Agenda


Friday, September 28

8:30 am
Welcome
Anastasia Goodstein, Publisher, Ypulse

8:35 am
Opening Keynote: Nickelodeon
Kyra E. Reppen, Senior Vice President & General Manager of Neopets

9:10 am
Totally Wired Entertainment: Old School to New School
  • How traditional brands are leveraging new media to reach tweens
  • Building communities around your brand: what works & what doesn't
  • Are tweens still reading books and magazines and watching TV?
Panelists:
Bryon Cahill, Editor, READ Magazine, Weekly Reader Publishing
Molly Chase, Vice President and Executive Producer, Cartoon Network New Media
Mark William Hansen, Director, Business Development, LEGO Group
Lawrence Neves, Editorial Director, Pokemon.com
Tina So, Procter & Gamble Interactive Marketing Leader, NA FemCare (Beinggirl.com)

Moderator:
David Card, Vice President and Senior Analyst, JupiterResearch

10:00 am
Case Study: Privo
Denise Tayloe, Co-Founder and CEO, Privacy Vaults Online (Privo)

10:20 am
Coffee Break

10:50 am
MyPopStuido: A Media Literacy Case Study

Renee Hobbs, Professor of Communication and Director, Media Education Lab, Temple University

11:25 am
Case Study: kajeet
How does a pay-as-you-go cell phone service for tweens reach kids where they live? By developing a tightly focused marketing strategy that blends conventional and new media. In the digital world, this means meeting tweens on their own terms: by delivering positive brand experiences, not more advertising.

Daniel Neal, CEO, kajeet

11:45 am
Totally Wired Entertainment: The New School
  • What is the appeal of virtual worlds for tweens?
  • Integrating sponsors or selling subscriptions: a look at online business models for tween communities
  • Offline brand extensions: from virtual to products, movies and more
Panelists:
Evan Bailyn, CEO Cartoon Doll Emporium
Jim Bower , CEO Numedeon (Whyville)
Mattias Miksche, CEO, Stardoll
Addie Swartz, CEO, B*tween Productions (Beacon Street Girls)

Moderator:
Izzy Neis
, Online Community Manager for Kids/Tweens/Teens, Star Farm Productions

12:35 pm
Luncheon and User Generated Sessions

1:45 pm
Marketing to Tweens with Parental Consent Plus Age Verification that Works
  • How to market to tweens and be COPPA compliant
  • How to keep kids in - and adults out
Joi Podgorny, Vice President of Interactive Development, Ludorum
Erin Reilly, CEO, Platform Shoes Forum

2:20 pm
Case Study: Kiki Magazine
Jamie Bryant, Founder, Kiki Magazine; Founder and CEO, B-books, Ltd.

2:40 pm
Break: Stretch your legs!

2.50 pm
Keynote Interview: Razor & Tie
Interviewed by Anastasia Goodstein, Publisher, Ypulse.com

Edith Bellinghausen, Vice President of New Media, Razor & Tie/ KIDZ BOP

3:25 pm
Meet Some Totally Wired Tweens
Hear real tweens talk about their favorite Web sites, games and more!

Moderator:
Denise Restauri, CEO, Allykatzz.com

4:00 pm
Tween Mashup Concludes

4:00 pm
[Optional] Tween Mashup Tour of the Digital Life Show Floor

5:00 pm
Ypulse Mixer at Bongo
Announcement
The Ypulse College Mashup will take place Jan 31 - Feb 1, 2008, Santa Monica, CA, and the Ypulse National Mashup will take place July 14-15. Details coming soon.
Agenda At a Glance

Friday September 28

8:30 am
Welcome

8:35 am
Opening Keynote: Nickelodeon(Neopets)

9:10 am
Totally Wired Entertainment: Old School to New School
  • How traditional brands are leveraging new media to reach tweens
  • Building communities around your brand: what works & what doesn't
  • Are tweens still reading books and magazines and watching TV?

10:00 am
Case Study: Privo

10:20 am
Coffee Break

10:50 am
MyPopStudio: A Media Literacy Case Study

11:25 am
Case Study: kajeet

11:45 pm
Totally Wired Entertainment: The New School
  • What is the appeal of virtual worlds for tweens?
  • Integrating sponsors or selling subscriptions: a look at online business models for tween communities
  • Offline brand extensions: from virtual to products, movies and more

12:35 pm
Luncheon and User Generated Sessions

1:45 pm
Marketing to Tweens with Parental Consent Plus Age Verification that Works
  • How to market to tweens and be COPPA compliant
  • How to keep kids in - and adults out

2:20 pm
Case Study: KiKi Magazine

2:40 pm
Break: Time to stretch!

