Mike Bailey, Director of Programing, FLO TV

May 27, 2009 · Posted in Speaker Bios · Comments Off

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Mike Bailey is vice president of programming for FLO TV Incorporated, a wholly-owned subsidiary of QUALCOMM Incorporated. In his role at FLO TV, Bailey is responsible for programming, including identifying content opportunities, collaborating with content providers and determining overall content packaging and positioning.

Prior to joining QUALCOMM, Bailey was vice president of sales for Entriq, an International Pay TV company, where he launched broadband services with content providers including MTV, NBC/Universal, 2004 Olympics, Major League Baseball, WWE and Echostar.

Previously, Bailey also served as vice president of programming for a subsidiary of Motorola, where he was responsible for content strategy, licensing and acquisition, and as vice president of worldwide programming for On Command, where he negotiated hundreds of deals with major motion picture studios including Disney, Fox, Universal, Sony, Paramount, MGM, DreamWorks and Warner Bros. Bailey was also responsible for all cable network acquisitions, advertising, promotion and new product development. Bailey holds a B.A. in telecommunications and film from San Diego State University and an MBA from the University of San Diego.

FLO TV Incorporated connects, empowers and entertains at the speed of life for mobile consumers, combining the best content, an intuitive user interface and a superior multicast network to deliver a true TV experience. The award–winning FLO TV entertainment service offers full–length simulcast and time–shifted programming from the world’s best entertainment brands, including CBS, CBS College Sports, CBS News, Comedy Central, ESPN, FOX, FOX News, FOX Sports, MTV, NBC, NBC Sports, NBC News, CNBC, MSNBC, NickToons and Nickelodeon. Based in San Diego, Calif., FLO TV is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated. Further information is available at www.flotv.com.

Qualcomm Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on CDMA and other advanced technologies. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., Qualcomm is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2007 FORTUNE 500® company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market® under the ticker symbol QCOM.

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Elaine Warner, Director of Consumer Technologies, Compete, Inc

May 27, 2009 · Posted in Speaker Bios · Comments Off

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Over the last decade, Elaine has helped technology and retail companies build, market and advertise their products. In her role as Director of Consumer Technologies at Compete, she leads a team of researchers and analysts focused on evaluating in-market consumer demand for mobile devices and other consumer technologies. Elaine advises OEMs on optimizing ad spend and marketing budget, especially around new product launches. Her team at Compete recently released a joint study with CEA around the consumer technology shopping habits of older Americans and has just released a quarterly syndicated Smartphone Intelligence report about trends in the mobile space.

Elaine holds a BS in Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

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John I. Taylor, Vice President of Public Affairs and Communications, LG Electronics USA, Inc.

May 22, 2009 · Posted in Speaker Bios · Comments Off

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John I. Taylor is Vice President of Public Affairs and Communications for LG Electronics USA, Inc., and its U.S. research subsidiary, Zenith Electronics, a long-time leader in digital HDTV.

As LG’s senior U.S. industry relations and government affairs executive, and head of the LG Washington office, Taylor represents the company before the U.S. government. Since 2000, he also has served as chief media spokesman and public relations strategist for LG Electronics in the United States.

Taylor is Chairman of the Video Division of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and Chairman of the Plasma Display Coalition. He serves on the boards of the Digital TV Transition Coalition, the Media Institute and the ATSC Forum. He also represents LG Electronics on the board of directors of the Major Appliances Division of the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers.

Active in digital television (DTV) since 1988, Taylor is a charter member of the Academy of Digital Television Pioneers (and recipient of its highest honor, the Industry Leadership Award).

Building on years of collaborations with the Advanced Television Systems Committee, National Association of Broadcasters and the Association for Maximum Service Television, Taylor has been working closely with the Open Mobile Video Coalition to establish LG technology as the centerpiece of the new mobile DTV standard and to help build a robust mobile DTV market.

He is former Chairman of the CEA HDTV Promotion Committee, past Chairman of the CEA Communications Committee, former Chairman of the Public Affairs Group of the “Digital HDTV Grand Alliance” and previous PR Chair of the ATSC.

Taylor joined Zenith in 1981 and was named the company’s senior public affairs executive in 1987 and a corporate officer in 1993. (Zenith merged with LG Electronics in 1999.) He graduated from Northwestern University’s Medill Graduate School of Journalism, Evanston, Ill., with an M.S. degree, and from DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind., with a B.A.

