Friday, August 19, 2011

Creating the Future: Managing Media in the Digital Age

Readers of this blog are invited to a Sept. 7 conference at The Scripps College of Communication  to discuss the challenges and opportunities for firms operating in fast-moving media markets.

Richard A. Boehne, president and chief executive officer of The E.W. Scripps Company, will be the keynote speaker for Creating the Future: Managing Media in the Digital Age.  He will be joined by top executives from media firms in Ohio and West Virginia and leading scholars from four universities.
For registration and other information, visit our conference website: http://scripps.publishpath.com/creating-the-future-2011
Partial list of speakers:

Richard A. Boehne, president and chief executive officer, The E.W. Scripps Company.
Margaret Buchanan, president and publisher, Cincinnati Enquirer
Bray Cary, president and chief executive officer, West Virginia Media
Richard Dix, publisher, Kent-Ravenna Record Courier
Lynn Gellermann, executive director, TechGROWTH Ohio, managing partner, Adena Ventures
Anne Hoag, associate professor in the Department of Telecommunications, College of Communications, Penn State University
C. Ann Hollifield, Telecommunications Department head, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, The University of Georgia
Stephen Lacy, associate dean for graduate studies, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, Michigan State University
Phil Pikelny, vice president Dispatch Digital and chief marketing officer The Dispatch Printing Co., Columbus
Nita Rollins, Ph.D., Futurist, Resource Interactive.
Scott Titsworth, Interim Dean, Scripps College of Communication, Ohio University.
Steve Wildman, James H. Quello professor of telecommunication studies, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, Michigan State University
Joseph Zerbey, president and general manager, The Toledo Blade
Contact me if you have any questions by e-mailing: martinh1@ohio.edu