Our Platforms breakout sessions will offer engaging panel discussions which outline and discuss the technology platforms which are enabling the digital home. Panel descriptions are below:

MoCA: Maximizing the In-Home Coax Network 9:45 - 10:45a
Multimedia over Coax has seen significant momentum, particularly in North America. This panel discussion will outline and discuss the latest developments with MoCA and provide a roadmap for its future.

Speakers
Anton Monk, CTO, MoCA (Moderator)
John Civiletto, Executive Director of Platform Architecture, Cox
Alan Smith, Senior Product Manager, DirecTV
Bill Uliasz, Director – Home Networking, Verizon

Everywire Home Networking: The Path from HPNA to G.hn 11:00a – 12:00p
IPTV providers have long included HPNA in their plans for digital content distribution in the home. Emerging applications which leverage G.hn are now emerging, and this panel discussion will outline the roadmap to G.hn, its capabilities, and its promise.

Speakers
Richard Nesin, Executive Director, HomePNA Alliance (Moderator)
Reuven Franco, G.hn Product Manager, Home Connectivity Business Unit, Sigma Designs
Art Mimnaugh, Director, IPTV Business Unit Americas, Advanced Digital  Broadcast
John Pitt, Senior Engineer CPE & Home Networking, Bell Aliant

Gateways into the Digital Home: Surveying the Landscape 2:00 – 3:00p
The emerging digital home is changing the landscape of customer premise equipment. Home gateways, set-top-boxes, gaming consoles, home servers, routers, etc. are all present in the digital home and the lines between them (and who manages them) are becoming more gray. This panel of experts will outline and discuss the evolving world of digital home customer premise equipment and the implications for service providers.

Speakers
Carol Wilson, Chief Editor – Events, Light Reading (Moderator)
John Griffin, Senior Director, Online Media, Dolby Laboratories
Kapriel Karagozyan, Vice President, Business Development, Celeno
Tom Williams, Vice President of Service Provider Marketing and Business Development, ARRIS

Content Anywhere, Anytime: Meeting the Customer Demand 3:15 – 4:15p
Consumers are beginning to realize the promise of content anywhere, anytime, and their expectations are on the rise. Service providers need to understand these expectations and develop strategies to meet them. This panel discussion will outline the move to deliver entertainment content across multiple platforms and its implications for broadband carriers.

Speakers
Andy Tarczon, Founding Partner, Corporate Development, The Diffusion Group (Moderator)
David Allred, Chief Marketing Officer, Sezmi
Richard Bullwinkle, Chief Evangelist, Rovi Corporation
Thomas Fuerst, Senior Director, Multimedia Solutions Marketing, Alcatel-Lucent
Alex Glass, Vice President, Global Operations, thePlatform

Cloud Meets the Home: Are You Ready? 4:30 – 5:30p
A range of digital home services are now available from the cloud including remote DVR and digital storage lockers. As customers become more accustomed to these cloud services, what are the implications and opportunities for broadband carriers? This panel discussion will outline and discuss the future of cloud based digital home services and what service providers need to do to prepare.

Speaker
Steve Hawley, Principal Analyst & Consultant, tvstrategies – Advanced Media
Strategies LLC (Moderator)
Steve Davi, Senior Vice President, Advanced Technology, SeaChange International
Kshitij Kumar, Vice President, Video Solutions Group, Concurrent

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