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Monster Cable

May 21, 2009 · Posted in 2010 Exhibitors, Product Profiles · Comments Off

Monster was founded by Head Monster Noel Lee with a commitment to creating products under the Monster Cable® brand to literally “make music sound better.” Today, Monster has grown and diversified to become the world’s leading manufacturer of connectivity solutions for high-performance audio, video, car audio, computer, console and computer gaming, as well as a leading innovator in the field of iPod® and iPhone™ accessories and professional audio and sound reinforcement. As part of its commitment to improving the music listening experience, Monster worked with Dr. Dre and Interscope Geffen A&M Chairman Jimmy Iovine to create the Beats™ by Dr. Dre™ headphone line, including the new Heartbeats by Lady Gaga headphones. The company is also continuing to innovate with its own line of Monster brand headphones, including “Turbine Pro In-Ear Speakers,” the first in-ear headphones geared for use by music professionals and audiophiles. Additionally, under its Monster Power® brand, the company is the leading manufacturer of high-performance AC power line conditioning and protection products for audio/video systems.

Explore the world of Monster at www.monstercable.com

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Richard Doherty is co-founder and Director, Envisioneering Group

May 20, 2009 · Posted in Speaker Bios · Comments Off

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Richard Doherty is co-founder and Director of The Envisioneering Group: a twenty-six year Seaford, NY Technology Assessment and Market Research Corporation. Before that, for thirteen years, Doherty was the Senior Technology Writer for Electronic Engineering Times, where he remains an occasional contributor. Doherty is an electro-physicist who has garnered more than a dozen U.S. patents in computing, communications, medical electronics, high performance tooling and consumer electronics industry sectors along with dozens of international patents. During Doherty’s 36 year career he has been Director of the Urban Vehicle Design Group at Pratt Institute, an engineer for Data General Corp., Chief Engineer of Lourdes Industries, Inc., founder and President of Optronic Labs and since 1983, co-founder and Director of The Envisioneering Group. There, he directs laboratory testing of technologies, products and services, oversees publication of the Envisioneering Newsletter, market research reports and provides senior executive counsel on market development and intellectual property protection, portfolio management and licensing opportunities. Doherty’s prime focus is on researching and articulating the impact of advanced digital technologies, services, products, industry initiatives and standards efforts on consumers, industry and society. Doherty is a 37 year member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and is active with its Biomedical Engineering, Solid State Circuits Society , Consumer Electronics Society, Broadcast Engineering, Magnetic Technology Society, Technology & Social Policy and other I.E.E.E. societies. This is his eleventh year as a planning director for the International Conference on Consumer Electronics. Doherty is also a member of the Society for Information Display, Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers and many other technology & professional business industry associations. In addition, Doherty has been a co-chair of, and presently sits on several cross industry standards associations and technical working groups, spanning consumer digital electronics, communications, digital media and computing architecture definition groups. He is called upon by the industry to organize and chair panels at trade conferences and technical symposia more than a dozen times each year. Amongst his many industry awards, Doherty has been cited by the International Television Association for his many years of technology coverage of digital video design and engineering trends, and is the writer most cited by the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment for detailed features on the evolution of America’s Digital TV system. Doherty also assisted Dr. Richard Feynman, NASA and Congressional researchers in the Shuttle Challenger accident investigation at the Kennedy Space Center, Johnson Space Center and many NASA contractor sites. In 2003, Doherty was nominated to and accepted a multi-year position on the Presidential Medal of Technology & Innovation Award Selection Committee, reporting to the White House and Department of Commerce. Acting as an independent resource on the impact of digital and internet technologies on the consumer, society and business, Doherty is quoted frequently for his opinions on new technologies by CNN, CNBC, Fox News and by numerous American and international industry trade and daily business publications, including the Wall Street Journal, NY Times, Washington Post, LA Times, Newsday and the San Jose Mercury News.

