Speaking Engagements

Feb2010 01

Dean is a powerful public speaker, whether bringing lively controversy to panel debates or delivering informative and entertaining key notes. He is one of Microsoft’s most requested external speakers for their global events and achieved iMedia’s highest ever ranking for their spotlight sessions, based on client feedback. Here’s an overview of forthcoming speaking engagements.

How are you going to reach these guys? From SIME 2008
“How are you going to reach these guys? Because that’s the problem right now”

2010

  • 12/1/10: Eyeblaster Experience, Tel Aviv, Israel: Addressable Advertising
  • 29/1/10: OMD Brainfest, London, UK: Strategic Insights
  • 18/2/10: MediaCom Insights Day, London, UK: Entertaining the consumer
  • 1/3/10: MediaCom, London, UK: Strategic Insights
  • 8/3/10: iMedia UK Brand Summit, Brighton, UK: Refocusing the blurring lines of Media
  • 10/3/10: i-COM Global Summit, Lisbon, Portugal: Refocusing the blurring lines of Media
  • 12/3/10: i-COM Global Summit, Lisbon, Portugal: Future of Ad Serving
  • 17/3/10: Online Publishers Association (OPA), New York, US: Settling the online dispute: Search & Display
  • 21/3/10: iMedia Breakthrough Summit, Coconut Point, FL, US: Refocusing the blurring lines of Media
  • 24/3/10: KUOW NPR Radio, Seattle: Interview on Personalised Advertising
  • 25/3/10: Client Digital Day – Bridgestone Tires, Chicago: People are Strange, when they are strangers (Social Media)
  • 9/4/10: MEC, London, UK: Blurring the Media Lines – Strategic Insights
  • 15/4/10: Client Digital Day – Universal Music, UK: Entertaining the consumer
  • 20/4/10: CANCELLED: Festival of Media, Valencia, Spain: Dwell on Engagement
  • 7/5/10: Digital Media MBA Summit: Evolution of Social Media, London, UK: Panel Chair: Building brand engagement
  • 10/5/10: iMedia UK Agency Summit, Brighton, UK: Addressable advertising in a ubiquitous world
  • 11/5/10: Sports Media Summit Summit, Düsseldorf, Germany: A Game of Two Halves: Settling the dispute between paid and earned media
  • 1/6/10: Eyeblaster Client Day, Madrid, Spain: Automotive Advertising Research
  • 3/6/10: Eyeblaster Client Day, Barcelona, Spain: Automotive Advertising Research
  • 3/6/10: IAB Europe Interact Conference, Barcelona, Spain: Opportunities and Challenges for Online Branding (Panel)
