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Capitalizing
on the Future
Attend the NAB Futures Summit and Make It Happen
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more that ever, broadcasters should seek out the opportunities
of new technologies and think about how they could help their
stations by offering cost savings and revenue growth. New technologies
will continue to play a major role in defining future strategies
for moving organizations forward in the communications marketplace.
Started as
an annual event in 1995, the NAB
Futures Summit has become a unique opportunity to hear fresh
ideas, many of which are based on technologies new to the broadcast
industry. The Summit attracts visionary thinkers who are interested
in networking with broadcasters and formulating win-win alliances
and partnerships. The Summit offers the perfect venue to meet
with peers from the broadcast industry and discuss new strategies
for these critical times.
The 16th
annual NAB Futures Summit will be held November 7 - 9 at The Terranea
Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. The Summit will include
forward-looking presentations, demos and panel discussions focused
on innovative, bold ideas that help generate revenue, reduce expenses
and enhance asset value.
Whether it’s
3D, HD, the Internet or mobile devices, capitalizing on the next
generation of technology is just smart business strategy in today’s
highly-competitive marketplace.
Here are
some key Futures Summit speakers and topics:
Wilfred
Martis, General Manager, Retail CE Products, Digital Home Group,
Intel Corporation
In his current role at Intel, Wilfred is responsible for the strategy,
planning, marketing and overall P&L for Intel’s Digital
TV, Blu-ray & Internet-connected CE solutions. Wilfred has
been with Intel for 11 years. Prior to his current role, he was
the director of platform strategy and planning in the Digital
Home Group, where he drove the group’s market segment strategies
and the planning of platforms for the various consumer electronics
segments.
From 2004 to 2008, Wilfred was the director of marketing for Intel’s
Consumer Electronics Group. Wilfred has also held engineering,
business and management roles in the Video Products Division,
the Home Products Group, the Embedded Microprocessor Division
and the Data Security Operation at Intel. Wilfred holds a Bachelor
of Science in Electrical Engineering from Bangalore University,
India, a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, and a Master of
Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University
of Pennsylvania.
Topic: Smart TV – What Is It And How Will It Affect Your
Business?
Brian
Cooley, Editor at Large, CNET
Brian Cooley is editor at large at CNET, charged with following
the major consumer technology trends that power today’s digital
lifestyle revolution. In that role he has his finger on the pulse
of CNET’s 18 million unique monthly users and maintains a
real world perspective on what they want – and what they
can gladly live without!
He is CNET’s
senior analyst and commentator, frequently called upon by CNBC,
CBS, CNN, ABC News and many other outlets for insights into consumer
technology. Most recently he was behind CNET’s move to add
in-car technology to its coverage.
Prior to
joining CNET in 1995 he enjoyed a 15-year stint as a radio host
in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Cooley’s family has come
from Silicon Valley long before it produced silicon.
Topic: Show
and Tell – Consumer Electronics Devices and Their Impact
on Broadcasting.
Jack Perry,
CEO, SyncBak
Jack Perry is a pioneer in the Internet media industry, creating
a number of ground-breaking solutions for broadcasters and electronics
manufacturers over the course of his 22-year career. Most recently,
he founded Syncbak, Inc., a media technology company that is taking
broadcast television to the Internet.
Perry holds
eight patents related to delivery of entertainment content over-the-air,
over-satellite and over-the-Internet. He is a respected figure
inside the beltway on issues related to digital entertainment,
copyright and communications law and has testified before U.S.
Congress twice. In 2005 he joined representatives of Microsoft,
Verizon and Comcast to brief Congress on the impact of Internet
protocol-enabled services in the communications industry.
Perry was
inducted into the Academy of Digital Television Pioneers in 2002
and nominated for an Academy Award (Best Industry Leadership)
in 2005. He was also elected to National Academy of Television
Arts and Sciences in 2003 and named one of the 40 most influential
people in the consumer electronics industry the same year.
Topic: Innovative
Future Services for Television Broadcasters.
Gary Arlen,
President, Arlen Communications
Gary is president of Arlen Communications Inc., a Bethesda, Md.
research and consulting firm known for its insights into the converging
and sometimes conflicting worlds of media, telecommunications
and interactive program content.
