Announcing Media 2010: The Annual Forecast for Digital Media Professionals

Fairfax Digital in association with XMediaLab announces Media 2010: The Annual Forecast for Digital Media Professionals – a one day conference bringing together leaders from some of the world’s most influential media companies including Daily Mail, New York Times, MSNBC.com, Reuters, and Al Jazeera , to discuss the rapid evolution taking place in the media, marketing and advertising industries and where opportunities will lie in the new decade.

As we enter 2010, traditional rules for media success no longer apply. The rise of new content delivery platforms and the rapid fragmentation of audiences has changed the media, marketing and advertising landscapes – creating both challenges and opportunities.

Media 2010 will bring together the world’s best digital thinkers to discuss the strategies and technologies that will determine the success of media, marketing and advertising ventures as we enter a new era.

Jack Matthews, CEO of Fairfax Digital, said: “Following the success of Media 08 and Media 09, we will again be bringing the world’s best and brightest digital media players to Sydney for their insights.”

“Media 2010 is Australia’s chance to examine how the rules for media success are being rewritten. It’s a fantastic opportunity for all media professionals – from executives, creatives and media buyers, to strategists, journalists and technologists – to come together to hear about and discuss the trends, technologies and business strategies that will shape the digital landscape in the next decade.”

Hosted by Fairfax Digital CEO, Jack Matthews, confirmed Media 2010 keynote speakers to date include:

• Richard Titus - CEO, Associated Northcliffe Digital; former Future Media Controller at the BBC; Co-founder of Schematic; and producer of Sundance Feature Film winners On_line and Who Killed the Electric Car? (London)

• Jon Vlassopulos - CEO of Moderati and GM of Bellrock Media, North America. One of the world’s leading experts in branded content and IP TV - (Los Angeles)

• Marc Frons - Chief Technology Officer, Digital Operations, New York Times (New York)

• Moeed Ahmad - Head of New Media, Al Jazeera (Doha)

• Adrian Holovaty - Creator of EveryBlock – the celebrated hyper local news innovation recently acquired by MSNBC.com, and Co-Creator of Django (Chicago)

• Priya Prakash - Creative Director for Consumer Experience, Nokia, and formerly Head of Product for award winning Flirtomatic (London)

• Saneel Radia - SVP, Alchemist, Denuo and 2009’s Internationalist “Agency Innovator” (Chicago)

• Tim Harris - Senior Vice President, Denuo and pioneer of leveraging videogames as a consumer contact channel (Chicago)

• Oliver Reichenstein - CEO, information Architects and one of the world’s most celebrated and closely followed designers (Tokyo)

• Ming Chan - CEO of The1stMovement and Emmy Award Digital Media Strategist (Los Angeles, Denver)

• Russ Fradin - President, Adify – the world’s leading solution for building and commercialising vertical ad networks (San Bruno)

• Frédéric Filloux - Editor, Schibstead ASA, and author of Monday Note, Europe’s most respected Media, Tech, and Business Model blog (Paris)

• Nic Fulton - Chief Innovator and Scientist, Thomson Reuters (New York, Sydney)

• Sharad Devarajan - World leading expert on media entrepreneurship and marketing; Co-Founder, CEO & Publisher of Liquid Comicsand Liquid Animation;Associate Professor, Columbia Business School (New York)

More speakers to be announced in January 2010.

Media 2010 will be held at Doltone House, Sydney on Friday February 19, 2010. The event is expected to sell out, following in the footsteps of Media 08 and 09. Attendees are advised to book early to secure a place. 

For more information and bookings visit www.media2010.com.au. Follow Media 2010 on twitter at @media_2010.

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About Fairfax Digital

Part of Fairfax Media Limited, Fairfax Digital is one of the world's most respected media organisations, with a network of 200+ websites that reaches a unique audience of over 5.7 million Australians per month. Its Media Division includes the leading news sites smh.com.au, theage.com.au, brisbanetimes.com.au, WAtoday.com.au and parenting website Essential Baby, providing incisive and up to date news, business, technology, sport and lifestyle content. The Classifieds Division holds strong positions in online employment, motoring and property categories, with brands including Domain, Drive, MyCareer, TheBigChair, CommercialRealEstate and Country Cars. Its Transactions Division consists of a portfolio of sites that lead in their niche categories including RSVP, Stayz and InvestSMART. www.fairfax.com.au

About X|Media|Lab

X|Media|Lab is the internationally acclaimed professional network and digital media event for the world’s creative industries.  X|Media|Lab provides assistance with creative industries development, business development and access to international expertise and finance.  Each X|Media|Lab is a completely unique event where people with original digital media ideas connect with a superb international network of independent creative thinkers, technology wizards, commercialisation experts, potential business partners and financial resources. www.xmedialab.com

Since its founding at the Sydney Opera House in 2003, 30 X|Media|Lab events have been held in 10 locations all around the world including: Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Mumbai, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Seoul, Amsterdam, London, Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne and the Sydney Opera House.