  • 8/6/10: IAB Innovation Day, New York, US: To GRP or not to GRP: The Never Ending Measurement Conundrum (Panel)
  • 9/6/10: DigiDay: Target, New York, US: The Shift From Buying Content to Buying Audiences
  • 9/6/10: CANCELLED: The Inaugural Media Operations and Strategic Communications Symposium, Defence Academy, Schrivenham, UK: Social Media in Military Operations Overseas
  • 15/6/10: MediaCom, London, UK: Blurring the Media Lines – Strategic Insights
  • 21/6/10: Cannes Lion Awards, Cannes, France: Open Forum
  • 25/6/10: Which? London, UK: A Matter of Privacy: Addressable advertising against EU Proposals
  • 29/6/10: Entertainment Marketing Summit, Santa Monica, US: It’s showtime: Measuring brand impact through active engagement
  • 30/6/10: Agency Roadshow – Swirl/Y&R/Goodby/Optimedia, San Francisco, US: The Future of Advertising
  • 6/7/10: Agency Roadshow – AKQA/Razorfish, San Francisco, US: The Future of Advertising
  • 7/7/10: Client Direct Day – Disney, Seattle, US: The Future of Advertising
  • 7/7/10: Microsoft, Seattle, US: The intrinsic value of interactive display
  • 7/7/10: Client Direct Day – Winn, Las Vegas, US: Digital Strategy in Tourism
  • 20/7/10: IAB Conecta, Mexico City, Mexico: Courting the Consumer
  • 18/8/10: CANCELLED: Digital Age 2.0, São Paulo, Brazil: TBC
  • 7/9/10: Digital Experience, London, UK: TBC
  • 15/9/10: Digital Experience, Madrid, Spain: TBC
  • 16/9/10: dmexco, Cologne, Germany: Future Debate: Mobile Community – how the new mobility affects todays marketing
  • 21/9/10: Ad:Tech, London, UK: TBC
  • 23/9/10: Digital Experience, New York, US: TBC
  • 29/9/10: Digital Experience, Chicago, US: TBC
  • 6/10/10: Digital Experience, LA, US: TBC
  • 12/10/10: Digital Experience, Tokyo, Japan: TBC
  • 19/10/10: Digital Experience, Shanghai, China: TBC
  • 21/10/10: Digital Experience, Singapore: TBC
  • 27/10/10: Digital Experience, Sydney, Australia: TBC
  • 29/10/10: MSN Roadshow Asia: TBC
  • 27/10/10: CANCELLED: Webit, Sofia, Bulgaria: TBC
  • 3/11/10: Ad:Tech New York, US: TBC
  • 4/11/10: Eyeblaster Party, New York, US: TBC
  • 10/11/10: Digital Experience, Paris, France: TBC
  • 17/11/10: Digital Experience, Hamburg, Germany: TBC
  • 11/12/10: iMedia Agency Summit, Phoenix, AZ, US: TBC

