Program

Preliminary Conference Program (last updated 21 September)

Wednesday 29th September
8:30 am: Registration Opens with Morning Coffee
9:15 am: Welcome Remarks
Amy Jo Smith, Executive Director, DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group
9:30 - 10 am: The Market by Numbers
This session sets the scene for the conference by looking in detail at the way the market for home entertainment is evolving in Europe, highlighting the opportunities and challenges the industry faces in the years ahead.
Presenter: Jim Bottoms, Director and Co-Founder, Futuresource
10 - 11 am: Driving Efficiencies in the Supply Chain
Senior studio executives discuss recent moves to improve efficiencies in the physical media supply chain and share their thoughts on future initiatives for improvement, given the changing market structure. From demand planning and returns handling through to just-in-time manufacturing and distribution, the panelists will review all the options.
Moderator: Alison Casey Head of Global Content, Futuresource

Panelists:
Gerald Aburrow, Vice President, International Supply Chain Management,
Warner Home Video EMEA;
Paul Chesney, Vice President, International Operations, Universal Pictures International Entertainment;
Natasha Currie, Senior Vice President, International Operations, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment;
Edwin Van der Meerendonk, Vice President, European Operations, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment;

11-11:30 am: Networking Break
Sponsored by Cinram
11:30 am - 12 pm: 3D in the Home. What Have We Learned So Far?
Feedback from the Consumer Electronics Association on the early market experience for 3D in the home and a review of the initial consumer response.
Presenter: Shawn Dubravac, Chief Economist, CEA

12 - 12:45 pm: European Home Entertainment Industry Green Scorecard
An update on the EU's progress in going green and what new developments are on the way to advance the sustainable objectives for home entertainment in Europe, including initiatives on manufacturing, distribution and packaging.
Session Leads: Meindert Boorsma, Partner, intelligence for business;
Edwin Van der Meerendonk, Vice President, European Operations, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment

Panelists:
Dr. Maria Bauer, Environmental & Sustainability Officer, Sony DADC;
Jonathan Beardsworth, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Technicolor Home Entertainment Services, Europe;
Andrea Brown-Smatlan, Energy and Climate Focus Area, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Rob Ouldcott, European Account Director, Cinram
12:45 - 1:45 pm: Networking Luncheon
Sponsored by TXT
1:45 - 2:30 pm: European Retailers Making Inroads to the Digital Consumer
Two presentations from leading supermarkets and key home entertainment retailers addressing different aspects of the business. Questions our speakers will address include: What needs to be done to keep the consumer focused on packaged media? How will retailers play a part in the digital world? How can the industry help to boost consumer interest in 3D and Blu-ray? How will online retailing (etail) evolve and what impact will this have on bricks and mortar retail?
Following these presentations our retail speakers will come together for a panel discussion and respond to questions from the audience.
Moderator: Pete Dodd, Contributing Editor, Cue Entertainment

Presenters:
Kim Bayley, Director General, Entertainment Retailers Association
Richard Crampton, Entertainment Trading Manager, Sainsburys Supermarkets;
Rob Salter, Head of Entertainment, Tesco;
2:30 - 3:15 pm: Modeling our Future: The New Digital Supply Chain
Senior level digital content specialists provide detailed insights into the digital supply chain, the way it is evolving to meet the changing needs of the consumer and how it is responding to competitive challenges.
Moderator: Seth Hallen, CEO, Testronic Labs

