Keynote Speaker
Eric Rodli
Executive Vice President & General Manager of Entertainment
Macrovision
Blair Westlake
Corporate Vice President, Media & Entertainment Group
Microsoft Corporation
Featured Speakers
Tom Adams
President
Adams Media Research
Chris Armstrong
Founder & CEO
PortoMedia
Richard Atkinson
VP Global Anti-Piracy Strategy & Operations
The Walt Disney Studios
Anthony Bay
Executive Chairman/Co-Founder
Mod Systems
Jonathan Bender
Senior VP of Operations and Digital Media,
Concord Music Group
Jim Bottoms
Co-Managing Director
Understanding and Solutions
Benn Carr
VP of New Technology
The Walt Disney Studios
Todd Collart
Senior Vice President New Technology
Deluxe Digital Studios
Stephen Condon
Vice President, Worldwide Marketing, Broadband Content Services
VeriSign
Sven Davison
Vice President Content Development & Production
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Don Eklund
EVP Advanced Technologies
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Jeff Fochtman
Sr. Marketing Manager Worldwide Consumer Electronics
Seagate Technology
Joseph A. Grasso
Manager, Graphics & Marketing Services, Americas Consumer Brands
Imation Corp.
Dave Hoffman
Vice President
Nielsen Home Entertainment
Stephan Hotz
Head of Product Management Optical Disc
Singulus Technologies
Toshio Koike
Senior Corporate Advisor
Marubeni Techno-Systems America
Van Ling
DVD/Blu-ray producer, visual effects supervisor, consultant and digital artist
Bill Mandel
Vice President, Broadband Technology
Universal Pictures Digital Platforms, a division of NBC Universal
Bob Michaels
Vice President, Worldwide DVD
Technicolor Creative Services
Michael Mitchell
Executive Vice President and General Manager
Sony DADC
Spencer John Mott
Director of International Security and Risk Management
Electronic Arts (EA)
Tim Napoleon
Chief Strategist, Media and Entertainment
Akamai Technologies
Todd Rosenbaum
Founder and CEO
Polar Frog Digital
Dr. Leonhard Schwab
Co-founder, CTO and Managing Director
dr.schwab Inspection Technology
Marianne Sernevi
Executive Vice President Optical Media
AudioDev AB
James Steynor
CEO DaTARIUS Group
DaTARIUS Technologies Ltd.
Kurt Webster
Director Architecture: Digital Content Group
SanDisk
| Schedule at-a-glance | |||
| • | Wednesday, March 5, 2008 |
• | Thursday, March 6, 2008 Board of Directors Meeting (Invitation Only) Welcoming Reception (Open to all attendees and spouses) |
| • | Friday, March 7, 2008 Conference Sessions Networking Lunch Networking Reception (Friday's Events open to all attendees) |
• | Saturday, March 8, 2008 |
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Detailed Preliminary Program (Subject to change)
Responsibility, Security and Innovation -
The Keys to Our Industry's Future
Friday, March 7, 2008
8:30 a.m.
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Opening Remarks and Welcome
- Frank Russomanno, President & CEO, Imation and CDSA Chairman of the Board
- Charles Van Horn, CDSA President
9:05 A.m.
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Keynote: The Transition to Digital: Timescales and Trigger Points
With a 25-year background in the broadcast and motion picture industries, Eric Rodli has already lived through two digital transitions. He is therefore well positioned to set the scene for today’s sessions covering the migration from physical to digital delivery of entertainment content.
- Eric Rodli, Executive Vice President & General Manager of Entertainment, Macrovision
9:30 a.m.
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The Studio Perspective [Panel]
The video content community is instigating a number of key initiatives that will help to drive consumer interest in disc based media over the next decade. With the prospects for high definition discs becoming more certain, the growing availability of interactive titles, and the inclusion of a digital file on standard definition discs, there are many near-term developments that will have an impact on the industry. There is also a growing excitement about the prospects for 3D programming which could help to propel disc based media still further. This panel of senior level studio executives will discuss some of these developments and review their potential benefit to the optical disc business.
Moderator
Jim Bottoms, Co-Managing Director, Understanding & Solutions
Panel:
- Don Eklund, EVP Advanced Technologies, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Sven Davison, VP Content Development & Production, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
- Benn Carr, VP of New Technology, The Walt Disney Studios
- Bill Mandel, VP Broadband Technology, Universal Pictures Digital Platforms
10:30 a.m.
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Networking Coffee Break
Building a Bridge Between Physical and Digital
11:00 a.m.
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The Changing Retail Landscape
Drawing on Nielsens’ close tracking of the US retail scene, through its renowned point of sale monitoring, Davewill highlight some of the recent key findings on the High Definition business, both before and after Warners announcement. The changing shape of retailing in the USA will also be an important focus for this analysis.
- Dave Hoffmann, Vice President, Nielsen Home Entertainment
11:20 a.m.
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The Analyst's Viewpoint [Panel]
Leading industry analysts provide their perspectives on hardware and software convergence.
Moderator
Elizabeth Toppin, European Correspondent, Mediaware
- Tom Adams, President, Adams Media Research
- Jim Bottoms, Co-managing Director, Understanding & Solutions
11:50 a.m.
