2011 Digital Media Asia announces speakers

HONG KONG: Digital Media Asia 2011, the three one-day conference which brings together media experts on the latest innovations in tablets, social media, online and mobile and takes place from 23-25 November 2011 in Hong King, has confirmed the first few speakers.

The event, which will present case studies and best practices from Asia and beyond, is three consecutive day-long conferences on the three digital topics of prime concern to news media companies everywhere. They are: tablets, social and online media, and mobile.

Digital Media Asia will be held in conjunction with the Asian Digital Media Awards, which recognises publishers who have best adopted digital media to meet the major changes in how people consume news and information today.

Confirmed speakers include:

Anders Berglund, sales director of Aftonbladet
Cheryl Goh, head of E Media at Malaysia's New Straits Times Press
Chris Watt, managing director of Australia-based Tigerspike
Christine Brendle, managing director for the Asia Pacific for Dow Jones
Greg Hywood, CEO of Australia's Fairfax Media
Gregor Waller, founder and CEO of Germany-based Digital Age Consulting
Olivier Legrand, general manager for the Asia Pacific for The Wall Street Journal Digital Network
Mattias Miksche, co-founder and CEO of Stardoll.com

There are more speakers to be announced.

For more, go to www.wan-ifra.org/events/digital-media-asia-2011