As media consumers, we’re awash in more information and entertainment than we can begin to process. As media producers, publishers, brands and storytellers, we need to craft and distribute messages in a way that resonates with audiences and is at once sustainable, nimble and authentic.

The rate of technological advances and shifts in media consumption habits can feel overwhelming; what was a leisurely drive on a country road is now the Indy 500 (in a Tesla, and some of your competitors just climbed into Elon Musk’s rocket).

Traditional media businesses are being rocked by new technologies, experimenting with new business models and fighting for that most valuable of commodities in the new economy–people’s attention. Ad blockers, native content, membership drives, big data, smartphones, AI, Virtual Reality… It’s a challenge just keeping up with the changes already underway in the media landscape, let alone anticipating the unfathomable terrain of the future.

Come to the NextNext: Media/Ad Tech Summit to find out how leading organizations and thinkers in media and advertising are coping with disruption and setting themselves up not only for for what's next, but what's "NextNext." Trade in your anxiety for inspiration in the company of fellow adventurers in the uncharted territory of media in 2016...and beyond.

Speakers include:

Steve Grove - director of Google News Lab
Cecily Sommers - author of "How to Think Like a Futurist"
Mike Reszler - Chief Digital Officer and VP for Innovation and Digital Strategy and Content for MPR|APM
Bethany Iverson - Director of Strategy, Space 150
Kareem Rahma - Founder and CEO, Nameless Network (formerly NY Times and VICE Media)
AJ Meyer - Co-founder of GoKart Labs
Jennifer Brandel, CEO of Hearken, founder of WBEZ Curious City
Jim Bernard - Senior Vice President of Digital, Star Tribune
Andrew Wallmeyer - Publisher, MinnPost
Elli Rader - Director of Account Strategy, GoKart Labs
Douglas Hegley - Director of Media & Technology, mia
James Bellefeuille - Co-founder, Vugo
Joseph Kuefler - Creative Director and Product Director at The Big Know
Elliott Payne, Senior Service Designer, Space 150
Chuck Olsen, CEO/Co-founder, Visual
Brian Boyle - Issue Media Group

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Who should attend:
NextNext: Media/Ad Tech is ideal for founders, executives, strategists, publishers, content creators and planners – anyone who has a direct stake in how the media landscape is changing. If you want to meet and exchange ideas with other thought leaders, this is the conference for you.

An open call to media/ad tech startups!
We’re looking for startups from across North America to join us at this event – not to pitch for dollars, but to participate on a peer basis with industry leaders, investors, journalists, etc. We will showcase startups as the stars of the show. Apply here. Selected startups will be given free admission to the event.

What you can expect
We have designed this event to bring you:

Provocative ideas from the cutting edge of the media industry
The opportunity to network with a diverse cross-section of media movers and shakers
Conversations with other thought leaders and changemakers
Actionable insights into the trends and innovations shaping the future of media and advertising

Scholarships available for members of underrepresented communities. Contact us to learn more.

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