Browse the sessions at SDC 2017
What happens when you add "Connected Thinking" to everything?
We have an amazing lineup of speakers and sessions that will help us explore that question. Our business and technical sessions cover hot topic areas such as AI, IoT, VR, wearables, security, enterprise, web, health, mobile and more!
Use the filters below to browse our Session Catalog.
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Wed Oct 1810:00 amKeynote Room
Opening Keynote
Gilles BianRosa, Senior Vice President and Chief Product Officer, Samsung
Eui-Suk Chung, Executive Vice President, Samsung
Dag Kittlaus, VP, Samsung
DJ Koh, President, Samsung
Yoon C. Lee, Senior Vice President, Samsung
Pranav Mistry, Senior Vice President of Research, Samsung
Dr. Injong Rhee, CTO and EVP of Software and Services, Mobile Communications, Samsung
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Keynote
- SESSION LENGTH
- 90 min
Opening Keynote
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Wed Oct 1812:30 pmSpotlight Theater
Samsung NEXT Portfolio Company Spotlight Featuring Branch and SafeDK
Patrick Chang, Principal, Samsung NEXT Ventures
Mada Seghete, Co-Founder, Branch
Ronnie Sternberg, Co-founder & VP Business Development , SafeDK
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
In this two-part series, Samsung NEXT presents two portfolio companies, Branch and SafeDK. In the first session session, Branch Co-Founder, Mada Seghete, will take the audience through major developments in app discovery, analyze key trends driving the evolution of mobile search, and look into the future of app discovery through the lens of mobile device manufacture, app. The second session will feature SafeDK's Co-Founder, Ronnie Sternberg. Ronnie will dive into the two major domains of risk introduced when using SDKs, and spice it up with real-life examples and what can be done to reduce the risk.
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Wed Oct 1812:30 pmDisruptor Theater
We’re on a Mission to Unlock A Truly Connected Future – Ask Us Anything
Amanda Coolong, Chief Content Officer, Women in Tech Int'l
Lisa Fetterman, Founder and CEO, Nomiku
Redg Snodgrass, Chairman ReadWrite and Co-Founder, Wearable IOT World
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Ask Me Anything
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
Since the launch of Wearable IoT World, Redg Snodgrass has supported over 100 startups that have raised over $140M through Wearable IoT World labs and hosted innumerable conferences in the wearables and IoT space across 4 continents. Lisa Fetterman is the founder and CEO of Nomiku and has been featured in Wired, Make, and Forbes, and was named on Inc, Forbes, and Zagat Survey’s 30 Under 30 lists for her pioneering work in the food space. Technology journalist Amanda Coolong will moderate this panel as Lisa and Redg discuss all things IoT, including where it is today, and how IoT will impact our everyday lives.
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Wed Oct 181:00 pmSutter, Intercontinental San Francisco
Bixby Home Cards SDK
- TRACKS
- Intelligence
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- AI, Bixby
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
Bixby Home cards give your mobile users fast and convenient access to content they care about – with just a swipe or a tap from millions of Samsung devices. Bixby Home cards are timely, contextual, dynamic, and personalized. The cards drive user engagement with Bixby partners. Join us for this limited capacity, first come-first served session and learn more about the Bixby Home SDK. An RSVP is required. Sign up here: https://bixbyhomesdksession.eventbrite.com
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Wed Oct 181:00 pmSession Room #2000
Bixby: Our Goal and Challenge
Brad Park, Vice President, Big Data R&D, Mobile Communications Business, Samsung
- TRACKS
- Intelligence
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- AI, Bixby
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
Samsung’s new intelligent agent, Bixby, was launched this year and is now available in more than 200 markets. In this session, we will introduce you the vision of Bixby, lessons learned so far, and a couple of future milestones of Bixby. We will also introduce the other Bixby-related sessions we prepared. This will be a good overview session if you are interested in Bixby.
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Wed Oct 181:00 pmSession Room #2008
Optimizing Apps for Samsung DeX
Jack Ahn, Vice President, Enterprise Services, Samsung
Victor Okunev, Developer Evangelist, Samsung
- TRACKS
- Multi Device
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- DeX
- KNOWLEDGE LEVEL
- Intermediate
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
Samsung DeX extends the functionality of a mobile device to the desktop environment. Developers will learn how to optimize their Android apps for the next generation of Samsung devices with enhanced services, desktop-mode capabilities, and an overall improved in-app experience. Developers will also learn how to leverage Samsung Knox to add security features to their Samsung DeX apps.
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Wed Oct 181:00 pmSession Room #2002
Samsung Health: Partnerships to Transform Health
Narendra Bidari, Engineer, Samsung
Ricky Yung Choi, Global Medical Director, Samsung
Yong Jin Lee, SVP, Samsung
- TRACKS
- Samsung Services
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- Health
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
Samsung Health is one of the most used health apps in the world. As it grows to include new engaging services in fitness and clinical care, partners have a unique opportunity to expand their offering and showcase services and devices to hundreds of millions of users around the world. Join us to learn more about Samsung Health, strategy in the wellness and clinical spaces, SDKs, ecosystem expansion as well as how we can advance digital health together.
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Wed Oct 181:00 pmSession Room #2004
Samsung IoT Cloud Strategy
Luc Julia, Vice President of Innovation, Samsung
Thomas Ko, VP, Samsung
Jaejun Lee, VP, Samsung
Yoon C. Lee, Senior Vice President, Samsung
Robert Parker, CTO, Samsung
- TRACKS
- Multi Device
- SESSION TYPE
- Panel
- TOPICS
- IoT, SmartThings, Cloud
- SESSION LENGTH
- 90 min
What is the big deal about Samsung being under the Samsung IoT Cloud? What does this mean for Samsung products? How does this impact Samsung's customers and partners? Join us for a panel discussion with representatives from Samsung's mobile, home applicance and visual display businesses, SmartThings and ARTIK.
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Wed Oct 181:00 pmSession Room #2006
Smart Appliances and Monetizing Apps for the Smart Home Ecosystem
Talal Alhammad, Strategic Partnerships Lead, Boxed Wholesale
Brian Hull, Global Head of Creative Labs, The Weather Company, An IBM Business
David Kwon, Director, Samsung
Benton Richardson, Principal, Worldwide Business Development, Amazon
Jareau Wade, Head of Consumer Product Partnerships, Pinterest
Otto Williams, VP Innovation and Strategic Partnerships, Visa
- TRACKS
- Business Opportunities
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- Smart Home, Monetization
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
Smart features, apps, and capabilities continue to expand throughout Consumer Electronics. As the leader in the Consumer Electronics space, Samsung Electronics brings intelligent devices into lives of consumers globally. From the latest Note 8 smartphone to the Samsung Family Hub Smart Refrigerator, Samsung is committed to bring the most innovative devices to our consumers. This Panel Discussion will provide perspectives from industry leaders from Finance, Technology, Social Media and e-Commerce to help developers ideate and monitize apps, features, and other capabilities in the Smart eco-system.
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Wed Oct 181:00 pmSession Room #2010
What's on The Horizon: A Look at the Future of VR at Samsung
Taeyong Kim, VP, Samsung
- TRACKS
- Samsung Services
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- VR
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
Since Samsung introduced Gear VR in 2014, there have been many innovations in virtual reality. In this session, we will share what's on the horizon for Samsung in the VR space and offer a glimpse into where we are headed across devices, software and services.
