Adi Abileah is the Regional Vice-President of SID for the Pacific (USA) and Latin America and CEO of Adi Display Consulting – USA. Adi Abileah retired from Planar Systems (Beaverton, Oregon), where he served as the chief scientist at the Technology Group. His main activity was related to development of active matrix liquid crystal displays (AMLCD), physics and optics of the displays of several technologies, and backlights and enhancement techniques. Adi Abileah has B.Sc. in Physics from the Technion (Israel Institute ofTechnology) and M.Sc. in Plasma Physics from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. And a 2-year research work at the university on high power CO2 lasers. He developed soil mechanics density sensors at the Negev Institute, Israel. His first industry job was in medical imaging (Nuclear Medicine) at Elscint, Israel. He was the head of the Electro-Optics Group at Elbit for several years, and then the manager of EL-OP north branch R&D center in Haifa, Israel. On 1987, he joined OIS – Optical Imaging Systems in Michigan where he became the manager of the optics group and responsible for all related topics in the development of AMLCDs. During this period, he became expert in the optics of AMLCDs, testing techniques, and liquid crystals physics. He served at OIS until the company closed at 1998 and then joined Planar Systems.He has 46 US patents, mostly related to displays, backlights, 3-D stereo and in-cell optical sensors. He presented many technical papers at SID, SPIE, and OSA conferences, and gave several seminars at SID. In 2005, he received the Fellow Award of SID. In 2012, he got the SID Otto Schade Prize. In 2011 Adi Abileah was awarded with a Presidential Citation Award of SID in recognition for organizing LatinDisplay 2010.. He served as the director of the Pacific Northwest chapter of SID for many years. Adi co-chaired and was program chair of ADEAC conferences (2005/2006). He was program chair of Latin-Display/IDRC (2009, 2010 and 2011) and co-chair (2012 and 2014). Adi is an Associate Editor for JSID 3-D displays and chairing the 3-D stereo subcommittee of ICDM standards, as well as member of SAE-J-1757 standard group. He is a member of the Applications Subcommittee for the SID conferences.

Bahman Taheri earned his doctorate in laser physics in 1995 from Oklahoma State University. He is an adjunct professor of chemical physics at Kent State Universty. He is the founder and CEO of AlphaMicron Inc. in Kent, a company that develops cutting-edge technology. A company of 25 with no outside debt or venture investments, AlphaMicron makes liquid crystal eyewear. AlphaMicron was established in 1997 in response to a request by the U.S. Air Force for the development of variable transmittance visors for pilots. The request spurred a startup company that eventually received a contract from the Air Force. AlphaMicron also has developed consumer versions of its technology, which is used in motorcycle helmets and ski goggles. AlphaMicron’s Variable Attenuation Liquid Crystal Device, or VALID, technology gives users instantaneous control over the tint and color of eyewear, either automatically or by the touch of a finger. The company has been recognized by many organizations and publications, including Lockheed Martin’s Center for Excellence and Popular Science magazine.

Chris Chinnock is the founder and president of Insight Media and Executive Director of 8K Association. His areas of focus include the 4K and 8K ecosystems, laser displays, 3D displays, advanced imaging technology (HDR, HFR, WCG) and emerging technologies and products. His clients are in the broadcast, cinema, ProAV and display industries. Chris has helped to guide Insight Media, one the most respected analyst firms in the industry, and contributes to many of the reports, consulting projects and events that the company provides. He holds a BSEE from the University of Colorado and prior to 1993, worked for companies such as General Electric, Honeywell, MIT Lincoln Labs and Barnes Engineering.

Elvo Calisto Burini Junior possui graduação em Engenharia Elétrica pela Universidade de São Paulo – USP (1984), especialização em “Mecânica Fina”, CEMEFI/USP (1985), mestrado em Energia pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Energia – PPGE/USP (1993) e doutoramento em Energia pelo PPGE/USP (2002). Tem colaborado na capacitação e formação de recursos humanos e atuado nos seguintes temas: iluminação especial, energia, iluminação pública, visão mesópica, SSL, WLEDs inorgânico, materiais e dispositivos em eletrônica orgânica (OLED/PLED), metrologia, referenciais para radiometria e fotometria.

