Welcome Remarks by Frank A. Bennack, Jr., Vice Chairman and CEO, Hearst Corporation, and Chairman, The Paley Center for Media; and Pat Mitchell, President and CEO, The Paley Center for Media

Convener Session: A Conversation with Jeffrey L. Bewkes, Chairman and CEO, Time Warner Inc.; and Leslie Moonves, President and CEO, CBS Corporation; Moderator: Katie Couric, Anchor and Managing Editor, CBS Evening News

A Conversation with Tim Armstrong, Chairman and CEO, AOL; Interviewed by Pat Mitchell, President and CEO, The Paley Center for Media

Panel I: The Promised Land - Revenue from Beyond the TV Set  New models are emerging from around the world as broadcasters and new media companies look for ways to monetize content via the Internet. We examine the successes and failures in the search for digital dollars. Moderator: Pat Mitchell, President and CEO, The Paley Center for Media; Panelists: Garth Ancier, President, BBC Worldwide America; Subhash Chandra, Chairman, Essel Group; Andy Duncan, Chief Executive, Channel Four; Ben Silverman, Chairman and CEO, Electus; David Zaslav, President and CEO, Discovery Communications

One-on-One Interview with Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, Former US Secretary of State and Chairman, Kissinger Associates; Interviewed by Yang Lan, Chairperson, Sun Media Group and Sun Culture Foundation

Gala Dinner Co-sponsored by Edelman, The Nielsen Company, and O’Melveny & Myers LLP Master of Ceremonies: Frank A. Bennack, Jr., Vice Chairman and CEO, Hearst Corporation, and Chairman, The Paley Center for Media Remarks by Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York; and Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysicist, and Frederick P. Rose, Director of the Hayden Planetarium, the American Museum of Natural History

Morning welcome by Frank A. Bennack, Jr., Vice Chairman and CEO, Hearst Corporation, and Chairman, The Paley Center for Media

Panel II: The Future of News Worldwide  From newspapers to magazines to television, the traditional media business model is under siege. Can creating quality news content still be a sustainable business in the global digital economy? Moderator: David Carr, Columnist, The New York Times; Panelists: Tony Burman, Managing Director, Al-Jazeera English; Les Hinton, CEO, Dow Jones Company and Publisher, The Wall Street Journal; Jon Klein, President, CNN/US; Christine Ockrent, Chief Operating Officer, Audiovisuel Extérieur de la France; Prannoy Roy, Chairman, NDTV

Convener Session: A Conversation with Jeff Zucker, President and CEO, NBC Universal; Interviewer: Erin Burnett, Anchor, CNBC

Panel III: The Hunt for the Next Big Thing  This session will highlight a handful of up-and-coming digital media companies vying to become the Twitter, Facebook, or MySpace of 2010. Moderator: Quincy Smith, CEO, CBS Interactive; Panelists: Boxee, Avner Ronen, CEO; Chartbeat, Tony Haile, General Manager; FreeWheel, Doug Knopper, Cofounder and CoCEO; GDGT, Peter Rojas, Founder; Hot Potato, Justin Shaffer, Founder and CEO; Jelli, Mike Dougherty, CEO and Cofounder; Tapulous, Andrew Lacy, Cofounder and COO

ThinkSocial Luncheon - Featuring a Conversation with Julius Genachowski, Chairman, FCC; and Jon Miller, Chief Digital Officer, News Corporation

ThinkSocial Awards - Presented by Facebook, Meebo, PepsiCo, and the Loreen Arbus Foundation

Panel IV: What Comes Next: Marketing, Monetization, and Movement In Social Media; Moderator: Jamie Daves, Executive Director, Think Social; Panelists: Tom Arrix, Vice President, Facebook; Peter Land, Senior Vice President, PepsiCo; Joe Marchesse, President, SocialVibe; Seth Sternberg, CEO and Cofounder, Meebo

Break

Panel V: The Worldwide Sporting Life  Sports are the key to what binds the global media economy. What does the future hold? Moderator: Sam Walker, Sports Editor, The Wall Street Journal; Panelists: Joe Calabrese, Partner and Chair of the Entertainment, Sports, and Media Practice, O'Melveny & Myers LLP; David Downs, Executive Director, USA World Cup Bid Committee; Lalit Modi, Chairman and Commissioner, Indian Premier League; David Stern, Commissioner, National Basketball Association (NBA); Russell Wolff, EVP and Managing Director, ESPN International, ESPN

A Conversation with Dick Parsons, Chairman, Citigroup Inc. Interviewer: Pat Mitchell, President and CEO, The Paley Center for Media

Chairman's Dinner Sponsored by Hearst Corporation Master of Ceremonies: Frank A. Bennack, Jr., Vice Chairman and CEO, Hearst Corporation, and  Chairman, The Paley Center for Media.  Performance by Bernadette Peters

 

 

Morning welcome by Frank A. Bennack, Jr., Vice Chairman and CEO, Hearst Corporation, and Chairman, The Paley Center for Media

Convener Session: A Conversation with Anne Sweeney, Cochairman, Disney Media Networks and President, Disney ABC Television Group; Interviewer: Pat Mitchell, President and CEO, The Paley Center for Media

Convener Session: A Conversation with Ivan Seidenberg, Chairman and CEO, Verizon Communications; and Philippe Dauman, President and CEO, Viacom Inc.; Moderator: David Faber, Anchor, CNBC

Networking Break

Panel VI: Monetizing the Mobile Landscape  With a universe of 3 billion handheld devices, the audience for the “third screen” is two-and-a-half times larger than the online audience. We will begin with some overview research by The Nielsen Company on the current “third screen” market and follow with a panel discussion debating worldwide models and strategies for how to produce, program, and pay for content delivery on the handheld device. Moderator: Stephanie Mehta, Assistant Managing Editor, Fortune; Panelists: Nick Brien, President and CEO, Mediabrands; Peggy Johnson, EVP of the Americas and India, Qualcomm; Susan Whiting, Vice Chairman, The Nielsen Company

Luncheon featuring a One-on-One Conversation with Ted Turner, Chairman, Turner Enterprises, Inc. Interviewed by Pat Mitchell, President and CEO, The Paley Center for Media

Panel VII: The Media Outlook: Investments, Mergers, and Acquisitions  There are signs that the specter of recession is lifting and the days of deal-making are back. And that means opportunity—where will those opportunities be in our industry? Moderator: Richard Siklos, Editor at Large, Fortune; Panelists: Aryeh Bourkoff, Vice Chairman, Technology, Media, and Telecoms Investment Banking, UBS; Mark Johnson, Principal, Carlyle Group; Scott Singer, Managing Director, Head of Media and Entertainment, The Bank Street Group

An Overview of the Global Media Landscape with Marcel Fenez, Global Entertainment and Media Industry Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Panel VIII: The State of Advertising in the Global Digital Economy  Old advertising models are exploding and new ones are emerging. Where is the smart money going? Moderator: Christopher Vollmer, Partner and Leader, Global Media and Entertainment, Booz & Company; Panelists: Richard Edelman, President and CEO, Edelman; Maria Luisa Francoli, CEO, MPG (Havas); Bob Greenberg, Chairman, CEO, and Chief Creative Officer, R/GA; Dennis Woodside, VP, Americas Operations, Google

Concluding Remarks by Pat Mitchell, President and CEO, The Paley Center for Media, and Frank A. Bennack, Jr., Chairman, The Paley Center for Media, and Vice Chairman and CEO, Hearst Corporation