During the three-day Congress, hosted by PPA on behalf of the International Federation of the Periodical Press (FIPP), more than 60 CEOs and business leaders from across the globe will chart the future for a vibrant industry dealing with cyclical and structural change. The Congress celebrates the ‘magic of magazines’ and showcases innovation in print and digitally – demonstrating the power of magazine brands to engage with readers and communities.
The speaker line- up includes:
Cathie Black,President, Hearst Magazines (USA)
Matt Brittin,UK Country Director, Google (UK)
Felix Dennis (pictured left),Chairman, Dennis Publishing (UK)
Mark Dinning,Editor, Empire (UK)
Christie Hefner,Former Chairman & CEO, Playboy Enterprises Inc (USA)
The Rt Hon Lord Heseltine CH (pictured below),Chairman, Haymarket Media Group (UK)
Boris Johnson, Mayor of London (special recorded appearance)
Torsten J. Klein,President, Gruner + Jahr International (Germany)
Maurice Lévy,Chairman and CEO, Publicis Groupe (France)
Carolyn McCall,CEO, Guardian Media Group (UK)
Jonathan Newhouse,Chairman, Condé Nast International (USA)
John Relihan,CEO, Media 24 Magazines (South Africa)
Hugo Shong,Founding General Partner, IDGVC Partners (China)
John Smith,CEO, BBC Worldwide (UK)
Will Whitehorn,President, Virgin Galactic (UK)
A full list of speakers is available pleae click here https://www.eventsforce.net/PPA/media/uploaded/EVPPA/event_7/FIPP09SPEAKERS.pdf
The Congress Agenda will address a diverse range of subjects affecting the global magazine publishing industry in a mixture of solo and panel sessions including: The Global Advertising Market; Innovating in a Downturn; Adapting Magazine Brands to Conquer the Digital Space; Global Economic and Media Trends: Riding the Storm; Paper’s Dynamic Future; The Future of International Magazine Brands; Maximising Income from Content in a World of Convergence and Speeding Up in a Slowdown.
A full agenda can be downloaded please click here https://www.eventsforce.net/PPA/media/uploaded/EVPPA/event_7/FIPP09AGENDA.pdf
PPA Chief Executive Jonathan Shephard comments “The World Magazine Congress in London in May 2009 will be the largest and best – and most exciting – magazine conference anywhere in the world this year. In a time of rapid change, all publishers are reassessing their markets and their strategy, and the Congress is the ideal place to be informed, be entertained, to network and to appreciate and learn from real-life examples of success.”
