SID & IHS Collaborate on Highly Anticipated Business Conference at Display Week 2014

CAMPBELL, Calif., March 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Society for Information Display (SID), in collaboration with IHS Technology, today made available the schedule of topics and speakers for its annual Business Conference (Monday, June 2) at Display Week 2014, which is taking place June 1-6 at the San Diego Convention Center. 

Businesses in the display industry face an unprecedented confluence of challenges, from the uncertain global economic outlook to complex supply chains and ever-changing end markets. Display Week's Business Conference investigates current and future issues and provides in–depth analysis and knowledge of the display industry necessary for successfully navigating this evolving sector.  Industry leaders and IHS analysts will provide attendees insight into current market dynamics, technology and the trends to watch, as well as their impact on the supply chain.

The Business Conference will also feature lively panel discussions and ample opportunities for networking. The morning will kick off with a keynote from Mary Lou Jepsen, head of the Display Division for Google X, and who is also widely recognized as one of the world's top display screen/hardware innovators.  In addition, there will be presenters from Asahi Glass, AUO, Bernstein, BizWitz LLC, Corning, Dolby, Intel, Nanosys, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Qualcomm, Rovi Corp., Sungkyunkwan University, Synaptics, Tianma, TPK, Universal Display Corp., and more.

The Display Week Business Conference will provide a unique forum where attendees will gain insight from leading minds in the display industry.  The daylong event is broken out as follows:

• Morning session, TV Everywhere…Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device Format, covering such topics as:
  • Connectivity and content consumption driving the display device market
  • Resolution revolution driving the high-performance display market
  • Form factor shift (e.g., curved displays)—will it drive the next-generation display market?
• Afternoon session, Display Everywhere…Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device Format, with topics including:
  • Touch/gesture/motion markets, technology and business outlook
  • New technologies, materials, market opportunities, challenges, growth momentum and outlook
  • Financial and investment outlook—cost and profitability issues
• Networking cocktail reception

More information on the Business Conference can be found here.  Additional details on the SID/IHS co-produced Market Focus Conference (MFC) series' Touch Gesture Motion (TGM) event, to be held Wednesday, June 4, were released last week, while more specifics on the Flexible Displays MFC scheduled for Thursday, June 5, will be made available shortly.  For more information on the various programs occurring during Display Week, please visit www.displayweek.org.  Media interested in attending Display Week, please contact Marie Labrie or Angie Kellen at [email protected].  Companies interested in exhibiting/sponsoring at Display Week should contact Jim Buckley at [email protected] (if headquartered in Europe or the Americas) or Sue Chung at [email protected] (if headquartered in Asia).

About Display Week
The 51^st SID International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition, or Display Week 2014, will take place June 1-6, 2014 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Calif.  Display Week is the premier international gathering of scientists, engineers, manufacturers and users in the field of electronic information displays.  For more information on Display Week 2014, visit www.displayweek.org or follow us on Twitter at @DisplayWeek.  Display Week-related tweets can be created, viewed and shared using the hash tag #SID2014.

About SID
The Society for Information Display (SID) is the only professional organization focused on the display industry.  In fact, by exclusively focusing on the advancement of electronic display technology, SID provides a unique platform for industry collaboration, communication and training in all related technologies while showcasing the industry's best new products.  With more than 6,000 members worldwide, the organization's members are professionals in the technical and business disciplines that relate to display research, design, manufacturing, applications, marketing and sales.  To promote industry and academic technology development, while also educating consumers on the importance of displays, SID hosts more than ten conferences a year, including Display Week, which brings industry and academia all under one roof to showcase technology that will shape the future.  SID's global headquarters are located at 1475 S. Bascom Ave., Ste. 114, Campbell, CA 95008.  For more information, visit www.sid.org.

About IHS (www.ihs.com)
IHS Technology (NYSE: IHS) is the leading source of information, insight and analytics in critical areas that shape today's business landscape. Businesses and governments in more than 165 countries around the globe rely on the comprehensive content, expert independent analysis and flexible delivery methods of IHS to make high-impact decisions and develop strategies with speed and confidence. IHS has been in business since 1959 and became a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange in 2005. Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, USA, IHS is committed to sustainable, profitable growth and employs approximately 8,000 people in 31 countries around the world. IHS is a registered trademark of IHS Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright © 2014 IHS Inc. All rights reserved.

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