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Aux apps, Netoyens! 

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.

--Spencer Reiss, MMF 2010 Program Director
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.

Meanwhile, enjoy the revolution! And stay tuned.

MMF 2010
10-12 November
Be There!

It's a wrap--à bientôt!

But thanks to our great friends at YouTube, MMF09 lives on--the Monaco Media Forum Channel

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 Program

 

 

 

WEDNESDAY 11TH NOVEMBER

 

18:30 Opening Cocktail/hosted by Booz & Co

Columbia Terrace, Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort

 

21:00 Night Caps

Jim Gianopoulos/Chairman & CEO,

Fox Filmed Entertainment,

Daniel Ek/Co-Founder & CEO, Spotify

Michael Wolff/Vanity Fair & Newser

Blue Gin Bar

 

THURSDAY 12TH NOVEMBER

 

9:00 Welcome/H.S.H. Prince Albert II

Salle Des Palmiers, Sporting

 

9:10 New Waves 1

Presentations from the front lines of media

Innovation: Ooyala, Bigpoint, Permuto, AdMeld, 1CAST

Salle Des Palmiers, Sporting

 

9:50 KEYNOTE "Tipping Point"

Paul Sagan/President & CEO, Akamai Technologies

Salle Des Palmiers, Sporting

 

10.20 Coffee break

Salle Des Palmiers, Sporting

 

10:45 PANEL "The Living Room War:

Redefining Television" Benjamin Faes/Head of YouTube

and Display, Google EMEA, Seth Haberman/CEO,

Visible World, Sab Kanaujia/VP Digital Strategy &

Development, NBC Universal & Dr. Giles Wilson/CTO of

TV Business, Ericsson

Moderator: Jeffrey Cole/CEO, USC Annenberg

Center for the Digital Future

Salle Des Palmiers, Sporting

 

11:25 CONVERSATION "Making News"

Mathias Döpfner/Chairman & CEO, Axel Springer &

Arianna Huffington/Co-Founder & Editor-In-Chief, Huffington

Post talk with Christine Ockrent/CEO, France 24

Salle Des Palmiers, Sporting

 

12:05 New Waves 2

Tumblr, YouTube

Salle Des Palmiers, Sporting

 

12:20 PANEL "Media Everywhere"

Samir Arora/Founder & CEO, Glam, Raoul Roverato/EVP

New Growth Activities, Orange, Richard Titus/CEO,

Associated Northcliffe Digital & Annelies Van Den Belt/CEO, SUP

Moderator: Michael Wolf/President, Media Equation  

Salle Des Palmiers, Sporting

 

13:00 Lunch

America Room

 

14:30 BREAKOUT SESSIONS 1

 

"The Big Screen Internet 1: Technology"

Nirvana Room

Peter Cowley/Digital Director, Endemol, Andrew

Hawken/Editorial, Director, Online Business Unit, BSkyB,

Jim Louderback/CEO, Revision3, Steve

Rosenbaum/Founder & CEO, Magnify.net, 

Timothy Shey/Co-Founder, Next New Networks

Moderator: Dina Kaplan/Co-Founder & COO, blip.tv  

 

"Brave New News World: 

Who Pays (and How)?" Marigold Room

Leonard Brody/ President, Clarity Digital,

Hassan Fattah/Editor-in-Chief, The National,

Eric Hippeau/CEO, Huffington Post, Stephen

Dunbar-Johnson/Publisher, International Herald Tribune,  

Jochen Wegner/Editor-in-Chief, Focus Online,

Nicholas Wheeler/MD, ITN On  

Moderator: Katharina Borchert/CEO, WAZ NewMedia   

 

"Mobile: Open Warfare" Trivia Room

Steve Glanz/ VP Business Development, Vringo,  

Thierry Gaillet/ Head of App Shop Marketing, Orange,

Frank Kelcz/ Head of Media Technology Investment,

SEB Ventures, Jon Vlassopoulos, CEO, Moderati,

Moderator: Michael Jackson/Partner, Mangrove Capital

 

"Machine Media" Viola Room

Benjamin Barokas/ Co-Founder & Chief

Revenue Officer, AdMeld, Amar Goel/Founder &

Chairman, PubMatic, Amiad Solomon/Founder

& CEO, Peer39, Joe Zawadzki/CEO, MediaMath Inc. 