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Wed Oct 181:30 pmDisruptor Theater
Savor Every Byte: Tips You Can Implement TODAY to Reduce Connectivity Costs and Improve Storage Efficiency
Royi Benyossef, Ecosystem relations manager, Samsung
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- SESSION LENGTH
- 20 min
Savor every byte - Let me be your guide on how to reduce connectivity costs and improve storage efficiency and user experience for your Android applications. In the session we'll review case-studies I have encountered where application developers drained the user's data plan without meaning to and explain how you can avoid it in your applications thus serving you users better and reduce churn.
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Wed Oct 181:30 pmSpotlight Theater
Supercomposable UI in Fuse: Make Building Apps Playful, not Painful
Jake Taylor, Engine Developer, Fuse
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Partner
- SESSION LENGTH
- 20 min
In our session last year, we built a beautiful Fuse app, live, in less than 30 minutes! This year, We'll dive a bit deeper into Fuse's UI layer by exploring some animation- and interaction-focused use cases. We'll see first-hand that composability, intuitiveness, and performance are more than just design goals - they're the fundamental philosophies that have shaped our technology into nothing like you've seen before! If you've ever wondered what a truly real-time, composable workflow for building real UI's (not prototypes!) would be like, or are just curious about this whole Fuse thing, this is the session for you!
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Wed Oct 182:00 pmSession Room #2006
Can Using IoT and AI Help Solve the World’s Problems?
Chantal Botana, Global Head of Cognitive Products & Emerging Platforms, The Weather Company, an IBM Business
Kourosh Karimkhany, Head of Weather Underground, The Weather Company, an IBM Business
Sridhar Sudarsan, CTO of Watson Partnerships, IBM
Alison Walker, Head of Marketing Strategy, IBM Watson Content and IoT Platform
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- IoT
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
Today’s world is more interconnected than ever before. The ability to access copious amounts of data in an instant across numerous touch points has changed the way we interact and understand one another and the world around us. The integration of Augmented Intelligence (AI) with IoT devices provides a unique opportunity to gain a better understanding of these various data points, and allows us to make informed decisions that can not only improve, but even potentially save lives. Within this panel, AI and IoT experts from IBM and IBM’s The Weather Company will discuss some of the world’s biggest climate, environmental and health-related challenges, and how we can leverage AI, machine learning, IoT devices and crowdsourced data to create sustainable, intelligent solutions.
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Wed Oct 182:00 pmSpotlight Theater
Hacking Headphones and the Experience
Joey Verbeke, Future Experience Engineer, Harman
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Partner
- SESSION LENGTH
- 20 min
Exploring hacking from a holistic and experiential design viewpoint to enable the creation of better, more useful, and worthwhile hacks. Technologies that allow open source development enable the creation of experiences that connect dots others might have never thought of connecting. If you can’t hear the world around you while in VR without taking off your headphones, leverage a pair of headphones with an SDK to create a better experience. Come find out what is possible to create with Harman’s JBL Everest Elite SDK.
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Wed Oct 182:00 pmSession Room #2010
How to be a Rock Star VR Java Developer!
Nola Donato, Senior Principal Engineer, Samsung
Tom Flynn, Software Director, Samsung
Pierre Fouilloux, Programmer, TIMECODE LAB - SYNCVR.io
Keith Ha, CTO, AlcaCruz Inc.
Sheng Ying Liu, Software Engineer, uSens Inc.
Alvaro Mota Goncalves, Sr. Manager, Samsung
Luc Normandin, Executive Producer, TIMECODE LAB - SYNCVR.io
- TRACKS
- Samsung Services
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- VR
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
The Gear VR Framework (GearVRf) Project is a lightweight, powerful, open source rendering engine with a Java interface for developing mobile VR games and applications for Gear VR. Join us to hear about how you can get started with this simple, powerful, efficient and optimized for mobile open source framework!
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Wed Oct 182:00 pmSession Room #2000
It Takes a Village to Raise... Bixby!
Euntaek Lim, Director, Samsung
- TRACKS
- Intelligence
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- Bixby, AI
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
The old saying that "it takes a village to raise a child" proves to be true when developing Bixby to become a truly intelligent assistant. This session will focus on Bixby Voice, where participants will be able to understand how Bixby learns and adapts to its user, while users customize commands with words of preference. You will also get a chance to get updated on our plans on building it as a open yet personalized intelligence platform. We will show you the importance of communal effort not only when it comes to raising a human child but also when enriching your bright sidekick.
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Wed Oct 182:00 pmSession Room #2008
Maximize Your App Biz Opportunity With Samsung Smart TV
Kwanghyun Koh, Principal Engineer, Samsung
Kevin Tucker, Sr. Strategic Partnership Manager, Spotify
- TRACKS
- Business Opportunities
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- Monetization, Smart TV
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
Samsung dominates global smart TV market for many years, and users are using it not only to consume video content but also to use other smart TV apps in various domains. Samsung smart TV analytics have been used to help Samsung smart TV app developers to understand their user behavior to improve the overall app experience while enabling them to tap into new business opportunities. In this session, we will present details of how to better utilize Samsung smart TV analytics to better understand your smart TV app users. It will include a demo of how it works, KPI data types, advanced features, and so on. One highlight of the session is the presentation done by one of our key partners, Spotify, who will share their own experiences of using Samsung smart TV analytics and best practices of customer behavior analysis.
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Wed Oct 182:00 pmSession Room #2002
Solving Diabetes with Digital Health, The Journey Ahead
Dr. David Barbe, President, American Medical Association
Ricky Yung Choi, Global Medical Director, Samsung
Eric Cohen, Dexcom
Dr. Korey Hood, Clinical Psychologist and Researcher, Stanford University
Anand Iyer, Chief Strategy Officer, WellDoc, Inc.
- TRACKS
- Samsung Services
- SESSION TYPE
- Panel
- TOPICS
- Health
- SESSION LENGTH
- 90 min
Impacting nearly 30% of of Americans and their families, diabetes represents a tremendous opportunity for digital health. The space is crowded with consumer apps, medical devices, pharmaceuticals and enterprise solutions and yet is without clear winners. Join us for a discussion on driving engagement, overcoming industry barriers and building the future of digital diabetes solutions with key industry stakeholders.
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Wed Oct 182:00 pmDisruptor Theater
Vulkan Game Development:Develop and Optimize Your Games
Daemyung Jang, Engineer, Graphics R&D, Samsung
Jungwoo Kim, Principal Engineer, Graphics R&D, Samsung
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- SESSION LENGTH
- 20 min
Hear tips and tricks by expert game developers in developing and optimizing games using new technologies including Vulkan, SPIR-V, and ASTC.
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Wed Oct 182:30 pmSpotlight Theater
Solving Enterprise Mobility using Knox Solutions and Services
Dushyant Vipradas, Senior Product Manager, Samsung
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- SESSION LENGTH
- 20 min
This session presents a comprehensive overview of how different Knox services and device features can be used to offer enterprise mobility solutions to customers. In the enterprise space, Samsung devices are used for corporate liable, BYOD, and special purpose work. The solutions presented will highlight the security requirements along with deployment details.
