John Sargent, Former CEO Macmillan Publishers and Executive Vice President of Holztbrinck Publishing Group
“The Economics and Management of Online Book Publishing”. Organized by Eli Noam, Columbia University. The digital revolution drastically transformed all facets of the media sector, often causing industries to trade the proverbial analog dollars for digital pennies. How can the book publishing industry evolve in a world of new distribution and new formats? What are its opportunities, as well as threats? …
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Xavier Oliver, Former President of Tiempo BBDO Advertising Agency and Professor fo the IESE Business School
“The Paradox of the Content Consumer”. Organized by Mercedes Medina, University of Navarra. The digital market for video is still relatively new, but it is already changing the way people behave. For example, some may wonder why they feel tired and angry after watching a movie that is longer than an hour and a half, yet they are willing to …
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Luisa Ribeiro, Chief Financial Officer and member of the Executive Board at Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP)
“How Public Service Media can Manage in the Age of Streaming and Online?” Luísa Ribeiro combines research and managerial experience. On the academic side, she holds a PhD in Finance from the Faculty of Economics of Porto. Having completed executive training courses at Insead, IMD, and Hult Ashridge, she has delved into fundamental research on the evolution of business models within …
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Dr. Christopher Bauer, CEO, DuMont Group (Germany)
Market and Institutional Challenges in Leading the Transformation of a German Regional Publisher into a Digital Asset Holder – Dumont Group as a Case in Point. Dr. Christoph Bauer is the Group CEO of DuMont, a leading media company in Germany, with its foundation going back to 1620. At DuMont, he has initiated and leads the transformation journey towards profitability …
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