March 22 - 25, 2009  |  Coconut Point, FL
EVENT INFO

 iMedia Breakthrough Summit
Innovation, Disruption, Opportunity

Saturday, March 21st

6:30 - 9:30 pm 

Mobile Boot Camp Cocktail & Dinner Party

 

Sunday, March 22nd: Mobile Boot Camp & Arrival Day

8:30 am - 9:30 am

Sponsored Presentations & Breakfast


9:30 am - 10:30 am

 

 

 



10:30 - 11:15 am

 


11:15 - 11:30 am


11:30 am - 12:00 pm





 

12:00 - 1:30 pm



1:30 - 2:00 pm

MOBILE BOOT CAMP
Keynote: "Mobile Marketing: the Big Picture"
Presenters: John Hadl, Managing Partner & Founder, Brand in Hand
Gene Keenan, VP of Mobile Services, Isobar Global

Getting Started: “Myths and Realities of Mobile Planning”
Presenter: Paran Johar, CMO, JumpTap 

Networking Break


“How to Rev-Up Brand Engagement with Mobile: A Case Study of NHL Mobile”
Presenter: Ty Braswell, Founder, Creative Digital Strategies

Sponsored Presentation & Lunch


Creative Showcase: "Inspirational and Innovative Use of Mobile"
Presenter: Derek Handley, CEO, Founder, The Hyperfactory

 

2:00 - 3:00 pm

 


 

 

 

 

3:00 - 3:30 pm

Panel: "Mobile Measurement: Which Numbers Count and Why"
Panelists: Eric Bader, President, Brand in Hand

Tony Nethercutt, VP of Sales, AdMob
Mike Wehrs, President and CEO, Mobile Marketing Association

Moderator: Larry Harris, CEO, Ansible Mobile

 

Mobile Boot Camp Closing Discussion: "Where to Go From Here?"
Mobile Boot Camp Board
Moderator: Brad Berens, Chief Content Officer & Editor at Large, iMedia & CMO Executive Summits


3:00 - 8:00 pm


5:45 - 7:00 pm

BREAKTHROUGH BEGINS
Summit Registration Desk

Sponsored Presentations

Matt Wasserlauf, CEO, BBE & Joe Gallagher, EVP of Sales, BBE

Chris Young, CEO, Digital Broadcasting Group & Damon Bethel, EVP, Strategic Planning & Business Development, Digital Broadcasting Group

 

7:00 - 10:00 pm

Opening Reception

 

 

Monday, March 23rd: Opening Day

7:00 am - 5:00 pm

WiFi Lounge

8:00 - 9:00 am

Sponsored Presentations & Breakfast

Carter Brokaw, Chief Revenue Officer, Meebo & Daniel Bernstein, Director of Business Development, Meebo

Dave Yovanno, CEO, Gigya

 

8:00 - 9:00 am



 

 


 

9:00 - 9:30 am

Industry Participant Breakfast & Presentation: “The Revenue Dream Team: How to Create Alignment Between Sales and Ad Operations To Drive Sales”
Presenter: Lorne Brown, Founder, Operative

Steve Patrizi, Director of Advertising Sales, LinkedIn

Ro Choy, Chief Revenue Officer, RockYou

John Piccone,SVP, HealtiNation 

Networking Break

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9:30 - 10:30 am

Welcome & Opening Keynote: “Advertising & Innovation: Fusing the Big Idea with the Business”
Presenters: Lars Bastholm, Co-Chief Creative Officer and Tom Bedecarré, CEO, AKQA

10:30 - 11:45 am

Mosaic Session
In this exciting 75 minute session you'll get a fast-paced series of case studies and useful takes on what's moving the needle when it comes to innovative marketing and advertising in new technology platforms.

Presenters: John Keck, SVP/Emerging Media, DONER

Jeremy Lockhorn, Director of Emerging Media, Razorfish

Shelly Palmer, Managing Director, Advanced Media Ventures Group LLC

Steve Rubel, SVP, Director of Insights, Edelman Digital /
Author of the Micro Persuasion blog


Rodney Rumford, CEO, Gravitational Media


M
arc Ruxin, EVP, Chief Innovation Officer, McCann Worldgroup San Francisco

Lori H. Schwartz, SVP, Director, Interpublic Emerging Media Lab

Mike Wehrs, President and CEO, Mobile Marketing Association

 

11:45 am - 12:00 pm

Networking Break

 

12:00 - 1:30 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!

 


1:30 pm

Boxed Lunches

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2:00 pm

2:00 - 3:30 pm

Recreational Activities

Recreation Workshop: "Shelly Palmer's Digital Power User Crash Course”
Presenter: Shelly Palmer, Managing Director, Advanced Media Ventures Group LLC

 

6:00 - 7:30 pm

Cocktail Reception

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7:30 - 10:00 pm

Dinner & Guest Speaker: "Dr. Wells and NGS 'Breakthrough' the Paths of Migration"

Presenter: Dr. Spencer Wells

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Tuesday, March 24th

7:00 am - 5:00 pm

WiFi Lounge

 

8:00 - 9:00 am

Sponsored Presentations & Breakfast

Lisa Marino,  VP of Sales, RockYou

Jared Iwata, Director of Ad Sales Strategy, Verizon & Joseph Kearney, Mobile Advertising, Verizon

 

8:00 - 9:00 am


9:00 - 9:30 am

Industry Participant Breakfast

Networking Break

 

9:30 - 10:15 am

Opening Remarks & Keynote: “How Semantics Improve Brand Safety and Ad Relevance”
Presenter: David Crystal, Linguist, Author, Linguistic Advisor to ad pepper media
Semantics and how it improves the relevance of online advertising and brand safety.  

