Conference
Television stands at a crossroads. Connected TV promises to change the face of the industry as it combines traditional content with audience connectivity and integrated social media. Will the dominant species in the television landscape survive this revolution, or will they be eradicated from the television universe – replaced by a brand new set of brand players who are more agile, more versatile and more connected?
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When Worlds Collide: Beyond the Digital Looking Glass
Sponsored by BBC Worldwide
28 September 2012
Barbican, London
Television stands at a crossroads. Connected TV promises to change the face of the industry as it combines traditional content with audience connectivity and integrated social media. Apps, games, eCRM – do we know as much about their potential as our staff and interns?
Will the dominant species in the television landscape survive this revolution, or will they be eradicated from the television universe – replaced by a brand new set of brand players who are more agile, more versatile and more connected?
These are the questions we’ll be asking at this year’s Digital World Conference. Disney’s Anne Sweeney and NBC’s Gary Zenkel will be joining many of the UK’s digital world leaders to provide some of the answers.
We’ll be telling you more about future digital viewing habits, apps and how to make a successful product and what we might learn from gaming. In addition to panel sessions, we’ll have masterclasses, fireside chats and keynotes from the great of the good both within and without our industry. You’ll be educated, amazed and pushed beyond your knowledge zone.
John Smith
Chair, RTS Digital World Conference
Confirmed Speakers:
will.i.am
Entertainer, producer and digital entrepreneur
Anne Sweeney
Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks and
President, Disney/ABC Television Group
Gary Zenkel
President, NBC Olympics
David Abraham
CEO, Channel 4
Tess Alps
CEO, Thinkbox
Alex Balfour
Head of New Media, Locog
Sir Peter Bazalgette
President, RTS
Luke Bradley-Jones
Brand Director, Television Products, Sky
Simon Daglish
Group Commercial Director ITV
Claire Enders
CEO, Enders Analysis Group
Jeff Ford
Managing Director, Channel 5
Sefton Hill
Co-founder, Rocksteady Studios
Brent Hoberman
Chair and Chief Strategy Officer, Lastminute.com
Rt Hon Dame Tessa Jowell MP
Shadow Olympics Minister
Tom McDonnell,
Commercial Director, Monterosa Productions
Steven Moffat
Writer and Producer
Henrique Olifiers
Co-founder, Bossa Studios
Ralph Rivera
Director of Future Media, BBC
Cindy Rose
Executive Director of Digital Entertainment, Virgin Media
John Smith
CEO, BBC Worldwide
Sophie Turner-Laing
Managing Director,
Entertainment and News, Sky
Hon Ed Vaizey MP
Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries
Jeremy Vine
Broadcaster
Daniel Waterhouse
General Partner, Wellington-Partners
