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Media Technology Summit Agenda


Media Technology Summit 2014 will be held on October 23rd in New York City. We are looking forward to planning another amazing event bringing together the top leaders from around the world for an intense series of discussions, debates and networking.


THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23



8:00am - 8:45am


WELCOME & REGISTRATION

SESSION #1

8:45am - 9:00am

OPENING REMARKS BY SHELLY PALMER
9:00am - 9:20am

DATA ANALYTICS IS THE NEW CURRENCY
  • John Honeycutt, Chief Technology Officer – Discovery Communications
  • Deepa Sureka, General Manager & Senior Vice President, North America – Rakuten Marketing
  • Moderator: Alton Adams, National Lead, Customer Strategy & Growth Group – KPMG
9:20am - 9:30am

HIGH FIBRE: HOW MUCH BANDWIDTH DO YOU REALLY NEED?
  • Bob Mudge, President, Consumer & Mass Business Markets – Verizon
9:30am - 10:00am IF CONTEXT IS KING, AUDIENCES RULE THE CASTLE
  • Larry Kramer, President & Publisher – USA Today
  • Adam Singolda, Chief Executive Officer – Taboola
  • David Liu, ‎Chairman – XO Group
  • Moderator: Howard Mittman, Vice President & Publisher – GQ
10:00am - 10:10am NETWORKING & COFFEE BREAK
10:10am - 11:05am INTERACTIVE BOARDROOM WORKSHOPS & ROUNDTABLES (choose your own adventure)
BOARDROOM #1
DATA & PROGRAMMATIC: NEW OPPORTUNITIES, NEW CHALLENGES
  • Michael Stromer, Vice President, Digital & Loyalty Marketing – JetBlue
  • Paul Haddad, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Advanced Data Analytics – Cablevision
  • Michele Groner, Vice President, Marketing – Stage Entertainment US
  • Moderator: Eric Bader, Chief Marketing Officer – RadiumOne
BOARDROOM #2
VIDEO IS THE NEW CURRENCY
  • Pat Connolly, Vice President, Marketing Solutions – Condé Nast
  • Marta Martinez, Global Head, Video Sales – AOL
  • Laura Rowley, Vice President, Video Production & Product – Meredith Corporation
  • Moderator: Scott Bounds, Industry Manager, Communications & Media – Microsoft
BOARDROOM #3
THE 5TH "P" IN MARKETING – PURPOSE
  • Jeri Finard, Former Chief Marketing Officer – Kraft
  • Andrew McCaskill, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications – Nielsen
  • Moderator: Daryl Brewster, Chief Executive Officer – CECP

INNOVATION SHOWCASES
ADTECH SHOWCASE
-Private Meeting Room-

CMO SHOWCASE
-Private Meeting Room-
    11:05am - 11:15am TRANSITION BREAK

    SESSION #2

    11:15am - 11:20am

    SESSION INTRODUCTION BY SHELLY PALMER
      11:20am - 11:45am THE CONVERGENCE OF MOBILE AND DIGITAL
      • Michael Treon, Vice President, Strategy, AOL Platforms – AOL
      • Vera Tzoneva, Strategic Product Partnerships, Search & Platform – Google
      • Lee Bushkell, Vice President – PGA TOUR
      • Moderator: Rodney Mayers, Chief Executive Officer – Proximic
      11:45am - 12:00pm SEX, DRUGS, MONEY & FAST CARS: UNDERSTANDING THE TELEVISION AUDIENCE
      • Joan Gillman, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer – Time Warner Cable Media
      • Calum Smeaton, Chief Executive Officer – TVSquared
      • Moderator: Scott Zakheim, Associate Partner – Landmark Ventures
      12:00pm - 12:30pm THE "NEW" MEDIA LANDSCAPE: ADAPT OR DIE!
      • Frank Cooper, Chief Marketing Officer, Global Beverages Group – PepsiCo
      • Irwin Gotlieb, Global Chairman – GroupM
      • Linda Yaccarino, President, Advertising Sales – NBCUniversal
      • Moderator: Shelly Palmer, Managing Director, Digital Media – Landmark Ventures|ShellyPalmer

