Be an Embedded Vision Summit Presenter

The Embedded Vision Summit is the preeminent conference on practical computer vision, covering applications from the edge to the cloud.  It attracts a unique audience of over one thousand product creators, entrepreneurs and business decision-makers who are creating and using computer vision technology.  The next Summit will take place May 22-24, 2018 in Santa Clara, California. It’s the ideal venue for getting the word out about interesting new technologies, techniques, applications, products, and practical breakthroughs in computer vision. 

We are assembling the presentation program and have a limited number of presentation opportunities.  If you are interested in presenting at the Summit, please read on.  To maximize the likelihood of acceptance, please send your proposal as soon as possible - the program is being formed now!

The Embedded Vision Summit has experienced exciting growth over the last few years, and we’re working hard to make the 2018 Summit our best event yet.  The requirements for Summit presentations are outlined below.  We’ve found that adhering to these guidelines enables a superior experience for attendees.  (98% of 2017 Summit attendees reported that they’d recommend the event to a colleague.) 

The Summit program will incorporate four presentation tracks:

• Technical Insights.  These presentations will focus on practical technical education.  Experienced engineers will present techniques, trade-offs and case studies useful to vision product developers.  Presentations in this track are non-promotional.
• Enabling Technologies.  These presentation opportunities provide a way for Alliance Member companies to highlight their products.  Presented in a dedicated theater in the Technology Showcase area, Member company demos will be close at hand.  (Member companies sponsoring the Summit at the Diamond, Premier Plus, Premier and Gold levels have Enabling Technologies presentation slots reserved for them.  Other Member companies may reserve Enabling Technologies presentation slots for a fee.)
• Business Insights.  Presentations in this track should focus on providing insights useful to business decision makers, including market and technology trends, business models, and case studies illustrating how vision technology is delivering value to consumers, businesses and other organizations.  Presentations in this track are non-promotional.
• Fundamentals.  These introductory tutorials are intended for those who are new to the embedded vision field -- or to some aspects of it. Attendees receive a fast-track technical learning experience delivering practical computer vision know-how that they can put to work right away.

New for 2018: This year we are introducing a special focus area on cloud-based vision processing. We are particularly interested in talks covering applications and architectures that have both embedded (edge) and cloud components, as well as those based solely at the edge or in the cloud.

Alliance Membership: Companies that are not Members of the Embedded Vision Alliance may submit presentation proposals for the Technical Insights, Business Insights and Fundamentals tracks.  If you want to make a presentation about your company’s products or technology, exhibit in the Vision Technology Showcase, or be a sponsor of the Summit, please contact Ruthann Fisher (fisher@embedded-vision.com, +1 215-605-7998) to learn about Alliance membership and the associated opportunities for exposure at the Summit.

The Embedded Vision Summit has become a highly regarded industry event largely on the strength of its presentation program.  To maintain the excellent quality of the program, the Alliance requires that all Summit presentations and speakers meet the following criteria:

• Talks should be substantive, insightful and educational.   Presentations promoting commercial technologies are permitted only in the Enabling Technologies track, and should be technical in nature.
• For the Technical Insights, Business Insights and Fundamentals tracks, talks should present practical insights, data and techniques that attendees can put to use whether or not they use your company’s products.

The best Summit talks focus on:

• Embedded vision applications such as:  automotive, robotics, drones, security, entertainment, retail, consumer, industrial, etc.
• Embedded vision design and development techniques:  algorithms, low-power design, trade-off studies, etc.
• Embedded vision business opportunities:  market data, trends, business models, deployment case studies, etc.
• (In the Enabling Technologies track:)  Commercially available components, algorithms and tools that product developers can use to incorporate vision into systems, chips and applications.
• Talks should be presented by speakers who have strong public speaking skills and subject matter expertise.   For the Technical Insights track, talks should be presented by individuals in engineering or engineering management roles.
• We encourage joint presentations with customers and partners.
• All talks will take place on May 22nd or 23rd, 2018, in Santa Clara, California. 
• Most presentations will be 20-25 minutes long, plus about 5 minutes for Q&A.  Selected presentations (including most Fundamentals track presentations) will be 45-50 minutes long, plus about 10 minutes for Q&A.
• All talks must use the Embedded Vision Summit PowerPoint template, which will be distributed in January.  The template includes a place for your company logo.

Deadline:  We are continuing to build the agenda for the 2018 Embedded Vision Summit.  We will continue to accept proposals until the agenda is full.  Summit presentation proposals will be reviewed as they arrive, and Summit presentation slots are limited, so we encourage you to submit your proposal as soon as possible.

To propose a Summit presentation, please submit the following information ASAP using the following link:  https://goo.gl/forms/zsf3UZQY7R3On2dE3

• Company information:  [required]
  • Company name
• Speaker information:  [required]
  • Name
  • Job title
  • E-mail address
  • Business phone number
  • Business postal address
  • Mobile phone number
  • Speaker bio (<150 words).
• Additional contact person information:  [optional]
  • Name
  • Job title
  • E-mail address
  • Business phone number
  • Mobile phone number
• Presentation title [required]
• Targeted track (see track descriptions above). [required]
• Abstract:  Describe the scope and depth of the talk, including key examples to be used (<150 words). [required]
• Description of target audience (job function, experience level). [required]
• Purpose:  What will the audience gain from this talk (<25 words)? [required]
• What is the relationship between the proposed presentation topic and the speaker’s company’s business? [required]
• Previous Summit presentation history [required] :
  [ ] I have previously presented at the Embedded Vision Summit.
  [ ] I have not previously presented at the Embedded Vision Summit. (Note:  For first-time Summit speakers, a phone conversation with the speaker is required to complete the proposal.  If you are a first-time Summit speaker, please contact us to arrange a call.)
• Summit commitment:  [required]
  [  ] If my presentation is accepted, I will commit to the following:
  • Appearing at the Summit to present (no substitute speakers).
  • Using the official Embedded Vision Summit slide template design for my presentation.
  • Submitting a first draft of my slides or a detailed outline by January 15 for review.
  • Updating my slides in response to feedback from the organizers.
  • Following the Speaker Guidelines.

Again, to propose a Summit presentation, please submit the above information ASAP using the following link:  https://goo.gl/forms/zsf3UZQY7R3On2dE3

If you have any questions, please send an email to present@embedded-vision.com