Speakers



Conference Chair Masud Mansuripur University of Arizona 

Dr. Jordi Ribas Director Technical Strategy Windows Digital Media Division Microsoft 

Charlie Mitsuhashi Sony 

Bert Hesselink, Ph.D Stanford University 

Yawara Kaneko, Ph.D. President & CEO TechnoConsulting, Inc. 

Jim Taylor Senior VP & General Manager Advanced Technology Group Sonic Solutions 

Mark Knox HD DVD Promotion Group 

Tom Coughlin President Coughlin Associates 

Maciek Brzeski VP Marketing Toshiba Storage Device Division 

Gordon Hughes Center for Magnetic Recording Research University of California, San Diego 
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Sponsorships

The MEDIA-TECH Association offers ways for you to get greater access to, and visibility within, the media manufacturing community. Increase your exposure by becoming a sponsor. All sponsors will be listed in the Conference & Showcase program.
In addition, the benefits of each specific sponsorship are described below.
MEDIA-TECH Beverage Breaks starting at $2,500 Tuesday Morning | $ 2,500 | Tuesday Afternoon | $ 5,500 | Wednesday Morning | $ 2,500 | Wednesday Afternoon | $ 5,500 |
Beverage Breaks are offered in the morning and afternoon of Tuesday and Wednesday. They will feature hot and cold beverages in the morning and cold beverages with a special food item in the afternoon. You will have the option to provide napkins with your company's logo imprinted on them (at company's expense) to be used during these breaks and your company name will be placed on all break signs.
MEDIA-TECH Cocktail Party
$7,500 - Limited to three companies (exclusive sponsorship $20,000) The MEDIA-TECH Cocktail Party will be held on Tuesday, October 10 and is the perfect opportunity for you as a sponsor to extend your brand of hospitality to delegates during the initial part of the conference and showcase.
Sponsorship benefits include:
| Companies will be acknowledged as the cocktail sponsor in all Showcase & Conference print material including the registration brochure and program |
| Acknowledgements and promotion as the cocktail sponsor on all tickets printed for the event. |
| Company logo will appear on the sponsors section of the Showcase & Conference website. |
| Sponsors may provide a freestanding banner, which will be positioned in a prominent location at the cocktail party (maximum 2m high x 1m wide) |
For sponsorship opportunities contact:
Deborah Rice deborahr@netzero.net ++1 513-895-2051

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Speakers



Eiji Ohno Manager Media Process Development Team Panasonic/Matsushita Electric 

Andy Parsons Senior Vice President Pioneer 

Lisa Dhar Founder & VP Media Development InPhase Technology 

Dr. Brian Lawrence Manager Integrated Polymer Systems GE Global Research 

Yuzuru Takashima Stanford University 

Wolfgang Schlichting Research Director Removable Storage IDC 

Dominick DallaVerde Senior Director Preproduction Cinram International, Inc. 

Bob Freedman CTO Optical Media Crest National 

Roland Lacher MEDIA-TECH Association 


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