Australian Broadcasting Summit 2009
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Speakers Include
  Tony Maddox   Senator Stephen Conroy   Sheau Ng   Mark Scott
CNN International Tony Maddox
Executive Vice President & Managing Director
CNN International (USA)
Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy
Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
NBC Sheau Ng
Vice President Consumer and Broadcast Technology, Standard, and Policy
NBC Universal (USA)
ABC Mark Scott
Managing Director
ABC
  Shaun Brown       Michael Anderson
SBS

Shaun Brown
Managing Director
SBS Corporation

ACMA Chris Chapman
ACMA Chair
BBC Worldwide Clare Reichenbach
Senior Vice President of Strategy
BBC Worldwide (UK)
Austereo

Michael Anderson
Chief Executive Officer
Austereo

    Robbee Minicola   Nicholas Love   Dave Sibley
Chris Hibbert
VP Media Technology
& Standards
The Walt Disney Company (UK)
TiVo Robbee Minicola
CEO
Tivo Australia
MySpace Nicholas Love
Director, Business Development Australia and Asia, Fox Interactive Media, MySpace TV
MTV Dave Sibley
Managing Director
MTV Networks Australia
  • Joan Warner, CEO, Commercial Radio Australia
  • Sue Howard, Director of Radio, ABC
  • Paula Masselos, Director of Radio, SBS Radio
  • Richard Finlayson, Director of Commercial Affairs, SBS
  • Des DeCean, Director-Technologies, Austereo
  • Peter Cornelius, MD, Nielsen Media Research
  • Belinda Rowe, National Chair, Advertising Federation of Australia
  • Joe Talcott, Chair, Australian Association of National Advertisers
  • Lisa Walsh, Head of Audience Research, ABC
  • Adrianne Pecotic, Executive Director, AFACT
  • Steve Weaver, Network Research Director, Nine Network Australia
  • Dan Fill, Head of the Multiplatform Production, ABC
About the Australian Broadcasting Summit 2009

SponsorCelebrating its 7th year The Australian Broadcasting Summit annually attracts over 250 attendees representing all sectors of the media industry including television, radio, telecommunications, new media, government, regulators, national and international associations and manufacturers.

Considered the annual meeting place for Australia’s broadcasting industry the summit features a two day conference on television and new media, and a one day conference on radio. Covering the issues that count to industry, delegates will gain from the powerful and compelling agenda that includes insights, views and strategies from international and local experts

Key participants annually gather at the Broadcasting Summit to review fundamental trends and to develop strategies and partnerships to pave the year ahead in the broadcasting industry.

This is your opportunity to be apart of this highly influential event.

About the Technology Workshop: Led by Gadget Guy
In this 90 minute workshop TV’s Gadget Guy Peter Blasina will discuss and demonstrate the technology and processes that are enabling Australia’s digital future.
Participants will learn:
- How to recognise what consumers are looking for
- Understand technologies that consumers will be relying upon to enjoy digital broadcast media.
- How will broadcasters have to technologically adapt?
- How is technology enabling production for the web/new media/mobile phone?
- What if any is the DAB effect?
- What is the future of Compression
- How is the UK handling DVB-T2.
- What is needed to replace MPEG-2 with MPEG-4?
- Analogue Switch Off – What happens to obsolete technology?
Event Themes Include
  • The digital broadcasting future
  • Australian Digital Switchover program
  • Unlock the value of online video
  • Government Policy
  • The future of regulation
  • Advertising trends and forecasts
  • What does the consumer want
  • Crafting the fully immersive media experience
  • Radio’s role in the evolving media environment
  • Identifying the potential opportunities from convergence
  • Aggregation in the digital age
  • The efficiency and effectiveness of the broadcasting codes of practice
  • Bridging the gap between TV & PC
  • Tomorrows channels – The Mobile TV and the mobile consumer
  • Global update on broadcasting for both TV, Radio and New Media
  • HDTV broadcasting
  • Broadcasting content to mobile devices
  • User generated content
  • Broadcasting 2.0
  • Content Protection Strategies

Contact Dominic Patterson on tel (02) 8908 8555 or email dominic@acevents.com.au for further information.
  

Venue/Accommodation

Venue:
The summit will be held at:
Venue: Bayside 204 room, Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Drive, Darling Harbour, Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: + 61 2 9282 5000.

Official accommodation and travel partner:
FCm Travel Solutions
Team NSW103
Suite F 6 / 30 Clarence St Sydney NSW 2000
Ph: 02 8270 0898
Fax: 02 8270 0877
Email: sam.rowe@fcmtravel.com.au
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