The National Association of Broadcasters and iHollywood Forum today announced the lineup for the 2nd Annual IPTV World summit, featuring keynotes by HP's Vice President and Chief Technical Officer, Communications, Media and Entertainment, Brian Levy; Microsoft TV'sChief Technical Officer and General Manager of Engineering, Peter Barrett; NBC Universal's Vice President, Consumer and Broadcast Technology, Sheau Ng; and Verizon Communications' Director, Consumer Television Products, Joseph Ambeault.
More than 500 speakers, attendees and sponsors will convene during the conference to consider the next steps in the IPTV revolution, as telephone companies roll out competitive networks to cable and satellite.
"Last year, IPTV was largely an unfinished project for the big telcos, said iHollywood Forum CEO and Co-Founder Michael Stroud. "This year, Verizon and AT&T are seeking to capture major market share from cable and satellite. How they'll do it and the implications for Hollywood's programmers and content creators is a focus of this year's IPTV World."
The summit will also examine how hundreds of small, rural telcos are rolling out their own IPTV services around the country, and what the U.S. can learn from successful IPTV rollouts abroad.
Last year's sellout crowd included television broadcasters, telephone companies, Hollywood studio executives, technology companies and IPTV solution providers.
Featured Keynotes:
- Joseph Ambeault, Verizon Communications, Director Consumer Television Products
- Peter Barrett, Microsoft TV, Chief Technical Officer and General Manager of Engineering
- Brian Levy, Hewlett Packard, Vice President and Chief Technical Officer, Communications, Media and Entertainment
- Sheau Ng, NBC Universal, Vice President, Consumer and Broadcast Technology.
IPTV Panel Sessions include:
- The Battle for Eyeballs
- Making Money from Next-Gen Technologies
- Digital Rights in a Cross-Platform World
- Keys to a Successful IPTV Rollout
- Reinventing Advertising
- How Online VOD Changes the Game
Speakers Include:Agilent TechnologiesJoe Haver 3P Segment Manager Assurance Solutions Division AkimboJim Funk Co-Founder Vice President of Marketing Alcatel-LucentSteve West Director, North American Strategy AMDAaron Feen Director of Consumer Marketing Amino TechnologiesRick Sailor Vice President for the Americas Arxan TechnologiesMike Dager CEO AzureusChris Maliwat Director, Product Development CineaRobert Schumann General Manager Conklin-IntracomDavid Hunt Vice President, Entertainment DisneyPeter Lee Vice President, Corporate Business Development New Technology Envivio Inc.Alain Fernando-Santana Chief Marketing Officer EMC CorporationDwight DeClouette Business Development Manager IPTV Service Providers HBORobert (Bob) M. Zitter Executive Vice President, Technology & CTO Hewlett PackardPeggy Dau Worldwide Director HP Communications Media and Entertainment Broadband and Media Solutions Hewlett PackardDominique Minivielle Worldwide Program Manager HP Communications Media and Entertainment ICTVEd Forman Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer In-Stat (Reed Business)Michelle Abraham Principal Analyst IntelsatVicky Warker Senior Vice President, Global Marketing IntelsatRob Barth Senior Manager, IPTV IntervoxPeggy Miles President KasennaKumar Shah Chief Executive Officer LHB Sports, Entertainment & Media, Inc.Lee H. Berke President and Chief Executive Officer LSIBob Saffari Senior Director of Marketing and Business Development Advanced Video Products MetacafeErik Smith Vice President Content and Programming Modulus VideoBob Wilson Chief Executive Officer and Chairman MotorolaMarty Stein Senior Director of Marketing MotorolaMark Sebastyn Senior Manager, Product Marketing On Demand Solutions, Connected Home Solutions MotorolaKevin Wirick Vice President, Marketing, IP Solutions NagravisionRobin Wilson Vice President, Business Development NXPRoger Gregory Marketing Director, BCT Telco and Operations Business Line Set Top Box and Home Media Devices One World TechnologiesLynn Rowe President and Chief Executive Officer OracleJennifer Kyriakakis Director of Product Solutions Parks AssociatesKurt Scherf Vice President, Principal Analyst PixelmetricsDanny Wilson Chief Executive Officer RevverAngela Gytevan Vice President, Marketing SiemensChris Coles President and Chief Executive Officer SiemensBrook Longdon Vice President, Operations and Field Engineering Tandberg TelevisionDavid Jensen Vice President, Broadband TV Tandberg TelevisionBraxton Jarratt Senior Vice President Marketing, and Business Development Tandberg TelevisionAlan Delaney IPTV Business Development Director VerizonBrent Simon Product Manager Online Applications YahooRuss Schafer Senior Director of Product Marketing, Digital Home Sponsors include:Platinum: Hewlett Packard Gold: Motorola, TANDBERG Television Silver: LSI Logic Corporation, Siemens Bronze: Arxan, EMC Corporation, Envivio, Modulus Video, NXP, Oracle Communications, Pixelmetrix Corporation Exhibitor Sponsor: Cinea, Inc. Media and Supporting Partners: ABI Research, Business Wire, Chetan Sharma, Conference Guru, DailyIPTV.com, Daily Wireless, Digdia, In Sat, IPTV Industry, iSuppli, Juniper Research, MPEG Industry Forum, Newtonstrand, Parks Associates, Rogers & Cowan, TVWeek, Triple Play News, WiMax Industry, VoIP-News.com
Registration information can be found at: http://www.ihollywoodforum.com/IPTVRegister_2007_.htm
Press Registration
Admission for qualified editorial media is available through pre-registration ONLY from NAB. Journalists are encouraged to submit their press credentials by going to www.press.nabshow.com. Space and luncheon capacity is limited for IPTV World. Priority admission will be given to pre-registered press.
About iHollywood Forum, Inc.
Founded in 2000, Los Angeles-based iHollywood Forum, Inc. produces next-gen roundtables and business summits about digital entertainment and mobile technology. The summits attract a diverse mix of Hollywood and technology executives, entrepreneurs, technology executives, attorneys and others to learn and make deals in an intimate environment. Sessions are typically moderated by top journalists and analysts.
About NAB2007
NAB2007 will take place April 14-19, 2007 in Las Vegas. It is the world's largest electronic media show covering the development, delivery and management of professional video and audio content across all mediums. Complete NAB2007 details are available at www.nabshow.com.
About NAB
The National Association of Broadcasters is a trade association that advocates on behalf of more than 8,300 free, local radio and television stations and also broadcast networks before Congress, the Federal Communications Commission and the Courts. Information about NAB can be found at www.nab.org.
