UbiQ Kickoff
International Digital Showcase and Conference
confirm high profile speakers and partnerships
Randi Zuckerberg to keynote at June event
Paris, 18th October 2011. At today’s press conference held in the Palais Brongniart, former Paris stock market for the first edition of UbiQ (www.ubiq-europe.com) international Digital Entertainment Showcase, creator and CEO Gwénael Flatres announced that former Facebook Marketing Director Randi Zuckerberg to keynote at UbiQ and that Ogilvy, Zodiak Active, FremantleMedia, INA and Daily Motion have already confirmed their presence at UbiQ in Paris, 18-19 June 2012.
Randi Zuckerberg, former Marketing Director of Facebook and current CEO of her newly founded company R to Z Media will be sharing her unprecedented experience on the rise of social entertainment and her vision of how social media will revolutionize the entertainment industry.
Branded entertainment Doug Scott, President of Ogilvy Entertainment since June 2006, has been developing and producing brand funded entertainment for clients such as Dupont, IBM, Cisco, TD Ameritrade, Capri Sun, will feature major Ogilvy’s client successful business cases Marco Ferrari CEO of Zodiak Active, the digital and branded content division of multinational content producer Zodiak Media Group and former founder of Neo Network, one of the most innovative digital companies in Italy which is now fully integrated in Zodiak Active. Head of Digital MBC Group (Middle East Broadcasting Centre), Dr Ammar Bakkar, described by the famous Arab Newspaper, Alhayat, as “The Godfather of New Media in the Arab World.” has been instrumental in making MBC one of the highest earning digital entertainment companies in the region.
In June each speaker will host a showcase to share their extensive knowledge of the digital entertainment industry.
Gwen Flatres commented: « We are thrilled to have the support of industry influencers such as Randi, Doug, Ammar and Marco. They are at the heart of the digital entertainment industry and will be at UbiQ to share their most successful business cases ».
The showcases are part of UbiQ’s innovative conference agenda that is designed to « Share Experience » through a « tiered or cascading » agenda that will offer showcases, workshops and speed meetings to all its participants. The conference tracks will address all forms of digital entertainment – TV, Music, Games, Books Gambling and Branded Entertainment – with success stories of how to capture, engage, monetize and finally measure return on investment.
New York based UbiQ conference advisor and CEO of Jumpwire, Gavin McGarry added : «People need to have concrete examples of what works and why. UbiQ’s tag line is “Share Experience” and this event format will enable attendees to do exactly this. Keynote showcases will offer “the bigger picture”, workshops will go into more depth and finally through a series of pre-organised industry focused “speed meetings”, where participants will have the opportunity to meet potential key partners. »
Flatres also confirmed today that UbiQ will be partnered by Futur en Seine, the Festival for Digital Life and Creativity, organised annually in Paris by Cap Digital and the Paris Town Hall, where general public meets the innovative creative industries to imagine, build and celebrate the digital future together around five central themes: The Future of Life, the Future of Music and Image, the Future of Creation, the Future of Communications and the Future of the City.
Last but not least Dailymotion, one of the world’s largest video entertainment sites with 115 million unique visitors monthly has joined the UbiQ’s impressive line up of partners.
Christophe Caillaud Joos, Palais Brongniart CEO added : “The Palais Brongniart is a leading, international Event and Conference Centre in France and we are very happy to welcome this major digital event UbiQ and to contribute to its success through our partnership”
UbiQ’s other partners, who come from a variety of disciplines in the fields of traditional and digital media, branded entertainment, include personalities such as Eric Aderdor, CEO Horyzon Media, Mathieu Porte CEO Can’t Stop Media (ex Adventure Line, Zodiak), co-founders of Teaminside Jean-Sébastien Hongre and Fréderick Benichou (ex Isobar/AEGIS and Planète Interactive), Pierre Cazaux, CEO Dragon Rouge, Thomas Owadenko CEO VideoAgency, David Hanau, Head of Branded Content Aegis Media , Jérôme Chouraqui , founder Media club and Talent Sphere, Pasa Mustafa, MD at East London Productions (ex Global Head of Digital for Endemol International).
UbiQ is the first international event (exhibition and showcase) dedicated to content and applications for digital entertainment (TV programmes, music, games, interactive apps, books) destined for all digital broadcast platforms ( television, internet, mobile telephones…)
The BtoB event will take place on 18th – 19th June 2012 at the Palais Brogniart in Paris. Over 2000 professionals from all over the world will be attending to present, discover and share their experience through practical case studies demonstrating winning strategies and original ideas for content & applications, advertisements and branded entertainment from all areas (TV , internet, gambling , mobile , games…)
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Digital Entertainment Showcase – conference & exhibition to launch in Paris in June 2012
Paris, 8th September 2011. Gwénaël Flatres, CEO of UbiQ Events SAS announced today the creation of UbiQ – www.ubiq-europe.com – the first International Digital Entertainment Showcase (conference & exhibition) – that will take place in Paris, France on 18 & 19 June 2012 in the prestigious Palais Brongniart, former Paris stock exchange.
UbiQ conference and exhibition will spotlight the best of digital entertainment - content creation, business case studies and winning strategies to engage with audiences and maximize ROI across all digital platforms – Internet, Mobile, IPTV, Connected TV, Tablets and Social Media.
Gwénaël FLATRES, UbiQ Events CEO – and former Head of Digital Business Development of MipTv and MIPCOM, the two largest TV content markets organised by Reed Midem – explained: « The main objective of UbiQ is to provide professionals with a true international context at the heart of Europe to showcase and distribute digital content and services as well as a learning and networking platform dedicated to all forms of digital Entertainment – TV, Music, Games, Book, Gambling…”
UbiQ will bring together major players in the digital arena as well as start up and small producers to get together in one place for two days to share experiences from all over the world to develop new production and distribution partnerships: TV, Radio, Press, Internet and Mobile Networks, IPTV, Content distributors and aggregators, Interactive content producers and publishers (Video, Music, Games, Apps, Books), new technology, application, solution and service providers, advertising and media agencies and consumer Brands.
Jumpwire Media president, Gavin McGarry, will act as a conference advisor. He commented: “The event is a great idea and very timely. There is nothing like it in Europe that visuals what is happening on the ground in digital media by using showcases as the focal point for shared discussion and debate. UbiQ is all about sharing experiences on how to make money online with digital media and digital entertainment».
Flatres, is backed by an impressive line up of experienced shareholders and advisors from a variety of disciplines in the fields of traditional and digital media, branded entertainment, event and conference organisation. Among them Eric Aderdor, CEO Horyzon Media, Mathieu Porte CEO Can’t Stop Media (ex Adventure Line, Zodiak), co-founders of Teaminside Jean-Sébastien Hongre and Fréderick Benichou (ex Isobar/AEGIS and Planète Interactive), Pierre Cazaux, CEO Dragon Rouge, Thomas Owadenko CEO VideoAgency, David Hanau, Head of Branded Content Aegis Media , Jérôme Chouraqui , founder Media club and Talent Sphere.
UbiQ’s venue, the Palais Brongniart, is a listed Parisian architectural monument which provides a prestigious venue for UbiQ in the very heart of the French capital with some 3,500m² of event space. Christophe Caillaud Joos, Palais Brongniart’s CEO added : “The Palais Brongniart is a leading, international Event and Conference Centre in France and we are very happy to welcome this major digital event UbiQ and to contribute to its success through our partnership”
UbiQ – Share Experience.
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