NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - September 08, 2015) - New York Media Festival, a four-day event for the digital, games, music, television and video industries, will take place Tuesday, October 6 through Friday, October 9, 2015, with three days of conferences at the Museum of Jewish Heritage starting on October 7. The Festival provides an intimate environment for deal-making, partnership building and networking for executives, brands, investors, content creators and technology startups. Daily Tech-Media Crawl open houses and networking parties will be held city-wide and hosted by Condé Nast, iHeartMedia, The Orchard, Arkadium, Dots, Loeb & Loeb, SoftLayer, Vindicia, the National Arts Club and CityRealty, among others.
"We're thrilled to bring the games, music and video conferences together under one roof," said Ned Sherman, New York Media Festival co-founder. "This conference is designed with a purpose -- to connect people across industries to ideate, create and establish long-lasting partnerships."
"We're highlighting the most innovative thinkers this year through the Innovation Unconference theme: how can advanced technology enable the media and entertainment industries," added Michael Gold, Innovation Unconference organizer and co-founder of the New York Media Festival. "I couldn't be more excited to see how the Festival impacts collaboration between cutting edge technology startups and large media and entertainment companies."
The Festival will host more than 200 top speakers who will highlight innovations, trends and best practices in their respective industries. Speakers include:
- Michael Davies, CEO & President, Embassy Row, Sony Pictures Television
- Danny Goldberg, Legendary Rock 'n' Roll Manager, (Nirvana, Led Zeppelin)
- Brian Halligan, CEO, Hubspot
- Quinn Kilbury, Senior Brand Director, Heineken
- Dennis Kooker, President, Global Digital Business and U.S. Sales, Sony Music Entertainment
- Edward Roussel, Chief Innovation Officer, The Wall Street Journal & Dow Jones
- Ted Schilowitz, VR Creator & Futurist, 20th Century Fox
- Jessica Rovello, CEO, Arkadium
- Mike Vorhaus, President, Magid Advisors
- Kent Wakeford, COO, Kabam
- Eric Berger, EVP, GM of Crackle, GM of Digital, Sony Pictures Television
- Jeff Birnbaum, Head of Gaming Partnerships, Google
- Bill Carter, Contributor, CNN, former media journalist at The New York Times
- Albert Lai, CEO/President, Big Viking Games
- Vivien Lewit, Director, Content Partnerships, Music, YouTube
- Joy Marcus, EVP & General Manager, Conde Nast Entertainment
- Jarrod Moses, CEO & Founder, United Entertainment Group
- Meg Harkins, SVP of Marketing, Roc Nation
- Jason Hirschhorn, CEO and Chief Curator, REDEF
The New York Media Festival kicks off with an opening party at Avenue New York on Tuesday night followed by a digital music forum on Wednesday, featuring representatives such as artists, managers and record label executives. Thursday will host sessions and influencers from the games industry including publishers, developers and advertising firms. The final day of the festival will conclude with a TV/video conference for broadcasters, Multi Channel Networks and digital studios. Each day will feature the Innovation Unconference, the official innovation track and startup summit of the Festival, to present quick talks, panels, break-out sessions and a vendor showcase in a 5,000 square foot space above the main stage events.
Support for the 2015 New York Media Festival is provided by Arkadium; Border City Media; CalReply; CityRealty; Comcast Wholesale; CrunchBase; DCIA; Dots; Events for Gamers; Fusicology; Highwinds; Hypebot; IGDA; iHeartRadio; Kyle Arnett; Loeb & Loeb LLP; Magisto; Manatt; Manhattan Chamber of Commerce; Marketwired; Mr. Finn; NYWIFT; NY Tech Meetup; New York-Tokyo; Parks Associates; PGA; PocketGamer; Rights Management Holdings; SAG-AFTRA; Skyline Music; SoftLayer; Steel Media; Supersonic; Tapjoy; The National Arts Club; The New Filmmakers; The Orchard; Veloxity; and Vindicia.
About NYME
The New York Media Festival (NYME) is an event designed to bring together experienced influencers and leaders to learn more about their respective fields and to network across New York City. The four day event includes an opening party, industry leadership dinners, conferences, summits and open houses for the gaming, video and music industries. NYME's founding team includes seasoned conference and event producers Ned Sherman, Tinzar Sherman, and Michael Gold. Over the past 15 years, the team has produced more than 250 events including some of the biggest and most impactful entertainment, tech and digital industry conferences, mega music festivals, concerts, launch parties, intimate VIP dinners and networking events. Visit www.mefest.com for more information.