Daily Deal Media Conference Agenda
Daily Deal Media Conference 2011[9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.]
The Daily Deal Media Conference will kick off with a "Meet & Greet" cocktail hour on Wednesday evening at the Chicago Hilton. You'll also be able to register at the hotel between 6:00-9:00pm and 7:00-8:45am Thursday morning.
Day One
| 9:00 – 9:20 |
Keynote Address: Dean Debiase, Chairman & CEO, Entertainment.com |
International Ballroom |
| 9:40 – 10:30 |
State of the Industry Panel
Dean Debaise, Chairman & CEO, Entertainment.com Andrew Moss, Founder, BuyWithMe David Sinsky, Head of Data, Yipit Jere Doyle, CEO, Eversave Gary Lipovetsky, President, Dealfind |
International Ballroom |
| 10:50 – 11:45 |
Subscriber Acquisition Strategies
Mitch Brody, VP, Retail and Promotional Sales, MovieTickets.com Dan Hess, CEO, Local Offer Network Rich Razgaitis, CEO, Dealon Thomas Cornelius, CEO, Adility |
International Ballroom |
| 12:00 – 1:00 |
Lunch Sponsored by Lashou.com |
Lunch - Chicago Hilton |
| 1:15 – 2:00 |
Legal Landscape Panel
David Almeida, Partner, Sedgwick LLP Jay Edelson, Partner, Edelson, McGuire Joe Walker, Martin Jay Digitial |
International Ballroom |
| 2:15 – 3:00 |
Emerging Markets
Ghassan Halazon, CEO, TeamBuy.ca Dan Smith, Chief Marketing Officer, kgbdeals Dan Hess, CEO, Local Offer Network David Sinsky, Head of Data, Yipit Thomas Cornelius, CEO, Adility |
International Ballroom |
| 3:15 – 3:30 | Guest Speaker | International Ballroom |
| 3:30 – 4:00 |
Platforms & White Labels
Jimmy Hendricks, CEO, Deal Current Dan Hess, CEO, Local Offer Network Benzion Aboud, CEO, Saveology |
International Ballroom |
| 4:15 – 5:00 |
Acquisitions & Rollups
Panelists include: Jere Doyle, CEO, Eversave Chad Jacques, CEO, CrowdSavings Andrew Moss, CEO, BuyWithMe |
International Ballroom |
| 7:00 – 9:00 |
VIP Gala Dinner Sponsoed by DailyDealBuilder VIP Gala Dinner is invite-only and reserved for major Sponsors & Exhibitors
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Chicago Hilton |
There will be a “Meet & Greet” cocktail hour at the Chicago Hilton for guests flying in the night before that would like to spend some time networking and introducing themselves the night before the event. Please check with the hotel upon check –in for more details.
The Daily Deal Media Conference will kick off with a "Meet & Greet" cocktail hour on Wednesday evening at the Chicago Hilton. You'll also be able to register at the hotel between 6:00-9:00pm and 7:00-8:45am Thursday morning.
The Daily Deal Media Conference will kick off with a "Meet & Greet" cocktail hour on Wednesday evening at the Chicago Hilton. You'll also be able to register at the hotel between 6:00-9:00pm and 7:00-8:45am Thursday morning.
Day Two
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Key Note Address – Guest Speaker | International Ballroom |
| 9:40 – 10:20 |
Venture Capital Panel
Ben Black, Managing Partner, Akkadian Ventures Jay Turo, CEO, GrowThink Mark T. Donohue, Chairman & CEO, TripAlertz.com Charles "Chuck" DelGrande, Senior Managing Director, McGladrey Capital Markets LLC |
International Ballroom |
| 10:30 – 11:15 |
Mobile Solutions
Paul R Gain, CEO, Monster Offers Benzion Aboud, CEO, Saveology Brian Lent, Chairman & CTO, Media Systems |
International Ballroom |
| 11:15 – 12:00 |
Offer Networks
Thomas Cornelius, CEO, Adility Dan Hess, CEO, Local Offer Network Eric Aubertin, CEO, OneBigPlanet |
International Ballroom |
| 12:00 – 1:00 |
Lunch Sponsored by Lashou.com |
Chicago Hilton |
| 1:00 – 1:30 |
Email Engagement Strategies
|
International Ballroom |
| 1:30 – 1:50 | Guest Speaker Presentation Presented by DealNation: “U.S. Daily Deal Consumer Report”
|
International Ballroom |
| 2:00 – 2:45 |
Merchant Services
David L. Tepoorten, Vice President, Specialty Markets Group,Vice President, Specialty Markets Group Thomas Cornelius, CEO, Adility Rey Pasinli, Executive Director, Total Apps, Inc. James Pruett, Founder, GetGrouby |
International Ballroom |
| 3:00 – 3:45 |
Industry Regulation
David Almeida, Partner, Sedgwick LLP Steve Wernikoff, Federal Trade Commission James Pruett, Founder, GetGrouby |
International Ballroom |
| 4:00 – 4:40 |
Daily Deal Media Industry Awards
|
International Ballroom |
| 4:40 – 5:00 |
Closing Keynote Speaker
|
International Ballroom |
| 6:00 – 9:00 |
Evening on the town in Chicago - location TBD |
Evening on the town in Chicago - location TBD |

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