Agenda : INTERNET DATING & DATING INDUSTRY CONFERENCE (London 2015)
PRE-EVENT: October 14 DAY ONE: October 15 DAY TWO: October 16
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AGENDA: PRE-EVENT
STRAND PALACE HOTEL | Wednesday - October 14
INTERNET DATING & DATING INDUSTRY CONFERENCE8:20 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration & Exhibit Hall opens
Foyer( BONUS DAY ) SOCIAL DISCOVERY PRE-CONFERENCE : KEYNOTE SPEAKER 9:00 AM
SOCIAL DISCOVERY PRE-CONFERENCE: Social Discovery and News Media
Speaker:
Hayden Hewitt
(CEO & Publisher)
Live Leak
Location: Drake9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
NETWORKING BREAK
Foyer( BONUS DAY ) SOCIAL DISCOVERY PRE-CONFERENCE : GAMES DISCOVERY 10:30 AM
SOCIAL DISCOVERY PRE-CONFERENCE: Panel on Games Discovery
Speaker:
Tony Pearce
(CEO)
Grabr
Neil McClarty
(Commercial Director)
Jagex
Alan Granger
(Digital and Social Media Manager)
Sports Interactive Games
Marc-Alexandre Saba
(CEO)
Football Fanager
Location: Drake( BONUS DAY ) SOCIAL DISCOVERY PRE-CONFERENCE : Funding and Startups: Investment Discovery 11:15 AM
SOCIAL DISCOVERY PRE-CONFERENCE: Panel on Funding and Startups for Social Discovery
Speaker:
Tony Pearce
(CEO)
Grabr
Daniel Gandesha
(CEO)
Property Partner
Joel Hughes
(Partnerships)
Crowdfunder
Emma Northcott
(Business Development)
Crowdcube
Mark Brooks
(CEO & Principal Consultant)
Courtland Brooks & Online Personals Watch
Location: Drake12:00 Noon - 1:30 PM
LUNCH
Carvery Restaurant( BONUS DAY ) SOCIAL DISCOVERY PRE-CONFERENCE : TAXIS & SOCIAL DISCOVERY 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
SOCIAL DISCOVERY PRE-CONFERENCE: Taxi Discovery in London
Speaker:
Russell Hall
(CEO)
Hail O
Dave Goldring
(Head of Supplier Relations)
Karhoo
Derek Stewart
(CEO)
CabApp
Location: Drake( BONUS DAY ) SOCIAL DISCOVERY PRE-CONFERENCE : MUSIC DISCOVERY SPECIAL PRE-CONFERENCE FOR THE ONLINE DATING INDUSTRY (2 PM - 5 PM) 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
SOCIAL DISCOVERY PRE-CONFERENCE: Panel on Music Discovery
Speaker:
Alex Thompson
(CEO)
Clash Music Group
Karim Fanous
(Head of Research and Insight)
Music Ally
Jamie Hughes
(Head of Partnerships)
Songkick
Jon Skinner
(CEO)
Music Gateway
Rebecca Lammers
(CEO)
Laika Network
Evan Stein
(CEO)
Decibel Music Systems
Location: Drake2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
[SPECIAL ONLINE DATING PRE-CONFERENCE - 2 PM to 5 PM]
Developing an Online Dating Business Strategy [WATCH VIDEO]
Speaker:
Mark Brooks
(CEO & Principal Consultant)
Courtland Brooks & Online Personals Watch
Location: Raleigh( BONUS DAY ) SOCIAL DISCOVERY PRE-CONFERENCE : ENTERTAINMENT DISCOVERY & EVENTS 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
SOCIAL DISCOVERY PRE-CONFERENCE: Panel on Entertainment and Social Discovery
Speaker:
Duncan Burbidge
(CEO and co-Founder)
StreamAMG
Chris Crossley
(VP Product and Co-Founder)
Line-Up
Brendan Miles
(Digital Business Director)
List.co.uk
Adam Parry
(Editor)
Event Industry News
Fabio Gallo
(Head of International Business Development EMEAr)
StreamAMG
Location: Drake( BONUS DAY ) SOCIAL DISCOVERY PRE-CONFERENCE : EMPLOYMENT DISCOVERY SPECIAL PRE-CONFERENCE FOR THE ONLINE DATING INDUSTRY (2 PM - 5 PM) 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
SOCIAL DISCOVERY PRE-CONFERENCE: Panel on Social Discovery and Job Seeking: New Trends
