So much for the end of media history--we're on the road again. Merci Monsieur Jobs
for those magic little slabs of glass and plastic. Thanks also for
globe-girdling data clouds, raining down non-stop music and video
streams. Pile on gorgeously specialized, free-floating
software--suddenly the all-purpose World Wide Web is the ancien régime. Or anyway, yesterday's news. Aux apps, media machers! You have nothing to lose but your business models.
MMF
2010--special fifth-anniversary edition!--takes on the great
unleashing. The bedrock Web isn't dead. Neither are its money-making
offspring: search, targeted ads, ever-better marketing ROI, even the
hoary old point-and-click PC. (OMG--a mouse!) But cloud-connected
supercomputers in a billion pockets--and nicely socialized!--promise
something wholly new under the media sun.
What will that be?
Who commands? Who (yes) wins, and who loses? With luck--and some of the
world's smartest, most influential media thinkers & doers--those
are questions we'll be answering in Monte Carlo in November. From
distinguished co-chairs (see the list at left) to screaming edge
innovators, MMF is the one place where all the pieces of the future
come together. Hope to see you there.
Yes, we're on: 10-12 November 2010. And we're pulling out all the stops for our
fabulous fifth anniversary. Back once again at the unsurpassable Monte-Carlo
Bay Hotel & Resort. Back with the best & brightest of the global mediasphere. Two days of
sparkling talk, eye-popping demos and peerless networking. Plus a couple of
amazing evenings overlooking the Mediterranean.
MMF is an invitation-only gathering of the global media tribe, made possible by
the Government of Monaco and forward-thinking companies leading the
digital transformation. The goal is high-def conversation that cuts through and
across all the usual industry boundaries--content, distribution, technology,
marketing & finance.
If you've already received a "Save the Date" email, welcome
back--formal invitations will be going out in June.
Otherwise, if you're a founder, CEO or head of a major business unit, feel free
to request an invitation--e-mail
contact@monacomediaforum.org
and tell us why. No promises, but we're always scouting for fresh faces, smart
voices and people opening new media frontiers.
Speaking of voices, we're already on the prowl for things to hear and talk
about in November. If you or your company have something new or important to
say, drop a line to
program@monacomediaforum.org.
Watch (or rewatch) everything from Prince Albert's opening video to this instant classic--co-chairs Arianna Huffington and Mathias Döpfner going head-to-head:
The big chips are finally down: the Net takes on TV. On living room walls and street corners. Via plasma screens, lapbooks, tele-puters and hi-def handsets. Pulled and pushed, time shifted, leaned forward and leaning back.With the bulk of the world's entertainment and marketing dollars at stake. Les jeux sont faits!
Led by an all-new (well almost) stellar list of co-chairs--see the full list at left--MMF 2009 will zero in on the collision of the broadband-fueled Internet and the evolving medium formerly known as television. We'll make excursions onto other nearby battle grounds: games as reality, print springs eternal, news meets communications, the death of the click. We'll find new business models emerging from relentless change. Leaving plenty of time--we promise!--for MMF's trademark deep talk, global connections and cross-platform deal-making.
If you've just got your invitation, welcome back--follow the instructions in the e-mail to secure your place for November. And don't believe everything you read about deadlines--space at MMF is always limited, so the sooner you get your name in play the better.
If not--and you're a founder, CEO or head of a major business unit, doing interesting work in any part of the ever-expanding mediasphere--drop a line to contact@monacomediaforum.org and tell us why you should be part of the most interesting global talking shop in media today. No promises, but we're always looking to expand the conversation.
Yes indeed, we're on: MMF4, November 11-13 2009. Back once again at the unsurpassable Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel. Back with the best & brightest of mediasphere, topped by our trademark list of stellar co-chairs (see left). Two days of sparkling talk, eye-popping demos and peerless networking. Plus a couple of amazing evenings overlooking the Med.
MMF is an invitation-only gathering of the global media tribe, made possible by the Monaco government and forward-thinking companies leading the digital transformation. The goal is high-def conversation that cuts through and across all the usual industry boundaries--content, distribution, technology, marketing & finance.
For sheer, perfect topicality, MMF 2008 is going to be seriously hard to beat. Take your pick: an epic, media-saturated US election barely a week before, financial markets melting down and big swathes of the media landscape in earthquake mode. In other words, the perfect time to get together the best, brightest and most creative minds in the mediasphere to start looking for opportunities down the road ahead
