Erol Vekil – Global Sales Director GestureTek (US) | |
Currently the Global Sales Director for GestureTek Inc., the world leader in computer vision control technology, Erol Vekil has extensive management and business development experience with both start-ups and established organizations in North America, Europe, Middle East and South America. Erol has managed multi-million dollar companies and divisions in consumer electronics (Thomson Multimedia), computers (OEM- Toshiba) and enterprise software (Sage-Datamedia), and has partnered with multinationals, including Sony, Panasonic, Pace Digital, Sage, IBM, Thomson, Toshiba, Microsoft, Intel and Psion, for regional business development. more |
Tom Goddard, Executive Chairman of Digicom (UK) | |
Tom Goddard (born 1950) is a media entrepreneur based in London with particular specialism in digital and traditional Out of Home Media. He is Chairman and shareholder of a number of private media companies in the UK, Russia and China (UK: Digicom; Ocean Outdoor; Marketing Force / Russia: Gallery Media Services / China: Sky Flying Media). more |
Dr. Leo Kivijarv, Vice President Research PQ Media (US) | |
Dr. Kivijarv is Vice President Research of PQ Media, the leading provider of global media econometrics and pioneer of 21st century alternative media research. PQ Media partners with Veronis Suhler Stevenson on the annual Communications Industry Forecast, the media industry’s benchmark for spending, usage and trends data. more |
Jose Avalos, Director of Digital Signage Intel Corporation (US) | |
Jose Avalos is the Director of Digital Signage for Intel Corporation in the Embedded & Communications Group. In this role, Jose leads Intel’s world wide Digital Signage business and his organization is responsible for delivering Intel’s Intelligent Digital Signage Platforms, as well as initiatives to fuel the growth of the Industry. Jose has a multi-faceted career with numerous General Management and Director level positions at Intel in Business, Marketing and Engineering.more |
Brian Dusho, OVAB US (US) | |
Brian Dusho is responsible for company strategy, marketing, global sales organization and all business development activities. Brian is an active member the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA), Out of Home Video Advertising Bureau (OVAB), OVAB Europe and Canadian Out of Home Digital Association (CODA). He is involved in the thought leadership process aimed at establishing best practices and shaping future standards for the digital out-of-home (digital signage) media. Brian is regularly invited to speak at industry events. more |
Chris Heap – Managing Director Imperative Group (UK) | |
Chris has been involved in the creation, deployment, management and effectiveness of DOOH networks (audio, visual and hybrid) for over 11 years and can claim to have worked on some of the largest and/or path-finding retail deployments in the UK for agencies including CAN Media, Instrumental Media, Mood Media and CBS Alive (was TDI) on behalf of brands including Kroger, Tesco, The Life Channel, H&M, Mall Corporation, Target & Shell. more |
Dr. Martin Strohbach – NEC Europe, Network Division (DE) | |
Dr. Martin Strohbach is a research scientist at NEC Laboratories Europe (NLE) in Heidelberg, Germany. Since 2008 he is leading a research project on Pervasive Display Networks that focuses on advancing existing Digital Signage solutions with context information and real-time audience measurement data. Martin received his Dipl.-Inf. (MSc in Computer Science) from University of Karlsruhe in 2001. After that, he worked as a research associate at Lancaster University, UK and contributed to research on the Internet of Things by developing context-aware services offered by wireless sensor networks and smart, physical objects. He received his PhD from Lancaster University in November 2006. As part of his PhD he developed a framework for physical everyday objects that use P2P rule-based reasoning to detect situations in their environment. In July 2006, Martin joined NLE as a Research Scientist. more |
Jan Huisman, CEO NarComm (NL) | |
NarComm creates tailored Narrowcasting Communication Concepts. Objective is the translation of your message into what your target group desires to experience. We are able to incorporate our product lines Concept, Creation, System Services and Media to your benefits. NarComm Media is responsible for the exploitation of communication networks indoor- and outdoor, using LED full colour technology. This ranges from local, National and International advertisement to outdoor sport event campaigns. more |