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2011 Schedule

11:15 Doors open and Box Lunches available

LIVE WEBCAST BEGINS

Noon Welcoming Remarks
  Mark Beeching, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer, Digitas
   
12:10 Opening Conversation: Freedom Media
 

Freedom has broken out in world media. Viewers are now participants - even insurgents - in popular revolt. Creators are now publishers. Brands are doing it all: creating, curating and participating. We take a look at "armchair revolution" - what's happening on the world stage, the implications for brand marketers and the power of new pipes to deliver real change.

  Guests:
  -Philip (PJ ) Crowley, former Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs and Spokesman of the Department of State
  -Amr Salama, Egyptian Filmmaker and Blogger; author and presenter of “How to Advertise a Revolution” (TEDxCairo)
   
  Moderator: Rick Stengel, Managing Editor of Time Magazine
   
12:55 Emcees: Shira Lazar, Host/Executive Producer, “What’s Trending” & “Partners Project” and Nicole Dabeau, The Insider.com’s Hollywood Insider
   
1:00 Digital Rant: The Social Entertainment Factory
 

Ashton Kutcher, Actor and Co-Founder of Katalyst

   
1:10 Which Cord to Cut? Brands as Publishers
 

Create. Engage. Enable. Distribute. Pipe reality offers more options than ever before. We'll explore the challenges and opportunities as brands become publishers. We'll debate impact on media channels, the role of content in building loyal audiences and how these new pipes affect the marketing mix.

  Guests:
  -Susan Popper, SVP Integrated Marketing Communications, SAP
  -Beth Comstock, CMO, General Electric
  -Susan Sobbott, President, American Express OPEN
  -Steven Rosenbaum, Founder of Magnify and author of Curation Nation
   
  Moderator: John Battelle, Chairman, Federated Media
   
2:00 Live Idea #1 – A conversation with Isabella Rossellini, Actress and Director; led by Laura Michalchyshyn, President and GM , Planet Green and Discovery Fit and Health
   
2:10 Big Screen Little Screen #1: Content Showcase
   
2:20

Recess #1

 

B STAGE: Women's HealthStyles

  Guests:
  -Lesley Jane Seymour, Editor in Chief, More Magazine
  -Brenda Ray Coffee, Women's Health Blogger, BreastCancerSisterhood.com
  -Angela Matusik, Chief Content Executive, iVillage
  -Gina Kolata, Science Reporter, The New York Times
  -Laura Michalchyshyn, President and GM , Planet Green and Discovery Fit and Health
   
  Moderator: Alexandra Von Plato, EVP and CCO, Digitas Health
  Facilitator: Susan Manber, SVP, Executive Planning Director, Digitas Health
   
2:45 Live Idea #2 – A conversation with Demi Moore, Actress/Director/Producer, and Amanda de Cadenet, Photographer and Producer; led by Soleil Moon Frye, Actress/Director/Screenwriter/Momtrepreneur/Social Media Maven
   
3:00 Live! Unstaged
 

On Demand. Live. Alive! The livestream grows up: all together now! Cracking the code: the scaling of engaging experiences. We examine recent successes and the opportunity for brands, artists and viewers as new platforms enable mass sharing and audience control.

  Guests:
  -Robert Kyncl, VP TV and Film Entertainment, Google
  -Rio Caraeff, President and CEO, VEVO
  -?uestLove, Musician and Social Media Protagonist
 

-Rich Lehrfeld, VP of Global Sponsorship and Experiential Marketing, American Express

  Moderator: Greg Kot, Music Critic, Chicago Tribune
   
3:45 Live Idea #3Zach Quinto, Actor and Partner, Before the Door Pictures and Neal Dodson, Partner, Before the Door Pictures
   
4:00 Big Screen Little Screen #2: Content Showcase
   
4:05

Recess #2

 

C STAGE: Partners Project

 

Guest: Shay Carl, Uber YouTube Channel Owner and Creator of “The Shaytards”

  Interviewed by: Shira Lazar, Host/Executive Producer, “What’s Trending” & “Partners Project”
   
4:20 4 Questions in 4 Minutes
 

Soleil Moon Frye, Actress/Director/Screenwriter/Momtrepreneur/ Social Media Maven

   
4:25 Modern Family: A Kitchen Table Discussion
 

Are we more connected? Is social really social? Personal stories from the content creator frontlines. Moms, dads and kids on the impact of modern life on our relationships at home and with friends. We gather around the kitchen table for an honest discussion to explore how new screens and pipes are affecting our ability to communicate. Are we getting closer or farther apart?

  Guests:
  -Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott, Actors and Executive Producers of Oxygen’s “Tori and Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood”
  -Jenna Rose, 12-year-old singer and YouTube sensation
  -Lizzie Marie, 11-year-old chef, creator of Lizzie Marie Cuisine and star of WebMD’s “Healthy Cooking with Chef Lizzie”
  -Kevin Jonas, Musician and Actor
   
  Moderator: Jane Pratt, Editor in Chief, xojane.com
   
5:10 Live Idea #4 – A conversation with Tyra Banks, Chairwoman and CEO, Bankable Enterprises; led by Pattie Sellers, Editor at Large, Fortune Magazine
   
5:30 Closing Remarks
  Laura Lang, CEO, Digitas
   
5:40 Musical Artist Introduction
  Clive Davis, Chief Creative Officer, Sony Music Entertainment
   
5:45 Musical Performance
  BC Jean
   
6:00 Cocktails in The Third Act: Lounge