Futuresource Consulting, specialist research firm and Intellect, the trade association for the UK's technology industry, have announced a new event designed to help shape the future of digital entertainment. The Future of Entertainment Summit, chaired by Rory Cellan-Jones, the BBC's highly influential technology correspondent, will take place at the Grange City Hotel in London on 20 June.
William Higham, Intellect's director of digital media convergence, said: “We are increasingly seeing convergence between the interests and activities of device manufacturers, content creators, technology companies, broadcasters and infrastructure owners. This conference will build on the strong position each organization enjoys within these dynamic communities and will become an agenda setting industry event.”
For many years, both Futuresource and Intellect have run highly successful conferences in this arena and the new event builds on the success of the Futuresource Entertainment Summit and Intellect's Future of Digital Entertainment conference, with the companies joining forces to meet the needs of increasingly converging markets.
Jim Bottoms, co-founder and director, Futuresource Consulting added: “The integration of two highly successful conferences to form a new entertainment summit clearly demonstrates our commitment to providing premier, best-in-class events to the entertainment industry. These are challenging times and this partnership allows us to add even more value for attendees as all elements of the industry come together under one roof to explore the full scale of the business opportunity.”
The organizers expect the event to provide platform for industry leaders, policy makers, entrepreneurs and those driving innovation in digital entertainment and consumer electronics, to share opinions and shape strategy.
