CONNECTIONS™ Conference - Day 1

CONNECTIONS™ Conference - Day 2

Interactive Features for Connected Consumer Electronics - Room 209/210

There are many options for presenting online and interactive content on Internet-connected devices, but what are the key differences in implementation and usability? Which options provide scalability and high-quality experiences and offer new monetization options?

SPEAKERS

Glenn Adler, Director Bus. Devt & Sales, AwoX, Inc.

Daniel Blackburn, Vice President, Mobile, LEVEL Studios, a Rosetta Company

Sandeep Chivukula, Senior Manager, Smart TV Innovation and Alliances, LG Electronics

John Gildred, President, SyncTV

Michael Lantz, CEO, Accedo Broadband

Loren Shade, VP Marketing, Allegro Software Development Corporation

MODERATOR

Kurt Scherf, Vice President, Principal Analyst, Parks Associates

Video: Three Screens and Beyond - Ballroom G

Consumers are gobbling up live TV and VOD content across multiple screens, and companies throughout the video value chain are looking to take advantage. This panel of industry-leading companies examines the trends, business models, strategies, and technologies for delivering premium video to PCs, smartphones, tablets, and other CE devices.

SPEAKERS

Ben Huang, Director of Worldwide Marketing, Interactive Entertainment Business, Microsoft Mediaroom

David Price, MPEGIF VP, MPEG Industry Forum; Head of Business Development, Ericsson

Paddy Rao, VP, Product Management, Sling Media representing EchoStar

Philippe Steinmetz, Director Home and Content, North America, Orange

Edgar Villalpando, SVP, Marketing and Content Relations, ActiveVideo Networks

MODERATOR

Brett Sappington, Senior Analyst, Parks Associates

New Roles of Mobile Devices and Services for Connected Consumers - Ballroom H

Powerful OSes, ubiquitous connectivity, and intuitive user interfaces have made smartphones and tablets capable of almost any digital activity. From multimedia consumption to social networking, from home appliance control to personal health management, these new-generation mobile platforms are helping consumers live smarter in a connected world. This panel examines how mobile devices spur new end-user applications and services and play an ever-larger role in the connected home.

SPEAKERS

Timo Bauer, SVP & GM Americas, NewBay Software

Gary Brotman, Head of Marketing for Qualcomm Global Market Development, Qualcomm Labs

Kian Saneii, CEO, Independa, Inc.

Sandy Shanman, Senior Vice President, Integrated Media Solution Sales, Limelight Networks  

MODERATOR

Harry Wang, Director, Health & Mobile Product Research, Parks Associates

Smarter Home Unified by Cloud - Ballroom H
SPECIAL SESSION, hosted by IBM

Devices are connected, yet the consumer experience remains fragmented. This panel will explore moving complexity out of the home and into the cloud, simplifying the user experience and expanding consumers' choice for devices and services. We will discuss use cases and services that enable an ecosystem of partners and new paths to revenue.

SPEAKERS

Paul Brody, Global Industry Leader, Electronics, IBM Corp.

Oliver Goh, CEO, Shaspa Research Ltd.

Dr. Martin Kienzle, Electronics Industry Leader, IBM Research

Russell MacAdam, Dir. of Product Development, Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.

Robert Stepanian, Ph.D., CEO, NexStep, Inc.

MODERATOR

Scott Burnett, Director, Global Consumer Electronics Industry, IBM

Connected Consumer Electronics: Beyond the Set-top Box - Ballroom G

This panel examines the opportunity for pay-TV providers to leverage the widespread growth of Internet-connected consumer electronics by providing new interactive and multiscreen/multidevice services. It analyzes key services and strategies for enabling new entertainment experiences, with panelists discussing the benefits of various delivery methods.

SPEAKERS

Vikas Butaney, Senior Director, Video Technology Group, Cisco

Jaime Fink, Senior Vice President of Technology, Pace

David L. Foote, Chief Technology Officer, Hitachi Communication Technologies America, Inc.

