Industry Heavyweights to Talk Trends, Forecasts at XBIZ LA

LOS ANGELES — A powerful line-up of industry visionaries will delve into the current trends and gaze into the future of the online adult entertainment industry at the leading digital media conference XBIZ LA.

Attendees of the “State of the Industry: Trends and Forecasts” session, set for Tuesday, Feb. 8 at 2 p.m., will learn what the experts forecast for the year ahead, where the biggest challenges and opportunities are, and what the industry should expect going forward.

Moderated by XBIZ publisher and founder Alec Helmy, the panelists include Shap from Twistys, NetBilling’s Mitch Farber, Charles of Wildline, Wasteland’s Colin Rowntree, and Oystein Wright of Mansion Productions.

“As the business evolves, so do we,” Helmy said.

“This show has one mission only: to successfully address the needs of an industry whose challenges and opportunities have never been greater and their business decisions more critical — and we look forward to once again creating a peerless business environment for our attendees and sponsors,” Helmy said.

The aim of the session is to provide insight to revitalize and guide the development of many entrepreneur's business plans, as the industry seeks a more sophisticated approach to satisfying consumer demand.

XBIZ LA will be held Feb. 7-9, offering a new slate of world-class seminars, exclusive multimedia demo presentations, extended speed networking, Mix & Meet sessions and exclusive special events.

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