Agenda : INTERNET DATING & DATING INDUSTRY CONFERENCE (Miami 2016)

PRE-EVENT: January 25, 2016     DAY ONE: January 26, 2016     DAY TWO: January 27, 2016

 

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AGENDA: PRE-EVENT DEAUVILLE MIAMI BEACH RESORT HOTEL | Monday - January 25, 2016 INTERNET DATING & DATING INDUSTRY CONFERENCE
‡ SPECIAL PRE-CONFERENCE FOR THE ONLINE DATING INDUSTRY (9 AM - 12 Noon)	Masters Class with Matchmaking Institute (9 AM - 5 PM)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM [SPECIAL ONLINE DATING PRE-CONFERENCE] ‡ Developing an Online Dating Business Strategy [WATCH VIDEO] Speaker: Mark Brooks (Publisher) Courtland Brooks and Online Personals Watch Location: Baccarat III Room at the Deauville Miami Beach Resort Hotel (NOT Kovens Conference Center)	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM [SPECIAL ONLINE DATING PRE-CONFERENCE] Building a Solid Sales Strategy for Matchmakers and Dating Coaches [WATCH VIDEO] Speaker: Carmelia Ray (CEO) Carmelia Ray Dr. Wendy Walsh (Commentator) CNN Lisa Clampitt (President) Matchmaking Institute Location: Baccarat I Room at the Deauville Miami Beach Resort Hotel (NOT Kovens Conference Center)
‡ ADVANCED MARKETING FOR ONLINE DATING(2 PM - 5 PM)
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM [SPECIAL iDATE PRE-CONFERENCE] ‡ Advanced Marketing Strategy and Traffic Generaiton for Dating Sites and Apps [WATCH VIDEO] Speaker: Sean Kelley (Vice President) DigiWorld Partners Location: Baccarat III Room at the Deauville Miami Beach Resort Hotel (NOT Kovens Conference Center)
‡ FUNDERS, INVESTORS, BUYERS AND SELLERS GATHERING (CLOSED DOOR SESSION, ADDITIONAL FEE)
5:30 PM - 6:45 PM ‡ Funders, Investors, Buyers and Sellers Gathering - Details and VIDEO Here (Pre-Registration Required) 5:30 PM to 6:45 PM Funders, Investors, Buyers and Sellers Gathering A Special Session for Serious Investors, Buyers and Sellers of Mobile Dating, Online Dating and Social Networking Websites Location: Baccarat I Room at the Deauville Miami Beach Resort Hotel (NOT Kovens Conference Center)
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COCKTAIL RECEPTION (Free for all Conference Attendees)
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM COCKTAIL RECEPTION (Free for all Conference Attendees) Cocktail Reception Lou's Beer Garden 7337 Harding Ave Miami Beach, FL 33141 Tel: +1 (305) 704-7879 Location: Lou's Beer Garden

