Progress Connect
October 27, 2016 | The Liberty Hotel
AGENDA
Deals for Disruption: "The Unusual Suspects"
Progress Connect provides attendees with the opportunity to gain knowledge and inspiration from “unusual suspects” and new entrants in an accelerating marketplace. Through fireside debates, sector-focused breakout sessions, and market presentations, Progress Connect attendees will leave the event with valuable insights on internal and external investments, acquisition planning, strategic investing, and more.
For more details regarding the event and breakout session topics, click here.
7:45am
Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00am
Opening Keynote:
A New Wave of Digital Disruption Models
9:45am
Panel:
Futurescape
Alex Blum, Progress Ventures (Moderator)
Thales Teixiera, Harvard Business School
Neal Sandy, GE Ventures
Neil Sweeney, Freckle
Jim Speros, Fidelity
10:45am
Break
1:30pm
CEO Presentations Session
Hosted by Intralinks
Ben Collins, IntraLinks (Emcee)
Raj Aggarwal, Localytics
Frost Prioleau, Simpli.fi
Field Garthwaite, IRIS.tv
Tom Herman, DashBid Media
Tom Gerace, Skyword
12:00pm
Networking Lunch
Companies that Keep the SMB Engine Running: Adapting to Today’s Entrepreneurship
Chris Legg, Progress Partners (Moderator)
Josh Glantz, SinglePlatform
Marc Poirier, Acquisio
Ido Mart, Flok
Bob Mountain, GoDaddy
Traditional Media and New Media are New Again: Responding to Tech-Enabled Consumers
Robert Covington, RedBird Capital (Moderator)
Jeremy Kaplan, Digital Trends
Patty Hirsch, Time Inc.
Gretchen Tibbits, LittleThings
2:30pm
Break
2:45pm
CEO Presentations Sessions
Hosted by Intralinks
Sue Fennessy, The 8 App
Andre Swanston, Tru Optik
Ron Downey, Massive Interactive
Dominic Joseph, Captify Media
Nathan Eagle, Jana
Bettina Hein, Pixability
Advertising Agencies Under the Microscope: Reinventing to Compete
Karl Spangenberg, MediaLink (Moderator)
Robert Schneider, GroupM
Alan Cohen, Giant Spoon
Lisa Weinstein, Engine Group
Eric Ashworth, BlueSoho
TV Marches into the Future: Leveraging Strengths and Adding New Tech
Ashley Swartz, Furious Corp (Moderator)
Dan Ackerman, Samba TV
Shereta Williams, Videa
James Rooke, Freewheel/Comcast
Scott Stansfield, Centriply
Doug Hurd, Clypd
Sports Remain Center Stage in the World of Media: Expanding the Fan Experience
Doug Billman, Progress Partners (Moderator)
Rob Phythian, SportsHub Tech
Art Chou, Stadia Ventures
Akshay Khanna, Philadelphia 76ers
Adam Grossman, Red Sox
Nathan Lindberg, Twitch
Recreating the Retail Journey from In-Store to Online: Migrating into Commerce Technology with Consumers
Sam Thompson, Progress Partners (Moderator)
Janie Yu, Fung Capital
Mary Clark, Syniverse
Grant Pill, CVS Health
Bill Adler, True Fit
Lars Albright, SessionM
3:45pm
Break
4:30pm
Panel:
Next Generation TV
Tom Morgan, LeEco (Moderator)
Mike Bologna, MODI Media
Tom O'Brien, Nexstar
Frans Vermeulen, Comcast
Alan Wolk, MediaLink
5:30pm
Cocktail Reception
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Chief Media & eCommerce Officer Mondelez International
CEO PRESENTATIONS
PANELISTS
CMO, Red Sox
CMO, GE VENTURES
SPONSORS
