It’s shaping up as another incredibly exciting year for online video, and I’m delighted to share VideoNuze’s 2016 events calendar today. 2015 was a breakout year for VideoNuze’s events, with record attendance of 450+ executives at our 5th annual VideoNuze Online Video Advertising Summit in June, our inaugural SHIFT // Programmatic Video & TV Advertising Summit in December, and our first NABShow Online Video Conference in Las Vegas in April. Building on their success, all of these events will be back in 2016.

Our flagship event in 216 will be the 6th annual VideoNuze Online Video Advertising Summit, which will be Tuesday, June 14th at the Westin New York at Times Square in NYC. With U.S. online video ad spending in 2016 approaching $10 billion according to eMarketer, and viewers’ behaviors rapidly changing, advertisers and content providers are avidly embracing online video. But online video advertising is complex and chaotic and so once again the Ad Summit will bring together 50+ industry executive speakers in a meticulously curated program that maximizes learning. Combined with top-notch networking, the Ad Summit will again be a must-attend event.

Programmatic video & TV are expected to be a bigger part of the advertising landscape in 2016, and the 2nd annual SHIFT // 2016 (tentatively on Tuesday, December 6th in NYC) will again be the most comprehensive conference focusing on these important trends. Following on the success of the SHIFT // 2015 event, which drew 380+ attendees, SHIFT // 2016 promises in-depth sessions on all of the key drivers of programmatic video & TV. For anyone with a stake in the success of programmatic video & TV, SHIFT // 2016 will be an superior day of learning and networking.

Finally, kicking off the year will be the 2nd annual NABShow Online Video Conference (OVC), again produced and hosted by VideoNuze. Recognizing the growing importance of online video, the 2-day OVC on April 18 and 19 in Las Vegas, will be a marquee event at NABShow. It will feature two of the show’s Super Sessions, plus a dozen other sessions focusing on all the most important industry trends such as mobile, connected TVs, online originals, SVOD, live streaming sports, branded content and much more.

For more information about all of the events, including sponsorships and speaking, please contact me. I look forward to seeing you at VideoNuze events in 2016 and learning together.