This year, Display Week introduces a unique event tailored to benefit marketing, sales and supply chain professionals—the CMO Forum. Held on
Wednesday, May 25 at 8:30 am, this one-hour panel discussion will bring together marketing executives to explore opportunities for success based on industry trends and to examine strategies for solving supply chain issues that professionals currently face.
Sri Peruvemba, SID head of marketing and CEO of Marketer International, will moderate the event. He has previously served as CMO of E Ink Corporation and has been an influential display technology advocate throughout his career.
The five panelists chosen will help provide the audience with a deeper understanding of the opportunities and challenges faced by marketing and sales professionals, as well as offer advice on best practices.
Dr. Paul G. Apen
Chief Strategy Officer
E Ink
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Dr. Paul Apen’s role at E Ink includes leading corporate strategy, business and commercial development, new business ventures, and marketing functions. He has over 20 years’ management experience in advanced materials industries including displays, semiconductors, optical polymers, renewable energy, and energy efficiency. In 2012, he founded a consulting firm focused on developing market entry strategies for technology innovators in the display, solar, and advanced materials industries. Prior to joining E Ink in 2007, he was the Global Business Manager for Honeywell's Electronic Polymers business, which served the semiconductor, display, and solar cell markets.
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Jennifer Davis
Chief Marketing Officer
Planar/Leyard International
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Jennifer Davis leads the combined marketing efforts for Planar and the international Leyard business. She joined Planar in 1998, where she has held a number of roles in marketing, business operations, and global customer service. She is a regular contributor to InfoComm All Voice, rAVe, American City Business Journals, the American Marketing Association, and other industry publications. She received a Stevie Award for Female Executive of the Year in 2015. Prior to joining Planar, Davis held senior marketing management positions at Intel Corporation and a software start-up.
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Dr. Albert M. Green
Chief Executive Officer
Kent Displays, Inc.
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Dr. Albert Green has been CEO of Kent Displays and a member of its Board of Directors since 2007. In that time, he has guided Kent Displays’ transition from a focus on research and development to product development and manufacturing. Under his leadership, the company successfully launched the award-winning Boogie Board LCD eWriter in 2010. In 2015, Dr. Green was named a Gold Winner in the Executive of the Year Small Companies category by the Best in Biz Awards. Dr. Green has also provided his international trade and manufacturing expertise to the U.S. government in numerous capacities.
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Greg McNeil
Vice President Product Design Innovation Labs
Flex
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Prior to his current role at Flex, a $25 billion, end-to-end supply chain solutions company with operations in over 30 countries, Greg McNeil held vice president-level product development and product management positions at Apple, Microsoft, Cadence Design Systems, Sun Microsystems, and Palm, where he designed world-class products and led teams responsible for product development and product management. In addition to his corporate experience, Mr. McNeil has also held numerous positions at start-up companies including WebTV Networks, Cobalt Networks, and ViVOtech. He founded the media player company VVM Systems.
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Stephen Squires
Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Chair
Quantum Materials Corp. and Solterra Renewable Technologies
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Stephen Squires has more than 30 years’ experience in advanced materials, nanotechnology, and other emerging technologies. Prior to forming QMC, he consulted in these fields with an emphasis on applications engineering, strategic planning, commercialization, and marketing. In 1983, he founded Aviation Composite Technologies Inc., which grew to $20 million in revenue before merging with USDR Aerospace in 2001. Squires’ lifelong interests include tetrapod quantum dots (QDs) and other semiconductor nanocrystals. Under his leadership, QMC has collected and originated technology related to unique QD synthesis, scaling of QD production, QD printing technologies, and other technologies.
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