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Clark School alumnus Brian Hinman, benefactor of the Hinman CEOs program and co-founder, president and CEO of 2Wire, will be the next Whiting-Turner lecturer.
Lecture Date & Time:
April 7, 2006 , 3:30 p.m. (immediately following the conclusion of the $50K Business Plan Competition) |
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Abstract
Much as we have seen with music over the last few years, video content is beginning to be offered as streaming or downloaded data via Internet protocol. While still in the early stages, the transformation will fundamentally change the way we experience entertainment in the future. "A la carte" programming will become the primary viewing model, with sports and news as the remaining real-time content tied to a schedule. 2Wire is one of the pioneers in this transformation, building products such as residential gateways, set-top boxes and back-end management systems to allow the telephone companies to lead this entertainment transformation. Brian will discuss his views on IP video, the role that 2Wire has played, and the exciting changes ahead.
Biography
Brian L. Hinman is the president, CEO and co-founder of 2Wire, a provider of broadband service platforms for the DSL market. 2Wire's suite of solutions offers DSL providers an integrated "triple-play" of data, voice, and media services. Hinman is also the co-founder, and formerly the CEO, of Polycom, Inc., the world's leading teleconferencing company. Hinman co-founded PictureTel Corporation at the age of 22, and was vice president of engineering and a director from 1984 through 1990.
Hinman, an engineer by training, is a specialist in digital signal processing and holds twelve U.S. patents. As one of the nation’s most successful young entrepreneurs, he was honored by the Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs three different times. He is on the Board of Visitors of both the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Maryland Clark School of Engineering; a trustee of the University of Maryland Foundation; and the sponsor of the Hinman CEOs (Campus Entrepreneurship Opportunities) Program at the University of Maryland. He has previously served on the national board of the American Electronic Association, and was co-founder and director of the International Multimedia Teleconferencing Consortium. Hinman holds a bachelor's degree (summa cum laude) in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, and a Masters in electrical engineering from M.I.T.
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April 7, 2006
3:30 p.m.
1110 Kim Building
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