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Refresh07
The New Media Conference

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Date:
November 21, 2007
Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
Venue: Tel Aviv Cinematheque
 
Please note that the topics identified below are representative only. The conference agenda will be continuously updated.

Agenda
08:30 Morning Gathering and Regsitration
09:00 Welcome Words by Gideon Lopez, IDC Israel Managing Director

09:10 Global Trends in Content Consumption - Is New Media ready for Prime Time?

Gilad Nass, Research Director, Media and Communications, IDC Israel
09:35 The New Media Ecosystem

Moderator: Gilad Nass, Research Director, Media and Communications, IDC Israel

Participants:

Ofer Lowi, Chairman, Blockbuster Israel
Schraga Mor, General Manager, MSN Israel
Meni Michaeli, Head of Business Development & Interactive, Reshet
Elad Manishviz, Director of Product Marketing, NDS
10:25 Myths and Reality - Ten Insights on the New Media Consumer
Gali Einav, NBC Universal

Gali Einav is currently the Director of Digital Insights and Innovation Research at NBC Universal where she oversees strategic and consumer research across various digital technologies such as Mobile, VOD, HDTV and online media. Building on her work at Columbia University’s Interactive Design Lab, Gali specialized in researching the use and content of interactive media, focusing on the state of interactive television in the US and the UK. Since 2003 she has been serving as Judge for the Advanced Media Technology Emmy Awards.
11:00 Coffee Break
11:30 New Media Trends and New Media Monetization
Karsten Weide, IDC US (MS)


Karsten Weide is the Program Director, Digital Media & Entertainment, at IDC. In this capacity, he is in charge of writing analyses about the consumer Internet space and also serves as IDC’s expert on the intersection of new media and the digital marketplace. Mr. Weide is a veteran of the consumer Internet industry with many years of experience and a strong dedication to excellent customer service. Mr. Weide is a two time winner of IDC's Research Quality Award.
12:00 Monetizing on New Media

Moderator: Avi Hasson, General Partner, Gemini Funds Israel

Participants:
Sivan Tafla, VP Content & Advertising, Arootz
David Vaaknin, VP Strategy, Gitam BBDO
Avichay Nissenbaum, CEO, Yedda Inc.
Gil Lavie, Founder and CEO, Keta Keta
12:45 Creating Under The Influence: Music & Video in The New Era

The explosion of the Internet and new media changes the music and video industries. This discussion will raise issues that artists and their ecosystem are dealing with, new challenges and new opportunities, new business models and new creative ideas.

Moderator: Dubi Lenz, Galei Tzahal

Participants:

Lior Shamir, Founder and Managing Director of We Are Listening, UK
Amikam Kimelman, CEO, Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music
Yoni Bloch, Singer/Songwriter
Ran Geffen, Founder and CEO of MMG (Media Men Group)
Maor Ezer, Founder and CEO of Youlicense.com
13:30 Lunch & Networking
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IDC Israel
7 Menachem Begin Rd
Ramat Gan 52681
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Phone: +972 3 6871727
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