AmHr: Speakers' Bios

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Lane Buschel brings more than eight years of public relations and marketing experience with an emphasis on media, entertainment, technology and B2B clients. He has worked at a number of leading New York firms, including PepperCom and Dan Klores Communications. Prior to moving to New York, Mr. Buschel was based in Washington, DC, where he managed in-house public relations and marketing campaigns for RAS Records, Source Theatre Company and the Studio Theatre.

Mr. Buschel is the recipient of several awards for outstanding public relations programs, including: Entertainment Weekly's "Best of the Internet;" two Creativity in Public Relations Award (CIPRA) awards, and a commendation from PRWeek magazine.

Immediately prior to joining MKC, Mr. Buschel earned a J.D. at New York Law School. He specialized in Intellectual Property law and was a Founding Producer of the annual "State of Play: Law, Games and Virtual Worlds" conference co-sponsored by Yale Law and Harvard Law. He earned his B.A. in English Language and Literature from the University of Maryland at College Park.

Lane Buschel is a native of the northeast corridor, and currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.  In addition, Buschel was the co-creator of Wiimbledon (www.wiimbledon.net), the world's first Wii tennis tournament, held this summer at Barcade, which also currently resides in Brooklyn.