USA Showcase

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Invited Session 6Admission Free

Venue: Room 101, 1F International Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe

11.16（Wed）10:30-12:00

Reservation Closed

USA Showcase Forum: Technology
New Technologies from the USA

Mr. Erick Kish

Opening remarks
Mr. Erick Kish
Commercial Attache, US Embassy, Japan

Glimmerglass Intelligent Optical System for Video Applications

Ms. Alice Kung

Ms. Alice Kung
Asia Business Development Director, Glimmerglass Networks
[Abstract]
Glimmerglass was founded in 2000. The company is a world leader in the management of optical signals and ultra-high bandwidth fiber networks. The company has been awarded 41 patents in 12 countries and has numerous industry-leading customers worldwide. Glimmerglass is headquartered in Silicon Valley, USA.
New high-definition digital production and distribution standards are requiring video producers and broadcasters around the world to upgrade their facilities to support 4K and 8K video. Traditional coax based media network technologies no longer adequately support these new high-speed video standards. The Glimmerglass Intelligent Optical Switch (IOS) is a proven high-speed (up to 400G) optical switching platform that enables the production, switching, distribution, and multicast of 4K or 8K high-definition video. The IOS is a pure optical switch so data rate and protocol independent. As video speeds increase above 8K and protocols change, producers and broadcasters can rely on the IOS to handle these new signals without any hardware upgrade. When video production and distribution move from traditional coax to high capacity optical fiber, the IOS becomes a cost effective, flexible, reliable, and future proof solution to switch and distribute video signals.
[Speaker's Bio]
Alice joined Glimmerglass in 2007 to drive sales and marketing strategies in Asia. Prior, Alice held similar positions at Apple, Radius, Inc., IBM, Latitude Communications (acquired by Cisco Systems), Visioneer, and iXOS Software AG. Alice has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in Economics from Stanford University.

SoundCheck; Audio Test and Measurement System

Mr. Tomohiko Teraoka

Mr. Tomohiko Teraoka
Sales Manager, Audio Tech

[Abstract]
Listen Inc. is a world leader in audio and electroacoustic test and measurement. Founded in 1995, the company has pioneered electroacoustic measurement techniques for 20 years and sets the standard in the marketplace with powerful and innovative test methods and algorithms, fast and flexible testing, and excellent service and customer support.
[Speaker's Bio]
Tomohiko Teraoka has over 25years sales engineer/international trading business expert in acoustic measurement and chemical analysis field. He joined Audio Tech, an official import agent for Listen.inc., since 2009 as a sales manager and also concurrently serves as CEO of Riko Associates – import agent of G.R.A.S. Sound & Vibration A/S.

Accelerate Workflow Performance for High Resolution Picture Production with Panasas Direct Flow

Mr. Masataka Ochiai
Assistant to General Manager,
Solution Development and Promotion Department, CTCSP Corporation

[Abstract]
In the workflow of picture production, which recently become higher and higher resolution, the storage devices, which is home of picture files, would often become bottleneck. Panasas ActiveStor series can solve the bottleneck due to applying Direct Flow, which is its unique IO parallelism technology, and make the workflow much accelerate.
[Speaker's Bio]
On Storage Technology Japan, in charge of Product Marketing and Sales for 8 and half years. For 6 and half years, to develop EMC storage business in Japan and establish Japanese subsidiary, and assigned Marketing Manager on EMC Japan. On Itochu Techno-Solutions (CTC), in charge of storage business promotion and Sun Microsystems business promotion for over 11 years. On CTCSP – one of subsidiaries of CTC, in charge of storage business promotion as well as Panasas.

Invited Session 4Admission Free

Japanese / English simultaneous interpreting available

Venue: International Conference Room, 2F International Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe

11.18（Fri）10:00-11:40

Reservation Closed

USA Showcase Forum
New Innovations from the USA

Mr. Jonathan M. Heimer

Opening remarks
Mr. Jonathan M. Heimer
Commercial Counselor and Deputy Senior Commercial Officer
United States Embassy in Tokyo

Mr. Jason Levin

Connected Creativity: From 4K to 8K to 360 VR: Adobe’s Video Tools Deliver the Future of Editing
Mr. Jason Levine
Principal WorldWide Evangelist Adobe Systems

[Abstract]
Premiere Pro has become a proven leader in the video space, thanks in part to the continuous innovations brought to Creative Cloud. The frequency at which ever-evolving industry standards become part of the applications we use each and every day has become a key elements to Premiere Pro’s success. In the next release of Creative Cloud, witness the incredible interoperability between Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, Character Animator and Media Encoder with enhanced Dynamic Link; create text templates and non-destructively share and make changes live between Premiere Pro and AE; grade and finish your ultra-HD content with enhancements to the Lumetri Color panel; Create gorgeous 3D text and shapes with realistic extrusions, lights and shadows leveraging the new Cinema4D 3D render engine in After Effects; and become part of the story with Premiere Pro’s support for immersive 360 VR editing, grading and delivery to YouTube and Facebook…and there’s so much more!

Mr. Hao Chen

Virtual Reality for Everyone: Opportunities and Challenges
Mr. Hao Chen
Senior Principal Software Engineer Amazon.com, Inc.