Keith Jack, Senior Director of Product Marketing, Media Processor Business Group, Sigma Designs

Roger Towne, Senior Product Planner, Samsung Electronics

MODERATOR

Brett Sappington, Senior Analyst, Parks Associates

Technical Support as a Value-added Service - Room 209/210

Consumers are increasingly seeking professional support for home technology troubleshooting, and there are opportunities across retail, OEM, broadband provider, and independent channels to offer these services. This panel discusses how “digital plumber” services are evolving to encompass new service offerings and marketing strategies.

SPEAKERS

Seth Bailey, CEO, iTOK.NET

John Fisher, CTO & CSA, Troppus Software; Vice President, Product & Technology, EchoStar Technologies

Wynn Grubbs, VP, Business Development, PlumChoice

Luigi Lenguito, WorldWide Services Marketing - Consumer & Small/Medium Business, Dell

Jordan Socran, Senior Director of Global Sales and Business Development, Radialpoint

MODERATOR

Kurt Scherf, Vice President, Principal Analyst, Parks Associates

Engaging Audiences through Connected Devices - Ballroom H

Service providers, content owners, and advertisers aim to discover new opportunities to drive consumer awareness and response, build and strengthen brand loyalty, and create unified media experiences via connected, media-enabled devices. The personalization of media consumption heightens industry demand to provide a seamless, cross-platform access portal for services, content, and advertising, and this panel examines the requirements and challenges in reaching that goal.

SPEAKERS

Jay Chambers, VP, Chief Architect for Cable, Office of the CTO, BigBand Networks

Joel Marshall, Executive Vice President, Steelhead

Jeff Siegel, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Advertising, Rovi

Jamison Tilsner, Business Development and Evangelist, Kantar Video

Robin Wilson, VP of Business Development, Nagra-Kudelski

MODERATOR

Heather Way, Research Analyst, Parks Associates

Going to Market with iREM Solutions - Ballroom G

A variety of companies are developing energy management solutions independent of utility involvement. These solutions put consumers front and center in managing and controlling their energy consumption. This session brings together iREM stakeholders to share insights and challenges on various business models, distribution channels, and education and marketing programs.

SPEAKERS

David Bercovich, VP, Business Development, North America, AlertMe

Aine Denari, Director of Strategy, Ingersoll Rand

Martin Flusberg, CEO, Powerhouse Dynamics

Peter Porteous, CEO, Blue Line Innovations

Bill Scheffler, Senior Director of North American Business Development, Z-Wave Alliance, Sigma Designs

MODERATOR

Farhan Abid, Research Analyst, Parks Associates

The Mobile Cloud: Apps, Services and Innovations - Room 209/210

The mobile Internet is becoming a disruptive force in the traditional mobile ecosystem with its ability to deliver content, apps, and services to consumers. This panel examines how mobile Internet levels the playing field for content and service distribution and how mobile carriers can counter the emerging business threats from app stores and social networking platforms.

SPEAKERS

Andy Germano, Vice Chairman, Femto Forum

Geoff Hollingworth, Head of IP Services Strategy, Region North America, Ericsson

Shawn Sires, Vice President and Founder, AirKast

Bill Stanley, Executive Director, Telcordia

MODERATOR

Harry Wang, Director, Health & Mobile Product Research, Parks Associates

CONNECTIONS™ Conference - Day 3

Eric J. Bruno
Vice President, Product Management
Verizon Telecom

Digital Media Distribution: Cloud Publishing and Delivery - Room 209/210

Cloud distribution is changing the digital media landscape. The market is working its way toward cloud-based anywhere, anytime access to digital media through every connected device within the consumer environment. This session explores the impact of cloud publishing and delivery on content owners and distributors and technology and DRM solution providers in the digital media ecosystem.

