The proposed agenda for the 2007 Radio Symposium includes twelve sessions. Please note that the agenda may change before the event.
Morning
Session One
Opening Remarks
David Kennedy, CEO, Interep
Victor Miller, Senior Managing Director, Bear Stearns
Session Two
Radio - A Multi-Platform Perspective
- Michael Weiss, President, CBS Radio Sales, Interep
- Mike Connolly, SVP/Sales , ABC Radio Network
- Kurt Hanson, President, Accuradio.com
- Mark Einstein, VP/Director of National Radio, Active International
Session Three
Mancow Talks About Talk Radio
Mancow Muller, Radio Talk Show Host, Syndicated in San Francisco, Houston, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Miami, Indianapolis, Atlantic City, and Reno
Session Four
Ad Spending and Inventory Trends
Phillippe Generali, CEO, Media Monitors
George Nadel Rivin, Partner/Broadcast Services, Miller Kaplan, Arase & Co.
Session Five
Radio Programming: Content in the New Century
- Rick Cummings, COO, Emmis Communications
- Frank Flores, VP/Market Manager, Spanish Broadcasting Systems
- Tony Gray, President & CEO, Gray Communications
Session Six
Audience Measurements - A New Currency?
Pierre Bouvard, President/Sales & Marketing, Arbitron
Phillip Beswick, President & COO, Media Audit/IPSOS
Afternoon
Session Seven
Understanding Changes in the Media Economy
Brian Weiser, SVP/Director, Industry Analysis, IPG/MAGNA Global USA
Session Eight
The Radio Ad Effectiveness Lab's New Engagement Study
- Jeff Haley, President & CEO, Radio Advertising Bureau
- Mary Bennett, EVP/Marketing, Radio Advertising Bureau
- Jim Peacock, President, Peacock Research
Session Nine
Radio M&A - Current Valuations, Future Trends
- Jim Kuster, Managing Director, TMT, Royal Bank of Scotland
- John White, Managing Director & Group Head, Wachovia Securities
- Dave Tolley, Senior Managing Director, Private Equity Group, Blackstone
- Lew Dickey, CEO, Cumulus Media
Session Ten
HD Radio Update
Bob Struble, President & CEO, iBiquity Digital Corporation
Session Eleven
Radio from the Agency Perspective
- Rich Russo, Director of Broadcast Services, JL Media
- Matt Feinberg, SVP/Director of Radio, Zenith
- Kim Vasey, Senior Partner and Director of Radio, Mediaedge:CIA
- Natalie Swed-Stone, U.S. Director/National Radio Investment, OMD
Session Twelve
A View from the Top
- Farid Suleman, CEO, Citadel Communications
- David Field, CEO, Entercom
- Charles Warfield, President & COO, Inner City Broadcasting
- Gary Stone, President & COO, Univision Radio
Session Thirteen
Selling Radio in New Ways
- Bill Figenshu, Former COO, SoftWave Media
- Janice Finkel-Greene, EVP/Director of Local Broadcast Strategy, Initiative Media
- Sheila Kirby, President, Strategic Sales Development, Interep
- Tricia Clarke, Director/Integrated Sales, Emmis