nextMEDIA Program

nextMEDIA – A Step Ahead

From June 13-16, 2010, join us for an international event dedicated to the development of business and creative opportunities. This gathering of digital media and television professionals will once again take place in the stunning surroundings of the Rockie Mountains at the Fairmont Banff Springs.

nextMEDIA will open your eyes to evolving business models and new opportunities presented in key areas including Mobile, Online Content, and Advertising. You will be exposed to latest trends, learn the newest strategies in social media and marketing, receive invaluable insight from candid keynotes and experience networking sessions designed to facilitate professional development.
 
Who Attends?

  • Creatives
  • Dealmakers
  • Broadcasters
  • Advertisers
  • Industry Advisors (Lawyers, Accountants, Consultants)
  • Technology and Production Service Providers
  • Funders and Policy Advocates


What will you Take Away?

  • A clear picture of emerging business models, including the rise of branded entertainment and the evolving role of producer - brand - broadcaster
  • Trends and forecasts to safeguard your digital business in 2010
  • Strategies on how to create convergent content and embrace a new kind of narrative
  • Ways to create emerging ancillary revenues from merchandise to live events and mobile
  • Collaborations with partners outside your silo
  • Tips to dominate in the new media ecosystem - content, communications and technology
  • Inspiration, creative ideas, business tips and partnerships

 

 nextMEDIA 2010 has already confirmed:

 Matt Mason, Author of The Pirate’s Dilemma. Join writer, consultant and entrepreneur Matt Mason, Author of The Pirate’s Dilemma as he discusses his work and expertise on how youth culture is changing the way the world works. Matt’s keynote will address the problems and opportunities created by the rise of piracy and its potential as a business model.

 

Past nextMEDIA Speakers Include:

Gavin Purcell
Supervising Producer,
NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Chuck Porter
Co-Chairman, Chief Strategist,
Crispin Porter + Bogusky, MDC Partners
  Tara Hunt
Author,
The Whuffie Factor

Jeff Gomez
CEO
Starlight Runner Entertainment

Gary Carter
CCO, FMX
COO, FremantleMedia
Ron Berryman
Senior Vice President,
GM Digital Publishing
Fox Interactive Media
  Alexandra Levy
Director,
Branded Entertainment
 


Missy Suicide
Co-Founder
Suicide Girls
   
Dale Heristag
COO
Schematic
   
Joanna Earl Drake
Cheif Operating Officer
Current TV
  Bill Buxton
Principal Researcher
Microsoft Research

Full List of 2009 Speakers

 
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