2005 Keynote Speakers

2006 Keynote Speakers

		Opening Keynote Breakfast Address
		Monday, January 09, 2006 9:00 AM - 10:20 AM Room N257/259/261 Keynote Speaker Edward H. Frank Vice President Research and Development Broadcom Corporation
		Edward H. Frank, Ph.D. is Corporate Vice President of Research and Development for Broadcom Corporation, a leading world-wide manufacturer of communication semiconductors. At Broadcom, Dr. Frank is responsible for driving Broadcom into new markets, including 802.11 and Mobile Multimedia. He is also responsible for maintaining the continued excellence of Broadcom's execution engine. Dr. Frank joined Broadcom in May 1999 following the Company's acquisition of Epigram, Inc., a developer of advanced semiconductor products for high speed home networking. Dr. Frank was a co-founder and Executive Vice President of Epigram from November 1996 to May 1999. From 1993 to 1996 he was a co-founder and Vice President for Engineering of NeTpower Inc., a computer workstation manufacturer. From 1988 to 1993 he was a Distinguished Engineer at Sun Microsystems, Inc., where he was co-architect of several generations of Sun Sparcstations, and was a Principal of Sun's Green Project, which created the technology that became Java. Dr. Frank received a B.S.E.E. and an M.S.E.E. from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Frank holds over 30 patents, is a Trustee of Carnegie Mellon University, and a Technical Advisor to Advanced Technology Ventures, a Palo Alto, CA base venture capital firm.
		Connecting Everything: The Strategic Opportunities for Communication in Consumer Electronics Dr. Frank will discuss how the evolution of wired and wireless communication technologies together with the dramatic reduction in the cost of implementation, is creating a revolutionary opportunity to change the nature of consumer electronics. He will show why previous initiatives for a common communication platform among CE devices failed, and how new initiatives can be successful by adopting a few simple principles.

		Luncheon Keynote Address
		Tuesday, January 10, 2006 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM Room N257/259/261 Keynote Speaker Philip Laven Director Technical Department EBU
		Philip Laven is Director of the Technical Department of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) based in Geneva. The EBU represents the interests of public service broadcasters with 74 active Members in 54 countries of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, and 48 associate Members in 28 countries further afield. He joined the EBU in 1997, having previously worked for the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) since 1966. Most of his work was associated with R&D, including being Chief Engineer R&D with responsibility for all of the BBC’s R&D activities. As Controller of Engineering Policy from 1993 to 1997, he played a leading role in the development of the BBC's policy on many technical developments, such as the introduction of digital audio broadcasting and digital television. He is also active in numerous standardisation initiatives, including Chairman of the ETSI/EBU/CENELEC Joint Technical Committee, which is responsible for setting European standards for broadcasting systems. Mr Laven is also Treasurer and member of the WorldDAB Steering Board.
		The End of Broadcasting? 25 years ago, broadcasters were the dominant source of video content in the home. Today, video content is also available via DVDs, the Internet, mobile phones, etc. New technologies, such as local storage and broadband delivery systems, will offer attractive new services to users at home and on the move. Will broadcasting be made redundant by the onslaught of these new technologies?