Taking place on September 26 at The Brewery in Chiswell Street, the conference will explore the fast-changing technologies and top-level strategies behind today's multi-platform publishing businesses.
The speaker line-up of senior figures from UK publishing and digital specialists includes Duncan Painter, Chief Executive of the Top Right Group; Neelay Patel, Economist Digital’s Vice President of Commercial Product and Strategy; David Worlock, Lead Consultant at Outsell; Mike Goldsmith, Editor-in-Chief, Digital Editions at Future Publishing; and Graeme McCracken, Internet Development Director at Reed Business Information.
The conference agenda is divided into three content streams: Data Services, Practitioner, and Digital Content. The sessions will cover key areas for digital publishers, including: app platforms, HTML5 and content aggregators; data management techniques for journalists; approaches to policing the new Cookie Law; opportunities in Big Data and data visualisation; and case studies of start-up and established digital businesses.
“This conference is a chance to really drill down into some of the key issues and challenges that our sector is facing in relation to new opportunities in the provision of data and digital content,” said Barry McIlheney, CEO of the PPA. “The agenda and line-up of top speakers will give delegates a truly three-dimensional view on digital publishing today.”
The PPA Digital Publishing Conference 2012 brings publishing management, digital practitioners and the wider industry together to share best-practice and consider developments in the delivery of data and digital content. For updates on the event follow @PPA_Live on Twitter. The official hashtag for the event is #ppadigital.
About the PPA
The PPA says: “The PPA promotes and protects the interests of print and online publishers of consumer and business media in the UK. The PPA has around 200 publishing companies in its membership, which collectively produce more than 2,500 consumer and business magazines and journals as well as digital media, data products and events.”
