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Media AdvisoryBMO Capital Markets to Host Annual Interactive Entertainment Conference

BMO Capital Markets, the investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), will host its annual Interactive Entertainment Conference on Tuesday, November 6th at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.

Taking place just prior to the holiday season, and just before a number of product launches, the gathering represents the only comprehensive interactive entertainment conference that provides investors with a unique opportunity to hear from leading companies about the future of video games, consoles and the industry in general.

Moderated by Edward Williams, Senior Research Analyst, Interactive Entertainment & Leisure, BMO Capital Markets, the conference will provide a truly interactive forum with game presentations and hands-on demonstrations.

The conference will be webcast live and archived on the BMO Capital Markets website: http://www.bmocm.com/conferences/interactiveentertainment/webcast.

Companies that will participate include:

  • Activision (ATVI)
  • CDC Games (CHINA)
  • Double Fusion
  • Eyeblaster
  • Gameloft (GLFT.PA)
  • GameStop (GME)
  • Glu Mobile (GLUU)
  • IGA Worldwide
  • Mad Catz (MCZ)
  • Microsoft (MSFT)
  • Midway Games (MWY)
  • Nintendo (NTDOY)
  • Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO)
  • THQ Inc. (THQI)
  • Ubisoft (UBIP.PA)
  • Wild Tangent
  • 38 Studios

* Participant list subject to change.

Additionally, the conference will feature a luncheon panel discussion that will focus on trends in the In-Game advertising industry. The panelists will include:

  • Jonathan Epstein, CEO, Double Fusion
  • Ran Cohen, Director of Emerging Media, Eyeblaster
  • Justin Townsend, CEO & Co-Founder, IGA Worldwide
  • Alex St. John, CEO, WildTangent

Media Attendance

Media interested in attending the event and/or scheduling an interview are asked to call (416) 867-3996.

Broadcast media are also invited to set up cameras at the conference venue where BMO Capital Markets will host a demo arcade room featuring an impressive preview of new video games expected to be major sellers for the holiday season.

More information about the conference can be found on the BMO Capital Markets website at:  http://www.bmocm.com/conferences/interactiveentertainment

About BMO Capital Markets
BMO Capital Markets is a leading full-service North American financial services provider, with over 2,000 employees operating in 14 North American offices and 26 worldwide, offering corporate, institutional and government clients access to a complete range of investment and corporate banking products and services. BMO Capital Markets is a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), one of the largest diversified financial services providers in North America with more than US$336.7 billion in total assets and 35,000 employees as at July 31, 2007. For more information, visit www.bmocm.com.  

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