“This year’s agenda reflects the wide array of innovations in the TV ecosystem, including connected, 3D, and LED-backlit LCD TVs, but also the need to address user acceptance, safety, and environmental impacts of the technological advances. With Google joining other industry leaders such as Sony, Corning, Panasonic, Rovi, as well as research from prominent institutions UC Berkeley, USC and NRDC, this year’s event is the must-attend TV conference of the year,” noted Paul Semenza, Senior Vice President at DisplaySearch. Continue reading after the break for a full list of scheduled speakers.
- Mike Abary, Senior Vice President, Home Division, Sony Electronics Inc.
- Eisuke Tsuyuzaki, Chief Technology Officer, Panasonic Corporation of North America
- David Chechelashvili, Global Retail and Distribution, Xpand Cinema
- Martin Banks, Professor, UC Berkeley
- Phil Lelyveld, Entertainment Technology Center, USC
- John Bayne, Program Director, TV Cover Glass, Corning
- Willem Sillevis-Smitt, Director Strategic Marketing and Business Management, Phillips Lumileds
- Noah Horowitz, Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council
- Richard Bullwinkle, Chief Evangelist, Rovi
- Norm Bogen, Vice President of Digital Entertainment Research, In-Stat
- Mark Ely, Executive Vice President of Strategy, Sonic Solutions
- Jim Funk, VP of Business Development, Roku