WEBIT.FESTIVAL Europe
13-15 May 2019, NDK, Sofia
About the Summit
Hear the breaking news and announcements from the Media & Entertainment Industry, join the global industry leaders and discuss the hottest topics in media and entertainment, outside of the clichés.
How digitalization transforms the content, media and entertainment industries?
New Content
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New Media
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New Entertainment
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Social Impact
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AUDIENCE
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40%
Media & Content
production executives -
30%
Media Technology
leaderss -
25%
Telcos, Pay-TV operators and other
content distributors -
05%
Government, policy makers,
regulators
- 84% Europe
- 9% USA
- 7% MENA
- 5% Asia
- 1% Rest of the World
First announced speakers include
Webit.Digital Entertainment
& Media Committee
Agenda
13th May
DEMS Day 1
20:00 - 23:30 Webit.DEMS exclusive networking reception, sponsored by Media Kind
(invitation only event)
14th May
DEMS
12:00 - 12:09 Keynote: Summit opening by the Webit.DEMS Chairman
Aniela Russeva
Webit.Foundation / SVP and Member of the Board
Stanislav Georgiev
Intl. Senior Media Executive
12:10 - 12:29 Keynote: How to achieve broadcast quality for online video. What does this mean for the industry?
Thierry Fautier
Ultra HD Forum / President-Chair
12:30 - 13:09 Panel discussion: Pay-TV operators and telecoms - are the current content distribution models sustainable, or we are in an urgent need for adopting new models?
Chris Dziadul
Broadband TV News / Co-founder & Co-owner
Barış Zavaroglu
Turkcell / Media & Entertainment Director
György Zsembery
Volia / CEO
Simon "Max" Ziff
Bulsatcom EAD | Ziff-Ivin Associates Ltd / CEO
13:10 - 13:29 Fireside Chat: If Content is The King, Drama is The Queen - The Case for Timeless Drama Channel
Elena Petrova
A1 Telekom Austria Group / Head of Global Sales A1 Broadcasting
Haymi Behar
SPI International | FilmBox / Chief Marketing Officer
13:30 - 13:39 Keynote: LiveTVdata - key to successful 360° marketing strategy
Hristo Tuchev
H-Tech / Founder
13:40 - 14:29 Networking Break
14:30 - 14:49 Fireside Chat: How to create cutting-edge Millennial content in the age of hyper-connectivity. Telekom Electronic Beats case study.
Derek Opperman
Telekom Electronic Beats / Chief Editor
Kathleen Karrer
Deutsche Telekom AG / International Market Communications
14:50 - 15:09 Keynote: Discovery beyond Meta-data
Arash Pendari
Vionlabs / Founder and Creative director
15:10 - 15:49 Panel Discussion: Thematic linear TV - evolution of the genres, adapting the models in the times of digital transformation.
Chris Dziadul
Broadband TV News / Co-founder & Co-owner
Emma Jones
Viasat World / VP Commercial Affairs
Gregory Dorcel
MARC DORCEL / CEO
György Bálint
AMC Networks International CEE / Director of AMC Adria
Ekaterina Mihajlovic
Discovery Inc / Senior Manager Commercial Projects for CEEMCA
15:50 - 16:09 Networking break
16:10 - 16:39 Keynote: E-sports for wider audiences - how to tackle the desired target group in an authentic way
Torsten Haux
ESL / VP Global Media Rights
16:40 - 16:59 Keynote: What does 5G mean for consumers and operators?
Maria Rua Aguete
Omdia / Executive Director
17:00 - 18:00 Happy Hour: Gin & tonic tasting, sponsored by Playbox NEO
Social Agenda
19:30 - 22:00 Webit Night Urban Summit (open to all Webit pass holders)
20:00 - 23:00 Black Tie Dinner (5 stage menu and finest Bulgarian wines) including Webit.Awards (only for Platinum Pass holders)
23:30 + The Famous Webit.Party (open to all Webit pass holders)
15th May
DEMS
10:00 - 10:39 Panel discussion: Demystifying the UHD HDR delivery. Rationale standards and compatibility of this next-level user experience.
