About

Media 2010 returns on Friday 19th February – bringing you an elite international one-day de-brief from some of the media industry’s most influential powerbrokers. 

We are leaving a decade where the rapid emergence of digital media rewrote the rules for attracting audiences and running profitable media businesses. As we enter 2010, the new rules for success in the media industry are still being written. 

Media 2010 is your chance to hear from the global industry leaders who are writing them.

Media 2010 gathers digital media visionaries from around the world to share their insight into the rapidly evolving media, marketing and advertising industries. It is your chance to learn how to succeed in today’s environment and to thrive in tomorrow’s.

Learn how to: 

- Develop profitable short and long-term business strategies in a world of constant change
- Build communities and loyalty around your brand
- Profit from current and future media and technological developments
- Attract and retain audiences that are otherwise rapidly fragmenting
- Develop world-class digital media marketing and interactive advertising strategies

Media 2010 provides you with access to speakers, content and networking that you simply can’t get access to anywhere else.

Hear from some of the world’s leading media and interactive advertising visionaries:

• Simon Gallagher - Director of International Business Development, Hulu (Los Angeles)
• Richard Titus - CEO, Associated Northcliffe Digital; former Future Media Controller at the BBC; Co-founder of Schematic; and producer of Sundance Feature Film winners On_line and Who Killed the Electric Car? (London)
• Jack Matthews - CEO, Fairfax Digital (Sydney)
• Jon Vlassopulos - CEO, Skyrockit (San Francisco)
• Marc Frons - Chief Technology Officer, Digital Operations, New York Times (New York)
• Moeed Ahmad - Head of New Media, Al Jazeera (Doha)
• Adrian Holovaty - Creator of EveryBlock – the celebrated hyper local news innovation recently acquired by MSNBC.com, and Co-Creator of Django (Chicago)
  
• Nic Fulton - Chief Innovator and Scientist, Thomson Reuters (New York, Sydney)
• Suzanne Stefanac - Director, American Fim Institute's Digital Content Lab (Los Angeles)
• Saneel Radia - SVP, Alchemist, Denuo and 2009’s Internationalist “Agency Innovator” (Chicago)
• Tim Harris - Senior Vice President, Denuo and pioneer of leveraging videogames as a consumer contact channel (Chicago)
• Oliver Reichenstein - CEO, information Architects and one of the world’s most celebrated and closely followed designers (Tokyo)
• Ming Chan - CEO of The1stMovement and Emmy Award Digital Media Strategist (Los Angeles, Denver)
• Russ Fradin - President, Adify – the world’s leading solution for building and commercialising vertical ad networks (San Bruno)
• Frédéric Filloux - Editor, Schibstead ASA, and author of Monday Note, Europe’s most respected Media, Tech, and Business Model blog (Paris)

Media 09 and Media 08 sold out!  To reserve your place at Australasia’s *must attend* digital media event – Register Now!
 

Who Should Attend?

All media professionals and entrepreneurs: executives, creatives, media buyers, strategists, journalists, analysts, and technology professionals across the total media, marketing and advertising industries.

Media 2010 is presented by Fairfax Digital and powered by XMediaLab.

Attend the Pre-Conference Dinner with the Internet Industry Association of Australia on Thursday 18th February!

Media 2010 attendees are invited to attend a pre-conference dinner with the IIA and who's who of Australia's internet industries on Thursday 18th Feb from 6pm onwards at Doltone House.  Hosted by Wil Anderson, the IIA Dinner is THE NET social event of the year and Media 2010 attendees are eligible for IIA member prices!  Register Here or contact Emelia Vimalasiri for further details!

The Mentors

At Media 2010 you will hear from some of the world's leading digital media practitioners, innovators, and power-brokers.  International Speakers for Media 2010 include: (click on image for full bios):

Richard Titus

CEO, Associated Northcliffe Digital; former Future Media Controller at the BBC; Co-founder of Schematic; and producer of Sundance Feature Film winners On_line and Who Killed the Electric Car? (London)

Richard is the CEO of Associated Northcliffe Digital the digital subsidiary of  Daily Mail and General Trust (LSE: DMGT).

Jon Vlassopulos

One of the world’s leading experts in branded content and IP TV - CEO of Skyrockit (San Francisco)

Jon Vlassopulos is the CEO of Skyrockit.  He oversees the company's initiatives in branded entertainment and digital entertainment services, as well as its mobile personalization business.

Marc Frons

Chief Technology Officer, Digital Operations, New York Times (New York)

Marc Frons was named chief technology officer of digital operations for The New York Times Company in June 2006.

Moeed Ahmad

Head of New Media, Al Jazeera (Doha)

Moeed has been with Al Jazeera since 2005 and is currently heading the New Media team.

Jack Matthews

CEO, Fairfax Digital (Sydney)

Jack is the Chief Executive of Fairfax Digital, the online division of Fairfax Media. 

Saneel Radia

SVP, Alchemist, Denuo (Chicago)

After being overthrown as Secretary of the San Antonio chapter of the Transformers Club at a young age, Saneel Radia was forced to fall back on another passion.

Tim Harris

Senior Vice President, Denuo (Chicago)

Tim Harris spent years driving digital innovation at Leo Burnett Media and Launch (now Yahoo! Music) before signing on as the first employee of Starcom IP — all before “digital” was cool (wait, it’s cool now, right?).

Adrian Holovaty

Creator of EveryBlock and Co-Creator of Django (Chicago)

Adrian Holovaty is a Web developer and journalist in Chicago who has made a number of diverse contributions to the Web.

