Latest on the DIS programme and speakers
Now in its 9th year, DIS is an essential platform for content-driven and related companies to share digital innovations and insights.
Organised by FIPP and VDZ, DIS 2016 takes place from 20-22 March in Berlin, Germany. Early Bird bookings are available until Sunday, 31 January.
Book before the deadline to save 100s of Euros on the final rate.
Here is the latest on the Summit, programme and speakers.
A premium media conference
DIS is a premium media conference, focused on digital innovation, and with:
- More than 40 leading, international speakers;
- Programme including presentations and deep-dive discussions;
- 600+ executive level delegates from around the world; and
- Several networking and add-on experiences
Programme topics
The 2016 programme will cover topics including:
- Mergers, acquisition and other investment/growth strategies
- Digital transformation of companies and brands
- Innovations and trends in storytelling
- Content marketing for media
- Content recommendation
- Audience engagement
- Distributed content
- Mobile
- Video
- Podcasting
- Advertising
- eCommerce
- Paid content
- Product development
- Building brand verticals
- VR, 360º videos, drone journalism and wearables
See the preliminary programme (soon to be updated with more) here.
Speakers include
Delegates will hear from speakers including:
Pureplays and platforms:
- Atavist – Evan Ratliff, Co-founder, CEO and editor, USA
- Contently – Shane Snow, Chief Content Officer and Co-founder, USA
- Google – Nick Harthan, Global Product Partnerships, Singapore
- Mic – Chris Altchek, CEO and Co-founder, USA
- ReadWrite and Wearable World – Redg Snodgrass, CEO, USA
- Refinery29 – Kate Ward, VP International, UK
- Panoply, The Slate Network – Andy Bowers, Chief Content Officer, USA
- POLITICO – Matthew Kaminski, Executive Editor Europe, Belgium
- The Next Web – Patrick de Laive, Co-founder, The Netherlands
Multi-platform media companies:
- Axel Springer – Jens Müffelmann, President: US, USA
- Burda – Martin Weiss, MD digital brands international, Germany
- Hearst Magazines International – Duncan Edwards, President and CEO, USA
- Ringier Africa – Julian Artopé, Director, Kenya
- Schibsted – Torry Pedersen, CEO and Editor vg.no and member of the board at Schibsted ASA, Norway
- Time Inc. – Colin Bodell, Executive Vice-president and Chief Technology Officer, USA
Multi-platform media brands:
- Bild – Stefan Betzold, MD Digital, Germany
- Financial Times – Renée Kaplan, Head of Audience Engagement, UK
- Immediate Media Co. Weddings Network – Matthew Gerry, Managing Director, UK
- National Geographic – Yulia Boyle, SVP of International Publishing, USA
- Paris Match – Olivier Royant, Editor-in-chief, France
- The Economist – Mark Cripps, EVP of Digital and Brands, USA
- The New Yorker – Henry Finder, Editorial Director, USA
- The New York Times, T Brand Studio International – Kaylee King-Balentine, Director, UK
Other experts in a variety of functions/fields:
- BuzzFeed Open Labs – Ben Kreimer, Beta fellow, USA
- GE – Sam Olstein, Global Director of Innovation, USA
- Holtzbrinck Digital – Markus Schunk, CEO/Chairman, Germany
- Razorfish – Alina Hückelkamp, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, Germany
- Rubicon Project – Jay Stevens, GM International, UK
- Sourcepoint – Ben Barokas, Founder and CEO, USA
- The Brown Institute for Media Innovation at Stanford University – Tanja Aitamurto, Deputy Director, USA
- The Reuters Institute of Journalism at Oxford University – Lucy Küng, Research fellow, Switzerland
- USC Annenberg School of Journalism – Robert Hernandez, Associate Professor, USA
See the list of confirmed speakers (with more to come) here.
Sign up today to save with our Early Bird offer, ending this Sunday (31 January).
Interested in saving more?
Further discounts are available for delegations of 5 or more people. Contact Anja Mumm at A.Mumm[at]vdz.de for more.
