WE Media Miami '10

03/09/2010 - 5:30pm - 03/11/2010 - 3:00pm America/New_York

 

 

The innovators, entrepreneurs and leaders shaping an enlightened age of media, technology, business, communications and connections are coming to We Media Miami. Join them in the Digital Renaissance.

 

Since 2004, We Media conferences in Los Angeles, New York, London, Miami and Buenos Aires have informed, inspired and ignited companies, organizations and individuals seeking to understand and profit from the “power of us.”  We Media brings together leaders who share insights and experiences shaping the world of the connected society and its new marketplaces. Dozens of new projects, hundreds of new relationships and scores of solutions, partnerships and investments have emerged from the activities and key connections forged at We Media.

 

You won't want to miss:

A live production of BBC’s ground-breaking program, World Have Your Say and meet the team behind the show.  This  is a live conversation that’s equal parts public affairs journalism, digital wizardry and multimedia performance art. The program, broadcast live worldwide, as well as online in assorted formats, connects callers, online commenters and guests patched in from all corners of the globe. Borders dissolve. Ideas flow. The show has an audience of millions.

 

People: Here are some of the people who will be joining us as participants at We Media Miami:

  • Michael Wolff, Founder, newser.com, Vanity Fair Columnist and Author
  • Francois Ragnet, Global Director of Innovation, Xerox
  • Richard Sambrook, Director, BBC World Service
  • Oren Michels, CEO, Mashery
  • Jeff Belk, Founder, ICT168 Capital; former SVP, Qualcomm
  • Ben Ilfeld, Co-Founder, Sacramento Press
  • Byron Reese, Chief Innovation Officer, Demand Media
  • C. Renzi Stone, CEO, SaxumPR
  • John McKinley, Founder, LaunchBox Digital and CEO, OurParents
  • Ben Berkowitz, Founder, SeeClickFix
  • Jacob Colker, Founder, The Extraordinaries
  • Alberto Ibarguen, CEO, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
  • Bob Ross, President, Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Foundation

 

Game Changers Awards: Meet the people, projects, ideas and organizations leading change and inspiring a better world through media. 

 

PitchIt!: Entrepreneurs and dreamers bring your idea to We Media for the We Media PitchIt! Challenge where two winners will each earn $25,000 in seed capital to help turn their ideas into reality. 


There’s more to come, of course, including new research, models and ideas we’ve been collecting to help define meaningful goals for business and social innovation in the connected culture.

 

 

Details at: www.wemedia.com/miami

Contact:  Beth Laing, beth [at] wemedia [dot] com

 

Location

University of Miami
5250 University Drive Storer Auditorium and Executive Conference Center
Miami, FL