Jason Blum, Marti Noxon, Kevin Systrom and Shirley Manson have been selected as speakers at next year’s South by Southwest Conference.
The quartet were among the high-profile name announced Monday in the first wave of keynote and featured speakers for the 2019 conference, running concurrently with the SXSW Film Festival on March 8-17 in Austin, Texas.
Keynotes announced include Instagram CEO Systrom, interviewed by TechCrunch editor-at-large Josh Constine, and a keynote conversation between Shirley Manson, lead vocalist of the rock band Garbage, singer-songwriter Lauren Mayberry of the Scottish electronic pop band Chvrches, and writer, producer, and director Marti Noxon.
Among the featured speakers revealed are Jason Blum in conversation with John Pierson; writer and 2017 Time Person of the Year Susan Fowler; architect Bjarke Ingels; artist and musician Amanda Palmer; co-founder of Upworthy and Fellow at the New America Foundation Eli Pariser; New York Times bestselling author Michael Pollan; media theorist...
The quartet were among the high-profile name announced Monday in the first wave of keynote and featured speakers for the 2019 conference, running concurrently with the SXSW Film Festival on March 8-17 in Austin, Texas.
Keynotes announced include Instagram CEO Systrom, interviewed by TechCrunch editor-at-large Josh Constine, and a keynote conversation between Shirley Manson, lead vocalist of the rock band Garbage, singer-songwriter Lauren Mayberry of the Scottish electronic pop band Chvrches, and writer, producer, and director Marti Noxon.
Among the featured speakers revealed are Jason Blum in conversation with John Pierson; writer and 2017 Time Person of the Year Susan Fowler; architect Bjarke Ingels; artist and musician Amanda Palmer; co-founder of Upworthy and Fellow at the New America Foundation Eli Pariser; New York Times bestselling author Michael Pollan; media theorist...
- 9/10/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Facebook executive Joanna Shields is jumping ship to join the Tech City Investment Organisation, a government group supporting technology start-ups. The social network's former managing director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa replaces Eric van der Kleij at the 'Silicon Roundabout' quango, following his departure in June. Shields, whose previous employers include Bebo, AOL and Google, has also been named as Britain's 'business ambassador for the digital industries'. "I'm delighted that Joanna is joining the Tech City Investment Organisation," said prime minister David Cameron. "Joanna's experience will be hugely valuable in supporting Tech City as it goes from strength to strength, (more)...
- 10/22/2012
- by By Mark Langshaw
- Digital Spy
London - Technology industry veteran Joanna Shields, who currently oversees Facebook's European operations and used to be a top AOL executive, will take over the management of East London's burgeoning tech hub next year to help it challenge Silicon Valley. The current Facebook vp for Europe, Middle East and Africa will leave the social network to become CEO of the Tech City Investment Organization (Tcio) as of January, the British government announced. She will also serve as business ambassador for the U.K.’s digital industries and chairman of the Tech City Advisory Group. Tcio was launched in April 2011 to
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- 10/22/2012
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
London -- Shine CEO Elisabeth Murdoch and Joanna Shields, former CEO of Bebo and president of AOL's social media operations, will deliver a joint MIP Digital keynote April 13, organizers said Thursday.
The duo, who in September announced a joint venture digital and social networking partnership, will update on their progress and talk about the frontiers of digital storytelling and how audiences interact with it.
Their keynote will be the highlight of the Miptv 2010 conference program, organizers said. The sessions this year will orient around the theme of charting the next decade of TV and digital entertainment.
Since founding Shine in 2001, Murdoch has overseen the creation of a global production company with assets in the U.K., the U.S. and a range of European terrtories.
The venture with ex-aol and Bebo executive Shields, who commissioned such online fare as "KateModern," was announced last year but has largely remained under wraps.
The duo, who in September announced a joint venture digital and social networking partnership, will update on their progress and talk about the frontiers of digital storytelling and how audiences interact with it.
Their keynote will be the highlight of the Miptv 2010 conference program, organizers said. The sessions this year will orient around the theme of charting the next decade of TV and digital entertainment.
Since founding Shine in 2001, Murdoch has overseen the creation of a global production company with assets in the U.K., the U.S. and a range of European terrtories.
The venture with ex-aol and Bebo executive Shields, who commissioned such online fare as "KateModern," was announced last year but has largely remained under wraps.
- 3/4/2010
- by By Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cambridge -- Shine CEO Elisabeth Murdoch said Thursday she was teaming up with former Bebo president and CEO Joanna Shields to launch a new digital entertainment and format company aiming to fuse Shield's track record in social media engagement with Shine's content and distribution strengths.
Shields will be CEO of the new -- as yet unnamed -- venture, effective Oct. 1, and will join Shine Group's advisory board. The company will operate under the Shine Group umbrella and signals a major move into online production.
Financial details of the investment behind the partnership were not disclosed but the partners said they "will pursue a strategy of investment, development and cross-discipline partnerships," with the ambition of fusing television production with social media, as well as driving online exploitation of Shine Group content.
Shields was most recently chief executive of Bebo and president of AOL's social media and communications division. At Bebo...
Shields will be CEO of the new -- as yet unnamed -- venture, effective Oct. 1, and will join Shine Group's advisory board. The company will operate under the Shine Group umbrella and signals a major move into online production.
Financial details of the investment behind the partnership were not disclosed but the partners said they "will pursue a strategy of investment, development and cross-discipline partnerships," with the ambition of fusing television production with social media, as well as driving online exploitation of Shine Group content.
Shields was most recently chief executive of Bebo and president of AOL's social media and communications division. At Bebo...
- 9/17/2009
- by By Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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