Speaker:
Hung Lee
(CEO)
Workshape.io
Simon Samuel
(Director)
Talentarc
James Brian
(Consultant)
James Brian
Location: Drake3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
[SPECIAL ONLINE DATING PRE-CONFERENCE - 2 PM to 5 PM]
Developing an Online Dating Business Strategy [WATCH VIDEO]
Speaker:
Mark Brooks
(CEO & Principal Consultant)
Courtland Brooks & Online Personals Watch
Location: Raleigh( BONUS DAY ) SOCIAL DISCOVERY PRE-CONFERENCE : EDUCATION & PARENT DISCOVERY 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
SOCIAL DISCOVERY PRE-CONFERENCE: Panel on Education & Parent Discovery
Speaker:
Leonard Sekyonda
(Co-founder & Director)
MyComeUp.com
Vicki Shotbolt
(CEO)
The Parent Zone
Clarissa Pabi
(Digital Marketing Executive)
Ebury Publishing, Penguin Random House
Location: Drake( BONUS DAY ) SOCIAL DISCOVERY PRE-CONFERENCE : ADERTISING, PUBLISHING & SOCIAL DISCOVERY APPS 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
SOCIAL DISCOVERY PRE-CONFERENCE: Panel on Advertising, Publishing and Social Discovery Apps
Speaker:
Jamie Wilson
(Founder & CEO)
EMS Internet Ltd
Clarissa Pabi
(Digital Marketing Executive)
Ebury Publishing, Penguin Random House
Andrew Darling
(Director of Global Marketing & Communications)
BlisMedia
Location: Drake BUYERS AND SELLERS GATHERING
(CLOSED DOOR SESSION, ADDITIONAL FEE)5:45 PM
Funders, Buyers and Sellers Gathering - Details and VIDEO Here (Pre-Registration Required)5:45 PM to 7:00 PM
Buyers and Sellers Gathering
A Special Session for Serious Investors, Buyers and Sellers of Mobile Dating, Online Dating and Social Networking Websites
Location: Raleigh- COCKTAIL RECEPTION
& AFFILIATE CONVENTION .com PARTY(Free for all Conference Attendees)
8:00 - to - 11:00 PM
COCKTAIL RECEPTION (Free for all Conference Attendees)
Cocktail Reception
Lyceum Tavern
354 Strand
London WC2R 0HS
Tel: +44 20 7836 7155
Location: Lyceum Tavern
AGENDA: DAY ONE
STRAND PALACE HOTEL | Thursday - October 15
INTERNET DATING & DATING INDUSTRY CONFERENCE8:20 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration & Exhibit Hall opens
FoyerKEYNOTE SPEAKER 9:00 AM
Unification of the Dating Market [WATCH VIDEO]
Speaker:
George Kidd
(Chief Executive)
Online Dating Association
Location: Exeter I9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
NETWORKING BREAK
FoyerSPEED NETWORKING SESSION 10:30 AM
Speed Networking SessionLocation: Exeter ISTATE OF THE DATING INDUSTRY 11:15 AM
2015 State of the UK and European Dating Industry [WATCH VIDEO]
Speaker:
Mark Brooks
(CEO & Principal Consultant)
Courtland Brooks & Online Personals Watch
Location: Exeter I12:00 Noon - 1:30 PM
LUNCH
Carvery RestaurantSPECIAL SESSION MATCHMAKING TRACK EUROPEAN MARKETING STRATEGY 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Behold The Love Child of the Private Label and Free Dating Business Models
Speaker:
Angus Thody
(CEO)
Exposure on the Web
Location: Exeter I1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
Current State of Offline Matchmaking in the UK
Speaker:
Genevieve Zawada
(CEO)
ElectClub
Carmelia Ray
(CEO)
Carmelia Ray
Location: Drake1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
Optimal Media Buying for Dating: UK vs US vs Germany vs France
Speaker:
Bako Kaye
(CEO)
etology
Location: Exeter IIINTERNATIONAL DATING 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
