Overview of IBC0 Leaders Summit

Many executives were hard at work even before the official opening of the 46th IBC Exhibition and Conference; Mike Crimp, CEO of IBC , welcomed a select group of CEOs and Senior industry executives to the 2013 IBC Leaders Summit, Please Adjust Your Set: Retuning your Strategy for the Connected Era', a day ahead of the main Exhibition; in a packed programme, four key industry topics were discussed, and at times, hotly contested; Andrew Neil, international broadcaster, & journalist chaired the packed Editorial programme which was once again governed by the Chatham House Rule, behind closed doors. We can share that the key topics included a session on Engaging the connected viewer, Harnessing the Power of Big Data', How will Regulation impact Broadcast' and Innovating the viewer experience'.

Participating Delegates joined the day from a broad spectrum of the industry, including Hollywood Studios, Pay TV platforms, OTT services & Telcos. Jolyon Barker, MD, Global TMT, Deloitte introduced the afternoon sessions and opened the debate on Big Data. As a key partner in the IBC Leaders' Summit, Deloitte s Paul Lee, Head of Global TMT Research, co-author of TMT predictions, presented fascinating research and insight into the latest trends in consumer behaviour and issues for each of the lead topics which were then discussed by an industry panel.

At lunchtime, the Mayor of Amsterdam gave a key note address and spoke of his pride in the long and successful partnership between IBC and the City of Amsterdam.

As the full day drew to a close, Brian Rothschild, the Executive Director of the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus explained the mission of the bus, which is present at IBC, and spoke movingly of the mission to get children to enjoy, produce and publish music on the high tech equipped bus which operates as a recording studio, as it travels throughout Europe. Delegates were given a surprise video address by Yoko Ono who spoke of her love and fond memories of the City of Amsterdam, recalling their famous honeymoon in Amsterdam in 1969 where they staged a Bed in for Peace campaigning for peace and a stop to the Vietnam war; Ono commented on how much easier the peace campaign would have been with Twitter, Facebook and mobile phones to hand!

Overall, a packed day, with one executive commenting the programme was totally relevant and focussed on issues we need to resolve and plan for... For more information on the IBC Leaders' Summit programme and speakers go to www.ibc.org/leaders

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