The Big Money Announces Untethered 2010
A One-Day Conference Exploring Profitable Media in the Tablet Era
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Big Money today announced Untethered 2010, its first conference dedicated to understanding how digital media is being redefined in the tablet era, scheduled for June 17th, 2010 in New York City. Untethered 2010 will be the first large-scale forum to focus exclusively on profitable media in the tablet era – an era in which millions of Americans own Kindles and consumers and developers are waiting to see if the iPad will indeed bring revolutionary changes to the marketplace.
Located at the McGraw-Hill Conference Center in midtown Manhattan, Untethered is expected to attract top executives representing the broad array of industries and business sectors that influence the digital media market. Among the topics that will be addressed are: “Challenging the Kindle and the iPad,” “Meet the Apps,” and “Advertising in the Tablet Era,” a session exploring the varying business models for digital content on mobile devices. Untethered 2010 will offer unparalleled networking and learning opportunities while providing first-hand exposure to the visionaries and technologies driving this quickly evolving market.
Untethered 2010 will feature discussions with leading business and technology leaders including:
- Vivian Schiller, President and CEO, NPR
- David Steinberger, CEO, The Perseus Books Group
- Vijay Ravindran, Senior VP and Chief Digital Officer, The Washington Post
- Jacob Weisberg, Chairman, The Slate Group
- Peter C. Davis, President, McGraw-Hill Education
- JoAnne Boyle, President, Seton Hill University
- Paul Aiken, Executive Director, The Authors Guild
- Mohan Renganathan, SVP, Global Digital Group Director, Starcom MediaVest Group
- Priscilla Lu, CEO, Spring Design
- Dae Mellencamp, General Manager, Vimeo
- Peter Osnos, Founder and Editor-at-large, PublicAffairs Books
- Matt Jones, VP of Mobile Strategy and Operations, Gannett Digital
In addition, the conference will feature panels, interviews, and a fully functional demonstration exhibition showcasing the products and services at the forefront of the rapidly evolving tablet and e-reader industry.
“The Big Money reports on the latest disruptors in our economy, exactly the role that tablets and eReaders are playing in the publishing and media industries. So it seems especially fitting for us to host Untethered 2010,” said James Ledbetter, Editor-in-Chief, TheBigMoney.com. “Creating profitable media for the tablet market involves a diverse set of issues and enterprises, and we have designed this conference to cover this broad range from our unique perspective.”
For more information on Untethered 2010 and a complete list of speakers, or to register, please visit http://untethered.thebigmoney.com.
About The Big Money
The Big Money is a new kind of business Website. Launched in September 2008, The Big Money focuses on the intersection of business and disruptive technologies, particularly social media, streaming video and mobile computing.
The Big Money.com is part of the Slate Group, an online publishing subsidiary of the Washington Post Co. that includes a handful of other sites committed to providing journalism, insight, and analysis for the Web. (NYSE:WPO)
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