2011 seminar information
【EB-1】 International Session
July 7(Thur), 2011 13:20 -15:20 BILINGUAL - English/Japanese
World leaders of the e-Book industry address the latest industry topics
From The Left
【Speakers】
Mr. Bill McCoy
Executive Director, International Digital Publishing Forum(IDPF), USA
Mr. Fujio Noguchi
Senior General Manager, Digital Reading Business Division, CPSG, Sony Corp., JAPAN
Mr. Yoichi Sato
Strategic Partner Development Manager, Business Development, Google Japan Inc., JAPAN
Mr. Juergen Boos
President, Frankfurt Book Fair, Germany
【Session Leader】
Mr. Masahiro Kitagawa
Executive Vice President, Impress Holdings, Inc., JAPAN
In 2011, the e-Books market in Asia and the world is expected to grow rapidly. A range of questions such as those regarding who will have retail price determination rights, the outlook of DRM, synergy of printed and digital books, and promotion of e-Books will be answered. Also, the latest information regarding the hot topics such as digital first publishing and social reading will be addressed.
【Profile】
Mr. Bill McCoy
March 2010 - December 2010 : Invited Expert, EPUB Working Group at IDPF
2006 - January 2010 : General Manager, Digital Publishing at Adobe Systems
2004 - 2005 : Director, Platform Product Management at Adobe Systems
2001 - 2003 : VP, Product Development at PictureIQ Corporation
1998 - 2000 : Founder & CEO at PictureIQ Corporation
1987 - 1998 : Director, Core Technology (etc.) at Adobe Systems
1985 - 1986 : Member, Technical Staff at Xerox
Mr. Fujio Noguchi
Fujio Noguchi joined Sony in 1982. He has worked in the information processing technology group in an R&D capacity, the semiconductor business group as well as the design center which oversees all of the company’s design activities.
In 2004, he assumed responsibilities as President of AnyMusic, a Japanese digital music company. Since 2007, he has overseen Sony’s digital reading business where it was headquartered in San Diego, California (USA) and the business is now operating in 19 countries worldwide. However, in April 2011, the business unit was relocated to Tokyo to oversee the hardware and content businesses in an effort to further expand the global business and work even more cohesively with Sony Group divisions.
Mr. Yoichi Sato
Yoichi Sato is Business Development Manager for Google Books and responsible to develop partnerships with publishers, libraries and bookstores in Japan. He has more than 20 years of experience both in Publishing and IT industries, including 9 years at Toyo Keizai and also 9 years at Microsoft Japan, where he was manager for Microsoft Press.
Mr. Juergen Boos
He worked for several years as sales director for Droemersche Verlagsanstalt, Carl Hanser Verlag, and Springer Verlag in Berlin, where he went on to become director of international sales.
In 1997, he moved to Verlag Wiley-VCH in Weinheim as executive director of marketing, sales and distribution.
He has been president of the Frankfurt Book Fair since April 2005.
Mr. Masahiro Kitagawa
After working for Softbank Corp., and JustSystems Corp., Masahiro Kitagawa has served as Representative Director and Senior Vice President of Open Interface. Inc., Representative Director and President of Pacific Systemsoft Inc., and booook.com Inc., President and CEO of Englishtown, Inc., and Executive Vice President and COO of Espritline Inc.
He currently serves as Executive Vice President of Group Business Development at Impress Holdings Inc., and Representative Director and President of Impress Comic Engine Inc., and Impress Touch Inc., and holds various other prominent positions at affiliated companies.