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Sam Balsara to speak at Venice Festival of Media
 

Indiantelevision.com Team

(29 March 2007 2:00 pm)

 

MUMBAI: Madison Communications chairman and MD Sam Balsara has been invited to join the speakers for the inaugural session of the Venice Festival of Media, to be held in Italy from 15 - 18 April.

Balsara will stand alongside other International speakers including Initiative, Asia Pacific King Lai, OMD Latin America Mauricio Sabogal and, Video International, Russia Sergey Vasiliev, to offer key insights on consumer trends and general media landscapes from the world's fastest growing markets.

Venice Festival of Media founder and C Squared Holdings CEO Charlie Crowe, "With over 30 years' experience, Sam is a leading figure in the Indian Media Industry, and is renowned for his innovative and exciting approach. The panel discussion between global thinkers from these Emerging Markets is an essential part of the Festival, and we are delighted that he will be there to represent India as it has an increasingly powerful presence on the global media scene."

The Venice Festival of Media promises to reflect the growing importance of media in the way advertisers communicate with consumers. With an exhibition designed to showcase the latest media technologies, research techniques, content ideas, media trends and trading practices, plus a two day conference and a full networking programme, the VFM is being marketed across the world and is already ahead of expected delegate bookings. The Festival will provide a platform to demonstrate innovations in media communications and a networking forum to celebrate the creative media revolution, and will provide a truly global trading environment, bringing together the buyers, sellers and innovative thinkers in media communications and advertising.

Confirmed speakers from the world's top advertisers include Bernhard Glock, Procter & Gamble, Steve Harrison, Schwarzkopf & Henkel, Kimberly Kadlec, Johnson & Johnson, Esther Lee, The Coca-Cola Company, Stephen Norman, Fiat, Steve Pacheco, FedEx, Alan Rutherford, Unilever and Karl Spangenberg, AT&T, informs an official release.

They will be joined by global media bosses from the world's biggest agencies, including Mainardo de Nardis, Aegis Media Global, Steve King, Zenith Optimedia, Jack Klues, Publicis Groupe Media, Dominic Proctor, Mindshare, Alfronso Rodes Vila, Havas Media, and Daryl Simm, OMD, who will be speaking on the first day of the Festival, followed by a debate amongst digital thought leaders on the future of digital media.

The Emerging Markets Panel will take place on day two of the Festival followed by The Agency Model discussion, led by 'industry godfather' Chris Ingram, on the changing nature of the agency-client relationships and the model for agency remuneration; The Content Debate, chaired by Michael Kassan; a presentation by International Media Researchers on the future of Media Research; and some of the world's most powerful media barons talking about their experiences.

 
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