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6Sight 2007 Program All events held at the Monterey Conference Center, Steinbeck Forum, unless otherwise noted.
For more information about Speakers, Moderators, Analysts, Panelists and Presenters, visit the speaker page. Download the 2-day program in .pdf format.

November 7
6Sight / AIE Golf Tournament
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Shotgun start at Poppy Hills Golf Club
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Luncheon at Poppy Hills Golf Club

Welcome Reception 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Peter B’s BrewPub

Thursday, November 8 - The Digital Eye State of the art technologies being developed to capture and store data that faithfully reproduces our experience of vision – ultra-high image quality, motion, depth and more.
Opening Remarks 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.	Joe Byrd, Vice President and Co-founder, 6Sight Conferences Ted Fox, Executive Director, PMA Alexis Gerard, President and Co-founder, 6Sight Conferences

Opening Keynote 9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
John Loiacono Senior Vice President Adobe Creative Solutions Business Unit	Loiacono, who is responsible for the development, delivery and marketing of Adobe’s entire creative software portfolio, including the Adobe® Creative Suite, Adobe Photoshop®, Adobe Illustrator®, Adobe InDesign®, Adobe Premiere® Pro, Adobe Flash® and Adobe Dreamweaver®, will lift the veil on ground-breaking imaging technologies being developed in Adobe’s research labs. “The photography industry has undergone the biggest transformation in history and the reality is it’s not over yet. Our continued success relies on the ability for companies to innovate, take risks with technology and seek out new opportunities for growth. It’s exciting to be a part of the 6Sight conference that unites the industry’s best leaders and provides a forum for discussion around how we can all push the limits of the digital image.” - John Loiacono, Senior Vice President, Adobe Creative Solutions Business Unit

6Sight 2007 Commemorative Book 10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.	Attendees will have the opportunity to contribute their photographic talents in “Two Days At 6Sight”, a limited edition book featuring the best images taken by the participants at the event, and edited by none other than Rick Smolan who pioneered the genre with his best-selling "America 24/7" and most recently "America At Home" book and web site projects. Each attendee will receive a complimentary copy of the book as a memento. In this session, Smolan will provide picture-taking tips for the specific situations involved, and Andy Wood, CEO of PhotoWorks - which will produce the book - will explain the project logistics. Alexis Gerard, President, Future Image Rick Smolan, CEO, Against All Odds Productions Andy Wood, President and CEO, PhotoWorks Jim Wright, Vice President Photo Products, Rastar

Break in the Steinbeck Lobby New Tech Fair 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Cluster: Resolution, Dynamic Range & Sensitivity Three Sessions	What developments should we expect in the next few years with respect to the three key measures of digital image capture?

11:00 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.	Demo: Microsoft HD Update; Bill Crow, Principal Program Manager, HD Photo, Microsoft Corporation

11:10 a.m. - 11:25 a.m.	Presentation: Shooting Beyond Pixels; Mikkel Aaland, Photographer and Author

11:25 a.m. - 11:55 a.m.	Panel: Pushing the Boundaries; Multi-disciplinary panel discussion. Moderator: Mikkel Aaland, Photographer and Author Speakers include: Mikkel Aaland, Photographer and Author Greg Downing, President, xRez Stuart McKechnie, Director Strategic Marketing, Zoran Mike McNamara, Executive Technology Editor Popular Photography & Imaging Magazine Chuck Westfall, Director/Media & Customer Relationships, Canon

New Technology Showcase
11:55 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.	Charlie Duncheon, Executive Vice President, Artificial Muscle Artificial Muscle, Inc. will be demonstrating its newest SmartMove (trademark) electroactive polymer platform product, the MLP-85. The MLP-85 actuator is a SMIA based auto focus actuator that is faster, more efficient, lighter, and more robust than alternative actuators.

Lunch in the Steinbeck Lobby with the 6Sight New Tech Fair 12:05 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Presentation 1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.	A Wiki on the Materials of Imaging Tony Bannon, Director, George Eastman House

Cluster: Visual Recollection Two Sessions	What is the status of technologies that will automatically annotate our images with information about who is in them and where they were taken?
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	The Human Face: Leading edge technologies to detect and analyze faces. Speakers include...
	Marian Stewart Bartlett, Ph.D., Associate Research Professor at the Institute for Neural Computation, UCSD and co-director of the Machine Perception Lab
	Dr. John Ghent, Professor, National University of Ireland
	Ariel Shamir, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer at the Efi Arazi School of Computer Science, The Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, Israel and Visiting Scientist, Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories
	Eric Zarakov, Vice President, Marketing, FotoNation
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Location, Location, Location: A combination of satellite imagery, aerial photography, street-level shots and location-annotated images promises significant improvements in how we access, generate and organize images and view data visually. Presentations and panel discussion led by Paul Worthington, Senior Analyst, Editor The Future Image Report. Speakers include:
	Anthony Fasero, Co-Founder, earthmine
	Patrick Hogan, Project Manager, NASA World Wind
	Eyal Ofek, Principle Research Lead, Microsoft Virtual Earth

