SHANGHAI and BERLIN and
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Eyesafe,
UnitedHealthcare Vision and TÜV Rheinland Group today announced the
dates and registration details as well as the initial lineup of
companies and thought leaders participating in the Blue Light
Summit 2020. This year's event will be held on Oct. 15, 2020. Due to global travel restrictions
and safety considerations related to the COVID-19 pandemic, this
year's summit will be conducted virtually. People interested in
attending can register here.
The Blue Light Summit 2020 brings together world leaders from
consumer electronics and health care, and is open for registrants
including employers, health care providers, media and the public.
Featuring Dell, HP, Lenovo, Acer and ZAGG Brands (among other
global technology leaders), the virtual event will include new
product and solution introductions and discussions by health care
professionals about the connection between screen time, blue light
exposure and overall health — an issue of growing importance with
the widespread shift to remote learning and working amid
COVID-19.
Presented by UnitedHealthcare Vision, TÜV Rheinland Group and
Eyesafe, the Blue Light Summit 2020 will include an eye doctor
roundtable discussion on the health impacts of blue light exposure
and multiple newsworthy announcements relating to advances and new
product solutions spanning electronics, health care and vision
insurance. In addition to leading device manufacturers and health
care experts, the event will include presentations by Gene Munster, Managing Partner at Loup Ventures
and Frank Azor, Chief Architect of
Gaming Solutions at AMD.
Joining this year's summit will be UnitedHealthcare, a leading
health and well-being company serving more than 20 million people
enrolled in vision plans.
"UnitedHealthcare Vision is focused on supporting whole-person
health by helping encourage eye health for the millions of members
we are privileged to serve through employer-sponsored, individual
and government plans," said John
Ryan, General Manager, UnitedHealthcare Vision. "With people
of all ages spending more time using digital devices, this year's
summit and recent innovations related to blue-light blocking
technology take on added importance for employers, eye care
professionals, educators and consumers."
The announcement of the Blue Light Summit follows the release of
the Screen Time 2020 Report, which includes survey results from
employers and vision care providers related to screen time and blue
light exposure. The Screen Time 2020 Report revealed that 94%
of eye care providers surveyed are "very concerned" to "somewhat
concerned" about the impact of digital device screen time on their
patients' eyes; and over 77% of employers are "somewhat" to "very
concerned" about the impact of digital device screen time on
their employees' eyes and health.
Importantly, the average number of hours people use digital
devices has grown significantly, especially as more employees work
remotely and distance learning becomes more common for students. In
the United States, a recent
Nielsen study estimates that people spend an average of more than
13 hours per day on digital devices amid the global pandemic.
At the Blue Light Summit 2020, global brands in consumer
electronic will be unveiling new hardware and aftermarket solutions
that protect users' eyes from harmful blue light emissions. Brands
planning on unveiling the next generation of products that have met
the Eyesafe certification – the world's most advanced low blue
light standards for eye safety and color performance – include
Dell, HP, Lenovo, Acer, and VisionGuard screen protection from
InvisibleShield.
Dell is announcing their participation in the Blue Light Summit
2020:
"Dell has a long history and commitment of being at the
forefront of new technology and product innovation," said
Darrel Ward, Senior Vice President,
Client Product Group, Dell Technologies. "With our XPS, Alienware
and G Series lines, we were the first global PC brand to have
product lines meeting the Eyesafe Display certification in the
marketplace."
"As screen time increases with millions of people around the
globe transitioning to distance-learning and work from anywhere, it
is imperative that the consumer electronics industry be proactive
in providing consumers options to help them manage blue light
display levels. There is nothing more important to Dell than the
comfort and well-being of our customers, and that's why we'll
continue to introduce low blue light technology across our consumer
and commercial products," added Ward.
HP is announcing their participation:
"As PCs are increasingly essential for e-learning, work, and
entertainment in 2020, there is also an increased focus on health
and wellness by our customers with particular concern around
exposure to blue light emitted from our electronics," said
Kevin Frost, Global Head and General
Manager of Consumer, Personal Systems, HP Inc. "We are excited to
offer a variety of laptops across our consumer and gaming platforms
later this year into 2021 with the Eyesafe Display certification
and look forward to sharing more during Blue Light Summit
2020."
Lenovo is announcing their participation:
"Lenovo is highly aware that currently, both individual and
collaborative productivity have faced unprecedented challenges,
with work-from-home and e-learning policies being widely
implemented for the foreseeable future," said Stefan Engel, Vice President and General Manager
of the Lenovo Visuals Global Business Unit. "Seeking out monitors
with the requisite technology to make remote working and learning
healthier to our users, it's crucial to meet the Eyesafe Display
Requirements to reduce eye strain and the potential health problems
from extended usage."
"The more we know about the systemic health impacts related to
blue light exposure, the more we are committed to ensure our
products are addressing the health concerns connected with the
consequences of high-energy visible blue light. We are aiming our
product solutions to become strain-free, to minimize the impact of
potential headaches, to promote better sleep, and to ensure a
healthier working-learning-environment for our users. The 2020 Blue
Light Summit gathering of global consumer electronics leaders is an
ideal way to draw attention to this important health safety issue,"
added Engel.
"As the world's leading PC brand, Lenovo has always attached
great importance to customer-centric product innovation and
committed to continuously providing products with best user
experience to our customers. It is well known that this year's
epidemic has brought an unprecedented impact on the global economy
as well as the entire market. It has also changed the way people
live and work. Learn from home and work from home have become
normal, and consumers are more dependent on PCs, which has led to
higher requirements for PC experience," said Jun Ouyang, Vice President and General Manager
of the Lenovo Consumer PC Business Unit.
