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5 Reasons to Attend the 2008 Digital Media Innovation Forum
This morning, we announced the speaker lineup for this year’s Digital Media Innovation Forum. “With 75 percent of the U.S. Internet audience now viewing online video, and international Internet traffic growing 53 percent between mid-2007 and mid-2008, it’s important to understand how to capitalize on this explosive growth of rich media, At the Digital Media Innovation Forum, we are gathering leaders from the entire content ecosystem to discuss and forecast the evolution of digital media and its effect on online business models,” noted Jeff Lunsford, Limelight Networks’ CEO.
Here are five reasons why you should register to attend:
1. The Digital Media Innovation Forum will bring together key leaders in the industry to discuss best practices and innovations that will drive your business forward
Learn how by checking out the agenda here.
2. This is your chance to learn from leaders in the industry
Forum speakers include:
Accenture Digital Media Services – Richard Cottrell, CEO
Adobe – Jim Guerard, Vice President and General Manager, Dynamic Media Organization
Associated Press – Jeff Litvack, GM, Mobile and Emerging Products
Brightcove – Adam Berrey, SVP of Marketing & Strategy
CNET, Doug Schmidt, VP of Games, Music and Lifestyles
Disney.com, Jason Davis, Vice President
divinity Metrics – Rajeev Kadam, CEO
Eyespot Corporation – Jim Hjerpe Kaskade, President & CEO
Forrester Research – Charles Golvin, Senior Telecom Analyst
Fox Interactive Media – Ron Berryman, Senior Vice President and GM – FIM Stations Group
Illumenix – Jason Lopatecki, CEO
Ioko – Scott Sahadi, CEO
Microsoft – Eric Schmidt, Director of Media and Advertising Evangelism
MTV Networks – Nick Rockwell, EVP and CTO, Global Digital Media
Museum of the Moving Image – Carl Goodman, Senior Deputy Director
Veoh Networks – Steve Mitgang, Chief Executive Officer
VoloMedia – Jeff Karnes – VP Marketing & Products
Web Analytics Demystified – Eric T. Peterson, Chief Executive Officer & Principal Consultant
3. You can discover new innovations that could change your business
Presentations and discussions include:
New ways to measure audience engagement (not just clicks)
Next generation mobile media consumption
The six secrets of successful rich media
Emerging solutions for contextual and behavioral video advertising
4. The Forum is a chance for valuable networking with your peers
37% of last year’s attendees cited the ability to network with colleagues and vendors as a key reason for attending the event.
5. You can do all this in one of the most beautiful places on earth
The Digital Media Innovation Forum will be held at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and Spa. The resort is set on 316 acres in the Sonoran Desert where Phoenix meets Scottsdale.
The resort provides luxury, unparalleled service, endless recreation and exquisite dining. Two 18-hole championship golf courses, Marriott’s original Revive Spa, ten dining options and four acres of turquoise swimming pools and shimmering waterways set the mood for a relaxing getaway. Panoramic views of crimson-hued mountains, fiery Arizona sunsets and the picturesque, cactus-studded Sonoran Desert only add to the resort’s serene setting. For more info, click here.
We’re less than 30 days away from the October 15th event! Visit the Forum web site now for more information and to register.