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Wed Oct 182:30 pmDisruptor Theater
We Create Growth Strategies for Start Ups – Ask Us Anything
Carlos Rodriguez, Chief Marketing Officer, Bubbly
Anne A. Ward, CEO and Founder, CircleClick Media
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Ask Me Anything
- SESSION LENGTH
- 60 min
Meet the power marketing duo that's sold millions of dollars in products together. Attend this session to learn about how they've grown and scaled numerous startups in Silicon Valley from infancy to IPO.
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Wed Oct 183:00 pmSpotlight Theater
#recycleyourgalaxy #galaxyupcycling
Minhyung Ko, Samsung
Kyle Wiens, CEO, iFixit
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- SESSION LENGTH
- 20 min
Galaxy Upcycling aims to re-use Galaxy phones as upcycled IoT devices. Learn about the platform which provides open-source mobile software and social marketing services to create new value for the IoT eco-system. We will also explain what the Galaxy Upcycling is and why upcycling is sustainable.
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Wed Oct 183:00 pmSession Room #2008
Future Design for No UI
Jared Ficklin, Chief Creative Technologist, argodesign
- TRACKS
- Creators
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- AI, IoT, Smart Home
- KNOWLEDGE LEVEL
- Beginner
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
As we go about our day-to-day lives deeply immersed in our smartphones, we may come to believe that the future will be mostly things we see on the screens in our hands. But the future holds much more. We believe many of our usual mobile experiences will leave the device, moving instead to smart TVs or other glass interfaces, and many more will not engage our eyes at all but other senses, as we already see with wearables. Join us as we indulge in some futurism. How can we see things normally not seen? How can we have experiences without user interfaces? What could the next pattern of computing look like and how would that impact products, design and our increasingly digital lifestyles?
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Wed Oct 183:00 pmSession Room #2010
If At First You Don't Succeed: Top UX Tips & Tricks for VR Designers
Yeojin Kim, Senior Designer, Samsung
- TRACKS
- Samsung Services
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- VR
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
Over the past two years, Samsung virtual reality UX designers went through continuous trial and error creating and designing apps for Gear VR. Join this session to witness the fruits of their labor and grasp the core principles of VR UX design.
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Wed Oct 183:00 pmSession Room #2004
Launching the "Works with SmartThings" IoT Cloud
Jaejun Lee, VP, Samsung
Robert Parker, CTO, Samsung
- TRACKS
- Multi Device
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- IoT, SmartThings, Cloud
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
In this session, we'll introduce how device makers, service providers, telecommunications partners, and developers can build new IoT solutions together with us.
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Wed Oct 183:00 pmSession Room #2000
Samsung Internet Browser: 20 New Things in 30 Minutes
Daniel Appelquist, Director of Web Advocacy, Samsung
Laszlo Gombos, Senior Director, Samsung
Hyo Jung Song, VP, Samsung
- TRACKS
- Samsung Services
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- Browser
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
Samsung Internet is a web browser built for Galaxy phones and tablets. This talk will cover the value Samsung Internet provides to its users as well as its evolution and future goals. This session will also discuss Samsung Internet's role and importance in the mobile web landscape. Join in and be introduced to some of its powerful features, including new web tech, and specialized features with the suite of Samsung Services.
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Wed Oct 183:00 pmSession Room #2006
The Future of Human and Machine Intelligence: Separating Fact From Fiction
Adam Cheyer, VP R & D, Samsung
Bryan Johnson, CEO, Kernel
Ray Perrault, Sr. Technical Advisor, SRI International
Tom Standage, Deputy Editor, Digital Strategy, The Economist
- TRACKS
- Intelligence
- SESSION TYPE
- Panel
- TOPICS
- AI
- KNOWLEDGE LEVEL
- Beginner
- SESSION LENGTH
- 90 min
Machine learning, better known as artificial intelligence (AI), has become one of the hottest topics in technology. Things that were once science fiction—computers that can talk, self-driving cars, and using your face to unlock things—are now real. But AI's rapid progress raises many questions. How quickly will the technology be adopted, and what will the implications be? How will improvements in AI change our perception of our own intelligence, and what it means to be human? How might AI and brain-computer interfaces allow humans to enhance themselves? This expert panel will cut through the noise of the AI debate, separating fact from fiction, giving you a better understanding of the state of AI—and equipping you with the mental toolkit you need to make sense of its development in the years to come.
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Wed Oct 183:30 pmSpotlight Theater
How the World’s Most Accurate Weather is Making Devices Smarter
David Mitchell, Vice President, Emerging Platforms , Accuweather
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Partner
- SESSION LENGTH
- 20 min
Soon, your car will guide you away from a severe thunderstorm. Your home will stop watering the lawn when rain appears in your forecast. Your inhaler will warn you about upcoming conditions that could cause an asthma attack. Your phone will keep you dry by suggesting "stop by the coffee shop and enjoy 10% off lattes while you wait out the storm." With the pace of new connected device rollout increasing, the future is happening now. AccuWeather's VP of Emerging Platforms David Mitchell will discuss how AccuWeather - the world's most accurate weather provider as named by the largest independent accuracy study ever conducted - is working with leading companies now to bring these advances to life. He'll discuss how developers, both large and small, are using our APIs in exciting ways to set the trend for change in digital media. Learn how you can work with us and our expansive weather and location data to enhance your products and create all new consumer-driven solutions.
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Wed Oct 183:30 pmDisruptor Theater
One Pitch to Rule Them All! The SDC 2017 Elevator Pitch Competition!!
Thomas Ko, VP, Samsung
Seogju Lee, Principal Professional, Samsung
Homayoon Shahinfar, Technology Strategy and Sourcing, Samsung
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Activity
- SESSION LENGTH
- 90 min
Join us for a fun-filled startup pitch competition! Some of Silicon Valley's most promising startups will be pitching their ideas to judges and the audience—you! Vote for your favorite and win them a big prize!
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Wed Oct 184:00 pmSession Room #2008
CRASHBANGZOOM
Rama Allen, Director. Artist. Writer., The Mill
- TRACKS
- Creators
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- VR, Games
- KNOWLEDGE LEVEL
- Beginner
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
"Rama’s work is the fruit of collision; the collision of many mediums and technologies. Also, fascinations, dreams, late night conversations and people much smarter and talented than himself. But these collisions are not accidental. They are a result of seeking them, winding them up, nurturing their violent (fun!) trajectories, and enjoying the blistering shockwave regardless if they crater… or make a beautiful light. Join him for a stroll through the blast zone. There will be stories of VR experiences, and working with Samsung on Galaxy S7 & S8 and Gear VR. There will be blunders. There will be truths, half lies, theories, and hijinks. There will be crashbangzoom. "
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Wed Oct 184:00 pmSession Room #2004
Calling all C2C Device Makers! Learn to Integrate Cloud-Connected Devices
Bob Florian, VP, Engineering, Samsung
Vinay Rao, Senior Engineer, Samsung
- TRACKS
- Multi Device
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- IoT, SmartThings, Cloud
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
Do you have devices that are already connected to your private cloud? Come and learn how to integrate your devices with Samsung’s SmartThings Mobile applications to enhance your reach and exposure.
