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Fall Focus Opening Session hosts 10 executives
providing insight into digital media, services, and consumer demand
Parks Associates, the leading analyst firm providing research and
analysis on “digital living” technologies, announced today the
participants for the
Leadership Roundtable, the opening session at
Fall Focus: Making
Media Meaningful on November 10, 2005.
Fall Focus: Making Media Meaningful,
a conference hosting 300+ marketing and strategy executives, will take
place at the Fairmont San Jose on November 9-11. The
Leadership Roundtable, entitled Content on Consumer Terms,
will feature 10 key executives from the digital home industry discussing
issues relevant to media personalization and meaningful content delivery.
Tricia Parks, president of Parks Associates, and
Kurt Scherf, vice president of research at Parks Associates, will
moderate the session.
“The
Roundtable offers Fall Focus attendees a unique learning experience
through an interactive dialogue among executives representing a cross
section of the digital value chain,”
Tricia Parks said. “The participating executives represent companies
building the new paradigms in content services, and the discussion will
focus on the core business and market issues in bringing these advanced
services to consumers.”
The
Leadership Roundtable will also provide insight into the converging
industries that provide digital products and solutions to consumers.
Participants on the
Roundtable include:
Jan-Luc Blakborn, Director of North America Digital Entertainment
Category, Digital Entertainment Products, Hewlett-Packard Company
Beth Erez, Vice President, Strategic Alliances, NDS
Barry James Folsom, Corporate Vice President and General Manager,
Motorola Connected Home Solutions
David Geary, Senior Vice President, Mobile Services, Kodak
Digital Imaging Services & Ofoto
Karen Howe, Vice President and General Manager, Singingfish, AOL
Bryan Lamkin,
Senior Vice President, Digital Imaging & Video Business Unit, Adobe
Rob Lilleness,
COO & President, Universal Electronics, Inc.
Steve Mannel,
Offerings Executive, Cable & Broadband Solution, IBM Corp.
Vince Messina,
Category Development Officer, Yahoo! Entertainment
Alan Snodgrass,
Director, Digital Home Business Development, Intel Corporation
Recent research from Parks Associates found that 42% of U.S. Internet
households are not going out to the movies as often as they were five
years ago and 28% report an increase in renting movies at home over that
same period of time. This shift in entertainment habits is creating new
opportunities for revenue growth for entertainment services and hardware
and software products that target the residential environment.
Topics to be discussed on the
Leadership Roundtable:
- Business models that combine mobile and fixed platforms
- Business plans for telcos and other competitive video players
- The role of digital rights management (DRM)
- Profit opportunities in the convergence of personal and commercial
content
- Consumer preferences for digital content services & products
- Advertising in the era of personalized and on-demand content
- Key consumer segments in the adoption of today’s technology
advancements
- Business models to engage the less tech-savvy
- The role of retail
For more information on Fall Focus, visit
www.fallfocus.com.
About Fall Focus
Fall Focus conferences are targeted events providing a full analysis and
evaluation of the “focus” topic. These conferences typically host 250-300
people, and the agenda features industry leaders from the relevant domains in an
interactive environment, moderated by Parks Associates’ analysts.
About Parks Associates: Parks Associates is an
internationally recognized market research and consulting company specializing
in emerging consumer technology products and services. Founded in 1986, Parks
Associates creates research capital for companies ranging from Fortune 500 to
small start-ups through market reports, primary studies, consumer research,
custom research, workshops, executive conferences, and annual service
subscriptions.
The company's expertise includes new media, digital
entertainment and gaming, home networks, Internet and television services,
digital health, mobile applications and services, consumer electronics, and home
control systems and security.
Each year, Parks Associates hosts executive thought
leadership conferences CONNECTIONS™, with support from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA®), and CONNECTIONS™ Europe. In addition, Parks
Associates produces the online publication Industry Insights in
conjunction with the CONNECTIONS™ Conference series.
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