Day 1

9:30am

Welcome

Brandon Gutman, Co-Founder, Brand Innovators
Marc Sternberg, Co-Founder, Brand Innovators
David Teicher, Editor and Chief Content Officer

Host: Michael Zimbalist, Strategic Advisor, Brand Innovators

10:00am

Keynote: Building a Sustainable Digital Content Business

The media business is in turmoil. Magazine brands are toppling like toy soldiers. Newspaper advertising continues its double digit downward march. Cord cutting is taking a bite out of Cable. Even digital-only publishers are feeling the pinch, as the so-called “duopoly” gobbles up the lion’s share of spending, while fraud and viewability issues erode trust in the ecosystem. Yet the number of hours people spend consuming media is at an all-time high. There is arguably more and better news, entertainment and lifestyle content than ever before. And when consumers pay attention, there is money to be made. The models are changing — subscriptions are on the rise; branded content is becoming a meaningful contributor to the top line; Linear TV and digital video are merging in unforeseen ways; and all media are becoming more targeted and measurable. New cross-platform monetization opportunities arise almost daily for those organization agile enough to seize the moment, as digital continues to weave its way into the physical world. So what is the future of publishing and monetization? It’s….complicated!

Jarrod Dicker, VP Commercial and Innovation, The Washington Post

10:30am

Fireside Chat

Jarrod Dicker, VP Commercial and Innovation, The Washington Post

Q&A conducted by: Cassidy Diamond, VP of Brand Partnerships, SpotX

10:50am

Keynote: eCommerce is Booming. Can publishers benefit?

Greg Mason, CEO, Purch

11:15am

Fireside Chat

Greg Mason, CEO, Purch

Q&A conducted by: John Levitt, GM, Parse.ly

11:35am

Keynote: The Audience Beyond Coastal Millennials

Gretchen Tibbits, President & COO Little Things

12:00 Noon

Lunch

1:45pm

Fireside Chat

Ben Lerer, CEO, Group Nine Media

Q&A conducted by: Sam Barnett, Senior Vice President, Publisher, Quantcast

2:30pm

Keynote

Brian Solis, Principal Analyst, Altimeter, Digital Anthropologist, author of X: The Experience When Business Meets Design

3:00pm

Networking Break

3:20pm

Keynote — Success with Video Requires More than a Pivot.

Jonathan Carson, President, Mic

3:50pm

Fireside Chat

Jonathan Carson, President, Mic

Q&A conducted by: Marissa Aydlett, SVP of Marketing, Braze

4:15pm

Snapshot

Brendan Ripp, EVP Sales and Partnerships, National Geographic Partners, FOX Networks Group

4:35pm

Fireside Chat

Brendan Ripp, EVP Sales and Partnerships, National Geographic Partners, FOX Networks Group

Q&A conducted by: Jeremy Mims, Strategy and Partnerships, SpokenLayer

5:00pm

It’s a wrap!

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Day 2

9:00am

Welcome

Brandon Gutman, Co-Founder, Brand Innovators
Marc Sternberg, Co-Founder, Brand Innovators
David Teicher, Editor and Chief Content Officer

Host: Michael Zimbalist, Strategic Advisor, Brand Innovators

9:05am

Keynote — Restoring Trust in the Digital Ecosystem

We’ve reached the nadir of trust in digital advertising. The terrible trio of fraud, viewability and data leakage are to blame. Lack of transparency doesn’t help either. Proctor & Gamble CMO Marc Pritchard stated bluntly he will no longer give digital media a pass, and that P&G would stop wasting money on a “crappy digital media supply chain.” For the sake brand safety, Chase CMO Kristin Lemkau radically reduced the number of sites her ads ran on, even though it meant higher CPMs. And consumers are blocking ads like never before. Under the crush of these challenges, the Industry has finally woken up and is focused on solutions. The EU’s imminent enactment of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has created a deadline and now companies are moving with an urgency like never before to give consumers control of their data, become as transparent as possible and to, thereby, restore trust in the digital ecosystem.

Jason Kint, CEO Digital Content Next

9:25am

Panel Discussion — Restoring Trust

This panel will explore the active measures that brands, publishers and vendors are taking to restore trust in the digital advertising ecosystem and discuss how to build confidence among buyers to ensure continued growth.

Moderator: Michael Zimbalist, Strategic Advisor, Brand Innovators

Jason Kint, CEO Digital Content Next
Jason Fairchild, Co-Founder and CRO, OpenX
Julie DeTraglia, Vice President and Head of Ad Sales Research, Hulu

10:00am

Keynote – CBS News Goes Over-the-top

Christy Tanner, SVP and GM, CBSNews Digital

10:20am

Conversation – Advertising in OTT

Scott Rosenberg, GM, Platform Business, Roku
Christy Tanner, SVP and GM, CBSNews Digital

Q&A conducted by: Tal Chalozin, CTO and Co-Founder, Innovid

10:40am

Keynote — Everything Begins With Audio

Matt Lieber, Co-Founder and President, Gimlet Media

11:05am

Fireside Chat

Matt Lieber, Co-Founder and President, Gimlet Media

Q&A conducted by: Dan Greenberg, Founder & CEO, Sharethrough

11:25am

Networking Break

11:40am

Fireside Chat

Mike McAvoy, President, The Onion, EVP and CRO, Fusion

Q&A conducted by: Zach Kubin, Vice President of Sales and Partnerships, Parsec Media

12:05pm

Fireside Chat

Marty Moe, President, Vox Media

Q&A conducted by: Josh Feller, SVP, Global Business Development, Outbrain

12:30pm

Fireside Chat

Henry Blodget, Founder, CEO and EIC, Business Insider

Q&A conducted by: Steven Wolfe Pereira, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Quantcast

1:00pm

Lunch

1:45pm

Keynote

Pam Wasserstein, CEO, NY Media

2:05pm

Fireside Chat

Neil Vogel, CEO, Dotdash

Q&A conducted by: Harry Kargman, Founder and CEO, Kargo

2:35pm

Fireside Chat

Sebastian Tomich, Global Head of Advertising and Marketing Solutions, The New York Times

Q&A conducted by: Brian Dunphy, VP Business Devlopement, Publisher Sales, Verve

3:00pm

Snapshot: Localizing National Brands

Kevin Gentzel, CRO, Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK

3:10pm

Fireside Chat

Kevin Gentzel, CRO, Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK

Q&A conducted by: Jason Oates, Chief Business Officer, LiveIntent

3:30pm

Fireside Chat – Building a New News Brand

Roy Schwartz, President, Axios

Q&A conducted by: Rick Song, Chief Revenue Officer, Telaria

3:50pm

Fireside Chat

Kevin Gould, Entepreneur, Talent Manager, Investor Ventures
Jake Paul, Founder & CEO, Team 10

Q&A conducted by: Sebastian Tomich, Global Head of Advertising and Marketing Solutions, The New York Times

4:20pm

Snapshot: TV Unbound

Evan Silverman, EVP Digital, A+E Networks

4:30pm

Conversation — Voice and AI, The Next Frontier for Publishers

Michael Francisco, Head of Alexa Skills Kit Partners, Amazon
Evan Silverman, EVP Digital, A+E Networks

Q&A conducted by: Duane Forrester, VP Industry Insights, Yext

4:50pm

Closing Keynote — Virtual Reality: Past, Present and Future

Rebecca Howard, SVP Emerging Platforms and Partnerships, Discovery Communications

5:20pm

It’s a wrap!