CES: Digital Media Insider Event
SOOOO excited about CES this week! I'm stoked to be attending the Digital Media Insider event on Friday at the Venetian. 
Here's whats going to go down ... Let me know if you need a ticket!!
2:30PM – 3:00PM
Registration and Networking
3:00PM – 3:15PM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Ned Sherman, Co-Founder & CEO, Digital Media Wire
3:15PM – 3:55PM
What's the Scoop at CES?
Analyst and Press Roundtable
Leading analysts and members of the CE industry press discuss highlights and top news from 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). What devices/technologies are the most promising this year? What has been the biggest difference in CES 2010 as compared to 2009? What signs of future developments in display, distribution and consumption of media and entertainment content can be deferred from this year's show?
4:00PM – 4:45PM
The Future of Digital Distribution - Anytime, Anywhere, On Any Device
This panel of top digital media industry executives will discuss the increasing importance of new digital media distribution models for content owners and the future of the CE industry. Topics include audience adoption trends; programming for non-traditional platforms including online video, VOD, HD, IPTV, broadband and mobile; piracy and digital rights management; and the importance of new devices such as eBook readers, converged set-top boxes, smart phones and gaming consoles.
4:45PM - 5:00PM
Networking Break
5:00PM – 5:45PM
Turning Digital Pennies to Dollars - Monetizing Content in the Digital World
This panel will discuss the many options and strategies as well as the challenges in monetizing digital content. Topics will include advertising and paid content models. How do consumers prefer to pay? How do consumers view subscriptions? What payment methods most benefit content owners and merchants? What is the future for micropayments? What developments will be the catalyst to creating a vibrant market for the sale of digital content? From the advertising side, the panel will discuss the many new ad format on the web including rich media, in-game ads, in-text ads, content wraps, virtual goods, and content sponsorships. Which ones work and which ones don’t? What are the challenges and opportunities for advertisers and online publishers to grow online advertising through video and rich media campaigns in the years to come?
5:45PM – 6:15PM
Keynote
6:15PM – 6:30PM
Closing Remarks & Introducing DMW's "25 Digital Entertainment Executives to Watch"
6:30PM – 7:30PM
Reception Honoring This Year's 25 Digital Entertainment Executives to Watch
Click here to nominate a candidate
Read more about Last Year's 25 Executives to Watch
Over 500 guests enjoyed drinks and appetizers and networking with other industry movers and shakers at the 2008 and 2009 events at the Venetian in Las Vegas.
Digital Media Wire, Inc. launched in early 2000 with a simple yet compelling proposition to provide busy executives with a daily briefing of the most important news stories about the business of digital media. On July 20, 2000, we published the first issue of Digital Media Wire Daily — our daily email newsletter dedicated to objective coverage of news stories about the convergence of media, entertainment and technology. Today, we are a full scale media company that owns and produces 8 major conferences, publishes daily newsletters and directories, and operates the popular www.dmwmedia.com news and community portal.