For nearly
20 years, Gary has accurately analyzed the emergence of new media,
forecasting the evolution of customer-controlled video and data
services. Gary has published future-looking periodicals and consults
for clients seeking strategic and business guidance to enter these
new markets and is known for his insights into the development
of applications, especially interactive content for Internet,
two-way TV and other emerging systems.
Among his
specialties is what he calls "inter-species" breeding
to integrate different types of services on new hybrid platforms.
Gary's outlooks are published in industry journals, and his commentary
is widely sought in the business and consumer press.
Topic: Forget
About Buttons! Gesture Control Is Coming for Consumer Devices.
Mark Richer,
President, Advanced Television Systems Committee
Mark S. Richer is the president of the Advanced Television Systems
Committee, Inc (ATSC). The ATSC is an international, non-profit
organization developing voluntary standards for digital television.
The ATSC member organizations represent the broadcast, broadcast
equipment, motion picture, consumer electronics, computer, cable,
satellite and semiconductor industries. The ATSC DTV Standard
has been adopted by the United States, Canada, Mexico, South Korea
and other countries.
Mark first
joined the ATSC after 16 years with the Public Broadcasting Service
(PBS) where, as vice president of Engineering and Computer Services,
he was responsible for development of new technologies for PBS
and its member stations, design of audio/video systems and management
of computer operations.
Topic: How
the ATSC Is Helping to Craft Television’s Future.
David
Wertheimer, CEO and Executive Director, Entertainment Technology
Center (ETC) at USC
David was appointed CEO and executive director of the ETC in 2007.
David was formerly the president of Paramount Digital Entertainment,
was the founder/CEO of WireBreak Networks, and has been immersed
in producing content, developing new technologies and managing
organizations for over 20 years. At ETC, he is bringing his expertise
to bear on the technological and sociological implications of
providing content to consumers who desire it at any time and any
place. Wertheimer was named one of five entertainment executives
to watch by USA Today and one of three individuals leading the
next generation of convergence by the Hollywood Reporter.
Topic: The
Outlook for 3D and Future Home Entertainment Technologies.
Anthony
Wood, Founder and CEO, Roku
Anthony Wood has been the CEO since the inception of Roku. Prior
to Roku, Anthony invented the digital video recorder (DVR) and
founded ReplayTV, where he served as president and CEO before
the company's acquisition and subsequent sale to DirecTV. Before
ReplayTV, Anthony was founder and CEO of iband, Inc., an Internet
software company sold to Macromedia in 1996, whose code base became
a central part of the original core code of Macromedia Dreamweaver.
At Macromedia, Anthony was vice president of Internet authoring.
Earlier in his career, Anthony was founder and CEO of SunRize
Industries, a leading supplier of hardware and software tools
for non-linear audio recording and editing. Anthony holds a bachelor's
degree in electrical engineering from Texas A&M University.
Topic: Reinventing
the Television Experience and Future Options for Consumers.
Skip Pizzi,
Media Technology Consultant
Skip is a digital media consultant specializing in broadcast technology
applications. His background includes 11 years at Microsoft Corporation,
where he served as senior policy analyst in the company’s
Entertainment and Devices Division, advising its legal staff and
outside counsel on technical issues, informing product developers
about pertinent regulatory requirements, and developing the company’s
media-related public and business policies. He also represented
Microsoft in digital broadcast regulatory and standards organizations
worldwide and provided corporate liaison to the broadcast technology
industry.
Skip has
served as contributing editor at Radio World newspaper, where
he wrote “The Big Picture” column that appeared in every
issue. Skip was also editor-in-chief at Intertec Publishing Corporation,
publisher of Broadcast Engineering and BE Radio (now Radio) magazines.
Previously he spent 13 years at National Public Radio (NPR), as
an audio engineer, engineering supervisor and technical director
of numerous award-winning programs; he also founded the company’s
technical training program.
Topic: How
Radio Broadcasters Can Benefit by Embracing New Technologies.
The NAB Futures
Summit promises to equip you with the knowledge you need to understand
the opportunities and challenges being driven by technology. The
casual atmosphere surrounding the Summit program allows ample
time to network with our presenters and attendees. Additional
information on the Futures
Summit including registration
is available on NAB’s website.
When registering
use invitation code is 61910.
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