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| Mobile Imaging Executive Summit Gathers Stellar Array of Speakers and Participants<
Future Image, the leading provider of digital imaging information and analysis, and the International Imaging Industry Association (I3A), the leading global imaging industry association, today announced the program and speakers for their forthcoming Mobile Imaging North America Executive Summit. The conference, to be held in Monterey, California, on November 3rd and 4th, will focus on the opportunities and challenges arising from the explosive growth of camera-phones and mobile imaging in North America. Forbes magazine is the media sponsor for the event. Future Image's executive events are noted for their unique format, which eschews the standard "presentations from the stage" formula. Instead, a cadre of senior executives whose actions and opinions have formative influence on the market are invited to offer and debate their views in a lively moderated discussion setting with broad participation by attendees, all of whom are senior decision makers -- and more than forty percent are chief executives of their companies. This year's opening Visionary Roundtable will feature Vyomesh (VJ) Joshi, the executive who brought Hewlett-Packard's inkjet printing technology to market and who built HP's Imaging and Printing Group into a $22 billion/year business, which he leads; Philippe Kahn, the legendary technology entrepreneur whose latest venture, LightSurf, is credited with inventing the Mobile Imaging phenomenon that is revolutionizing imaging and communication; Lisa Walker, the President of I3A and industry evangelist who created the pre-eminent global imaging association by successfully merging the Digital Imaging Group and the Photo Industry Manufacturers Association; and Alexis Gerard, founder and president of Future Image and the most respected independent imaging industry analyst and visionary. BizVantage – Like a personalized newsletter for business, investment or technology. "In the past 20 years, two major technology waves have fundamentally changed the way we communicate visually: the digitization of image content and the Internet," said Gerard. "Mobile imaging is the third such wave. As of next year, sales of camera-enabled mobile phones will exceed the combined total sales of digital and film cameras. By 2008, camera-phone sales will exceed 350 million units annually -- over three times camera sales. Without a doubt, we are at an inflection point in both business and personal communication: The advent of the first 'always there' image capture appliance, and a proliferation of image capture devices in use at any given time that exceeds historical norms by orders of magnitude. This growth is driving fundamental shifts in opportunities around imaging, from appliances to infrastructure, and from services to content." The Mobile Imaging Summit will provide a unique opportunity for comprehensive and thoughtful examination of these issues, and an exclusive networking venue to make the high-level connections needed to act on the opportunities and challenges that present themselves. Sessions will cover: Session 1: Mobile Visual Communication -- The Transforming Convergence. Far more than the sum of its parts, the camera-phone is the single most powerful "agent of change" device to emerge since the personal computer a quarter of a century ago, enabling communication from anywhere to anywhere at any time and removing the need for transcoding visual data into language. This session will deliver a strategic perspective on how camera-phones and the infrastructure behind them will fundamentally change how we, as businesses and societies, communicate and interact with each other. Vyomesh Joshi, Executive Vice President, Hewlett-Packard Imaging and Printing Group Philippe Kahn, Founder and President, LightSurf Technologies Lisa Walker, President, International Imaging Industry Association Alexis Gerard, President, Future Image Session 2: Devices Roadmap Session Leader: Tony Henning, Managing Editor, The Future Image WIRE (Wireless Imaging Research Edition), Author "The Camera-phone Phenomenon," "Wireless Imaging -- Infrastructure and Players" Business planning requires an accurate view of the pace and scope of technology drivers -- a pace and scope which, in this category, have caught many unawares. This session will benchmark imaging capabilities in devices over the next 18 months: sensors, displays, optics, storage, operating software and more. Nelson Chan, Sr. VP, Worldwide Sales & Marketing, SanDisk Jason Hartlove, Vice President and General Manager, Sensor Solutions Division, Agilent Technologies Jerome Meniere, CEO, DO Labs Randy Roberts, Director of Imaging Devices, Nokia Mobile Phones Session 3: Infrastructure Roadmap Session Leader: Tony Henning This companion session to the Devices Roadmap will set expectations for back-end capabilities, ranging from bandwidth to Digital Rights Management. Pierre Barbeau, General Manager, Sprint Picture Mail Scott Carr, CEO, Digimarc Mazen Chmaytelli, Director of Product Management, QUALCOMM Internet Services Robin Nijor, VP Sales & Marketing, LightSurf Technologies Session 4: Consumer Market -- Printing and Photofinishing Session leader: Paul Worthington, Senior Analyst, Consumer Markets, author "Digital Cameras -- The Battle for the Emerging Consumer Market." This session examines how the traditional photography value propositions of printing and sharing will be reinterpreted in light of the ubiquity of camera-phones. It