Twitter, YouTube, ITN and MBC Group debate convergence and change in the media landscape

London, 1 December 2014; In a free-to-attend event in Dubai from 20 22 January 2015, IBC Content Everywhere MENA will offer one of the most unique opportunities to debate with and learn from the experience of renowned regional and international speakers, businessmen, strategists and visionaries from across the converging industries of Broadcast, Telecommunications and IT.

At the forefront of the very latest developments, contributors to the high-level agenda read like an industry role of honour.

The full IBC Content Everywhere MENA Conference Speaker List:

Ahmad AbouAmmo, Head of Media Partnerships, MENA, Twitter

Ali Amiri, EVP Carrier & Wholesale, Etisalat

Anders Sjoman, VP Product & Communication, Voddler

Ben Kinealy, CEO, Intigral

Chris O'Hearn, GM, Emirates Media Measurement Company

Damian Radcliffe, Honorary Research Fellow, Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Culture Studies, Cardiff University

David Butorac, CEO, OSN

Fadi Ismail, Group Director of Services, MBC

Fares Akkad, Head of Digital Business Development, MBC

Gerard Faria, CTO, Teamcast

Greg Bensberg, GM, Digital 3&4

Ingo Lalla, Region Director MENA, Limelight Networks

Johannes Franken, Senior Manager, Digital, HBS

John Hardie, CEO, ITN

John Honeycutt, CTO, Discovery

Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director, SVG

Khalifa Hassan Al Shamsi, Chief Digital Services Officer, Etisalat

Luke Gaydon, VP Media, Brightcove

Mansoor Khan, Director of MENA & South Asia, Kantar Media Audiences

Mascha Driessen, Regional Director Advertising & Online Western Europe, Microsoft

Mohamad Abdullah, GM Media Cluster, Tecom

Nart Bouran, Head of Sky News Arabia, Sky News Arabia

Nick Burfitt, Global Director, Kantar Media Audiences

Ola Steinsrud, VP Content & New Markets, Magine TV

Olivier Dufour, Director of TV, BeIN Sport

Sam Barnett, CEO, MBC

Sameer Kanse, Head of Products and Commercial, Global Media & Entertainment, Tata Communications

Simon Frost, Head of TV and Media Marketing, Ericsson

Stephan Heimbecher, Head of Innovations & Standards in Technology, Sky Deutschland

Stephen Nuttall, Senior Director, YouTube EMEA

Steve Reynolds, CTO, Imagine

Tom McDonnell, CEO, Monterosa

The MENA region's vibrant media sector, coupled with its reputation as the fastest emergent area in the world for mobile growth and penetration is the reason IBC Content Everywhere MENA is bringing the debate to the heart of the region, enabling all those concerned with the creation and development of business opportunities to debate and understand the issues and impacts on an international scale.

Structured to inform and challenge, each day of the three-day conference addresses a pertinent issue - The Changing Digital Landscape; Experiences, Opportunities and Challenges; Driving Innovation and Creativity in a Connected World - providing an intriguing mix of keynotes, panel discussions, case studies and debates, coupled with unparalleled networking opportunities.

The primary purpose of IBC Content Everywhere MENA is to develop meaningful dialogue on convergence: posing and answering the questions and challenges that face both the regional and the wider global marketplace. It aims to empower those attending to understand the differing approach of telcos; the impact on traditional operators and how telcos are meeting the challenge of high-profile OTT video providers by investing in their own content divisions. It will discover whether the Future of Broadcast TV standards activities are getting close to defining a single global broadcast standard; the expectations and implications of 5G initiatives. These issues will sit alongside the opportunity to learn about innovation and opportunities presented by new technology on news and the news business.

Registration for the three-day access to the conference and the exhibition is FREE and attendees will experience a range of added benefits, including access to the Future Zone and networking events, as well as exclusive access to all electric networking contacts and content collected during the event. For a completely immersive and superior experience, attendees can upgrade to a Gold Pass. As well as the free visitor benefits, exclusive benefits of the Gold Pass include Executive Lounge with complimentary beverages and buffet lunch, private meeting rooms and use of the business centre as well as reserved seating in the conference sessions at the Content Theatre.

Also included is exclusive access to all MENA based recorded sessions via the Touch & Connect portal; a selection of IBC content including IBC2014 keynote sessions and editorial content; all contacts collected during IBC Content Everywhere events; all IBC Content Everywhere Hub recorded sessions.

To view the full IBC Content Everywhere MENA speaker list online please visit www.ibcCE.org/MENAspeakerlist

Early bird registration closes on Wednesday 10 December 2014. Register for a free pass today at www.ibcCE.org/MENAreg

For more information about IBC Content Everywhere MENA please visit www.ibcCE.org/MENA

To view the conference sessions taking place at the IBC Content Everywhere Theatre, please visit www.ibcCE.org/MENAtheatre

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