3 Ph.D.s in three fireside chat sessions at Visual 1st this year! Not only do they have stellar academic backgrounds that include Ph.D.s in challenging fields, they are also business leaders driving imaging innovation through real-world products. conta.cc/3iBDLOb

We’re pleased to announce that Cody Bratt, @codywbratt, Product Manager, Google Photos Printing, will join our *Photo Print Product Success Stories – today’s rising stars* panel at this year’s virtual edition of Visual 1st, Oct. 14-15. visual1st.biz/program2020

I’m very pleased to welcome Cloudprinter as Gold sponsor of Visual 1st 2020. Cloudprinter provides a Print Cloud and Print API, connecting print buyers to 100’s of connected print service providers around the world in one unified way of order sending. bit.ly/32PU8kv

We're extremely pleased to announce the speakers for our Visual 1st Panel, "To Acquire or be Acquired - that is the question," featuring Andrew Cousin, CEO of @CircleGraphics, Beth Burkhart, VP and GM of Shutterfly, and Rick Bellamy, CEO of RPI Printing. conta.cc/2G0OByu

I’m pleased to announce that Victor Riparbelli, Victor Riparbelli, CEO of Synthesia, Synthesia 🎥, will join our “Making Imaging Machine Learning Super Smart” panel at this year’s virtual edition of Visual 1st, Oct. 14-15. lnkd.in/g5kD89S

How to network like a pro before, during and after the Oct. 14-15 Visual 1st virtual conference. Boost your industry network at this year's virtual edition of Visual 1st by engaging with exciting new or existing partners. conta.cc/3i1zp1F

We’re pleased to announce Anastasia Leng, Anastasia Leng, CEO of CreativeX, as speaker at Visual 1st. bit.ly/3mUABHT CreativeX applies image recognition analytics to help marketers understand which visual properties resonate with consumers and, more importantly, why.

engadget.com/the-i-phone-12… Hear all about LIDAR and 3D sensing solutions at tomorrow's + Thursday's Visual1st.biz conference, featuring André Wong, Ph.D. VP, Product Line Management, 3D-sensing at industry leader Lumentum.

The impact of COVID – clear winners and losers so far, but still a fuzzy picture conta.cc/3noil9h

Timing is everything: what photokina could have learned from CES. Setting or reflecting the trends – that is the question conta.cc/3mzbxW2

The 2020 photo & video industry roundup: 6 major disruptions; the 270 companies on our radar. conta.cc/37pjQi7

Crisis, what crisis? Moonpig to go IPO and become the next unicorn. Check out this week's issue of Visual 1st Perspectives. conta.cc/3bA1oWw

What if, at some point in the future I – or my (grand)children – can’t open my JPEG photos or my MP4 videos any longer? Help is on the way to keep our digital memories for years to come. #emortal conta.cc/2YjqaSZ

Apple’s upcoming app tracking changes: from opting out to opting in. conta.cc/3rF0yfV Also news on @thealicecamera , metalenz, smartphoto_be , Snapchat and more.

Congratulations to last year's Visual 1st presenters, Kaleido, makers of remove.bg and Unscreen , which have been acquired by our industry friends of Canva ! Kaleido is the 10th presenter at Visual 1st been acquired. Who is going to be #11? tech.eu/brief/canva-ka…

New study: Do-It-Yourself video creation apps are driving a surge in user-generated videos. Study reveals how a new generation of apps are empowering average businesspeople and consumers to produce sophisticated videos. conta.cc/3rFcqOw

Offering DIY photo and video apps – or services? Separate apps or integrated platform? That's question on many photo and video app developers' mind. Read my 4 takeaways from Canva spectacular DIY visual communication platform growth. conta.cc/32gnWWk

Industry giants and academics tackle the harmful parts of imaging AI. Plus...news from Google, Snapchat, Vimeo, Zenfolio, Pinterest, Getty, Promo.com, Poparazzi and Reface. conta.cc/34hNvrl

What blew me away at #wwdc2021? (Spoiler alert: not a heck of a lot) Also news on Printed Memories, PerfectCorp. (Perfect Corp.) , Poparazzi (POPARAZZI) and EyeQ (Perfectly Clear AI by EyeQ) conta.cc/3ivmGrI

Imaging industry news highlights + Visual 1st updates: conta.cc/2Tn1olV - Early sponsors: Circle Graphics, Fujifilm, RPI, Cloudprinter, EyeQ. - Early bird tickets - and what it has to do with Switzerland in UEFA Euro 2020 - Meet & Greet venue - Call for presenters