will focus on opportunities to channel images originating from image-enabled mobile devices into downstream value-added activities such as sharing or printing offered by online and/or retail service providers, as well as home printing. Brent Bowyer, President, Independent Photo Imagers Larry Lesley, Sr. VP, Consumer Imaging and Printing, Hewlett-Packard Raj Kapoor, CEO, Snapfish Yuval Yashiv, CEO, Pixology Session 5: Consumer Market -- New Opportunities Stemming from Mobile Imaging Session leader: Paul Worthington This session will examine non-traditional imaging value propositions enabled by camera-phones, including content delivery, security/surveillance, and others. Pat Gaglione, COO, Picture Services Network Phil O'Brien, CEO, EMPICS Narendra Rocherolle, co-CEO and Founder, Webshots Don Strickland, President, iPIX Session 6: Mobile Imaging in Business Market Session leader: Bob Goldstein, Co-Author, "Visual Communication -- The Next Business Megatrend" Once the business professional is armed with mobile devices capable of capturing, sending, receiving and displaying visual information, how does the enterprise leverage that power? As the gathering and transmission of vital business information becomes focused on image-enabled mobile devices, what opportunities arise? How will mobile sales forces, field maintenance teams, medical professionals, insurance claims adjusters, government agencies and a host of other business segments use mobile devices to instantly communicate visual information? What kind of rich media information -- still images, streaming media, and live video -- will flow to and from these devices? This session will investigate the types of systems and services required to meet the demands of a cross-section of business applications with a focus on creating, transmitting, viewing, storing, sharing, integrating and protecting this data. Fred Gibbons, President & CEO, Active Photo Dean Douglas, VP, Telecommunication Industry, Imaging & Printing Group, IBM Brian Smiga, CEO & Founder, Preclick David Sobeski, General Manager, Microsoft Exchange Server "I3A's mission is to advance the use of imaging and drive market growth; the Summit is a fundamental opportunity for the industry to examine the impact and potential for catalyzing the use of images in pursuit of those objectives," said Lisa Walker, president, International Imaging Industry Association (I3A). "Meeting with imaging industry leaders and their wireless industry counterparts will provide a forum to discuss ways in which these industries can extend the influence and impact imaging has on the way we communicate." About Future Image Future Image (www.futureimage.com) is the leading independent center of expertise focused on the convergence of imaging, technology, and business. It publishes two continuous information services: The Future Image Executive Information Service, and the Future Image WIRE (Wireless Imaging -- Research Edition). In addition, Future Image underwrites and publishes numerous research studies on the impact of emerging, imaging-focused technologies or business trends. Recent publications include: "The Camera- phone Phenomenon: A New Deal in Imaging," "Photoblogs -- The New Paradigm for Photo Sharing," "CPXe -- Reshaping Photofinishing Through Web Services" and "Will Camera-phones Replace Digital Cameras?" Future Image is the official information and research partner of the international Imaging Industry Association (I3A), and the managing partner of the Visual Communication initiative (www.visualcommunication.info) supported by Adobe Systems, Eastman Kodak, Epson, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, LightSurf, Microsoft, Nikon and Sprint PCS. About the International Imaging Industry Association (I3A) I3A is the leading global imaging industry association, driving growth of and setting standards for the photographic and information imaging markets. As the industry focal point, I3A offers a framework and environment where members can quickly find resources to solve critical issues and develop market solutions. Members of I3A work together to find common ground for advancing the industry and to enable better products and services for their customers. I3A is an accredited Standards Developing Organization, serving as secretariat for the International Organization for Standardization Technical Committee 42 (ISO/TC42) on Photography, and as administrator for the USA Technical Advisory Group for this committee. Information about I3A can be found on the World Wide Web at www.i3a.org. About Forbes Forbes is the publisher of Forbes, the nation's leading business magazine and its international edition, Forbes Global, which together reach a worldwide audience of nearly five million readers. The company also publishes: Forbes ASAP featuring Best of the Web, the technology supplement for management decision-makers, and Forbes FYI, the irreverent lifestyle supplement. Other company divisions include: Forbes.com, the company's Internet business; Forbes Management Conference Group; and American Heritage, publisher of American Heritage magazine and two quarterlies, American Legacy and American Heritage of Invention & Technology. All product and company names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Future Image Press Contact: Joe Byrd Future Image (831) 647-9999 JByrd@FutureImage.com www.FutureImage.com V: 650 579 0493 I3A Press Contact Judith Vanderkay Virtual, Inc. Dir. 781-876-6208 Fax 781-224-1239 jvanderkay@virtualmgmt.com
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