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Wed Oct 184:00 pmSession Room #2002
Made for Samsung: How Partners Maximized the Program to Reach Premium Customers
Kevin Crenshaw, Manager, Mobile Application Development, The Weather Company, An IBM Business
Steven McElwee, VP of Technology, GolfNow
David McKie, Director, Business Development , Yelp
Simon Sollberger, Co-Founder / Creative Director, Pear
- TRACKS
- Business Opportunities
- SESSION TYPE
- Panel
- TOPICS
- Monetization, Galaxy Apps
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
The “Made for Samsung” program is a strategic partnership platform through which industry-leading brands and innovators can deliver unique experiences and benefits to Samsung users across smartphones, tablets, wearables, TVs and connected digital appliances. Made for Samsung partners enjoy a wide range of benefits, such as early access to Samsung SDKs and new flagship devices, as well as direct communication with Samsung engineers and store teams to help develop, launch and promote their Samsung-exclusive apps. Join us for a panel of current Samsung partners as they discuss their end-to-end Made for Samsung experiences, from product ideation to UX design. Our panel will also share their experiences of deeper cross-platform collaboration as well as cross-partner integration, and how Made for Samsung contributed to the bottom line of their app's performance.
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Wed Oct 184:00 pmSession Room #2000
Secured Payments on Web with Samsung Pay: Creating Pain-Free Checkout Experiences!
Mahesh Kulkarni, Sr. Product Manager, Samsung
Peter O'Shaughnessy, Developer Advocate, Samsung
- TRACKS
- Samsung Services
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- Browser
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
Security and privacy are a core part of everything we do at Samsung. Samsung Internet incorporates features such as Samsung Pass and Knox integration, to make web browsing more secure and private. We are also making it easier to pay for things online securely, by integrating Samsung Pay’s convenient biometric authentication. Samsung Internet is bringing this checkout experience to the web, via the Payment Request web standard. In this session, we'll show how you can use the Payment Request API to make secure payments with Samsung Pay and build a simple and handy checkout experience.
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Wed Oct 184:00 pmSpotlight Theater
Soundcamp: The Future of Music Creation on Android
Phil Burk, Lead Staff Software Engineer, Google
JeongWook Seo, Principal Engineer, Ph.D, Samsung
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- SESSION LENGTH
- 20 min
Come learn how Soundcamp, an all-in-one app for users of all experience levels, will sculpt the future of Android music creation. Using Audio by Google, Soundcamp not only resolves Android audio latency issues but also enhances audio quality.
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Wed Oct 184:00 pmSession Room #2010
Towards an AI Driven Open Metaverse
Will Mason, Co-Founder and President, Upload
Nicolas Meuleau, Director of AI Research, Unity Technologies
Jules Urbach, CEO, OTOY Inc.
- TRACKS
- Samsung Services
- SESSION TYPE
- Panel
- KNOWLEDGE LEVEL
- Beginner
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
We are entering an era in which digital services and communication are going to be rendered spatially. This is the true promise of AR/VR/Mixed reality content, a metaverse where you can create and share and information with true presence. Everything from devices to the web to the social fabric of society will be affected enormously by the decisions that we make today. Ready or not, the tools of tomorrow are already being adopted to build an AI driven open metaverse.
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.Samsung Services, type.Panel, knowledge.Beginner -
Wed Oct 184:30 pmSpotlight Theater
Profiling VR Games and Applications for Optimum Performance
Kevin Hawkins, Developer Tools Lead/Principal Engineer, Qualcomm
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Partner
- SESSION LENGTH
- 20 min
Maximizing the gaming experience for VR requires more than innovative technology and gameplay. The gaming experience is equally affected by a game’s ability to manage power consumption and avoid device heat ups. These factors can impact a game’s success by limiting game performance and creating an unplayable mobile experience. In this session, you’ll learn how to improve power and thermal efficiency while achieving maximum performance for your VR game or app. Analyze and optimize your VR games and applications by exposing detailed CPU, GPU, and system data to reveal your game’s power and performance characteristics. In addition, you can understand how other apps or background processes may be impacting performance, giving you a complete picture of system performance.
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.General, type.Partner -
Wed Oct 185:00 pmSession Room #2004
Automate Your World: Creating New Apps for the SmartThings Ecosystem
Scott Vlaminck, VP, SmartThings
- TRACKS
- Multi Device
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- IoT, SmartThings, Smart Home
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
With automation, any developer can bring magical experiences to smart homes. The new ecosystem presents a bevy of potential opportunities for new services and business. Join us to learn how to make an automation app based on specific events, devices or scheduled triggers and make the most out of our smart home automation APIs - you're only limited by your imagination!
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.Multi Device, type.Sessions, topic.IoT, topic.SmartThings, topic.Smart Home -
Wed Oct 185:00 pmDisruptor Theater
B2B2C Models & Tools for Wearable Applications
Jeffrey Cooper, Sr Manager Business Development, Samsung
Kavitha Gopalan, Sr. Software Engineer, Samsung
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- SESSION LENGTH
- 20 min
We’ll take a look at a B2B2C model for your application. B2B2C is an option you have to essentially resell a smartwatch, with your application preinstalled in some cases depending on the model. We’ll look at Fitness & Sports, Wellness, and explore other ideas to stoke your creative problem solving skills. First we’ll explore the device and its capabilities, adjunct services that make reselling easy, and some technical guidance on various tools to pull it all together, such as in-app-purchasing, authentication, becoming a seller (including the Beta store), and building iOS Gear support.
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.General, type.Sessions -
Wed Oct 185:00 pmSession Room #2008
Fish, Hamsters, Hammers and Selfies
Neil Mendoza, Maker of Stuff, Neil Mendoza
- TRACKS
- Creators
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- AI, IoT
- KNOWLEDGE LEVEL
- Beginner
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
If you've ever wondered about ways you can reinvent your old phone with wings, or imbue hamsters with artificial artistic intelligence then this is the talk for you. Dive into some innovative uses of creative coding and electronics to bring unconventional digital creations to life physically, and often ironically. This session looks at the creative process behind some of his work, the challenges that arose along the way and the lessons learned about how to connect with people by playing with technology.
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.Creators, type.Sessions, knowledge.Beginner, topic.AI, topic.IoT -
Wed Oct 185:00 pmSession Room #2010
Level Up Your Game! New Insights and Tools for Game Developers
Jungwoo Kim, Principal Engineer, Graphics R&D, Samsung
Jongheun Yoo, Engineer, Samsung
- TRACKS
- Samsung Services
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- Games
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
Join us for a comprehensive overview of Galaxy of Games, Samsung's game data analytics web service that provides game market stats, up-to-date game industry intel, and more. We will also give an update on Galaxy GameDev Program, the game developer support program since 2016 with new landing page and performance tools!
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.Samsung Services, type.Sessions, topic.Games -
Wed Oct 185:00 pmSpotlight Theater
Samsung Internet VR: Bringing Virtual Reality to the Web
Alban Donoyel, Co-Founder & CEO, Sketchfab
Laszlo Gombos, Senior Director, Samsung
Damon Hernandez, Product Manager and Developer Advocate, Samsung
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- Browser
- SESSION LENGTH
- 20 min
Excited about web based virtual and augmented reality? This talk will feature invited experts from various sectors of the immersive web community that will introduce frameworks for creating WebVR/AR experiences, showcase content partners using the technology today, cover the evolution of Samsung Internet on GearVR devices, and take a look at upcoming trends defining the future of this medium.
