Consumer Electronics Association - Conference Brochure, 2008 - (Page 20) ULTIMATE PASS SESSIONS CES KNOWLEDGE TRACKS HOME AND LIFESTYLE ENTERTAINMENT CONSUMERS WANT THEIR ENTERTAINMENT REAL, DYNAMIC AND ACCESSIBLE. LEARN WHAT AND HOW THEY’LL BE WATCHING, LISTENING AND PLAYING FROM THE COMFORT OF THEIR HOMES. Panelists: Nicholas, Routhier, President and CEO, SENSIO Technologies Chris Schairbaum, Director, Consumer Electronics Strategy, Texas Instruments Stephen Hellmuth, Senior Vice President, Operations and Technology, National Basketball Association HLE3 THE HIGH-END AUDIO DEMO IN AN IPOD WORLD 10:30– 11:30 a.m. Monday, January 7 The Venetian, Lando 4201 Instead of telling people high-end audio is better than digitally compressed music, show them! The prevailing market attitude that digital music is “good enough” is about to change. See how retailers and audio vendors are reinventing the demo to illustrate that bigger is better. Moderator: Eliot Van Buskirk, Freelance, Wired Panelists: Scott Bahneman, CEO, MusicGiants Chris Byrne, Founder, NHT HLE1 ACCESSORY TO SUCCESS: THE POWER OF ADD-ONS 10:30– 11:30 a.m. Monday, January 7 LVCC, North Hall, N256 Accessories carry the best margins—what will be hot this year? HDMI is growing, but will it replace other audio-video cable, and when? Is the high end driving the universal remotes category? Take a comprehensive look at the most important accessories retailers and manufacturers will sell this year. Moderator: Jeff O’Heir, Editor, Dealerscope Panelists: Lou Lenzi, Senior Vice President, Audiovox Accessories Henry Chiarelli, Chief Merchandising Officer, DBL Distributing Inc. HLE4 HOME ENTERTAINMENT AND THE HOME PC Noon – 1 p.m. Monday, January 7 LVCC, South Hall, S104-105 PCs play an increasingly important role in home entertainment, especially in music. Is Microsoft’s Vista operating system changing the market? What steps are being taken to simplify how content is networked? How does the retailer stay on top of consumer demand? Learn about the evolution of home entertainment here. Moderator: Chris Crotty, Senior Analyst, Consumer Electronics, iSuppli Corp. Panelists: Bob Greene, Executive Vice President of Advanced Services, Starz Entertainment/Vongo David Leibowitz, Managing Partner, CH Potomac and Executive Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs, Gotuit Media HLE2 HOME THEATER IN 3-D 10:30– 11:30 a.m. Monday, January 7 LVCC, South Hall, S104-105 Coming to a home theater near you? With companies demonstrating technologies that deliver entertainment in 3-D, how close are we to seeing it on consumerlevel products? How will the home entertainment environment adapt to include it, and what kind of content needs to be available? Moderator: Chris Chinnock, President, Insight Media 20 PLEASE NOTE: CONFERENCE PROGRAM INFORMATION IS CURRENT AS OF SEPTEMBER 27, 2007
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