It seems like the Biola Media Conference gets better every year. This time around (the 16th annual), the keynote speaker is Kevin Kelly, one of the most influential voices in the digital revolution and the co-founder of Wired Magazine. The event is in Studio City, Calif., on Sat., April 30, 2011.
Kelly is a leading voice in technology and its cultural consequences. He is editor and publisher of the Cool Tools Website, which gets half a million unique visitors per month.
From 1984-1990, Kelly was publisher and editor of the Whole Earth Review, a journal of unorthodox technical news. He co-founded the ongoing Hackers’ Conference and was involved with the launch of the WELL, a pioneering online service. He authored the best-selling books New Rules for the New Economy, Out of Control and What Technology Wants.
Kelly will be joined by a supporting cast of workshop leaders, including writer/producer and international story lecturer Bobette Buster; film consultant Thomas Ethan Harris, and more than a dozen other media professionals with more to be announced.
“The theme of the 2011 conference, “Beyond Digital: What Matters Now,” will feature an in-depth look at the future of the entertainment industry at the 30,000 foot level and how that critically effects us now,” said Jack Hafer, producer of To End All Wars and chair of Biola’s acclaimed Cinema & Media Arts Department.
With the music industry being radically transformed, book publishing following suit and social media changing how we connect with an audience, entertainment and media industries agree that disruption has become the “new normal.” As a result, this year’s Biola Media Conference will focus on priorities for the future. The world has gone digital; but in that world, what matters now?
The Biola Media Conference, part of the FrontGate Media group, attracts more than 600 attendees, making it the largest event in the nation for people of faith working in the entertainment industry. It is known for its intimate and practical conversations with Hollywood leaders and professional training and instruction from some of the most influential individuals in Film, TV, PR, media marketing, management and digital media. Conference topics cover every aspect of media related careers, technologies and ministries from the creative to the financial to the production process.
For more info, visit BiolaMedia.com. The early admission price of $135 is available until Jan. 31.
