26th February 2009

Kings Place

Welcome to the homepage for the Media Summit 2009 – the event brings together the most innovative and commercially successful organisations across TV, film, internet, video games, advertising, telecommunications, music and advertising. As the shift to a converged media environment accelerates, forward-thinking companies are deploying multiplatform solutions. The new media landscape is increasingly crowded and in order to compete effectively, you need to stand out from the crowd and monetise content in the optimum way.

The Media Summit will offer commercial guidance through the transition which is placed in the context of a global economic downturn. Throughout the day, you will hear the most innovative organisations in content industries discuss their strategies in a series of keynote presentations. You will gain inspiration from commercial success stories across the industry, helping you to tap into new revenue streams and avoid potential pitfalls. With the most forward-thinking companies attending, the conference will provide the knowledge and contacts you need to establish a strong market position in tomorrow’s media landscape.

Who will I meet?

Company Director, Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer, President, Vice President, Chairman, Vice Chairman, Head of Strategy, Head of Multiplatform and business heads from across the media industry.

Already confirmed for the Media Summit 2009 are:

• Torin Douglas, BBC's Media Correspondent
• Luke Johnson, Chairman, Channel 4
• Carolyn McCall, Chief Executive Officer, Guardian Media Group
• Ynon Kreiz, Chief Executive Officer, Endemol
• Michael Garin, Chief Executive Officer, CME Group

Keep an eye out here for the latest confirmed speakers – 2009 promises to be our biggest and best year yet. Register today and save £50.

The Media Summit 2008 was an unqualified success, attracting over 300 delegates hungry to hear what the best and brightest minds had to share on the topics that keep the industry awake at night. They weren't disappointed.

“First class” – Naked Ventures

“Interesting, wide-ranging and very topical” – Strategy Eye

“Interesting, provocative and inspiring” – MTV Networks

“Great perspective on current industry issues – inspiring” – Brand Driver

“Highly recommendable” – Media Desk Belgium

“Learned a lot!” – Freeway

“Updated and good speakers” – NRK

“Eye opening, concerning, fascinating, and very worth while” – THUS Plc

“Extremely informative and well organised” – BSkyB

No stone was left unturned as the audience were kept enthralled by some of the most engaging and innovative speakers in the world today.

As if that wasn’t enough, exclusive revelations peppered the day, creating headlines of their own. The Media Summit 2008 was where the industry first learned of the premature demise of Kate Modern from none other Bebo’s own Joanna Shields, and of The Orchard’s Scott Cohen’s hope to establish a levy on ISPs to offset the gargantuan losses suffered by the music industry from illegal downloading. Bob Greenberg of RG/A hinted at the possibilities the mobile market offers, a world where the "fourth screen will become the first", Elisabeth Murdoch revealed Shine’s plans to acquire Reveille and John Smith of BBC Worldwide gave us the jump on Project Kangaroo. The Media Summit once again proved it is a destination event where the most senior figures feel comfortable to announce some of their most critical information in an atmosphere of their peers.

This year’s event was a complete sell-out, so make sure you don’t miss out on The Media Summit 2009.