What Do the Leaders of Media, Marketing and Advertising Have to Say About the Future?

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Sep 24, 2012) - On Wednesday, October 3, 2012, media titans and industry luminaries will convene at NYU's Kimmel Center to discuss and debate the future of media over a 90-minute roundtable forum.

The panelists will debate what is in store for the advertising and marketing industry 10-15 years forward.

The forum will be comprised of industry heavy hitters including:

• MODERATOR - Julia Boorstin, Media and Entertainment Reporter, CNBC

• David Fischer, VP, Business and Marketing Partnerships, Facebook

• Eric Hirshberg, CEO, Activision

• Arianna Huffington, Founder, The Huffington Post

• David Kenny, Chairman and CEO, The Weather Channel

• Nigel Morris, CEO, Aegis Media Americas & EMEA

• Miles Nadal, CEO, MDC Partners

• Tony Pace, CMO, Subway

MEDIA Magazine's Future of Media Forum is an official event of Advertising Week, an annual gathering of advertising, marketing, media and communications leaders. Presented by MediaPost Communications, this year's Forum will be hosted by New York University-SCPS through the Master's Program in Graphic Communications Management and Technology and held at the NYU Kimmel Center.

"We're excited to again present our annual exploration of the frontiers of Media," said Kenneth Fadner, MediaPost's Chairman and Publisher. "Media has evolved rapidly in the last few decades due to the Internet and this evolution will only continue. These dramatic changes have enabled us to produce lively debates for five straight years. The Future of Media Forum explores where we're going as an industry and with that question continually under study, what better host and sponsor for the Forum than NYU, New York City's top academic institution covering the same subject matter?"

Bonnie Blake, academic program director of the NYU-SCPS Master's Program in Graphic Communications Management and Technology, stated: "We are pleased to host and sponsor the 2012 Future of Media Forum. This is an important discussion about the future of media and the many challenges and opportunities it offers. The Forum will encourage an exchange of ideas among industry leaders, students, alumni and faculty members."

The event will be held on Wednesday October 3, 2012 at NYU's Kimmel Center in Manhattan from 8:30-10:30 AM EDT. Tickets are available online at: http://www.mediapost.com/futureofmedia

To learn more about MEDIA Magazine's Future of Media Forum, and to view the full lineup of MediaPost events, visit www.mediapost.com/events.

To learn more about the NYU-SCPS Master's Program in Graphic Communications Management and Technology, please contact Bonnie Blake at bonnie.blake@nyu.edu.

About MediaPost Communications:
MediaPost Communications is an integrated publishing and events company whose mission is to provide comprehensive resources for advertising and marketing decision-makers, including 50+ niche-specific publications and over 30 industry conferences and events per year. Founded in 1996, MediaPost is the longest-standing digitally-focused trade publisher serving brand marketers and agency buyers and planners.
www.mediapost.com

About the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies

Established in 1934, NYU-SCPS (www.scps.nyu.edu) is one of NYU's several degree-granting schools and colleges, each with a unique academic profile. The reputation of NYU-SCPS arises from its place as the NYU home for study and applied research related to key knowledge-based industries where the New York region leads globally. This is manifest in the School's diverse graduate, undergraduate, and continuing education programs in fields such as Real Estate and Construction Management; Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management; Global Affairs; Philanthropy and Fundraising; Graphic Communications Media, Publishing, and Digital Arts; Human Capital Management, Marketing, and Public Relations; with complementary strengths in the Liberal and Allied Arts; Translation and Interpreting; Management and Information Technology; and Finance and Taxation. More than 100 distinguished full-time faculty members collaborate with an exceptional cadre of practitioner/adjunct faculty and lecturers to create vibrant professional and academic networks that attract nearly 5,000 degree-seeking students from around the globe. In addition, the School fulfills the recurrent continuing higher education needs of local and professional communities, as evidenced by 55,000 annual enrollments in individual courses, specialized certificate programs, conferences, workshops, seminars, and public events. The School's community is enriched by more than 25,000 degree-holding alumni worldwide, many of whom serve as mentors, guest speakers, and advisory board members.