Chris Amirault, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Systems,
NBC Universal Home Entertainment
T.K. Arnold, Editor, Hollywood Reporter, Home Media Retailing
Steve Beeks, President, Lionsgate Home Entertainment
Saul Berman, Partner and Global Exec., IBM BCS
John Bermudez, VP, Supply Chain Applications, Demantra
Subhankar Bhattacharya, Senior Consultant, Infosys
David Bishop, President, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Alison Casey, Business Director, Understanding & Solutions
Bob Chapek, President, Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Jack Christfield, Senior Business Consultant, Logility
Steve Dahl, Senior Vice President, Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Randy Dunn, Director, RFID Sales and Marketing, ADT
Walter Engler, Senior VP Operations, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Bryan Ekus, Managing Director, MEDIA-TECH Association
Mark Fisher, VP, Membership and Strategic Initiatives, VSDA
Michael Frey, Executive VP, Sony Entertainment Distribution
Theodore X. Garcia, Engagement Director, CapGemini
Melodie Gee, CEO, Inoveris
Bill Henderson, COO, Netflix
Larry Jaffee, Columnist, Mediaware, One to One Magazines
Jim Jenkins, Consultant, Hits Entertainment
Ken Lewis, Director of Logistics, Microsoft Consumer Group
Robert Locke, President & CEO, Vue Technology
Frank LoVerme, Senior VP, Kestrel Wireless
Hugh Lynch, Vice President Operations, ERI
Paul Mackinaw, Principal Consultant, Verisign
Allan McLennan, President of Advanced Media and Information Division, Rentrak
Doug Metcalfe, Director, HK Systems
Devendra Mishra, Conference Chairman
Rod Murray, Senior Director, Rental Games, Blockbuster
Mary Catherine O'Connor, Associate Editor, RFID Journal
Marc Osofsky, VP Marketing & Product Development, OatSystems
John Quinn, Executive VP, Worldwide Supply Chain Mgt., Warner Home Video
Tom Schmid, Vice President of Operations, Handleman Company
Paul Scott, President, cfm
Elaine Singleton, VP North America Supply Chain Management, Technicolor
Amy Jo Smith, Executive Director, The Digital Entertainment Group
Stephen Strome, Chairman/CEO, Handleman Company
Ray Young, Founder/Chairman, WebConcepts

What's Next?  ESCA  returns to provide insights and ideas for  the consumer electronics  industry at CES, January 10, 2007.  Here are the details:

ENTERTAINMENT SUPPLY CHAIN ACADEMY AND CONSUMER ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION PARTNER TO PRODUCE CES SUPPLY CHAIN CONFERENCE 

January 10, 2007 Event To Focus on Maximizing Efficiencies in the Manufacturing, Delivery and Retailing of Consumer Technology Products

Arlington, VA, June 20, 2006  -- The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and the Entertainment Supply Chain Academy (ESCA)  have announced the launch of the first annual consumer electronics supply chain conference, January 10, 2007, at the International CES, the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow, in Las Vegas, Nevada.  

This one-day training and networking event will feature analysis, best practice applications, technology demonstrations, keynotes and panel discussions by leading experts on topics such as RFID, vendor managed inventory, returns, forecasting, collaborative technologies, product replenishment, retail event promotion, freight and transportation, and global logistics. 

"CEA is proud to help drive a collaborative, industry-wide initiative  to maximize efficiencies in the manufacture, delivery and merchandising of consumer technology products," said Karen Chupka, senior vice president of events and conferences for CEA, the producer of the International CES. "By working together and employing the latest technologies and  best practices, our members will be able to quickly react to rapidly  changing consumer demands, and operate lean and highly disciplined supply chains." 

Added Conference Chairman and Pepperdine University Adjunct Professor  of Logistics, Devendra Mishra:  "The consumer electronics industry has unique challenges: With ever-escalating new product introductions, event promotions, and global sourcing issues, all too often profit targets are missed and sales are lost.  Fortunately, a new force toward collaboration between all links in the supply chain - - from the component level to the retail floor --combined with new technologies, are providing increased control and power to operations and supply  chain executives who are charged with maximizing already tight profits while meeting international product introduction deadlines."  

The First CES Entertainment Supply Chain Academy will bring together  the thousands of operations executives who already attend International CES every year, while drawing a worldwide cadre of supply chain, global logistics and operations executives from leading consultancies, retail and manufacturing corporations and technology providers.