2023 Agenda

Tuesday October 24, 2023

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM Pre-conference Women in Imaging Networking Luncheon; RSVP required

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM:     Registration and coffee

1:30 PM - 1:50 PM:       Welcome – Hans Hartman

1:50 PM - 2:25 PM:       Fireside Chat – Fighting the Flipsides of AI – with AI
Ilke Demir, Intel Labs, Intel

2:25 PM - 3:10 PM:       Show & Tell Session 1
Scribble, PiktID, Mixbook, LibAI Lab, GSP, Gooten, Frintz, EyeQ, Corbu, BRIA

[break]

3:40 PM - 4:25 PM:      Panel – What’s next for the Photo Print Market – today’s consumers are digital, online, and do video. Now what?
Edge Imaging, Frintz, Gooten, Mixbook

4:25 PM - 5:10 PM:      Panel – AI Image Creation – exploring where boundless creativity could take us
LibAI, PiktID, IMG.LY, CreatorUP

5:10 PM - 5:30 PM:      Fireside Chat – Rejuvenating a legacy industry through Innovation
– Test case: School Photography
David Crandall, School Photographers of America

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM:     Reception

Wednesday October 25, 2023

8:15 AM - 9:00 AM:     Pastry Breakfast

9:00 AM - 9:35 AM:     Fireside Chat – Google Photos – the challenge of “Anything is Possible”
John Fisher, Google Photos, Google

9:35 AM - 10:25 AM:    Show & Tell Session 2
Claid, Catch+Release, Zenfolio, VistaCreate, Tripsnapp, Taopix, Snapify, Printess, Fujifilm

[break]

10:55 AM - 11:40 AM:   Panel – AI Image Curation 2.0 – when AI-based auto-tagging is so yesterday
Chooch, Imaige, Twelve Labs, GoodOnes

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM:    Fireside Chat – On going from cameraphone app startup to Nokia and Microsoft – and becoming a successful VC
Sami Niemi

12:00 PM - 12:50 PM:    Show & Tell Session 3
Viesus, SpotMyPhotos, Projector, Picvario, Photo Finale, Mediaclip, Masterpiece AI, Kaleidoscope, Freepik

[lunch break]

Optional during lunch time: Birds of a Feather Roundtable discussions

1:00 PM - 1:25 PM:

Introducing AI-based solutions to photo printing partners – what are the opportunities and challenges? Moderated by Viesus.

From Photo to X. Moderated by The Customization Group.

Driving customer loyalty and retention via merchandising. Moderated by Gooten.

With AI increasingly solving photo curation, what is the value of human touch? Moderated by The Photo Managers.

1:45 PM - 2:10 PM:

Going beyond photo: Personalized products with rise of Generative AI. Moderated by Printbox.

AI meets workflow: Accelerating creativity & business success. Moderated by Zenfolio.

Leveraging the value of Free: Fully free, freemium, free trial. Moderated by Frintz

2:20 PM - 2:55 PM:      Keynote – Profiting from Major Technology Transformations – how about AI?
Hans Hartman, Alexis Gerard

2:55 PM - 3:40 PM:      Panel – The future of Stock Photography ain’t what it used to be
Adobe, Freepik, Shutterstock, Everypixel Labs

3:40 PM - 4:10 PM:     The Visual 1st Awards

4:10 PM - 5:30 PM:     Until Next Near Reception