September 14 - 17, 2008  |  Loews Coronado Bay Resort, California
EVENT INFO

iMedia Brand Summit
Exposing the Hype
(download)

Saturday, September 13th

12:00 - 6:00 pm

Arrival Shuttles from San Diego International Airport

 Sponsored by:

 

 6:30 - 9:30 pm

 

 

Cocktail & Dinner Party (Brand Marketers Only)

 

Sponsored by:

Sunday, September 14th: Arrival Day

12:00 - 5:00 pm

 

8:30 am - 2:00 pm

Arrival Shuttles from San Diego International Airport

 

Brand Marketers Only Meeting

Breakfast Sponsor Presentation: Robert Haskitt, Marketing Director, Microsoft Advertising 

Lunch Sponsor Presentation: Mike Cassidy, President & CEO, Undertone Networks & Jeff Smith, Associate Media Director, Beyond Interactive

 Sponsored by:

 

 

  

 3:00 - 8:00 pm Summit Registration Desk

6:00 - 7:00 pm

Sponsored Media Presentations
(Brand Marketers Only)

Jason Shulman, CRO, [x+1] & Richard Brown, Internet Acquisition, Discover Financial Services, LLC

Ari Paparo, Group Product Manager, DoubleClick

 

7:00 - 9:30 pm

Opening Reception

Sponsored by:

9:30 - 11:30 pm

After Hours Reception 

Sponsored by:

Monday, September 15th: Opening Day

7:00 am - 5:00 pm

WiFi Lounge

Sponsored by:

8:00 - 9:00 am

Sponsored Presentations & Breakfast (Brand Marketers Only)

Presenter Jeff Berman, President, Sales & Marketing, MySpace

Chris Brozenick, VP of Product, WeatherBug

 

8:00 - 9:00 am

Industry Participant Breakfast


 

9:00 - 9:30 am

Welcome

 

9:30 - 10:15 am

Opening Keynote: "Say vs. Do - What Consumers REALLY Think of Your Brand"
Presenters: Joel Weinberger, Ph.D. Thinkscan, LLC
Drew Westen, Ph.D, Thinkscan, LLC

 

10:15 - 11:15 am

Power Panel: “Integration Paves the Way to True Marketing Nirvana”
Panelists: Douglas Diamond, CMO, Emigrant Savings Bank
Bob Kraut, VP, Marketing Communications, Pizza Hut, Inc. 
Blaine Mathieu, CMO, Lyris
Moderator: Brad Berens, Chief Content Officer & Editor at Large, iMedia Communications & CMO Executive Summits

 

11:15 - 11:30 am

Break

 

11:30 am - 1:00 pm

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!

 

 

 

1:00 - 2:15 pm

Lunch

Sponsored by:

2:15 pm

Depart for Recreational Activities

Sponsored by:

6:00 - 7:30 pm

Cocktail Reception

Sponsored by:

7:30 - 9:30 pm

Dinner

Sponsored by:

9:30 - 11:30 pm

After Dinner Reception

Sponsored by:

Tuesday, September 16th

7:00 am - 5:00 pm

WiFi Lounge

 Sponsored by:

8:00 - 9:00 am

Sponsored Presentations & Breakfast (Brand Marketers Only)

Cella Irvine, CEO, About.com

Joelle Gropper Kaufman, VP Marketing and Media Operations, Adify

 

 

8:00 - 9:00 am

 

 

 


8:00 - 9:00 am

 

Upstream Seller Breakfast @ iMedia: "Writing Better Business"
Doug Weaver, CEO/Founder, Upstream Group / iMedia Senior Analyst
Scot McLernon, President, Upstream Group

Industry Participant Breakfast

 

Sponsored by:

9:00 - 10:00 am

Opening Remarks & Keynote: "2.17.09: The Beginning of the End of Appointment Media"
Presenter: Mark D. Kvamme, General Partner, Sequoia Capital

 

10:00 - 10:45 am

Panel: “Myth Busters”
Panelists: Sean Cheyney, VP, Marketing & Business Development, Accuquote
Jerry Courtney, Group Manager, Corporate Multi-Media, Target
Marti Funk
, VP, Client Solutions & Insights, Sportgenic
Rachel Jarvis
, Partner/COO, Fuor Digital L.L.C.
Susan Lavington, SVP, Marketing, USA TODAY
Mark Naples, Managing Partner, WIT Strategy
Tod Sacerdoti, CEO & Founder, BrightRoll
Jason Shulman, CRO, [x+1]

