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Video has finally reached into the merger of the entertainment, communications, and technology revolution and making itself heard. Call it a video tipping point, a video revolution, or simply the next logical step in video to the consumer on all platforms, all the time, but something big is at hand. Video search is becoming the hot-button topic, and one must ask the question, what are they searching for?
As broadband brings video to the consumer on any number of devices, there is no shortage of video content. From the billions of hours of already-existing libraries, the daily output of the global news and content providers to the trillions of hours of "personal video," call them v-blogs, video podcasts, mobisodes, or personal video chat, our universe is past the point of no return. We are now simply codifying the experience, giving it form and coherence. For those who are with us today, welcome to the party, because you will remember this tipping point moment forever.
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Ross Pollack
Senior Vice President, Distribution, Asia
Sony Pictures Television International
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Mr. Pollack has been in his current position since 2004. Based at SPTI's regional headquarters in Hong Kong, he heads SPTI's licensing group in Asia and is responsible for distribution of all Sony Pictures' filmed entertainment, acquired products, and SPTI-produced product content in the region. Prior to his promotion, Mr. Pollack was named senior vice president of business development in Asia in 2003. He worked closely with the regional team to identify and develop new business opportunities in Asia for SPTI's three main lines of business — licensing, international production, and international networks.
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Chris Lau
Director of Future Services
SmarTone-Vodafone
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Mr. Lau has more than 20 years of experience in telecommunications products and services development. Before joining the group in 1992, he had held various product development positions in both mobile and fixed network operators in North America and Hong Kong. Mr. Lau was appointed to his present position in October 2001. In this role, he is responsible for developing mobile voice and non-voice new products/services, developing advanced corporate services for corporate customers, and sourcing new technology for new mobile services.
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Preston Lau
General Manager, Hong Kong Business
Google Inc.
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Mr. Lau is responsible for sales and business development as well as team and operation oversight in Hong Kong. Prior to this role, he led Google's strategic partnership development in the region and successfully established key relationships with renowned telecom operators and mobile manufacturers, including Hutchison and HTC, as well as content developers to beef up Google's service offerings around videos, maps, and finance. Before joining Google, Mr. Lau held regional sales and business development roles at many global technology firms, including Sun Microsystems, Silicon Graphics, and Alcatel. He earned his bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and his master's degree in business administration at the Santa Clara University.
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Jeffrey Soong
Chief Executive Officer
Broadband Network Systems
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Mr. Soong has more than 20 years of experience in entertainment, technology, and international finance and is a recognized expert on entertainment and technology convergence. Prior to co-founding BNS, he was CEO of Vodexa Networks, a U.S. technology company with major Hollywood studio clients. Over the course of his career, Mr. Soong has also held senior management positions with SVP International, a TV program production and distribution company, and CSSV Media Ventures and World Entertainment Network. He holds a B.S. degree in electrical engineering and computer science and undertook Ph.D. scholarship studies in computer science at Caltech.
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