Jim Bankoff (CEO of Vox Media)

Jun 17, 2013, 10:30 PM – Jun 18, 2013, 1:00 AM (UTC)

Washington DC

In-person event

About this event

Jim is CEO and Chairman of Vox Media, a global internet media company that currently has three major editorial brands, SB Nation, The Verge, and Polygon, a video-gaming site. SB Nation, its sports brand, boasts over 30mm users per month across 300 individually branded, fan-centric sports communities, each covering a specific professional or college team, league or sport. In November 2011, Vox Media launched The Verge, which has quickly established itself as a category leader and the fastest growing site that covers technology. In October, Vox launched Polygon, a site dedicated to news and community for fans of gaming, anchored by an all-star roster of writers. All Vox Media sites are built upon its world-class proprietary publishing platform. As the former Executive Vice President of Programming and Products at AOL, Bankoff has developed and led many notable websites including Aol.com, Mapquest, Moviefone, AOL Music, Netscape and AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) . He is also known for establishing websites TMZ, Fanhouse, BloggingStocks and Engadget. The company enjoys support from leading investors including Accel Partners, Comcast Interactive Capital and Khosla Ventures. He is also a Senior Advisor for Providence Equity Partners.

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Speaker

  • Jim Bankoff

    CEO of Vox Media

When

When

June 17 – 18, 2013
10:30 PM – 1:00 AM (UTC)

Agenda

10:30 PMNetworking and Food
11:30 PMFireside Chat
12:30 AMNetworking

Organizer

  • Mia Orantes

    Creative Analytics

    Chapter Director

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