Festival of Media announces keynote speakers
SPAIN: The keynote speakers at the fourth annual Festival of Media have been announced. The lineup includes founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales. The event will be hosted 18 - 20 April 2010 in Valencia, Spain and will also feature a lineup of business leaders from the global communications and advertising industry.
Keynote speakers:
Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia
Wales will provide the opening keynote address at the 2010 Festival of Media. The man responsible for one of the biggest collaboration projects on earth will open two days of learning and networking designed to help the communications industry to 'rewrite the rule book' of media together.
"I am delighted to be talking to the global media and advertising industry at the Festival of Media in Valencia in April and to help us all 'rewrite the rule book' of media," says Wales. "The opportunity to collaborate with the cream of the industry, drive the conversation to push the boundaries of communications strategy and help to find new ways of communicating in the digital age is one that I relish."
Ben Silverman, founder, Electus
Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner, Silverman will discuss the next generation, ever-evolving world of content production and distribution.
Dr Aric Sigman
A leading psychologist and world authority on the impact of electronic media on society, Dr Sigman plans to challenge the festival delegation to dig deeper in their understanding of the power of marketing.
Bizcommunity.com is the Festival of Media's African media partner.
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