Visual 1st announces initial program, speakers and sponsors

Visual 1st, the epic imaging conference formerly known as Mobile Photo Connect, announced its initial program, speakers and sponsors. The event will be Oct. 22-23 in at the Golden Gate Club, San Francisco.

The conference theme is Strategies for success in today’s photo/video ecosystem: Creating, leveraging and monetizing the building blocks.

Hans Hartman, conference organizer, has already announced Omar Arambula, co-founder & COO of Munkee, makers of InstaSize, tell about his company’s remarkable journey, starting as a single-purpose app and transforming into an allround and subscription-based app. (InstaSize is one of our favs for creating social-friendly images,  BTW.)

Other panel topics include:
  • Expanding options for image capture: The Long Tail of Cameras
  • Monetizing photos through print: Winning Tactics in a Rapidly Evolving Environment
  • Leveraging AR in the Photo and Video Ecosystem

Purchase a no-risk Early Bird VIP Pass by May 17 to get unlimited cappuccinos, lattes, espresso and chocolate-covered biscotti during the conference, as well as priority exposure in the months leading up to the conference.

Initial Gold Sponsors of the event are Circle Graphics, Picanova and Fujifilm.