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AOP announces first speakers for 2012 summit

The AOP has announced the first speakers for its 2012 Summit, which has the theme, ‘Unleashing your Inner Startup’.

The best startups are celebrated for their agility, flexibility and speed, says AOP. But how can established businesses in the middle of dramatic change replicate the approach of a lean startup? This year’s AOP Summit on 12 October looks at how publishers can use the Lean Startup approach to deliver even better products, with more efficiency. Speakers confirmed so far include:

• Rob Fitzpatrick, Founder 10k Bootstrap Challenge, Founder Centric and dex.io / author of thestartuptoolkit.com

• Kevin Heery, Digital Technology Director, IPC Media / author of the Lean Grownup

• Spencer Kelly, Broadcaster and Journalist

• Ciaran O'Kane, CEO & Founder, ExchangeWire

• Simon Rodgers, Data journalist & Editor, Datablog and Datastore, The Guardian

• Chris Russell, Head of Product, BBC News Online

Featuring case study breakouts and debates on:

• Online trading: maths versus magic

• Lean thinking for journalists

• Building the stack: managing cross-platform user data

• Adaptive design, tablets and user experience

• Data journalism