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Day 1 - Tuesday January 5, 2010

7:30 to 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast - Sponsored by

8:00 to 8:15 AM

Introduction: Tom Coughlin, Coughlin Associates

8:15 to 9:45 AM
A1: Storage and Content Creation and Editing - Sponsored by
This session addresses digital storage and the requirements for capturing, editing, and archiving content. The industry is being transformed by file-based content distribution, as major studios and theatres embrace digital cinema and high resolution 3D content and as ever larger content libraries are created and maintained.

Moderator: Clyde Smith, Turner Broadcasting

Speakers:
• Alex Grossman, Active Storage
• Manu Pillai, Nethra
• David Flynn, Fusion-io
• Tracey Doyle, EMC
• Hossein ZiaShakeri, Spectra Logic

Panelists:
• Eric Herzog, Tarmin Technologies
• Rob Caldiera, Hitachi GST

9:45 to 10:00 AM
Morning Break -Sponsored by

10:00 to 10:30 AM
Keynote Speech 1

Total Recall and Total Storage

Gordon Bell, Principal Researcher and James Gemmell, Senior Researcher, Microsoft Research

10:30 to 12:00 AM
B1: Finding, Protecting and Using Content - Sponsored by
This session explores the latest developments in content indexing and searching, including automated metadata generation. It also examines the role digital storage will play in providing greater privacy protection. We’ll also look at new products and specifications that will make content more secure as well as easier to find and use.

Moderator: Jim Porter, DiskTrend

Speakers:
• Jorge Campello, Trusted Computing Group
• Scott Linfoot, Fiteris
• William Qualls, Imation
• Sean Barry, Kroll OnTrack
• Paul Carpentier, Caringo

Panelists:
• Gianfranco Scherini, STMicroelectronics
• Emeka Akezuwa, Gaviri Technologies

12:00 to 1:30 PM
Lunch and Exhibits - Sponsored by AND

1:30 to 2:00 PM
Keynote Speech 2

Digital Forgetfulness

Samuel A. Fineberg, Distinguished Technologist, HP

2:00 to 3:00 PM
C1: Analyst Perspectives: What’s New in Storage Technology, Media and Entertainment and Consumer Storage? - Sponsored by
What’s the current status of storage device technology and markets for entertainment and personal storage? Learn what VCs are investing in now. What do leading analysts think are the hot new technologies and drivers for growth in entertainment and consumer storage markets?

Moderator: Guy Finley, Media and Entertainment Services Alliance

Panelists:
• Deepak Joseph, CEA
• Jim Handy, Objective Analysis
• Greg McAdoo, Sequoia Capital This presenter did not use graphics
• Sergis Mushell, Gartner This presentation is unpublished at the request of the presenter
• Jim Bottoms, Futuresource

3:00 to 3:30 PM Afternoon Break and Networking - Sponsored by

3:30 to 4:15 PM
D1: “I’m Your Future, and I Need Storage!” - Sponsored by
This will be our third year of this popular session featuring consumers in their late teens and early 20’s discussing what they want in consumer devices and the role digital storage plays in the products that appeal to them. Don’t miss the future, catch it here!

Moderator: Jim Handy, Objective Analysis

4:15 to 5:45 PM
E1: The Technology of Storage - Sponsored by
Find out about the latest in storage technologies such as hard disk drives, solid state drives, flash memory and brand new storage technologies. Learn about the fast new interfaces and standards that will be used to create effective, green and speedy storage devices and networks.

Moderator: Melissa Perenson, PC World

Speakers:
• Conrad Maxwell, Silicon Image
• John Rydning, IDC
• Justin Sykes, Micron Technology
• Troy Winslow, Intel
• Tony Kim, Samsung Semiconductor

Panelists:
• Esther Spanjer, SMART Modular
• Michael Hajeck, Western Digital

5:45 to 8:00 PM Reception - Sponsored by
Welcome by Don Clegg, SuperMicro

Day 2 - Wednesday January 6, 2010

7:30 to 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast - Sponsored by

8:00 to 9:30 AM
A2: Storing More Stuff in CE Devices - Sponsored by
Digital storage is crucial to product design from MP3 players to computers. Hear how leading designers of consumer products and storage developers are working together to meet this critical need in the future. Find out the latest in storage technology. What are options to protect and recover your content?

Moderator: Krishna Chander, Chander Consulting

Speakers:
• Francesco Brianti, STMicroelectronics
• Roy Sherrill, Datalight
• Maciek Brzeski, Toshiba Storage Device Division
• John Osterhout, Hitachi GST
• Adam Powers, Rovi

Panelists:
• Rick Wietfeldt, Qualcomm
• Doug Dumitru, EasyCo

9:30 to 10:00 AM
Keynote Speech 3

The Organics of SSDs

Dean Klein, Vice President, Memory System Development, Micron

10:00 to 10:15 AM
Morning Break - Sponsored by

10:15 to 11:50 AM
B2: Enabling Technologies for High Resolution Applications - Sponsored by
High resolution content on consumer electronic devices requires more writing and reading, continuous connectivity, greater levels of power and power management, more sophisticated operating systems and other software, and new display technologies. Find out about these developing ways to make better CE devices and find out about amazing products that will change our world and boost digital storage demand.

Moderator: Jeff Janukowicz, IDC

Speakers:
• Rick Dean, THX (mini-keynote)
• Ethan Schur, TDVision
• Kyle Wiens, iFixit
• Daniel Beneke, Imation

Panelists:
• Mike Sonders, MotionDSP
• Rana Kabir, FlashBridge

11:50 to 12:50 AM
C2:Cloud Storage for Consumers and Enterprises - Sponsored by
Distributing content as well as on-line back-up and disaster recovery are driving demand for remote storage. This session exposes the storage requirements and trends for on-line content delivery and remote storage. Learn about new business opportunities and how they’ll impact the growth and use of storage in this growing market.

Moderator: Robin Harris, StorageMojo

Speakers:
• Dean Neumann, Bycast
• R. Andre Peek, IBM
• Kumar Abhijeet, Cleversafe
• Norman Henderson, Asankya

Panelists:
• Bhavik Vyas, Aspera
• Robert Ellison, Cucku
• Art Cruz, Supermicro

12:50 to 2:00 PM
Lunch and Exhibits - Sponsored by

2:00 to 2:30 PM
Keynote Speech 4

NAS for Mere Mortals

Simon Milner; Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise Business Unit; Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.

2:30 to 4:00 PM
D2: The Future of Content Delivery - Sponsored by
Find out about the latest trends in physical content distribution including optical and solid state models. Hear about technologies that promise to provide comprehensive and reliable network access to commercial and personal content. Can physical distribution compete against or live with content downloading?

Moderator: Bryan Ekus, MediaTech

Speakers:
• Jim Taylor, Sonic
• Glenn Grube, ModusLink
• Alan Bell, Alan Bell Consulting
• Jim Cooke, Micron
• Rick Popko, Weber Shandwick

Panelists:
• Steve Visconti, Atrato

4:00 to 4:15 PM
Afternoon Break - Sponsored by

4:15 to 5:30 PM
E2: Personal Home Storage: Saving, Sharing and Protecting Family Content - Sponsored by
As home storage requirements increase we need new ways to organize, backup, share and manage our personal and commercial content. Find out about the technology and business models enabling directly attached and networked storage. This is one of the biggest growth areas in consumer storage— find out why.