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Greg Gudorf, Chief Executive Officer, Digeo

May 20, 2009 · Posted in Speaker Bios · Comments Off

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Greg Gudorf, as chief executive officer and chief operating officer, is responsible for setting the strategic vision and bringing that vision to realization for Digeo. His most recent experience as president and chief operating officer at Digeo had him involved in day-to-day operations, with particular emphasis on product delivery and quality, process improvement, integration with MSO head-end systems and business development. Prior to Digeo, Gudorf was vice president of Television Marketing at Sony Electronics, where he was responsible for consumer television product marketing management, including new product and channel development. He also served as Sony’s TV-centric representative to cable system operators and as a board member of the Consumer Electronics Association’s video division. During his tenure at Sony, Gudorf was directly responsible for launching Passage, a key cable industry technology. He also led product development for one of the first HD digital cable-ready DVRs and managed Sony’s TiVo and WebTV product businesses for satellite and cable use. Throughout his more than 30 years in the consumer electronics industry, Gudorf has been involved in sales, marketing, business development, and management for the retail, distribution and manufacturing aspects of the business, with a particular emphasis on network products such as satellite, cable, and Internet offerings. He holds fourteen U.S. patents in the network and interactive TV fields with more than 30 additional patents pending. Gudorf has been published in several industry-related trade journals and often serves as a featured panelist at industry seminars. He holds an MBA from the University of Phoenix and is a graduate of Antioch University.

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Gary Shapiro, President and CEO, Consumer Electronics Association

May 18, 2009 · Posted in Speaker Bios · Comments Off

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Gary Shapiro is president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the U.S. trade association representing some 2,200 consumer electronics companies and owning and producing the world’s largest tradeshow for consumer technology, the International CES.

Shapiro is an active leader in the development, launch and marketing of HDTV. He has testified before Congress on HDTV and other technology and business issues more than 20 times. He co-founded and chaired the HDTV Model Station and has served as a leader of the Advanced Television Test Center (ATTC). He is a charter inductee to the Academy of Digital Television Pioneers, and in 2003 received its highest award as the industry leader most influential in advancing HDTV.

As chairman of the Home Recording Rights Coalition (HRRC), Shapiro has led the manufacturers’ legal and legislative battle to preserve the legality of recording technology and the consumer battle to protect fair use rights. Shapiro has held many exhibition industry leadership posts, and in 2002, received the exhibition industry’s highest honor, the IAEM Pinnacle Award. Shapiro also serves on the Board of Visitors of George Mason University, Virginia’s largest university, and is a member of the board of directors of the Northern Virginia Technology Council. He also served as a member of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Commission on Information Technology. Shapiro has also been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a “mastermind” for his initiative in helping to create the Industry Cooperative for Ozone Layer Protection (ICOLP).

Shapiro leads a staff of more than 130 employees and thousands of industry volunteers. CEA has won many awards; including several for its magazine, Vision, and awards as a family friendly employer and one of the 50 Great Places to Work in Washington.

Prior to joining the association, Shapiro was an associate at the law firm of Squire, Sanders and Dempsey. He also has worked on Capitol Hill, as an assistant to a member of Congress. He received his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate with a double major in economics and psychology from the State University of New York, Binghamton.

He is married to Dr. Susan Malinowski, a retina surgeon.

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Lauren Gould, Associate Producer, Martha Stewart Living Radio

May 15, 2009 · Posted in Speaker Bios · Comments Off

Lauren Gould is an Associate Producer for Martha Stewart Living Radio, where she focuses on lifestyle content including beauty, food, gardening, health, and technology. Recently, Lauren was the producer for the 2009 James Beard Award nominated show “Living Today.” In addition to her work at MSLR, Lauren has been featured on a number of national radio programs, written for online newsletters, and has spoken on personal and professional networking at Columbia University. Lauren also serves as the Director of New Student Member Relations for New York Women in Communications, Inc.

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Suzanne Kantra, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Techlicious.com

May 15, 2009 · Posted in Speaker Bios · Comments Off

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For the past 19 years, Suzanne has been exploring and writing about some of the world’s most exciting and important science and technology issues. Most recently, Suzanne was the Technology Editor for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, where she also hosted the radio show “Living with Technology” on Sirius Satellite Radio. Previously she served as Technology Editor for Popular Science Magazine. She has also been featured on CNN, CBS, and NBC.

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Erin Scottberg, Community Editor, AOL’s Lemondrop.com

May 15, 2009 · Posted in Speaker Bios · Comments Off

As the community editor at Lemondrop.com, Erin Scottberg works to build the Lemondrop community through social news and networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Digg and Stumble, while also helping develop content that’s going to get the readers talking to each other and spark conversation around the Web. She has a background in tech writing, having covered gadgets and the tech industry for Laptop magazine, Popular Mechanics and The Family Groove.com.

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