Top Management Meeting 2008
Managing the Future
Organizational Structure
Technological Needs
Content Optimization
November 17 - 19, 2008
Westin River North
320 North Dearborn
Chicago, IL 60601
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Monday November 17, 2008
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| 11:00am - 12:30pm |
Event Committee Meeting
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| 11:00am - 12:30pm |
Ethics & Admissions Committee Meeting
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| 1:30pm - 3:00pm |
Government Affairs Committee Meeting
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2:30pm - 4:00pm
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Entrepreneurial Committee & Smaller Publishers Session: "Blended Content Strategies"
Learn from the best of Breed Case Studies on how to optimize your content
Moderator: Robin Ashton, Publisher, Food Service Equipment Reports, Gill Ashton Publishing LLC
Speakers:
Wyatt Kash, Editor in Chief, Government Computer News, 1105 Government Information Group
William T. McDowell, Vice President/Editorial Director, Marketing & Technology Group
Tudor Van Hampton, Chicago Bureau Chief, Engineering News-Record, The McGraw-Hill Companies
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| 3:00pm - 4:30pm |
Board of Directors Meeting
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4:30pm – 5:00pm
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JEGI Presents: Key Findings from the ABM Financial Trend Report, 2005-2007 (based on ABM’s Media Cost Report)
Introduction by: Richard Mead, Managing Director, The Jordan, Edmiston Group Inc.
Moderator: Ellis Booker, Editor, BtoB/Media Business, Crain Communications Inc.
Speakers:
Bill Pollak, CEO, Incisive Media
Greg Watt, President/CEO, Watt Publishing
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6:00pm
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Networking Cocktail Reception at the Westin Chicago River North
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7:00pm
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Dinner at the Westin Chicago River North
Keynote Speaker:
Robert Walker, Chairman, Wexler & Walker
Hear an Election Results Analysis and how it effects your business
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Tuesday November 18, 2008
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7:30am - 8:00am
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General Meeting & Welcome
Gary Fitzgerald, Chairman & CEO, Meister Media Worldwide
President's Report: Why This is the Meeting You Cannot Miss
Gordon T. Hughes II, President & CEO, American Business Media
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8:00am - 9:30am
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A Roadmap for Profitable Revenue Growth
Booz and Company partners will discuss overall insights from the study and the different market segments that our media members fall into.
Bob Carrigan, CEO, IDG Communications
Harry Hawkes, Jr., Partner, Booz & Company
Matt Egol, Partner, Global Consumer and Media Products, Booz & Company
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9:30am - 10:00am
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Networking Coffee Break
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10:00am - 12:00pm
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A Roadmap for Profitable Revenue Growth: Break out sessions
This study focuses on three of our members major "pain points". The study will address organizational structure, technological needs, and the optimization of content.
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12:00pm - 2:00pm
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Luncheon
The Business of Business Information
What is the environment? How big is it? Where is it going? How do I participate?
Keynote Speaker:
John S. Suhler, Founding General Partner & President, VSS will give us a forty-thousand foot view of our environment today and will zero in on how our brands can leverage their equity.
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2:15pm - 2:45pm
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Today’s Marketing Environment
Hear from the CEO/Creative Director from one of today's leading digital agencies on what's new, what's hot and what inside information you can take advantage of.
Speaker: Mark DiMassimo, CEO/Creative Director, DiMassimo Goldstein
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3:00pm - 3:45pm
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Break-Out Session - Big Ideas from the Booz & Company Study
The facilitators from each break-out session will present their group's most seminal findings.
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3:45pm - 4:15pm
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The ABM Networking Lounge
An opportunity to share your thoughts with fellow members on how you can take advantage of the Booz & Company Study information.
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6:00pm
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Cocktail Reception
At Ben Pao - 52 West Illinois Street
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7:00pm
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Dinner
At Ben Pao
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
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7:30am - 9:00am
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Breakfast - 20 Money Making ideas in 20 Minutes: Making money now…not tomorrow.
Speakers:
Carr Davis, Co-CEO, Cygnus Business Media
Heather Holst-Knudsen, Publisher, Managing Automation, Thomas Publishing Company
Steve Palm, CEO, NewBay Media LLC
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9:15am - 10:15am
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The New Digital Face of Events
Why should your trade show last 5 days a year when it could last 365 days a year? In an economic downturn, increase attendance at your shows by sending the shows to them.
Moderator: Kirk Laughlin, Founder and Consulting Principal, Next Coast Media
Speakers:
Mike Azzara, Principal, Content Marketing Partners
Richard Hawkinson, Executive Vice President & Founder, InXpo
Jill Martay, Vice President, Virtual Events, Computerworld/InfoWorld, IDG Communications
Tom Woerner, Publisher, Brandweek, Nielsen Business Media
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10:15am - 11:15am
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The B to B Global Opportunity
Hear from industry leaders from the BRIC countries about how to partner, license and expand your business internationally.
Moderator: Dieter Flechsenberger, CEO, DVV Media Group GmbH
Speakers:
R. Christopher Lund, Chair, Grupo Lund de Editorias Associadas
Pat Davis Szymczak, Founder/Publisher, Oil and Gas Eurasia; President, Eurasia Press Inc.
Chander M. Rai, President & CEO, Cross Border Media Inc.
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11:15am - 12:15pm
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CEO Roundtable
Some of the industry’s top CEOs will discuss their view of the Booz & Co. study.
Moderator: Charlie McCurdy, Chairman/CEO, Canon Communications LLC/Apprise Media LLC
Speakers:
Ty Bobit, President/CEO, Bobit Business Media
Andrew Goodenough, CEO, Summit Business Media, LLC
Marion Minor, CEO, M2MEDIA360
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12:30pm - 2:00pm
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William D. Littleford Awards for Corporate Community Service Luncheon
Join us at the William D. Littleford Awards Luncheon where companies, organizations or individuals that are involved in active community service programs aimed at alleviating critical social problems will be recognized.
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HOTEL INFORMATION:
For reservations at the Westin River North, call (877) 866-9216.
Cancellation Policy: This is a firm registration and may not be cancelled after October 22, 2008. Notification of cancellation must be sent in writing to American Business Media or faxed to 212-370-0736. Registrations cancelled prior to October 22, 2008 will be refundable, minus a $200.00 processing fee. Substitutions may be made after that day, but cancellations will not be refunded for any reason.
American Business Media reserves the right to cancel any programs and assumes no responsibility for personal expenses incurred. By registering you understand that your participation and attendance at Top Management Meeting may be video taped, filmed and/or audio recorded. You agree that the Recording may be used for any lawful purposes that American Business Media, or its designees, in their sole discretion, may determine. You also acknowledge that you have no interest or ownership in the Recording or its copyright.
Group Rate (for media members only):
One attendee: $950
Two attendees: $950 each
Three or more attendees: Each attendee after the first is $525
Please note that the $525 discount rate will not appear on your credit card when you register. $950 will be held on your credit card until a member of the American Business Media staff has approved your group status. You will receive a final receipt when your credit card is charged.
If you have any questions about the group rate or you would like to register by phone, please contact Debbie Humphreys at 212.661.6360, ext. 3318.
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Chicago, Illinois 60601
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