The Conference 7 October

The 8th Power to the Pixel: The Cross-Media Forum, 7-10 October 2014
In Association with the 58th BFI London Film Festival

We have invited leading international professionals from a range of media sectors to present a series of boundary-stretching ideas around financing, distributing and creating cross-media content and new entertainment formats.

TIMETABLE

08.45 – 09.25 Registration

09.30 – 09.45 WELCOME & INTRODUCTION

09.45 – 10.15 A REPORT FROM THE FRONT LINES OF MEDIA IMPACT EVALUATION
John S. Johnson Co-Founder, BuzzFeed and Executive Director, The Harmony Institute

10.15 – 10.40 PROTOTYPING AND THE ART OF THE QUESTION
Lance Weiler Founder, Reboot Stories

10.40 – 11.05 THE GAME SECTOR: INNOVATING ITS WAY TO GLOBAL SUCCESS
Dr. Jo Twist CEO, UKIE

11.05 – 11.30 GAMES AND BRANDS: EXTENSIONS AND CREATION
Nick Fortugno CCO, Playmatics

11.30 – 11.45 BREAK

11.45 – 12.10 MAKING INNOVATION ACCESSIBLE
Karim Ahmad Senior Digital Content Strategist, ITVS

12.10- 12.35 WHY CROWD INVESTING IS THE FUTURE OF DEVELOPING SUCESSFUL FILM AND MEDIA PRODUCTS
Lasse Mäkelä Co-Founder & CEO, Invesdor
Tero Kaukomaa Founder & Producer, Blindspot Pictures

12.35 – 13.00 THE MISFIT ECONOMY
Alexa Clay Writer, The Misfit Economy

13.00 – 14.00 LUNCH

14.00 – 14.20 THE GUARDIAN AND NFB CANADA: SEVEN DIGITAL DEADLY SINS
Loc Dao Head of Digital Content and Strategy, NFB Canada
Francesca Panetta Multimedia Special Projects Editor, The Guardian

14.20 – 14.45 NETWARS/OUT OF CTRL – OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF A CROSS-MEDIA PROJECT
Michael Grotenhoff Founder and Producer, Filmtank GmbH

14.45 – 15.05 WE WERE IN FORT MCMURRAY LONG BEFORE LEONARDO DICAPRIO
Raphaelle Huysmann Producer, TOXA

15.05 – 15.30 IMMERSIVE JOURNALISM: USING GAMING PLATFORMS FOR NEWS AND NON-FICTION
Nonny de la Pena Founder, Virtual Pyedog

15.30 – 15.45 BREAK

15.45 – 16.10 HOW TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD?
Mikko Pölla Group Creative Director, Rovio Entertainment

16.10 – 16.35 GOING SUSTAINABLE: SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS MODELS IN DIGITAL
Jennifer Wilson Group Executive Director, The Project Factory

16.35 – 17.00 THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX – HOW DOES A BROADCASTER EVOLVE
Will Saunders Creative Director, BBC

17.00 – 17.20 OPEN MIC AND CONCLUSIONS

Ticket holders to The Conference will also receive an invitation to Opening Night Networking Drinks where delegates have the chance to meet and mingle with all the speakers from the day plus hundreds of fellow industry guests.