The Executive Summit is a closed, invitation-only event for speakers at the 2023 Leaders’ Briefing featuring selected executives from the content provider community.
7 November 2023
The Executive Summit is a small, closed, invitation-only event on the eve of the Leaders' Briefing, designed for selected executives from the content provider community.
*Please note that we will not be accepting any invitation requests for this event*
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Chief Sustainability Officer
DPP Executive Summit 2023
The DPP Executive Summit is a special invitation-only event for senior leaders from content organisations. The Summit features interviews with senior executives from both inside and outside the media and entertainment industry. This year we explore some of the strategic and organisational challenges that need to be addressed to prepare a media business for the future.
Tuesday 7 November 2023
12:00 - 13:00 Registration, lunch and networking
13:00 - 13:15 Welcome and context
Mark Harrison
Founder & Chief Content Officer
DPP
Edward Qualtrough
Editorial Director
DPP
13:15 - 13:35 What do ‘Future-ready media organisations’ look like? — Part 1
The DPP and Cognizant have conducted research with a dozen major European broadcasters looking at their technological preparedness for the future. Have these companies invested in the right technologies? And do they have the organisational means to make those investments work? In this special session we present an exclusive preview of the 'Future Ready Media Organisations' key findings, and hear from Economist Intelligence's own Chief Digital Officer about leadership, transformation and product development.
David Ingham
Client Partner - Head of Media, Entertainment and Sport portfolio
Cognizant
Ian Munford
Industry Development Lead
AWS
Edward Qualtrough
Editorial Director
DPP
13:35 - 14:15 What do ‘Future-ready media organisations’ look like? — Part 2
In the second part of the session on Future Ready Media Organisations we invite participants in the research to reflect on the findings: how do they drive change in their businesses? What technology investments are actually delivering real value for media companies, to what extent are modernisation initiatives securing buy-in from all levels of an organisation, and how do technology functions respond to the biggest challenges facing media organisations so they can design for future success?
Larissa Görner
CTO
Proximus Media House
Kari Holmen
Head of CTO Office
NRK
Peter Sykes
Strategic Technology Development Manager
Sony
Matt Westrup
CTO
Hearst Networks EMEA
14:15 - 14:45
2023 was the year in which environmental sustainability slipped down the agenda of media organisations as financial stringency moved up it. But is that the story in all industries? And if so, what does it mean for the ability of companies to meet both regulatory and reputational expectations? We speak to the CSO of one of the world’s major IT consultancy and software development companies - which has sustainability at the core of its proposition.
Mattie Yeta
Chief Sustainability Officer
CGI
14:45 - 15:15
Media organisations see a future led by AI and data - and yet that is a road strewn with hazards. Ethical and legal issues could derail generative AI; data ownership and control is hard to achieve; and new ways of working are only increasing IT cost and complexity. Nowhere are these challenges sharper than in advertising, where speed and agility are critical. In this session the Global CTO of Group M - part of media giant WPP - tells us how she seeks to control her tech destiny.
Nadine Thomson
Global Chief Technology Officer, Group M
WPP
15:15 - 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 - 16:15
Almost every media organisation will report a strategic objective to improve operational efficiency, provide greater flexibility, modernise infrastructure and reduce costs. But just how well do tactical realities align with these strategic aspirations? Signiant CEO Margaret Craig draws on her experience to offer some key insights - and home truths - about the reality of trying to give customers what they allegedly want.
Margaret Craig
CEO
Signiant
16:15 - 16:45
Sharon Cooper
Chief Digital Officer
Economist Intelligence
16:45 - 17:00
On the eve of the annual DPP Leaders’ Briefing, we share some of the major themes that have dominated the DPP’s work in 2023, and ask what we might see emerge for 2024.
Mark Harrison
Founder & Chief Content Officer
DPP
17:00 - 18:30 Networking drinks
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