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.General, type.Sessions, topic.Browser -
Wed Oct 185:00 pmSession Room #2000
Samsung Knox: The Foundation of the Connected Enterprise
Nick Dawson, Director, Knox Strategy & Business Development, Samsung
- TRACKS
- Samsung Services
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- Knox
- KNOWLEDGE LEVEL
- Beginner
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
Join us for a comprehensive overview of Samsung’s award-winning and industry-leading Knox platform and the associated portfolio of Knox solutions. The Knox platform is built into Samsung mobile devices such as phones, tablets and wearables and is the integral foundation upon which Samsung’s enterprise business strategy is based.
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.Samsung Services, type.Sessions, knowledge.Beginner, topic.Knox -
Wed Oct 185:00 pmSession Room #2006
To DeX or Not to DeX - the Answer is Obvious
Jack Ahn, Vice President, Enterprise Services, Samsung
Shahid Hussain, Product Manager, Google
Tony Kueh, VP, VMware
Victor Okunev, Developer Evangelist, Samsung
Taewon Yun, General Manager, Global Publishing, Super Evil Megacorp
- TRACKS
- Multi Device
- SESSION TYPE
- Panel
- TOPICS
- DeX
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
Smartphones have changed our lives forever, and we strive to push mobile technology beyond just your device screen. Samsung DeX brings a desktop experience to your Android apps. Join us, along with a panel of industry guests, to discuss how DeX can change user experience and answer questions like: What makes a PC a PC? How relevant is the desktop experience in an increasingly mobile world?
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.Multi Device, type.Panel, topic.DeX -
Wed Oct 185:00 pmSession Room #2002
Will Business Models Drive the Future of IoT?
Dennis Khvostionov, VP of Software Platforms and Architecture, Acuity Brands
Manny Linhares, Director of Strategy - IoT, Legrand
David Miller, VP, Product Management, Advanced Concepts, Mattel
Abhi Rele, Director of Product Management, Samsung
Naveen Sastry, Partner, McKinsey & Co
- TRACKS
- Business Opportunities
- SESSION TYPE
- Panel
- TOPICS
- IoT, Monetization
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
Designing and developing Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled products and services can be difficult, but finding the right business models to monetize IoT is proving to be even more of a challenge. The cloud services required over the product’s life are far more complex, extending beyond simple data storage and requiring device and services compatibility. Using real world case studies and examples, we will offer practical advice on how to think about IoT capabilities and business value. Finally, we will discuss how an open ecosystem in motion a virtuous cycle to create an IoT data economy where everyone benefits: device manufacturers, service providers, app and solution developers, and end users.
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.Business Opportunities, type.Panel, topic.IoT, topic.Monetization -
Wed Oct 185:30 pmSpotlight Theater
Emotional Intelligence: GIFs and Visual Expression in Mobile Communication
David McIntosh, CEO, Tenor
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Partner
- SESSION LENGTH
- 20 min
Mobile messaging dominates personal communication, with people now relying heavily on visuals to express their thoughts and feelings. Thirty years after its creation, the GIF is exploding as a primary way people communicate — and as a valuable marketing medium for content creators and brand advertisers. Join us for a thought-provoking conversation on the power of visual expression — including data insights from the Tenor Emotional Graph and real-world expertise from top marketers activating consumer engagement using GIFs.
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.General, type.Partner -
Wed Oct 185:30 pmDisruptor Theater
Gear 360: New SDK Unleashed!
Ungsik Kim, Samsung
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- SESSION LENGTH
- 20 min
In this session, we suggest the SDK package of 2017 Gear 360 and how to make customized your own application/service to control, capture, processing and make a live streaming using an affordable spherical camera (Gear 360). We will be focusing on actual use cases.
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.General, type.Sessions -
Thu Oct 1910:00 amKeynote Room
Inspirational Keynote
Arianna Huffington, Founder and CEO, Thrive Global
Stan Lee, Marvel Comics
Yoon C. Lee, Senior Vice President, Samsung
Marc Mathieu, Chief Marketing Officer, Samsung
Rain Paris
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Keynote
- SESSION LENGTH
- 90 min
Inspirational Keynote
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.General, type.Keynote -
Thu Oct 1912:30 pmSpotlight Theater
How to Leverage a Multi-Cloud Architecture
Steve Tuck, SVP, Joyent
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Partner
- TOPICS
- Cloud
- SESSION LENGTH
- 20 min
An overview of how cloud mature enterprises like Samsung Mobile are building apps to run on multiple clouds to balance cost savings, flexibility, and control over data. Specific topics will include: (i) approaches to managing a rapidly expanding storage footprint; (ii) security considerations of multi-cloud (iii) achieving application portability and developer productivity with open source tools and services.
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.General, type.Partner, topic.Cloud -
Thu Oct 1912:30 pmDisruptor Theater
Limbic VITALICS: Core -and Neuro- Rehabilitation Using Gear VR
Dr. Patrik Künzler, CEO, Limbic Life
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- SESSION LENGTH
- 20 min
Limbic VITALICS, an open collaboration project using Samsung VR technology and the Limbic Chair, is used for neuro and muscular rehabilitation. The Limbic Chair, developed by a former MIT neuroscience and medicine researcher, works harmoniously with Samsung's Gear VR to create an extremely immersive experience that simulates various parts of the brain.
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.General, type.Sessions -
Thu Oct 191:00 pmSession Room #2010
ARCore: Augmented Reality at Android Scale
Nathan Martz, Product Manager, Google
- TRACKS
- Samsung Services
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- AR
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
ARCore is a brand new platform from Google that allows developers to build augmented reality (AR) experiences at Android scale. This session will provide developers with everything they need to start creating the next generation of smartphone AR apps, including a deep dive into the fundamental technologies that enable ARCore, an overview of the ARCore SDKs for Java, Unity, and Unreal, and a selection of technical and design best practices.
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.Samsung Services, type.Sessions, topic.AR -
Thu Oct 191:00 pmSession Room #2004
ARTIK 101: The Fundamentals of Building IoT Products on ARTIK
Yadi (Yadwinder) Brar, Application Engineer, Samsung
Po Chiu, Manager, Samsung
Wei Xiao, Samsung
- TRACKS
- Multi Device
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- ARTIK
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
Samsung ARTIK Smart IoT platform brings hardware modules and cloud services together, with built-in security and an ecosystem of tools and partners to speed up your time-to-market. We offer a wide range of modules to drive your IoT products, from edge nodes to hubs and gateways. Our high-end security solution is built into the DNA of ARTIK IoT platform with a secure software to store data safely on the devices. All ARTIK modules are integrated into the cloud, a built-in service that support interoperability, enabling developers to break silos and connect disparate devices and cloud services to one another. Our modules and cloud are the building blocks of your imagination. Join us to learn the essentials of jumpstarting with ARTIK Smart IoT platform!
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.Multi Device, type.Sessions, topic.ARTIK -
Thu Oct 191:00 pmDisruptor Theater
Comic Books, Movies and Music – An AMA Session with Stan Lee and Rain Paris
Stan Lee, Marvel Comics
Rain Paris
Rob Prior, Artist, Director, Producer, Creator
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Ask Me Anything
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
Hear from the legendary Stan Lee and his talented protégé, Rain Paris, who will discuss comic books, movies, music, and their upcoming collaboration! Ask them anything!
