CAMPBELL, Calif., March 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Society
for Information Display (SID), in collaboration with IHS
Technology, today made available the schedule of topics and
speakers for its annual Business Conference (Monday, June 2) at Display Week 2014, which is
taking place June 1-6 at the San
Diego Convention Center.
Businesses in the display industry face an unprecedented
confluence of challenges, from the uncertain global economic
outlook to complex supply chains and ever-changing end markets.
Display Week's Business Conference investigates current and future
issues and provides in–depth analysis and knowledge of the display
industry necessary for successfully navigating this evolving
sector. Industry leaders and IHS analysts will provide
attendees insight into current market dynamics, technology and the
trends to watch, as well as their impact on the supply chain.
The Business Conference will also feature lively panel
discussions and ample opportunities for networking. The morning
will kick off with a keynote from Mary Lou
Jepsen, head of the Display Division for Google X, and who
is also widely recognized as one of the world's top display
screen/hardware innovators. In addition, there will be
presenters from Asahi Glass, AUO,
Bernstein, BizWitz LLC, Corning, Dolby, Intel, Nanosys, Oppenheimer
& Co. Inc., Qualcomm, Rovi Corp., Sungkyunkwan University,
Synaptics, Tianma, TPK, Universal Display Corp., and more.
The Display Week Business Conference will provide a unique forum
where attendees will gain insight from leading minds in the display
industry. The daylong event is broken out as follows:
- Morning session, TV Everywhere…Anytime, Anywhere, Any
Device Format, covering such topics as:
- Connectivity and content consumption driving the display device
market
- Resolution revolution driving the high-performance display
market
- Form factor shift (e.g., curved displays)—will it drive the
next-generation display market?
- Afternoon session, Display Everywhere…Anytime, Anywhere,
Any Device Format, with topics including:
- Touch/gesture/motion markets, technology and business
outlook
- New technologies, materials, market opportunities, challenges,
growth momentum and outlook
- Financial and investment outlook—cost and profitability
issues
- Networking cocktail reception
More information on the Business Conference can be found
here. Additional details on the SID/IHS co-produced Market
Focus Conference (MFC) series' Touch Gesture Motion (TGM) event, to
be held Wednesday, June 4, were
released last week, while more specifics on the Flexible Displays
MFC scheduled for Thursday, June 5,
will be made available shortly. For more information on the
various programs occurring during Display Week, please visit
www.displayweek.org. Media interested in attending Display
Week, please contact Marie Labrie or
Angie Kellen at
DisplayWeekPR@mcapr.com. Companies interested in
exhibiting/sponsoring at Display Week should contact Jim Buckley at jbuckley@pcm411.com (if
headquartered in Europe or the
Americas) or Sue Chung at
schung@ghtconnections.com (if headquartered in Asia).
About Display Week
The 51st SID
International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition, or Display Week
2014, will take place June 1-6, 2014
at the San Diego Convention Center
in San Diego, Calif. Display
Week is the premier international gathering of scientists,
engineers, manufacturers and users in the field of electronic
information displays. For more information on Display Week
2014, visit www.displayweek.org or follow us on Twitter at
@DisplayWeek. Display Week-related tweets can be created,
viewed and shared using the hash tag #SID2014.
About SID
The Society for Information Display (SID) is
the only professional organization focused on the display
industry. In fact, by exclusively focusing on the advancement
of electronic display technology, SID provides a unique platform
for industry collaboration, communication and training in all
related technologies while showcasing the industry's best new
products. With more than 6,000 members worldwide, the
organization's members are professionals in the technical and
business disciplines that relate to display research, design,
manufacturing, applications, marketing and sales. To promote
industry and academic technology development, while also educating
consumers on the importance of displays, SID hosts more than ten
conferences a year, including Display Week, which brings industry
and academia all under one roof to showcase technology that will
shape the future. SID's global headquarters are located at
1475 S. Bascom Ave., Ste. 114, Campbell,
CA 95008. For more information, visit www.sid.org.
About IHS (www.ihs.com)
IHS Technology
(NYSE: IHS) is the leading source of information, insight and
analytics in critical areas that shape today's business landscape.
Businesses and governments in more than 165 countries around the
globe rely on the comprehensive content, expert independent
analysis and flexible delivery methods of IHS to make high-impact
decisions and develop strategies with speed and confidence. IHS has
been in business since 1959 and became a publicly traded company on
the New York Stock Exchange in 2005. Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, USA, IHS is committed to
sustainable, profitable growth and employs approximately 8,000
people in 31 countries around the world. IHS is a registered
trademark of IHS Inc. All other company and product names may be
trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright © 2014 IHS Inc.
All rights reserved.
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