At-A-Glance
| Wednesday, June 12 | ||
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| 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Exhibit Floor Opens | Exhibit Floor |
| 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Value Electronics’ Annual TV Shootout | River Pavilion |
| 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM | Conference Program | CE Week Conference Stage |
| 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | CONNECT2CAR by SAE | CE Week Conference Stage |
| Thursday, June 13 | ||
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| 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Exhibit Floor Opens | Exhibit Floor |
| 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM | CONNECT2CAR by SAE | CE Week Conference Stage |
| 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM | Conference Program | CE Week Conference Stage |
Conference Program
| Wednesday, June 12 | |||
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| Time | Topic | Description | Speakers |
| 9:30am | Keynote Panel: How 5G Will Alter the Retail Landscape | 5G is here and it’s going to have a major impact on every thing we do from smart home management and IoT to autonomous driving and how consumer retailers sell. This keynote panel will discuss what we can expect from this year’s 5G roll outs and will dive into the expected impacts on the industry and how retailers can prepare themselves for this next-gen networking technology. | Moderator: Maggie Reardon, CNET Panelists: Nick Cherukuri, ThirdEye Gen, Inc. Michele Dupré, Verizon Tim Bajarin, Creative Strategies |
| 10:30am | Mobile Electronics Association | Connected Travel:The Ultimate Mixed Reality Platform Connected travel applications are set to provide driver’s their favorite brands and content safely, conveniently, and seamlessly. What will be needed to fulfill this emerging connected vehicle technology? Listen to how Film, TV, Comic and Toy companies are partnering with Auto OEMs like Honda to conquer the next place space – the vehicle, leveraging Data Fusion, Real Time Graphics Rendering, AI and Machine Learning, DreamWorks Animation, Slivergate Media, DC Comics, and Lego teamed with Honda and ConnectedTravel to develop a next generation infotainment, commerce and advertising platform for vehicles that turns the everyday commute into a virtual theme park. | Presenter: Bryan Biniak, ConnectedTravel |
| 11:30am | Mobile Electronics Association | Mobility: A Gateway for Innovation, Collaboration and Services Automated vehicle impact will be massive and unprecedented. It is going to disrupt the way current transportation works, is viewed, managed and monetized. The ramifications of automated vehicles go much deeper than drones delivering packages, vehicles driving themselves, or the movement of people or goods. Mobility as a service is the most significant innovation in transport since the automobile replaced the horse and is the driving force behind the next paradigm shift in transportation. | Presenter: Matt Jones, Windriver |
| 12:30pm | Powerful Women in CT Panel | A no holds barred discussion with a couple of strong and successful female leaders in the consumer tech and retail industries, where we’ll dive into the challenges they’ve faced coming up in their careers, their advice to female colleagues who are coming up behind them, and what this industry can do to improve itself in the areas of inclusion and equality. | Moderator: Susan McPherson, McPherson Strategies, LLC Panelists: Eden Goldberg, InMotion Alexandra Harding, Ingram Micro Aparna Behari, Google Dawn Pratt, Tech Up for Women |
| 1:30pm | Smart Cities Council—5G Networks: The Keys to Smart City Growth | Smart city infrastructure is reliant on robust communications networks that can effectively deliver key public services to citizens such as transportation, public safety, and sustainability. 5G infrastructure will be increasingly critical to support a city’s growth and economic development. Let’s explore the ways cities and suppliers and can best facilitate and leverage 5G networks in their communities. | Moderator: Jason Nelson, Smart Cities Council Panelists: Jim Lockwood, Aero Wireless Group Rob Pegoraro, USA Today/Yahoo Finance Joshua Ness, Verizon 5G Labs |
| 2:30pm | How Post Sale Service Impacts Customer Lifetime Value | Customer service is one part of the overall experience, but it is a critical component to creating brand advocates and repeat buyers. This panel will explore the impact post-sale service has on the overall customer experience. The experience starts with the tools you give the consumer and how you support them when they have questions or require assistance. Our panel will share their insights on how to best support customers post sale, as well as discuss where they see the future of support headed. | Moderator: Dawn Taylor, Centricity Panelists: Darius Bullock, Electrolux Gerry Demple, DISH Angus Bryan, Brandsmart |
