Dear Friends,
I was asked to be the first chairman of Contech 2010, and I find it an amazing opportunity.
In the current rapidly changing market, the boundaries between the three view screens (PC,TV, mobile) are very elastic, and content is not only consumed on the three screens but is alsocreated specifically for different screens, There are many questions on how content and technology will playposing tremendous challenges on the content and hitech industries.Add to that the fact that content today represents a plethora of media types such as music, video, internet content, news, games, user-created content such as blogs and twits, and more.
There are many questions on how content and technology will play together in a world of multiple media types and formats, and multiple screens and platforms.
Contech 2010 conference and exhibition will be the right place to discuss all these issues, listen to the best speakers from world wide leading companies about the dynamic changing trends and where the industry is heading, learn from the most creative minds about new formats and new production technologies that will enable all of us to produce content in the most cost
effective way.
Israel, as a source of innovation and technologies, is the ideal venue for this important event.
With limited resources, and generations of accumulated expertise, Israel has made a virtue of necessity and today is home to a surprisingly large number of cutting-edge entertainment and video technologies.
Israel’s vibrant content technology sector is supported by innovative research and development carried out by leading academic institutions, technological incubators, and a dynamic private sector. Furthermore, government policies have accelerated the development of new technologies in this realm.
At Contech 2010, you will join key decision-makers shaping the debates on – and crafting
the solutions for – the major issues facing the content industry. Bringing together Israeli
and international business executives, political decision makers, and leading researchers,
Contech 2010 will also be a showcase for the most advanced technologies from around the
world. I invite you to join your colleagues from around the world and participate in this valuable opportunity to learn about, and develop future solutions for, the future content market, challenges that we all face. We are confident that you will benefit from the exciting range of topics to be dealt with and the dynamic scope of entrepreneurial and technological solutions tthat will be presented at this event.

We look forward to seeing you at Contech 2010!
Sincerely,
Yoram Yaacovi
Chairman, Contech 2010

Dear Colleagues,
It is a great honor for me to serve as the first Co-Chairman of this innovative and creative conference.
The solutions to the questions of how content and technology will interact in a world of multiple media types and formats, and multiple screens and platforms will undoubtedly change our industry.
In today’s world the word “content” represents not only motion pictures and television series for film and TV but also relates to mobile uploads self-made news, games and mobile applications.  Now that the Internet has revealed itself to be the new king of information, we must be able to predict what the future holds for us.
Contech 2010 is an International Content & Technology event where content creators/providers, technology enablers and decision makers will meet to peek into the future of digital media through innovative and thought-provoking discussions, showcases, business models, and networking opportunities.
The Israeli industry is internationally acknowledged as one of the most innovative throughout the world of research and development, both for its basic technology and its applications to the real world.  Israel has the world’s highest concentration of high-tech start-ups per capita, and the second-highest in the world in absolute numbers after Silicon Valley. The strong support of Israel’s very active venture capital funds ensures that a high proportion of the best ideas actually get commercialized.
Many leading international Hi-Tech companies have built up a strong presence in Israel to take advantage of local abilities, both through the establishment of local R&D centers and through acquisitions of Israeli start-ups.
The Israeli TV and Film industry is a $600 million USD market. This market is now bigger than ever, with a record number of locally produced drama, comedy and reality series, as well as high investments in feature films that receive worldwide acclaim and prizes. Moreover, many Israeli-conceived formats have become successful commodities and are sold internationally.  Israel's television market also boasts a wide array of acquired content, and a large percentage of the leading televisions series in the US are broadcast in Israel as well.
At Contech 2010, you will join key decision-makers shaping the debates on – and crafting the solutions for – the major issues facing the content industry. Bringing together Israeli and international business executives, political decision makers, and leading researchers, Contech 2010 will also be a showcase for the most advanced environmental technologies from around the world.
I invite you to join your colleagues from around the world and participate in this valuable opportunity to learn about and develop future solutions for the convergence entertainment market – challenges that we all face. We look forward to seeing you at Contech 2010 and are confident that you will benefit from the exciting range of topics to be dealt with and the dynamic scope of entrepreneurial and technological solutions that will be presented at this event.
Sincerely,
Yona Wiesenthal
Chairman, Contech 2010