DEW Digital Entertainment World

DEW 2023 Agenda
February 7th: TV, Streaming, Brands & Advertising Track
KEYNOTE CONVERSATION
🕐 10:00am – 10:45am PT
More details to be announced soon.
TV + STREAMING: THE FUTURE OF AD-SUPPORTED MODELS
🕐 11:00am – 11:45am PT
The over-the-top television market is large and growing, and expected to increase at an 11% CAGR over the next five years (PwC’s Entertainment & Media Outlook 2022-2026) with targeted growth from international expansion, bundling and new ad-supported AVOD and FAST streaming offerings. This panel will discuss the ad-supported strategies for growth in this highly competitive market. What innovations, business models and features of ad-supported AVOD and FAST will fuel growth in the marketplace?

Panelists: To be announced
GOING GLOBAL: NEXT FRONTIERS FOR INTERNATIONAL
🕐 12:00pm – 12:45pm PT
As streaming’s penetration in America has hit the saturation point for “nearly every individual service” (source: MoffettNathanson), the global streaming wars are heating up. With global successes like Money Heist or Squid Game, Netflix and others are increasing their focus on international production strategies. This panel will discuss the opportunities and challenges in international productions and where the streamers and production companies are placing big bets.

Panelists: To be announced
THE CREATOR ECONOMY: THE POWER OF INFLUENCE
🕐 1:00pm – 1:45pm PT
The creator market for branded and platform deals is projected to grow to a whopping $28 billion by 2026. A major driver of this growth is coming from platforms like TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Snap and Twitch. This panel of brand and advertising executives, digital creators, platform executives and agency representatives will discuss the strategies and campaigns taking shape on different platforms. What are the most effective strategies today for working with crearors and what are the metrics that determine success? How are creators adapting their content and strategies as the market matures and more content is vying for audiences in the “Attention Economy”?

Panelists: To be announced
KEYNOTE CONVERSATION
🕐 2:00pm – 2:45pm PT
More details to be announced soon.
February 8th: Games, Interactive & Music Track
KEYNOTE CONVERSATION
🕐 10:00am – 10:45am PT
More details to be announced soon.
CREATING BLOCKBUSTERS: GAMES DRIVING FRANCHISES
🕐 11:00am – 11:45am PT
Entertainment companies are embracing multi-platform storytelling with a focus on building long-lasting entertainment franchises that engage and monetize audiences across mediums. While movies and television continue to be a big driver when it comes to popularizing entertainment content, games are increasingly taking a central position in the cultural zeitgeist and provide deep engagement and extended monetization opportunities. The panel will discuss the different roles that games and interactive entertainment play in franchise development – top of the funnel, bottom of the funnel and in between.

Panelists: To be announced
ENTERTAINMENT + WEB3: WHAT’S NEXT?
🕐 12:00pm – 12:45pm PT
Storytelling is evolving through games and interactive mediums and Web3 promises to open more channels to allow for collaborative creativity across media formats. This panel will explore the opportunities for the entertainment industry to use NFTs and blockchain technologies to further engage and collaborate with fans and audiences on creative efforts, including ownership and storytelling paradigms that leverage Web3.

Panelists: To be announced
MUSIC + THE METAVERSE: THE NEXT ACT
🕐 1:00pm – 1:45pm PT
The music industry has discovered the power of the Metaverse where albums can be launched in virtual worlds, and concert-style events bring together millions of people to discover new music and new artists, shop virtual merch, socialize with major stars as they perform or even dance together with fans. This panel of music and technology executives will discuss how the Metaverse is changing the world of music and what trends we are yet to see in the future as it continues to grow its mindshare and engagement time.

Panelists: To be announced
KEYNOTE CONVERSATION
🕐 2:00pm – 2:45pm PT
More details to be announced soon.

Panelists: To be announced