Panelists:
Richard Berger, Senior Vice President, Global Digital Strategy and Operations, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment;
Richard Bron, BluePrint;
Paul Collard, Vice President Film & Digital Services, Ascent Media Group;
Rodrigue Trouillet, Vice President, Technology and Operations EMEA, The Walt Disney Company
3:15 - 3:30 pm: Unlocking Value in Light of Declining DVD Revenue
IIdentifying and eliminating overlapping functions across the value chain is the key to reducing costs in today's home entertainment industry. The presenter offers some new operational opportunities for today's media executive facing declining DVD revenues.
Presenter: Maureen Hughes, Partner, Deloitte Consulting
3:30 - 3:45 pm: Consumer Insights into The Evolving Entertainment Landscape
Over the past six years the music sector has undergone a huge transformation and the Official Charts Company has been there to track the developments. In this session, the Official Charts Company’s database will be opened up to demonstrate how digital delivery has changed the way people consume music, what this has meant for physical product, how it has changed the music retail landscape and what this could mean for other entertainment sectors.
Presenter: Martin Talbot, Managing Director, OCC: Official Charts Company
3:45-4:15pm Networking Break
Sponsored by Cinram
4:15- 5 pm: Charting a Business Course Through Pirate-Infested Waters
Three piracy experts will share an in-depth look at entertainment content protection and piracy as a "business problem" with a methodical approach for how to understand it, respond to it, and even leverage it. A new strategy and technology solution for an industry-wide risk management wil also be discussed.
Presenters: Richard Atkinson, Chief Piracy Specialist, Anti-Piracy Worldwide;
Damien Slowey, Anti-Piracy Manager, Disney EMEA;
Ben Stanbury, Global Program Manager, IP Protection, Electronic Arts
5 - 5:30 pm: Entertainment in the Cloud
There are a number of initiatives to provide Cloud based entertainment enabling the consumer to access any content on any device whenever and wherever it suits them. Ultraviolet (until recently referred to as DECE) is one of the initiatives being proposed to enable this, and a number of leading European companies are signing up to it. A leading executive involved in driving Ultraviolet tells us more and highlights the timescales to cloud-based entertainment becoming a reality.
Introduction: Yves Caillaud, Senior Vice President, EMEA, Warner Home Video and Digital Distribution

Presenter: Tim Wright, Director for Technology, Sony Pictures Entertainment
5:30-7pm: Cocktail Reception
Sponsored by Sony DADC

Thursday 30th September
8:30 am: Morning Coffee
Sponsored by Cinram
9 am: Welcome Remarks
Martin Porter, Executive Director, Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA) and Content Delivery & Storage Association (CDSA)
9:15 - 10 am: Getting the Product Out There
Leading replicators and distributors talk about how they are responding to the changing retail landscape and the needs for increased efficiency in getting the product to market. Environmental issues and the need for cost reduction will also be addressed. Additionally, our participants highlight the way they are responding to the digital challenge.
Moderator: Bob Auger,Technology Correspondant, Cue Supply Chain

Panelists:
Jonathan Beardsworth, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Technicolor Home Entertainment Services, Europe;
Steve Brown, CEO, Cinram;
Sven Deutschman, CEO, EMEA, arvato digital services;
Miguel Geli, General Manager, SRS
10 - 10:30 am: Getting IT right. Information Technology and the Digital Supply Chain
The need for ever increasing efficiencies in the physical and digital supply chain are putting intense pressure on IT systems and solutions with demand planning and the need for better/faster metadata high on the agenda at present. As a result there is a to a growing demand for new planning and measurement tools, centralized data, faster information flows.A series of presentations from IT service providers describe the problems being faced and look at the solutions being put in place.

Panelists:
Matthew Carter-Johnson, Global Creative Marketing Director, AGI;
Glenn Grube, Global Director, Marketing Services, ModusLink Global Solutions;
David Leeks, Development Director, IMC Services;
10:30-11:00 am: Networking Break
Sponsored by Cinram
11 - 11:20 am: Making the most of the internet
Growing demand for HD and 3D HD content and the infrastructure limitations of the internet make online content distribution far from being a perfect channel at this point. What are the realities of delivering home entertainment over broadband and what technology developments are on their way to potentially improve the situation? What are the future implications of net neutrality and how are the economic models for delivering content over the internet likely to change?
Presenter: Tom Moran, Senior Director, Business Development, Savvis
11:20 am - 12:10 pm: Understanding the 3D Workflow
The creation and conversion of 3D content is impacting on the service community. In this series of presentations we look at the issues being faced including the impact on menu design, sub titles and captioning, dimensionalization and authoring. What approaches are being followed? What best practices are starting to emerge? How can the industry maximize creative output within realistic timescales and budgets? What new opportunities does this create and what are the investment needs?

Panelists:
Kevin Wells, Technical Manager, Eyeframe;
Sam Orton-Jay, Director of Product Management, Professional Products Group, Sonic
12:10 - 12:30 pm: The Impact of the Connected Consumer
With the emergence of connected TVs giving consumers access to online content in the living room and a growing number of personal and mobile connected devices, the way in which consumers access their entertainment is changing rapidly. This presentation will look at the impact of increased connectivity on established entertainment products and business models.
Presenter: John Bird, Principal Consultant, Futuresource
12:30 pm: Conference Close

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