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.General, type.Ask Me Anything -
Thu Oct 191:00 pmSession Room #2000
Developing High-Fidelity Android Games: Collaboration Best Practices
Eunsil Cho, Engineer, Graphics R&D, Samsung
Ethan Choi, General Manager, Hound13 Inc.
Ito Kosei, Producer, SQUARE ENIX CO.,LTD.
Ebato Takahito, Director at Business Division 2, SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD
- TRACKS
- Samsung Services
- SESSION TYPE
- Panel
- TOPICS
- Games
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
Samsung recently collaborated with top game companies under the Galaxy GameDev Program to develop high-fidelity games like HIT, Vainglory and Lineage 2: Revolution. In this session, we will introduce some upcoming high-fidelity games and invite our key game developer partners to share their experiences in developing Hi-Fi games and the benefit of collaborating with Samsung.
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.Samsung Services, type.Panel, topic.Games -
Thu Oct 191:00 pmSession Room #2008
Galaxy Apps: Where Quality Matters!
Melanie Lombardi, President, Echo Visuals, Inc.
Arturo Lovazzano, Senior Manager, Samsung
Vivek Vadakkuppattu, Director of Product Management, Monotype
- TRACKS
- Business Opportunities
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- Galaxy Apps
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
Galaxy Apps are every Galaxy and Gear user’s one-stop shop for essential content and special partner offers. Through an expanding content portfolio and growing device entry points, developers can capture more business opportunities than ever before. In this session, we will introduce the most popular content among Galaxy users and how to leverage Galaxy Apps to promote your own applications. We will also share tips & tricks from fellow developers who have successfully profited from Galaxy Apps.
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.Business Opportunities, type.Sessions, topic.Galaxy Apps -
Thu Oct 191:00 pmSpotlight Theater
Samsung Pay and Visa Checkout: Integrating with the New Mobile Commerce Reality
Javed Chaudry, Sr. Director, Product Innovation and Strategic Partnerships, Samsung
Dan Macias, Senior Director, Visa
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Partner
- SESSION LENGTH
- 20 min
Both Samsung and Visa understand a shopper’s journey and the importance of a quick and secure checkout experience. With the torrid rise of mobile commerce, in particular, Visa Checkout has now opened its platform to Samsung Pay users. While shopping at Visa Checkout merchants, Samsung Pay users will now be able to click the Visa Checkout/Samsung Pay co-branded button to checkout instantly by touching the fingerprint sensor on Samsung devices. No login or password will be required. In this session, you will see Visa Checkout/Samsung Pay demo, understand the benefits of the joint solution, and get a glimpse into actual integration of Visa Checkout Open Platform.
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.General, type.Partner -
Thu Oct 191:00 pmSession Room #2006
Taking the Road Less Traveled: In Pursuit of a Multi-Modal Experience for Bixby
Kyoung-Gu Woo, Principal Engineer, Samsung
- TRACKS
- Intelligence
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- AI, Bixby
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
We started Bixby as a multi-modal voice interface, specialized in device control. You can tell Bixby whatever you want on your device and Bixby does it for you, based on the NLU technology behind the scene. To make Bixby respond to both touch and voice, we had to deal with two tricky problems of version-aware classification and utterance conflict resolution. In this talk we'd like to share our experiences on how we tackled the problems and evolved over the time. We hope you will enjoy this talk by becoming a NLU problem solver for a while.
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.Intelligence, type.Sessions, topic.AI, topic.Bixby -
Thu Oct 191:00 pmSession Room #2002
What's New With the Tizen TV SDK and Building TV Apps Powered by .NET Core and Xamarin.Forms
Shane Cho, Principal Engineer, Samsung
Amit Sharma, Senior Manager, Samsung
Ed Snider, Developer / Microsoft MVP, InfernoRed Technology
- TRACKS
- Multi Device
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- Tizen, Smart TV
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
Learn how to build apps for Samsung TVs! With the new Tizen TV SDK you can build TV apps using web technologies as well as .NET with Visual Studio. In this session, we will show you how to get started using the Tizen TV SDK, the Samsung TV APIs and how to use Xamarin.Forms with Tizen to write cross-platform .NET apps that can run on Samsung TVs.
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.Multi Device, type.Sessions, topic.Tizen, topic.Smart TV -
Thu Oct 191:30 pmSpotlight Theater
An Introduction to MQTT: Why HTTP isn’t the King of the Internet of Things
Robert Bird, Principal Architect, Akamai
Shinji Kim, Senior Product Line Manager, Akamai
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Partner
- TOPICS
- IoT
- SESSION LENGTH
- 20 min
As the growth of the Internet of Things explodes, the fundamental protocols underpinning it are changing. In particular, the dominant protocol for IoT globally is now MQTT, or Message Queue Telemetry Transport. In this presentation, Rob will provide an overview of the MQTT protocol, compare it with HTTP for devices big and small, and explain the advantages adopting MQTT provides application developers seeking the best user experience for IoT.
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.General, type.Partner, topic.IoT -
Thu Oct 192:00 pmSession Room #2006
AI Startups: Challenges and Opportunities in Building Business Out of AI
Mark Hammond, CEO, Bon.sai
Sindhu Joseph, CEO, Cognicor
Sai Soundararaj, CEO, FloydHub
Ji Soo Yi, VP, Samsung
- TRACKS
- Intelligence
- SESSION TYPE
- Panel
- TOPICS
- AI, Monetization
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
AI is the key theme of many business areas. Unprecedented resources are being invested on AI research and business. There are also many AI startups. They are relatively small, but nimble. They search for their own problems. Thus, we invite a few promising startups to hear their unique challenges and opportunities in turning their AI technologies into a sustainable business, and their strategies to commercialize their solutions. We will also discuss what we can do together to build a healthy ecosystem of AI companies.
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.Intelligence, type.Panel, topic.AI, topic.Monetization -
Thu Oct 192:00 pmSession Room #2002
How to Build an IoT Backend Using Node.js, Serverless & Docker
Shubhra Kar, Vice President of Product Marketing, Joyent
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- IoT, Cloud
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
Learn how to build, scale and operate an IoT backend with microservices running Serverless. This session will provide examples of how to develop and run IoT backends as FaaS (Functions as a Service) using an API Gateway, Kubernetes, Node.js and Docker. We will also cover home automation, transportation, retail and industrial IoT use cases. Reference architectures and open source code samples will be provided.
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.General, type.Sessions, topic.IoT, topic.Cloud -
Thu Oct 192:00 pmSession Room #2008
Samsung IAP: Your Monetization Gateway for Galaxy Apps
Gaby Rojas, Technical Program Manager, Samsung
- TRACKS
- Business Opportunities
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- Monetization, Galaxy Apps
- KNOWLEDGE LEVEL
- Intermediate
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
Jumpstart your app revenue with Samsung In-App Purchases (IAP)! Join us for an introduction to IAP, and a discussion on how to integrate it with your Android and Gear apps. We will share business benefits, where to get technical support, how to get promotional opportunities in Galaxy Apps, and more.
