What Is the TV of Tomorrow Show?

The TV of Tomorrow Show (TVOT) is the live events division of [itvt] - InteractiveTV Today (http://itvt.com).

OUR EVENTS

1) Our annual Spring/Summer West Coast conference in San Francisco is the global gathering for executives, technologists and creatives working in the Interactive and Multiplatform Television industry/community. The conference is also the venue for the presentation of the highly regarded Awards for Leadership in Interactive and Multiplatform Television, presented by [itvt] since 2004.

2) Our annual Fall East Coast conference in New York City is called TVOT NYC Intensive. This event presents a full conference all on one day. 

What People Are Saying About TV of Tomorrow Shows

"The passion and commitment you bring to the space is amazing, and you put on an incredible show...I particularly enjoy the mix of hearing about the most innovative (dare I say it, 'bleeding-edge') ideas, whilst also knowing that you ensure the show also focuses on the here and now and the realities of deployments. Our panel was excellent, and I was so pleased to have a voice there. Indeed, I'm thrilled to be a part of your events!" -- Sam Pemberton, CEO, Softel

"We've received terrific feedback from the show and appreciate all your hard work pulling it together." --Vicki Lins, Chief Marketing Officer, Canoe Ventures

"I was most impressed with the quality of the conference. The stage set, art exhibit, audience quality and planning were amazing. Fantastic job." -- Gary Shapiro, President and CEO, Consumer Electronics Association

"I have to say this is the best and most information-dense conference I can recall attending!" – Anthony Rose, CTO, zeebox

"I loved your event! Some of the best presentation and discussion I have experienced in a while. Congratulations!!!" -- Ken Venturi, Chief Creative Officer, National Cinemedia

"I have to say your event just gets better and better. It was one of the best and most productive days I've had in a long while. Thanks for taking on the challenge of such an event." -- Tracy Geist, SVP of Business Development and Strategy, Americas, Civolution

"Rovi was very pleased to be involved with the NYC TVOT. Our team was very happy with the show, your staff was wonderful. We look forward to working with you again." – Marcy Browe, Marketing Manager, Rovi Corp.

"The conference was fantastic as always...panels were spot-on for issues my team is facing. The mix of people was brilliant and well-orchestrated and the caliber of attendees and speakers high. I'm already looking forward to the next one!" -- Jon Dakss, VP of Technology Product Development, NBCUniversal

"Really great job pulling together a conference that allowed an open discussion of many of the opportunities and challenges for our future." -- Robert Dandrea, Distinguished Engineer, National Engineering and Technical Operations, Comcast

"Everyone had a great time and really found the entire day beneficial." – Christine Welsh, Marketing Manager, AT&T AdWorks

"Thanks again for such a great event at TVOT NYC...You are certainly leading the charge in social TV." – Gavin Douglas, Chief Revenue Officer/Chief Creative Officer, iPowow

"Thanks so much for an excellent conference. I have already had several QUALITY follow-ups as a result." – Kelly Moulton, VP North America, never.no

"Thank you again for having us at the show and the chance to be on a panel. It was a great experience and we are looking forward to the next event in San Francisco." – Amir Nobakht, CEO, ViaCLIX

"Once again, you outdid yourself with the superb line-up of industry experts speaking about relevant topics of the day and upcoming disruptive technologies that are top-of-mind. During the course of the day, I found myself wishing there were two of me so that I could take in both sessions going on at the same time. TV of Tomorrow continues to be the best and only place where all of the leaders in the ITV industry are so easily accessible in one day. I appreciate all of the hard work and effort you put in to make this conference such a fantastic networking opportunity. And I have to add that the interpretive dancer at the evening party was a highlight!" -- Rachelle Zoffer, Director, FiOS TV Content Acquisition and Programming, Verizon

"It was a great panel and I came away inspired, so thank YOU!" – Jarrett Sherman, President and Executive Producer, Smokebomb Entertainment

"Congrats on another great show!" – Craig Leddy, Principal, Interactive TV Works

"Thank you, @tswedlow @tvot_nyc for another great conference for our industry yesterday! #tvotnyc11" -- Ensequence (via Twitter)

"Thanks for a terrific conference. I have to say I was overwhelmed by the positive response to my presentation (and the presentations by all of the speakers in my section). I must have collected over 30 business cards. The content of the conference was so relevant to what we are doing at comScore." --Joan FitzGerald, VP of Television Sales and Business Development, comScore

"I wanted to let you know that me and my team from Donovan thought this was a terrific conference. Great content, people and venue." -- Harvey Kent, Chief Media Strategist, DDS

"Fabulous job with the show again this year!" -- Jane Clarke, Managing Director, CIMM