New Technology Showcase 3:00 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.	Lee Corkran, Founder & CEO, BrightQube BrightQube is the new online creative resource that changes the way the world finds images. Our unique approach to finding images utilizes the Dynamic Mosaic™ which allows users to view all image possibilities at once. The interactive search tools enable users to find the perfect image easily and efficiently.

Break in the Steinbeck Lobby New Tech Fair 3:10 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.

3:40 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.	Computational Photography - The Next Big Thing Presentations followed by panel discussion. Moderated by: Alexis Gerard, President, Future Image Panelists: Kevin Conner, Senior Director of Product Management, Digital Imaging, Adobe Tom Malzbender, Senior Research Scientist , Hewlett-Packard Ren Ng, PhD, Founder, Refocus Imaging Jianping Zhou, Ph.D., Senior Imaging Scientist, Nethra Imaging

6Sight Initiatives Update 4:40 p.m. - 4:55 p.m.	Alexis Gerard, President, Future Image Jean Barda, Independent, Netimage David Szetela, President and CEO, Clix Marketing

Financial Roundtable 4:55 p.m. - 5:40 p.m.	Mark Kalow, Managing Director with Soquel Group, will reprise his annual session in which a panel of influential financiers discusses the revenue and profit potential of the technologies presented earlier in the day. Panelists: Rudy Burger, Managing Partner, Woodside Capital Partners, Ben Choi, Senior Associate and Kauffman Fellow, Storm Ventures Chris McCabe, Head of Technology, Investment Banking, Piper Jaffray & Co. Tricia Salinero, Managing Director, Newforth Partners LLC John Vinh, Vice President, Digital Media Semiconductor, Collins Stewart LLC

Dinner at The Monterey Bay Aquarium 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Friday November 9 - Visual Voice What are the implications of the explosive worldwide mainstreaming of image capture and communication, driven by miniaturization,decreasing costs and communication network.

Opening Remarks 9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.	Kim Toren-Freeman, President, Association of Imaging Executives (AIE) and President, Allied Photographic and Imaging Lab

Opening Keynote 9:10 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Philippe Kahn, CEO Fullpower Technologies, Inc.	Known to many as ‘the father of the camera-phone,’ Mr. Kahn presents the day’s opening Keynote Address entitled “Three Billion Camera-phones later: The Instant Visual Revolution.” One of the true creative geniuses of software technology, the founder of Borland, Starfish Software, LightSurf Technologies and his newest company – Fullpower – Kahn has been lauded by industry leaders and countless publications for his visionary strategy, technology innovation and his ability to drive an entrepreneurial culture. Kahn is considered one of the most innovative and dynamic leaders in the imaging and wireless businesses. You can’t miss what he has to say at 6Sight.

Break in the Steinbeck Lobby New Tech Fair 10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Analyst Roundtable 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	What is the #1 imaging opportunity and/or challenge in the imaging industry between today and 2010?
	Moderated by: Kristy Holch, founder of InfoTrends and independent writer
	Analysts: Ron Glaz, Program Director Digital Imaging Solutions and Services, IDC Steve Hoffenberg, Director, Consumer Imaging Research, Lyra Research Inc. Marion Knoche, Global Manager, GfK Marketing Services Ed Lee, Director of the U.S. Consumer Services and Director for the Digital Photography Trends Services, InfoTrends Gary Pageau, Publisher, Content Development and Strategic Initiatives, PMA Paul Worthington, Senior Analyst, Editor of The Future Image Report

New Technology Showcase 11:00 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.	Sami Niemi, CTO, Scalado Scalado will present a fully backwards compatible extension to JPEG technology allowing unprecedented image viewing and capturing performance on mobile handsets. The technology is already in use by many OEM's, and new camera hardware is getting adapted for the technology.

Cluster: Visual Storytelling Four Sessions	New technology is enabling average people to tell their stories, not just through single images, but in sophisticated narrative forms that have become easy and inexpensive.

11:10 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.	Presentation: The Photo Book as Personal Statement Kristina Woolsey, Principal, New Medium Consortium Board Fernando Mis, High School Student, Canal Alliance Pamela Vargas, Film Teacher, Canal Alliance

11:40 a.m. - 11:55 a.m.	Presentation: Web-based Storytelling Russell Sparkman, President & CEO, Fusionspark Media will explain heretofore unexploited features of the Web as a story-telling medium, illustrated by excerpts from "Water's Journey: Everglades," which was just awarded first prize for Best Interactive Presentation at the 2007 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival.

