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CONNECTIONS™ 2007
Agenda
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Speaker List
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Tuesday, May 1 |
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Concurrent
Pre-show Workshops/Events
These events are separate from CONNECTIONS™
Registration Fees.
Please contact
Parks Associates if you have any questions. |
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8:45 AM – 4:00 PM Parks Associates Pre-show Workshop
— Grand Ballroom GH
 Digital Lifestyles through the Value Chain
Join Parks Associates’ analysts as they
provide insight, commentary, and forecasts on key trends
within the digital living space. This highly interactive
workshop will cover the major elements of digital living,
including communications, entertainment, home controls,
fixed and mobile platforms, and new services and
applications.
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8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Educational Seminar hosted by Motorola IP Video Solutions —
Winchester & Stevens Creek Rooms in the Hyatt
 Basics of IPTV
Seminar
This free educational seminar will focus
on the building blocks, practical knowledge, and
applications necessary to get started in IP Television. This
is a great Quick Start course for those entering the world
of IPTV.
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Morning Sessions
Home Networking 101
Interactive Trends in the Business of
IPTV
Overview of Content Distribution and
DRM |
Afternoon Sessions
An Introduction to IP Set-tops
Television On Demand
MPEG-4 Encoding Tutorial
Understanding Ultra Broadband for the
Digital Home Lifestyle |
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CONNECTIONS™ OPENS |
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4:15 PM — Theater
Opening Keynote — Media Mobility and the
Connected Home
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Ray Sokola Chief Technology Officer
and Corporate Vice President Motorola,
Inc. More than ever, consumers expect
providers to offer seamless, on-demand access to a wide array
of personal and professionally created media. The
next-generation of technology for the Connected Home will not
only enable this access, but expand the consumer's choice and
offer more individual personalization than ever before. With
these new technology platforms come new and emerging business
models: content mobility, on-demand ad insertion,
push-to-consumer technologies, mobile advertising and more. In
his presentation, Mr. Sokola will speak about the technology
innovations that enable the Connected Home environment, and
discuss how these technologies open the door to new revenue
streams for service providers. |
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5:00 PM – 5:45 PM — Theater
Applications & Content for
the Digital Lifestyle As digital media
distribution evolves, business models must evolve to account
for convergence between pure consumer-paid services and
those supported by advertising revenues. This panel includes
industry luminaries on the cutting edge of new media who
will discuss its impact on the digital lifestyle.
Brad Davis, Vice President, Advertising Sales, Disney
Online, Walt Disney Internet Group
Christine Heckart, General Manager, Microsoft TV,
Microsoft Corp.
Yoav Tzruya, COO, Exent Technologies
Moderator:
Stuart Sikes, President, Parks
Associates |
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5:45 PM – 8:00 PM — Exhibit Hall B
Opening Reception in the Showcase Area |
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Showcase Set-Up: Monday and Tuesday
Showcase Hours (Tuesday): 5:45 PM - 8:00 PM |
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Wednesday, May 2 |
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7:00 AM — Main Lobby
Registration |
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7:30 AM — Exhibit Hall B
 Breakfast in the Showcase Area
Sponsored by Deloitte |
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8:15 AM — Halls A-2, A-3
Opening Comments - Market Trends
Presented by Parks Associates |
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8:45 AM — Halls A-2, A-3
Opening Keynote — The Digital Lifestyle: Under Construction
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Greg Jones
General Manager, DSP Systems Strategic
Marketing
Texas Instruments
Beyond the four walls of the digital home is a huge
opportunity for delivering content anywhere, anytime – the
ultimate Digital Lifestyle. Explore how consumers, service
providers and technology enablers will work together to
deliver the vision of the emerging digital lifestyle that is
being fueled by new advances in digital signal processing. |
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9:15 AM – 10:30 AM — Halls A-2, A-3
Delighting the Consumer: Exceeding
Expectations for Digital Lifestyle Enhancements
This panel brings together companies
that are leveraging consumer research, marketing prowess,
and technical expertise to create new applications,
services, and devices for end users to enjoy. They will
discuss key steps in developing digital lifestyles
solutions, from concept to the store shelf.