Nic Fulton

Chief Scientist, Thomson Reuters (New York, London, Sydney)
 
Nic Fulton is the Chief Scientist of Reuters Media with a responsibility for designing and architecting multi-media products and investigating how the company can take advantage of new and emerging technologies in its product line.

Oliver Reichenstein

CEO, information Architects (iA) (Tokyo)

Oliver Reichenstein was born in 1971. He learned programming as a computer kid in the early 80ies and studied Philosophy in Basel and Paris.

Russ Fradin

President, Adify (San Bruno)

Russ co-founded Adify with Larry Braitman and Rick Thompson.

Ming Chan

Emmy Award Winning Digital Media Strategist and CEO of The1stMovement (Los Angeles, Denver)
 
As CEO/CTO of The1stMovement, Ming Chan brings a passion and dedication to digital advertising technology rarely seen in the industry today. 

Frederic Filloux

Editor, Schibstead ASA, and author of Monday Note, Europe’s most respected Media, Tech, and Business Model blog (Paris)

Frédéric Filloux is currently editor for the international division of the Norwegian media group Schibsted ASA.

Simon P. Gallagher

Director of International Business Development, Hulu (Los Angeles)

Simon is a sports and entertainment executive with extensive international experience representing media rights for some of the world’s most recognizable brands.

Suzanne Stefanac

Director, American Film Institute's Digital Content Lab (Los Angeles)

Suzanne Stefanac is a long-time media and technology strategist.

Conference Day

Media 2010 brings together leading visionaries to mark the turning of the most exciting decade in the history of media, marketing and advertising. By attending you will hear industry leaders from across the globe discuss the latest thinking on the current digital landscape and the changes that are set to transform the industry. Media 2010 is your best opportunity to gain insight into how to position your business to succeed.

Media 2010 Agenda

9.00am       OPENING AND WELCOMING REMARKS

Jack Matthews - CEO, Fairfax Digital

9.25am       SESSION ONE: MEDIA 2010 IN PREVIEW

Where's the Value Now? - Richard Titus, CEO, Associated Northcliffe Digital (London)

Keep Spreading the News - Marc Frons, CTO, Digital, New York Times (New York)

And Now for the News - Nic Fulton, Chief Innovator and Scientist, Thomson Reuters (New York, Sydney)

Q & A Panel Discussion - Richard Titus, Marc Frons, Nic Fulton

10.40am         NETWORKING AND REFRESHMENTS

11.10am       SESSION TWO: RE-THINKING MEDIA DESIGN

Three Big Media Ideas - Adrian Holovaty, Creator of EveryBlock, MSNBC.com, and Co-Creator of Django (Chicago)

The Future of Display Advertising – How do Premium Publishers and Ad Networks Co-exist and Thrive? - Russ Fradin, President, Adify  (San Bruno)

New Economics and New Breeds of Hybrids - Frédéric Filloux, Editor, Schibstead ASA, and author of Monday Note (Paris)

Designing News: Theory and Practice - Oliver Reichenstein, CEO, information Architects (Tokyo)

Q & A Panel Discussion - Adrian Holovaty, Russ Fradin, Frédéric Filloux, Oliver Reichenstein

12.44pm         LUNCH AND NETWORKING

1.45pm       SESSION THREE: ACROSS MEDIA

What is Hulu?...and if it is so great why isn't it in Australia? - Simon Gallagher - Director of International Business Development, Hulu (Los Angeles)

Al Jazeera on the Front Edge of Media - Moeed Ahmad, Head of New Media, Al Jazeera (Doha)

Topic TBA - Suzanne Stefanac - Director, American Film Institute's Digital Content Lab (Los Angeles)

Q & A Panel Discussion - Simon Gallagher, Moeed Ahmad, Suzanne Stefanac

3.00pm         NETWORKING AND REFRESHMENTS

3.30pm       SESSION FOUR: ADVERTISING BRANDS: BRAND ADVERTISING

Stifling the Sacred Cows of Marketing - Tim Harris, Senior Vice President, Denuo and Saneel Radia, Senior Vice President, Alchemist, Denuo (Chicago)

The Fall of AOR (Advertising Agency of Record) - Ming Chan, CEO of The1stMovement and Emmy Award Digital Media Strategist (Los Angeles, Denver)

Branded Content: The Fire Beyond the Smoke - Jon Vlassopulos – CEO, Skyrockit (San Francisco)

Q & A Panel Discussion - Tim Harris, Saneel Radia, Ming Chan, Jon Vlassopulos

5.00pm       NETWORKING RECEPTION

If you are involved in the media industries - this is one-day you cannot afford to miss.

Both Media 08 and 09 were sell-out events.  Reserve your place at Media 2010 now!

Who should attend:

All media professionals and entrepreneurs: executives, creatives, media buyers, strategists, journalists, analysts, and technology professionals across the total media, marketing and advertising industries.

Attend the Pre-Conference Dinner with Wil Anderson and the Internet Industry Association on Thursday 18th February:

Hosted by Wil Anderson, the Internet Industry Association Annual Dinner is THE NET social event of the year!


Media 2010 attendees are eligible to purchase tickets at  Internet Industry Association Member prices!


When: Thursday 18th February, 6pm ’til late


Where: Doltone House, Pyrmont


Register Here
 

For more information on the IIA Dinner please contact contact Emelia Vimalasari

 

Getting There

Media 2010 will be held at Doltone House

Jones Bay Wharf, 19 - 21 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont, Sydney

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