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    Harris Nesbitt Announces Agenda for Media & Entertainment Investor Conference

    Harris Nesbitt Announces Agenda for Media & Entertainment Investor Conference

    NEW YORK, November 2, 2005 - Harris Nesbitt, the U.S. investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), will host its Media & Entertainment investor conference on Monday, Nov. 7, and Tuesday, Nov. 8, with a full slate of corporate presenters from the broadcasting, entertainment, Internet media and interactive entertainment industries.

    Harris Nesbitt equity research analysts Jeffrey Logsdon (Entertainment), Lee Westerfield (Media) and Edward Williams (Interactive Entertainment) will host the event. The two-day conference, taking place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City, features corporate presentations and Q&A with senior management from leading media and entertainment companies. Highlights for the event's first day include author/media commentator Ken Auletta as the keynote speaker during the luncheon as well as a roundtable discussion with buyside analysts. The second day features an overview of the interactive entertainment industry by Mr. Williams.

    Members of the media are asked to call (312) 461-6625 if they would like to attend the event and/or schedule an interview with Harris Nesbitt's equity research analysts.

    Presentations are being broadcast live via the Internet through a special link that can be accessed at: www.harrisnesbitt.com/conferences/media&entertainment/default.asp?hnnav=1

    *Scheduled presenters for Nov. 7 are:

    ENTERTAINMENT
    Hosted by
    Jeffrey Logsdon, Managing Director,
    Senior Research Analyst, Harris
    Nesbitt    		 BROADCASTING
    Hosted by
    Lee Westerfield, Managing Director,
    Senior Research Analyst, Harris Nesbitt
    9:00 WELCOME WELCOME
    9:15 Disney (DIS)
    Bryan Burns, Vice President
    Strategic Business Planning & Dev.,
    ESPN    		 iBiquity
    Robert Struble, President & CEO
    10:00 Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF)
    Michael Burns, Vice Chairman    		 Univision (UVN)
    Andrew W. Hobson, SEVP, CFO & CSO
    Diana M. Vesga, Vice President
    11:00 IMAX (IMAX)
    Richard Gelfond, Co-Chair & Co-
    CEO    		 Entravision Communications (EVC)
    John F. DeLorenzo, EVP & CFO
    11:45 Beasley Broadcast Group (BBGI)
    Bruce Beasley, President & Co-
    COO
    Caroline Beasley, EVP & CFO    		 Emmis Communications (EMMS)
    Walter Berger, EVP & CFO
    12:30 LUNCH
    Keynote speaker: Ken Auletta,
    author and media commentator
    1:45 Panel Discussion
    with Buyside Analysts    		 Belo (BLC)
    Dennis Williamson, CFO
    2:30 Viacom (VIA)
    Larry Kramer, President,
    Digital Media, CBS    		 Hearst-Argyle Television (HTV)
    David Barrett, President & CEO
    Harry Hawks, CFO
    3:15 Carmike Cinemas (CKEC)
    Martin Durant, SVP Finance,
    Treasurer & CFO    		 Regent Communications (RGCI)
    William L. Stakelin, President & CEO
    Anthony A. Vasconcellos, EVP & CFO
    4:00 Salem Communications (SALM)
    David Evans, EVP & CFO

    *Scheduled presenters for Nov. 8:

    < td>2:30
    INTERNET MEDIA
    Hosted by
    Lee Westerfield, Managing Director,
    Senior Research Analyst, Harris
    Nesbitt    		 INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT
    Hosted by
    Edward Williams, Managing Director,
    Senior Research Analyst, Harris
    Nesbitt
    8:20 SECTOR OVERVIEW
    8:30 Electronic Arts (ERTS)
    Warren Jenson, EVP & CFO
    9:15 NetRatings (NTRT)
    Susan Hickey, VP    		 Ubisoft Entertainment (UBIP.PA)
    Yves Guillemot, President & CEO
    Alain Martinez, CFO
    10:00 LodgeNet Entertainment (LNET)
    Scott Petersen, President & CEO    		 Microsoft (MSFT)
    Bryan Lee, CFO, Home and
    Entertainment
    (Note: web cast is audio only.)
    10:45 RealNetworks (RNWK)
    Roy Goodman, CFO    		 Take-Two Interactive Software
    (TTWO)     Paul Eibeler, President & CEO
    Cindi Buckwalter, EVP
    11:30 Digitas (DTAS)
    Brian Roberts, CFO    		 Activision (ATVI)
    Robert Kotick, Chairman & CEO
    12:15 Digital River (DRIV)
    Tom Donnelly, CFO
    Bob Kleiber, VP Investor Relations
    Alex Danzberger, VP M&A    		 THQ (THQI)
    Brian Farrell, President & CEO
    1:00 Sony Computer Entertainment America (SNE)
    Jack Tretton, EVP & Co-COO
    1:45 HouseValues (SOLD)
    Ian Morris, CEO    		 Midway Games (MWY)
    David Zucker, President & CEO
    Thomas Powell, EVP & CFO
    (Note: web cast is audio only.)
    Massive
    Katherine Hays, COO    		 Nintendo (NTDOY)
    Reginald Fils-Aime, EVP
    3:15 Atari (ATAR)
    Diane Price-Baker, EVP & CFO
    Ryan J. Barr, VP of Corp. Comm.
    4:00 Gameloft (GLFT.PA)
    Alexandre de Rochefort, CFO

    *Agenda subject to change.

    Harris Nesbitt is an investment and corporate bank offering clients access to a full range of products and services including investment and corporate banking, treasury services, market risk management, institutional investing and research. Harris Nesbitt is part of Harris, an integrated financial services organization providing more than 1 million personal, business, corporate and institutional clients with banking, lending, investing and financial management solutions. Harris Nesbitt is a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO). For more information, please visit www.harrisnesbitt.com.

    Contacts:
    Chris Nardella, Chicago, (312) 461-6625
    Kevin Windorf, New York (212) 885-4111
    Mirette Ghanem, Toronto, (416) 867-4924

    Harris is a trademark used by various financial service subsidiaries of Harris Financial Corp. Banking products and services are provided by Harris N.A. and other bank affiliates. Members FDIC. Insurance and annuities are offered through Harris Bancorp Insurance Services, Inc. (HBIS). Securities are provided by Harris Nesbitt Corp. (HNC), a registered broker dealer, member NYSE , FINRA and SIPC. HBIS and HNC are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Harris Financial Corp. Products offered by HBIS and HNC are Not Insured by the FDIC or any Government Agency - Not a Deposit of or Guaranteed by any Bank - May Lose Value. The purchase of insurance or an annuity is not a condition on any bank loan or service. Financial planning and investment advisory services are provided by Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blayney, Inc., an SEC-registered investment advisor. Family Office Services are provided by Harris my CFO, Inc. Investment Advisory services are also offered by Harris my CFO Investment Advisory Service LLC, an SEC-registered investment advisor and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harris myCFO, Inc. Not all products and services are offered in every state and/or location.


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