‡ - Special Pre-Conference Sessions Require Separate Registration


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AGENDA: DAY ONE KOVENS CONFERENCE CENTER | Tuesday - January 26, 2016 INTERNET DATING & DATING INDUSTRY CONFERENCE
8:20 AM - 5:00 PM Registration & Exhibit Hall opens Exhibit Hall
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
9:00 AM Keynote Address: Opportunities in the Dating Industry [WATCH VIDEO] Speaker: Kelly Steckelberg (CEO) Zoosk Location: Bayview BallRoom 1
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM NETWORKING BREAK Exhibit Hall
SPEED NETWORKING SESSION						MATCHMAKING & DATING COACH TRACK
10:30 AM Speed Networking Session Location: Bayview BallRoom 1						10:30 AM Matchmaking Overview from 2015 [WATCH VIDEO] Speaker: Lisa Clampitt (President) Matchmaking Institute Genevieve Zawada (CEO) ElectClub Mary Balfour (Managing Director) Drawing Down the Moon Suzanna Mathews (CEO) The Date Maven Location: Room 128
STATE OF THE DATING INDUSTRY
11:15 AM 2015 Year in Review: The Online Personals Industry [WATCH VIDEO] Speaker: Mark Brooks (CEO & Principal Consultant) Courtland Brooks & Online Personals Watch Location: Bayview BallRoom 1
12:00 Noon - 1:30 PM LUNCH Bayview Terrace (2nd Floor)
OUTDOOR ADVERTISING & DATING			CEO THERAPY			DATING AFFILIATE TRACK			MATCHMAKER & DATING COACH TRACK
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Outdoor Advertising for Dating and OOH Speaker: Xavier Dupre (Managing Director) JCDecaux OneWorld Location: Bayview BallRoom 1			1:30 PM - 1:45 PM CEO Therapy [WATCH VIDEO] Speaker: Roman Sidorenko (CEO) Pure Location: Room 130			1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Dating Affiliate Panel [WATCH VIDEO] Speaker: Steve Dakota (CEO) Professional Match Sean Christian (CEO) Revolution Force Warren Corpus (Business Development) HitPath Location: Room 110			1:30 PM - 2:15 PM TV Producer's Panel: Produce and Develop Matchmaking Content for TV Speaker: Daniel Oron (Executive Producer) Go Button Media Miguel Santos (General Manager) MyX TV Carmelia Ray (CEO) Carmelia Ray Jacquie Brownridge (Managing Director - Canada) Its Just Lunch Location: Room 128
			CEO THERAPY
			1:45 PM - 2:00 PM CEO Therapy Speaker: Shannon Ong (CEO) The Catch Location: Room 130
DATING DISRUPTION			DATING MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT			DATING AFFILIATE TRACK
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Disruption in the Dating Industry Speaker: Max McGuire (CEO) Red Hot Pie Location: Bayview BallRoom 1			2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Mobile App Development for Dating [WATCH VIDEO] Speaker: Ran Avidan (Co-Founder & CTO) StartApp Location: Room 130			2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Dating Affiliate Strategy in 2016 [WATCH VIDEO] Speaker: Sean Christian (CEO) Revolution Force Location: Room 110
									MATCHMAKING & DATING COACH TRACK
									2:15 PM - 3:00 PM Mobile Apps for Matchmakers Speaker: Jose Andrade (Vice President of Creative Technology) InGaugement Location: Room 128
GAY DATING MARKETS			RESEARCH ON DATING			DATING AFFILIATE TRACK
2:30 PM The Gay Online Dating Market in 2016 Speaker: Mark Laymon (CEO) LGBT.net Location: Bayview BallRoom 1			2:30 PM Adding Value To iDating With Relationship Education And Expert Guidance [WATCH VIDEO] Speaker: Grant Brenner, MD (Director, Trauma Service) William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry Mark Borg, Ph.D (Faculty) Pace University Daniel Berry, RN, MHA (Nurse Consultant) Organization for Research & Community Development Location: Room 130			2:30 PM Facebook Strategy with Dating Speaker: Ophir Laizerovich (Founder & President) Professional Match Location: Room 110
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM NETWORKING BREAK Exhibit Hall
INTERNATIONAL DATING ONLINE			RESEARCH ON DATING			MOBILE MARKETING			MATCHMAKER & DATING COACH TRACK
3:30 PM Dating's Migration to Mobile Speaker: Tushar Chaudhary (Associate Director) Verizon Location: Bayview BallRoom 1			3:30 PM Communication Games: A Potential Model For User Pathways In Online Dating [WATCH VIDEO] Speaker: Anders Wallace (Anthropologist) CUNY Graduate Center Location: Room 130			3:30 PM Mobile Marketing for Dating Apps Speaker: Marc Porceli (CEO) Curate Mobile Location: Room 110			3:30 PM The 2016 Offline Matchmaking Dating Market Speaker: John LaRosa (President) Marketdata Enterprises Location: Room 128
SMS AND IM			PAYMENTS PANEL FOR DATING CEOS			DATING FRAUD DETECTION SYSTEMS			MATCHMAKER & DATING COACH TRACK
4:00 PM Future of Messaging: SMS and IM in Dating Speaker: Benjamin Dean (Principal Developer Advocate) Message Systems Location: Bayview BallRoom 1			4:00 PM Payments Panel For Online and Mobile Dating Speaker: Brittany Amos (Director of Mid-Market Sales) Paysafe Brendan Mahar (VP of Sales and Business Development) Action payments Location: Room 130			4:00 PM New Methods of Fraud Detection Speaker: Dave Wiseman (Vice President) Scamalytics Location: Room 110			4:00 PM CEO Mastermind - Dissecting Niche Matchmaking Models Speaker: Jasbina Ahluwalia (CEO) Intersections Match Patrick Fletcher (CEO) Authentic Matching Location: Room 128
iDATE SPECIAL GUEST
4:30 PM iDate Conversation with Michael Egan [WATCH VIDEO] Speaker: Michael Egan (CEO) Spark Networks Location: Bayview BallRoom 1
7TH ANNUAL iDATE AWARDS CEREMONY (Formal Dress Event is Suggested)
7:15 PM - 9:30 PM The 7th ANNUAL iDATE & OPW INDUSTRY iDATE AWARDS (Pre-Registration Required) 7:15 PM to 9:30 PM Location: The Le Jardin Room at the Deauville Miami Beach Resort Hotel (NOT Kovens Conference Center)
EVENING PARTY (Free for all Delegates)
10:00 - to - 11:59 Evening Party *Please wear your "iDate" badge for free entry* Location: Living Room Bar @ the W South Beach Hotel 2201 Collins Ave Miami Beach, FL 33139 Tel: +1 (305) 938-3000 Location: Living Room Bar at the W South Beach Hotel