| Thursday, June 13 | |||
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| Time | Topic | Description | Speakers |
| 9:30am | 8K is Coming: What it Means and How to Sell It | TV retailers and manufacturers come together to talk about the next wave in display technology—which is already starting to make a splash in the market. It seems like we’re still behind on 4K content, but 8K sets are now out in the market and ready for primetime. This discussion will revolve around strategies to push the new display tech, how much more innovative it really is, and what it will do for the TV market in general. | Moderator: Jeremy Kaplan, Digital Trends Panelists: Jim Sanduski, SHARP Home Electronics Company of America Tim Alessi, LG Electronics Toshi Ogura, Sony Andrew Sivori, Samsung Robert Zohn, Value Electronics |
| 10:30am | Mobile Electronics Association | The Future of Electrification – Charge! Listen to a thought leader reveal prediction for the future of EV (Electric Vehicles). Are the days of gasoline powered vehicles numbered? When will the grid and charging solutions allow mass adoption and transition to Smarter Electric Vehicles? What are the advantages for moving to a fully electric vehicle ecosystem? | Presenter: Shannon Baker-Branstetter, Consumer Reports |
| 11:30am | The Connected Home: Driving Recurring Revenue through a Connected Home Services Strategy | In today’s world of instant gratification and digital communications, consumer expectations of product service have dramatically increased. Connected products and cutting-edge service technologies enable manufacturers, retailers and service providers to step outside the traditional product services ‘box’ and provide consumers with the ability to customize a mix of service and maintenance contracts, home warranties and on demand services to maximize and personalize their own products service experiences. This sponsored panel from OnPoint Warranty Solutions will provide observations on how manufacturers, retailers and service providers can improve customer loyalty through focusing on connecting at multiple points with their customers, using product service and new technologies as the spring board to improve proactive customer service and create customers for life. | Presenter: Chris Smith, OnPoint Warranty Solutions Panelists: Michael Lawder, Samsung |
| 12:30pm | Black Friday Trends | Do you have a clear understanding of your category’s future? gap intelligence’s CE Week Panel of Industry Experts will discuss connected devices and decode the buzz around the biggest trends of the season. gap intelligence will educate the audience on what strategies are ready for prime time and which ones might not be living up to the hype. | Moderator: Rob Stott Panelists: Gap Intelligence market analysts: Jason Barry, Tablets & Wearables Dustin Downs, Desktop & Notebook Computers Scott Peterson, Smartphones & Voice Assistant Speakers |
| 1:30pm | The Five Levels of a Smart Home | Smart homes are all the rage today, but do you really know the difference between smart things and a truly smart home? Come learn about the current state of smart home technology with Brad Hintze from Control4 as he explains the five levels of a smart home and what that means to you in design. You’ll learn the difference between limited integration and whole-home integration, the art of automation orchestration, and where the future of smart home is going. Get ready to set yourself apart as you incorporate automation into your designs with this innovative understanding of smart home technology.
This session will be CEU accredited for designers and architects. | Presenter: Brad Hintze, Control4 |
| 2pm | Designing for Tech: The Power of Partnerships | Modern homebuilding projects require an exceptional amount of planning, detail, and execution in order to come together successfully—whether they’re new construction or a renovation. And that success also hinges on strong professional relationships between architects, designers, manufacturers, and technology integrators. One locally-based integrator will lead a discussion with several key industry partners as the group dives into the keys for building and maintaining those partnerships. | Moderator: Michael Restrepo, Restrepo Innovations Speakers: Stephen Cannella, Synapse Audio Visual Designs, LLC |