The 12th Annual DeSilva+Phillips Dealmakers Summit will be held on February 6, 2014 at Guastavino’s in New York City.
The Dealmakers Summit has always maintained a focus on the future of the media industry as viewed through the lens of recent notable transactions as well as the emerging trends and opportunities in the space. We bring together the industry’s most influential and active dealmakers for a full day of collaborative discussions among peers and engaging, insightful programming.
Confirmed Keynote Speakers & Interviews
- John Heilemann, Journalist & Author of Game Change and Double Down
- Jacob Weisberg, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, The Slate Group (Interviewing John Heilemann)
- Ilene Lang, Senior Advisor, Honorary Director & Former CEO, Catalyst
- Josh Shapiro, Chief U.S. Economist, MFR
Panelists are listed at right.
More information on the invitation-only event can be found here.
Inbar Barak, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
John Brown, The Taunton Press
Amy Callahan, Collective Bias
Justin Choi, Nativo
Peter Cohen, McGraw-Hill Education
Andrew Essex, Droga5
Jim Friedlich, Empirical Media
Miriam Gottfried, Heard on the Street, Wall Street Journal
Gerry Graf, Barton F. Graf 9000
Rob Grimshaw, FT.com
Lisa Hsia, Bravo and Oxygen Media
Eric Johnson, Multimedia Sales, ESPN
Stuart Karle, Reuters
John Katzman, 2Tor, Noodle
Joe Mandese, MediaPost
Gordon McLeod, Krux
Marc Michel, Metamorphic Ventures
Brian Napack, Providence Equity
Brad Pelo, i.TV
Penry Price, LinkedIn
Kevin Prokop, Rockbridge Growth Equity
Elizabeth Sigal, Dealogic
Jon Seeber, Updata Partners
Rachel Stern, Factset Research Systems
Jeanne Sullivan, StarVest Partners
Sharon Waxman, The Wrap (Moderator)
Bryan Wiener, 360i
Troy Young, Hearst Magazines Digital
Manoush Zomorodi, New Tech City, WNYC (Moderator)