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09:00

Registration

09:40

Welcome from Interactive Scotland:  Alisdair Gunn, Project Director, Interactive Scotland

09:45

Chairman’s Opening Remarks

Speaker 1: Stewart Townsend, Head of Business Development, Datasift

09:50

Presentation Title 1: “Big data (and doing something with it)”

Speaker 2: Dave Coplin, Director of Search and Futurologist, Microsoft

BIG Data takes the Gold Medal for being the buzzy word of the year. Finding the hidden competitive advantage in data offers huge benefits for business. However it does present a challenge around privacy of personal information. Dave will be bringing his visionary outlook on how empowering its use can be.

10:20

Presentation Title 2: “Information is beautiful – a picture paints a thousand words”

Speaker 3: John Loudon, Head of Multimedia, BiP Solutions

Infographics has long been a hot topic from subtle visual representations of basic graphs to the sophisticated layering now possible through digital software.  John will cover some of the history behind infographics and visualizations, discuss what has caused the sudden surge in their use and how they are now being  used in business to generate value from information, data, or knowledge.

10:40

Presentation Title 3: “Ambassador, with this datatainment you are really spoiling us”

Speaker 4: Richard Ayers, CEO, Seven League

From his experience as Head of Digital Business Development for the British Film Institute and Digital Innovation Consultant for Man City FC and Limelight Sports, Richard will uncover the real issues and opportunities of delivering data products.

11:00

Coffee Break

11:25

Presentation Title 4:“How Social can enable businesses in new ways”

Speaker 5: Benjamin Faes,  Managing Director Media & Platform EMEA, Google

With the rise and expansion of social networks, Benjamin will share the latest insights into how social platforms like YouTube and Google+ are enabling businesses in new ways to reach out and engage with audiences and customers.

11:50

Presentation Title 5: “Blogger Outreach – Refreshing the parts other social media cannot reach”

Speaker 6: Dave Cumings, Director, Forth Metrics

With online social conversation reaching potentially deafening levels, are we too focussed on all the buzz and chatter? What about simpler ways of getting your message to your target customers? We look into the emergence of blogger outreach where the right relationship with the right bloggers can lead to thousands of instant customer relationships.

12:10

Presentation Title 6:  Know your Customer - Stop listening

Speaker 1: Stewart Townsend, Head of Business Development, Datasift

Data, data everywhere… from our unique experience providing social data to hundreds of customers, we have learned the biggest problems you’ll encounter when you get all the data you wish for. Stewart will be sharing his thoughts on how to stop listening, breathe and focus on knowing your customer using the social data available to you. From hundreds of sources with numerous use case scenarios you will see how this is crucial to growing your business.

12:30

Panel A: “Social Panel – Connecting our world and everything in it!”

Panel Chair A: Gary Ennis, Managing Director, NS Design

Speaker 2: Dave Coplin, Microsoft

Speaker 4: Richard Ayers, BFI

Speaker 5: Benjamin Faes, Google

Speaker 7: Jason Ball, Director, Qualcomm Ventures

Speaker 8: Bob Thomson, Founder, Storm Ideas

So how do we connect our world? Does serendipity play a major role in developing the leading digital and social platforms? Our first panel session converges with a twist!! to debate which strategies and models are emerging from the data and social media ecosystems.

13:10

Networking Lunch

14:10

Presentation Title 7:  “Creating that Augmented Experience”

Speaker 9: Ambarish Mitra, Co-Founder & CEO, Blippar

With the arrival of powerful smartphones and tablets, can augmented reality be the real force behind the age of mCommerce. Bringing real-world, life experiences to newspapers, magazines, products and posters we explore the latest advances in these platform developments as well as the “art of the possible”

14:30

Presentation Title 8: “Everyone can Create Apps”

Speaker 10:Kevin Miller, Founder & CEO, Run Rev

The market for smartphone apps is doubling each year.  Everyone, from students and SMEs, through to large enterprise, wants a piece of the action! Yet creating apps can be prohibitively complex.  Kevin will give an insight into the creation of new cross-platform development tools, as well as outline his passion of introducing a new generation of software developers to the world of app creation. He will build a complete iPhone app in 3 minutes, live on stage.

