CROSSMEDIA TORONTO 2013

Toronto, Ontario / February 21, 2013

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Crossmedia TO: Digital MashUp – a showcase of 26 of the most innovative companies and creators in motion, mobile, marketing, publishing and games.

The pace is fast and the knowledge share overflowing. Gaming people will meet the TV people, the Publishing people will meet the Web Video people, and everyone will get to meet the Advertising people.

Our conference introduces a unique format featuring “quick fire” 7 minute demos from leading creators focused on building the technologies and experiences that will connect and engage with the audiences of the future across the digital ’ecosystem’.

We’ll find global speakers who are experts in their sector and ask them to present their business model and you our audience will get to grill them to your advantage.

Watch, Learn & Enjoy:

Demonstrations from creators building the technologies & experiences to connect you with your audience.
Case studies of successful cross media projects.
Emerging digital media business models.
Creative and inspiring talks from the hottest tech companies out there.

Network with Your Peers in:

Video (Web video, Animation, TV, DVD)
Internet (Websites, Podcasts, Social Media, Marketing, Music, Email)
Gaming (Social Gaming, Console)
Publishing (Magazine, Books)
Mobile (Apps)
Advertising (Creative, Buying)

Confirmed speakers include:

Jamie King, Founder, VODO
Andrew Macdonald, General Manager, Uber Canada
Mark Ghuneim, CEO/Founder of Wiredset and Trendrr
Rhonda McEwen, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
Brian Eoff, Data Scientist, Bitly
Rob Segal, Co-Founder, Get Set Games
Paul Kontonis, GM, Magnet Media Originals and Chairman of the Board of Directors, International Academy of Web Television
Ipsa Desai, Strategic Partnerships, Google
Allan Beaufour, CTO, Chartbeat
Corey Vidal, Founder and President, ApprenticeA Productions
Asif R Khan, Founder & President, TheLBMA.com
Tony Walsh, Founder, Exec. Producer & Creative Director, Phantom Compass
Paul Sparkes, Executive Vice-Chairman and Co-Founder, Difference Capital
Laurie Mirsky, President, 3DPhacktory.
Jeff Brenner, Co-Founder and CEO, Pressly

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SCHEDULE

CMTO13 – 26 OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE DIGITAL MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES IN MOTION, MOBILE, MARKETING, PUBLISHING AND GAMES.

8.00-09.00 REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST

9.00 -09.10 GAVIN MCGARRY, FOUNDER, JUMPWIRE MEDIA - QUICK FIRE NETWORKING

9:10 – 9:40 SPEAKER TO BE ANNOUNCED

9.40 – 10.40 4 X RAPID FIRE DEMOS

Google/YouTube – A New Revenue Stream
Chartbeat – Real-Time Data for Content
3DPhacktory – How To – 3D Modeling
Demo TBC

10.40 – 11.00 COFFEE & NETWORKING

GAVIN MCGARRY PRESENTS: TOP 10 APPS AND WEBSITES

11.00- 12.00 4 X RAPID FIRE DEMOS

Uber – Technology Disrupts the Taxi Business
Bitly – Using Big Data to Grow Your Audience
Vodo – Launching a Television Series on BitTorrent
UTM – A New World View – iPod & iPad Devices for Communication & Sociality

12.00–13.00 4 X RAPID FIRE DEMOS

Phantom Compass – Transmedia and Alternate Reality Games
Trendrr – Unlock the Value of Social TV
Demo TBC
Demo TBC

13.00 -14.00 LUNCH & NETWORKING

CROSSMEDIA PRESENTS THE ‘INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE HUB’ SHOWCASING SOLUTIONS FROM CANADIAN ENTREPRENEURS AND STARTUPS

14.00 – 15.00 4 X RAPID FIRE DEMOS

Get Set Games – Chart Topping the iOS and Android Platforms
International Academy of Web Television – Building Audiences for Your Web Series
Demo TBC
Demo TBC

15.00 – 16.00 4 X RAPID FIRE DEMOS