Ian Hendy was formerly Senior Director of Strategy for Displays for Philips Components, a division of Royal Philips Electronics. He was responsible for advising the divisional management team and corporate management team on display strategies across $9bn of display revenue. Mr Hendy’s display and high technology experience includes: Being a member of the core team that established LG.Philips LCD, one of the leaders in the LCD industry. Mr Hendy was responsible for leading the valuation work and much of the thinking on deal structure and governance framework; Reporting to the chairman of the board of LG.Philips LCD and reviewing $5bn of capex plans; Facilitating the decision to stop PDP within Philips; Developing the industrial and partnering strategy for Philips’s OLED business in the Components Division; Being chosen by Philips and LGE to lead the investigation of a peer to peer merger in the large panel LCD industry managing a team of over 30 contributors; Heading the marketing function for the large display (flat panel monitor and TV) LCD business within Philips implementing a segment-based product marketing approach and helping to grow the business from revenues of $250m to $600m within 2 years; Facilitating the change process for a Philips division with interests in the following areas: optical storage, wireless connectivity, input devices and thin clients and Automotive and PDA subsystems; Selling, leading and delivering on many other display and high technology related assignments as CEO of Hendy Consulting. Mr Hendy received his strategy consulting training from Braxton Associates, the strategy division of Deloitte Consulting. He has an MA from Cambridge University in Mathematics and Japanese and an MBA from Columbia Business School in New York, NY. Mr Hendy has more recently developed a practice advising Medical Imaging companies on a broad range of issues from organisational development to component strategies and cost reduction.

Graduado em Engenharia Elétrica pelo Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia (1968) e em Administração de Empresas pela Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (1977), Mestre em Energia pela Universidade de São Paulo (2003), Doutor em Arquitetura e Urbanismo pela Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie(2009). Consultor da Pro Light And Energy Consultants (2002- ). Possui experiência na área de Engenharia Elétrica com ênfase em iluminação e energia. Atua como Diretor Técnico da Associação Brasileira da Indústria de Iluminação – ABILUX (1995- ), Membro da Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (1973- ), Coordenador da Divisão de Fotobiologia e Fotoquímica do CIE Brasil (Commission Internacional de L’Eclairage) (2005- ), Coordenador de Normas Técnicas de Lâmpadas e Equipamentos Correlatos (CT-34) e Diretor da Global Lighting Association desde 2007.

Kenneth I. Werner is the founder and Principal of Nutmeg Consultants, specializing in the display industry, manufacturing, technology, and applications, including mobile devices, automotive and television. Kenneth I. Werner is Senior Analyst for MEKO, Ltd. and a founding co-editor of MEKO’s Display Daily. From 1987 to 2005 he was the Editor of Information Display Magazine, and until 2015, he was Marketing Director for Tannas Electronic Displays. Kenneth I. Werner regularly addresses technical and trade organizations in the Americas and Asia, and is routinely consulted by financial and investment analysts, attorneys, members of the international press corps, and companies re-positioning themselves within the display industry or using displays in their products. He speaks frequently with C-Level executives of display-related companies in Asia, Europe, and the Americas, as well as government officials and academic researchers.Kenneth I Werner has been an active member of the display industry since 1987 and is the 2017 recipient of the Society for Information Display’s Lewis and Beatrice Winner Award.

Len Mei iniciou sua carreira em semicondutores em 1975 com doutorado em ciência dos materiais pela Universidade de Illinois, EUA. Foi professor na Unicamp, professor associado visitante na Universidade de Stanford. Teve importante contribuição no desenvolvimento de modelos de dispositivos semicondutores para o simulador SUPREM, no desenvolvimento de memórias 64k DRAM e 16k SRAM e no desenvolvimento de processos para a tecnologia de microprocessadores. Trabalhou na manufatura de circuitos integrados e memórias, no desenvolvimento de negócios e de novos negócios (new business ventures). Dirigiu a operação de fábricas de semicondutores de grande escala, foi responsável pelo desenvolvimento de tecnologias avançadas e por sua transferência a terceiros. É autor de 20 patentes na área de tecnologia de semicondutores, equipamentos, automação de fábricas e processamento de dados relativas a microeletrônica (wafer fab).

Luiz Roberto Evangelista possui graduação em Física pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá (1979), mestrado em Físico-Química pela Universidade de Federal de Santa Catarina (1983) e doutorado em Física de Partículas pela Universidade de São Paulo (1988), tendo realizado pos-doutoramento no Politecnico di Torino (Itália,1989-1990), onde também foi Professor Visitante (1991-1994) . Atualmente é professor titular na área de Física Teórica do Departamento de Física da Universidade Estadual de Maringá. Tem experiência na área de Física Teórica, com ênfase em Equação de Estado, Equilíbrio de Fases e Transições de Fase, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: adsorção, cristais líquidos, teoria elástica-contínua, comportamento de sistemas amorfos a baixas temperaturas e transições de fase em fluidos complexos.

