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October 22, 2006

2006 AMC

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DAY 1: October 22, 2006

	New Circulation Sources and Strategies for Independents panelists: Anne Finn, SVP, Consumer Marketing, MPA (moderator); Fabio Freyre, CEO, Latina Media Ventures, LLC; M. Sue Webb, VP, Publisher Development, Synapse Group; and David Lusterman, Publisher, String Letter Publishing

	Jess Cagle, Assistant Managing Editor, People, interviews Rachael Ray, Editor, Every Day with Rachael Ray

	Nina Link, President and CEO, MPA, and Rachael Ray, Editor, Every Day with Rachael Ray. One-woman brand Ray talked about her hectic life juggling editing a magazine, writing books, putting on TV shows and touring in the official opening session of AMC 2006.

	AMC Chair Christie Hefner, Chairman and CEO, Playboy Enterprises Inc. welcomed everyone to the conference.

	Does Size Matter? panelists: Ellen Oppenheim, EVP/Chief Marketing Officer, MPA; Brad Santeler, Director, Media and Relationship Management, Kimberly-Clark; Michela OConnor Abrams, President and Publisher, Dwell; and Irene Grieco, Senior U.S. Lead-Print Management, Unilver U.S. The panel discussion took place in the afternoon, during the Independents Day session sponsored by MPAs Independent Magazine Group (IMAG).

DAY 2: October 23, 2006

	Jack Kliger, President and CEO, Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc., delivers the MPA Chairmans address

	Bob Greenberg, Chairman/CEO/Chief Creative Officer, R/GA New York

	Breakthrough Brands: Case Studies for Success panelists: Scott Donaton, Associate Publisher and Editorial Director, The Ad Age Group (moderator); Alev Gokce, Global Brand Director, The Coca-Cola Company; and Suzanne Hogan, COO, Lippincott Mercer

	Cindi Leive, Editor-in-Chief, Glamour, provides an ASME review

	Cathie Black, President, Hearst Magazines, interviewed Steve Riggio, CEO and Vice Chairman, Barnes & Noble, Inc., about magazines key role in Barnes & Nobles strategy

	Rex Briggs, CEO, Marketing Evolution, unveiled new accountability research

	Senator Barack Obama, interviewed by The New Yorker Editor David Remnick during the AMC Monday luncheon program.

	Nina Link, President and CEO, MPA, gives the Presidents Outlook

	Jeffrey Cole, Director, Center for Digital Future, University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication, revealed what the future holds

	Dan Rosensweig, COO, Yahoo!, was interviewed by Chris Anderson, Editor-in-Chief, Wired

	Tim Armstrong, VP, Advertising Sales, Google, persuaded magazine publishers to partner with Google and other search entities to grow consumers and revenue

	Steve Murphy, President & CEO, Rodale Inc.; Ann More, Chairman & CEO, Time Inc.; and Rick Smith, Chairman & CEO, Newsweek

Monday Evening Festivities After putting in a full day of serious work, AMC attendees were treated to an evening full of serious fun. Dinner was an interactive affair, with three local celebrity chefs outdoing each other with scrumptious offerings like Kobe beef short ribs, morel and truffle risotto and smoked duck confitall prepared for attendees on the spot. Following the dinner was a rocking afterparty, complete with cigar bar, martini bar and magazine deejays.





DAY 3: October 24, 2006

	Ready for Our Close-Ups: Video on Magazine Digital Platforms panelists: David Carr, Columnist/Reporter, The New York Times (moderator); Paul Fichtenbaum, Managing Editor, SI.com; Deidre Depke, Assistant Managing Editor, Newsweek, and Editor, Newsweek.com; Stephen Hedlund, President, Ehlert Publishing Group, Inc.; and Alison Tocci, President and Group Publisher, Time Out New York

	Indy Leaders Tackle Today panelists: Evan Smith, Editor and EVP, Texas Monthly (moderator); Carol Evans, CEO and Founder, Working Mother Media; Bryan Welch, Publisher and Editorial Director, Ogden Publications Inc.; and Linda Johnson Rice, Publisher and Editorial Director, Johnson Publishing Company, Inc.

	Over There: Learning from Our International Partners panelists: Michael Brennan, President, Latin America and Asia-Pacific, The Readers Digest Association, Inc. (moderator); Chris Llewellyn, Managing Director, EMAP International; Fabrizio DAngelo, Head of International Activities, Magazine Division, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore; and Eduardo Michelsen, CEO, Editorial Televisa

	Robert F. Kennedy Jr., author and environmental activist, calls the current administration the worst environmental White House we've ever had in history, bar none."

	Jim Ryan, VP of Consumer Data Services, Cingular Wireless, makes the call on mobile and magazines.

	Designs That Connect: The Power of Creative Branding panlists: Chee Pearlman, Director, Chee Company (moderator); Luke Hayman, Design Director, New York; Gael Towey, Chief Creative Officer, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia; and Brian Collins, Chief Creative Officer, Brand Innovation Group, Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide.

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