International Dating
Speaker:
Gloria Diez
(Business Development)
Wamba
Location: Exeter IMATCHMAKING TRACK INTERNATIONAL DATING 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Panel: Effective Collaboration for Offline Dating
Speaker:
Rachel McGlynn
(Managing Director)
The Vida Consultancy
Trea Tijmens
(CEO)
Success Match
Megan Buquen
(CEO)
The Matchmaker Exhange
Johnny Cassell
(Dating Coach)
Johnny Casell
Location: Drake2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Empowering Your Employees to be Social Media Superstars for Your Dating Product
Speaker:
Maz Nadjim
(CEO)
SoAmpli
Location: Exeter IICEO THERAPY SESSION 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
CEO Therapy [WATCH VIDEO]
Speaker:
Ben Lambert
(CEO)
Clocked.co
Location: Exeter ICEO THERAPY SESSION 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
CEO Therapy [WATCH VIDEO]
Speaker:
Juliette Prais
(CEO)
Pink Lobster Dating
Location: Exeter I3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
NETWORKING BREAK
FoyerDATING FRAUD PANEL MATCHMAKING TRACK SPECIAL SESSION 3:30 PM
Dating Scam Methods: Sextortion and Video Blackmail [WATCH VIDEO]
Speaker:
Wayne May
(CEO)
Scam Survivors
Location: Exeter I3:30 PM
Matchmaking Track: Business Changes in the Dating Industry Over the Past 30 years [WATCH VIDEO]
Speaker:
Mary Balfour
(Managing Director)
Drawing Down the Moon
Location: Drake3:30 PM
The Nordic Online & Mobile Dating Market [WATCH VIDEO]
Speaker:
Jenny Gonzalez
(VP of Sales and Marketing)
Dating Factory
Location: Exeter IIDATING FRAUD RESEARCH MATCHMAKING TRACK SPECIAL SESSION 4:00 PM
2015 Online Dating Fraud / Research, Findings and Action
Speaker:
Monica Whitty
(Professor of Contemporary Media)
University of Leicester
Location: Exeter I4:00 PM
Attracting More Paying Male Clients for a Matchmaking Business [WATCH VIDEO]
Speaker:
Svetlana Mukha
(CEO)
Diolli
Location: Drake4:00 PM
Text Analytics Technologies & Their Applications to the Dating Industry [WATCH VIDEO]
Speaker:
Maxence Bernard
(CEO)
IO Square
Location: Exeter IIDATING FRAUD AND SECURITY BREACH IMPACT MATCHMAKING TRACK ONLINE DATING IN BULGARIA 4:30 PM
Dating Fraud and Securtiy Breach Impact
Speaker:
Dave Wiseman
(Vice President)
Scamalytics
Location: Exeter I4:30 PM
Collaborative Events & Seminars Can Positively Impact Your Business [WATCH VIDEO]
Speaker:
Jacquie Brownridge
(Managing Director - Canada)
Its Just Lunch
Seán Brickell
(CEO)
Life Impact
Location: Drake4:30 PM
Challenges of the Dating Startup & Customer Engagement [WATCH VIDEO]
Speaker:
Hristo Zlatarski
elitebook.bg
Location: Exeter IIEVENING PARTY
(Free for all Delegates)10:00 - to - 11:59 PM
EVENING PARTY (Free for all Conference Attendees)
The Library
112 St. Martin's Lane,
Covent Garden, London WC2N 4BD
Tel: +44 203 302 7912
Location: The Library
AGENDA: DAY TWO
STRAND PALACE HOTEL | Friday - October 16
INTERNET DATING & DATING INDUSTRY CONFERENCE8:45 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration & Exhibit Hall opens
FoyerFRANCE MATCHMAKING TRACK 9:00 AM
The French Online and Mobile Dating Market
Speaker:
Pauline Tourneur
(General Manager)
Attractive World
Location: Exeter I9:00 AM
Managing and Setting Realistic Expectations for Yourself and Your Clients [WATCH VIDEO]
Speaker:
Trea Tijmens
(CEO)
Success Match
Sue Sherring