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.Business Opportunities, type.Sessions, knowledge.Intermediate, topic.Monetization, topic.Galaxy Apps -
Thu Oct 192:00 pmSpotlight Theater
Samsung VR Presents: Creating Scalable Video Content for Virtual Reality
Jamie Leece, VP Games / VR, Major League Baseball
Michael Schmier, VP, Content and Services, Samsung
Veda Shastri, Producer, The Daily 360, The New York Times
Christian Tom, VP Sales and Publisher, NowThis
Mia Tramz, Managing Editor, LIFE VR, Time inc
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Panel
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
We host a panel of some of the world's leading creators of 360 and immersive video content. Together we explore how companies are approaching creating new consumer behaviors for watching video in virtual reality. We will plan to pick one lucky member from the audience to also receive a free Gear 360 camera.
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.General, type.Panel -
Thu Oct 192:00 pmSession Room #2010
The Intersection of Fashion, Robotics and Technology
Anouk Wipprecht, Curator, Designer, Engineer, Anouk Wipprecht FashionTech
- TRACKS
- Creators
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- VR, AI
- KNOWLEDGE LEVEL
- Beginner
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
Fashion that becomes interactive using technology has never before been as close to the skin – what kind of possibilities does this open up? Come learn from a FashionTech designer who works across disciplines in search of intelligent systems that interact with the body and environment of the wearer. Using machine learning and biomimicry coupled with sensors, smart devices, VR and animatronics to create wearables that belong on the runway was well as the high-tech showroom, these designs move, breathe, and react to the world around them. Learn about new ways we can interface — and micro-controlled garments designed to provoke.
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.Creators, type.Sessions, knowledge.Beginner, topic.VR, topic.AI -
Thu Oct 192:00 pmDisruptor Theater
The Key is In Your Eyes: An Intro to Samsung Pass and Biometric Security.
Sungsoo Kim, Product Manager, Samsung
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- SESSION LENGTH
- 20 min
Samsung Pass provides a biometric authentication service leveraging sensors on our phones and PKI cryptography. The lecture will introduce Samsung Pass and various biometric technologies in the market. It will highlight how Samsung is trying to solve the problems of identity and authentication by incorporating various HW & SW components in one platform.
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.General, type.Sessions -
Thu Oct 192:00 pmSession Room #2000
Thinking Beyond a Rotation-Only Controller
Dan Miller, XR Evangelist, Unity Technologies
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- KNOWLEDGE LEVEL
- Intermediate
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
GearVR controllers shouldn't limit your in-game representation to rotation only. This talk will cover the technical implementation for adding a 4th axis of movement and real use case in games and applications.
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.General, type.Sessions, knowledge.Intermediate -
Thu Oct 192:00 pmSession Room #2004
Works as A SmartThings Hub - The Embedded Hub Program
Douglas Burman, Director and Lead Architect, Hubs and Connectivity, Samsung
Brett Worthington, Vice President of Global Business Development & Partnerships, Samsung
- TRACKS
- Multi Device
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- IoT, SmartThings
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
Join us to learn more about how SmartThings can enhance your ecosystem through our WASH (Works as A SmartThings Hub) program. We will discuss how you can integrate SmartThings technology into your products through our core hub SDK, the ZigBee & Z-Wave SmartThings Link device, and our local execution features.
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.Multi Device, type.Sessions, topic.IoT, topic.SmartThings -
Thu Oct 192:30 pmDisruptor Theater
SDC Pub Quiz
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Activity
- SESSION LENGTH
- 20 min
Do you have what it takes to be the SDC Pub Quiz Champion? Join us for a round of trivia and a chance to win cool prizes!
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.General, type.Activity -
Thu Oct 193:00 pmSession Room #2002
Hey SDC, Tell Me About the Future of Voice
Patrick Beaulieu, Sr. Business Development Manager, NVIDIA
Rich Brown, Executive editor, CNET
Brad Park, Vice President, Big Data R&D, Mobile Communications Business, Samsung
Mark Spates, Product, Google
Karthik Thirumalai, Product Management, Microsoft
Brett Worthington, Vice President of Global Business Development & Partnerships, Samsung
- TRACKS
- Multi Device
- SESSION TYPE
- Panel
- TOPICS
- IoT, AI
- SESSION LENGTH
- 90 min
Voice control has quickly become the dominating subject in the world of consumer IoT with unprecedented device sales, user adoption, increased functionality, and major implications for how people live and interact in their homes. Join us alongside industry leaders for a panel about the future of voice technology hosted by Samsung SmartThings and moderated by CNET executive editor Rich Brown.
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.Multi Device, type.Panel, topic.IoT, topic.AI -
Thu Oct 193:00 pmSession Room #2004
How to Make Your Device "IoT Ready" in Just 30 Minutes
Soobaek Jang, VP, Samsung
Jihoon Park, Principal Engineer, Samsung
- TRACKS
- Multi Device
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- IoT, SmartThings, Cloud, Tizen, ARTIK
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
Devices running on Tizen / Tizen RT are easy to build, and can automatically be discovered in the Samsung Connect mobile app. Come find out how simple it is as one of our developers show you in person how your Tizen / Tizen RT - based device comes live!
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.Multi Device, type.Sessions, topic.IoT, topic.SmartThings, topic.Cloud, topic.Tizen, topic.ARTIK -
Thu Oct 193:00 pmSession Room #2010
Light Studies
Bradley (GMUNK) Munkowitz, Design Director, GMUNK
- TRACKS
- Creators
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- VR
- KNOWLEDGE LEVEL
- Beginner
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
In this hyper-focused throw-down, we will explore both personal and client projects (including the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge, and the film The Chamber for the Samsung Connected Series) using a variety of different light forms, robotic installations, and science fiction UI. Focusing on the creative implications and aesthetics of these sources this will be a rapid-fire presentation full of visual stimuli and loads of inspiration for creative uses of this lovely medium.
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.Creators, type.Sessions, knowledge.Beginner, topic.VR -
Thu Oct 193:00 pmSession Room #2000
Maximize Your TV Services Using KNOX
Jongoh Hur, Principal Engineer, Security R&D , Samsung
Colin Park, Software Engineering Manager, McAfee
- TRACKS
- Samsung Services
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- Knox
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
At SDC 2016, Samsung announced a powerful and comprehensive Smart TV security solution for our entire 2016 line of Tizen-based Smart TVs. Over the last year, the solution has evolved to support various vertical markets such as payments, workplaces and management, enabling the development of innovative B2C and B2B security services. Join us to get an overview of this security platform and to learn how to enter these vertical markets using it.
[addthis tool='addthis_inline_share_toolbox']track.Samsung Services, type.Sessions, topic.Knox -
Thu Oct 193:00 pmSession Room #2008
Samsung NEXT Ventures: How We Empower Software and Services Startups to Achieve Their Next Level Funding
Brendon Kim, Vice President | Managing Director, Samsung NEXT Ventures
- TRACKS
- Business Opportunities
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- Monetization
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
Samsung NEXT recently announced a $150M fund to globally support early stage startups in emerging technologies, such as AR, IoT, Blockchain, AI and VR. Learn how the NEXT team is leveraging the power of the Samsung platform to accelerate the growth of startups through capital, expertise and partnerships. Hear about entrepreneurs who are partnering with Samsung to achieve their next level funding and what the NEXT team is looking for in future investments.