Moderator: Timothy Hanlon/MD, Riverview

Lane Associates

 

"Music: Detente?" Tirrenia Room

Jonathan Benassaya/Co-Founder & President,

Deezer, Emmanuel Jayr/Founder, Goom Radio,  

Francis Keeling/VP Digital, Universal Music Group

International, John Kennedy/Chairman & CEO, IFPI,  

Gerd Leonhard/CEO, Media Futurist, Steven

Greenberg/Founder & CEO, S-Curve Music

Moderator: Thomas Ryan/CEO, Threadless

 

15:30 BREAKOUT SESSIONS 2

 

"The Big Screen Internet 2: Technology"

Marigold Room

Christian Bombrun/Deputy Managing Director, M6 Web

Anthony Bontrager/President, Onecast Inc. 

Alexander Holland/Chief of Staff, Viasat Broadcasting  

Andy Nobbs/CCO, Civolution

Emil Rensing/Chief Digital Officer, Epix

Njara Zafimehy/COO, Scroon

Moderator: Timothy Hanlon/MD, Riverview

Lane Associates

 

"Extreme Measures" Nirvana Room

Eran Shir/Founder & CEO, Dapper, Jennifer

Cooper/Founder & Principal, Rocketfuel Media, Stephan

Noller/CEO, nugg.ad, Shaukat Shamim/CEO &

Co-Founder, Permuto, Amiad Solomon/Founder

 & CEO, Peer39         

Moderator: Steve Baker/BusinessWeek

 

"The Real Time Web" Viola Room

Murat Aktihanoglu/CEO, Centrl Inc.  

Jyri Engeström/Co-Founder, Jaiku,   

Barak Hachamov/Founder & Chairman,

my6sense, David Karp/Founder & CEO,

Tumblr, Andrej Nabergoj/CEO, Noovo   

Moderator: Loic Le Meur/Founder & CEO, Seesmic         

 

"Digital Democracy" Tirrenia Room

Hassan Fattah/Editor-in-Chief, The National,

Bruno Patino/Director, France Culture,

Benjamin Wegg-Prosser/Director of Corporate

Development, SUP, Oliver Zeisberger/Founder & CEO,

barracuda digitale agentur

Moderator: Eric Hippeau/CEO, Huffington Post

 

"Luxury Bits" Trivia Room

André Kolasinski/CEO, LuxuryCulture.com,  

Constantin Bjerke/Founder & CEO, The Crane

Georges-Edouard Dias/SVP E-Business, L'Oréal,  

Dina Kaplan/Co-Founder & COO, blip.tv

Nicolas Rachline/ Founder & Editor-in-Chief,

Above Magazine, Beth Uyenco/Global Research Director,

Microsoft Advertising

Moderator: Shanen Reed/CEO, Morpheus Media 

 

16:30 Coffee break

Salle Des Palmiers, Sporting

 

16:45 New Waves 3

Epix, Seesmic

Salle Des Palmiers, Sporting

 

17:00 CONVERSATION  "Transformation" 

Maurice Lévy/Chairman & CEO, Publicis Groupe

talks with Thomas Stewart/Chief Marketing &

Knowledge Officer, Booz & Co

Salle Des Palmiers, Sporting

 

17:30 KEYNOTE "Convergence"

Henrique de Castro/VP Global Media & Platforms, Google

Salle Des Palmiers, Sporting

 

18:00 CONVERSATION "High Tension"

Jon Miller/CEO, Digital Media, News Corporation

talks with Rafat Ali/CEO, PaidContent

Salle Des Palmiers, Sporting

 

20:30 OFFICIAL DINNER & MMF PRIZE

Salle Empire, Hotel de Paris

INTRODUCTION: Maurice Lévy/Chairman &

CEO, Publicis Groupe

PRIZE AWARD: H.R.H. The Princess of Hanover

SPEAKER: David Kenny/MD, VivaKi

 

FRIDAY 13TH NOVEMBER

 

9:00 New Waves 4

Dapper, JoliCloud, Romplr,

Xbox Live, MediaMath, my6sense

Salle Des Palmiers, Sporting

 

10:00 KEYNOTE "The Digital Canvas"

