3rd Monaco Media Forum

The Fourth Annual Monaco Media Forum

Each year since its inception in 2006 the Monaco Media Forum has brought representatives of the "old" and "new" media to the Monte-Carlo Bay hotel for two and a half days of conferences and discussions. (November 11th to 13th 2009)

World leaders in the field of communications gathered from November 11^th to 13^th at Monaco's Monte-Carlo Bay & Resort for the 4^th annual Monaco Media Forum, presided over by H.S.H. Prince Albert II.

 The event, of a kind new to Europe, always takes place over a period of two and a half days. This year it received more than 300 participants (by invitation only) representing the "old" and "new" media. With the support of the Monaco Government and leading businesses the Monaco Media Forum points up new opportunities in technology, distribution and commercial structures as well as recent developments in marketing and economics.

 The Forum was created in 2006 by Richard Attias, president of Publicis Events, a group specializing in publicity events and part of the Monaco Mediax Company, and H.S.H. Prince Albert II. Its purpose is to open opportunities for interaction between leading professionals from the world of traditional and contemporary media and investors from around the globe, thereby helping to find solutions to tomorrow's challenges. "It has become evident to me that the international media community needs a place to come together, debate and find solutions", Prince Albert stated in 2005 when the project was first conceived. For David Tomatis, deputy vice-president of Monaco Mediax, the objective was to create a veritable annual "Davos Conference of the Media".

 From its outset the Monaco Media Forum proved to be a success, creating enthusiastic response from all over the media community. Worldwide recognition of its position at the forefront of media events has been confirmed by the presence year after year of prominent media leaders such as Bob Wright, vice-president of NBC International (2006); Riugang Li, president of the Shanghai Media & Entertainment Group (2006 and 2008); Maurice Levy, president of the Publicis Group (2006 to 2009); Jacques Attali, president of Planet Finance and Attali & Associates (2007); Ben Silverman, co-president of NBC Entertainment & NBC Universal Studio (2008);  Nikesh Arora, senior vice-president of Google (2008 and 2009) and Lucian Grainge of the Universal Music International Group (2009).

 The Monaco Media Forum has become a must on the calendar of media professionals everywhere. It provides solutions to vital current issues and promotes the emergence of young startup companies like the two that were present in 2008, bought up since by multinational companies that insure their rapid growth and stability.

モナコが、ウィキぺディアの創設者を表彰

モナコ・メディア・フォーラムにおいて、「人類発展のためにメディアを革新的に利用した人」に授与されるモナコ・メディア大賞の特別賞に本年度はウィキペディアの創設者、ジミー・ウェールズ氏が選ばれ、その授賞式が行われました。

11月12日、オテル・ド・パリで開催されたモナコ・メディア・フォーラムの夕食会において、ハノーバー皇太子妃より、モナコ・メディア・フォーラムの特別賞がウィキペディアの創設者、ジミー・ウェールズ氏に授与され、副賞として、フランス、ビオット社の著名なガラス陶芸家、ジョン・クロード・ノヴァロ氏の手による、独創的なガラスの像が贈られました。

ウェールズ氏が創設した「ウィキペディア」は、世界でも名の知られたオンライン百科辞典で、世界中のボランティアが書き込んだ、1300万の記事で構成されています。

モナコ・メディア・フォーラムでは、毎年、「人類発展のためにメディアを革新的に利用した人」を対象にモナコ・メディア大賞を授与していますが、2008年には、スタンフォード大学の法学科教授兼スカラスティック・センター・フォー・インターネット＆ソサエティの創立者のローレンス・レッシグ氏が受賞しています。