Attention Business Editors:

Media Advisory - BMO Capital Markets to Host Annual Interactive Entertainment Conference

    NEW YORK, Nov. 6 /CNW/ - BMO Capital Markets, the investment and
corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), will host its
annual Interactive Entertainment Conference on Tuesday, November 7th in the
Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.
    Taking place just prior to the holiday season, and just before a number
of product launches, the gathering represents the only comprehensive
interactive entertainment conference that provides investors with a unique
opportunity to hear from leading companies about the future of video game
consoles and the industry in general.
    Moderated by Edward Williams, Managing Director and Senior Research
Analyst, Leisure & Interactive Entertainment, BMO Capital Markets, the
conference will provide a truly interactive forum with game presentations and
hands-on demonstrations.

    Companies will be presenting throughout the day. See below for list of
scheduled presenters. Additionally, a lunch panel will discuss the direction
of Next Generation Hardware. The panelists will be:

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    -  Peter Moore, Corporate Vice-President, Entertainment and Devices
       Division, Microsoft
    -  George Harrison, Senior Vice-President, Marketing and Corporate
       Communication, Nintendo
    -  Jack Tretton, Executive Vice-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer,
       Sony Computer Entertainment America

    More information can be found on the BMO Capital Markets web-site at
http://www.bmocm.com/conferences/interactiveentertainment.

    The conference will be webcast(*) live and archived on the BMO Capital
Markets website:
http://www.bmocm.com/conferences/interactiveentertainment/webcast. Media
interested in attending should contact Patrick O'Herlihy at (312) 293-8905 or
Kevin Windorf at (212) 885-4111.
    (*)Note: The lunch panel will not be webcast

    Companies scheduled to present include:

    -  Gameloft (GLFT.PA)
    -  GameStop (GME)
    -  IGA Worldwide
    -  Iplay
    -  Microsoft (MSFT)
    -  Midway Games (MWY)
    -  Nintendo (NTDOY)
    -  Sony Computer Entertainment America (SNE)
    -  Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO)
    -  THQ (THQI)
    -  Ubisoft (UBIP.PA)
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    A member of BMO Financial Group, BMO Capital Markets is a leading
full-service North American financial services provider offering corporate,
institutional and government clients access to a complete range of investment
and corporate banking products and services. BMO Capital Markets has more than
2,000 employees and operates in 14 North American offices and 26 worldwide.
    For more information, visit www.bmocm.com.

For further information: Patrick O'Herlihy, Chicago,
patrick.o'herlihy@bmo.com, (312) 293-8905; Kevin Windorf, New York,
kevin.windorf@bmo.com, (212) 885-4111; Eric Pelletier, Toronto,
eric.pelletier@bmo.com, (416) 867-3996