"We quickly seized opportunities in the market to create
products that better fit the actual needs for customers. A better
visual experience is one of the key contents. We've been working
closely with TÜV Rheinland for a long time. Last year, we got the
world's first TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort certificate for notebook.
This year, we got the TÜV Rheinland Eyesafe Display certificate for
our products. We are more than happy to participate in this year's
Blue Light Summit and announce this news. In the future, we'll
continue innovating and providing customers with safer and greener
consumer products," added Ouyang.
Acer is announcing their participation:
"Screen time has become an essential part of modern lifestyles
as users spend increased amounts of time in front of their
displays. We're excited to offer Eyesafe Display-certified models
across our monitor portfolio that reduce the amount of potentially
harmful blue light emitted," said Marc
Ho, Senior Director of Product Management, Digital Display
Business, Acer Inc. "Acer is committed to innovation and bringing
new technology that enhance the experience and the wellbeing of our
users, and we're looking forward to seeing what the 2020 Blue Light
Summit will bring to the industry."
InvisibleShield, a ZAGG Brands company and the leading global
innovator in screen protection, which has been manufacturing
products that minimize exposure to high energy visible blue light
since 2018, is also announcing their participation:
"InvisibleShield is an industry leader in promoting digital
wellness," said Chris Ahern, CEO for
ZAGG Brands. "Through our partnership with Eyesafe, the world's
leading screen time safety company, our products protect consumers
from the harmful blue light coming from their mobile devices
without changing the screen colors or peak resolution. As mobile
devices continue to play a central role in our lives, and with
screen time on the rise, we are proud to provide our customers with
products that not only protect their mobile devices from damage,
but also minimize the blue light we understand to cause digital eye
strain."
TÜV Rheinland Group is sponsoring the Summit for the second
year:
"This year we are pleased to see that many major players on the
global landscape are coming together to discuss important issues
related to blue light and taking action. We believe we are on the
verge of major change across the entire electronics industry and
TÜV Rheinland is pleased to be playing such a pivotal role at the
intersection of technology and health." said Kalyan Varma, Vice President of TÜV Rheinland,
Business Field Electrical.
The Eyesafe Display Standard is an industry-leading set of
requirements available for manufacturers across the digital display
industry. The panel makers that have certified their products by
TÜV Rheinland to meet the Eyesafe Display requirements include
BOE, AUO, Innolux, TCL CSOT, Wistron, and IVO.
They collectively account for the majority of the world's display
manufacturing for desktop monitors, all-in-one personal computers
and laptops.
Eyesafe is pleased by the participation of major health and
technology industry leaders:
"The Blue Light Summit 2020 fosters cross-industry dialogue
where leaders from health care and technology come to discuss the
issue and learn about the new products, programs and solutions that
address one of the most pervasive issues of modern times: blue
light," said Justin Barrett, founder
and CEO of Eyesafe, a global leader in advocacy, standards and
technology solutions for blue light management and color
performance.
The Blue Light Summit 2020 will address the issue and global
challenge for the technology industry related to growing prevalence
of screen time, high-energy blue light exposure and industry
solutions to encourage safety. Those interested in attending the
Blue Light Summit 2020 should register at BlueLightSummit.com.
There is no cost to attend.
About Eyesafe
Eyesafe is the worldwide supplier of
Eyesafe® technology, Eyesafe® display, and
Eyesafe® standards, a suite of pioneering products and
services that are shaping the consumer electronics industry's
understanding of device usage, screen time, and the impacts of blue
light-emitting devices. Eyesafe® technology and the
associated intellectual property portfolio was developed by a
world-class team of eye doctors, engineers and scientists with
decades of experience in electronics, display materials, and light
management. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Eyesafe works to develop
technologies and standards in conjunction with leaders in
healthcare. Supported by the Eyesafe® Vision Health
Advisory Board, the Eyesafe Display requirements are based on
the growing body of research for blue light exposure and the
consumer electronics industry's requirements for accurate color
performance. To learn more, please visit Eyesafe.com.
About TÜV Rheinland
TÜV Rheinland is a global leader in independent inspection
services, founded nearly 150 years ago. The group maintains a
worldwide presence of more than 20,000 people; annual turnover is
EUR 2 billion. The independent
experts stand for quality and safety for people, technology and the
environment in nearly all aspects of life. TÜV Rheinland inspects
technical equipment, products and services, oversees projects, and
helps to shape processes and information security for companies.
Its experts train people in a wide range of careers and industries.
To this end, TÜV Rheinland employs a global network of approved
labs, testing and education centers. Since 2006, TÜV Rheinland has
been a member of the United Nations Global Compact to promote
sustainability and combat corruption. Website: www.TÜV.com
About UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare is dedicated
to helping people live healthier lives and making the health system
work better for everyone by simplifying the health care experience,
meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and sustaining trusted
relationships with care providers. In the
United States, UnitedHealthcare offers the full spectrum of
health benefit programs for individuals, employers, and Medicare
and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with more than
1.3 million physicians and care professionals, and 6,500 hospitals
and other care facilities nationwide. The company also provides
health benefits and delivers care to people through owned and
operated health care facilities in South
America. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified health care company.
For more information, visit UnitedHealthcare at www.uhc.com or
follow @UHC on Twitter.
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