Keynote: The Honorable Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce, US Department of Commerce
The Hon. Carlos M. Gutierrez shares his thoughts on the importance of free trade agreements focusing specifically on the free trade agreement of Columbia.

Session: How We Can Win on Trade
Anne Kim, Director of the Middle Class Program, Third Way compares protectionist and pro-trade marketing techniques.

Panel: What Trade Means in Real Life Terms to Real Life Businesses
This panel moves beyond examining trade deficits and surpluses and looks at the global supply chain, what it means to CE businesses and why trade liberalization through FTA's, the WTO Doha process and the ITA is so crucial.

Panel: Trade: Where Economics Meets Politics
This panel examines possible outcomes of different economic approaches to trade and puts them into the context of current issues such as pending free trade agreements and China legislation.

Goodbye Analog, Hello HDTV
This panel discusses the careful multi-industry planning to ensure a smooth transition to Digital TV in 2009.

Keynote: The Honorable Meredith A. Baker, Acting Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, National Telecommunications & Information Administration
The Hon. Meredith A. Baker spoke about the nation's upcoming transition to Digital Television.

Panel: Analog Sets and Recycling
This panel discusses consumer behavior regarding the disposal of analog TV sets and what the industry is doing to educate consumers on the importance of recycling those old TVs.

2008 Digital Patriots Dinner
CEA honored Verizon chairman and CEO Ivan Seidenberg, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Congressman Tom Davis (R-VA) at the Fourth Annual Digital Patriots Dinner for their achievements in furthering technological innovation.