First speakers announced for Digital Innovators’ Summit 2015
The first speakers – from Google, Harvard Business Review, Hearst International and LinkedIn – have been announced for the Digital Innovators’ Summit (DIS) 2015.
They are:
- Richard Gingras, senior director of news and social products, Google, USA
- Joshua Macht, group Publisher and EVP, and Adi Ignatius, editor in chief, Harvard Business Review, USA
- Gary Ellis, chief digital officer, Hearst International, USA
- Lutz Finger, director data science and data engineering, LinkedIn, USA
DIS 2015 activities start on 21 March, with the main Summit speaker programme beginning on 23-24 March.
DIS 2015: So much more!
Berlin is one of the hippest cities in Europe, and is widely acknowledged as one of the world’s hottest startup scenes.
While the Summit with speaker programme on 23-24 March remains the focal point of the event, the DIS has developed into a hive of activity, tapping into opportunities the city has to offer.
The overall DIS includes a hackathon, startup tours and networking opportunities.
22 March: Berlin startup tours and city tour (to be confirmed); opening drinks
23 March (afternoon): the DIS Startup Xchange forms part of the main Summit, showcasing some of the best Berlin startups in five minute sessions with Q&A opportunity
23 March (late evening): delegates are invited to join us for a fun evening of drinks and networking at a Berlin venue, to be announced at the Summit (cost of drinks is for your own pocket, fun is free!)
March 24 (afternoon): Summit workshops and another Berlin startup tour
Don’t miss the Digital Innovators’ Tour in April 2015!
The 2nd DI Tour takes place on 19-24 April 2015, this time going to New York and Boston – increasingly hot beds of media and technology innovation.
Join FIPP, VDZ and eMediaSF as we visit companies set to influence tomorrow’s trends, today.
The tour is aimed at senior executives.
Apart from visiting innovators, this means an exclusive opportunity to engage with peers from around the world to consider companies visited and trends explored.
