TV leaders talk disruption: final ASTRA speakers announced
ASTRA has revealed its full program and line up of speakers for its annual ASTRA Conference being held in Sydney next month.
A record number of industry figures will debate the future of television at the annual ASTRA Conference in Sydney next month.
Nearly 30 leaders will take to the stage to discuss how television has learnt from other disrupted sectors and is successfully adapting to and co-opting the digital transformation of the medium, creating new business models and revenue streams.
ASTRA CEO Andrew Maiden said the 2015 Conference – themed ‘Outside The Box’- will explore the direction the industry is headed in the face of disruption.
“Digital disruption is not a new concept, but the disruption of the TV industry has taken longer to arrive than it has in other industries – for example music. Television has been able to learn from their mistakes, getting ahead of disruption and harnessing it.
“This year’s ASTRA conference will feature local and international leaders discussing how the industry has changed the way content is created and scheduled, as well as the platforms that distribute it,” Maiden said.
The conference, expected to attract more than 400 guests on 9 September 2015 at the Star Event Centre, will be headlined by keynote speakers with unparalleled experience including –
- Robert Bakish, President & CEO of Viacom International Media Networks
- Mike Gunton, Creative Director, BBC Worldwide & BBC
- Hernan Lopez, President & CEO of Fox International
- Christina Miller, President & General Manager, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim & Boomerang
The conference will be preceded by the annual ASTRA Women in TV Breakfast, at which an audience of more than 600 will watch acclaimed actor, comedian and author Magda Szubanski and London-based BBC presenter and correspondent Yalda Hakim in conversation with movie critic icon Margaret Pomeranz.
Complete details of conference sessions and speakers are below:
| 7.30am – 9.00am | Women in Television breakfastThree high-achieving women share their personal success stories, and outline how they achieved success.Speakers: Magda Szubanski, Actor, Comedian & Author Yalda Hakim, BBC World News Presenter & Correspondent Margaret Pomeranz, Foxtel |
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| 9.35am – 9.45am | Official welcome – ASTRASpeaker:Tony Shepherd AO, ASTRA Chairman | |
| 9.45am – 10.15am | Keynote address – Fox InternationalSpeaker: Hernan Lopez, President & CEO of Fox International Channels |
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| 10.15am – 10.45am | Keynote address – ViacomSpeaker:Robert Bakish, President & CEO of Viacom International Media Networks | |
| 11.15am – 11.45am | Keynote address – FoxtelSpeaker:Richard Freudenstein, Foxtel CEO | |
| 11.45am – 12.15pm | Keynote interview – Turner Broadcasting SystemSpeaker:Christina Miller, President, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim & Boomerang | |
| 1.30pm – 2.15pm | Keynote address – BBCSpeaker:Mike Gunton, Creative Director, BBC Natural History Unit | |
| 2.15pm – 3.00pm | Keynote address – NBNSpeaker:Bill Morrow, CEO NBN Co | |
| 3.30pm – 4.15pm | Concurrent session – Production Funding Speakers: Fiona Cameron, COO, Screen Australia Matthew Deaner, CEO, Screen Producers Association Ian Robertson, Holding Redlich |
Concurrent session –SVODSpeakers: Shaun James, Director, PrestoEric Kearley, Head of IPTV, TelstraKylie Merritt, Presenter, Sky News |
| 4.15pm – 5.00pm | Concurrent session –Audience measurementSpeakers:Murray Love, Multiview Director, MCN Monique Perry, Nielsen Doug Pfieffer, CEO, OzTAM Ingrid Willinge, Presenter, Sky News |
Concurrent session – Policy Speakers: Megan Brownlow, PwC Kate Carnell, CEO, ACCIChris Chapman, Chairman & CEO, ACMA Bruce Meagher, Director Corporate Affairs, FoxtelNerida O’Loughlin, Dep Sec, Department of Comms Janine Perrett, Sky News |
Source: N2N media release