(Managing Director)
ElectClub Classic
Maria Avgitidis
(CEO)
Agape Match
Jacquie Brownridge
(Managing Director - Canada)
Its Just Lunch
Location: Essex9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
NETWORKING BREAK
FoyerSPECIAL ONLINE DATING STRATEGY MATCHMAKING TRACK 10:30 AM
Unique Methods to Gain Press Attention and Sales
Speaker:
Kevin Gibbons
(Managing Director)
Blue Glass
Location: Exeter I10:30 AM
Panel: Coaching Client Methods for the Maximum Results [WATCH VIDEO]
Speaker:
Genevieve Zawada
(CEO)
ElectClub
Jo Hemmings
(CEO & Behavioural Psychologist)
JoHemmings.co.uk
James Preece
(Dating Coach)
JamesPreece.com
Madeleine Mason
(Director)
PassionSmiths
Location: EssexSOCIAL MEDIA AND SEO MATCHMAKING TRACK 11:00 AM
Social Media & Dating SEO : Leveraging Traffic Using Synergy Between Both Channels
Speaker:
Lukasz Zelezny
(Godfather)
Zelezny.uk
Location: Exeter I11:00 AM
Maximizing Online Dating Opportunities when Running an Offline Business
Speaker:
Megan Buquen
(CEO)
The Matchmaker Exchange
Location: EssexDATING SOFTWARE MATCHMAKING TRACK 11:30 AM
Panel: New Mobile Dating Features in Europe 2015
Speaker:
Tanya Fathers
(CEO)
Dating Factory
Michael O'Sullivan
(CEO)
The Hub People
David Adams
(Partnerships Team Manager)
Venntro
Location: Exeter I11:30 AM
Panel: Dating Coaching and Behavioural Adjustment
Speaker:
Jo Hemmings
(CEO & Behavioural Psychologist)
JoHemmings.co.uk
Genevieve Zawada
(CEO)
ElectClub
James Preece
(Dating Coach)
JamesPreece.com
Madeleine Mason
(Director)
PassionSmiths
Location: Essex12:00 Noon - 1:30 PM
LUNCH
Carvery RestaurantSEO MATCHMAKING TRACK 1:30 PM
New SEO Linking methods for Online Dating Sites [WATCH VIDEO]
Speaker:
Matteo Monari
(CEO)
Bizup
Location: Exeter I1:30 PM
Building the Most Respected Brand in Matchmaking
Speaker:
Maria Avgitidis
(CEO)
Agape Match
Location: EssexDATING PHOTOGRAPHY MATCHMAKING TRACK 2:00 PM
Latest Trends in Dating Photography: Online and Mobile
Speaker:
Jonathan Bird
(Managing Director)
Warehouse Dating
Location: Exeter I2:00 PM
Recent Social Media Strategies for Online Dating, Matchmaking and Date Coaches
Speaker:
Sharon Callix
(Webmaster)
Making Money Using Social Media
Phil Gee Goldberg
(Managing Director)
Phil Gee Goldberg
Location: EssexINCENTIVISING THE CUSTOMER MATCHMAKING TRACK 2:30 PM
Customer Incentivization to Get More Sales and Higher SEO
Speaker:
Marc Lesnick
(Conference Organizer)
iDate Conference
Location: Exeter I2:30 PM
Successful Matchmaking Executive Strategy
Speaker:
Lisa Clampitt
(CEO)
Matchmaking Institute
Genevieve Zawada
(CEO)
ElectClub
Location: EssexFINAL PANEL DEBATE 3:30 PM
Final Panel Debate
Speaker:
Mark Brooks
(CEO & Principal Consultant)
Courtland Brooks & Online Personals Watch
Lukasz Zelezny
(Godfather)
Zelezny.uk
Jonathan Bird
(Managing Director)
Warehouse Dating
Hristo Zlatarski
elitebook.bg
Genevieve Zawada
(CEO)
ElectClub
Tanya Fathers
(CEO)
Dating Factory
Michael O'Sullivan
(CEO)
The Hub People
Kevin Gibbons
(Managing Director)
Blue Glass
Monica Whitty
(Professor of Contemporary Media)
University of Leicester
Gloria Diez
(Business Development)
Wamba
Location: Exeter I- POST EVENT PARTY
(Free for all Conference Attendees)
10:00 PM - till midnight PM
POST EVENT PARTY
(Free for all Conference Attendees)
Location: To Be Announced
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