IESE’s Media AMP 2012 includes top-level media and entertainment executives from countries around the world, including the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Kenya, Nigeria, Spain, Mexico, Colombia and the United States.
This year’s international roster of participants includes C-suite level executives, with participant titles including: CEO, COO, President, Senior Vice President, Managing Director, Director General and General Manager. They work for large, medium and boutique media and entertainment companies, including Univision Communications, Indomina Group, Europapress and the United Nations.
The first and only program of its kind, the Media AMP is an intensive executive education program aimed at preparing top-level, highly experienced executives to lead their media and entertainment companies. The Media AMP consists of four week-long modules conducted over a six-month period. Three modules take place in New York City and one module takes place in Los Angeles.
Media AMP 2012 Includes World-Class Leadership Forum Roster
Run in collaboration with the Paley Center for Media, the program gives participants exclusive access to major industry "movers and shakers" during Leadership Forums. The Media AMP Leadership Forums are a unique feature of the program that lets participants interact with world-class media and entertainment leaders in a private and intimate setting.
Participants learn straight from these executives about the management challenges that they face on a daily basis, and how they have addressed those challenges to advance their companies as well as their careers.
"Each Leadership Forum is designed to give participants the feeling of sitting in the living room of a major media star, allowing participants to hear them tell their personal stories about how they got to where they are today, their business challenges and views of their businesses' futures," said Program Director Rich Sabreen. “These interactions not only take participants into the minds and hearts of these influential business leaders, they also pave the way for unparalleled networking opportunities with these leaders who are changing the face of the business.”
The Leadership Forum speakers in the first module of the Media AMP 2012 include:
Frank A. Bennack, Jr. is Chief Executive Officer of Hearst Corporation, one of the world’s largest media conglomerates and owner of well-known brands that include Good Housekeeping; Cosmopolitan; Country Living; O, The Oprah Magazine; Esquire; Marie Claire; Seventeen and Smart Money. He is also presently vice chairman of the Hearst Board of Directors and chairman of the Corporation's Executive Committee.
Katherine Oliver is the commissioner of the New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME), which consists of the Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting; NYC Media; and NYC Digital. MOME aims to develop the City’s diverse media functions, encourage local economic activity in the entertainment industry as well as spur the development of new media.
Geoffrey Sands is the Chair of the PBS Board of Directors and in this capacity holds an ex officio, voting seat on the PBS Foundation Board. He is a Director of McKinsey & Company and heads its Global Media, Entertainment and Information Practice. He has 20 years of experience working with many of the leading marketing, media and entertainment companies.
Steve Capus was named President of NBC News in November 2005. He is the No. 1 News Division executive and is responsible for all aspects of America's highest-rated and most-watched network News division, as well as MSNBC and NBC News Channel. He sits on the Board of MSNBC.com, The Weather Channel, The Freedom Forum and Newseum. Capus reports to Jeff Zucker, President and CEO, NBC Universal.
Alexandra Wallace was named senior vice president of "NBC News" in December 2008. In what is an expanded version of the role that she held from January 2006 until March 2007, Wallace’s responsibilities include overseeing "Nightly News," news production and staffing. She assists in the oversight of newsgathering, and serves as Capus' chief deputy within the news division.
Alan Patricof is the founder and managing director of Greycroft LLC. A longtime innovator and advocate for venture capital, Alan entered the industry in its formative days with the creation of Patricof & Co. Ventures Inc., a predecessor to Apax Partners – today, one of the world's leading private equity firms with $35 billion under management.
Other major media and entertainment high-level executives will also appear throughout the other modules of the program.
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