YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki will return as the headline keynote speaker at this year’s VidCon, the annual conference announced today.
Wojcicki will join a veritable who’s-who of leaders in online video, virtual reality, gaming, television, social media, and more at the conference — to be held next June in Anaheim, Calif. Other bold-faced speakers will include Awesomeness TV CEO Brian Robbins, JauntVR CEO Jens Christensen, Otter Media president Sarah Harden, and MTV president Sean Atkins.
While VidCon previously announced that its Industry Track, for business-minded attendees, would comprise 22 seminars featuring executives from the Federal Trade Commision (FTC), Twitter, and eBay, it has now added 16 fireside chats and 18 one-on-one conversations with top innovators to this lineup.
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“As the online and offline video worlds overlap and mix together, we’re spotlighting the leaders of today and tomorrow to give attendees a much clearer look into where the opportunities are now — and will be in the future,” said Jim Louderback, editorial director of VidCon’s Industry Track, in a statement.
VidCon says its 2016 event will connect more than 30,000 attendees, 400 top creators, and over 100 industry experts. Click here for more information about the Industry Track or to register, and check out the first group of keynote speakers and presenters in full below:
- Susan Wojcicki, CEO, YouTube
- Jens Christensen, CEO, JauntVR
- Sarah Harden, President, Otter Media
- Mike Sepso, Senior Vice President, Activision Blizzard
- Sean Atkins, President, MTV
- Brian Robbins, CEO, Awesomeness TV
- Fidji Simo, Director of Product, Facebook
- Jeff Seibert, Senior Director of Product, Twitter
- Michael Sprague, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, Kia Motors America
- David Beebe, VP Global Creative + Content Marketing, Marriott International
- Mike Vorhaus, President, Magid Advisors
- Rich Greenfield, Media Futurist, Media and Tech Analyst, BTIG
- Mark Suster, Partner, Upfront Ventures
- Jeff Jarvis, Director, Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
- Mark Terbeek, Partner, Greycroft Ventures
- Ricky Van Veen, Co-Founder, CollegeHumor and Vimeo
- Ran Harnevo, CEO, BKSTG
