May 18-21, 2008  |  Austin, Texas
EVENT INFO

iMedia Agency Summit

It’s a Two-Way Street!
Building mutually beneficial relationships between agencies, publishers, vendors, investors and consumers in a fragmented media world

Saturday, May 17th

12:00 - 6:00 pm

Airport Shuttles
(departing every half hour from Austin Bergstrom Airport to Hyatt hotel)

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 6:30 - 9:30 pm  Cocktail & Dinner Party (Agency Attendees Only)  

Sunday, May 18th: Arrival Day

8:30 am - 2:00 pm

Agency Only Meeting

Breakfast Sponsor Presentation: Mike Cassidy, President and CEO, Undertone Networks

Lunch Sponsor Presentation: Scott Steiner & Tony DeSena, Regional Sales Managers, Casale Media

 

12:00 - 5:00pm

Airport Shuttles
(departing every half hour from Austin Bergstrom Airport to Hyatt hotel)

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 3:00 - 8:00 pm  Summit Registration Desk  

5:15 - 6:30 pm

Sponsored Media Presentations
(Agency Attendees Only)

Quincy Smith, President, CBS Interactive

Mike Peralta, SVP, North American Sales & Global Accounts, Platform-A

 

7:00 - 9:30 pm

Opening Reception

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9:30 - 11:30 pm

After Hours Reception & Musical Performance by Jon Dee Graham

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Monday, May 19th: Opening Day

7:00 am - 5:00 pm

WiFi Lounge

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8:00 - 9:00 am

Sponsored Presentations & Breakfast (Agency Attendees Only)

Sean Downey, VP Agency & Rich Media Sales, DoubleClick

Shiva Rajaraman, Product Manager, Google

 

8:00 - 9:00 am

Industry Participant Breakfast & Presentation: “Ten Overwhelming Realities and Ten New Best Practices for Building Relationships”
Presenter: Jack Myers, Founder & CEO, Myers Publishing, LLC and JackMyers.com

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9:00 - 9:15 am

Welcome Remarks
Rick Parkhill, CEO, iMedia Communications, Inc.

 

9:15 - 9:45 am

Opening Keynote
Presenter: Russell Simmons, Chairman & CEO, Rush Communications

 

9:45 - 10:30 am

Power Panel: “The New Content Paradigm - Social Media as Primary Media”
The traditional portal approach has given way to the social-networking paradigm of hyper-community and interactivity. How should agencies respond?
Panelists: Jack Myers, Founder & CEO, Myers Publishing, LLC and JackMyers.com
Quincy Smith, President, CBS Interactive
Navarrow Wright, CEO, GlobalGrind
Moderator: Joseph Dumont, Partner, Questus

 

10:30 - 10:45 am

Break

 

10:45 - 11:30 am

Master Classes
A:
"Adding Local to Your Media Arsenal"
Presenters: Edward McLoughlin, Senior Partner, Media Director, MindShare Interaction
Shawn Riegsecker, Chairman & CEO, Centro
Leader: Mark Naples, Managing Partner, WIT Strategy, Inc.

B: "Ad Networks: Friends or Foes?"
Presenters: Jeremy Helfand, EVP, Chief Sales Officer, United Online, Inc.
Greg Rogers
Chris Young, Chairman, Digital Broadcasting Group
Leader: Scott Cohen, CEO, Dimestore Media

C: "Making Email Essential Again"
Presenter: David D'Alleva, SVP, Group Account Director, Media Contacts
Tamara Gielen, Director of Email and Digital Dialogue Strategies, OgilvyOne WorldWide
Leader: Sean O'Neal, Chief Revenue Officer, Datran Media

 

11:30 - 11:45 am

Break

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11:45am - 1:15pm One Minute Match-Ups
Our popular "speed dating" networking feature. Both buyers and sellers will be able to network with 50 to 60 potential customers and/or clients. Be sure to bring enough business cards!
 

