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New Media Business Breakfast Seminar - A Great Success - 14.01.2008
“Dealing with Disruptive Innovation”
On 7 November Parkwell hosted a breakfast seminar on “Dealing with Disruptive Innovation” at the Covent Garden Hotel in London.
The speaker was Richard Withey, the Global Director of Interactive Media at Independent News & Media. Richard has many years of experience in the newspaper industry and is a recognised authority on the impact of the web and the changes brought about by new digital technologies. He is a fellow of University College London and serves on the board of CIBER, a group researching digital consumer behaviour.
Richard’s presentation was insightful, challenging and engaging. He provided the audience with his own broad view of the change required to existing business models and corporate cultures essential to thrive in this new world.
A panel of industry experts took questions from the guests on a range of topics including branding, content distribution and the relationships with aggregators. The panel included Richard Foster (New Media Digital Director, Future plc), Alex Ballantyne (Managing Director, Hearst Digital), Tom Turcan (General Manager, Guardian Unlimited) and Jamie Scott (Programme Director, Parkwell).
The event was very well attended, with more than 40 senior executives from across the industry. Their feedback has been excellent.
Parkwell will be holding more seminars in the future and we’ll keep you informed of our next event
