PEVE Digital Entertainment Conference
Peve digital entertainment conferencePEVE is one of the seminal moments in our industry year. It gives people the opportunity to take a good look at what is happening in the industry and it's an important event for media executives to attend.
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Programme 2010
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THURSDAY 11 MARCH (NB: All session and timing details may be subject to change)

Venue: NFT1, BFI Southbank, London

08:00 Registration opens
09:00 Welcome: Ben Keen, Chief Analyst & Executive Director, Screen Digest

09.30 Opening Keynote: Jim Wuthrich, President International Home Video & Digital, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

10.00 Strategies for digital success
What is the optimum strategy for digital delivery? How is it best integrated into the broader life span of a movie in a way that maximizes value for all the parties involved? Can a successful digital strategy avoid cannibalizing lucrative physical businesses or are they a necessary casualty of progress?
Presentation: Arash Amel, Research Director Digital Media, Screen Digest
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Moderator: Arash Amel, Research Director Digital Media, Screen Digest

PANELISTS:
Isabelle Bertrand, Director UK/Eire, Warner Bros. Digital Distribution
Klaas Bubenzer, Project Manager, Deutsche Telekom
Jonathan Lewis, Head of Digital Media, Five
Jim Taylor, Chief Technologist, Sonic Solutions


11.00 Coffee

11.30 Getting digital content to the consumer
Digital is now a well-established option for viewing movies and TV, but remains a long way from fulfilling its promise to provide anytime, anywhere access – and consumption is still lagging way behind traditional distribution. This panel will explore the issues surrounding delivering what the consumer really wants.
Presentation: Dan Cryan, Head of Broadband, Screen Digest
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Moderator: Dan Cryan, Head of Broadband, Screen Digest

PANELISTS:
Joe Trainor, Director of Business Development, Level 3 Communications
Ariff Sidi, Director of Product & Technology, ABC Digital Media
Tom Cordiner, VP Sales & Business Development EMEA & APAC, Technicolor
Jerry Johnson, General Manager Xbox Live Europe, Microsoft Xbox


12.30 Lunch

14.00 Afternoon Keynote: John McMahon, Managing Director Europe, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

14.30 Supply chain focus: Cutting costs without cutting corners
Declining DVD volumes, plummeting prices, slower-than-anticipated Blu-ray growth – and on top of this the slow climb out of recession … it's not surprising that cutting costs is the mantra of every company in the home entertainment sector. A panel of speakers from across the supply chain discusses ways to boost the bottom line.
Presentation: Helen Davis Jayalath, Head of Video, Screen Digest
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Moderator: Richard Cooper, Senior Analyst, Video, Screen Digest
Aodán Coburn, Executive VP Worldwide Operations, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

PANELISTS:
Paul Chesney, VP Intl Ops, Universal Pictures Int Ent
Stephan Hotz, Head of Product Management Optical Disc, Singulus Technologies
Sven Deutschmann, CEO, Arvato Digital Services EMEA
Garry Elwood, Home Entertainment Business Director, Gardeners Books

15.30 Coffee

16.00 Does the movie industry need a new business model?
Some release windows may be becoming increasingly flexible, while others are the subject of intense debate. How great an impact can window length have on the bottom line of each participant – and might a radical new approach to windowing revitalise the entire value chain?
Presentation: Ben Keen, Chief Analyst, Screen Digest
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Moderator: Ben Keen, Chief Analyst, Screen Digest
PANELISTS:
Phil Clapp, CE, Cinema Exhibitors' Association
Simon Calver, CEO, LoveFilm International
Jean-Yves Mirski, Director General, French Video Association

17:00 Close of conference sessions

19.30 PEVE 2010 Gala Dinner
Venue: One Whitehall Place, London


FRIDAY 12 MARCH

Venue: NFT1, BFI Southbank, London

09.45 Morning Keynote: Bob Mayson, MD Europe, RealD

10.15 Unlocking Interoperability - will initiatives like DECE work?
Allowing consumers to access content how and where they want is the home entertainment industry's latest Holy Grail. Can the interoperability solutions being proposed really combine the transparency and accessibility that today's consumers want with the security that content owners require? Will this be enough to encourage consumers to buy movies digitally? Or is the business of selling movies over digital platforms destined to become an increasingly niche market in favour of VOD in a market hampered by fragmented studio and platform strategies?

Moderator: Ben Keen, Chief Analyst, Screen Digest

SPEAKERS:
Tim Wright, Director for Technology, New Media & Technology, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Jim Taylor, Chief Technologist, Sonic Solutions

11.00 Coffee

11.30 Blu-ray Disc and 3D content: the perfect combination?
A 3D theatrical release is becoming standard for big ticket animated movies while consumer electronics companies are lining up to launch home 3D hardware. But how close is the industry to establishing common standards for 3D at home? And could 3D prove to be Blu-ray's 'killer app'?
Presentation: Tom Morrod, Head of TV Technology, Screen Digest
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Moderator: Ben Keen, Chief Analyst, Screen Digest
Tom Morrod, Head of TV Technology, Screen Digest

PANELISTS:
Gerry O'Sullivan, Director of Strategic Product Development, BSkyB
Nick Sharples, Director Corporate Communications, Sony Europe
Olivier van Wynendaele, European Assistant GM, Consumer Products Division, Toshiba Information Systems
Ryan Mullins, President, Big Picture Digital Productions

12.45 Lunch

14.15 Afternoon Keynote: Chris Reiser, Executive Vice President, Sony DADC

14.45 Moving with the times: Keeping up with consumer behaviour (SPONSORED by Digital Entertainment Group Europe)
How much are today's consumers prepared to pay to see a movie – and how long are they prepared to wait to do so? Which is most important: quality, convenience or price? Is cost or timeliness the primary driver of illegal downloading? Back by popular demand, PEVE's 'on-stage focus group' gives you the opportunity to ask real consumers the burning questions you need answered.

Moderators: Jason Kramer, Founder & Managing Director, Vital Findings
Jonathan Beardsworth, Chairman, New and Emerging Technologies Taskforce, DEGE

16.00 Closing remarks: Allan Hardy, Managing Director, Screen Digest

16.30 Close of conference


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