14:50

Presentation Title 9:  “Communicating across the Cloud”

Speaker 11:  James Parton, Director of European Marketing, Twilio

The introduction of Cloud Computing brought a disruptive change in the way information was stored. The same is now happening to voice and text with the creation of Cloud Communications. James will explore the latest thinking behind cloud communications which is igniting new app development.

15:10

Panel B: “Put bangers in your mobile mashup”

Panel Chair B: Thibaut Rouffineau, VP Developer Partnerships, WIP

Speaker 10: Kevin Miller, Run Rev

Speaker 11: James Parton, Director of European Marketing, Twilio

Speaker 12: Kevin McDonagh, co-founder and CEO, Novoda

Speaker 13: Gav Dutch, Managing Director, Kotikan

If you think mobile mashups are shrunk "web" mashups, think again! Mobile mashups are not only on the screen using video, data feeds, social... but also on a variety of touch points including voice, sms, push notification, app, web.... An increasing number of cloud services can add up to creating the most confusing user experience or the smoothest and most personal mobile service. What are the great new mobile cloud services in town? What do people do with them... Hear real stories from developers who have succeeded in this area and join in the discussion.

15:50

Coffee Break

16:20

Presentation Title 10:   "Fragmentation & the State of Online Video"

Speaker 14:  Luke Gaydon, VP Operations EMEA, Brightcove

We begin our Connected Content journey by looking at the evolution of online video and the recent trends in distribution and consumption. Exploring our way through the device/platform landscape, what does a multi-platform strategy look like? Luke will share his thoughts, discuss the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead and provide an insight into which devices/platforms to target and the future of video distribution.

16:45

 Presentation Title 11: “Social Media:  television’s best new friend?”

Speaker 15: Anthony Rose, Co-Founder & CTO, Zeebox

Socializing around the Television is not new and for years has produced great topics of conversation. Combining multiple media platforms (TV, Web, Tablets & Mobile) with Social Media is quoted as the greatest development in the history of television. Examining the latest developments in Social TV, Anthony will explore the current roadmaps, the movers and shakers and glimpse at the business models and opportunities for this new format.

17:10

Presentation Title 12: “Second Screen – the new remote control”

Speaker 16: Gareth Capon, Product Development Director, BSkyB

As we follow the evolving Second Screen market, its clear that certain devices and platforms are leading this evolution. Is the Second Screen mobile, web or a gaming console?  How do social TV apps differ from other companion experiences? Gareth will give an insight into the latest innovations and assess the challenges and opportunities in developing apps for TV.

17:35

Panel C: “Engaging the Audience - Shaping the future for our connected world”

Panel Chair C: Mike Dicks, Senior Policy Executive, PACT

Speaker 14: Luke Gaydon, Brightcove

Speaker 15: Anthony Rose, Zeebox

Speaker 16: Gareth Capon, BSkyB

Speaker 17: Alistair Brown, CTO, STV Group

Speaker 2: Dave Coplin, Microsoft

As our TV experience converges with mobiles, tablets, ebooks, social media and the internet, new business opportunities start to unfold for startups, digital disruptors, brands and advertisers. Our panel of experts will discuss, debate and define the key technology, monetization, commercial models and business relationships which will shape the future for our connected world.

18:10

Conference Round Up:

Chairman’s closing remarks and summary of the days events, discussions, debates and new discoveries

18:20

Drinks Reception – Sponsored by STV Group

19:20

@Turing BBQ

To round up the day the conference will finish with drinks, a BBQ and excellent music where you can discuss, debate and challenge what you have heard during the day with the speakers and delegates from the conference. These are the seeds to create new partnerships and new opportunities

21:00

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