2010 Schedule

11:15 am   Doors Open

Seating and box lunches available

LIVE WEBCAST BEGINS

Noon Opening Remarks: Mark Beeching, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer, Digitas

12:15 pm   Opening Conversation: Content, Celebrity, and Community: Brand Building in a Post-Advertising World

Guests:

• Arianna Huffington – Co-Keynote Speaker – As the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, one of the most frequently cited media brands on the Internet, and a nationally syndicated columnist, Huffington is at the forefront of the rapidly growing world of online content.
• Martha Stewart – Co-Keynote Speaker – Business magnate, television host, best selling author and magazine publisher, Martha is an acclaimed media mogul.  And as founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, she has become one of the most powerful women in the media industry.
• Kara Swisher – Key Note Interviewer – As co-producer and co-host of D: All Things Digital, a major high-tech and media conference, and author of Wall Street Journal’s BoomTown, Swisher has her finger on the pulse of the digital industry. 

Emcee: Daphne Brogdon, Creator of Coolmom.com, TV Host, and Comic

1:00 pm   The Fandomonium Panel
 
Guests: Howard Friedman, SVP, Marketing, Kraft; Pete Wentz, Grammy-Nominated Musician, Activist, and Entrepreneur; Kiran Chetry, Anchor, CNN's American Morning; Charles Hunter, Co-Founder of Mudlark and Producer of Such Tweet Sorrow; and Michael Wayne, Co-Founder and CEO, DECA
Conversation led by Sree Sreenivasan, Professor and Dean of Student Affairs, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and Contributing Editor, DNAInfo.com

2:00 pm   Content Pitch #1: “Afterbirth” by Dan Bucatinsky, Actor, Writer, Producer, and Partner, Is or Isn’t Entertainment, and Dani Klein Modisett, Creator, Producer, Director, and Author of “Afterbirth”

2:10 pm   Content Showcase Reel

2:20 pm   Meet and Greet #1

3:00 pm   15 Minutes with Tim Kring - Interviewed by Jeff Jarvis 

Guests: Matt Wasserlauf, CEO, Broadband Enterprises, and Brian Sugar, CEO and Publisher, Sugar Inc., the company behind PopSugar

3:15 pm   Content Pitch #2: “The Procrastinators” by Amy Brenneman,
Emmy-Award Nominated Actress and Producer

3:25 pm   Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show: Special Digital Content NewFront Edition hosted by Kevin Pollak, Actor and Host

Guests: Lisa Kudrow, Emmy-Award Winning Actress, Producer, and Partner, Is or Isn’t Entertainment; Teri Hatcher, Golden Globe-Winning Actress, Author, Blogger, and Co-Creator of GetHatched.com; Ben Silverman, Founder and CEO, Electus, and Ricky Van Veen, Founder, CollegeHumor and Notional

4:10 pm   Content Showcase Reel

4:20 pm   Meet and Greet #2

4:50 pm   Surprise Guest Content Pitch #3: Jason Bateman and Will Arnett

5:00 pm   Faceoff: Scaling On-line Video

5:10 pm   Content Pitch #4: “URule” by Seth Green, Actor and Emmy-Nominated Robot Chicken Creator, Executive Producer, Writer, and Director

5:20 pm   Closing Remarks: Laura Lang, CEO, Digitas

5:30 pm   Musical Performance: "Dare Jessie.J" Webisode Viewing and Musical Performance by Jessie J, Island Records UK

5:50 pm   Cocktails in The Third Act: Bar and Lounge