Media Registration is located in the Media Center.

The exhibitor and delegate registration counters are located in the Main Lobby of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.

Along with picking up your Cable Show badge, you can also purchase Spring Technical Forum proceedings and Session recordings here.

For more information about the NAMIC Annual Awards Breakfast or how to obtain tickets please visit: www.NAMIC.com.

"Handling The Connected Home" is this year's theme of the annual Cable Show Tech Breakfast, hosted by Communications Technology magazine, and sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent and Actiontec.

The International Business Center is available to our International guests to use as a place to conduct businesss.

The Cable Asia Breakfast is hosted by NCTA and CASBAA.

"Reaching the $2.1 Trillion Evangelical Market" with Larry W. Poland, Ph.D. Chairman and CEO

WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
Philip Kent, Chairman & CEO, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATION
Conan O'Brien, Host of "Conan" on TBS
Hosted by Piers Morgan, Host of "Piers Morgan Tonight” on CNN

SPORTS PANEL
Good Sports: Headline-makers from the world of sports and sports television examine the impact of digital media and around-the-clock access on the economics and strategies of the modern-day sports business.

INDUSTRY PANEL
Who’s Viewer Is It? Top executives from the cable, Internet video and content creation sectors share viewpoints about competition and collaboration in an environment where plentiful delivery options have blurred traditional business boundaries.

DOCSIS network performance analysis for IPv6 and virtual environment testing are just two of the subjects addressed by authors who lead in the field of network evaluation and performance enhancement. Discover how cable strategists are approaching technology investment and measuring the economic impact of technology decisions.

An explosion of investment and activity in “smart home” services – home security, appliance control, camera-enabled monitoring, energy and more – suggests cable may be on the brink of a substantial new business category. Find out how cable companies are redefining and reinventing the home management services category by leveraging the capabilities of modern, high-capacity, two-way networks. Discovery points:

• Market size, cable industry opportunity and potential share shifts
• How cable can add value and improve customer experience
• Service/product offerings and their market positioning

As a new breed of start-ups work to marry social media and second-screen applications with television, new economic models are unfolding. Get a crash-course in social TV and second-screen strategies as cable network executives and social TV app developers talk about the intersection of their mediums, and the opportunities it creates. Discovery points:

• See demonstrations and hear about companion-viewing apps that enhance the TV experience
• Understand how cable networks are embracing the social TV wave
• Explore revenue and business models that flow from social TV apps

Cable IT units aren’t alone in coming to terms with “big data” – the movement to efficiently acquire, organize, analyze, and make the most of today’s tidal wave of information. Consumer-oriented businesses everywhere are finding new ways to leverage data for results. This session focuses on how successful companies are building IT platforms for big data, and how they’re tapping warehoused and dynamic data for predictive analytics for success in the cable operating and programming environment. Discovery points:

• Hear how cable industry companies and those outside the industry are turning big data into business success
• Learn from industry analysts how predictive analytics are making an impact on cable and other business sectors
• Understand key terms and technologies that drive success in data analytics

Part of cable’s core appeal is its diversity of content – and the range of entrants that have found a place on the channel lineup. Here, top executives from independent (and independent-minded) cable networks talk about how they’ve conceived, developed, marketed and maintained targeted cable networks in an era of media proliferation and in the face of competition from larger network owners.

Exhibitor List | Interactive Floor Plan

Host: Arthur Orduña, Chief Product Officer, Canoe Ventures

Guests:

"Beating Expectations: Getting to the 30-Minute Arrival Window"
Vin Zachariah, SVP, Field Operations, Mediacom Communications Corporation

"Location, Location, Collaboration: The Benefits of a Synchronized Workforce"
Yuval Brisker, Co-Founder & CEO, TOA Technologies

"Home Gateways: Making In-home Services Seamless"
Jerry Kurtze, Senior Manager, Business Development & Marketing, Motorola Mobility

"Service Your Way: Our Commitment to Our Customers”
John Williamson, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Comcast.com

Host: Jon Potter, President, Application Developers Alliance

Judges:
Mark Hess, SVP, Advanced Business & Technology Development, Comcast Cable
Rebecca Rusk Lim, VP, Interactive Experience, AMPT Audience & Multi-Platform Technologies, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Jim Luccheese, CEO, The Echo Nest
Matt Powers, CTO, Applico Inc

Guests:
Student Developers from Stanford, Pace, Wellesley, MIT and Rutgers Universities

The industry's highest honors for leadership. More info here.

Host: Stewart Schley, Industry Analyst/Author, Stewart Schley Content, LLC

Guests:

"Cable Culture Shock: Engaging Customers as Individuals in the Digital Content Environment"
Kent Steffen, President, Content Direct, CSG International, Inc.

"Broadband Home Management & Home Security"
Jim Johnson, EVP, General Manager, iControl Networks

"Enjoy Better: TWC Home Phone - VoiceZone"
Ingrid Simunic, Ph.D., Voice Product Management, Time Warner Cable

"Moving Beyond the Living Room: Enabling Connected Experiences"
Fady Lamaa, VP of Products, mPortal

Produced together with Comcast Cable & Time Warner Cable
Sponsored by Cisco

From law enforcement to web servers, the transition to a new Internet addressing scheme touches on nearly every aspect of IP communications. Find out how the IPv6 transition affects popular online applications, web server platforms and other online resources while getting a detailed tutorial in the forthcoming addressing protocol. Discovery points:

• Policy-related issues associated with the IPv6 transition
• The role of Carrier Grade (or Large Scale) NAT and how addressing works
• IPv6 functionality required by popular web applications

IPv6 Workshop, an exclusive technical track at The Cable Show 2012 exploring the progress and issues surrounding the ongoing global transition to IPv6. More information »

Produced together with Comcast Cable & Time Warner Cable
Sponsored by Cisco

With World IPv6 Launch scheduled for June 6, 2012, this session examines expectations for the launch along with the steps to prepare for this effort. The session also reviews the progress of IPv6 deployment over the past year, including the experiences gained from last June’s World IPv6 Day. Discovery points:

• The importance of World IPv6 Day in the formation of World IPv6 Launch
• Feedback and insight from service and content providers regarding World IPv6 Launch
• Projections and predictions for IPv6 impact

Produced together with Comcast Cable & Time Warner Cable
Sponsored by Cisco

With the deployment of any technology, measurement and benchmarking are required to assess the progress and success of adoption. This session underscores the importance of measurements and benchmarking specific to IPv6, and the tools and methodologies that are actively used today. Discovery points:

• How IPv6 and its impact will be monitored and gauged
• Key adoption and performance metrics and what they mean
• Assessment perspectives from core and edge networks