LOS ANGELES— from www.avn.com - Steven Hirsch, founder and co-chairman of Vivid Entertainment, one of adult industry’s leading companies, will keynote the 2011 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo (AEE) with a discussion of the changing climate of the adult industry and the challenges that many studios, manufacturers, distributors and retailers currently face.
The keynote session, “Still on Top: How the Largest Adult Film company in the World Survives in a Challenging Market,” will take place on Friday, January 7 at 2:30 p.m. at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Moderating the discussion will be notable journalist Damon Brown, author of Porn & Pong: How Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider and Other Sexy Games Changed Our Culture.
Brown is the author of several books and he writes about sex, technology, music and video games for Playboy, New York Post, Family Circle, and is the tech columnist for AARP Online and other publications. In 2009, Damon became Mobile Games Editor at About.com.
“The adult entertainment industry has briskly evolved and continues to embrace new technology and business models,” AEE show spokesperson Sean Devlin said.
“AEE is pleased to present the head of one of the largest adult companies and one of the most recognized global brands, Vivid Entertainment, to remark on the changing adult market and discuss Vivid’s strategies to adapt.”
The 2011 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, which will host the AVN Novelty Expo for the first time, will be held at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas. AEE will run from Thursday, January 6 through Sunday, January 9, 2011, and the AVN Novelty Expo dates are January 6–8. Attendees can register online at AdultEntertainmentExpo.com.
The 2011 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo will run concurrently with the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on all four days. The AVN Adult Entertainment Expo is not affiliated with CES.
