Recommended Marketing And Social Media Conferences For Leaders And Entrepreneurs 2012
Posted by: Krishna De | Posted on: March 17th, 2012 | 0 Comments | Posted in: Events, Marketing offline, Marketing online, Social media, Social Media Ireland, social media marketing
I often get asked what conferences I recommend people attend so if you are based in Ireland or the UK I thought I would curate a list of events that I recommend you consider attending if you are an executive or leader interested in social media and integrated marketing.
I will update this list during the course of the year so if you have a suggestion that you think should be added do leave a message in the comments or through our support desk. For some of the later events the speakers have not been announced so I have added Twitter profiles were they are available so you can follow them to watch out for details – including of course their early bird tickets!
Techspectations Get Started (Free Half Day Conference)
Date: 20 March 2012
Dublin City University Techspectations team host terrific free events and the ‘Get Started’ conference is perfect if you are considering starting your own business in 2012.
Techovate – Learn How To Use Technology To Drive Your Business
Date: 21-22 March 2012
The conference is taking place in Wexford and is being billed as “business transformation event”. There is an impressive line up of speakers including Cisco, Eircom, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, IBM, Microsoft and PwC.
This event is especially relevant for small and medium enterprises who is looking for guidance on how to improve your business performance using technology and as well as the conference there is the opportunity to meet with Google, IBM, Microsoft and Cisco in their “technology experience rooms”.
Disclosure – I am also a speaker at the conference and have three passes for the conference available – find out how you could win a pass to this event here (link to be posted 18 March)
Social Media World Forum Europe
Date: 27-28 March 2012
Having attended the Social Media World Forum in 2011 the one comment I would make is that it’s best to attend with a colleague as there are so many interesting content streams covering social business, social TV social shopping, mobile marketing and marketing technology.
The event is taking place in London.
This is one event that I wish my diary allowed me to attend as amongst the speakers will be social media authorities Chris Brogan and Scott Monty of Ford both of whom rarely speak at conference in Europe. Take a look at the agenda – there is an impressive line up of brands and media companies at the event.
Public Sector IT Leaders National Forum
Date: 29 March 2012
If you are a business leader in the public sector in Ireland then I recommend that you check out this event. Topics covered will include cloud computing, social media and mobile technology and there is a unique opportunity to hear insights from the programme director for the UK Cabinet Office on their cloud computing strategy.
Disclosure – I am a speaker at this event.
Sunday Business Post National Digital Media And Marketing Summit
Date: 29 March 2012
This event is taking place in Dublin and features speakers from Ireland. It will provide you with an overview of key trends in digital marketing.
Ireland and UK Moodlemot
Date: 2-4 April 2012
If you are interested in online learning then check out this event taking place in Dublin. Moodle is free open source software that you can use to enable online learning in your organisation and the programme has content for beginers through to those already using the platform for learning and development.
The National Cloud Computing Conference
Date: 25 April 2012, Dublin
At this free event about cloud computing you will discover how cloud computing is relevant for your business. The conference speakers include Paul Rellis (Managing Director, Microsoft Ireland), Colm Lyon (CEO, Realex), Mark Kellett (CEO, Magnet Networks) and Sean O’Sullivan (SOS Ventures).
PRII Annual Conference 2012: Reputation Management in the Age of Digital
Date: 26 April 2012
This event is taking place in Dublin and will include case studies and discussion panels with speakers from McDonald’s Restaurants of Ireland, An Garda Síochána and the Health Service Executive
Irish Internet Annual Conference – Building Brics Enabling Business Expansion
Date: 10 May 2012
This event will take place in Dublin and if you are looking to expand your business into international markets and want to learn how the Internet and mobile technologies can help you then this could be the event for you.
Media Future Conference
Date: 14-15 May 2012
This event takes place in Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin and offers both the opportunity to hear from leading authorities in the media including The Wall Street Journal, The Harvard Business Review and The Washington Post and learn how they are adapting to the changing trends in technology.
Le Web London
Date: 19-20 June 2012
For the first time ever the well know technology conference Le Web will be taking place in London. The ticket price is significantly more than you might invest for other conferences you will find listed here – but if you are a start up they do have a heavy discount you can avail of.
Speakers include well know authorities in technology including Jeremiah Owyang and Robert Scoble.
Dublin Web Summit
Date: 17-18 October 2012
This event grows from strength to strength and is a must attend event if you are an early stage start up in the technology sector as it’s a great place to network not just hear from others entrepreneurs who have already launched successful businesses.
