Who will win at the 2016 digital publishing game, and why?
As we speed into 2016 some predictions for the year already feel old. But there's no doubt it will be another "interesting" year for publishers.
Just this week Digiday wrote, "The sunny day of hot growth for digital publishers are fading into memory as many now face a long, dark winter." It cites slower y-on-y traffic growth for several top pureplay websites, a drop in Facebook referrals to sites not within its Instant Articles network and on the ad revenue side the over-abundance of publishers on the web.
Some of the key questions we have asked ourselves in developing the 2016 programme for the Digital Innovators' Summit were: With so many new and legacy publishers invested in digital, who will be the winners and losers in 2016, and why? And while focussed on winning in 2016, what lies around the corner?
So at the Digital Innovators' Summit in Berlin, from 20-22 March this year (with the main Summit on the 21st and 22nd) we will have expert thinkers and doers on stage discussing trends, strategies and practical approaches to digital, to help you develop your A-game in order to thrive.
Book your place today to save hundreds of euros with our Early Bird special offer. The offer ends soon.
DIS 2016 programme and speakers
See the preliminary programme with topics and session descriptions here. The programme includes individual presentations, panels and fireside chats and deep-dive workshops.
Delegates will hear from speakers including:
• Evan Ratliff, Atavist
• Tanja Aitamurto, Brown Institute of Media Innovation
• Martin Weiss, Burda
• Ben Kreimer, BuzzFeed Open Labs
• Andria Vidler, Centaur Media
• Tim Pool, Fusion
• Renée Kaplan, FT
• Nick Harthan, Google
• Sam Olstein, GE
• Duncan Edwards, Hearst Magazines International
• Marcus Schunk, Holtzbrinck Digital and Holtzbrinck Publishing Group
• Sree Sreenivasan, Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Chris Altchek, Mic
• Olivier Royant, Paris Match
• Matt Kaminski, POLITICO Europe
• Alina Hückelkamp, Razorfish
• Redg Snodgrass, ReadWrite and Wearable World
• Lucy Küng, Reuters Institute for Journalism at Oxford University
• Jay Stevens, Rubicon Project
• Pierre-François Marteau, Schibsted
• Mark Cripps, The Economist
• Henry Finder, The New Yorker
• Kaylee King-Balentine, The New York Times T-Brand Studio
• Colin Bodell, Time Inc.
See more in the preliminary programme and check back regularly for further updates on the programme and additional speakers to be announced soon.
If you haven't registered yet, do so today to save hundreds of Euros with our Early Bird special offer, ending soon.
Make the most of your time in Berlin
When you register for DIS 2016, consider joining us for:
Sunday 20 March:
• Meet the Founder Tour OR The Real Berlin Experience
• DIS Opening Drinks
Monday evening 21 March:
• DIS Early (no booking/RSVP required)
• DIS Late Refined
• DIS Late Redefined
Find out more on the DIS registration page.
Want even more?
This year's Digital Innovators' Tour to the USA will visit centres of innovation in San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Los Angeles. The tour takes place from 17-22 April. Find out more here and/or register on FIPP.com.
Note that places for the tour are limited to ensure an engaging, highly interactive experience. With half the places already gone, book your place today.