"A quick note to say what a brilliant show it was. Well done! As ever, really interesting people, great sessions and thoroughly enjoyable...I think you did a great job capturing the spirit of the moment." -- Jasper Smith, CEO, PlayJam

"Thanks again for the opportunity to participate in the conference. It was an excellent event, and I learned a lot from the participants." – Justin Osofsky, Director of Platform Partnerships, Facebook

"Thought it was a great conference." -- Adam Cahan, CEO, IntoNow, a Yahoo! Company

"The show was incredible!" -- Vibha Rustagi, President and CEO, itaas

"Thanks for your great hospitality for including Jinni in your amazing event." -- Yosi Glick, CEO, Jinni

"I really enjoyed it and you did a terrific job pulling this together and getting attendance for the first appearance in NYC. I think it went really well and I heard a lot of positive feedback about the whole event." -- Jim Turner, SVP of product, Canoe Ventures

"The conference was fantastic as always...panels were spot-on for issues my team is facing. The mix of people was brilliant and well-orchestrated and the caliber of attendees and speakers high. I'm already looking forward to the next one!" -- Jon Dakss, VP of Emerging Media, NBCUniversal

"Thanks again for a great show." -- Seth Haberman, CEO, Visible World

"Thanks, Tracy. You did a great job. The conference was darn impressive. We were happy to participate and support it." -- George Schweitzer, President, CBS Marketing Group, CBS 

"Thank you for the opportunity to participate in TVOT 2011. Our unique session was particularly interesting. From preparation to the actual discussion, I really enjoyed the whole process." -- Clayton Banks, President and Executive Producer, Ember Media

"It was fun to be a part of it. I met some great people." -- Dustin Callif, Executive Producer of Digital, Tool of North America

"It was a wonderful event--seems to get better each year." -- Brandon S. Brown, CEO, Zodiac Interactive

"It was a really great show! I think you did an outstanding job in gathering a large number of industry-shapers together to discuss the hottest topics moving our industry today. I was really honored being part of such a great event." -- Thomas P. Dvorak, Chief Marketing Officer, APRICO Solutions, Philips

"I wanted to let you know that me and my team from Donovan thought this was a terrific conference. Great content, people and venue." -- Harvey Kent, Chief Media Strategist, DDS

Great job with the show this year! Would love for AETN to be involved again in the spring." -- Elizabeth Braiman, Manager of Distribution Development, AETN

"Fabulous job with the show again this year!" -- Jane Clarke, Managing Director, CIMM

"Thank you for inviting me to a wonderful show." -- Jason Trucco (Director of 360-Degree Music Videos for Macy Gray and Devo)

"I can't thank you enough for including me in the TVOT festivities. It was so amazing and has generated a significant amount of buzz that continues to linger around the size and quality of the show. Your genuine passion for blazing a trail and unique way of nurturing industry relations are unmatchable." -- Erin Flood,  Content Strategy and Acquisition, Verizon

"A quick note to say what a brilliant show it was. Well done! As ever, really interesting people, great sessions and thoroughly enjoyable...I think you did a great job capturing the spirit of the moment." -- Jasper Smith, CEO, PlayJam

"Last week's show was great, per usual. So informative and, as always, some of the best conversations I have all year happen at TVOT." -- Kate Ertmann, President/Executive Producer, ADi Animation Dynamics

"I just wanted to thank you for putting on such an awesome show! I had a great time and met some great people. The topics were excellent, the food was tasty and the location superb." -- Kevin A. Shaw, Ph.D, CTO, Sensor Platforms

"Want to say [it was a] great show! I learned a lot from it." -- GakWee Low, Group Product Manager, PayPal

"Belated thanks for organizing a fantastic conference. Having been to many of these things, yours is one of the best because of the high quality of attendees and discussion. Plus you know everyone and are so sincere; it was really enjoyable on all levels. Thank you so much for including me." -- Lisa Hsia, EVP of Digital Media, Bravo Media

"Really appreciate the opportunity to join yesterday...It was really fun." -- Matt Apfel, VP of Content, Coincident.TV

"Congratulations on a successful event. It was clearly run well, and very informative. I am new to the ITV space and found the time spent very valuable to me personally." -- Dennis McCauley, Affiliate Sales and Marketing, Disney and ESPN Networks

"Thanks for having orchestrated yet another stellar conference. The finale 'TV in 2030' panel was an incredible treat." -- Matthew McKenna, ITV Operations Manager, NBCUniversal

"Great conference last week! Thanks for pulling it together." -- James Mumma, Executive Director of Interactive TV Product Development, Comcast

