Opening Keynote

You can tell a lot about a conference by its opening keynote. It sets the stage, the mood, and the theme for entire event and the Photoshop World opening keynote is no exception. It's a Photoshop extravaganza that blends music, lights, and high-energy excitement and lets you know right from the start that you're in for an amazing conference packed with learning and fun.

A very special part of every opening keynote is a live presentation from Adobe Systems, which is always fascinating and fun, but more importantly Adobe uses the Photoshop World keynote as a platform for showing new, and often unreleased technology. It has hosted the launch of Photoshop CS3, Photoshop Extended, Photoshop Express, Photoshop Lightroom, and a ton of other amazing technologies. So, don't be surprised if you're among the first outside of Adobe's walls to see a brand new product launched, or to get a sneak peek at something under development at Adobe Labs.

No one's a bigger fan of Photoshop than the host of the opening keynote, Scott Kelby (NAPP President and Editor/Publisher of Photoshop User magazine). His enthusiasm and appreciation for Photoshop is absolutely contagious, and he helps get the crowd pumped up until they're raring to begin the first day of classes.

All in all, it's an experience you'll be talking about for weeks so make sure you're there to be a part of it all.

Adobe's Vice President of Product Management for Digital Imaging, Deb Whitman, shares Adobe's message during the opening keynote at Photoshop World Miami.

Photoshop World Miami featured a CSI-like theme, complete with two onstage forensics labs.

Boston 2005 featured the theme "Photoshop CS2: The Main Event" (boxing theme with full-size boxing ring and crowd seated in the round) .

In Tampa, our theme was Photoshop World Live! (a parody of Saturday Night Live) and featured our own SNL set complete with live band.

A shot of the show floor.

Adobe Vice President of Digital Imaging and Video, Bryan Lamkin, on our SNL-like set.