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AGENDA: DAY TWO KOVENS CONFERENCE CENTER | Wednesday - January 27, 2016 INTERNET DATING & DATING INDUSTRY CONFERENCE
8:45 AM - 5:00 PM Registration & Exhibit Hall opens Exhibit Hall
REVENUES						MATCHMAKER & DATING COACH TRACK
9:00 AM Methods to Grow a Dating Business Without External Funding Speaker: Ross Williams (CEO) Venntro Location: Bayview BallRoom 1						9:00 AM Panel: Innovative Growth & Marketing Strategy [WATCH VIDEO] Speaker: Dr. Nancy Wall (CEO) Tampa Bay Matchmakers Svetlana Mukha (CEO) Diolli Louie Felix (CEO) Matchmaking VIP Location: Room 128
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM NETWORKING BREAK Exhibit Hall
DATING FRAUD			INTERNATIONAL DATING MARKETS			STD & DATING			MATCHMAKING & DATING COACH TRACK
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM How Banking Fraud and Romance Fraud are Linked [WATCH VIDEO] Speaker: Steve Baker (Director, Midwest Region, FTC) United States Federal Trade Commission Gene Fishel (Senior Assistant Attorney General Chief, Computer Crimes Section) Virginia Office of the Attorney General Ralph Gagliardie (Detective) Colorado Bureau of Investigation Dave Wiseman (Vice President) Scamalytics Wayne May (CEO) Scam Survivors Peter McGreevy (Attorney At Law) McGreevy & Henle, LLP Location: Bayview BallRoom 1			10:30 AM The Japanese Online & Mobile Dating Market [WATCH VIDEO] Speaker: Hiroshi Tsumoto (President) Diverse, Inc. Location: Room 130			10:30 AM PANEL: STD & Mobile Dating in 2016 [WATCH VIDEO] Speaker: Ursula Hessenflow (CEO) MyLabBox Jeff Collier (CEO) MateSafe Location: Room 110			10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Television Exposure for Dating Businesses and Matchmakers Speaker: Damona Hoffman (Matchmaker) DamonaHoffman.com Devyn Simone (Co-Host) Love at First Swipe Kathie Kopa (Casting Director & Development Producer) The Great Love Debate Location: Room 128
			INTERNATIONAL DATING MARKETS			ACADEMIA AND DATING
			11:00 AM Singapore / Malaysia and Indonesia Online & Mobile Dating Markets Speaker: Violet Lim (Founder) Lunch Actually Location: Room 130			11:00 AM Online Dating Algorithms [WATCH VIDEO] Speaker: Jonathan Rich (Professor) California Southern University Location: Room 110
DATING FRAUD			INTERNATIONAL DATING MARKETS			DATING OPERATOR STRATEGY			MATCHMAKING & DATING COACH TRACK
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Online Dating and Responsibilities of its Owners Speaker: Steve Baker (Director, Midwest Region, FTC) United States Federal Trade Commission Location: Bayview BallRoom 1			11:30 AM The Russian Mobile Dating Market for 2016 Speaker: Melissa McDonald (International Marketing Manager) Yandex Location: Room 130			11:30 AM Date Wars: Rise of the Apps Speaker: Tim Taylor (CEO) Free Dating Platform Location: Room 110			11:30 AM How To Convert Challenging Matchmaking Leads into a 6 Figure Coaching Business Speaker: Michelle Jacoby (CEO) DC Matchmaking Location: Room 128
12:00 Noon - 1:30 PM LUNCH Bayview Terrace (2nd Floor)
TELEVISION & DATING			DATING SOFTWARE TRENDS			FINANCIAL MARKETS			MATCHMAKING & DATING COACH TRACK