"Fantastic work putting together such a great event for the business. Events like these really help to move the needle forward for the ITV business and I'm appreciative of that." --Matt Bayer, Supervisor, National Broadcast, Carat

"Just a quick note among many, I'm sure, to congratulate you and Richard and your team on an excellent event. Your curatorial mastery is coming into its own now. You have an extraordinary ability to tell a story using the medium of conference planning. It's a mix of being very smart about the content and very savvy about the people. This has always been true, but I think you have crossed an invisible line into another dimension with this show. Everything ran on time, with a professionalism that was a joy to behold." -- Nick DeMartino, Nick DeMartino Consulting

"This was the first time I had attended a TVOT event, and I thought the quality of the discussions was outstanding. I thought it was excellent and I will absolutely look to attend next time." -- Michael Patton, Senior Manager of Product/Business Development, Sony Corporation

"I had a great time and connected with many people while there today. It is such a great thing that you do, and I appreciate your including me in it." -- Michael Payne, Director of the Experience Design Lab, Intel Labs

"This was a first time in many years that I was able to make your event in SF. I was thoroughly impressed by the quality of the content, panels and particularly by the venue and especially on how well the event was produced." -- Robin Wilson, Robin Wilson TV

"First let me thank you for putting together the show: it was my third video conference in 3 weeks and compared to Digital Hollywood or Streaming Media this was 10x better ROI." -- Kumar Gopalakrishnan

"It was a great show, Tracy. Thanks for pulling together a lot of interesting topics and people once again." -- Anne Dirkse, Director of Technical Strategy and Product Solutions, Alticast

Who Attends TVOT?

Broadcasters, programmers, network operators (cable, satellite, telco, wireless), consumer electronics manufacturers, connected TV and OTT specialists, advertising agencies, advertisers, retailers/etailers, interface designers, Web 2.0/social-networking companies, interactive game developers, alternate reality gaming (ARG) and transmedia specialists, creatives, software developers and other technologists, marketers, venture capitalists, private-equity investors, consultants, content aggregators, content security specialists, studios and other industry players.

A Different Kind of Event...

While the TV of Tomorrow Show features an exhibit hall and panel sessions, that's where its similarity to other industry conferences and tradeshows ends:

• It is the only industry event to focus exclusively on the delivery and user experience of interactive TV across multiple platforms (e.g. cable, satellite, connected TV/OTT, iPad, and other tablet/companion devices, IPTV, Web, smartphones, social networks, VOD, game consoles, etc.)
• Ensuring that attendees are able to meet and schmooze with the right people is a primary focus of the event. One of our principal goals is to introduce to one another people and companies with complementary visions.
• The event is not "pay-for-play": speakers are selected for their expertise alone, not because they, or the company they represent, have paid a speaker's fee.
• The event is highly interactive, with open floor/mic sessions and other features designed to promote discussion on a range of topics. The event also offers in-depth workshop sessions, where smaller groups of participants have the opportunity to dialog with leading industry experts and explore new technologies, platforms and media in a more focused and hands-on way. 
• The event is designed to promote cross-pollination between the interactive/multiplatform TV community and other creative communities, such as video and video/image-mapping artists, robotics experts, interactive storytellers, augmented-reality developers, and independent filmmakers. Among other things, it features a curated exhibit of contemporary artworks that exemplify the theme, "TV of Tomorrow."
• Speakers are selected for their expertise alone, not because they, or the company they represent, have paid a speaker's fee.
• The panel sessions are structured, educational, rigorous and highly focused, and even include moderated (and sometimes heated) debates on hot-button issues.
• The event takes place in a spectacular setting, conducive to learning and creativity: an architecturally unique building, located in downtown San Francisco, in a beautiful park full of fountains and water sculptures, close to great restaurants, hotels, spas, shopping, museums, theaters, art galleries, and more.
• Finally, our conferences are designed to be fun. It features entertainments, challenges, contests, and a range of other social activities.

What Attendees Will Gain at the Conference

• An understanding of how the interactive multiplatform television industry is structured, how it works, what the key technologies are, and who the key players and industry leaders are.
• An understanding of the pressing technological and marketing challenges that need to be overcome as television becomes interactive, social and multiplatform.
• An understanding of the emerging business models that are made possible by interactive multiplatform television, and an understanding of where the real business opportunities are in this space.
• An understanding of how social networking, connected-TV devices, tablets, smartphones, cloud-based computing, gestural control technologies, augmented reality, clickable broadband video, transmedia narratives, authentication and other emerging phenomena are impacting the television space.
• An insider's view of some cutting-edge interactive/multiplatform TV technologies that are currently in stealth mode.
• An opportunity to meet in person, engage in dialog with, and even influence some of the most important people shaping the interactive multiplatform TV universe today.