FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Future Image AND I3A announce PROGRAM AND SPEAKERS FOR
MOBILE IMAGING EXECUTIVE SUMMIT EUROPE
Mobile Imaging Executive Summit Europe Scheduled for June 17-18 in Amsterdam
SAN MATEO, Calif. ö June 1, 2004 -- Future Image, the leading independent center of expertise on the convergence of imaging, technology, and business, and I3A (International Imaging Industry Association), the leading global association for the imaging industry, announced today the outstanding list of speakers and sponsors for their first Mobile Imaging executive conference focused on the European market. The "Mobile Imaging Summit Europe 2004 -- Profiting in the Camera-Phone Ecosystemä executive conference will be held June 17-18 at the exclusive Huis ter Duin hotel in Noordwijk aan Zee, on the North Sea coast near Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The Summit will focus on business opportunities created by the explosive growth of camera-phone sales in the areas of infrastructure, devices, media and content; and on strategies for success in European markets.
The Mobile Imaging Summit has the unique distinction of drawing key executives from all three industries whose convergence is shaping the global camera-phone phenomenon: imaging, telecommunications, and information processing. Attendance at the Summit is limited to 150 senior executives (CEO, CTO, CMO, VP, Director and GM), and the organizers build the invitation list to ensure attendees from each of the three key industries have the opportunity to meet and engage with their counterparts in the convergent industries.
Sessions will be conducted in the interactive format that is the hallmark of the Future Image and I3A executive events, highlighting key issues and promoting discussion by industry-leading participants both onstage and off. The content, venue and amenities have all been carefully designed to maximize opportunities for participants to identify areas of mutual business advantage, and to make the high-level connections that enable market thought leadership and develop a competitive advantage for all attendees.
The day-and-a-half program features the following sessions and panelists:
¯ Visionary Roundtable
Moderator: Alexis Gerard, President, Future Image
Juha Putkiranta, Senior VP, Nokia
Tuan Tran, VP Business Development, Hewlett Packard
Gail Whipple, VP of Global Digital Media, IBM
Lisa Walker, President, International Imaging Industry Association
¯ Devices
Moderator: Paul Worthington, Senior Analyst, Future Image
David Watkins, Director, Imaging Business, EMEA, Nokia
Kostas Mallios, Sr. Director, Office of the CTO and Rich Media Strategies, Microsoft
Pierre Barbeau, General Manager, Sprint Picture Mail, Sprint
Steve Walker, VP, Head of Product Marketing, Sony Ericsson
¯ Infrastructure
Moderator: Tony Henning, Managing Editor, the Future Image WIRE
John Robb, Director, Messaging Product Management, Openwave
Dennis Hamann, Managing Director, LightSurf
Christian Lutz, CEO, UCP Morgen
Harald Stadlbauer, VP Partner Development & Corporate Venturing, T-Mobile
¯ Enabling Technologies
Moderator: Tony Henning, Managing Editor, the Future Image WIRE
Yuval Yashiv, CEO, Pixology
Alan Mac Lean, Director, Image Semantics
Gail Redmond, Co-Founder, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Sozotek
¯ Print Opportunities
Moderator: Paul Worthington, Senior Analyst, Future Image
Holger May, Marketing Director, Agfa
Michael Diehl, VP of Marketing, Consumer Imaging and Printing business, HP
Christoph Lubinus, European Business Manager, Epson
Wulf-D. Schmidt-Sacht, Chairman, CeWe
Ulf Claesson, CEO, Silverwire
¯ Emerging Technology Showcase
Moderator: Joe Byrd, Senior Analyst, Future Image
Thomas Kudrycki, VP of Technology and Operations, Bellamax
Markus Naef, Business Unit Manager Image Enhancement, SMI-Group
Jerome Meniere, CEO, Do Labs
Mats Jacobson, CEO and President, Scalado
¯ Non-Print Services and Applications Opportunities
Moderator: Hans Hartman, Conference Director, Future Image
Bradden Wondra, Managing Director and VP Sales & Marketing, Silverwire
Mats Jacobson, CEO and president, Scalado
Rajil Kapoor, President & Co-founder, Snapfish
Oyvind Overby, V.P. Business Development, Spagat
¯ Content Opportunities
Moderator: Tony Henning, Managing Editor, the Future Image WIRE
Scott Carr, President, Digimarc Watermarking Solutions
James Robinson, CEO, CinemaElectric
Florian Pollack, Head of Mobile Living, at ONE
Doug Rowan, CEO, Imaging Solutions
¯ Integration with Enterprise IT
Moderator: Alexis Gerard, President, Future Image
Karen Gilligan, Digital Media Emerging Business Opportunity, EMEA, IBM
Philip McKinney, VP & CTO, Network & Service Providers Business Unit, HP
Jean Barda, Founder and Technical Director, NetImage
¯ Standards Forum and Closing Comments
Moderator: Lisa Walker, President, International Imaging Industry Association
Markus Oster, Vice President Communication & New Media Shows, Photokina
Andrea de Polo, Head of EC Projects & Watermarking Expert, Alinari
Ramon Garrido, President, MIPC
Harald Siegers, SVP, Felix Schoeller
For more information or to register for Mobile Imaging Summit Europe and/or North America 2004 please visit www.MobileImagingSummit.com. Last minute registrations are being taken at http://mobileimagingsummit.com/European_Summit/summit04_EC__reg.htm.
The organizers thank the following corporations for their sponsorship of the Mobile Imaging Summits 2004 ö Europe and North America: Hewlett-Packard, Agfa, Nokia, Sprint, IBM, Silverwire, LightSurf, Digimarc, DO Labs, Bellamax, Alinari, Scalado ucp morgen, SMI Group. A number of European media organizations and industry associations have joined to provide support for the event including: photokina, Die Deutsche Medienakademie Kšln, Informa, and Telecom.Paper.
The conference organizers
Since 1993, Future Imageâs continuous information services, research studies and consulting services have helped companies prosper through technology transitions such as the emergence of digital image capture and the Internet. The San Mateo (Calif.) firm is the acknowledged thought leader on the evolution and implications of mobile imaging www.futureimage.com.
The International Imaging Industry Association (I3A) is the leading global imaging industry association, driving growth of and setting standards for the photographic and information imaging markets. I3A has focused on promoting industry collaboration on mobile imaging since early 2001 www.i3a.org.
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