Ted Feldman, President/Founder,
Neosonik
Hestia Lei, Executive Director, U-verse Member
Marketing & Programmer Management, AT&T, Inc.
Joe Menard, Corporate Vice
President, Consumer Business, AMD, Inc.
Moderator: John Barrett, Director, Research, Parks Associates |
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10:30 AM – 11:00 AM — Exhibit Hall B
 Coffee Break in the Showcase Area
Sponsored by AMIMON |
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11:00
AM - 12:15 PM Concurrent Sessions
DELIVERING VALUE
WITH CONNECTIVITY
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Grand
Ballroom AB
Carriers as "Experience Providers"
This panel addresses the new focus on
consumer experiences with an examination of changing business models, enabling solutions for
service providers, and fixed-mobile convergence
trends.
Jay Deen, Vice President of Technology, Casero,
Inc. Kai Hackbarth,
Requirements Chair, OSGi Alliance
Keith Higgins, VP,
Marketing, Stoke, Inc.
Ellis
Lindsay, Home Networking and Digital Lifestyle SME,
Alcatel-Lucent
Kirk Munroe,
Director, Product Management, Radialpoint
John Ulm, Fellow of the Technical Staff,
Connected Home Solutions, Motorola, Inc.
Moderator: Yuanzhe (Michael)
Cai, Director, Broadband & Gaming,
Parks Associates |
Grand
Ballroom CD
Triple-play Support: The View from
the Home Network
This panel addresses the role of
residential gateways, advanced CPE, and service
provisioning and networking maintenance tools in
reducing support costs for the service provider and
enhancing the bottom line.
Duncan Bees, Deputy Chairman of the HGI Quality
of Service Working Group, PMC-Sierra, Inc.
Wayne Davis, Technical Advisory Board, Peak8 Solutions
Richard Nesin, Vice President, Marketing,
Coppergate Communications
Tushar Saxena, Director, Home Networking
Technologies, Verizon Communications
Michael Stich, Director, Service Provider
Strategic Marketing, Texas Instruments
Ofer
Vilenski, CEO, Jungo Software
Technologies
Moderator: Kurt Scherf, Vice President,
Principal Analyst, Parks Associates |
Grand
Ballroom GH
Success Stories in the Connected Home
Are we there yet? We've been talking
about the connected home for more than two decades.
This panel discusses what's working and when the market will catch up with
the technology. Ken Fairbanks,
VP Sales & Business Development, SmartLabs, Inc.
Doug Hartman, VP Global Sales, Corinex
Communications Corp.
Kumu Puri,
Global Managing Director, Consumer Electronics,
Accenture
Robert Rodenbucher,
Business Development Director, AwoX
Eric Smith,
Chief Technical Officer, Control4 Moderator:
Bill Ablondi, Director, Channel Research, Parks
Associates |
Grand
Ballroom EF
 Making High Definition Home Networks
Easy Special Session Hosted by
Pulse~LINK Can networking HD devices actually
restore simplicity for the consumer? What are the
value propositions with enabling whole-home
entertainment networks? A panel representing content
and service providers, CE companies and others
describe HANA’s latest progress in simplifying and
enhancing the HD experience for consumers.
Zephra Freeman, Home Networking Business
Development Manager, Digital Interface Business,
Texas Instruments, Inc.
John J. Kang, Sr. Director of Business
Development, Samsung Electronics Co.
Sheau Ng, Vice President, Consumer and
Broadcast Technology, NBC Universal
Paul Pantera, Sr. Software Engineer, 4HomeMedia, Inc.
William (Bill) Rose, President, WJR
Consulting Inc.
Bruce Watkins,
Co-Founder, President/COO, Pulse~LINK, Inc.