      12:30pm - 1:40pm


      LUNCH & NETWORKING

      SESSION #3

      1:40pm - 1:45pm SESSION INTRODUCTION BY SHELLY PALMER
        1:45pm - 2:15pm YOU ARE THE PRODUCT – CONTENT & DATA IN A CONNECTED WORLD
        • Vikram Somaya, General Manager, WeatherFX – The Weather Company
        • Lisa Caputo, Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer – The Travelers Companies
        • Phil Wiser, Chief Technology Officer – Hearst Corporation
        • Moderator: Melinda McLaughlin, Chief Marketing Officer – Tremor Video
        2:15pm - 2:25pm

        FROM CONVERSATION TO CONVERSION: TAKING SOCIAL MARKETING BEYOND THE LIKE
        • Don Mathis, Chief Executive Officer – Kinetic Social
        2:25pm - 2:55pm POWERPOINT ROULETTE
        Ever have that dream where you have to give a presentation and you’re not prepared?
        Live that dream with three brave big shots as they present on topics they know nothing about using PowerPoint slides they’ve never seen before.

         “PRESENTERS”  “JUDGES”
            Ari Zlotoff
            Director, Global Business Development
            Poloroid   

            Jeff Volk
            Vice President, Business Development
            MLB Advanced Media


            Orlando Jones
            Actor/Writer/Producer
           Riva Richmond
           Technology Editor
           The Economist

           Rob Wolcott
           Co-Founder & Executive Director, Kellogg
           Innovation Network; Partner

           Clareo Partners

           John Elton
           Partner
           Greycroft Partners
        2:55pm - 3:05pm NETWORKING & COFFEE BREAK
        3:05pm - 4:00pm INTERACTIVE BOARDROOM WORKSHOPS & ROUNDTABLES (choose your own adventure)
        BOARDROOM #1
        THE FUTURE OF MOBILE ADVERTISING: DATA-FUELED, ALGORITHMIC & DOMINANT
        • Christine Pantoya, Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Development – Verizon Communications
        • Jared Palmer, Co-Founder – Skiptu
        • Anna Hougart, Vice President, Revenue Operations – Viggle
        • Moderator: Craig Palli, Chief Strategy Officer – Fiksu
        BOARDROOM #2
        MULTI-PLATFORM MARKETING
        • Fred Bucher, Group Vice President, Marketing – Time Warner Cable Media
        • Rob Kligman, Vice President, Digital & Integrated Sales – WWE
        • Sanjaya Krishna, Principal, Advisory Services – KPMG
        • Moderator: Donna Spurrier, President & Founder – Spurrier Media Group
        BOARDROOM #3
        DEALMAKING IN THE NEW MEDIA LANDSCAPE
        • Gopal Rajagopalan, Executive Director – Verizon Ventures
        • Susanne Greenfield, Director of Corporate Development – Priceline
        • Dan Fox, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development – Discovery Communications
        • Moderator: John Kunschner, Managing Director – Landmark Ventures
        INNOVATION SHOWCASE
        CTO SHOWCASE
        -Private Meeting Room-
        4:00pm - 4:10pm TRANSITION BREAK

        SESSION #4

        4:10pm - 4:15pm

        SESSION INTRODUCTION BY SHELLY PALMER
        4:15pm - 4:45pm PROGRAMMATIC ADVERTISING – WHEN WILL IT JUST BE ADVERTISING?
        • Bonin Bough, Vice President, Global Media & Consumer Engagement – Mondelez International
        • Kristen O'Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, Global Media – Time Warner
        • Shawn Riegsecker, Founder & Chief Executive Officer – Centro
        • Moderator: Brett Wilson, Chief Executive Officer – TubeMogul
        4:45pm - 4:55pm

        THE NEXT GENERATION OF SOCIAL
        • Kevin Jonas, Musician & Actor; Co-Founder – Flashopps
        4:55pm - 5:25pm THE PRESIDENTS PANEL: CONSUMERS IN CONTROL
        • Todd Tillemans, President, Customer Development – Unilever
        • Jon Werther, President, Digital – Meredith
        • Ben Tatta, President, Media Sales – Cablevision
        • Moderator: Shelly Palmer, Managing Director, Digital Media – Landmark Ventures|ShellyPalmer

        5:25pm - 7:30pm

        NETWORKING & COCKTAIL RECEPTION