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- Marketing Panel 9 December 4:25 - 4:55PM
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As attention becomes fleeting and digital reach commoditized, the most forward-looking media companies are finding growth in what can’t be replicated on a screen, experience. By turning audiences into participants, events and real-world activations extend brand life, build trust, and diversify revenue beyond ads or clicks. This session explores why the future of media belongs to those who can transform storytelling into connection and influence into community.
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- Marketing Panel 9 December 1:55 - 2:15PM
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A practical session where Amro Maskoun and Yara Bou Monsef show how storytelling has moved from art to narrative architecture designing not just what people watch, but how they feel, decide, and trust. We’ll break down the psychology of attention, go beyond going viral, and share simple frameworks you can use right away over spectacle, and ethics as a growth engine.
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- Technology Presentation 10 December 10:20 - 10:50AM
How To Tell Your Best Stories Ever
What happens when the ancient craft of storytelling collides with the most powerful creative tools ever built? A KAIRO Talk powered by Google, this presentation shows how AI expands creative possibilities while keeping storytelling fundamentally human. Through an AI-generated short film and a behind-the-scenes breakdown, the speakers show how ideas move from insight to strategy to fully realized worlds using today’s AI tools. Mood boards, characters, storyboards, and cinematic choices can now be created in minutes, yet still depend on human taste and imagination.
Academy Stage - Media Panel 9 December 5:30 - 5:50PM
Navigating Journalism in a Changing News Business
As digital platforms, AI, and new business models redefine the news industry, this conversation explores how media can sustain credibility, adapt to disruption, and continue shaping informed societies. Anchored in the tension between speed and depth, it examines how the profession can reinvent itself for a world where traditional gatekeepers are fading but the mission of truth-telling remains unchanged.
Forum Stage - Marketing Panel 9 December 5:15 - 5:45PM
Building Brands People Believe In
What turns a campaign into culture, and a movement into revenue? Three leaders join in unpacking how brand storytelling, futures research, and bold creative build real equity, shaping behavior, not just awareness. From airlines to beauty to music/tech crossovers, together we will decode playbooks that travel across markets, algorithms, and generations.
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- Music Panel 8 December 4:10 - 4:30PM
Crafting Connection For Icons Through Live Storytelling
As algorithms shape attention and screens mediate emotion, the world’s most influential artists are turning to technology to reconnect with audiences. This session brings together creative directors and producers behind shows for artists like ABBA, Beyoncé, and Taylor Swift to explore how cutting edge technology can deepen human connection. Through real examples they show how innovation and intimacy can coexist and how technology can still bring people together through story.
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