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January 19-20, 2009
Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre
525 Bay Street
Toronto ON M5G 2L2
The 16th annual conference will examine the newest distribution platforms and how broadcasters integrate their content over these platforms in order to extend their brand and meet consumer demand. The sessions will also look at industry trends and how the industry is meeting the demand for skilled labour. The conference will hear from two key consumer groups whether the industry is meeting their needs now and in the future. Finally a key note on the impact of mobility on the industry.
Conference Schedule
January 19, 2009
| 0700 |
Registration |
| 0800 |
Breakfast - sponsored by
Speaker:
David Purdy, Rogers |
| 0900 |
Session 1 – Advanced Mobile and Wireless Platforms – Consumers are on the move and programmers must be able to deliver content over mobile networks.
Moderator:
Don Braden, CBDA
Speaker:
Anthony Caruso, Director, New Broadcast Technologies, CBC/Radio-Canada |
| 1015 |
Break |
| 1030 |
Session 2 – BDU High Definition Transition – The industry continues to rely on technology to push the capacity frontier.
Moderator:
Michèle Beck, Telesat |
| 1145 |
Lunch – sponsored by
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| 1300 |
Session 3 - Extending the Brand – New platforms provide opportunities, challenges and risks.
Moderator:
Kate Hanley, President, DigitalTheory Media Consulting
Speakers:
Christine McGlade, Manager, Interactive and Digital Media, TVO
Claude Galipeau, Executive Director, Digital Programming & Business Development
Jon De la Mothe
Lisa Clarkson, Senior Director of Business, Rights & Content Management, CBC English Television
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| 1415 |
Break – sponsored by
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| 1430 |
Session 4 – New Media Operations – How is content sliced and diced and sent out over various platforms and social media applications.
Moderator:
David Stanchuk, Director Business Development, Technology, SCN
Speakers:
Keith Robinson, Supervising Editor, tvo.org, Interactive and Digital Media
Rob Adams, Director Operations, CTV
Caitlin O’Donovan, Director of Kids Interactive, Corus
Dave Cockton, Director, Production and Operations, Digital Programming & Business Development, CBC |
| 1515 |
Break |
| 1530 |
Session 5 – CES Update – What are the leading edge platforms, application and appliances about to impact the broadcasting industry.
Speaker:
Phil Keeling, Consultant, Cocos & Keeling Inc. |
| 1615 |
Reception |
| 1730 |
Awards Dinner
Entertainment: Ron James
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January 20, 2009
| 0800 |
Breakfast - sponsored by
Speaker:
Don Fletcher, Shaw Broadcast Services |
| 0900 |
Session 6 - Industry Trends – Is your organization on the right path?
Moderator:
Erika Kramer, VP Distribution Services, TVO
Speakers:
Brian Segal, Vice President, Sales, comScore, Inc.
Sharon Flynn, Research Manager, Astral Television
Jennifer Mach, Consultant, Solutions Research Group |
| 1015 |
Break |
| 1030 |
Session 7 - Keeping the Workforce Current – Is there the correct combination of formal education and industry training to ensure all levels of our personnel are capable of fully using emerging technology.
Moderator:
Paul Hearty, Associate Dean, Faculty of Communications and Design, Ryerson University
Speakers:
Sadia Zaman, Executive Director Women in Film & Television, Toronto
David Tucker, Chair, Radio and Television Arts, Ryerson university
Jerry Chomyn, Director, Broadcast Media, Humber College, School of Media Studies
Jean Desormeaux, Coordinator, Advanced TV and Film Program
Dana Lee, Asst Professor, Program Director for Graduate Studies, Radio and Television Arts |
| 1145 |
Lunch - sponsored by
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| 1300 |
Session 8 – Coming and Going: Twenty Somethings and Zoomers – Is the industry meeting the demands of these two key demographics.
Moderator:
Robert Cribb, Investigative Reporter, Toronto Star
Speakers:
Students with Sheridan College
Cheyenne Byng, Third Year, Media Arts student, Sheridan College
Owen Deveney, Graduate Program, Advanced TV and Film, Sheridan College
Jeremy Butteriss, Senior Director of Strategy, Rogers |
| 1415 |
Break |
| 1430 |
Session 9 - How Smart Can Mob-casting Be?
Keynote – Pierre C. Bélanger, Professor, Department of Communication, University of Ottawa, will examine some of the ways in which mobile connectivity is taking shape. |
| 1545 |
Reception |
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