SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 7, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Among the exciting presentations at tomorrow's Consumer Technology Ventures Conference will be leaders in the field of digital gaming -- an industry drawing nearly $260 million in venture capital investment so far this year. The Dow Jones event, now in its third year, is being held today and tomorrow at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose.
Just days before the launch of Sony's PlayStation 3, Sony Computer Entertainment America President Kaz Hirai will sit down for a keynote interview at 8:30 a.m. with Wall Street Journal Reporter Nick Wingfield.
That presentation will be followed up with an on-stage 12:30 p.m. interview with Robbie Bach, president of entertainment and devices for Microsoft, discussing the success of its Xbox and Xbox 360 and where Microsoft will go from here in the field of digital entertainment.
The conference also provides a national showcase for 80 entrepreneurs offering up the most innovative and exciting business ideas in consumer technology. Other keynote presentations at the two-day event are being made by top executives from MTV, Starz and Yahoo!, plus The Wall Street Journal's Walter Mossberg. The event also features compelling panel discussions with top venture capitalists and leading media, entertainment and advertising executives including Fox Interactive Media, Disney-ABC Television Group, Nielsen Analytics, Clear Channel Communications, Interpublic Group of Companies and Hearst Interactive Media.
For more information or to attend Consumer Technology Ventures, call (866) 291-1800 or go to http://consumertechnologyventures.dowjones.com/ to see a full agenda.
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