PBC Speakers Announced: Execs from Forbes, Hanley Wood, Reader's Digest, Food Network Magazine Highlight Lineup

December 16, 2009

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The Publishing Business Conference & Expo (PBC) today announced a roster of speakers for the 2010 show, highlighted by top executives from publishing companies including Forbes Media, Hanley Wood, Reader's Digest and Food Network magazine. PBC will be held March 8-10 at the New York Marriott Marquis Times Square and features nearly 50 educational sessions for book and magazine publishers and an exhibit hall of nearly 100 industry-leading solutions and service providers.

Carefully crafted by the editorial staff of Publishing Executive and Book Business magazines and an advisory board of veteran publishing personnel, the 2010 Publishing Business Conference will be home to nearly three days of practical, thought-provoking sessions designed to help build both your print and digital business.

"We are truly excited to bring together all of these thought-leaders in the industry," says Noelle Skodzinski, conference program director and editor-in-chief of Publishing Executive and Book Business magazines. "It's a critical time in publishing, and I think the fact that these brilliant, forward-thinking executives are coming out to share their insights really reflects an effort to help each other adapt to a dramatically shifting marketplace. I can't imagine any publishing executive feeling that they don't absolutely have to be at this event at this time to participate in discussions that not only will help shape the industry's future, but will help each one of us develop a plan to move forward successfully."

The conference staff will continue to add leading publishing executives to the speaker lineup, which can be viewed along with the conference agenda here. Here's a look at the preliminary 2010 speaker lineup:

•  Michela O'Connor Abrams, Publisher, Dwell magazine
•  Bill Amstutz, President, Strategic Media Operations
•  Frank Anton, Chief Executive Officer, Hanley Wood
•  Charles Ault, Assistant Director and Director of Production, Temple University Press
•  Maurice Bakley, Chief Operating Officer, FierceMarkets
•  Susan Beale, Director of Book Manufacturing, Adams Media
•  Matthew Bernius, Co-Director and Researcher, The Open Publishing Lab, Rochester Institute of Technology
•  Eric Biener, Vice President Streaming Media and Network Sales, Nielsen Business Media
•  Gordon Borrell, Chief Executive Officer, Borrell Associates
•  Andrew Brenneman, President, Finitiv Corp.

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