Wednesday, January 18th

4:00 - 6:00PM
DCN Member Meeting
The member meeting is attended by the Board and Affiliate primary contact. One representative per company is invited to attend.
All attendees and speakers are encouraged to join us for:
6:45PM
Networking Cocktails at the French Quarter Bar
7:45-10:00PM
Dinner with the sounds of Jerry Christopher Big Easy Band
Please note: While speakers, agenda start and end times, as well as breaks & social events will not change, the session order and topics are still subject to change… and we’re adding more sessions and speakers, so stay tuned!
—DCN Team

Thursday, January 19th

6:45AM
Sweat Social run/walk - Ritz Carlton Lobby
Start your day with a guided run/walk and historical tour of New Orleans
 
Sponsored by:
8:00AM
Breakfast for All Attendees
9:00AM
Program Begins
 
Opening remarks
Jason Kint, CEO, DCN
9:15AM
The Content Trap: A Strategist’s Guide to Digital Change
Bharat Anand, Henry R. Byers Professor of Business Administration, Strategy Unit, Harvard Business School
9:45AM
Let's Get Emotional (Intelligently)
Ken Suh, EVP, Global Business Development, Unruly
10:15AM
Building trust in a brave, new world
Melissa Bell, Publisher, VOX Media
10:45-11:15AM
Networking Break
11:15AM
Program Continues
 
Making Friends with Facebook
Fidji Simo, Director of Product, Facebook
In conversation with Steven Levy, Editor in Chief, Backchannel
11:45AM
Reimagining a 19th-Century Magazine for a 21st-Century World
Bob Cohn, President, The Atlantic
12:15PM
Niche Publishers: How to Create Sustainable Business Models in a Digital Marketplace
Jim Brady, Founder & CEO, Spirited Media
April Hinkle, Chief Revenue Officer, Texas Tribune
Jim Spanfeller, Founder & CEO, Spanfeller Media Group, Inc.   
In Conversation with Martin Nisenholtz, Special Advisor & Founder, DCN
Professor of Digital Communication Boston University
12:45-2:00PM
Lunch
2:00PM
Program Continues
 
Branded Content as Growth Engine
Maya Draisin, Head of Marketing, WIRED Media Group
Matt Stevenson, Director, Brand Lab, WIRED Media Group
2:30PM
Tomorrow is Inauguration Day! What’s the new administration going to do to (or for) our industry?
Tim Wu, Author, The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads
In conversation with Steven Levy, Editor in Chief, Backchannel
3:00PM
Building Digital-First Brands in Today's Changing Media Industry
Justin Smith, CEO, Bloomberg Media Group
In Conversation with Jason Kint, CEO, Digital Content Next
3:00-3:30PM
Networking Break
4:00PM
Program Continues
 
Building a Business in Digital Audio
Matt Lieber, Cofounder and President, Gimlet Media
4:30PM
Where is the CMO headed?
Rapid-fire conversation with Russ Klein, CEO of the AMA (American Marketing Association) and Steve Cook, Contributing Editor, CMO.com
5:00PM
A different perspective on data targeting
Pooja Midha, SVP, Digital Sales & Operations, ABC Television Networks
5:30PM
Day One Program Ends
6:30PM
Cocktails & Dinner with the sounds of Ellis Marsalis
8:30PM
Summit After Party featuring drinks, dessert and the famous New Orleans Preservation Hall Legacy Band – Bombay Martini Club
 
Sponsored by:

Friday, January 20th

7:30AM
Breakfast for All Attendees
8:30AM
Opening Remarks
Jason Kint, CEO, Digital Content Next
8:40AM
Program Begins
 
Whiplash: How to Survive Our Faster Future
Jeff Howe, Author
Jeff will discuss the nine big-picture trends/economic forces shaping our future and share essential strategies for surviving the next wave of media and technology disruption. Jeff coined the term "crowdsourcing" in 2006 and literally wrote the book on it.
9:05AM
A virtuous circle or death spiral?
Reach, return and reputation in a disrupted media world
John Ridding, CEO, Financial Times
In conversation with Jennifer Saba, Columnist, Reuters
9:30AM
How does premium content thrive on Snapchat?
Nick Bell, VP of Content, Snapchat
In conversation with Kerry Flynn, Business Reporter, Mashable
9:55-10:10AM
Networking Break
10:15AM
Program Continues
 
Mission Driven: The Ad-Free, Influence-Free Business Model
Marta Tellado, CEO, Consumer Reports
In Conversation with Vivian Schiller, Independent Advisor
10:40AM
Fans First: The Art & Science of Engagement & Performance
Ross Martin, Executive Vice President, Marketing Strategy and Engagement, Viacom Media Networks
11:05AM
Perfect Storm?  Or just an everyday tsunami? 
Kinsey Wilson, Editor for Innovation and Strategy & Executive VP, Product and Technology, The New York Times
In Conversation with Jim Brady, founder and CEO of Spirited Media
Kinsey Wilson discusses the gale-force challenges of the current media environment and covers subscriptions, visual journalism, third-party platforms and other top-of-mind topics in a freewheeling discussion with Jim Brady.
11:30AM
Conference Closes
BOX LUNCH PROVIDED
AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION: buses will be waiting outside the Ritz main entrance on Canal Street leaving at 11:45am and 12:45pm