Conference Archives

The Conference presents an intensive 1-day symposium on the latest developments, best practices and practical information for professionals handling financial transactions or compliance issues.

Subjects include "know your client" procedures, terrorism financing and other hot issues in this burgeoning field. All are issues taking on added importance as regulations tighten and foreign investment flows into the United States. The program is designed to maximize interaction with and exposure to the leading experts in the field.

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A look just over the horizon with industry leaders.

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This event will examine emerging issues and future prospects for user generated content.

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This event will examine issue around the protection of the nation's energy resources and production capabilities. In addition to exploring the nature of the threat to this critical infrastructure, the panel will explore solutions as well as investment opportunities.

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This special seminar offering 2 CLE credits will showcase crisis management techniques, offering insights into how to make the best of bad situations that seem often to spin out of control. Participants will learn how the media can resolve legal and business crises - or make them worse. When to talk, when to balk and when to just walk away.

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A insider's look at what's next in the rapidly evolving world of mobile content and technology. Essential for those with a professional or personal interest in the future of new media.

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Google rules the index, but the race is on in display, personalized and human search. These days a start up capable of attracting 1 percent of the search market could reap rewards of an estimated $100 million... annually. Please join Gotham Media and our co-sponsor Gridley & Company for a great panel

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This course is intended to provide information on the latest trends in best practices in privacy and data security for professionals who handle corporate security issues, including trade secrecy, human resources, technology and corporate security. It will provide education and information on the latest legislation, regulations and best practices for those in the field. In addition, it will examine how security can be strengthened and legal vulnerabilities can me minimized by incorporating practices that go beyond minimal compliance.

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Experienced comedians, programmers, distributors, and financiers now view the Web as a profitable way to showcase original comic talent -- or repurpose archival material. Please join us for a timely discussion of how comedy has emerged as premium content in the Digital Age.

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This breakfast discussion will look at the year ahead in media technology. We will look at those fields likely to be hot (and not)as well as those companies likely to make an impression in 2009. It is an essential panel for anyone in media and new media - investors, content producers, corporate executives, etc.

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Leading practitioners of the craft will present their views on the craft of foreign reporting. They will present a fascinating look at their experience as well as practical, hands on guidance for those wishing to gain entry into the field. ALL ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE A COPY OF CHRIS DICKEY'S NEW BOOK "SECURING THE CITY"

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As an entrepreneur, presenter Todd Robbins has not only been instrumental in reinvigorating Coney Island but also in creating shows on television and Off-Broadway and consulting with Penn & Teller and other performers and artists nationwide.

The sideshow men of yesteryear were tremendous marketers. From the time strollers stopped in front of the tent, they made sure that they were reaching continuously in their pockets to spend more. PT Barnum himself coined marketing terms that are still widely used today. Learn (and experience) some of the tricks of the trade in this creative session.Paragraph.

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Executive Coach Ella Scheinwald has provided advice and counsel to companies around the world as the CEO of consulting firm NYC Advisors. She has helped CEO's and other senior executives to meet challenges both big and small. In this special, interactive seminar she will work with participants to create strategies to help thrive both professionally and personally under these and any circumstances. Whether it is a matter of driving business or creating new goals and strategies to achieve them, this session will help you get there.

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The Innovations series launches with a discussion featuring Craig Newmark and Michael Wolff. Some have marked the beginnings of the demise of newspapers with the rise of Craigslist and Michael Wolff has not only covered the traditional media industry but launched two new media start ups. Neither Craig nor Michael are shy about sharing their opinions and perspectives. As always, we're encouraging audience participation. Please come with your opinions, questions and answers....

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This panel will focus on what you need to know to create a successful media company that can thrive amidst the changing technology and economic conditions of the 21st Century. The panelists combine experience and ingenuity in devising products for on-line, mobile and traditional television consumption. Learn what you need to know to start a company, create production and distribution deals, distribute content on your own, and, if the stars are aligned, sell your company.

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This panel discussion intended for entrepreneurs, investors, and those planning to become involved in start-ups or early stage companies, will offer, practical, hands on information. Learn and engage in discussion about what angels are looking for, how to make a successful pitch and how to invest successfully in start-ups at a time when capital is there but difficult to access.

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Paragraph.The Digital Breakfast scheduled for April 30, 2009 will focus on recent developments in the rapidly evolving interactive video gaming industry. The industry now serves as a major profit center for media companies and plays an important role in driving the popular culture. It has also created a new platform for the expansion of valuable media properties. This event will look at the explosive growth of the industry, examining opportunities and vulnerabilities in the context of licensing, development, distribution, and the creation of proprietary technologies.

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The media has to tell a good story or ratings suffer. But does the media move the markets? Or do the markets move the media? Does a CNBC host's floor-of-the-stock-exchange rant against Obama economic policies matter? Or, in a time of crisis, does the media have special responsibilities? Should investors and their advisors have any expectations about media coverage? This panel will focus on how the financial media have covered the economy -- and the effects of that coverage on the securities and credit markets, investor attitudes, and wealth accumulation.

