Follow the #smartDEN conversation live here on October 15th (or catch up later)

What a line-up we have for today at 3 Thomas More Street, as the programme below shows!

For those who can't join us in person, we'll be showcasing the #smartDEN Twitter conversation here, too.

 

 Today's event is supported by these smart  companies: Ciklum , Byte9, News UK, University of Central Lancashire, and the CN Group.

 #smartDEN Programme

   

13:30 Registration and coffee

14:00 Intro:  François Nel

14:05 Welcome: Katie Vanneck Smith, Chief Marketing Officer at News UK

14:15 SESSION 1: Towards a Smart Content Strategy: how publishers are approaching digital at a strategic level (Chair: Lucia Adams)

14:15-14:25 Mary Beth Christie of the FT: making a success subscriptions and digital transformation

14:25-14:35 Kevin Delaney, disruption and the Quartz journey

14:35-14:45 Julia Hutchison of FMG Group on how brands are getting into the editorial game

14:45 Q&A Discussion

15:00: Pause

15:15. SESSION 2: Strategy in motion: case studies of how news publishers are crafting smart content (Chair: François Nel)

15:20-15:30 Jo Alicata, ex ESPN, now at Chartbeat on the challenges of data and cultural change  

15:30-15:40 Dan Owen, digital editor for Daily Post, Wales, on piloting Trinity Mirror’s Newsroom 3.0

15:40-15:50 Ola Henriksson of Svenska Dagbladet on experimentation in the newsroom  

15:50-16:00 Angus Phillipson of Byte9 on smart content curation

16:00-16:10 Tom Whitwell, of The Times and Sunday Times, on paywalls and using CIA-grade tech to better understand reading habits

16:15 Q &A Discussion

16:30 BREAK & coffee

17:00 SESSION 3: Roundtable on Implementing SMART / Leading Innovation (Nick Turner, chair)

17:05 Alison Gow, editor of Daily Post, Wales

17:15 Lucia Adams, deputy head of digital for The Times and Sunday Times  

17:25 Stijn Debrouwere, Knight-Mozilla OpenNews fellow working at the Guardian

17:35 Q&A with key lessons for SMART media organisations

17:50 Thanks + what’s next: François

18:00 Closing remarks: John Witherow, Editor of The Times & networking reception

Please  direct questions to the convenors at digitaleditorsnetwork @ gmail.com .

#smartDEN Smart Content (not Smart Data) in the spotlight at the Autumn 2013 DEN meetup in London

There’s been a lot of talk about ‘Smart Data’ of late, but the focus shifts to ‘Smart Content’ at the next Digital Editors Network meetup on 15 October at News UK, 3 Thomas More Street, London.

‘I see Smart Content as Social, Measurable (yes, we need data too), Audience-focussed, Rewarding (for all involved) and Timely,’ says François Nel, a co-founder of DEN and director of the Journalism Leaders Programme at the University of Central Lancashire, who worked with Lucia Adams, deputy head of Digital for The Times and The Sunday Times, and Nick Turner, head of digital for the CN Group, to convene the event.

To help further define the concept, share lessons learned through practice and to consider the way forward, they’ve invited a variety of media innovators to what is being called #smartDEN. John Witherow, acting editor of The Times, will welcome participants and presenters, including:

• Julia Hutchinson, head of content for the global marketing solutions business Group FMG, whose clients include Net-A-Porter, Associated Newspapers, Asda, John Lewis & IBM
• Mary Beth Christie, online product management director at Financial Times (FT.com)
• Lucia Adams, deputy head of digital for The Times and The Sunday Times
• Ola Henriksson, project manager of the pioneering SvD.se (Svenska Dagbladet, Sweden)
• Alison Gow, editor of Daily Post, Wales, site of Trinity Mirror’s Newsroom 3.0 pilot.
• Joe Alicata, principal product owner of the real-time data analytics tool, Chartbeat (formerly head of ESPN.com )
• Kevin Delaney, editor in chief and co-founder of Quartz, which describes itself as ‘a digitally native news outlet, born in 2012, for business people in the new global economy”.
• Tom Whitwell, head of digital for The Times and The Sunday Times, London

The programme will run from 2pm to 6pm on the 13th Floor of NewsUK’s offices near Tower Bridge, where the great views are sure to provide a suitable backdrop for the lively discussions and networking reception that will follow until 7:30pm. There is no charge for DEN meetups, though donations are invited to cover expenses.

Additional presenters to be confirmed. And, as always, suggestions for speakers and sponsorship are welcome.

Please REGISTER HERE.

Since 2007, the Digital Editors Network has worked to link media innovators, whether they work inside, outside or alongside mainstream media organisations. You can connect with DEN by liking our Facebook page, joining our Linkedin group , or following us on Twitter @DENupdates or this blog .

If you'd like to contribute ideas, speak, host, sponsor or collaborate on a future DEN meetup or workshop, contact the convenors François Nel at FPNel @ uclan.ac.uk, Nick Turner at nick.turner @ cumbrian-newspapers.co.uk , or Lucia Adams at lucia.adams @ news.co.uk .

#smartDEN Mark your diairies: we're off to Wapping in the autumn

This autumn 2013 meeting of the Digital Editors Network on 15 October will definitely not be one to miss.

We're being hosted by News Corp on the 13th Floor of their offices near Tower Bridge, where the great views are sure to provide a suitable backdrop for the lively discussions on how innovating news media companies are using data to inform smart content and commercial strategies.

Speakers to be confirmed. And, as always, suggestions are welcome.
  

The Digital Editors Network has worked since 2007 to link media innovators, whether they work inside, outside or alongside mainstream media organisations. You can connect with DEN by  joining our Linkedin group , following us on Twitter @DENupdates or this blog .

If you'd like to contribute ideas, speak, host, sponsor or collaborate on  this or a future DEN meetup or workshop, contact the convenors François Nel FPNel@uclan.ac.uk or
Nick Turner nick.turner@cumbrian-newspapers.co.uk.