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Akoo CEO Niko Drakoulis Joins Northwestern University's Kellogg Innovation Network as Delegate for KIN Global 2010

The KIN Global Summit on "Building Global Prosperity: Innovation and Action," is being held May 17-19, 2010 at the Kellogg School and limited to 175 global change makers. Drakoulis will join innovation leaders from global corporations, government, and academia in a series of collaborative working sessions facilitated by Kellogg faculty members and designed to serve as a catalyst for meaningful action.

"Under Niko Drakoulis' leadership, Akoo is at the forefront of media innovation, enabling 90 million monthly consumers to engage with entertainment programming in entirely new and empowering ways," said the KIN Founder and Executive Director Robert C. Wolcott. "We look forward to a highly productive and long-term collaboration with Akoo."

"The KIN is an effective platform for thought leaders in business, government, non-profit and academia to promote innovation-led, sustainable growth," said Niko Drakoulis, Akoo CEO. "I'm extremely proud to serve as a 2010 delegate and humbled by the opportunity to collaborate with leaders from around the world on critical global issues."

Current and previous KIN delegates include thought leaders from organizations such as AT&T, BP, Cisco, Du Pont, Herman Miller, Kraft, McKinsey & Company, Motorola, NATO, PepsiCo, Raytheon, SAP, Stanford University, and the Walt Disney Company, among numerous others.

Niko Drakoulis has transformed his vision into the world's largest social television network, which is redefining how the leading brands connect with active, media-elusive consumers. Drakoulis has been awarded four United States patents during a 19-year career that spans broadcast media, wireless, and digital media. An executive biography is available at www.akoo.com.

About Akoo

Akoo is the world's largest social music television network. The company delivers major label music videos and original programming to 89.6 million monthly consumers in premium out-of-home environments across the U.S. Akoo empowers social engagement by uniquely enabling viewers to control programming on its high-definition TV screens with their mobile devices. Viewers can select music videos from Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and EMI, via text message request or Akoo's mobile app, and share them on the network, free and on-demand. Akoo's ability to engage media-elusive demographics, while integrating brand sponsors within the media experience, results in increased advertising effectiveness. Founded in 2001, Akoo is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. For more information, visit www.akoo.com.

About the Kellogg Innovation Network

The Kellogg Innovation Network (KIN) is a unique, ongoing forum for select executives and innovators to meet and discuss internal and industry-wide challenges, business growth and successful strategies, with thought leaders from the Kellogg School of Management and beyond. Founded in 2003 by Professors Mohan Sawhney and Robert C. Wolcott, the KIN directly informs faculty research by identifying and helping solve real-time challenges facing today's innovation leaders. The KIN's collaborative nature enables academics to define relevant and timely research problems based on insights from leaders across sectors and geographies.

Akoo International Inc.
Andy Stankiewicz, CMO
708.583.8300, ext. 125
andy@akoo.com