Moderator: Harry Wang, Senior Analyst, Parks Associates |
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 12:15 PM - 1:40 PM
— Hall A-1
Lunch and Keynote — Intersection of Art
and Science: The Digital Disruption of Entertainment
Lunch Sponsored by HomePNA
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Daniel Scheinman
Senior Vice President and General Manager,
Cisco Media Solutions Group
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Broadband and the digitization of content are disrupting the
traditional entertainment business models by giving rise to
the Empowered Consumer. Dan Scheinman will discuss
entertainment market trends, the impact on Hollywood and how
technology is helping in the transition of entertainment into
the digital age. |
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1:40
PM - 2:45 PM Concurrent Sessions
ENHANCING CONNECTIVITY
WITH CONTENT AND APPLICATIONS
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Grand
Ballroom AB
Gaming Gets Connected
This panel discusses new
online gaming trends such as social/casual gaming,
virtual worlds, game advertising, connected consoles,
and their potential impact on the digital living
industry.
Dr. Lars Buttler,
CEO, Trion World Network, Inc.
Rick Howe, Executive VP, Sales & Marketing,
Zodiac Interactive
Romain
Nouzareth, Founder and CEO, Boonty
Julie
Shumaker, Vice President, Worldwide Sales,
Double Fusion, Inc.
John Welch, CEO, PlayFirst, Inc.
Moderator: Yuanzhe (Michael)
Cai, Director, Broadband & Gaming,
Parks Associates |
Grand
Ballroom CD
Next Steps for Video: The Consumer’s in Charge!
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role of video providers is evolving rapidly. This
panel discusses emerging technologies and business
models for video delivery through a variety of
networks.
Mary Coller Albert,
CMO, Movielink, Inc.
Mark Bowles, VP, Business Development and Corporate
Marketing, Staccato Communications
Patrick Harr, President, Streamload
Tim Hogan, Vice President, Digital Distribution
Platforms, Sonic Solutions
Keith Kocho, Founder, ExtendMedia, Inc.
Ed Lee,
Vice President of Business Development, Akimbo
Moderator: Kurt Scherf, Vice President, Principal Analyst,
Parks Associates |
Grand
Ballroom EF
Social Video and User-generated Content
What will be
the ultimate impact of the social media movement?
This panel shares views
and analysis of what Web 2.0 will really mean once the
hype subsides. Huan C. Le,
Vice President, Business Development, Break.com
Fred McIntyre,
Senior Vice President, AOL Video, AOL LLC
Matt Sanchez,
CEO & Co-founder, VideoEgg,
Inc.
Garrick Schmitt, Vice President and National
Lead, User Experience, Avenue A | Razorfish
Michelle
Wu, CEO, MediaZone
Moderator: John Barrett, Director, Research, Parks Associates |
Grand
Ballroom GH
Remote Home Monitoring
Is the market for remote home
monitoring real, or is it just niche play? This panel
discusses go-to-market strategies that are working,
who's buying, why, and what's next.
Brad Bridges, Assistant Vice President-Business
Development, AT&T
Bill Diamond, President, Xanboo, Inc.
Andrew Hartsfield, CEO, WiLife, Inc.
Kevin
Meagher, CEO, Intamac Systems Ltd
Duane Paulson, President, Sequel
Technologies, LLC
Reza Raji,
Founder and CEO, iControl Networks, Inc.
Moderator:
Bill Ablondi, Director, Channel
Research, Parks Associates |
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2:45 PM - 3:50 PM Concurrent Sessions
TAKING
NEXT STEPS IN DIGITAL LIFESTYLES
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Grand
Ballroom AB
Media Centralization and Distribution
A variety of devices have a role in
serving media for the digital home. This panel
discusses new technologies, business models, and dynamics
in the media server space.
Brian Burch,
Director of Marketing, Managed Home Global Business Unit, Hewlett-Packard
Company
Mike
Fidler, CEO, Digeo, Inc.
David Henry, Director of Product Marketing,
NETGEAR
Wes Hoffman, VP and GM of Media, 2Wire, Inc.
Keith Laepple, Director, CE Partner Team, eHome
Division (Windows Media Center), Microsoft Corp.
