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Ticket Summit 2008 Adds Top Tier Industry Speakers & Exhibitors to Event Roster

April 7, 2008, Vernon, CT- TicketNetwork.com, the leading source for the ticket industry's most comprehensive inventory, today announced it has secured several top tier exhibitors, sponsors and speakers for Ticket Summit 2008. For the third consecutive year, Ticket Summit 2008 will be held July 23-25 at the popular Venetian Resort Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Greg Bettinelli, Executive Vice President of Business Development and Strategy at Live Nation, will address Ticket Summit 2008 as part of a panel titled "The Blurring Line" which will highlight recent developments that affect the secondary and primary ticket markets. Currently, he is responsible for the strategic direction and partnerships for Live Nation's ticket business. Prior to Live Nation, Bettinelli was Sr. Director of Business Development at StubHub where he spearheaded the company's partnership with Major League Baseball. Before transitioning to StubHub, he led eBay.com's Event Tickets and Media businesses and was a catalyst in eBay's acquisition of StubHub in 2007.

In addition to securing several industry expert speakers to the Ticket Summit 2008 agenda, the Bank of America and Association of Luxury Suite Directors have signed on as exhibitors. Venues Today magazine, a leading international trade publication that covers the business aspect of entertainment and sports, will be providing editorial coverage of the conference, featuring Ticket Summit 2008 in ads leading up to the event and a photo spread in the August 2008 issue.

"Tremendous momentum is being established as we approach the third annual Ticket Summit conference in July," said Molly Martinez, Executive Director, Ticket Summit 2008. "The addition of various ticket industry influencers as speakers, exhibitors and sponsors will further enrich the overall experience among attendees and event participants," said Martinez.

TicketNetwork is the leading source for the most comprehensive selection of tickets at competitive prices. It is the world's leading provider of real-time ticket inventory and sells sought after tickets to concert, sporting, and theater events through North America. TicketNetwork's inventory includes more than 4 million tickets to 71,000 events worldwide. TicketNetwork's properties include: TicketLiquidator.com, TicketNetwork Direct, TicketNews, Ticket Summit and TicketNetwork point-of-sale solutions.TicketNetwork.com was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Vernon, Connecticut. For more information, visit TicketNetwork.com