With only a few days before the
Emerging Cinema Markets 2018 conference begins on the 20
th November
in Istanbul, DCS Events in association with The Big Picture and SISAY Turkish
Exhibitors Association are pleased to announce the final line up of speakers
and sponsors.
We are especially proud to announce
that the CGV Mars Entertainment Group are now a Gold Sponsor of ECM2018
alongside our other gold sponsors - Aures, CinemaNext, Cinema Intelligence,
Comscore, Movio and the Vista Group.
“The Emerging Cinema Markets Conference is crucial to the
development of the new opportunities across Africa, Central Asia, the Balkans,
Eastern Europe and Turkey. We would like to thank the large numbers of
delegates, companies, sponsors and suppliers from all over the world who will
be with us in Istanbul.
“The conference will provide suppliers, exhibitors and content
providers from the regions a unique chance to come together at #ecmistanbul to
explore, discuss and learn about the key developments, technical challenges and
innovations that are central to the cinema industry today and looking ahead to
the future. We are so pleased that so
many people have signed up to attend what we promise is going to be a very
informative and interesting event and one that also offers a unique chance to
network with industry experts and professionals.” Rob Arthur, Partner at DCS Events / Senior Consultant at The Big
Picture
‘The ECM in
Istanbul will provide a focus for markets that are re-awakening to the cultural
and experiential power of cinema, and which have huge unrealised commercial
potential ‘. Paul Higginson, Executive Vice President - EMEA , 20th Century Fox
"Turkey has taken significant
steps in the cinema industry during recent years. At SISAY, we are proud to have ECM2018
happening in Turkey, the biggest cinema market in the region" Cenk Sezgin, CEO, SISAY
Turkish Cinema Exhibitors Association / CEO CineMarine
“We are excited to be co-hosting this event. The quality of
speakers and panellists who have agreed to attend is outstanding. We see that
every territory is at a different stage in the evolution of cinema. Over the
last few years we have witnessed the emergence of numerous new markets and have
worked with cinema operators, property developers and local authorities to
bring the right cinema offer to each location. We are also helping many nascent
companies grow and become truly global best practise operators. It is not a one
size fits all and each territory needs careful thought and planning. Now is a good time for everyone interested in
cinema to get together and share ideas and experiences.” Mike Thomson, Partner at The Big Picture
Please find the full schedule as
attached. Confirmed Speakers are as listed below –
o
Paul Higginson, Executive Vice
President - EMEA, 20th Century Fox
o
Hakan Askar, Director, Digital
Cinema Systems, CGV Mars Cinema Group
o
Jean Mizrahi, Chief Executive
Officer, Ymagis
o
Adnan Akdemir, Chief Executive
Officer, Sifisian Investments, Turkey
o
Bakytzhan Mussatayev, CEO, Chaplin
Cinemas, Kazakhstan
o
Cenk Sezgin,
CEO,
SISAY Turkish Cinema Exhibitors Association / CEO CineMarine
o
Till
Cussmann, Senior Vice President Sales & GM Europe,
Vista
o
Sultan Akgül Duranay, Marketing
Director, Theatrical Div.TME Films
o
Kemal Kaplanoglu, Managing Partner,
TME Films
o
Christopher Gaunt, Chairman, British
Chamber of Commerce Turkey
o
Neil Floyd, Deputy Consul
General & Head of Dept. for International Trade -Istanbul
o
Arturo
Guillen, Vice President, EMEA & India, ComScore
o
Kene Mkparu,
Chief
Executive Officer, KomWorld, Nigeria
o
Oliver
Pasch, Sales Director Europe, Sony Digital Cinema
o
Serge
Plasch, Chief Commercial Officer, Cinionic
o
Kareem Attiyat, Managing Partner,
Revo Real Estate Advisory Services
o
Marc Allenby, Chief Executive
Officer, Trafalgar Releasing
o
Jean-Marie Dura, Founder, NXNW
Management & Conseils
o
Mariam el Bacha, Chief Executive
Officer, Cinepax, Pakistan
o
Malcolm MacMillan, SVP Global Sales
& Marketing, Webedia
o
Sandie Caffelle, Global Sales
Manager, JACRO
o
Christine Costello, Founder and Chief
Executive Officer, More2Screen
o
Lucy Jones, Executive
Director, Comscore
o
Mark Kendall, Business
Development Manager - Cinema, EMEA, NEC
o
John Morgan
RIBA, Director, Leonard Design Architects
o
Luis R Mota,
Director,
NOS Lusomundo
Cinemas
o
Simon Rees, Chief Executive
Officer, CinePlace
o
John
Sullivan, Managing Partner The Big Picture
o
Claudiu
Tanasescu, Chief Executive Officer, Cinema Intelligence
o
Harish Anand
Thilakan, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Influx Worldwide
o
Patrick von
Sychowski, Editor, Celluloid Junkie
o
Nick Varley,
Co-Chief
Executive Officer, Park Circus Distribution
o
David
Wallace, Director, Chapman Taylor
o
Rus
Wetherell, Chief Creative Officer, Eikon Group
o
Jordi
Wientjes, Consultant The Big Picture &
Founder, Jordi Wientjes Solutions B.V.
