Agenda : INTERNET DATING & DATING INDUSTRY CONFERENCE (Sydney 2012)

PRE-EVENT: November 7, 2012     DAY ONE: November 8, 2012     DAY TWO: November 9, 2012

We expect to finalize the agenda in the coming days ahead.

We require presenters for for the 2012 Sydney convention. If interested in speaking, please click here Only the following will be considered: venture capitalists, A.I. / M.L. professionals, marketing experts, experts in dating and mobile dating, social dating experts, software providers & Fortune 1000 companies

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AGENDA: PRE-EVENT FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON, DARLING HARBOUR | Wednesday - November 7, 2012 INTERNET DATING & DATING INDUSTRY CONFERENCE

‡ SPECIAL PRE-CONFERENCE FOR THE ONLINE DATING INDUSTRY (2 PM - 5 PM)

2:00 PM [SPECIAL ONLINE DATING PRE-CONFERENCE] ‡ Introduction to the Online Dating Business Speaker: Mark Brooks (CEO & Publisher) Courtland Brooks & Online Personals Watch Location: Kent Room

‡ PRE-EVENT BUYERS AND SELLERS GATHERING (CLOSED DOOR SESSION)

5:45 PM ‡ Details and VIDEO Here (Pre-Registration Required) 5:45 PM to 7:00 PM Buyers and Sellers Gathering A Special Session for Serious Buyers and Sellers of Online Dating and Social Networking Websites Location: Kent Room

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PRE-EVENT COCKTAIL RECEPTION & AFFILIATE CONVENTION .com PARTY(Free for all Conference Attendees)

9:00 - to - 11:00 PM PRE-EVENT COCKTAIL RECEPTION & AFFILIATE CONVENTION .com PARTY(Free for all Conference Attendees) Cocktail Reception Location: The Dundee Arms (Inside the Four Points Sheraton Hotel) Location: The Dundee Arms (Inside the Four Points Sheraton Hotel)161 Sussex Street Sydney, NSW 2000 Tel: +61 (2) 9290 4816

‡ - Special Pre-Conference Sessions Require Separate Registration
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AGENDA: DAY ONE FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON, DARLING HARBOUR | Thursday - November 8, 2012 INTERNET DATING & DATING INDUSTRY CONFERENCE

8:20 AM - 5:00 PM Registration & Exhibit Hall opens Wharf Rooms

HONORARY SPEAKER (ACCC)

9:00 PM KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Best Practice Guidelines for Dating Websites Speaker: Isabelle Arnaud (Director : Enforcement Operations, ACT & National Projects) Australian Competition & Consumer Commission Location: Bridge Room

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM NETWORKING BREAK Wharf Rooms

STATE OF THE ASIA PACIFIC DATING INDUSTRY

10:45 AM 2011-12 Year in Review: The Asia Pacific Online Personals Industry Speaker: Mark Brooks (CEO & Publisher) Courtland Brooks & Online Personals Watch Location: Bridge Room

SOCIAL DISCOVERY & ONLINE DATING

11:30 AM Social Discovery and Online Dating Speaker: Max McGuire (CEO) RedHotPie Location: Bridge Room

12:00 Noon - 1:30 PM LUNCH Corn Exchange Restaurant

FUNDING FOR STARTUPS IN MOBILE DATING & SOCIAL DISCOVERY

1:30 PM Funding, M&A for the Social Discovery & Dating Industry, inlcuding Mobile Speaker: Peter Wallace (Managing Director) Bluegum Ventures Location: Bridge Room

DATING SOFTWARE

2:00 PM Online and Mobile Dating Software: Latest Developments Speaker: Tanya Fathers (CEO) Dating Factory Location: Bridge Room

ONLINE DATING CONVERSIONS

2:30 PM Dating email Campaigns: Methods to increase conversions Speaker: Samantha Krajina (CEO) Relationship Rocketscience Location: Bridge Room

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM NETWORKING BREAK & Speed Networking Session Wharf Rooms

GOOGLE SESSION

3:30 PM Google Resources and Strategies Specifically for Australian Dating Sites Speaker: Lucien Schneller (Dating Industry Manager) Google Location: Bridge Room

DATING AND SEARCH MARKETING FOR ASIAPAC

4:30 PM Online Marketing Strategies for Dating in Australia and Asia Speaker: Frank Grasso (President) eChannel Search Location: Bridge Room

EVENING PARTY (Free for all Delegates) Sponsored by RedHotPie

8:45 - to - 11:59 PM RedHotPie EVENING PARTY Cocktail Reception. Sydney Harbor Boat Cruise Party Location: King Street Wharf

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AGENDA: DAY TWO FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON, DARLING HARBOUR | Friday - November 9, 2012 INTERNET DATING & DATING INDUSTRY CONFERENCE

8:45 AM - 5:00 PM Registration & Exhibit Hall opens Wharf Rooms

DATING SEO METHODS

9:00 AM Backlink Removal for Improving Dating SEO Speaker: Keith Terrell (CEO) Orp Media Location: Bridge Room

9:45 AM - 10:30 AM NETWORKING BREAK Wharf Rooms

DATING SEO

10:30 AM Content Marketing: Building Better Relationships and Natural Link Love Speaker: David Iwanow (SEO Manager) Amnesia Razorfish Location: Bridge Room

HONORARY SPEAKER

11:00 AM Free and Paid Australian Dating Speaker: Dave Heysen (CEO) Oasis Interactive Location: Bridge Room

MATCHMAKING EVOLUTION

11:30 AM Evolution of Dating for Matchmakers and Online Dating: A 30 year view Speaker: Yvonne Allen (CEO) Yvonne Allen & Associates Location: Bridge Room

12:00 Noon - 1:30 PM LUNCH Corn Exchange Restaurant

DATING STARTUPS

1:30 PM Eating The Big Fish: Methods to Compete With The Leading AU Dating Sites Speaker: Matthew Pitt (COO) WhiteLabelDating.com Location: Bridge Room

MOBILE DATING SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTS

2:15 PM Mobile Dating Software Developments & the Australian Mobile Market Speaker: Bendan O'Kane (CEO) Messmo Location: Bridge Room

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