Pre-Registration
(before April 1)
$325
Registration $395
Stanford Students & Staff $10

Stanford's MediaX and Accel Partners have organized this 14th Symposium to explore and highlight emerging trends and potential obstacles surrounding the Future of Advertising in Digital Media. This Symposium brings together the Stanford research community, high-technology business leaders, and entrepreneurs who are collectively driving developments in this rapidly changing arena.

SCHEDULE DETAILS

14th Annual Stanford Accel Symposium hosted by Media X
May 1, 2007, 8:00am – 5:30pm

7:30am
Breakfast
8:00am – 8:15am
Welcome

Chuck House, Executive Director, MediaX
Kevin Efrusy, Accel

8:15am – 9:15am
Keynote

Sir Martin Sorrell, Founder & CEO, WPP
Moderators: Joe Schoendorf, Theresia Ranzetta, Accel

9:15am – 9:35am
Fireside Chat
Vertical Media on the Web

Neil Ashe, CEO, CNET Networks
Moderator: Theresia Ranzetta, Accel

9:35am – 10:15am
Panel
Vertical Media on the Web

Neil Ashe, CEO, CNET Networks
Samir Arora, Founder & CEO, Glam Media
Jon Epstein, CEO Double Fusion
Mark Jung, Former COO Fox Interactive Media
Moderator: Theresia Ranzetta, Accel

10:15am – 10:30am
Break
10:30am – 11:30am
Innovations in Mobile Media

Tony Kypreos, Former EVP, T-Mobile Innovation Group
Brian Lent, Founder & CEO, Medio
Omar Hamoui, Founder & CEO, AdMob
Laura Marriott, President, Mobile Marketing Association
Moderator: Rich Wong, Accel

11:30am – 12:45pm
Lunch
12:45pm – 1:30pm
State of the International Markets

Hugo Shong, President, IDG-Asia; GP IDG-Accel
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, Vice President Asia Pacific & Latin America, Google
Moderator: Peter Wagner, Accel

1:30pm – 2:00pm
Fireside Chat

Beth Comstock, President, NBC Universal Integrated Media
Moderator: Ping Li, Accel

2:00pm – 2:45pm
Online Video: In Search of New Business Models

Beth Comstock, President, NBC Universal Integrated Media
David Kenny, CEO, Digitas
Erick Hachenburg, CEO, Metacafe
Ashwin Navin, Founder & COO, BitTorrent
Moderator: Ping Li, Accel

2:45pm – 3:10pm
Fireside Chat

David Kenny, CEO, Digitas
Moderator: Andrew Braccia, Accel

3:10pm – 3:30pm
Break
3:30pm – 4:00pm
Fireside Chat

Sheryl Sandberg, VP Global Online Sales & Ops, Google
Moderator: Kevin Efrusy, Accel

4:00pm – 5:00pm
Monetizing Social Media

Sheryl Sandberg, VP Global Online Sales & Ops, Google
Owen VanNatta, COO, Facebook
Reid Hoffman, Founder & President, LinkedIn
Konrad Feldman, Co-Founder & CEO, Quantcast
Moderator: Kevin Efrusy, Accel

5:00pm
Wrap Up

Kevin Efrusy, Accel