o
John Younis,
Entertainment
Business Unit General Manager, Baneasa
o
Eranna
Yekbote, Chief Architect, Era Architects
o
Heather
Blair, Vice President, Extended Cinema
o
Rifat Oguz, Founder and CEO,
Sinemia
o
Mike
Thomson, Senior Consultant, The Big Picture
o
Still to be announced – Visionary Speaker from
CGV Mars Cinema Group
The three-day conference will focus on
the Turkish, Middle East, Central Asia, Balkans and the African markets and
includes key speakers and presenters who will outline the current issues facing
emerging markets. These include:
-
Visionary Speeches and Panel Sessions
- Emerging Cinema Markets Overview with Trends and Opportunities
- 21st Century Shopping
Centres – taking in the CGV cinemas at VadiIstanbul & Istinye Park*
- Cinema Technology
- Cinema Food & Drinks
- Growth Opportunities including
Screen Advertising and Event Cinema
- Highlights on Africa & Turkey
- The Big Picture Focus on Saudi
Arabia: Vision 2030
The Emerging Cinema Markets Conference
2018 #ecmistanbul provides the ideal forum to share views, opinions and future
opportunities. There will be an informal trade show with the following
companies taking part –
o CGV Mars
Cinema Group
o Aures
o Comscore
o The Vista
Group – Vista, Movio, Cinema Intelligence
o SISAY with
the Turkish Ministry and Cinema Professionals & Management
o Positive
Cinema
o NEC
o Influx
Worldwide
o Cineplace
o JACRO
The 21
st Century Shopping
Centres tour supported by Celluloid Junkie and SISAY, is taking place on the
20th Nov leaving the Swissotel at midday.
The tour will visit the amazing shopping malls at VadiIstanbul &
Istinye Park where there will be a showcase of the CGV cinemas including their
4DX, IMAX, Tempur Cinema and Gold Class screens. Delegates wishing to go on
this should secure their space via the DCS website and be at the Swissotel by
11.30am to register. All delegates need to bring a form of ID along for security
purposes.
Delegate
list - confirmed companies attending
include -
CGV Mars
Cinema Group, 20th Century Fox, Cinema Next & Ymagis, TME Films, Aures,
Comscore, Movio, NEC, Sony Digital Cinema 4k, Vista Group, Webedia, The Big
Picture, UIP, Screen International, Influx Worldwide, Cinionic, JACRO, Chaplin
Cinemas, Eikon, Cinepax, Komworld, Cinema Intelligence, Osram, IMAX, Cushman
and Wakefield, Ferco Seating, Leonard Design, Positive Cinema, Banesea,
Cineplace, NOSLusomundo Cinemas, RealD Europe, Trafalgar Releasing, D-Box,
More2Screen, NXNW Management, Park Circus Distribution, Exhibition on Screen,
Unique Digital Software, Dolby, Christie, Paul Hickman Design, CineTech Middle
East, Celluloid Junkie, Box Office Turkiye, Box Office Pro/France, Cinema
Technology, Cinema Professionals & Management, Dentons, ECCO GmBH, Era
Architects, Extended Cinema, Lightbox Cinemas, Matris Engineering, MAG Cinema,
Qube Cinema, Saran Investments, Sifisian Investments - Turkey, REVO Real Estate
Advisory, Sinemia, Ushio Europe.
SISAY
Turkish Cinema Exhibitors Association has confirmed that over 50 of their
members will attend the conference and alongside a host of delegates from North,
East and West Africa. We expect to have in the region of 200 delegates over the
three days.
Delegate Tickets are still available to purchase through the
website
www.dcs.events. Delegate passes are at €995 Euros with a discounted
price of €795 for all members of recognised industry trade bodies and event
partners including ICTA, CINEPLACE and JACRO.
All information is available on
www.dcs.events. Please note that timings and speakers may change
leading up to the event.
