Messaging has changed the way humans communicate. This track will cover what brands and businesses can expect from the messaging space now and in the future to help them connect to their desired consumers.
OPENING REMARKS
B. Bonin Bough
Marketing Mogul & Host, Cleveland Hustles
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Ben Parr
Chief Marketing Officer, Octane AI
FIRESIDE CHAT - WHAT CAN I TEXT MY GOVERNMENT?
B. Bonin Bough
Marketing Mogul & Host, Cleveland Hustles
Masha Gindler
NYC's Deputy Digital Director, NYC Mayor's Office
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW - FUTURE OF VOICE
67 million voice-assisted devices will be in use in the U.S. by 2019 (AdWeek). Voice AI is here and is only getting better. What does this mean for the future of brand marketing and the consumer experience? How are people currently using Amazon Echo and Google Home? What is the vision for the future? If everything in the home is able to be controlled by voice, will voice be moving outside the home as well?
Danny Wright
Managing Partner, AdWeek
Patrick Givens
VP, heading VaynerMedia’s loT and emerging technologies practices, VaynerSmart
Vivian Rosenthal
Founder , Snaps
Doug Robinson
CEO, FreshDigitalGroup
FIRESIDE CHAT: DAVID SHING AKA SHINGY
David Shing, aka Shingy, is Oath’s Digital Prophet. He spends most of his time watching the future take shape across the vast online landscape. This fireside will discuss where things are headed in mobile and messaging and how we can get the most out of it.
Shing has spent most of his adult life in the digital world working for both large and small creative companies globally, while also co-authoring several technology related patents. He served as AOL’s European Head of Media and Marketing before taking on his current mantle in New York City.
David Shing
Digital Prophet, Oath
NEXT GENERATION MESSAGING COMPANIES
The next generation of messaging companies will be able to help businesses reach consumers like never before. From individualized consumer experiences to being able to text for more towels at a hotel, these companies are taking unique approaches to the brand journey.
Sophia Aladenoye
Director Emerging Tech & Digital Strategy, Sundial Brands
Ford Blakely
Founder & CEO, Zingle, Inc.
Elias Guerra
Founder and CEO, Popwallet
Keith Rinzler
Founder, 1Q
MEET THE INVESTORS
Your phone has changed your life and these investors are betting that it will continue to change much more. Messaging has changed how we communicate with each other and is now changing how we interact with brands. What trends are appearing right now in messaging technology and what is on the horizon?
B. Bonin Bough
Marketing Mogul & Host, Cleveland Hustles
Michael Loeb
Founder & CEO, Loeb Enterprises
MESSAGING AS THE NEW COMMERCE
Brands are changing the retail landscape by going direct to consumer in all new ways. Whether it’s text to buy or news ways to engage with your customer, these companies are on the cutting edge of commerce. How are brands thinking about their mobile strategy?
Mark Christou
SVP Creative Director, Sundial Brands
Vince Lynch
CEO, IV.AI
Zak Normandin
Co Founder & CEO, Dirty Lemon
Rachel Tipograph
Founder & CEO, MikMak
CLOSING KEYNOTE: RYAN LESLIE
A real relationship develops with the exchange of data. For Ryan, that process starts with giving out his phone number. Grammy nominated musical artist and founder of Superphone will talk about how he is scaling relationships 24/7 using messaging.
Ryan Leslie
Grammy nominated recording artist Multi-platinum music producer Technology entrepreneur CEO of Superphone, Superphone
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