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This special event, hosted by the British Consulate in New York, will provide a hands on guide to doing business overseas. Government officials, international attorneys, bankers, CEO's and entrepreneurs will provide a road map to successful navigating foreign business environments. It is an ideal session for those looking to diversify and create new streams of revenue and develop new sources of business. Special attention will be paid to the generation of income in foreign markets and the fulfillment of requirements necessary for exporting technology overseas.

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This special seminar will offer the latest and greatest on Twitter which in just a matter of months has emerged as the latest "must-have" business tool. From marketing to keeping clients informed of business developments, Twitter is a valuable networking, search and information tool. This seminar will offer a hands-on guide to the use of this valuable addition to the business work bench.

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This panel discussion in a continuing series on business development is intended for entrepreneurs, investors, and those planning to get the ball rolling on a company of their own. Whether you are an experienced entrepreneur or have a great idea you want to get off the ground, this session will help you to know what to do and where to look for those initial funds, especially at a time when funding is a scarce commodity.

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An up-to-the-minute panel focusing on what the music industry is doing to adapt itself to the digital age. From newly emerging economic and business models to new technologies and artist contracts, this session will feature individuals at the forefront of the music industry. A special focus will be on cross platform deals and business, making it valuable for anyone doing media deals this year.

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Entertainment Trends - Nonfiction Financing Forum A must for anyone buying, selling or producing nonfiction content. This special evening event will focus on the burgeoning market in real-life content. Producers, production company execs and others will lend their experience and insights, offering guidance on how best to finance and sell content in an uncertain economy. It's a great opportunity to mingle with other industry professionals and to hear the latest inside scoop on nonfiction.

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A panel for anyone and everyone seeking clues into what the new economy holds for the markets as well as individuals. What type of tactics and strategies are best for dealing with this new terrain? What are the ideal adjustments and possible pitfalls? A panel of experts will evaluate opportunities and vulnerabilities from both the micro and the macro perspectives. If you are investing, starting a new business or trying to figure out what the markets are likely to hold for next week, this panel will provide valuable information and insights.

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As part of Internet Week New York 2009, findingDulcinea is hosting a collaborative panel featuring several thought leaders in education and the Web from organizations including the New York-based startups Unigo and Qwidget and the San Francisco-based GulliverGo, with further panelists to be announced. Panelists will examine the ways students will be using and influencing the Web over the next few years. Learn more about our participants below.

Among the questions we hope to pose:

* How will students be getting the best information online?
* How will they use the Web to tailor their college experiences, including study abroad, coursework and jobs?
* How are students using the Web in innovative ways for research, travel and communication?
* How are new Web sites addressing students' needs?
* What can Web businesses do to serve the 18-24 age group?

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This panel is essential for anyone with an interest in the future of media. Newspaper closures, network cutbacks, advertising declines... is all of this just the beginning? Our panel of leading experts in the field will examine the crisis and discuss what can or should be done. From new media models to cutting edge technologies to reinvesting in traditional media, we will explore every angle and perspective. This panel is the second in the Innovations Series, exploring the links between content and technology.

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A must for anyone with an interest in safeguarding the future of the economy. This panel will discuss the latest trends and developments in fighting fraud on a corporate and enterprise level. It's an essential topic for anyone with fiduciary responsibilities at any level. The panel is comprised of those dealing with fraud and financial security and compliance on a daily basis. Madoff was first. What's next?

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The challenging economy may present opportunities to acquire reliable film, music, technology, and publishing assets at favorable valuations, or the seismic economic landscape may render seemingly compelling assets to be badly eroded. This program will highlight the financial, operational and legal considerations involved in buying and selling intellectual property based assets in today's market

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Social media has become a part of the legal landscape. An understanding of Twitter, Face Book, Linkedin and blogs have become critical for understanding clients and their issues as well as emerging as a potent form of marketing and valuable research tools. These sessions will offer a unique and highly target look at social media. A panel of legal experts who have become leaders in the social media arena will offer hands on sessions as well as leading sessions on the inherent risks, limitations and potential vulnerabilities and liabilities of these social media tools.

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Session 1: The 6 Things You Need to Know About Social Media
Session 2: Twitter for Lawyers

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Session 1: Social Media-The Vulnerabilities and Liabilities
Session 2: Blogs, Facebook, Linkedin For Lawyers

Registration is available for one or both sessions, and a total of 6 CLE credits will be available, pending accreditation by the CLE Board of the NYS Bar. Financial assistance for these seminars is available upon request.

Registration: For Day 1 Only: $75

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Social media has become a part of the legal landscape. An understanding of Twitter, Face Book, Linkedin and blogs have become critical for understanding clients and their issues as well as emerging as a potent form of marketing and valuable research tools. These sessions will offer a unique and highly target look at social media. A panel of legal experts who have become leaders in the social media arena will offer hands on sessions as well as leading sessions on the inherent risks, limitations and potential vulnerabilities and liabilities of these social media tools.

Day 1

Session 1: The 6 Things You Need to Know About Social Media
Session 2: Twitter for Lawyers

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Session 1: Social Media-The Vulnerabilities and Liabilities
Session 2: Blogs, Facebook, Linkedin For Lawyers

Registration is available for one or both sessions, and a total of 6 CLE credits will be available, pending accreditation by the CLE Board of the NYS Bar. Financial assistance for these seminars is available upon request.

Registration: For Day 2 Only: $75

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