12-12:30
Lunch and Networking
12:30-12:45
Welcome
Speaker: Jason Kint, CEO, DCN
12:45-1:15
Distribution strategies for YouTube
Speakers:
- Nadine Ajaka, Sr. Producer, Video Platforms, The Washington Post
- Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg, Executive Producer, Atlantic Studios
- Jigar Mehta, SVP, Head of Video, Fusion Media Group
- Moderator: Troy Dreier, Sr. Associate Editor, StreamingMedia.com
1:15-1:35
Challenges of OTT Video
Speaker: Christy Tanner, SVP & GM, CBSNews Digital
1:35-1:55
Video monetization in the mobile age
Speaker: Joseph Cady, SVP, Strategy & Development, NBCUniversal Advertising Sales
- Interviewer: Michelle Manafy, Editorial Director, DCN
1:55-2:15
Research Report: The Rise of Branded Content–Cross-Platform Insights You Need to Know
Speaker: David Iudica, VP of Ad Sales Research, CNN
2:15-2:35
Deep dive: Video on Instagram
Speaker: Helen Havlak, Editorial Director, The Verge
2:35-3:05
Breakouts
3:05-3:25
The challenges of broadcast, digital and social strategies
Speaker: Ben Bevington, Editor of BBC News Online in North America
3:25-3:50
Virtual reality for big and small publishers
Speakers:
- Alisa Chieves, Senior Vice President - Multiplatform Video Production, Viacom Global Entertainment Group
- David Stern, Director of Product Development, Slate
- Moderator: Francesco Marconi, Strategy Manager & AI Co-Lead, Associated Press
3:50-4:10
Audience behavior and consumption. Auto-play vs. click-to-play
Speaker: Mike Foss, Director of Social Media and Youtube, ESPN
