February 10-13, 2008  |  Hyatt Regency Coconut Point, Florida
EVENT INFO

Brand Summit Schedule
"Turning Advertising into Content"

Saturday, February 9th
6:30pm-9:30pm Cocktail/Dinner Party
(Brand Marketers Only)
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Sunday, February 10th: Arrival Day
8:30am-3:00pm

Brand Marketers Only Meeting (Brand Marketers Only)

Breakfast presenter: Matt Arkin, SVP, Western Division, Platform-A

Lunch presenter: Anthony Psacharopoulos, Sr. Vice President, comScore

 
3:00pm-8:00pm Summit Registration Desk Open
5:15pm-6:30pm

Sponsored Media Presentations
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Ari Paparo, VP of Advertiser Products, DoubleClick

Robert Tas, President & CEO, Active Athlete

7:00pm-9:30pm Opening Cocktail & Networking Reception/Dinner
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9:30pm-11:30pm Late Night Reception
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Monday, February 11th: Opening Day
7:00am-5:00pm Wi Fi Lounge
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8:00am-9:00am

Sponsored Media Presentation & Breakfast
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Jason Shulman, Chief Revenue Officer, [x+1] & Jen Miller, General Manager, Delta

Peter Naylor, VP, Digital Media Sales, NBC Universal Digital Media

8:00am-9:00am Industry Participant Breakfast: "Finding, Grooming and Keeping Your Digital Sales Talent: An Interactive Exploration" Hosted by Upstream Group 
Presenters: Doug Weaver, Founder & CEO, Upstream Group / iMedia Senior Analyst
Scot McLernon, President, Upstream Group
 
9:00am-9:15am Welcome
Brad Berens, Chief Content Officer & Editor at Large, ad:tech & iMedia Communications, Inc.
9:15am-10:00am Opening Keynote Presentation: "Branding in a Networked World"
Presenter: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Founder & Chairman, Marketspace LLC; Former Harvard Business School Professor & Author of Best Face Forward: Why Companies Must Improve Their Service Interfaces with Customers
10:00am-11:00am Panel Presentation: "Mergers and Acquisitions and their Effect on Brand Budgets"
Panelists: Michael Cassidy, CEO, Undertone Networks
David Moore, Chairman & CEO, 24/7 Real Media
Dave Morgan, EVP, Global Advertising Strategy, AOL, LLC
John Vincent, CEO, EyeWonder, Inc.
Moderator: Tolman Geffs, Managing Director, The Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc.
11:00am-11:15am Networking Break

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11:15am-12:45pm One Minute Match-Ups
A popular "speed dating" networking feature. Both buyers and sellers will be able to network with 30 to 40 potential customers and/or clients.
 
12:45pm-2:15pm Luncheon
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2:15pm Depart for Recreational Activities
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6:00pm-7:30pm Cocktail/Networking Reception
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7:30pm-9:30pm Dinner
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9:30pm-11:30pm After-Dinner Reception
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Tuesday, February 12th
7:00am-5:00pm Wi Fi Lounge
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8:00am-9:00am

Sponsored Media Presentation & Breakfast
(Brand Marketers Only)

Pooja Midha, Vice President for Business Development, MTV Networks Digital

Adam Gordon, Chief Revenue Officer, WorldNow

 
8:00am-9:00am Industry Participant Breakfast
9:00am Opening Remarks
Masha Geller, Content Director, iMedia Communications, Inc.
9:00am-9:30am

Keynote Presentation: "How Did We Get Here?"
Presenter: Wenda Harris Millard, President, Media, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia

9:30am-10:30am Insight Presentation: "Ads-R-Content"
Panelists: Sean Finnegan, Chief Media Officer, Vibrant Media
Carol Kruse, VP, Global Interactive Marketing, The Coca Cola Company
Moderator: Geoffrey Ramsey, CEO, Co-Founder, eMarketer
10:30am-10:45am Networking Break

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10:45am-11:55am Sponsored Spotlight Presentations
Showcase A presented by Advertising.com
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Showcase B presented by Atlas Advertising Platform from Microsoft
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Showcase C presented by Eyeblaster
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12:00pm-1:00pm

Master Classes

A: "The Golden Rule of Consumer-Generated Advertising – Know Thy Ad Creator"
Panelists: Cynthia Levin, Online Marketing Manager, Vertical Branding
Tim Murphy, Senior Director, Digital Marketing, Anheuser-Busch
Kevin Nalty, Viral Videologist and Founder, Will Video for Food
Leader: Neil Perry, Acting CEO, XLNTads.com

B: "Discover Financial Services Case Study"
Leaders: Mark Hosbein, SVP, Brand Management & Advertising, Discover Financial Services LLC
Sam Wehrs, Digital Activation Director, Starcom

C: "Natural Born Clickers"
Panelists: Erin Hunter, EVP, comScore
Kim McCarthy, Manager, Starcom Insights & Analytics
Greg Rogers, VP Sales Strategy, TACODA
Leader: John Durham, CEO/Managing Partner, Catalyst: SF
  

 
1:00pm-2:30pm Luncheon
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2:30pm-3:30pm Roundtable Discussions
Topic A: Budgeting for emerging technologies – How much is enough?
Topic B: Why can’t we agree on new media metrics?
Topic C: Can you really monetize UGM & conversational marketing?
Topic D: Website Design – What’s new and noteworthy?

Topic E: Recession – a real downturn or just a glitch?
 
3:30pm-3:45pm Networking Break
3:00pm-7:00pm Shipping Desk
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3:45pm-4:30pm Brand Marketers Only Feedback Meeting
6:00pm-7:30pm Cocktail/Networking Reception
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7:30pm-9:30pm Dinner

Closing Keynote Presentation: "Engagement: Buzzword or Bull$%#@?"
Presenter: David Verklin, CEO, Aegis Media Americas
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9:30pm-11:30pm After Dinner Reception
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Wednesday, February 13th: Departure Day

6:00am-12:00pm

Airport Shuttles (departing every half hour from the hotel's front driveway)
 

7:30am-11:00am

Shipping Desk
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7:30am-11:00am Networking Departure Lounge
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Schedule subject to change. Please check back for regular updates.