Where in the world?

Follow the itinerary with real-time updates.

2009

  • 10/2/09: iMedia Brand Summit, Florida, USA: Better Together! Overlapping a creative strategy with actionable analytics
  • 12/2/09: MoLo Sessions, New Orleans, USA: Mobile Local Advertising: The Convenience Factor
  • 24/2/09: MSN Event, Copenhagen, Denmark: Courting the Consumer: Spending quality time with your audience
  • 27/2/09: Agency Event – Publicis Modem, London, UK: Courting the Consumer: Spending quality time with your audience
  • 2/3/09: MSN Event, London, UK: Courting the Consumer: Spending quality time with your audience
  • 3/3/09: IAB UK, London, UK: Video Advertising: What’s right for your campaign?
  • 19/3/09: Agency Event: Enter Action – Engage, MEC & Carat, Århus, Denmark: Courting the Consumer: Spending quality time with your audience
  • 25/3/09: MSN Event, Amsterdam, Holland: Courting the Consumer: Spending quality time with your audience
  • 31/3/09: Eyeblaster Experience: Rock & ROI, Lisbon, Portugal: Better Together! Overlapping a creative strategy with actionable analytics
  • 20/4/09: IAB Video, New York, US: Video Advertising: What’s right for your campaign?
  • 22/4/09: AOL Event, Dulles, Virginina, US: Courting the Consumer: Spending quality time with your audience
  • 7/5/09: Digtial Evangelists Dinner, London, UK: Open Forum
  • 12/5/09: iMedia UK Agency Summit, Brighton, UK: Better Together! Overlapping a creative strategy with actionable analytics
  • 17/5/09: iMedia Agency Summit, Austin, Texas: Better Together! Overlapping a creative strategy with actionable analytics
  • 20/5/09: Press Dinner, New York, US: Global findings around Dwell Time
  • 22/5/09: BOA, Delaware, US: Global cross-channel synergy
  • 26/5/09: IMC, Stockholm, Sweden: Better Together! Overlapping a creative strategy with actionable analytics
  • 3/6/09: Eyeblaster Experience, London, UK: Joining the dots cross-channel
  • 4/6/09: Eyeblaster Experience, Madrid, Spain: Joining the dots cross-channel / The Science of Art
  • 5/6/09: Warner Bros roadshow: Brussels, Belgium: Joining the dots cross-channel
  • 10/6/09: Press Dinner, New York, US: Global research study on Digital Advertising
  • 17/6/09: Eyeblaster University, San Francisco, US: Topic to be finalised
  • 18/6/09: Digtial Evangelists Dinner, San Francisco, US: Open Forum
  • 21/6/09: Cannes Lion Awards, Cannes, France: Open Forum
  • 2/7/09: IAB UK, London, UK: Creativity & technology workshop: Topic to be finalised
  • 14/7/09: Night Talks, Hamburg, Germany: Mobile Advertising
  • 21/7/09: Digtial Evangelists Dinner, New York, US: Open Forum
  • 30/7/09: Eyeblaster Experience, Los Angeles, US: Joining the dots cross-channel
  • 5/8/09: Eyeblaster Experience, New York, US: Joining the dots cross-channel
  • 19/8/09: Digital Day OMD, London, UK: The Science of Art
  • 22/9/09: Ad:Tech UK, London, UK: Panel: It’s a Game of Two Halves: The challenges of offline & online in global campaign management
  • 23/9/09: DMEXCO, Cologne, Germany: Panel: Digital Video Advertising shifts budgets
  • 24/9/09: DMEXCO, Cologne, Germany: Speaker’s Corner: Joining the Media Dots: The Evolution of Media
  • 30/09/09: Eyeblaster Experience, London, UK: Cross-Channel Media
  • 7/10/09: ECMOD360, London, UK: Courting the Consumer
  • 14/10/09: JDPA Automotive Internet Roundtable, Las Vegas, US: Topic to be finalised
  • 20/10/09: Eyeblaster Experience, Sydney, Australia: Joining the dots cross-channel
  • 26/10/09: MSN Asia Rich Media Rocks, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Joining the dots cross-channel
  • 27/10/09: MSN Asia Rich Media Rocks, Taipei, Taiwan: Joining the dots cross-channel
  • 27/10/09: Eyeblaster Experience, Taipei, Taiwan: Simplifying Digital Media
  • 28/10/09: MSN Asia Rich Media Rocks, Hong Kong: Joining the dots cross-channel
  • 30/10/09: MSN Asia Rich Media Rocks, Mumbai, India: Joining the dots cross-channel
  • 4/11/09: IAB Event, Warsaw, Poland: Joining the Media Dots: The Evolution of Media
  • 9/11/09: MSN Event, Stockholm, Sweden: TBC
  • 10/11/09: MSN Event, Oslo, Norway: TBC
  • 11/11/09: Poets & Plumbers, Copenhagen, Denmark: The Science of Art
  • 12/11/09: MSN Event, Helsinki, Finland: TBC
  • 1/12/09: Eyeblaster Experience, Paris, France: Simplifying Digital Media
  • 5/12/09: iMedia Agency Summit, Scottsdale, Arizona, US: Refocusing the blurring lines of Media