[Abstract]
Virtual Reality as an entertainment platform has shown great promises, and yet, the vast majority of the VR content today has not fulfilled those promises. Therefore, significant opportunities exist for us to create meaningful, deeply engaging and differentiating VR experiences. However, we have to overcome a number of challenges ranging from content creation, storytelling, and delivering high fidelity with low latency to low powered devices. At Amazon, we believe that the cloud is key to overcome these obstacles and it is the fundamental building block for any entertainment experiences of the future. In this talk, we will take a closer look at the challenges VR faces today, what are the areas of significant opportunities, and why the cloud connected VR experiences might be exactly what is missing to make VR great for everyone.
[Speaker's Bio]
For nearly two decades, Hao Chen has led graphics R&D and game engine development at a number of game companies, including SingleTrac, Microsoft, Bungie, prior to joining Amazon. Hao and his team have consistently raised the visual bar for real-time graphics and the core technology they created became the foundation for some of the most innovative and influential games in history, including the Halo series and Destiny. Hao recently joined Amazon’s games technology group as a senior principal engineer, focusing on graphics, AR and VR, cloud rendering and other disruptive technologies. In his spare time, Hao enjoys photography, making music and films, and piloting airplanes.

Mr. Keiichiro Fujii

Video transmitted Smart Glass Solutions for Enterprise market
Mr. Keiichiro Fujii
Director of Operations Japan

[Abstract]
There is a various smart glasses solution today.
The popular use cases are 2-way video, tele-medicine and remote support with video conference.
We'll talk about the current state variously.
[Speaker's Bio]
Director of operation JAPAN since Vuzix established Tokyo office in 2007.Vuzix is a member of the Open Mobile Alliance and the Device WebAPI consortium to work for an international standardization of wearable technology and manufacturing the smart glasses.

USA Showcase

Booth No. Company Name
8120
Embassy of the United States of America
http://www.export.gov
  • Embassy of the United States of America
8121
Vuzix
http://www.vuzix.jp/
Vuzix is a leading supplier of Video Eyewear and Smart Glasses products in the consumer, commercial and entertainment markets. The Company's products include personal display and wearable computing devices that offer users a portable high quality viewing experience, provide solutions for mobility, wearable displays and virtual and augmented reality. Vuzix holds 41 patents and 11 additional patents pending and numerous IP licenses in the Video Eyewear field. The Company has won Consumer Electronics Show (or CES) awards for innovation for the years 2005 to 2014 and several wireless technology innovation awards among others. Founded in 1997, Vuzix is a public company (NASDAQ: VUZI) with offices in Rochester, NY, Oxford, UK and Tokyo, Japan.
  • Vuzix
  • Vuzix
8118
Audio Tech
http://www.listeninc.com
Listen Inc is proud to announce its 20th year as a leading provider of audio test and measurement systems and expertise. Two decades of innovation and steady growth have made Listen’s flagship product, SoundCheck, an industry-standard audio test system in the consumer electronics industry.
  • Audio Tech
8117
Glimmerglass Networks
http://www.glimmerglass.com
Glimmerglass is the leading supplier of Intelligent Optical Switching and Management solutions. Our purely optical, photonic switching systems enable telecommunications service providers, government agencies, large enterprises, and data network operators worldwide to rapidly and remotely create, monitor, reconfigure and protect optical paths in their networks. Using Glimmerglass systems, customers can switch ultra-high bandwidth data like 4K/8K video, reduce operating expenses, provide faster provisioning, improve productivity, and increase network availability. Glimmerglass was founded in 2000. Glimmerglass management team consists of seasoned telecommunications and information technology executives with technical expertise in software network management, embedded software, and optical technology. The company has been awarded 41 patents in 12 countries and has numerous industry-leading customers worldwide. Glimmerglass is headquartered in Silicon Valley, USA.
  • Audio Tech
8120
Panasas, Inc.
http://www.panasas.com
Experience new performance in digital production with proven, reliable storage technology that takes on the most complex and challenging tasks. Panasas drives innovation in media & entertainment by accelerating workflows and simplifying data management with ActiveStorR, a fully integrated scale-out NAS solution consisting of hybrid storage hardware and the patented PanFSR file system supported by Panasas’ DirectFlowR protocol for high-performance as well as NFS and SMB protocols. With Panasas, production teams are able to ingest, process and deliver video faster and in higher resolutions, and consolidate their workflows under a single global namespace. In addition to enterprise-grade data management features, ActiveStor incorporates Panasas’ unique approach to erasure code technology, which delivers triple parity protection for industry-leading reliability that scales with capacity. Deliver great content faster than ever. Experience Panasas.
  • Panasas, Inc.
  • Panasas, Inc.
8120
The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan
http://accj.or.jp/
The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) was established in 1948 as a means of developing commerce between the U.S. and Japan. Today the ACCJ has offices in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya, and represents approximately 3,000 members from more than 1,000 companies and over 40 countries.
  • The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan<

Contact info
Tel : 03-3433-5381
Fax : 03-3433-8454
Email : info@accj.or.jp
8119
American State Offices Association
http://www.asoajapan.org
  • American State Offices Association

■Nebraska Center State of Nebraska Japan Representative Office
The State of Nebraska is featuring Geist, a leading technology and software provider for powering, monitoring, cooling and managing critical data center infrastructure. Local technical support is provided by Meikyo Denki, a designer and manufacture of remote control and monitoring devices. Visit the booth to check out the unique features.
  • Nebraska Center State of Nebraska Japan Representative Office
■North Carolina Japan Office
With one of the largest economic development networks in the nation, North Carolina is dedicated to giving companies the assistance and resources necessary to meet their unique business needs.　North Carolina's economic development team offers comprehensive facility location services from initial contact, through site location, to future growth and expansion. In essence, they deliver confidential, thorough and professional assistance for a company's start-up, relocation and expansion needs. The function of North Carolina Japan office is to educate Japanese companies about opportunities in North Carolina, and respond to a company's initial inquiry about the state with relevant data and contacts.
  • North Carolina Japan Office