- In-store Digital Media Creation
This session examines two innovative ways to deliver rental and long-tail sell-through content to consumers using in-store kiosks.
- Anthony Bay, Chairman, MOD Systems
- Chris Armstrong, Founder & CEO, PortoMedia
- Todd Rosenbaum, Founder and CEO of Polar Frog Digital
12:30 p.m.
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Networking Lunch
Creating and Manufacturing Next Generation Discs
2:00 p.m.
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A Clearer Vision on the High Definition Horizon
The recent emphasis on high-definition discs means that companies can now plan their high definition investment knowing with the confidence that there are going to be mass market opportunities. The team at Sony DADC have played a key role in the development of the BD replication process and have gained a wealth of experience along the way – experience they are willing to share with the industry to help ramp up production capacity in order to meet the anticipated needs of the content industry.
- Michael Mitchell, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Sony DADC
2:20 p.m.
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DVD Association Panel: Additional Features on HD Discs
High definition video is not the only factor that differentiates next generation video discs from DVD. Advanced interactivity and the facility to download additional content are two features being highlighted by supporters of Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD. This session looks at what these formats can offer.
Moderator
Bruce Nazarian, 'The Digital Guy'/President, DVD Association
Panel
- Todd Collart, SVP New Technology, Deluxe Digital Studios
- Van Ling, DVD/Blu-ray producer, visual effects supervisor, consultant and digital artist
- Bob Michaels, Vice President Worldwide DVD, Technicolor Creative Services
3:00 p.m.
- Replicating and Testing Next Generation Discs [Panel]
Replication is only one part of the equation; assuring that a disc meets the specifications is a key function in the optical media manufacturing process, and very difficult to achieve when much of the specification is unfinished. A panel of representatives from the industry’s leading replication and test equipment manufacturers will provide an update on the status of manufacturing and testing next generation discs.
Moderator
Bill Foster, Senior Technology Consultant, Understanding & Solutions
Panel
- Stephan Hotz, Head of Product Management Optical Disc, Singulus Technologies
- Marianne Sernevi, Executive Vice President Optical Media, AudioDev AB
- James Steynor, CEO DaTARIUS Group, DaTARIUS Technologies Ltd.
- Dr. Leonhard Schwab, Managing Director, dr.schwab Inspection Technology
- Toshio Koike, Senior Corporate Advisor, Marubeni Techno-Systems America
6:00 p.m.
- Networking Reception
(Open to all attendees)
Saturday, March 8, 2008
8:30 a.m.
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The Corporate Role in "Green" Packaging
Where we are and where we are going. How Wal-Mart has influenced the supply chain and the retailers. We will show examples of Imation's response to the green initiative.
- Joseph A. Grasso, Manager, Graphics & Marketing Services, Americas Consumer Brands, Imation Corp.
9:00 a.m.
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The Keynote Interview
The challenges facing the content storage and distribution industries have never been greater as new delivery platforms and technology innovations combine to create opportunities for, and threats to, existing revenue streams. This has resulted in industries from a range of different backgrounds and skill sets, all with an eye on the business potential and diversification opportunities, colliding in what is an increasingly competitive marketplace. In this in-depth keynote interview, Blair Westlake shares his vision of the future landscape for content delivery.
- Blair Westlake, Corporate Vice President, Media & Entertainment Group, Microsoft Corporation
9:30 a.m.
- Security Issues Facing the Content Community
Content protection is a lot more than DRM – it needs to be protected at every stage from the point of creation right through to the end user. Not all protection is electronic, in the case of physical media it may be a simple lock and key. This session, featuring representatives from four industries that provide entertainment content on both physically and electronically, will highlight the security challenges they face and the ways in which they address them.
Moderator
Timothy J. Gorman, Director of Anti-Piracy Compliance - Worldwide, Content Delivery and Storage Association (CDSA)
Panel
- Richard Atkinson, VP Global Anti-Piracy Strategy & Operations, The Walt Disney Studios
- Spencer John Mott, Director of International Security and Risk Management, Electronic Arts (EA)
- Jonathan Bender, Senior VP of Operations and Digital Media, Concord Music Group
10:15 a.m.
- Future Directions in Storage and Distribution [Panel]
For many years its low cost-per-megabyte has made optical disc the format of choice for data storage and delivery, but things are changing. Larger, more power-efficient hard drives with smaller form factors and the falling cost of Flash memory mean that cost is no longer the inhibitor it was and users are free to make their choices based on performance and convenience. The availability of mass storage devices at increasingly lower cost is also changing the way consumers store and back up their content.
Moderator
Bill Foster, Senior Technology Consultant, Understanding & Solutions
Panel
- Stephen Condon, Vice President, Worldwide Marketing, Broadband Content Services, VeriSign
- Jeff Fochtman, Sr. Marketing Manager Worldwide Consumer Electronics, Seagate Technology
- Tim Napoleon, Chief Strategist, Media and Entertainment, for Akamai Technologies
- Kurt Webster, Director Architecture: Digital Content Group, SanDisk
11:00 a.m.
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Brunch Extravaganza
(Open to all attendees)
12:30 p.m.
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Golf Tournament
6:00 p.m.
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Closing Reception
(Open to all attendees)
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