Upcoming events in the media guru series
Quantum Media organizes the Media Guru series, an extremely popular program held in conjunction with the Harvard Business School Club of Greater New York.
In informal sessions throughout the year, a great line-up of top business leaders and innovators—"Media Gurus" of the industry—speak to club members and guests about the art and business of the media. These talks are generally breakfasts, held from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. at the Harvard Club, 27 W. 44th St., New York. Subscribe to the mailing list for schedule and details.
September 23: Media Guru Debra Lee
Chair and CEO, BET
As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BET Networks, Debra Lee runs the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment for the African-American audience and consumers of Black culture. Lee oversees a multiplatform media company that includes several cable television networks, digital offerings, and a home entertainment business. For more information about the breakfast, or to sign up, go to the Harvard Business School site.
November 18: Media Guru Tina Sharkey
Chair and Global President, BabyCenter
Tina Sharkey has led BabyCenter (owned by medical product giant J&J) since 2007. She will discuss her insights about creating content for mothers, online communities, brands, media consumption and the state of advertising on the web. BabyCenter is the web's leading global interactive parenting and pregnancy destination, reaching 78% of new and expecting moms online in the United States, and reaching more than 16 million parents monthly across 22 markets worldwide. For more information about the breakfast, or to sign up, please return to this web site in Fall 2010.
January 13: Media Gurus Brian Napack and Andrew Heyward
Traditional-to-Digital Experts Talk about Leading Core Businesses through Their Disruption
Brian Napack, President of MacMillan U.S. and Andrew Heyward, Senior Advisor of Monitor and former President of CBS News, talk about leading media businesses' transitions to digital aggregation and distribution. "It's hard to read the map with both hands and grip the wheel with both hands," says Heyward. For more information about the breakfast, or to sign up, please return to this web site in Fall 2010.
February 01: Media Guru Steven Wald
Project leader of FCC Future-of- the- Media- project
After the completion of an extensive look at media across all platforms (regulated or not regulated by the FCC,) Steve Wald, who was the entrepreneur who founded and sold Beliefnet before taking on this job, will discuss the projects analyses and conclusions. For more information about the breakfast, or to sign up, please return to this web site in Fall 2010.
Past Media Gurus