Moderator: Yuanzhe (Michael)
Cai, Director,
Broadband & Gaming, Parks Associates |
Grand
Ballroom CD
Wireless Goes Multimedia
Will cable replacement via new wireless
solutions scale to high-definition video
distribution? This panel examines the different
solutions in play for wireless multimedia
distribution.
Joel Brand, Director, Product Management,
Ruckus Wireless
Lianne Caetano, Executive Director, WirelessHD,
Inc.
Noam Geri,
Co-Founder and VP, Marketing & Business Development,
Amimon Inc.
Karen Hanley,
Sr. Director, Marketing and Membership, Wi-Fi
Alliance
Dr. Rajeev Krishnamoorthy, Founder and Chief Technical
Officer, Tzero Technologies, Inc.
John Santhoff,
Founder and CTO, Pulse~LINK, Inc.
Moderator: Kurt Scherf, Vice President, Principal Analyst,
Parks Associates |
Grand
Ballroom EF
Engaging Consumers: The Next Wave of Ad Technologies
This panel examines
the role of digital technologies in advertising and
discusses emerging
solutions such as real-time audience
measurement and tracking, interactive TV, and ad
placement.
Martijn Lopes Cardozo, Senior Vice President of
Corporate Development, TANDBERG Television
John Hoctor, Vice President, Business
Development and Marketing, Navic Networks
Matthew Marnik, Director of Marketing for the
Multiplay Group, Juniper
Zaw Thet, CEO & Co-Founder, 4INFO
Aimee Viles, Director of Production, Ensequence
Moderator: Harry Wang, Senior Analyst, Parks Associates |
Grand
Ballroom GH
Home Controls: The Next Generation of Systems
It's now an
IP world for control systems. This panel discusses what's next in IP-based control systems and
why consumers will view future solutions as basic as indoor
plumbing.
Ilya Billig, VP,
Business Development, Lagotek Corp.
Tim Cutting, CEO & Founder, Niveus
Media, Inc.
Avi Rosenthal, Vice President, Marketing,
Superna, Ltd.
Mike Seamons, VP, Marketing, Exceptional
Innovation
Tony Shakib, CEO, Zensys
Petro Shimonishi, Vice President of Marketing &
Product Planning, NetStreams
Moderator:
Bill Ablondi, Director, Channel Research, Parks
Associates |
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 3:50 PM - 4:20 PM
— Exhibit Hall B
Coffee Break in the Showcase Area
Sponsored by Enure Networks |
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4:20 PM - 5:00 PM — Halls A-2, A-3
Keynote Presentation — How Does a Service
Provider Remain Relevant in an IP World?
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Shawn Strickland
Vice President, Video Solutions
Verizon Communications
In a world where incumbent service providers and their
traditional services are being challenged by
alternative service providers, new technologies and
increasing competition - the answer is to lead rather
than follow the market. For Verizon, that
forward-looking evolution is well underway and is
exemplified by its $23 billion investment in FiOS, the
company's bold FTTH network strategy. Learn how
Verizon is leveraging this ultra-high-bandwidth
connection to turn the tables on its challengers by
combining new levels of user personalization and
multimedia control with a content- and feature-rich,
converged whole-home entertainment and broadband
experience that already surpasses the offerings of
many of its cable competitors. |
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5:00 PM – 5:45 PM — Halls A-2, A-3
 Service Providers and the Networked
Entertainment Ecosystem Hosted by MoCA
This panel of executives from each of the major service
provider segments leads an audience-driven discussion on
topics of your choice, answers your questions, and shares
their vision and experience with the home networked
entertainment ecosystem.
Will Beals, Director, Hardware Systems Architecture,
EchoStar Technologies Corp.
Mark Bell, Director, Data Development and
Support, Cox Communications
Charles Cerino, Vice President, New Services
Technology, Comcast New Media Development, Comcast Corp.
