Conference
The Women in Media Conference 2008 conference was on 24th October 2008, at the Old Market, Hove from 9am - 9pm.
We’ve uploaded a short slideshow of images from the day.
The day covered 4 central pillars of digital media industry – web, games and mobile, tv and film, and music. Inspiring speakers from all 4 sectors presented throughout the day, with a panel session and extended Q&A at the end of the day. View the agenda.
Speakers represented all aspects of this vibrant, fast-growing industry.
Associate sponsors
Speakers included:
Divinia Knowles, Head of Operations at multiplayer games developer Mind Candy
Benita Matofska, Creative Director at TV producers / distributors Electric Sky
Helen Searle, music lawyer for artists as diverse as The Prodigy and Nigel Kennedy
Lisa Holloway, Chief Executive of Brighton Music Network
Sophie Major, Head of International for the Yahoo Developer Network
Rosie Freshwater, Chief Executive Officer of leading web agency - Leapfrogg
Denise Wilton, Creative Director at moo.com
Kaye Elling, Games Industry veteran (Sony, Acclaim, etc) now at massive multiplayer online gamers Dubit
Who is the Women in Media Conference for?
- Women who are currently working in the media
- Students, recent graduates and other women who are interested in a career in digital media
- Anyone with an interest in issues surrounding women in media workplaces
Benefits
Our panelists are women working at the coalface of contemporary media. Talks are about how they got into digital media, how they moved ahead, what they’re working on at the moment and whether they find being a woman working in these industries an issue. There is also time to ask the speakers questions and network with them, and other conference attendees, during and after the event.
Registration
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