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Emerging Media Conference Agenda
The Emerging Media Conference is three full days of inspiring topics around social, mobile, and gaming technologies. Below is our final agenda, though it is prone to change as we get closer to the event as new technologies come into play on a daily basis. This ensures we are always up on the latest in these emerging technologies, and allowing you a front seat into what's coming next.
Monday January 28, 2013
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6:00 pm
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Welcome Reception and Cocktails
Location: Benihanas
Meet us in the lounge at 6:00 pm. Jenn Mathews and soem of the Wappow! crew will already be there.
Everyone is on their own - Benihanas will be serving us all happy hour prices on select drinks and appetizers.
Attendees check your welcome email for more details.
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Tuesday January 29, 2013
Social Consumerism
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9:00 am
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Opening Remarks
Grab some coffee and your seat for our Master of Ceremonies Laura Lippay's opening speech.
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10:00 am
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mini-Keynote
Topic:Marketing will save the world: Why communications matter most
Ian Lurie, Author of Conversation Marketing, will dig into the good, the bad, and the ugly side of marketing. Marketing can stop poverty, cure diseases, and resolve some of society's biggest problems, but left in the wrong hands has led us to some of history's biggest tragedies. In this inspirational talk, Ian Lurie will connect marketing, communications, and society’s future in mission and motivation.
Speaker:
Ian Lurie
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11:00 am
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11:30 am
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mini-Keynote
Topic:Moving Beyond the Data to a Healthy Lifestyle
With the advances in technology we as patients can access a wealth of information considering our personal health and fitness, but are we getting lost in the data? Myron will look at these emerging technologies and simplify the steps you can take to make a big change in your health.
Speaker:
Myron McMillin
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12:30 pm
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Lunch
Take a moment and grab something to eat with other attendees you have met at the event. There are plenty of great restaurants to choose from including Benny Hanna's just through the tunnel from the Hotel.
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2:00 pm
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2:30 pm
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mini-Keynote
Topic:Can a Game Change the World?
We don't realize it as a society, but gaming is in everything we do. How is it that we don't see the challenges we are presented and the need to earn points, become mayor, or live in an alternate reality? This talk will focus on the why and where society is going, and the influence the gaming world has.
Speaker:
Evan Fishkin
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3:30 pm
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4:00 pm
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mini-Keynote
Topic:How Social Changed Everything
A deep look into how social media has changed our society.
Speaker:
Chase McMichael
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Wednesday January 30, 2013
Societal Impact
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9:00 am
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Opening Remarks
Grab some coffee and your seat for our Master of Ceremonies Laura Lippay's opening speech.
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9:30 am
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10:00 am
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mini-Keynote
Topic:
Speaker:
TBD
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11:00 am
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11:30 am
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mini-Keynote
Topic:Social Media in China
The PRC government's efforts to control and censor the Internet but still much of the country's 420 million Internet users are still finding ways to connect online. The Internet has opened access to information for ordinary Chinese citizens in ways that were unimaginable just a few years ago.
Speaker:
Mike Yao
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12:30 pm
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Lunch
Take a moment and grab something to eat with other attendees you have met at the event. There are plenty of great restaurants to choose from including Benny Hanna's just through the tunnel from the Hotel.
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2:00 pm
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mini-Keynote
Topic:Analytically Creative
The media industry is changing and the way people consume news is disrupting our way of thinking. Stew will talk about how the analytical and the creative thinkers can and will come together with "Data Visualization".
Speaker:
Stew Langille
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3:00 pm
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3:30 pm
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Discussion
Topic: Society is Rapidly Changing
We will be discussing how we as a society are moving from becoming a community in life and relying on technology be a part of communities there. With social media channels, and mobile and gaming even playing an integral part in it – allowing us to connect with people all over the world that we wouldn’t have been able to otherwise.
Moderator: Becky Carroll
Speaker(s):
Jen Lopez
Jessica Lee
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5:00 pm
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Thursday January 31, 2013
Aspiring Technology
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9:00 am
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Opening Remarks
Grab some coffee and your seat for our Master of Ceremonies Laura Lippay's opening speech.
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9:30 am
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mini-Keynote
Topic:Social Media - Have we met before?
Conventional wisdom is that new technology is transforming the way we play, socialize, and shop. In Tim Ash's provocative mini-keynote, he will explore if this is really the case. Tim will take us back to the past so that we may better understand the unfolding future.
Speaker:
Tim Ash
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10:30 am
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11:00 am
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mini-Keynote
Topic:Infrastructure of the Social Highway
Khan Klatt will help us understand the various technologies companies are using to appeal to a society thirsty for immediate and abundant data. He will speak to the highly proficient and the newly initiated providing a general overview with various strategies and technical examples.
Speaker:
Khan Klatt
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12:30 pm
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Lunch
Take a moment and grab something to eat with other attendees you have met at the event. There are plenty of great restaurants to choose from including Benny Hanna's just through the tunnel from the Hotel.
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2:30 pm
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mini-Keynote
Topic:Communities Revolutionized
How have our lives as human beings changed because of communities? Townships, tribes, cults, etc. are all examples of how humans tend to gravitate towards a community – how has the digital world changed, redefined, or even built off of this?
Speaker:
Gillian Muessig
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4:00 pm
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mini-Keynote
Topic:The Personal Producer
How we as humans connect with our audience and build communities through digital video and media channels.
Speaker:
Michael Sean Wright
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4:30 pm
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