SPEAKERS

Christopher Dow, VP, Architecture, Rovi Corporation

Tim Hadley, Director, Corporate Communications, Omnifone

Will Law, Principal Architect, Media Cloud Engineering, Akamai

Tom Munro, Chief Executive Officer, Verimatrix

Stephen White, Senior Vice President, Product and Content Management, Gracenote

MODERATOR

Laura Allen Phillips, Research Analyst, Parks Associates

Changing the Entertainment Interface - Ballroom G

Enabling consumers to quickly and easily discover content has become an important differentiator for content providers, CE manufacturers, and pay-TV operators around the world. This panel of industry experts discusses current trends, emerging technologies, and the future direction of search, recommendation, content discovery, and the program guide.

SPEAKERS

Jean-Georges Fritsch, General Manager, Executive Vice President of Products, Minerva Networks

Mike Holstein, VP, Advanced Solutons & Emerging Technology, ViewSonic Corporation

Michele McGarry, VP, Business Development, ThinkAnalytics

Chris Saito, Vice President of Marketing Digital Delivery Group, Technicolor

Steve Tranter, VP of Interactive and Broadband, NDS

MODERATOR

Brett Sappington, Senior Analyst, Parks Associates

Connected Home Systems and Services - Ballroom H

The convergence of applications such as energy management, security, and entertainment are leading the evolution of home systems and services. Service providers are actively participating by providing comprehensive value-added choices to consumers. This session discusses new solutions and examines the different avenues to reach consumers.

SPEAKERS

Josh Brister, Market Segment Manager- Residential, Schneider Electric

Jonathan Klinger, Vice President Marketing, Honeywell Security & Communications, Honeywell

Ronald Renjilian, Consultant, Firstsource

Steve Shapiro, Group Director, Product Management, ADT

Kenneth Wacks, Member, GridWise Architecture Council, U.S. Department of Energy

MODERATOR

Bill Ablondi, Director, Home Systems Research, Parks Associates

Connected TVs: Beyond OTT - Room 209/210

By 2015, more than 300 million households worldwide will have a connected TV, allowing them new choices for entertainment, communications, and other Web experiences. What other ways will IP-connected devices change content consumption and interaction? This panel discusses the strategies of consumer electronics companies, applications developers, and service providers in delivering these experiences.

SPEAKERS

Peter Ansel, VP of Business Development, Clearleap

Ashish Arora, Vice President and General Manager for the Logitech Digital Home Group, Logitech

Michael Clegg, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Service Provider Business, NETGEAR

Keith O’Neill, CEO, L4 Media

Derrick Oien, CEO, chumby

MODERATOR

Kurt Scherf, Vice President, Principal Analyst, Parks Associates

The Evolution of the Personal Cloud - Ballroom H

This session maps the evolution of the personal cloud from its foundations in consumer storage and backup to its current movement toward a comprehensive, user-centric ecosystem of new service offerings. It identifies the industry players and how they fit in from consumer and market perspectives.

SPEAKERS

Art Lancaster, Chief Technology Officer, Affinegy

Val Ornoy, VP Strategy and Business Development, Funambol

Dale Pistilli, VP of Marketing, Branded Products, Western Digital

Mike Rudolph, CMO, SugarSync, Inc.

Rick Schwartz, Senior Product Manager, Consumer Software, PacketVideo

MODERATOR

Laura Allen Phillips, Research Analyst, Parks Associates

The Future of the Remote Control: Beyond Channel Surfing - Ballroom G

Motion control and gesture recognition are creating immersive environments for entertainment. The ability for users to interact with and select content has implications for service providers, content owners, and consumer electronics manufacturers in how they organize and present choices. There are also significant implications on new features for gaming and communications. This panel showcases solutions, with panelists discussing issues such as creating new value-added features.

SPEAKERS

Ramzi Ammari, VP Product and Program Manager, UEIC

James Field, Director of Technology, New Initiatives, NDS

Chad Lucien, Senior Vice President – Sales and Marketing, Hillcrest Labs

Dave Rothenberg, WW Marketing Manager, Movea Inc.

Ohad Shvueli, VP Sales and Marketing, PrimeSense

MODERATOR

Brett Sappington, Senior Analyst, Parks Associates