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM New Paradigms for Television and Dating Shows Speaker: Daniel Oron (Executive Producer) Go Button Media Miguel Santos (General Manager) MyX TV Location: Bayview BallRoom 1			1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Panel: Software for Dating Speaker: Jenny Gonzalez (Vice President) Dating Factory Ross Williams (CEO) Venntro Location: Room 130			1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Match.com Going Public and Projected Forecasts for the Dating Industry [WATCH VIDEO] Speaker: Alex Harrington (CEO) SNAP Interactive Mark Brooks (CEO & Principal Consultant) Courtland Brooks & Online Personals Watch Location: Room 110			1:30 PM - 2:15 PM Creating Buzzworthy Content That Drives Higher Profits Speaker: Thomas Edwards (CEO) The Professional Wingman Laurie Davis Edwards (CEO) eFlirt Location: Room 128
TELEVISION & RADIO			SPANISH SPEAKING MOBILE MARKETS			LATEST DATING OBSERVATIONS
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Low Cost Television and Radio Opportunities for Dating Operators [WATCH VIDEO] Speaker: Kevin Hayes (VP Ad Sales) American Target Network Location: Bayview BallRoom 1			2:00 PM - 2:30 PM The LATAM and Spanish Speaking Mobile Dating Market [WATCH VIDEO] Speaker: Jenny Gonzalez (Vice President) Dating Factory Location: Room 130			2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Managing the Headlines: How to Get Media Exposure [WATCH VIDEO] Speaker: Julie Spira (CEO) CyberDating Expert Location: Room 110
									MATCHMAKING & DATING COACH TRACK
									2:15 PM - 3:00 PM How to Attract & Convert High Value Clients For Your Dating Business Speaker: Maria Avgitidis (CEO) Agape Match Location: Room 128
YOUTUBE & DATING			SPEED DATING STRATEGY IN 2016			DATING CLUBS
2:30 PM Big Youtube Influencers to Promote a Site / App Audience [WATCH VIDEO] Speaker: Adam Lodolce (CEO) AdamLodolce.com Location: Bayview BallRoom 1			2:30 PM Speed Dating Strategy in 2016 [WATCH VIDEO] Speaker: Daniel Gudema (CTO) Pre-Dating Tom Jaffee (CEO) 8 Minute Dating Location: Room 130			2:30 PM To Be Announced Speaker: Ron Harris (CEO) Touch Points International Dating Club Location: Room 110
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM NETWORKING BREAK Exhibit Hall
FINAL PANEL DEBATE
3:30 PM Final Panel Debate Speaker: Mark Brooks (CEO & Principal Consultant) Courtland Brooks & Online Personals Watch Kelly Steckelberg (CEO) Zoosk Tim Taylor (CEO) FPD Ventures, Ltd. Marc Porceli (CEO) Curate Mobile Carmelia Ray (CEO) Carmelia Ray Tushar Chaudhary (Associate Director) Verizon Michael Egan (CEO) Spark Networks Grant Brenner, Ph.D (Director, Trauma Service) William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry Roman Sidorenko (CEO) Pure Hiroshi Tsumoto (President) Diverse, Inc. Maria Avgitidis (CEO) Agape Match Ross Williams (CEO) Venntro Location: Bayview BallRoom 1
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POST EVENT PARTY (Free for all Conference Attendees)
10:00 PM - till midnight PM POST EVENT PARTY (Free for all Conference Attendees) Location: To Be Announced Location: Baccarat III Room at the Deauville Miami Beach Resort Hotel (NOT Kovens Conference Center)

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