributor to the "Venture Capital and Private Equity Leaders Roundtable" session. Another Summit participant is Bernard Shimkovitz, CEO, Alliance Financing Group, a nine year leasing / finance industry veteran. Alliance Financing specializes in equipment leasing, term loans, working capital loans, and purchase order financing in the technology sector. Bernie will provide insight into innovative debt financing techniques for raising funds. Other investors and analysts confirmed to be in attendance to-date include: 3i Growth, Bank of America, DeSilva + Phillips, Deutsche Bank Securities, Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending, Halyard Capital, Interact Venture Fund, Investor Growth Capital, JP Morgan Securities, Kodiak International, Merrill Lynch, Montgomery & Co., Plough Penny Partners, Steelpoint Capital Partners, Trinity Ventures plus many others. The 2nd Annual Digital Out-of-home Media Investor Conference is produced by the Strategy Institute — an independent North American, research-based organization that monitors and communicates business trends in alternative digital media.