Programme

  Moving into New Business Models
  Wednesday 16.09
14.00  Opening by the President
14.15  Update of the economic situation in the media industry
A broad economic overview narrowing to the media and directory industries
Julian Moore, Head of Media Sector Advisory, RBS, Global Banking and Markets 
15.00  Transforming the business model :
- Neg Norton, President, Yellow Pages Association, US
15.30 - Gilles Clouët des Pesruches, Director of Strategy and Innovation, PagesJaunes Group, FR  
   
16.00  Coffee break
16.30 - Rick van Boekel, CEO Search Engine Marketing & Affiliate Marketing, European Directories
17.00  - Jeffrey W. Hayzlett, Chief Marketing Officer, Eastman Kodak Company, US
   
  Thursday 17.09
09.30 For members only: General Assembly
10.30  Coffee break
11.00 

The State of Global Business Information 
- Joachim C. Bartels, Managing Director, Business Information Industry Association, Asia Pacific, Middle East 
- Luis Carmona, International Manager, Informa, ES and Member of the Board of Febis           
- Morten Heimstad, Ahead Capital AS

12.30 Lunch 
14.15  Is tradition an asset or a liability?

- Pavel Mucha, CEO, Centrum Holding, CZ
- Phillip Snalune, Director, New Media Business Services, Yell, UK
Piotr Strzalkowski, CEO,  PKT, PL 
Klaus Rebernig, CEO, FirmenABC Marketing GmbH, AT

15.45  Coffee break
16.15  

People search and social networking – Monetising the growth

- Dr. Clemens Riedl, director, studiVZ Ltd
Valérie Shwartz, Director, Voice Services and Mobile Internet Business Units, PagesJaunes, FR
- Geoff Avard, Chief Strategy Officer, Sensis, AU

   
  Friday 18.09
09.30 Lead generation
Cornel Riklin, Group CEO, European Directories
10.00 A view from Brussels - EU Affairs session
11.00  Coffee break
11.30  

Leveraging 100 years of experience in directory publishing

- Peter Buxton, Buxton Independent Consulting,DE
Jim Easton, Director, AMR International Ltd, UK
Neal Polachek, CEO, The Kelsey Group, US
- Jesper Simonsen, Partner, JS Consulting ApS, DK

13.00  Lunch
  Session open to everybody
15.00  "Why simplicity wins: The new psychology of human behavior"
Prof. Dr BJ Fogg, Director, Persuasive Technology Lab, Stanford University, US 
16.00  "Business Sonata"
Miha Pogacnik, Diplomat, violinist, business advisor and visionary