Aegean Summit – New & Independent Media – Athens June30-July1
Early-bird registration is now open for www.aegeansummit.com in Athens on June 30-July 1, the inaugural annual forum on new and independent media in the Mediterranean & MENA. Themes to be covered are (1) evolving business models, (2) cross-border and cross-platform collaborations, (3) progressive narratives, (4) the role of new & independent media and (5) connecting the region through media, with speakers from Athens, Istanbul, Beirut, Cairo, Amman, Tehran, Tunis and Rome.The format is a combination of workshop style discussions, case-studies and interactive panel discussions. For conference agenda, speakers and registration check: www.aegeansummit.com 20+ speakers. Limited tickets available for registered delegates, to facilitate interactivity and productive networking over 2-days.
Tickets include all conference sessions for Day 1 & Day 2: 9am-6pm, two lunches and all networking coffee breaks at the venue of Fresh Hotel in central Athens.
Be a member of this Year 1 community of cosmopolitan, ambitious, innovative media professionals and create strategic international collaborations for your media projects for the 2016-2017 year. *program subject to edits until final format. Follow weekly updates here: Facebook Aegean Summit page. (see the Agenda)
Please contact the project manager, Spyros Ladeas, for any questions: spyrosladeas@gmail.com GR(30)6975580251 or UK(44)7775120553
Confirmed speakers:
- Ibrahim Nehme The Outpost Magazine Beirut
- Teun Gautier The Cooperation Amsterdam
- Michael Irving Jensen International Media Support Copenhagen
- Nick Malkoutzis MacroPolis Athens
- Lina Attalah MadaMasr Cairo
- Maha ElNabawi MadaMasr Cairo
- Yavuz Baydar Platform24 Istanbul
- Lina Ejeilat 7iber Amman
- Alireza Jozi techrasa.com Tehran
- Gelareh Kiazand filmmaker Tehran
- Aidan White Ethical Journalism Network London
- Enrico De Angelis Syria Untold Cairo
- Hamoud Almahmoud Arab Reporters Investigative Journalism Amman
- Valantis Stamelos filmmaker Izmir
- Nikos Kakavoulis media entrepreneur Athens
- Thodoris Georgakopoulos journalist Athens
- Marta Ottaviani journalist Milan
- Evangelia Avloniti Erlisia Literary Agency Athens
- Preethi Nallu refugeesdeeply.org Beirut
- Andrew Finkel Platform 24 Istanbul
- Ayman Mhanna GFMD Brussels
Aegean Summit Limited is an independent media-conferences company and is not affiliated to any political or corporate organizations.