New Technology Showcase 11:55 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.	Andrew Barer, President, Ekko Technologies Audio-Enhanced Consumer Imaging Products With our photos we preserve memories and share stories, but the image itself is only part of “the picture.” The principals of Ekko Technologies will show how industry members can offer a new dimension to consumers – the ability to add audio (either online, in-store, or at home) to products like photo books and greeting cards.

12:05 p.m. - 12:35 p.m.	Panel Discussion: Visual Storytelling - Niche or Mainstream? Moderated by: Paul Worthington, Senior Analyst, Editor of The Future Image Report Panelists: Jamie Barden, CEO, EZ Prints Chris Klingebiel, VP Partner Solutions, HP Snapfish Ed Monahan, Worldwide Strategy Director, Eastman Kodak Chad Richard, CEO, Simple Star Andy Wood, President and Chief Executive Officer, PhotoWorks

Lunch in the Steinbeck Lobby with the 6Sight New Tech Fair 12:35 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.

Presentation 1:40 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.	Presentation: Behind the Scenes of America @ Home Rick Smolan, CEO, Against All Odds Productions

New Technology Showcase 1:50 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.	Michael R. Moore, CEO, Visan Visan will showcase the latest developments of its RocketLife Technology Platform featuring instant creation, 3D digital merchandising and advanced sharing of all types of next-generation personal media-rich products for personal or business use.

Presentation 2:00 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.	Demo: Microsoft PhotoSynth Update: Bill Crow, Principal Program Manager, HD Photo, Microsoft Corporation

New Technology Showcase 2:10 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.	Dean Tang, President and CEO, ABBYY USA ABBYY USA, a leading provider of document recognition, data capture and linguistic technologies, will demonstrate the first business card OCR utility for Smartphones available in the United States. This (BCR) utility leverages the powerful capabilities of the ABBYY Mobile OCR software development toolkit (SDK) bringing mobile data capture to smartphone devices.

Cluster: Mobile Imaging Two Sessions	Sales of camera-phones are orders of magnitude larger than those of any previous image capture device, and continuing to grow rapidly. Are we happy yet?

2:20 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.	Presentation: State of Mobile Imaging Tony Henning, Senior Analyst/Managing Editor, Future Image

2:40 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.	Panel Discussion Mobile Imaging – Feast or Famine? Moderated by Pierre Barbeau, President, Moblico
	Panelists include: John George, Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff Motorola Mobile Devices , Motorola Tony Henning, Senior Analyst/Managing Editor, Future Image Yat-Sang Hung, Chief Scientist, Sprint Dean Tang, President and CEO, ABBYY USA Art Garcia, Mobile Imaging Program Manager, Hewlett-Packard Company

Break in the Steinbeck Lobby 6Sight New Tech Fair 3:25 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Next Generation Displays Panel Discussion 3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.	Moderated by: Melissa J. Perenson, Senior Products Editor, Reviews, PC World Panelists: Lee Corkran, Founder & CEO, BrightQube Stanley H. Kim, Principal, Engineering Management & Technology Planning, Samsung Mark Yahiro, Senior Vice President of Marketing & Business Development, PureDepth

Cluster: Rise of the Amateur Three Sessions	Improvements in equipment performance brought about by the digital age have enabled a new group of creative and talented amateurs to create high-quality visual content in large quantities. What does this phenomenon mean to the industry? Presentations regarding the Historical Role of the Amateur in driving the imaging industry; and how to build new business models around high-quality amateur content will precede a panel discussion.

4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Presentation: Historical Role of the Amateur in the imaging industry Tony Bannon, Director, George Eastman House

4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.	Presentation: Building a New Business Model around high-quality Amateur Photography Paul Cloutier, Editor and Publisher, JPG Magazine

4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.	Panel Discussion: Industry Implications Moderated by: Paul Worthington, Senior Analyst, Editor, The Future Image Report Panelists: Tony Bannon, Director, George Eastman House Paul Cloutier, Editor and Publisher, JPG Magazine John Henshall, Editor, www.ChipShopOnline.com Evan Nisselson, CEO and Founder, Digital Railroad

Closing Remarks 5:30 p.m. - 5:35 p.m.	Alexis Gerard, President and Co-founder, 6Sight Conferences Ted Fox, Executive Director, PMA Kim Toren-Freeman, President, Association of Imaging Executives (AIE) and President, Allied Photographic and Imaging Lab

Farewell Reception in the Steinbeck Lobby with the 6Sight New Tech Fair 5:35 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.