CAMPBELL, Calif., April 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Society
for Information Display (SID), in collaboration with IHS
Technology, today announced the final schedule of topics and
speakers for its annual Business Conference during Display Week
2015 in San Jose, Calif.
Titled Game Changers: Finding Ways to Increase
Profitability, this year's Business Conference will be held
Monday, June 1, and is the first leg
of the show's Business Track, which also includes the Display Week
Investors Conference and two Market Focus Conferences.
The display industry and the consumer markets it serves have
evolved rapidly over the past decade, leaving behind multiple high
volume product categories as new display technologies have emerged.
Some innovations and incumbent technologies have fared well,
while others have faded. Companies must develop strategies
that enable new technologies and products to penetrate and succeed
within the existing ecosystem, ahead of their competitors, and with
competitive pricing. Display Week's Business Conference
brings together industry leaders, IHS analysts and attendees who
seek insight into current market dynamics, emerging technologies
and product trends that will change the display landscape for the
next several years.
In addition to thought-provoking keynote addresses and
presentations, the Business Conference features dynamic panel
discussions with time to network during meals and breaks.
Presenters represent a wide range of companies and technology
providers, including 3M, AGC, Applied Materials, BizWitz, BOE,
Corning, Dell, Dolby Laboratories, Dow Chemical, EDO, General
Motors, Huawei, Intel, Joe Kane Productions, Merck, Nanosys,
Samsung Display, Sharp Labs, Sharp Electronics and Sungkyunkwan
University.
SID President, Amal Ghosh will
deliver the opening remarks, followed by Ian Weightman, vice president of research and
operations for IHS. Following him will be a Special Display
Manufacturer Address, titled "Display Innovations That Drive
Value: Lessons From China," given by Feng (Philip) Yuan, chief strategic marketing
officer and vice president, BOE Technology Group. IHS's
David Hsieh, director of analysis
and research, will then present on the topic "Flat Panel
Display - Is Low Cost the Only Path to Success?"
The sessions following the opening presentations will include
moderated panel discussions during which presenters will respond to
and debate key questions:
- Session I: Is Good Enough, Good Enough: Can LCD
Persevere? - Companies will introduce their business
models for emerging technologies such as OLEDs and quantum
dots.
- Session II: Better Consumer Experience: Display
Customers' Point of View on Increasing Profitability -
Consumers electronics companies will present their perspectives on
the state of the display industry.
- Session III: Financial Implications that Can Lead to
Success - An analyst, an investor and an economist
from IHS, Intel and BizWitz, respectively, will discuss the
profitability of various segments of the display industry,
analyzing the underlying reasons for financial success in
each.
- Session IV: Emerging Technologies and Applications to
Increase Profit - Split into two parts, IVa and IVb,
this wide-ranging session will focus on emerging technologies
across various application segments that will shape the future of
the display industry.
- Networking cocktail reception: A don't-miss opportunity to
discuss the day's topics with presenters and fellow attendees in a
relaxed, social environment.
More information on the Business Conference can be found
here. Additional details on the SID/IHS/Cowen co-produced
Investors Conference, to be held June
2, and the SID/IHS Market Focus Conference (MFC) series
events on Touch (June 3) and Flexible
and Wearables (June 4) 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 Carolyn Entress
or Marie Labrie at
DisplayWeekPR@mcapr.com. For speaker and sponsorship
opportunities, please contact Laura
Castellano: laura.castellano@ihs.com.
About Display Week 2015
The 52nd SID
International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition, or Display Week
2015, will take place May 31-June 5
at the San Jose Convention Center,
in San Jose, Calif. Display
Week is the premier gathering of system integrators, designers,
consumers, scientists, engineers and manufacturers in the field of
electronic information displays. For more information on Display
Week 2015, visit www.displayweek.org or follow us on LinkedIn,
Facebook and Twitter @DisplayWeek. Display Week tweets can be
created, viewed and shared using the hashtag #DisplayWeek15.
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. 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.
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