The Paley Center for Media Unveils Agenda for International Council Summit (IC2011) in Los Angeles, September 14-16, 2011

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Paley Center for Media announced today the agenda for its International Council Summit (IC2011) scheduled for September 14–16 in Los Angeles. Under the theme Beyond Disruption, IC2011 will look past the dramatic shifts in the media landscape to focus on the emergence of new models and markets worldwide. The Summit will feature intimate conversations with an extraordinary line-up of industry leaders. Online viewers can watch the sessions via live video streaming at www.paleycenter.org/ic and follow the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #PaleyIC.

The International Council consists of top executives from the world's most dynamic and influential media and technology companies who will discuss the challenges and opportunities surrounding globalized media, entertainment, and communications. This year's Summit features prominent representatives from a variety of industries, including Peter Chernin, Chairman, The Chernin Group and Chernin Entertainment; Adriana Cisneros, Vice Chairman and Director of Strategy, Grupo Cisneros; Barry Diller, Chairman and Senior Executive, IAC; Victor Koo, Founder and CEO, Youku; Marissa Mayer, VP Location and Local Services, Google; Leslie Moonves, CEO, CBS Corporation; Deb Roy, CEO, Bluefin Labs; and Sheryl Sandberg, COO, Facebook.

"The line-up of leaders and innovators we've assembled for IC2011 truly attests to the unique forum we provide for the industry worldwide," said Pat Mitchell, president and chief executive officer of The Paley Center for Media. "Los Angeles is an ideal location to bring together the best minds in media, entertainment, and technology to explore new opportunities for growth and alliances, both here in the U.S. and in emerging markets around the globe."

The agenda for IC2011 is as follows:

DAY 1: Wednesday, Sept. 14

(Events will be streamed from approximately 2:30-5:15 p.m. PDT. Please note that exact times are TBC, please check www.paleycenter.org/ic for confirmed times)

A Conversation with Anne Sweeney, Co-Chair Disney Media Networks and President of Disney-ABC Television Group

• Moderated by Pat Mitchell, President and CEO, The Paley Center for Media

Beyond Disruption: A Conversation with Industry Experts

• Moderated by Jon Miller, Chief Digital Officer, News Corporation
• Joe Calabrese, Partner and Chair, Entertainment, Sports and Media Practice, O'Melveny and Myers
• Gail Becker, Chair, Canada, Latin America and U.S. Western Region, Edelman
• Geoffrey Sands, Director and Head of Global Media, Entertainment, and Information Practice, McKinsey and Company

A Conversation with Jim Berk, CEO, Participant Media

• Moderated by Pat Mitchell, President and CEO, The Paley Center for Media

A Keynote Conversation with Barry Diller, Chairman & Senior Executive, IAC

• Moderated by Jason Hirschhorn, CEO, reDEF Group

DAY 2: Thursday, Sept. 15

(Events will be streamed from approximately 9:20 a.m.-5:00 p.m. PDT. Please note that exact times are TBC, please check www.paleycenter.org/ic for confirmed times)

Morning welcome by Frank A. Bennack, Jr., Vice Chairman and CEO, Hearst Corporation, and Chairman, The Paley Center for Media

A Conversation with Leslie Moonves, President and CEO, CBS Corporation

• Moderated by: Aryeh Bourkoff, Head of Investment Banking, the Americas, UBS

A Conversation with Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer, Netflix

• Moderated by Jon Miller, Chief Digital Officer, News Corporation

Keynote Conversation - Emerging Market: Latin America: with Adriana Cisneros, Vice Chairman and Director of Strategy, Grupo Cisneros

• Moderated by Pat Mitchell, President and CEO, The Paley Center for Media

Keynote Conversation - Emerging Market: Latin America: with Juan Luis Cebrian, CEO, Grupo PRISA, Lorea Canales, author and journalist, and Isaac Lee, President, Univision News

The New Global Audience: A Conversation with Industry Experts

• Moderated by Pat Mitchell, President and CEO, The Paley Center for Media
• Marcel Fenez, Global Leader, Entertainment and Media Practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
• Susan Whiting, Vice Chair, The Nielsen Company

Keynote Conversation – Emerging Market: the Middle East with Tom Freston, Principal, Firefly3 LLC and Saad Mohseni, Chairman, Moby Media

• Moderated by Pat Mitchell, President and CEO, The Paley Center for Media

Keynote Conversation - Emerging Market: China with Victor Koo, Founder and CEO, Youku.com

• Moderated by: Imran Khan, Managing Director and Head of Internet Investment Banking, Credit Suisse

DAY 3: Friday, Sept. 16

(Events will be streamed from approximately 9:00 a.m.-12 p.m. PDT. Please note that exact times are TBC, please check www.paleycenter.org/ic for confirmed times)

Morning welcome by Frank A. Bennack, Jr., Vice Chairman and CEO, Hearst Corporation, and Chairman, The Paley Center for Media

A Conversation with Peter Chernin, Chairman, The Chernin Group and Chernin Entertainment

• Moderated by Judy Olian, Dean, Anderson School of Management, UCLA

A Conversation with Marissa Mayer, VP Location and Local Services, Google and Lauren Zalaznick, Chairman, Entertainment & Digital Networks and Integrated Media, NBC Universal

• Moderated by Pat Mitchell, President and CEO, The Paley Center for Media

A Conversation with Deb Roy, CEO, Bluefin Labs

• Moderated by Dave Morgan, CEO, Simulmedia

The Next Big Thing – company demonstrations by 4-5 start-ups

• The Backplane, Matt Michelsen, CEO
• Joyus, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, Cofounder and CEO
• Interlude, Yoni Bloch, Cofounder and CEO
• ViKi, Razmig Hovaghimian, Founder and CEO
• Gamzee, Howard Marks, CEO
• Moderated by Scott Kurnit, CEO, AdKeeper

A Conversation with Sheryl Sandberg, COO, Facebook

• Moderated by Pat Mitchell, President and CEO, The Paley Center for Media

This is the 18th meeting of the International Council. It will take place in The Paley Center's Beverly Hills location. The website to view the sessions is www.paleycenter.org/ic. For registration information, please contact Stephanie Kousoulas at +1 212 621 6732 or [email protected]

About The Paley Center for Media's International Council

Created in 1995, the International Council brings together the chief executives of the world's most important media companies. The role of the Council is to advance the exchange of ideas among these leaders in global media, entertainment, and communications, and to foster a community among them. This is accomplished through both informal and organized discussions on a wide range of critical issues that will define the media and its role in society for generations to come. Past meetings have been held in Rome, Berlin, Madrid, Paris, London, Vienna, Beijing, Cape Town, Montreal, Istanbul, New Delhi, Bangalore, California's Silicon Valley, and New York. For more information, please visit www.paleycenter.org/ic.

About The Paley Center for Media

The Paley Center for Media seeks to preserve the past, illuminate the present, and envision the future through the lens of media. With the nation's foremost public archive of television, radio and Internet programming, the Paley Center produces programs and forums for the public, industry professionals, thought leaders, and the creative community to explore the evolving ways in which we create, consume, and share news and entertainment. In an era of unprecedented change, the Paley Center advances the understanding of media and its impact on our lives. The Paley Center was founded in 1975 by William S. Paley, a pioneering innovator in the industry.  For more information, please visit http://www.paleycenter.org/.

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