Tushar Saxena, Director, Home Networking
Technologies, Verizon Communications |
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5:45 PM – 7:45 PM
— Exhibit Hall B
Reception in Showcase
Sponsored by Zensys, Inc. |
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6:00 PM
Special Session in the Showcase Area —
Exhibit Hall B
 Supporting
the digital lifestyle experience – the service provider’s
perspective Hosted by
Peak8 Solutions
The rapid growth of the digital lifestyle has increased the
consumer need for support and service. This panel of leaders
from the major service provider segments will discuss their
perspectives on supporting the digital lifestyle experience
and the challenges around what has typically been an
“out-of-scope” call.
Tom Cullen, Executive Vice President, Corporate
Development, EchoStar Satellite LLC.
Wayne Davis, Technical Advisory Board, Peak8
Solutions
Pragash Pillai, Vice
President, Strategic Engineering, Bresnan Communications
Tushar Saxena, Director, Home
Networking Technologies, Verizon Communications
Moderator: Jerry Maglio, Advisory Board, Peak8
Solutions |
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Showcase Hours (Wednesday): 7:30
AM - 11:00 AM (3.5 hours); 3:30 PM – 7:45 PM (4.25 hours) |
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Thursday, May 3 |
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7:30 AM – 8:15 AM — Exhibit Hall B
 Breakfast
in the Showcase Area
Sponsored by Hanley Wood’s Digital Home Magazine |
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8:15 AM – 8:45 AM — Halls A-2, A-3
Parks Associates: Key Takeaways from Day 2
Roundtable Discussion with Parks
Associates Analysts |
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8:45 AM – 9:30 AM — Halls A-2, A-3
TV 2.0: IPTV and Advanced Entertainment
Services
Thanks to global competition among multiple service
providers and new investments in network, edge, and customer
premise equipment, TV services are migrating to embrace
multiple digital lifestyle enhancements. This session
focuses on the changes that Telco TV and IPTV providers will
bring to television delivery, with a specific focus on
connectivity, software, and set-top box evolution. It also
discusses opportunities for companies delivering
enhancements across three stages of TV development and
provides global consumer data and forecasts.
William O. Leszinske, Jr., General Manager, Intel
Consumer Electronics Group, Digital Home Group, Intel
Corp.
Dan Littmann, Principal, Technology, Media &
Telecommunications (TMT) Practice, Deloitte Consulting
LLP
Tara Maitra, Vice President, General Manager of
Programming, TiVo, Inc.
Marty Stein, Senior Director of Marketing, Connected
Home Solutions, Motorola, Inc. |
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9:30 AM – 10:00 AM — Exhibit Halls A-2, A-3
Keynote Presentation — The Connected
Entertainment Ecosystem
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John Orcutt
Vice President, Managed Home Business
HP The long
awaited marriage between the TV and the PC is finally here.
Years in the making, this combination offers powerful ways
to acquire and enjoy digital content such as videos, TV,
movies, photos and music. Several companies are offering
solutions. HP is committed to providing a fresh approach
using an ultra-simple and compelling user interface, a
robust set of services and sophisticated design and
integration. John Orcutt, VP of the Managed Home at HP will
discuss this emerging digital ecosystem and describe HP’s
approach to storing, sharing and streaming personal and
commercial content within and beyond the home. With over a
hundred million satisfied customers, premium real estate in
thousands of retail stores and strategic relationships with
just about every label and studio, HP has the ability to
bring it all together. |
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10:00 AM – 10:30 AM — Exhibit Hall B
 Break in Showcase Area
Sponsored by MedioStream |
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10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Concurrent Sessions
EMERGING
OPPORTUNITIES
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Grand
Ballroom EF
Search: Who’s the Google for the Digital Home?
How does the industry provide
consumers with a multiplicity of content without
overwhelming them? This panel discussion focuses on
content accessibility, from program guides to search
technologies to user interfaces.
