The proposed agenda for the 2006 Radio Symposium includes five panels, five presentations, and two interviews. Please note that the agenda may change before the event.
Morning Session
Welcome
Ralph Guild, Chairman & CEO, Interep National Radio Sales
"Does Wall Street See a Future in Radio?"
Victor Miller, Broadcast Analyst, Bear Stearns
Panel I
"Radio M&A - Consolidation or Deconsolidation"
Panelists:
- Walter Berger, EVP & CFO, CBS Radio
- Frank Bynum, Partner, Kelso & Company
- Lew Dickey, President & CEO, Cumulus Broadcasting
- Lauren Tyler, Managing Member, Quetzal/JP Morgan Partners
Presentations
"Update - Radio Advertisting and Ad Inventory"
- Philippe Generali, President, Media Monitors
- George Nadal Rivin, Managing Partner, Miller Kaplan
Interview
"A Top Media Executive's View of Radio"
- David Verklin, CEO, Carat Americas & Chairman of Asia Pacific
Panel II
"Radio's Future - A View from the Top"
Panelists:
- Lew Dickey, Chairman & CEO, Cumulus Broadcasting
- David Field, President & CEO, Entercom Communications
- Peter Kosann, President & CEO, Westwood One
- Bruce Reese, President & CEO, Bonneville International
Presentation
"The Future of Digital Radio"
- Bob Struble, President & CEO, iBiquity
Afternoon Session
Interview
"Rebuilding CBS Radio, An Industry Icon"
- Joel Hollander, Chairman & CEO, CBS Radio
Panel III
"The Future of Buying Radio Advertising"
Panelists:
- Mary Bennett, Executive VP, National Marketing Division, RAB
- Kathy Crawford, President of Local Broadcasting, MindShare
- Bill Figenshu, COO, SoftWave Media Exchange
- Jerry Lee, President and Co-Owner, WBEB-FM (Philadelphia)
Presentations
"The Future of Radio Ratings"
- Philip Beswick, EVP, Media Group Sales, The Media Audit/IPSOS
- Pierre Bouvard, President, Sales and Marketing, Arbitron
Panel IV
"Radio's Future - An Agency View"
Panelists:
- Matt Feinberg, SVP, Manager of National Radio, Zenith Media
- Rich Russo, SVP, Director Radio Broadcast Services, JL Media
- Natalie Swed Stone, U.S. Director of National Radio, OMD
- Kim Vasey, SVP/Director of Radio, Mediaedge:CIA
Panel V
"Radio's New Revenue Streams: Web, Podcasting, Wireless, and More!"
Panelists:
- Sheila Kirby, President, Strategic Sales Development, Interep
- Dan Mason, President, Dan Mason LLC
- Mike Pallad, VP of Sales, Citadel Broadcasting
- Mark Ramsey, President, Hear2.0 (Hear2.com)
- Jim Taszarek, President, TazMedia, Inc.