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Thu Oct 193:00 pmDisruptor Theater
Soundcamp Challenge: DJ & Create!
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Activity
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
Ever wanted to create your own song but don't want to sing? Well here's your chance! Enter the Soundcamp Challenge and compose a signature song and create seamless, addictive loops with the help of a real DJ! Oh, and did we mention there are prizes?
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Thu Oct 193:00 pmSession Room #2006
Striking an Emotional Chord in VR
Eric Darnell, Chief Creative Officer and Co-founder, Baobab Studios
Ryan Horrigan, Chielf Content Officer, Felix & Paul Studios
Yelena Rachitsky, Executive Producer of Experiences, Oculus
Colum Slevin, Head of Experiences, Oculus
Claudia Southmartin, Lead Producer, Baobab
Daniel Terdiman, Fastcompany
- TRACKS
- Samsung Services
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- VR
- KNOWLEDGE LEVEL
- Beginner
- SESSION LENGTH
- 90 min
VR is an emotionally compelling and effective storytelling medium with a new technical language. This panel will expand on some of the challenges in VR storytelling, such as transitioning from the novelty of VR to developing richer experiences for mobile users with high-quality characters and visuals. Eric Darnell, writer and director of the Madagascar films, is the Chief Creative Officer at Baobab Studios, creators of the Emmy-award winning Invasion!, follow-up Asteroids! and newest piece Rainbow Crow starring John Legend. Colum Slevin was formerly VP, Head of Studio Operations at Lucasfilm and is now the Head of Experiences at Oculus VR from Facebook. Ryan Horrigan is the Chief Content Officer at Felix & Paul Studios, makers of cinematic virtual reality experiences like Miyubi.
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Thu Oct 193:00 pmSpotlight Theater
The Impact of Connecting Cars into the Internet of Things
Stephen L. Surhigh, Vice President, Automotive Cloud Solutions, Harman
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Partner
- SESSION LENGTH
- 20 min
The invention of the automobile changed many aspects of people’s lives. Infrastructure improvements such as paving dirt roads resulted in social and economic changes like enabling families to take vacations away from home. Historians agree that the automobile has had a significant historical impact on our modern lifestyles. As autonomous driving evolves and vehicles become more connected in the IoT space, the need for connectivity, data consumption, security and innovation become exponentially more important. The presentation will look at the automobile’s expected impact on the IoT space and will introduce the Harman Ignite platform. Harman Ignite is a cloud-based platform designed to support the automobile’s emersion into a broader IoT ecosystem that enables automotive OEMs to accelerate their autonomous vehicle visions.
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Thu Oct 193:30 pmSpotlight Theater
Monetizing Emotion
Jason Krebs, CBO (Chief Business Officer), Tenor
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Partner
- SESSION LENGTH
- 20 min
Taking a deeper dive into brand advertisers, the revenue landscape as it relates to Emotions/GIFs and Tenor’s monetization SDK for developers!
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Thu Oct 194:00 pmSession Room #2008
Become a Gear Watch Designer! Money Making Tips and Tricks from Top Gear Watch Face Designers
Hyeonju Lee, UX Designer, Samsung
Melanie Lombardi, President, Echo Visuals, Inc.
Christopher Shomo, Infinity watchfaces
- TRACKS
- Business Opportunities
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- Watch, Monetization
- KNOWLEDGE LEVEL
- Intermediate
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
In this session, we explore how to create and monetize your watch face with the Gear Watch Designer (GWD) tool. We will introduce you to the GWD tool - which allows you to design a watch face without coding – and share our sales statistics and best practices. We will also offer useful tips on watch face design, and hear the secrets of generating profits from some of the bestselling watch face vendors.
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Thu Oct 194:00 pmSession Room #2004
Home, Sweet Home! Power Your Smart Home From the Fridge
Sukwon Danny Choi, Principal Engineer, Samsung
Youngjoo Park, Principal Engineer, Samsung
- TRACKS
- Multi Device
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- Smart Home
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
It is no doubt that the kitchen is one of the most integral spaces in the household when it comes to sharing everyday life with family. We showed our passion for this space when we introduced the Smart Home Cloud API at last year's SDC. This year, we will be introducing a new API that can connect your devices and applications to our Family Hub refrigerators, powering your house to become a kitchen-centric smart home.
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Thu Oct 194:00 pmSession Room #2010
Introduction to Samsung Voice Touch and Improved App Accessibility by Voice
Keith Shin, Principal Engineer, Samsung
- TRACKS
- Samsung Services
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- TOPICS
- Smart TV
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
We'd like to bring to your attention our new Voice Touch feature that'll enable our user to access what he or she sees on the TV screen by simply speaking them to the TV remote. Right now the kind of on-screen texts that are executable by voice are limited to movie and app titles but will be extended to cover virtually everything that can be read from the whole screen.
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Thu Oct 194:00 pmSpotlight Theater
Samsung Secure OS : TEEgris for Trusted Application and Services
Heekwan Lee, Principal Engineer, Samsung
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- SESSION LENGTH
- 20 min
This talk will introduce Samsung Secure OS - TEEgris. TEEgris is a system-wide security framework to provide trusted execution environment based on TrustZone. TEEgris provide a variant of GlobalPlatform APIs such as Cryptography, Trusted storage, Trusted user interface, and so on. In addition, we provide end-to-end service deployment environment for external developers to write, manage, deploy their trusted application and services on TEEgris. You can develop your own trusted application on TEEgris framework as we guarantee enhanced security and performance with multicore, multithreading feature. Join us and make a secure world.
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Thu Oct 194:00 pmSession Room #2000
Security Cameras + Toys + CO Detectors: What Could Go Wrong?
John Jefferies, Director - ARTIK Security, Samsung
Jaeyeon Jung, VP, Samsung
Emily McReynolds, Researcher, University of Washington
Maurice Stebila, CISO, HARMAN by Samsung
- TRACKS
- Multi Device
- SESSION TYPE
- Panel
- TOPICS
- IoT, Security
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
This session explores frameworks for building trustworthy and resilient IoT systems that respect the privacy of users. We will delve into best security practices from industry and discuss challenges to meet them when designing and creating IoT devices. We also talk about many potential privacy threats posed by always connected devices and the various data collected about our life.
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Thu Oct 194:00 pmDisruptor Theater
She’s Designed Classic Games and He’s A Game Journalist – Ask Us Anything!
Amy Jo Kim, CEO, ShuffleBrain
Dean Takahashi, Lead Writer, Gamesbeat
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Ask Me Anything
- SESSION LENGTH
- 45 min
I am a neuroscientist and bass player who designed classic games including Rock Band and The Sims. I am a technology journalist at VentureBeat who has been covering games for almost 20 years and recently caught some flak because of struggles conquering the game Cuphead... Ask Us Anything!
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Thu Oct 194:30 pmSpotlight Theater
Device Tailor in Your Back Pocket
June Na, Senior Technical Consultant, Samsung
- TRACKS
- General
- SESSION TYPE
- Sessions
- SESSION LENGTH
- 20 min
Transforming Samsung devices into purpose-built business appliances with our Knox Configure product offerings and the value proposition of customer benefits through Knox Configure solutions.
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