BURBANK, CA — The Createasphere Digital Asset Management Conference and Expo (www.createasphere.com ) will take place from March 2-3 at the Universal Hilton, focusing on digital asset management trends and developments, as well as on global issues facing DAM in the entertainment and media sectors. 

The organization recently announced its line up of speakers. They include: David Hershfield, PayPal; Gina James, NBC Universal; Sue DuBois, Ripley Entertainment Inc.; Maureen Whalen, J. Paul Getty Trust; Andrea Kalas, Paramount; James Mockowski, Francis Ford Coppola’s American Zoetrope; Roger Howard, Blizzard Entertainment; and Jim Sippel, Willow Creek. 

Seminars throughout the event will address the challenges of managing technologies, methodologies and services. Topics will include digital preservation, system lifecycles and obsolescence, data storage and end-to-end solutions, with case studies.

On March 3, attendees and exhibitors will be given the opportunity to explore the Createasphere Entertainment Technology Expo, which will be located next door.