2:50 pm
Keynote Interview: Razor & Tie/KIDZ BOP

3:25 pm
Meet Some Totally Wired Tweens
Hear real tweens talk about their favorite Web sites, games and more!

4:00 pm
Tween Mashup Concludes
4:00 pm
[Optional] Tween Mashup Tour of Digital Life Show Floor

5:00 pm
Ypulse Mixer at Bongo
Who's Coming

Dema Hanna, Producer, Nickelodeon

Bernice Wooden, Camerawoman, All About Kids TV

Caroline McCarthy, Staff Writer, CNET News.com

Director of Marketing, Sony Home Pictures Entertianment

Chuck Salter, Senior Writer, Fast Company

Emily Zyko, Project Manager, Family Literacy, Thirteen WNET

Helen Vargas, Segment Producer, All About Kids TV

John Regal, CMO, kajeet, Inc.

Keisha Wright, Sr. Marketing Manager, MTVN Kids & Family

Lillian Lebron , Beacon Media Group

Matt Nichols , Highland Capital Partners

Matt Schwartz, Director of Online Marketing, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

Shalini Patel, Associate Brand Manager, LeapFrog

Shelly Hirsch , Beacon Media Group

Angela Morris, Series Producer, All About Kids TV

Jennifer Franko, Account Executive, Cynopsis KIDS!

Mark Bohn, Vice President, Cynopsis Media LLC

Joanna Roses, Senior Director, Corporate Communications, Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group

Jonathan Bertfield, CEO, Readio Network

Helen Lerberg , 2Can Entertainment

Joanne Erickson, Director of Research, Neopets

Barbara Marcus , B*tween Productions

Lilka Nakanishi, Editor, Snippies

Michael Acton Smith, CEO, Mind Candy

Antonio Neves, Producer, BET News

Ana Adler, Creative Manager, Boomerang Latin America

Brian Anderson, President, Yomod.com

Eric Greenwald, Executive Vice President - Ad Sales & Business Development, Whyville.com (a Numedeon, Inc. property)

Angela Natividad, Co-Editor, Adrants.com

Kelsey Smith, Teen Advisor, PAYjr

David Jones, CEO, PAYjr

Mary McIlrath, Vice President, Qualitative Services, C&R Research

Alex Leiter, Account Executive, Disney Online

Mara Einstein, Associate Professor, Queens College

Navid Behzadi , Cell Fish Media

Stephen Youngwood, Executive Vice President, Digital Media, Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family

Nancy Gruver, Publisher, New Moon Publishing, Inc.

Nicole Perri, Editor-in-Chief , Popteen.com

Michelle Bisson, Product Manager, American Greetings

Mike Fassino, Director, Weekly Reader Research

Simona Grinfeld, Marketing Specialist, American Greetings

Co-Founder, The Chica Project

Scott Lemon, Consultant, HumanXtensions L.L.C.

Randy Meredith, Creative Director, Brighter Minds Media

Al Primo, Executive Producer, Teen Kids News - Weekly Reader Corporation

Dominic Rivera, Managing Editor, 901am.com

Carol Altarescu, EVP, Privacy Vaults Online - PRIVO

Kevin Auerbach , 365 Connect

Theresa Bhatia, VP, Business Development, kajeet, Inc.

Edward Bikales, President, Snippies

Jamie Bryant, Founder and CEO, B-books, Ltd., (Kiki Magazine)

Susanah Doucet, Production & Media Manager, Music Alive! Magazine

Scholastic, Inc.

Peter Grunwald, President, Grunwald Associates LLC

Nuit Hansgen, Director, ARTSEDGE

Caroline Horn, Editorial Director, Music Alive! Magazine

Robbin Jakklin , C&R Research

Joyce Kim , The Gigaom Show

Linda LaBrecque , WhateverLife, Inc.

Richard LaBrecque , WhateverLife, Inc.

Jacquline Lane, Director of Teen Research, C&R Research

Jeff Mayerczak, Director, Content Services, kajeet, Inc.

Liz Nealon, Managing Director, Tesseractive Pictures

Danilee NewBy, Graphic Designer, WhateverLife, Inc.

