An improved version of the most important web conference in Canada opens in Montreal
MONTREAL, May 14, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - The organizers of webcom Montreal 2012 invite media representatives to participate in the largest gathering of the digital, technology and communications industries in North America that will bring together some 1,250 professionals and business strategists and over 120 local and international speakers, at the International Civil Aviation Organization headquarters (999 University Street, Montreal, QC), from May 14-17, 2012.
With a program that now integrates events such as the Crystal Ball, the major conference on IT issues in Quebec, and MIXMEDIAS-Montreal, the conference on the financing and monetization of digital content, in addition to galas to acknowledge excellence in the digital industry, webcom Montreal 2012 is making its entry on the international scene, along with events such as LeWeb conference in Paris.
MUST-SEE EVENTS
| Tuesday, May 15 - La Boule de cristal (The Crystal Ball) | |
| 8:30 | Conference by Reed Smith, Director of Product Management for Cloud Computing at Savvis: How Real Companies Use Cloud Today |
| 11:20 | Conference by Mac Devine, Technical Director of the Cloud Portfolio for IBM Global Technology Services: IBM SmartCloud - What makes the SmartCloud the smart choice for both enterprise IT and agile development (Hall 5) |
| Conference by Édit Cloutier, Vice President of Sales, Eastern Region, at Allstream: No cloud without a strong network -SIP Trunking (Hall 4) | |
| 1:30 | Conference by Gordon Bell, Lead Researcher at Microsoft: Big Data: Lifelogging, The Fourth Paradigm of Science, and Sesor-Effectors for the Control of Everything |
| 2:15 | Conference by Stephen Gold, Vice President of Marketing at SPSS: Putting IBM Watson to work |
| 3:00 | Conference by Ariel Garten, President and CEO of InteraXon Inc.: Controlling computers with your mind and letting them hear your heart |
| 4:00 | Conference by Charles Nouyrit, President, CEO and Founder of MyID.is Certified: Protection of Privacy and Big Data, Compatible or Not? |
| 5:00 | Conference by Julie Steele, Content Editor for Strata at O'Reilly Media : Attention to Data: The Value of Visualization |
| Wednesday, May 16 - Webcom Montreal | |
| 8:30 | Conference by Bertrand Duperrin, Consultant with NextModernity: How to improve day-to-day productivity by applying Enterprise 2.0 principles to workflow |
| 9:20 | Conference by Jeff Rosenblum, Co-President of Questus: The Naked Brand - It's Time for a Revolution |
| Conference by Nicolas Darveau-Garneau, Managing Director at Google Québec: Digital Marketing: How to Win | |
| 11:20 | Conference by Sameer Patel, Vice President at SAP: Putting the R back in Customer Relationship Management |
| 3:00 | Conference by Aaron Scout, Director of Location Based Marketing at WCG: The Future of Mobile and Location Based Marketing |
| 3:10 | Conference by Biz, Member of Loco Locass: The Co-Responsibility of Open Education: Sharing Data to Invest |
| Thursday, May 17 - MIXMÉDIAS Montreal | |
| 9:00 | Conference by Adrienne McCallister, Director of Google TV Distribution & Retail BD, Americas at Google: The Future of Television |
| 2:15 | Conference by Andy Nulman, President of Festivals and Television at Just for Laughs: Web Interactivity and Revenue |
| 4:45 | Conference by Richard Millington, General Director of FeverBee and of The Pillar Summit: The ROI of Communities for Businesses and Media |
The full Digital Business Week 2012 program is available online at www.webcom-montreal.com, bouledecristal-montreal.com and mixmedias-montreal.com.
Amélie Forcier
Tel. : 514.843.2307
Cell. 514.799.7011
Émilie Dutil-Bruneau
Tel. : 514.843.2370
Cell. : 514.654.3180
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