Darren Huston/Corporate VP, Consumer & Online Group,

Microsoft talks with Curt Hecht/President, Vivaki

Salle Des Palmiers, Sporting

 

10:40 Coffee break

Salle Des Palmiers, Sporting

 

11:20 New Waves 5

Aigo, Centrl, Twillo

Salle Des Palmiers, Sporting



11:30 PANEL "On Target"

Dave Morgan/CEO, Simulmedia, Calvin Lui/CEO, Tumri,

Stefan Noller/CEO, nugg.ad & Brian Shin/CEO,

Visible Measures

Moderator: Diane Mermigas/Editor-at-Large, MediaPost

Salle Des Palmiers, Sporting

 

12:15 PANEL "The Data Dilemma"

Elizabeth Charnock/CEO, Cataphora, Alain Lévy/Chairman &

CEO, Weborama, Gregor Vogelsang/Partner, Booz &

Co. & Yossi Matias/Director, Israel R&D Center, Google,

Shelly Zalis/ CEO, OTX

Moderator: Michael Kassan/Chairman & CEO, MediaLink

Salle Des Palmiers, Sporting

 

13:00 Lunch

America Room

 

14:30 BREAKOUT SESSIONS 3

 

"Brave News World 2/Content:

When Aggregators Attack!" Nirvana Room

Matt Kelly/Associate Editor, Development, Mirror Group  

Caroline Marks/General Manager, The Daily Beast

Jacques Rosselin/Publisher, Vendredi

Patrick Spain/CEO, Newser

Thomas Tercek/VP Strategic Development, Daylife

 

"Venture Capital: Designing Disruptions"

Viola Room

Esther Dyson/Chairman, EDventure,

Erel Margalit/Managing Partner, Jerusalem

Venture Partners, Martin Varsavsky/Founder

& CEO, Fon

 

"Socialism" Marigold Room

Reggie Bradford/CEO, Vitrue,

Katherine Tabb/Head of Advertising,

AOL Europe, Jimmy Wales/Founder, Wikipedia, 

Cedric Maloux/CEO, Geewa,

Mattias Miksche/CEO, Stardoll,  

Ramu Yalamanchi/Founder, hi5 Networks,

Moderator: Sarah Szalavitz/CEO, 7 Robot

 

"Everybody's in Show Biz"

Trivia Room

Alex Balfour/Head of New Media,

London 2012, Seb Bishop/CEO,

(Red)International, Ian McCaig/CEO,

lastminute.com, Thomas Ryan/CEO,

Threadless, Richard Spalding/Co-founder &

CEO, Diffusion Media Group, Beatrice

Tarka/CEO, Mobissimo

Moderator: Timothy Shey/Co-Founder,

Next New Networks 

 

 

"Cloud Media (TAG=cloud)" Tirrenia Room

Simone Brunozzi/Web Services Evangelist Europe,

Amazon Web Services, Tariq Krim/CEO, JoliCloud,

Jason Hoffman/CTO, Joyent, Hubert Kjellberg/ Head

 of Internet & Media Segment, Ericsson,  

Sean Knapp/Co-Founder & CTO, Ooyala,

Jeff Lawson/CEO, Twilio, John Lilly/CEO,

Mozilla Corp

Moderator: John du Pre Gauntt /Founder & Chairman,

Media Dojo

 

15:30 Coffee break

Salle Des Palmiers, Sporting

 

16:00 PANEL "Re-Boot: Madison Avenue 2.0"

Damian Burns/Head of Global Agency Relations, Google,

Nikki Mendonça/President, OMD EMEA & Rishad

Tobaccowala/CEO, Denuo.

Moderator: Jack Myers/Chairman, M.E.D.I.Advisory Group

Salle Des Palmiers, Sporting

 

16:45 CLOSING PRESENTATION "The Mind's Eye"

Al Seckel/ Founder & Visionary, Blue World Alliance

Salle Des Palmiers, Sporting

 

17:30 CLOSING  COCKTAIL/ hosted by PublicisLive

Columbia Terrace, Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort



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.

Salut!
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 


2010 Co-Chairs

  • Darren Huston, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft
  • Yuri Milner, CEO & Founding Partner, Digital Sky Technologies
  • James Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive, Europe and Asia, News Corporation
  • Josh Silverman, CEO, Skype
  • Hans Vestberg, President & CEO, Ericsson
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