Sinyoung Park , NYU

Celeste Pietrusza, Marketing & Partnership Development, Snippies

Steve Rogers, VP - Business Development, Industrious Kid, Inc.

Manager, Consumer Insight & Strategy, mDisney

Suzie Sisoler, Senior Online Marketing Manager, HarperCollins Publishers

Jessica Stroud , PAYjr

Denise Tayloe, Pres/CEO, Privacy Vaults Online - PRIVO

, Scholastic, Inc.

Maura Welch, Editorial/Marketing Director, WeeWorld

Jeffery Boortz, President, Concrete Pictures

Lawrence Neves, Editorial Director, Pokemon USA Inc.

Eric Robinson, InComm

Amy Bowman, InComm

Jennifer Brown, AllyKatzz.com

Jennifer Van Grove, Community Manager, FIRST

Allison Mooney, Director of Trends and Research, Fleishman-Hillard, NGT

Larissa Faw, Editor, Youth Marketers Alert

Manager Consumer Insight and Strategy, mDisney

Ashley Qualls, CEO and President, Whateverlife, Inc.

Danielle NewBy, Graphic Designer, Whateverlife, Inc.

Criag Peters, Director, Online Marketing & Communications, kajeet

Vice President, Strategic operations, National Geographic Society

Kelly Mendoza, PhD Student, Temple University

Catherine Lee, Publisher/CEO, Discovery Girls Inc

Timothy Mabrey, Creative Director, Gorilla Soapbox

Andrew Schultz, Senior Editor, Gorilla Soapbox

Sherri Culver, Director, Media Education Lab, Temple University

Allison Keiley, Online Content and Community Manager, Girls Incorporated

Head of Marketing, Glassnote Records

Dave Witzel, Producer, Backyard Jungle, Forum One Communications

Cliff Annicelli, Editor, Playthings Magazine, Reed Business Information

Lynne D. Johnson, Senior Editor, FastCompany.com

Robert Smith, NPR New York Correspondent, National Public Radio

Vice President, Strategic Operations, National Geographic Society

Kristen Soumas, VP, Games, Lifetime

Brian Braiker, Columnist, Newsweek

Bryon Chaill, Weekly Reader

Izzy Neis, User Engagement Manager, Star Farm Productions

Mark Hansen, Director, LEGO Group

Diane Hockenberry, Director of Audience Development, Newspaper Association of America

Shannon Silva, Professor, University of Northern Carolina Wilmington

Andre Silva, Professor, University of Northern Carolina Wilmington

Edith Bellinghausen, Vice President of New Media, Razor & Tie/KIDZ BOP

Jordan Cooper, General Catalyst Partners

Eileen Esposito, VP, Communications, Cartoon Doll Emporium, LLC

Evan Bailyn, CEO, Cartoon Doll Emporium, LLC

Licensing Manager, DC Comics/Warner Brothers

Sarah Corrigan, Assistant Web Editor, B*tween Productions

Bobbie Carlton, Director, Marketing, B*tween Productions

Michelle Sullivan, Executive Producer, National Geographic Kids

Vice President of Marketing, HarperCollins Publishing

Chief Creative, COGO

Brian Reich, Director of New Media, Cone, Inc

Barbara Pflughaupt, Principal, P&F Communications

Marketing, EPM Communications

Market Analyst, Practical Parenting Concepts

Kathy Ishizuka, Technology Editor, School Library Journal

Kyra Reppen, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Neopets

Mark William Hansen, Director, Business Development, LEGO Group

Molly Chase, Vice President and Executive Producer, Cartoon Network New Media

Addie Swartz, CEO, B*tween Productions, Inc.

David Card, Vice President & Senior Analyst, JupiterResearch

Bryon Cahill, Editor, READ Magazine, Weekly Reader Publishing

Daniel Neal, CEO, kajeet

Jim Bower, CEO Numedeon

Anastasia Goodstein, Publisher, Ypulse.com

Renee Hobbs, Professor of Communication and Director, Media Education Lab, Temple University

Mattias Miksche, CEO, Stardoll

Joi Podgorny, Kids/Tween Internet Community Expert

Erin Reilly, CEO, Platform Shoes Forum

Denise Restauri, CEO, Allykatzz.com

Charles Pelton, Managing Partner, Modern Media Partners

Mary Zagrobelny, VP Marketing, Modern Media Partners

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