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dd:COLLECTIVE is a series of curated panels, presentations, and workshops designed by Digital DUMBO to deliver real-time debate and perspectives around forward-thinking products, strategies, and creativity.
 
Event Agenda
6:30 - 6:45 - Arrival
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6:45 - 7:00 - Welcome
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7:00 - 8:00 - Panels on Internet of Things / Wearables with Audience QA
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8:00 - 9:00 - Cocktails

Featured Speakers
Moderator: Alex Lirtsman, Co-founder & Chief Strategist, <A HREF="http://www.readysetrocket.com/" REL="nofollow nofollow">Ready Set Rocket</A>
For more than 10 years, Alex Lirtsman has led high-level digital marketing efforts for national brands and non-profits. As Co-founder and Chief Strategist of Ready Set Rocket, Alex oversees the teams that fuel innovation and digital strategies for brands like ACLU, Ann Taylor, Deutsche Bank, Michael Kors, NBA and Univision. Prior to RSR, Alex's roles included Director of E-Commerce at Freshpair and CMO of digital agency Purple, Rock, Scissors.
Moderator: Forest Young, Creative Director, <A HREF="http://www.interbrand.com/" REL="nofollow nofollow">Interbrand</A>
Forest Young is a Creative Director at Interbrand. As the dedicated senior creative strategist for AT&T, Forest pushes cross-functional teams to ideate and implement engaging design-led experiences - using user insights to build brand affinity. Currently, he is overseeing multiple IP initiatives at Interbrand and serves as the creative lead for Interbrand's Best Global Brands. Recently, a large sampling of his identity work was published in Taschen's Logo Design - Volume 2. Forest's identity, poster, interactive and time-based work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, the Royal Ontario Museum, the Ka Center for Contemporary Art in Shanghai, Median Art Center in Beijing, the Worth Ryder Gallery at UC Berkeley, the San Francisco Center for the Book and at numerous international biennials.
 
Panelists:
Jason Fell, Managing Editor, <A HREF="http://www.entrepreneur.com/" REL="nofollow nofollow">Entrepreneur.com</A>
Jason Fell is the Managing Editor of Entrepreneur.com in New York City, where he previously served as technology editor and senior online editor. While managing a growing team of outstanding journalists, Jason enjoys writing about technology, science and all things weird. Before joining Entrepreneur.com, he served as online news editor of Foliomag.com, the online arm of Folio: magazine. He also worked as a staff writer for Soundings magazine and as a reporter with the Journal Register Company of newspapers.
Robert Genovese, VP Integrated Marketing, <A HREF="http://www.kennethcole.com/" REL="nofollow nofollow">Kenneth Cole</A>
Bio coming soon.
Nick Panama, Co-Founder, <A HREF="http://www.cantora.com/" REL="nofollow nofollow">Cantora</A>
Nick's experience and love of music developed from being a musician in high school and working A&R and marketing for Gary Gersh's Strummer Records / Universal Music Group and Steve Aoki's Dim Mak Records. In 2005, Nick founded Cantora Records with the signing of MGMT during his junior year of high school. Cantora is known for signing and developing internationally recognized artists such as MGMT, Bear Hands, and Francis and the Lights, investing in and executing the music industry strategy for startups like Sonic Notify, BioBeats and Seen.co, and for creating live event properties like Smartwater's immersive music tech Smartlounge. Today, Cantora is a venture studio focused on building technologies and entertainment experiences that reshape the relationship between audiences and performers.
Colin Vernon, Director of Cloud & Platform, <A HREF="http://littlebits.cc/" REL="nofollow nofollow">Little Bits</A>
Bio coming soon.

More speakers will be announced soon!



About Digital DUMBO
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<A HREF="http://www.digitaldumbo.com/" REL="nofollow nofollow">Digital DUMBO</A> produces live events, conferences, content, and custom experiences that connect companies & brands with our community of digital tastemakers, talent, and executives.
Digital DUMBO started in 2009 as a social gathering for innovative companies in the DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) neighborhood of Brooklyn, a six-block area with over 100 media and technology companies. We've since expanded our initiatives to innovative cities around the world.
With over 14,000 members, Digital DUMBO is one of the fastest growing digital communities.

About Ready Set Rocket
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We make smart look beautiful. Driven by powerful data analysis, we create connected experiences that transform human behavior into user interaction.

About Interbrand
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Founded in 1974, Interbrand is the world's leading brand consultancy. With nearly 32 offices in 24 countries, Interbrand's combination of rigorous strategy, analytics, and world-class design enables it to assist clients in creating and managing brand value effectively, across all touchpoints, in all market dynamics. By understanding and anticipating the changing needs and demands of consumers, the firm helps its clients across industries, to drive greater business growth while solving their most pressing business challenges. Interbrand is widely recognized for its annual Best Global Brands report, the definitive guide to the world's most valuable brands, as well as its Best Global Green Brands report, which identifies the gap between customer perception and a brand's performance relative to sustainability. It is also known for having created brandchannel.com, a Webby-award winning resource about brand marketing and branding. Interbrand is part of the Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:OMC) network of agencies.

General Inquiries & Press Contacts
Please email contact@digitaldumbo.com with any questions, comments, or press inquiries.
 
Refund Policy:Tickets to this event are transferrable but are non-refundable.