Interactive future challenges and opportunities focus of new forum

Teleconomy, the research consultancy and knowledge centre has announced it will hold a seminar exploring Interactive Futures in London later this year. The seminar will assess what is meant by interactivity and the commercial opportunities it will bring.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Teleconomy, the research consultancy and knowledge centre has announced it will hold a seminar exploring Interactive Futures in London later this year. The seminar will assess what is meant by interactivity and the commercial opportunities it will bring.

The seminar will assess major global themes currently in focus, including Interactive Media, The Interactive Consumer, Interactive Economy, Future Mobility, Future Retail and New Spaces of Interactivity and aims to provide a forum for debate on the future, and what potential developments the consumer can expect in the next decade from interactive TV to voting on line.

Key industry speakers, experts and academics from a cross section of industries, disciplines and government who will contribute to the forum include:

- Anthony Van Someren - Creative Director, Extreme Sports Channel,
- Mathew Huntingdon -- Director of Product Management, Open TV
- Hamish McRea -- Economic Columnist, The Independent
- Michael Hulme -- Chairman, Teleconomy Group Plc
- Graham May -- Principal Lecturer in Futures Research, Leeds Metropolitan University
- Helen Vandevelde -- Corporate Change Consultant and Columnist, The Sunday Times
- Phil Craig -- Assistant Director Channel Policy, Office of the e-Envoy,
- Jonathan Webb -- Director of Interactive Media, Flextech
- Ben Hart -- Director & Co-founder Weapon 7
- Ian Blair, Deputy Director Programmes & Advertising, Independent Television Commission
- Mike Clowes, Director of Strategy and Brand Development Worldwide, Static 2358
- Colin Mallet -- Independent Consultant formerly BT exact Technologies
- Nick Lansley -- IT New Technology Manager, Tesco.com
- Professor Nigel Thrift -- University of Bristol & Professor Andrew Leyshon --University of Nottingham

For further information please visit www.teleconomy.com/events or contact Lindsey Gallagher on the following:

email: lindsey.gallagher@teleconomy.com
tel: +44(0)020 7665 4361
fax: +44(0)20 7665 4351

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