Munisamy Anandan, PhD, is President and Managing Member at Organic Lighting Technologies, an optical component manufacturer. He specializes in market research, marketing, LCD backlighting, and flat panel display technologies. He has experience in OLED backlight for cell phones, LED backlight, LCD TV, CRT, SED, and desktop monitors. He is knowledgeable in market and technology trends for the plasma, projection television market, LCDs for desktop monitors, and OLEDs. He is experienced in the LCD, Plasma, OLED, Flat fluorescent lamp, LCD backlighting, field emission display markets and has established processes for mass manufacturing for LCD, Plasma, OLED, Flat fluorescent lamp, and LCD backlighting. He is a senior member of IEEE and the SID. He has delivered a “Key-Note Address” on ‘LED backlight for LCD’ at International Conferences in Moscow and Korea.

Oswaldo Sanchez Júnior é Doutor em Ciências – Área de Energia pelo Instituto de Energia e Ambiente da Universidade de São Paulo – IEE/USP, mestre em Tecnologia Ambiental pelo Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas do Estado de São Paulo – IPT e graduação (Bacharelado) em Física pelo Instituto de Física da Universidade de São Paulo – IFUSP. É pesquisador do Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas do Estado de São Paulo, tem experiência na área de Física Aplicada, com ênfase em energia (geração e usos finais). Atua principalmente na área de sustentabilidade urbana, avaliação da ecoeficiencia de materiais, produtos e instalações, e Avaliação do Ciclo de Vida – ACV de produtos e serviços.

Possui graduação em Física pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá (2005), mestrado em Física pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá (2007) e doutorado em Liquid Crystals – Kent State University (2012). Atualmente é professor da Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná. Tem experiência na área de Física, com ênfase em Equação de Estado, Equilíbrio de Fases e Transições de Fase, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: cristais liquidos, problemas elásticos, Colestéricos, problemas de molhamento e interfaces, desenvolvimento de displays e espectroscopia de impedância. Membro permanente da Pós-Graduação em Ciência dos Materiais (PPGCEM) da UTFPR desde 18/11/2018. Membro permanente da Pós-Graduação em Física da UEM desde 02/02/2014.

Sriram Peruvemba (Sri), serves on the Board of Directors of the Society for Information Display as the Regional Vice President of Americas (Bay Area) and the Head of Marketing of SID.
Sri is the CEO of Marketer International, a marketing services firm.
He served as Vice President of Global Sales & Marketing at E Ink Corporation. As the CMO for E Ink Holdings, he played a major role in transforming a $15M startup to a $1b+ global company in 3 years. Sriram served as Director and President of Quantum Materials Corp, as Chief Marketing Officer at CLEARink Displays, Inc. and as its Vice President of Marketing. He was Vice President of Corporate Marketing of Cambrios Technologies Corporation after being its Chief Marketing Officer. He led its global marketing, applications engineering and business development efforts. Peruvemba served as an Associate Director of Display Products of Sharp and was responsible for marketing their LCD products in the Industrial, Medical, Signage and TV markets. He served as General Manager of TFS Inc., Marketing Director and Director of Global Marketing and Business Development of Planar Systems and Vice President of Suntronic Technology Corporation. Based in Silicon Valley, he is presently CMO/advisor to high tech firms in North America, Canada, Europe and Asia including the board of Visionect. An acknowledged expert on electronic displays, haptics, touch screens, and related technologies, Sri Peruvemba With over 30 years of experience in the electronics industries, LCD, TFEL, OLED, LED and ePaper displays into the mobile, industrial, medical, signage and TV markets, Sri Peruvemba has been an influential advocate in the advancement of all these technologies. Mr. Peruvemba holds a BSEE from the RV College of Engineering at Bangalore University, India, an MBA from the Barton School of Business at WSU, Kansas, and a post-graduate diploma in management. He is regularly invited to present at major technology conferences, has published several articles and white papers and often leads seminars and classes on the display industry. He is frequently quoted in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Forbes, Bloomberg, Financial Times and many other publications.