Andy Addis, Executive Vice President, Marketing,
Hillcrest Labs
Chris Brown, CEO, Metabeam
Bryan McLeod, VP - Harmony - Remote Control
Business Unit, Logitech
Mark Pascarella, President, Gotuit Media,
Corp. Dorian Simpson,
Vice President, Product Management - New Products,
Gemstar - TV Guide International, Inc. Moderator:
Harry Wang,
Senior Analyst, Parks Associates |
Grand
Ballroom GH
Social Media Goes Mobile
Given that consumers active in social
media are also enthusiastic cell phone users, will
mobile phones become the hubs for social media? What will the impact be on the cellular
industry? This panel probes these
questions and explores potential synergies.
Nick Desai, Chairman, Founder and CCO, Juice
Wireless, Inc.
Rodger Desai,
CEO & President, Rave Wireless, Inc.
Faraz Hoodbhoy, CEO, PixSense, Inc.
Moderator: John Barrett, Director, Research,
Parks Associates |
Grand
Ballroom AB
Broadband Access: Fast Forward
New broadband technologies promise ultra-fast
connections and mobility. This panel discusses key
broadband technology and market trends and how they
impact broadband market dynamics and the digital
lifestyle.
Faraj Aalaei, CEO, Centillium Communications
Mary Ashe, BPL Product Manager, Motorola
David Debrecht,
Director of BWA, Nokia Siemens Networks North America
Clint
McClellan, Sr. Director of Strategic
Marketing, QUALCOMM
Peter
Percosan, Executive Director Broadband
Strategy, Broadband Communications Group, Texas Instruments, Inc.
Ashish Sharma, Senior Director, Business
Development, Corporate Strategy Group, Alvarion,
Inc.
Moderator: Yuanzhe (Michael)
Cai, Director, Broadband & Gaming,
Parks Associates |
Grand
Ballroom CD
 Enabling
Connected Digital Lifestyles Special Session Hosted by
the HomePlug Powerline Alliance
The HomePlug Powerline Alliance will discuss the
evolution of powerline technology, its current use by
major blue-chip companies in a variety of consumer
applications, and what the future has in store for
this exciting technology.
Oleg Logvinov, President and CEO, Arkados,
Inc.
Andreas Melder, SVP
Strategic Business Development, Intellon
Corporation
Michael Stich, Director, Service Provider
Strategic Marketing, Texas Instruments, Inc.
Matthew Theall, President, HomePlug
Powerline Alliance; Powerline Initiative Manager,
Intel Corp. Tom Willie,
President and COO, Current Technologies, LLC
Moderator: Kurt Scherf, Vice President,
Principal Analyst, Parks Associates |
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11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Concurrent Sessions
PUTTING
IT TOGETHER
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Grand
Ballroom EF
Digital Health
How can digital
technologies assist in creating more responsive,
proactive, and holistic healthcare? This session
covers the latest advancements, including monitoring,
telehealth, and other emerging applications.
Sukhwant Khanuja, CEO,
CareMatix, Inc.
Jonathan D.
Linkous,
Executive Director, American Telemedicine
Association
Giles Prefontaine, Strategy
& Planning, Active Response Monitoring
Moderator:
Harry Wang,
Senior Analyst, Parks Associates |
Grand
Ballroom AB
Bringing Value to Video: Technology Enablers
This
panel discusses new trends in video, focusing on how
emerging technologies and solutions can increase
content value and relevancy.
Chris Dobrec, Sr. Director
of Strategy, Linksys, A Division of Cisco Systems
Inc.
Jeremiah Golston, CTO -
Digital Entertainment Products, Texas Instruments, Inc.
Michael Gordon, Co-Founder
and Chief Strategy Officer, Limelight Networks
Bill Holmes, Vice President
of Business Development and Strategy, DivX, Inc.
Doug Jones, Chief Architect
of Cable, BigBand Networks, Inc.
Drew Mabry, Director of Platform Strategy, Nero
Moderator:
Yuanzhe (Michael)
Cai, Director, Broadband & Gaming, Parks
Associates |
Grand
Ballroom GH
Selling the Connected Home
The technology can finally
be packaged in affordable, easy-to-use systems that
provide convenience, security, and an enhanced
entertainment experience, but who's selling it? This
panel discusses experiences from the trenches.
