CPG, Retail and QSR to Dominate Discussion at Mobile Media Summit Chicago

LOS ANGELES, July 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile Media Summit, the largest mobile media and advertising conference in North America and Europe is headed to Chicago for its third-annual event on Tuesday, July 29^th at the Mid-America Club. The industry gathering will host more than 700 media, digital, agency, brand and mobile executives who are moving the industry forward and driving mobile innovation across the United States and around the world.

"We're in a world where there are more tablets and smartphones than PCs," said Paran Johar, CEO and Founder of Mobile Media Summit. "With mobile fast becoming the primary medium of engagement for innovative marketers the Chicago event will focus on CPG, retail and QSR. I'm excited to head back to the Windy City to bring together leaders in the industry to discuss how and why companies are going mobile first."

Matt Biespiel, Sr. Director of Global Brand Development for McDonald's will be a keynote speaker at Mobile Media Summit Chicago. Biespiel is responsible for keeping the iconic Golden Arches shining bright in the 119 markets where the Company conducts business. Biespiel is the worldwide lead on developing the brand. "I'm excited to share what McDonald's is doing to keep consumers engaged with the brand on mobile," he said.

Paul Gunning, CEO of DDB Chicago is also a keynote speaker at the event and is excited to share some insight. "With the marketing world changing and companies having to tailor content toward specific groups, Mobile Media Summit is a place to express those ideas. I am thrilled to be joining other industry leaders to get the conversation started about what's next for marketing and mobile," said Gunning.

Featured speakers at Mobile Media Summit Chicago include:

1. Matt Biespiel, Sr. Director Global Brand Development, McDonalds Corporation
2. Paul Gunning, CEO, DDB Chicago
3. Ian Beacraft, Manager, New and Emerging Technologies, Leo Burnett
4. Brandon Berger, Chief Digital Officer, Worldwide, Ogilvy & Mather
5. Alexis Berger, Vice President of Marketing & Midwest Sales, Kargo
6. Michael Burgi, Features Editor, Adweek
7. Sal Candella, VP Mobile Strategic Sales, Undertone
8. Greg Clausen, EVP, Chief Media Officer, Doner
9. Bill Clifford, Chief Revenue Officer, SessionM
10. Tom Cramer, Strategy Director & Mobile Practice Lead, Razorfish
11. Jim Cridlin, Managing Director, Digital, Mindshare
12. Bill Dinan, CEO, Telmetrics
13. Luke Edson, VP, YP
14. Larry Griffiths, SVP Business Development, Shoutz
15. Matt Harris, Head of Ad Products, Tapjoy
16. Chris Hiland, Chief Growth Officer, BPN Worldwide
17. Julie Howell, Associate Director, Strategy & Campaigns, Ansible Mobile
18. Danny Huynh, SVP, Group Account Director, Havas Media
19. Matthew Jackson, General Manager, Digital Media & Advertising, DISH Network
20. Michael Kaushansky, EVP, Chief Analytics Officer, Havas Media
21. Erin Kienast, SVP Director of Mobility, Starcom Worldwide
22. Moira Lisowski, SVP, Digital Director, Kraft at Starcom MediaVest Group
23. Joao Machado, Mobile Director, OMD
24. Jeff Malmad, Managing Director of Mobile, Mindshare
25. Duncan McCall, CEO, PlaceIQ
26. John Montgomery, COO, GroupM Interaction
27. Mark Ortiz, National Interactive Marketing Manager, American Honda Motor Company, Inc.
28. Mike Owen, CRO, AdColony
29. Tracey Paull, SVP, Digital Media Director, Starcom
30. Eric Perko, VP Director, Media, Digitas
31. Kalyana Prattipati, Vice President Global Platforms, Accuen
32. Dan Richardson, Associate Director, Mindshare
33. Dr. David Rosenberg, Chief Scientist, YP Mobile Labs
34. Liz Ross, President, BPN
35. Bryan Simkins, VP, Technology and Activation Group, Starcom
36. Josh Sitzer, Head of Sales & Marketing, Pinsight Media+, Sprint
37. James Smith, CRO, Verve
38. Brandon Starkoff, EVP, Managing Director, Starcom Mediavest
39. Angela Steele, CEO, Ansible
40. Hynek Stehno, VP Digital Director, SMG PM
41. Scott Swanson, President Global Ad Sales, Opera Mediaworks
42. Matt Tengler, VP of Product, Millennial Media
43. Rishad Tobaccowala, Chair, DigitasLBi and Razorfish
44. Are Traasdahl, Founder & CEO, Tapad
45. John Trimble, CRO, Pandora
46. Kevin Vine, Senior Manager, Digital Strategy, Dunkin' Brands
47. Jesse Wolfersberger, Director, Consumer Insights, GroupM Next
48. Amy Dickerson, VP, Digital Director, Spark
49. Monica Ho, SVP, Marketing, Xad
50. Asif Khan, Founder and President, Location Based Marketing Association
51. Jim Kiszka, Sr. Manager, Digital Strategist/PaidDigital Media, Kellogg North America
52. Jeremy Lockhorn, VP, Emerging Media, Razorfish
53. Dave Meeker, VP of Emerging Technology, Isobar US
54. Woody Meachum, Director Digital Strategy, OMD
55. Colleen Whitney, SVP Media Director National Video Lead, Digitas
56. Richard Guest, President, Tribal Worldwide
57. Elizabeth Elliott, Director of Mobility, Starcom for P&G
58. DJ Reali, SVP Multi Platform Sales, Weather Channel
59. Elisabeth Payne, Sales Director, Mobile, Social & Innovatoin, Yahoo!
60. Eli Portnoy, President & Co-Founder, Thinknear
61. Shannon E. Denison, Vice President of product and Insights, Voltari
62. Collin Douma, Global Account Lead, Hasbro at OMD Worldwide
63. Molly Garris, Digital Strategy Director, Arc Worldwide
64. Nick Jordan, SVP of Product, Tapad
65. Glenn Kiladis, VP, New Market & Media Solutions, Fiksu
66. Brian Kilmer, VP Central Region Sales, NinthDecimal
67. Shenan Reed, President Digital, North America, MEC
68. Vincent Shine, Experience Design, Razorfish
69. Nitin Chitkara, Director of Mobile, Rocket Fuel

A complete Mobile Media Summit Chicago agenda and speaker list can be found at: www.mobilemediasummit.com/chicago-2014

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Sponsors and Partners include Opera Mediaworks, Pandora, xAd, YP, AdColony, Celtra, NinthDecimal, Kargo, Medialets, Millennial Media, MillwardBrown Digital, Pinsight Media +, PlaceIQ, Shoutz, StrikeAd, Tapjoy, Telmetrics, Undertone, Verve Mobile, Weather Channel, TapAd, Thinknear, Rocket Fuel, Tremor Video, SessionM, Fiksu, SheppardMullin, Collective, Pubmatic, Airpush, Voltari, Yahoo!, MobPartner, mobiThinking, 4A's, Adweek, The Advertising Club, Folio, Fierce Wireless, MadAve Mobile, The Makegood, Women in Wireless, Street Fight, Mobile Monday Chicago, The Social Media Monthly, Wharton, Bloomberg Media, Location Based Marketing Association and among others.

About Mobile Media Summit Mobile Media Summits are the quintessential thought-leadership forums for brand, agency and mobile leaders to learn and network on the newest mobile technology and media. Founded in 2008 by Paran Johar, the Mobile Media Summits are the largest event series in mobile advertising, where an average of 75% of the audience are advertisers, more than any other event. Since its founding, the event series has hosted over 850 speakers and well over 10,000 attendees. Visit www.mobilemediasummit.com for more information.

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