Engage Digital announced today that 250 kid-focused digital media, entertainment and learning experts will converge in San Francisco next week for its Digital Kids Summit and Digital Kids Education (Edu) Day taking place Wednesday, September 18th, and Thursday, September 19th, at the San Francisco Children’s Creativity Museum. Next weeks Summits are spin-offs of Engage Digital’s 8-year-old New York-based Digital Kids Conference, which takes place during Toy Fair.
Speakers include child experts and digital media veterans from startups and established firms, including PBS, Disney, Pixar, Activision, Netflix, Google, Adobe, Houghton Mifflin, Tynker, Tykoon, Duck Duck Moose, and Lightspeed Ventures, just to name a few. Industry leaders will share key insights into what it takes to create and market best-selling, innovative digital entertainment and learning products for kids.
“With a dual focus on digital entertainment and learning, we are very excited to bring our Digital Kids events to San Francisco,” said Tonda Sellers, VP of Conferences at Engage Digital. “Engaging with kids online and on mobile devices is big business and we provide industry professionals the opportunity to connect, learn and explore avenues to grow their business, all in two day’s time!”
Digital Kids Edu – September 18th
Digital Kids Edu focuses on the profound and rapidly changing innovations taking place in education through digital media and mobile devices. Topic to be discussed include strategies, market evolution, operational techniques and how to grow the market by meeting the educational needs of children today and tomorrow.
Technology professionals, publishers and digital directors along with media executives seeking to educate kids via digital devices are encouraged to attend. Digital Kids Edu also targets district technology directors, curriculum designers, administrators, educators and researchers looking to integrate digital learning tools in the classroom.
View the Digital Kids Edu speakers and schedule here: http://www.DigitalKidsEdu.com/schedule.
Digital Kids Summit – September 19th
Digital Kids Summit focuses on building best-selling digital interactive entertainment products, bringing attendees insights from kid veterans and digital media mavins who will share their passions for innovation, understandings of the market and paths to digital success.
This event caters to brand owners, entertainment and media executives, marketers, producers, digital media directors and licensing professionals seeking to engage children online and on digital devices.
Digital Kids Summit speakers and schedule can be found here: http://www.DigitalKidsSummit.com/schedule.
Network, Learn, Connect
Along with thought-provoking content, Digital Kids Edu and Summit also provides attendees with the opportunity to network, learn and connect with peers, furthering their knowledge of how to navigate the rapidly emerging digital learning and ever-evolving digital entertainment markets for kids. Event sponsors include Dubit, Netflix, Dr. Panda, Virtual Piggy and KneoWorld.
Registration
Attendees have multiple registration options: registering for Digital Kids Edu, registering for Digital Kids Summit or registering for both events at a discount. Interested professionals have until this Friday, September 13th, to register online for Digital Kids Edu and Summit. By registering online, attendees save $100. Registration for a single event is $295 prior to September 13th, $395 onsite. For both events registration is $495 by September 13th, $595 for both events onsite.
To register online, visit http://www.DigitalKidsSummit.com/register.
About Engage Digital
Digital Kids Summit and Edu are owned and operated by Engage Digital. Ten year old Austin-based Engage Digital creates and produces technology-focused industry conferences and trade expositions. Engage Digital also produces the Digital Kids Conference @ Toy Fair, the Tech Career Expo and AARP Health Innovation 50+ LivePitch. For more information about us please visit http://www.EngageDigital.com/
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