Lew Brown,
Executive Vice President of Marketing, Z-Wave Alliance
Joe Dada, CEO, SmartLabs,
Inc.
Barry Haaser, Senior Director, LONWORKS
Infrastructure Business, Echelon Corporation
Chris Mauzy, Director of
Business Development, Best Buy For Business
Paul Nadjarian, Senior Vice
President, OnForce
Moderator:
Bill Ablondi,
Director, Channel Research, Parks Associates |
Grand
Ballroom CD
Nuts and Bolts
With a specific focus on advancements
in silicon, processing, and storage, this panel
discusses the new opportunities for connected CE and
content as the home network moves beyond data-centric
applications.
Maciek Brzeski, Vice President, Marketing, Toshiba
Storage Device Division
Richard Bullwinkle, Senior Director, Embedded
Solutions, Macrovision Corp.
Roger Gregory,
Marketing Director, BCT Telco and Operator, Business Line
Set-Top Box and Home Media Devices, NXP
Dan Illowsky, CTO and Founder, DARTdevices
Corp.
Stephen Palm, Technical Director, Broadband Communication Group,
Broadcom Corporation
Krishnan Rajagopalan, VP, Digital Media
Technologies, Motion Picture Association of
America, Inc.
Moderator: Kurt Scherf, Vice President, Principal Analyst,
Parks Associates |
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 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
— Exhibit Hall B
Buffet Lunch in the Showcase Area
Lunch Sponsored by Friendly Technologies |
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1:30 PM - 2:00 PM — Halls A-2, A-3
Keynote Presentation — Taking the Internet
to the Ten Foot Experience
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Patrick Barry
Vice President, Digital Home
Yahoo! Inc.
The increase in rich media content online is fueling
consumer desire to translate the Internet experience
onto their televisions. Patrick Barry from Yahoo!
Digital Home will discuss how we can arrive at this
point where the Web intersects with television,
bringing online content to the ‘10-foot viewing
experience.’ |
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2:00 PM – 3:00 PM — Halls A-2, A-3
 Future Opportunities: The Next Big Thing
Sponsored By Texas Instruments Beyond
the news and events of today are visions of a future even
richer in possibilities. While the future is always just out of
reach, achieving it in optimal time demands a step-by-step plan
leading to the desired end.
John Bishop, Sr. Vice President, Business Development
and Strategy, Inlet Technologies
John J. Kang, Sr. Director
of Business Development, Samsung Electronics Co.
Sheau Ng, Vice President,
Consumer and Broadcast Technology, NBC Universal
Bhupen Shah, CTO and Co-founder, Sling Media
Scott Voegele, Director, Product Marketing,
Westell
Moderator: Stuart Sikes, President, Parks
Associates |
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3:00 PM – 4:00 PM — Halls A-2, A-3
Investing in Connectivity's Future: VCs and New
Opportunities CONNECTIONS™ wraps
with the industry’s leading investors presenting their
visions of the solutions and opportunities that will be of
greatest significance over a long-term timeline. Hear
leading experts discuss their thoughts on which
opportunities, concepts, and companies stand to gain
significantly in the next few years.
Paul Ferris, General Partner, Azure Capital Partners
Jim Jones, Managing Director, Scale Venture Partners
David Ladd, Managing Director, Mayfield Fund
Steve Lidberg, CFA, Pacific Crest Securities
Len Rand, Managing Director,
Granite Ventures
Colin Sebastian, Senior Research Analyst, Internet and Interactive
Entertainment, Lazard Capital Markets
Moderated By Parks Associates
Analysts |
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4:00 PM
CONFERENCE CLOSE |
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Showcase Hours (Thursday): 7:30 AM - 1:30 PM (6
hours) Showcase Move-Out: 1:30
PM - 6:00 PM |
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Please Contact Us With Any
Questions
E-mail
Jenny Barrett
at Parks Associates or call 972-490-1113.
2007 Call for Papers - The deadline to submit
to speak has passed, but
CONNECTIONS™ will continue to review speaker submissions. |
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