Landis Tapped by NC Technology Association to Deliver Hollywood & Silicon Valley
Nashville native brings entertainment & technology leaders from across the country to NCTA's event -- April 10-11, 2007.
Nashville, TN (PRWEB) February 22, 2007 -- Barry Landis, entertainment industry dealmaker ranked one of the 25 most influential executives in the Christian industry (http://www.landisentertainment.com), is leading a "Who's Who" of technology and entertainment professionals from around the world to support the North Carolina Technology Association's (NCTA) annual CEO Conversation held at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Research Triangle Park, NC, on April 11th, 2007. The event kicks off each year with a Collective IQ mixer the evening before. For the past decade, NCTA and Collective IQ have been hosting events in the region attracting more than 500 C-level executives from the technology, media and finance world -- showcasing industry visionaries John Chambers, Joel Katz, Tom Siebel, Ted Leonsis, Marc Andreessen etc. This year is no exception with keynote speakers Thomas Tull, CEO of Legendary Pictures, Richard Sarnoff, President Random House Ventures and Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments and Don Perry, lead Entertainment Industry Consultant at Greenberg Traurig.
"For the past decade NCTA has brought some of the most prestigious groups of executives from various industries and from around the world to North Carolina. I have personally witnessed the power of the organization and the leadership from its board in guiding the event and the technology industry of this great state. This year the NCTA team was asked to focus on Media & Entertainment and nationally it is hard to find a better rolodex and visionary than Barry Landis," said William "Billy G." Glynn, Co-Chairman NCTA CEO Conversation.
"I attended the NCTA event in Raleigh just last year. It was quite an experience and certainly more than any of us expected. Seeing a Nashville native and recognized entertainment executive like Landis really demonstrates that the platform has grown beyond NC and also smartly recognizes Nashville as a center of excellence," said Dr. Robert Frist, MD.
Entertainment industry executives who would like to learn more about joining this delegation are welcome to contact Landis Entertainment, by e-mail.
About the North Carolina Technology Association
NCTA is the primary voice of the technology industry in North Carolina. NCTA is dedicated to growing and strengthening the technology industry through increasing public awareness and influencing key public policy issues. NCTA provides its members the opportunity to network with other industry leaders, share information on critical technologies and promote their companies.
About Landis Entertainment and Media Partners
Landis Entertainment and Media Partners (http://www.landisentertainment.com) was founded by Barry Landis, an entertainment industry dealmaker, responsible for some of the world's greatest Christian, Gospel and Country music. He has more than 50 #1 songs to his credit and his marketing plans have been responsible for the sale of more than 60 million records. Mr. Landis is recognized as one of the most influential executives in the Christian Industry, the Nashville Entertainment Industry and nationally as the connective tissue among Silicon Valley, Hollywood and Nashville. He is the Secretary of the Nashville chapter of NARAS (Grammys) where he serves on the Board of Governors.
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