Moderator:
John Durham, CEO/Managing Partner, Catalyst: SF

 

10:45 - 11:00 am

Break

 

11:00 - 11:30 am

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spotlights

 

A: "When Advertising is so Smart, it's Content"

Presenters: Stephanie Falkenstein, Marketing Manager, Ask.com
Jay Seideman, VP, Strategic Partnerships, Vibrant Media

Sponsored by:

B: "Courting the Consumer: Spending Quality Time With Your Audience"

Presenter: Dean Donaldson, Digital Experience Strategist, Eyeblaster

Sponsored by:

C: “Gone Fishing. How to Reach an Engaged and Targeted Audience Through Mobile”

Presenter: Steven Rosenblatt, VP of Advertising Sales, Quattro Wireless

Sponsored by:

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Spotlights (Repeated)

 

 12:00 - 1:30 pm

 

 

Lunch
Roundtable Discussions
TOPIC A: Emerging technology: Vital deal ingredient or costly distraction?

TOPIC B: Budgeting for digital: What’s the process?
TOPIC C: Targeting: Can you over think it?
TOPIC D: Metrics: Why can’t we agree?
TOPIC E: Recession: Stretching digital media dollars

Sponsored by:

1:30 - 2:30 pm

 

 

Master Classes
 
A: "The Mobile Landscape – Shattering the Current Framework"
Presenters: Alan Chapell, President, Chapell & Associates
Jason Gruber, VP, US Mobile Strategic Development, AOL

B: "Tracking the Virtual Man: What Are Men Really Doing Online"
Presenters: Rose Cameron, SVP/Planning Director, Leo Burnett USA
James M. Lamberti, SVP, Media, comScore, Inc.

C: "Metrics in Social Networks"

Presenters: Joseph Dumont, Partner, Questus
Konrad Feldman, CEO, Quantcast 
Troy Young, CMO, VideoEgg
Leader: David L. Smith, CEO, Mediasmith, Inc.

 

 

 

2:30 - 3:30 pm

Master Classes
D: "Customer Collaboration: Focus on What Matters and Forget the Rest "

Presenters: Gaurav Bhalla, Ph.D., Global Innovation Director, TNS
Shawn Gold, Chairman, Social Approach
Jake McKee, Principal, Ant’s Eye View
Chris Murphy, Director, Digital Marketing, adidas
Leader:
Justin Cooper, Chief Innovation + Marketing, Passenger

E: “Pageviews to Purchases: Using Promotions to Drive the Engagement Cycle”
Presenters: Stefan DeCota, SVP, MyPoints
Scott Kinzie, VP, Creative & User Experience, Gaia Online
Richard Lyons, Manager - Interactive, Dr Pepper Snapple Group
Leader: Jeffrey Weitzman, CMO, Coupons, Inc.

F: “Adam and Tyler’s Big Idea:  How Word of Mouth Helped Launch Kraft’s New Cream Cheese”
Adam Butler, Senior Associate Brand Manager, Kraft Foods
Lou Cuming, COO, DEI Worldwide
Tyler Williamson, Brand Manager, Kraft Foods

 

3:30 - 4:30 pm

Brand Marketers Only Feedback Meeting

 

4:30 - 7:00 pm

 

4:30 - 5:30 pm

Shipping Desk

 

Microbrew Tasting

 

 

Sponsored by:

Sponsored by:

 

6:00 - 7:30 pm

 

"Cocktails & Conversations"
Our unique, new networking reception format featuring 3 separate, more intimate gatherings of buyers & sellers, assigned to offer an optimal mix and a final opportunity to meet new people. 

 

 

Sponsored by:

7:30 - 9:30 pm

Dinner
Closing Keynote
Presenter: Joe Klein, Columnist, Time Magazine

Sponsored by:

9:30 - 11:30 pm

After Dinner Reception
Join IAC Ad Solutions and Joel McHale of E! The Soup for The Last Laugh 

 

 Sponsored by:

Wednesday, September 17th: Departure Day

5:00 am - 12:00 pm

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

Sponsored by:


 

 7:30 - 11:00 am

 

 Shipping Desk

 

Sponsored by:

7:30 - 11:00 am

Departure Lounge

 Sponsored by:

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