All-Star C-Suite Lineup Booked for Groundbreaking Paley Center-IESE Media and Entertainment Management Program

NEW YORK, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Top media and entertainment executives are signing on to participate in the Leadership Forums of the world's first global Advanced Management Program in Media and Entertainment (Media AMP) – an intensive, "transformative" management program aimed at preparing seasoned media and entertainment executives for major executive roles.  The Media AMP, scheduled to launch in January 2011, is jointly offered by industry thought leader, The Paley Center for Media, and top-ranked IESE Business School.   One of the Media AMP's key components, the Leadership Forums, gives program participants the unique opportunity to network and interact in a private, intimate and personal setting with top industry leaders and entrepreneurs who are changing the face of the business.  

The line-up of speakers so far (more are expected to sign on) includes:

Frank A. Bennack, Jr.

Chief Executive Officer of Hearst Corporation

Hearst Corporation is one of the world's largest media conglomerates and owner of well-known brands that include Good Housekeeping; Cosmopolitan; Country Living; O, The Oprah Magazine; Esquire; Marie Claire; Seventeen and SmartMoney. (To learn more, click here).

Lauren Zalaznick

President of NBC Universal Women and Lifestyle Networks

Lauren Zalaznick, President of NBC Universal Women & Lifestyle Entertainment Networks, oversees Bravo Media, Oxygen Media, and iVillage.  (To learn more, click here).

Steve Capus

President of NBC News

Steve Capus is the No. 1 News Division executive at NBC Universal and is responsible for all aspects of America's highest-rated and most-watched network News division, as well as MSNBC and NBC News Channel.  (To learn more, click here).

Avner Ronen

Founder and CEO of Boxee

Named one of Rolling Stone's "Agents of Change" for 2009, Ronen is Founder and CEO of Boxee, the first "social" media center, whose free, open source, downloadable software is changing the way consumers experience media.  (To learn more, click here).

The Media AMP 2011 Leadership Forums will also include an exclusive tour of the NBC Newsroom by NBC News President, Steve Capus.

About the Media AMP - An Industry Game-changing Management Program to Prepare the Next Generation Leaders in Media and Entertainment

Targeted at high-potential senior managers, business unit directors and VPs of media and entertainment companies from around the world, the IESE-Paley Center Media AMP is the first a postgraduate level program of its kind for media and entertainment executives.

The program combines in-depth, enriching classroom and networking experiences with the flexibility of a professional development program that does not require years to complete.  Media AMP participants will attend four modules over a 6-month period, each 5 days long.  Three of the modules will be held in New York City, and one in Los Angeles.  Top professors from IESE will teach the program, and high-profile senior industry experts will be featured speakers.  

Read more about the program: www.ime.edu/programs/media-amp

About IESE Business School and The Paley Center for Media

Based in Europe with a newly opened Center in Manhattan, IESE Business School is among the top-ranked business schools in the world.   The Paley Center for Media is a global thought leader on the cultural, creative, and social significance of television, radio, and emerging platforms for the professional community and media-interested public.

For program and admission inquiries, please contact Rich Sabreen, Media AMP Program Director, Managing Director, Institute for Media and Entertainment at IESE Business School, 646-346-8830, [email protected].

For press inquiries, please contact Marie Oates, Director of Communications (US), IESE Business School, 646-346-8836, 617-290-7795 (cell), [email protected].

SOURCE IESE Business School