Thierry Fautier
Ultra HD Forum / President-Chair
Ingmar Schmidt
Swisscom TV / Senior TV Portfolio Manager
Amos Rozenberg
Paramax Films / CEO, Founder
Gavin Ho
Insight TV / Technical Director
Dan Akrich
iKOMG / AVP Sales Western Europe & Africa
10:40 - 11:19 Panel discussion: Superaggregation - next phase evolution or yet another disruption? What are the strategic choices laid out in front of the telcos, operators, broadcasters and content houses?
Stanislav Georgiev
Intl. Senior Media Executive
Maria Rua Aguete
Omdia / Executive Director
Ingmar Schmidt
Swisscom TV / Senior TV Portfolio Manager
Charles Dawes
TiVo / Senior Director, International Marketing
11:20 - 11:59 Panel discussion: Content acquisition in times of abundance and changed consumer behaviour
Stanislav Georgiev
Intl. Senior Media Executive
Marijana Vukašinović
Telekom Srbija / Head of Content Management
Szilvia Kiss
Telekom Hungary / Senior Manager
Irena Battelino
Telekom Slovenije / Head Content & Media Marketing Services
Elena Panova
One Vip Macedonia / Residential Sales Director and Marketing Director
12:00 - 12:29 Fireside Chat: Launching a music streaming app - global vs. local challenges, rights management - case study A1 Xplore Music & Muzikata BG
Velizar Sokolov
ARSIS Consulting / Managing Partner
Pinie Wang
Xplore Music / Editor in Chief
Bobby Ivanchev
VTY Music / CEO
12:30 - 13:39 Lunch Break
13:40 - 13:59 Keynote: Run for the Diamonds! How to build a successful YouTube business
Valentin Pintilescu
LooLooKids / Development Manager
14:00 - 14:19 Keynote: QUO VADIS TV?
Marin Ćurković
AdScanner / Co-Founder & CEO
14:20 - 14:59 Panel discussion: TV measurements and targeted advertisement - should and could the status-quo of the media advertisement industry be disrupted?
Dobromira Boyadzieva
Arthur D. Little’ TIME practice / Principle MENA
Kristian Ćurković
AdScanner / Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Stéphane Printz
FreeWheel / Sr. Regional Director Northern Europe
15:00 - 15:40 Panel discussion: Closing session: Industry trends - the Webit.DEMS committee's roundtable
Stanislav Georgiev
Intl. Senior Media Executive
Chris Dziadul
Broadband TV News / Co-founder & Co-owner
Maria Rua Aguete
Omdia / Executive Director
Thierry Fautier
Ultra HD Forum / President-Chair
Founder Games
17:30 - 18:30 Founder Games Finals & Awards Ceremony (at Plenary session stage)
Social Agenda
19:30 - 22:00 Webit Night Urban Summit (open to all Webit pass holders)
The highlight of DEMS was the quality of the content during the sessions. It was simply unparalleled.
Bill Wijdeveld
VP Business Development, M7 Group
Sofia, with its restaurants, lively city center and vibrant nightlife, was a fantastic surprise.
And Webit’s media & entertainment summit was a blast!
Oluwatoyin Subair
Executive Chairman, Digital Play Limited
The fully packed conference room and the crowds in front, waiting to come in. Who wouldn’t like to speak in front of such high profile crowd? Let’s do this again!
Arnaud Verlhac
SVP Distribution, THEMA
I’m blown away from this festival. I speak at a lot of conferences, I do about 3 or 4 a year, and this is the most exciting and the most professional. The standards are movie standards. So I’m blown away by it.
Denise Parkinson
Global Entertainment Director, Telegraph Media Group
People from so many countries. What you may learn from them and share is wonderful.
Safdar Mustafa
Head of Product Management at Al Jazeera
It is my first time here and I learned a lot today about what is going to happen in the next 5 years. It has been really interesting to speak with a lot of people, to network, find out what they do and how we can work together in the future. There is a lot that I can take back to the Wall Street Journal.
David Lennon
Global Creative Director, WSJ. Custom Studios
I’m honoured to be here. Some of the guests are amazing and you’ve got such a wide variety of guests from policy makers, world leaders and CEO’s to startups and young people.
Graham McDonnell
Creative Director, T Brand Studio International - The New York Times
Partners
DEMS Gold Partners
DEMS Silver Partners
DEMS Industry Partners