Thursday, 06/11
- MC
- Steve Smith, VP, Editorial Director, Events, MediaPost @popeyesm
- Interviewee
- Catherine Levene, President, Chief Digital Officer, Meredith National Media Group
- Interviewer
- Steve Smith, VP, Editorial Director, Events, MediaPost @popeyesm
- Moderator
- Lisa Singer, Senior Director, Event Programming, MediaPost @LisaMSinger
- PanelistS
- Craig Kostelic, Chief Business Officer, U.S. Advertising Revenue and Head of Global Advertising Solutions, Condé Nast
- Joy Robins, Chief Revenue Officer, The Washington Post
- Jessica Sibley, CRO, Forbes
Business Strategy in a Crisis - Eric Myers, President, Belo & Co.
Interviewer: Sara Guaglione, Reporter, MediaPost's Publishers Daily
How do you recalibrate revenue streams, staff levels, resources when the crisis hits?
Rethinking Events - Dea Lawrence, CMO, Variety
Interviewer: Lisa Singer, Event Editorial Manager, MediaPost
No part of publishers' business stopped as absolutely as live events, so how do you best virtualize the experience? What have we learned about bringing live events into virtual spaces and about positioning programs for recovery?
Ad Sales in Crisis Mode - Michael Kuntz, Chief Operating Officer, National Division, Gannett
Interviewer: Steve Smith, VP, Editorial Director, Events, MediaPost
How do you retain, redirect and mollify clients as advertisers ebb back into the market?
Friday, 06/12
Publishers have been developing new products feverishly throughout this crisis. But what happens when a long—planned launch (in print, no less) occurs just as the world locks down? Dennis Publishing’s CEO shares how The Week Junior turned challenge into opportunity.
- Interviewee
- Kerin O'Connor, CEO, Dennis Publishing
- Interviewer
- Steve Smith, VP, Editorial Director, Events, MediaPost @popeyesm
- Interviewee
- Charlie Kammerer, Chief Revenue Officer, The Slate Group
- Interviewer
- Lisa Singer, Senior Director, Event Programming, MediaPost @LisaMSinger
- Moderator
- Steve Smith, VP, Editorial Director, Events, MediaPost @popeyesm
- PanelistS
- Nick Johnson, Vice President and Head of Advertising, McClatchy @mediaguy
- Jason Tate, Sr. Director, Programmatic & Partnership Development, MediaNews Group & Tribune Publishing
- Melanie Winer, VP of Media Strategy & Client Success, Insider Inc.
The Video Opportunity - Mort Greenberg, SVP, Media Solutions, Military / HistoryNet / Defense / Federal / + Sunset - Sightline Media Group
Interviewer: Lisa Singer, MediaPost
Shelter in place supercharged video streaming, across social, OTT and mobile. How did publishers benefit?
Product Development - Brandon Smith, VP of Product Group, Nine Media
Interview: Rob Williams, MediaPost
Many publishers met the crisis by innovating feverishly. But with ad support down, staffs cut and consumer purse strings tight, where was product development to look for building good new experiences that also made good business sense?