 

10:15 - 10:45 am

Insight Presentation: "The Surprising Power of Social Media Metrics"
Presenter: David Smith, CEO, Mediasmith, Inc.

 

10:45 - 11:00 am

Transition Break

 

11:00 - 11:30 am

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Spotlights  
A:
"Advertising on the Go: Understanding Mobile Advertising Effectiveness"
Presenter: Mark Donovan, SVP, Mobile & Sr. Analyst, comScore, Inc.
“I’ll Show You the [Video] Proof if You Show Me the [TV] Money”
Presenter: Tania Yuki, Sr. Product Manager, comScore, Inc.

B: “The Art and Science of Effective Online Video Advertising: Measuring What Matters”
Presenter: Shane Steele, VP of Marketing, Tremor Media

C:  “Effective Customer Engagement”
Presenter:
Cheryl Lucanegro, SVP of Advertising Sales, Pandora


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Spotlights (Repeated)

12:00 - 1:00 pm

Master Classes
A: "Kraft, CoverGirl, Mobile Marketing, and CPG"
Presenters: Adam Broitman, Director of Strategy and Ringleader, crayon
Lara Green, Digital Marketing Manager, P&G Cosmetics
Ed Kaczmarek, Director of Innovation, New Services, Kraft

B:  “When to Innovate and How to Sell Innovation"
Presenters: John Durham, CEO/Managing Partner, Catalyst: SF
Marc Ruxin, EVP, Chief Innovation Officer, McCann Worldgroup San Francisco

C: "You Think You Know Video? You Have No Idea"
Presenters: Jeremy Lockhorn, Director of Emerging Media, Razorfish
Julie Ruvolo, Co-Founder, Solvate / Madison Avenue Contributor for VentureBeat

D: “Social Math: Understanding How Best to Spend Your Social Media Budgets”
Presenters: Courtney Costelnock, Digital Marketing Manager, Anheuser-Busch, InBev
Jeff Ragovin, VP, Sales and Bus. Dev., Buddy Media

E: “Your Social Marketing Checklist”
Presenters: Anu Ghandi, Director of Marketing, Consumer Markets, American Heart Association

Steve Rubel, SVP, Director of Insights, Edelman Digital / Author of the Micro Persuasion blog


1:00 - 2:30 pm

Lunch

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2:30 - 3:30 pm

Master Classes
F: "Digital Out-of-Home: Connecting with Consumers on the Path to Purchase"
Presenters: Rob Gorrie, President & Founder, ADCENTRICITY, Inc.
David Mear, Media Supervisor, Cheil Communications
Derek Neal, Creative Director, Cheil Communications

G:  “Mobile Strategies in Action: Axe & Continental Airlines"
Presenters: Alec Andronikov, CEO “Chief Mobilizer,” MoVoxx, Inc.
Colleen Aranda, Manager, Interactive Marketing, Continental Airlines
Michael Chang, CEO and Founder, Greystripe, Inc.
Anne Jensen
, Brand Building Director, Unilever

H: "Facebook Apps: Tapping the Online Community for Brands"
Presenters: Tamara Bousquet, Media Director, MEA Digital
Lauren Boyer, Partner, Chief Global Strategist, Underscore Marketing
Chris Cunningham, CEO and Founder, appssavvy

I: “Brands and the Casual Gamer”
Presenters: Elizabeth Francis, CMO, Intelligent Beauty
Jay Krihak, Senior Partner, Group Media Director and Gaming Innovation, MEC Interaction
Ty Levine, VP Marketing, NeoEdge Networks

J: "How Twitter Changes the Rules of Branding & Marketing"
Presenters: Christi Day, Online Spokesperson and Emerging Media Specialist, Southwest Airlines
Rodney Rumford, CEO, Gravitational Media

 

3:30 - 3:45 pm

Transition Break

 

3:45 - 4:45 pm

Closing Keynote: "The 11 Dimensions of Game-Focused Brand Enhancement"
Presenter: Nolan Bushnell, Chairman of the Board, NeoEdge Networks
T
he inventor of Pong, Founder of Atari as well As Chuck E. Cheese on innovation in business.

 

 

 

 

 

6:00 - 7:30 pm

 

Cocktail Reception

 

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7:30 - 10:00 pm

Dinner

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, March 25th: Departure Day

 

 

 

 

 

7:30 - 11:00 am

Departure Lounge

 

Please Note: this is a working agenda and is subject to change.
We will post updates, details and changes regularly.