Managing the Crisis

The first global conference designed to empower top newspaper executives to master today’s and tomorrow’s challenges.

28 - 29 September 2009
London, United Kingdom
Language(s): English

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Newspapers in many countries are not just confronting change or even a crisis; some are facing death while others are barely on life support.

There is a way to restore robust health to newspapers, and managing better strategies will get you there. After attending this conference, you will leave better focused on some of those strategies and how to manage them. Take the chance to learn quickly and act fast!

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Programme

Monday, 28 September 2009

16.00
Pre-conference guided visit to Apple’s Europe Office
Address: One Hanover Street, London W1S 1YZ
A look behind the scenes to learn more about Apple innovation and how to do things differently.

Opportunities in consumerisation and the Media
Alan Rosenfeld, Business Development Manager, Design & Publishing, Apple Europe Ltd, London, UK

19.30
Networking Dinner, kindly sponsored by Atex.
Bentley's Oyster Bar & Grill, Jameson Room, 11-15 Swallow Street, London, W1B 4DG, Nearest Tube: Piccadilly Circus

Tuesday, 29 September 2009

8:30
Registration

9.00
Welcome address - Emerging stronger from the recession
Reiner Mittelbach, Joint CEO, WAN-IFRA, Germany

Defining the crises (as if one were not enough)
Terry Maguire, Principal, International Media Development & Counsel, Founding Advisor of the Monaco Media Forum, USA

How to deal with crisis: Innovation, success and the age of turbulence
Anna Kirah, Design Anthropologist, Psychologist and Vice President CPH DESIGN, Denmark

How to profit from the crisis
Rainer Esser, Managing Director, Die Zeit, Zeitverlag Gerd Bucerius GmbH & Co. KG, Germany

Capitalising on new audiences
Maeve Donovan, Managing Director, The Irish Times, Ireland

Boosting ad sales in a slowdown
Theo Blanco, Senior Sales and Marketing Director, Upsala Nya Tidning, Sweden

Alternatives to Google - Ways for Publishers to earn money and keep relationships with their customers
Moritz Wuttke, Founder, NextMediaInitiatives, Switzerland-Shanghai

Cost savings or how to manage an earthquake: Lessons from Russian media
Vasily Gatov, Vice-President of the Russian Publishers Guild, IFRA Board Member, Strategy Director at MEDIA3, Russia

VEndredi, The printed blog
Jacques Rosselin, Founder, Vendredi, The french printed blog, France

Leading in crisis - Getting the upper hand in a down economy
Richard Wellins, Senior VP, Global Marketing and Business Development, Development Dimensions International, USA

Panel discussion
Chairman: Terry Maguire, Principal, International Media Development & Counsel, Founding Advisor of the Monaco Media Forum, USA
A chance to get “hands-on” with the ideas from the first four sessions. Bring your ideas and discuss with the experts. The panel discussion will focus on the following topics: people, money, customers, technology.

17.30
Wrap-up

Moderators

Dr. Dietmar Schantin, Group Director for Editorial, Advertising and General Management, IFRA,Germany

Sarah Schantin Williams, IFRA Associate Consultant, n-able consulting, Austria

Conference schedule

Monday, 28 September

16.00 h - Pre-conference guided visit to Apple’s Executive Briefing Center
Address: Apple Europe's Office, One Hanover Street, London W1S 1YZ

19.30 h - Opening Dinner
Address: Bentley's Oyster Bar & Grill, Jameson Room, 11-15 Swallow Street, London, W1B 4DG, Nearest Tube: Piccadilly Circus
Kindly sponsored by:

Thursday, 29 September

8.30 h - Morning coffee & registration
9.00 h - 17.30h Conference
Address: Frontline Media Club, 13 Norfolk Place, London W2 1QJ

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