2008

  • 24/01/08: Microsoft Sessions with Carat, London, UK: How to make a good impression: A user-centric approach to advertising
  • 06/03/08: Microsoft Sessions, Oslo, Norway: How to make a good impression: A user-centric approach to advertising
  • 10/03/08: iMedia UK Agency Summit, Hertford, UK: I see therefore I click? Where creative meets analytics
  • 19-20/03/08: MDAS CEMA Conference, Amsterdam, Holland:
    I see therefore I click? Part 1 of a user-centric approach to advertising
    He clicks me, he clicks me not: Part 2 of a user-centric approach to advertising
  • 26/03/08: Yahoo, London, UK: How to make a good impression: A user-centric approach to advertising
  • 09/04/08: RSPCA Client Digital Day with PHD, London, UK: I see therefore I click: A user-centric approach to advertising
  • 10/04/08: THQ Client Digital Day with Mindshare, London, UK: I see therefore I click: A user-centric approach to advertising
  • 15-16/04/08: Microsoft Sessions, Istanbul, Turkey: I see therefore I click: A user-centric approach to advertising
  • 22/04/08: John Freida Client Digital Day with Zed, London, UK: I see therefore I click: A user-centric approach to advertising
  • 06/05/08: MSN Sessions with Zed, London, UK: How to make a good impression: A user-centric approach to advertising
  • 9-10/05/08: MSN Arabia Connection 08, Marsa Alam, Egypt: I see therefore I click: A user-centric approach to advertising
  • 04/06/08: Eyeblaster University, Los Angeles Dodger Stadium, USA: How to hit a home run in digital advertising
  • 24/06/08: Online Marketing Show, London, UK: Dragon’s Den – Widget Ads
  • 08/07/08: Digital Experience Day, New York, USA: Strategies to monetise User Experience
  • 10/07/08: Digital Experience Day, Chicago, USA: Strategies to monetise User Experience
  • 12/07/08: Digital Experience Day, Los Angeles, USA: Strategies to monetise User Experience
  • 18/07/08: Eyeblaster University, Chicago White Sox Stadium, USA: How to hit a home run in digital advertising
  • 22/07/08: ClickZ Specifics: Online Video Advertising, New York, USA: Online Video – Panel Discussion
  • 03/08/08: Digital Experience Day, Tel Aviv, Israel: Strategies to monetise User Experience
  • 16/09/08: iMedia Brand Summit, San Diego, USA: Courting the Consumer: Spending quality time with your audience
  • 18/09/08: OMMA Awards, New York, USA: Courting the Consumer: Spending quality time with your audience
  • 19/09/08: OMMA Awards, New York, USA: When Measuring Engagement is More Valuable than Conversion – Panel Discussion
  • 24/9/08: Poets & Plumbers, Copenhagen, Denmark: Courting the Consumer: Spending quality time with your audience
  • 25/09/08: MSN Sessions with PHD, London, UK: Courting the Consumer: Spending quality time with your audience
  • 25/09/08: AdTech, London, UK: Courting the Consumer: Spending quality time with your audience
  • 29/9/08: Digital Experience Day, Madrid, Spain: Strategies to monetise User Experience
  • 1/10/08: Digital Experience Day, London, UK: Strategies to monetise User Experience
  • 06-08/10/08: Microsoft Roadshow, Oslo, Norway: Courting the Consumer: Spending quality time with your audience (4x presentations)
  • 15/10/08: HP EMEA Marketing Conference, Grenoble, France: Courting the Consumer: Spending quality time with your audience
  • 21/10/08: McConn 2008, Las Vegas, USA: CANCELLED
  • 22/10/08: Which? Digital Day, London, UK: Courting the Consumer: Spending quality time with your audience
  • 28/10/08: IAB UK, London, UK: Measuring the consumer journey online: Demystifying the Metrics
  • 31/10/08: Microsoft Partner Event, Budapest, Hungary: The Power of Digital is Yours!
  • 6/11/08: SIME, Copenhagen, Denmark: Keynote: At the cutting-edge of Communication – followed by Panel Discussion
  • 11/11/08: iMedia Brand Summit, Hertford, UK: Courting the Consumer: Spending quality time with your audience
  • 24/11/08: MSN Digital Day Direct Clients, London, UK: Courting the Consumer: Spending quality time with your audience
  • 8/12/08: MSN Asia Rich Media Rocks, Tokyo, Japan: Boosting engagement in video advertising
  • 9/12/08: MSN Asia Rich Media Rocks, Singapore: Boosting engagement in video advertising
  • 11/12/08: Yahoo TW, Taipei, Taiwan: Boosting engagement in video advertising
  • 11/12/08: MSN Asia Rich Media Rocks, Taipei, Taiwan: Boosting engagement in video advertising
  • 12/12/08: Eyeblaster Roadshow, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Boosting engagement in video advertising

2007

2006

  • 02/11/06: IAB Internet Marketing Seminar, London, UK: Why the World Stopped Clicking: The rise of interaction metrics and the importance of pre-click activity
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