Indiantelevision.com Team

(3 April 2008 3:30 pm)

MUMBAI: Promax/BDA has confirmed upon an early lineup of speakers for its 53rd annual Promax/BDA Conference which will be held in New York this year.

Speakers like Reverend Jesse Jackson, author Nicholas Negroponte, executive producer-writer of Bravo's Inside the Actors Studio James Lipton and Hustler TV president Michael Klein will be addressing the three-day conference beginning on 17 June this year.

"This year's Promax/BDA event is about delivering the insight and information that inspires unique ideas and opportunities that drive new revenues in the television business," said Promax/BDA president Jonathan Block-Verk.

While the Reverend Jesse Jackson will participate in a live interview session hosted by CNN's Wolf Blitzer, the visionary behind 'One Child One Laptop' Nicholas will present a keynote address on how digitalization affects every industry worldwide.

Furthermore, James Lipton will take the conference attendees inside the design studio conducting indepth interviews with the world's most accomplished branding and design artists in an effort to reveal their inspiration, as well as their deepest thoughts about their craft.

Hustler TV president Michael Klein will join a panel discussion called: Q&A on T&A: Insights into Marketing Adult Entertainment.

"Both the challenges and opportunities for entertainment and information marketers in today's unique landscape are astounding. And, as an organization we're reaching out to address the issues and concerns that can no longer be avoided," added Block-Verk.