1:15 pm

Boxed Lunches

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1:15 pm

Depart for Recreational Activities

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6:00 - 7:30 pm

Cocktail Reception

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7:30 - 9:30 pm

Dinner & Guest Speaker: "A Camera, Two Kids and a Camel"
Presenter: Annie Griffiths Belt, Photographer, National Geographic

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9:30 - 11:30 pm

After-Dinner Reception

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Tuesday, May 20th

7:00 am - 5:00 pm

WiFi Lounge

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8:00 - 9:00 am

Sponsored Presentations & Breakfast (Agency Attendees Only)

Dave Zinman, Vice President, Display Network, Yahoo!

Robert Tas, President and CEO, Sportgenic

 

8:00 - 9:00 am

Industry Participant Breakfast

 

9:00 - 10:00 am

Opening Remarks & Special Presentation: “Trading Places!”
Agencies and publishers switch jobs for a day and report back on how the other side lives.
Panelist: Christian Arens, VP, Director of Digital Strategy, DraftFCB
Adam Gordon,
Chief Revenue Officer, World Now
Helen Har, VP, Advertising Sales, West, imeem
Carrie Lane, SVP, Online Media Director, U.S. International Media
Hugh McGoran, VP, Eastern Advertising Sales, TACODA, Inc.
John A. Messina, Director of Emerging Advertising Sales, AWS Conergence Technologies
Jennifer Samples, SVP, Director of Digital Marketing, TargetCast tcm
Scott Witt, VP, Creative Director of Media, Denuo + Droga5
Moderator: John Durham,
CEO/Managing Partner, Catalyst: SF

 

10:00 - 10:45 am

Power Panel: “Making Sense of Metrics!”
Panelists: Adam Gerber, CMO, Quantcast
George Ivie, Executive Director & CEO, Media Rating Council, Inc.
David L. Smith,
CEO, Mediasmith, Inc.
Young-Bean Song, VP, Analytics & Atlas Institute
Moderator: Jonathan Adams, SVP, Global Media, Digitas

 

10:45 - 11:00 am

Break

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11:00 - 11:30 am

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spotlights

 

A: "Building and Measuring Effective Mobile Ad Campaigns"
Presenter: Tony Nethercutt, VP Sales, AdMob

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B: "How Can Mobile Work with Your Marketing Mix?"
Presenter: Richard Williams, Executive Director – Marketing, Corporate Marketing, Verizon Corporation Services Group Inc.

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C: "A New Approach to Behavioral Targeting"
Presenters: Matthew Boyd, SVP, ValueClick Media
Reid Carr, President, Red Door Interactive

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11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Spotlights (Repeated)

 

 12:00 - 1:30 pm Lunch

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1:30 - 2:15 pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Master Classes
D: "The '30 Rock' Rosetta Stone: Hunting for Equivalent Audiences Online"
Presenters: Danny Fishman, President, Broadband Enterprises
Keith Richman, CEO,  Break Media
Tod Sacerdoti, CEO & Founder, BrightRoll
David L. Smith, CEO, Mediasmith, Inc.
Leader: Brad Berens, Chief Content Officer & Editor at Large, iMedia & ad:tech

E: "The Talent Crisis"
Presenters: Gay Warren Gaddis, President & CEO, T3 (The Think Tank)
Jonathan Hsia, Senior Associate Director, Coca-Cola Account, Starcom MediaVest Group
Peter Platt, VP, Online Media, Butler/Till
Eric Porres, Founding Partner, COO, Underscore Marketing
Mark Silva, Managing Director, Real Branding
Leader: Jason Burnham, CEO, Burnham Marketing

 

 2:30 - 3:30 pm

 

Roundtable Discussions
Topic A:
Video Has Arrived. Now What Do We Do With It?
Topic B: The Year of Mobile Marketing?
Topic C: Monetizing Social Media
Topic D: Managing Metrics
Topic E: Recession? Really?

 

 

3:30 - 4:30 pm

Agency Only Feedback Meeting

 

 4:30 - 7:00 pm  Shipping Desk  Sponsored by:

6:00 - 7:30 pm

Cocktail Reception

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7:30 - 9:30 pm

Dinner

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9:30 - 11:30 pm

After Dinner Reception & Shuttles to downtown Austin

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Wednesday, May 21st: Departure Day

6:00 am - 12:00 pm

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


 

 7:30 - 11:00 am  Shipping Desk  Sponsored by:

7:30 - 11:00 am

Departure Lounge

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Schedule - subject to change. Please check back often for updates.