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The Cablefax Leaders Retreat fosters off-the-record discussions that simply can’t be had anywhere else.

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How is the Cablefax Leaders Retreat Different from Other Industry Events?

• Everyonewillbeafullparticipantinaseriesofinteractivediscussionsamongpeers,carefullycuratedforthepeopleintheroom.

• Topicsincludetechnology,regulation,competitionandthefutureofthecontentandbroadbandbusiness—butthespecificareasoffocuswilldependonourparticipants.

• TheLeadersRetreatformatenablesustopackmoreinformationintoacuratedhour-and-a-halfinteractivediscussionthanmostvenuescouldimpartinanentireafternoon.

•Moretimeforexcursionsandnetworkingtime,soallofourparticipantscanpowwowindividuallyandinsmallergroupsinamoreunstructuredenvironment.

• Shareinnovativeideasandtakepartinthekindofcreativecollaborationthatcanmakearealdifferenceforyourcompany,aswellasyourpersonalcareer.

Seats at the Retreat are extremely limited. Register before it’s too late, and join the elite group of SVP, EVP and C-Level executives already booked to attend this incredible getaway.

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TheCablefaxLeadersRetreatisaprivate,high-level,off-the-recordeventscheduledforApril29-30atKeyLargo’sincredibleOceanReefClub.

It’stheoneeventthisyearwhereyou’llbe immersedinpeer-to-peerconversationstacklingthetopicsyoucareaboutmostinacomfortablesetting—andonaschedulethatallowsfornetworkingandbreakssoyoucomebacktotheofficerefreshedandinvigoratedbythefutureofyourbusiness.

Mingle and Brainstorm with Executives Facing Similar Challenges, Hurdles and Expectations. But Don’t Just Take Our Word For It…

TESTIMOnIaLS FROM 2018 PaRTICIPanTS

Visit: www.cablefax.com/event/CLR19

Dane SnowDenCOO|nCTa

FoundtheRetreattobeagoodandstrategicuseoftimeandlookforwardtothenextone.

Lori LeBaSSVP,AffiliatePartnershipDevelopment&Operations|The walt Disney Company / eSPn

Beautifulvenueforanimportantconversationonthestateofourindustry.

Jim GLeaSonCEO|Vast Broadband

TheCablefaxRetreatwasagreatwaytohearawidevarietyofopinionsonindustryissuesandchallenges.Iwasreallyimpressedwiththepeoplewhoattendedaswellasthetopicsofdiscussion.Idefinitelyhadgoodtakeawaysfromthemeeting.

DaVe ShuLLCEO|The weather Channels

TheCablefaxeventwasunique—abeautiful,low-keyeventwhereIwasabletohavehonest,interestingconversationswithpeersintheindustry.Thisisatypeofeventthathasbeensorelymissinginthecableworld.

BeTh mainSVP,DomesticNetworkDistribution|hBo

Auniquegatheringofcontributors,withinandaroundtheindustry.Presentedagreatopportunitytopauseandlookup—andmadeforaninvigoratingexchange.

PauL GLiSTPartner|Davis wright Tremaine

Cablefaxhassucceededincreatingauniqueforumforleadersinthecable,OTTandprogrammingindustrytocandidlydiscusstheindustry’sfutureandthetechnology,business,investment,marketing,programming,andpoliticalpathstotakeusthere.

riCh FiCkLePresident|nCTC

Greatforumtohelpimprovethecollaborationintheindustry,understandingdifferences,makingitbetter.Itprovidedmewithseveralgreatideasandcreatednewrelationshipsthatwillbehighlyvalued.Thevenueandvibewereterrifc.

marCi ryViCkerManagingDirector|wolfe research

The2018CableFaxretreatwasanintimateanduniqueexperiencethatbroughtavarietyofconstituentstogethertoairtheirviewsaswellasbrainstormonhowbesttotacklethevariouschallengesandissuesfacingthetelevisionecosystem.Meetingandtalkingtopeopleofalllevelsinsuchanopenandrelaxedenvironmentwasabsolutelyinvaluabletome.Ilookforwardtothenextretreat!

JeFF weBerCEO|Zone.TV

TheLeadersRetreatwasveryvaluableforme—agreatgroupofseniorleadersthatcouldmixanddebateinasafe,relaxedenvironment.Lookingforwardtonextyear!

mark GreenBerGPresident&CEO|mSGCi

TheinauguralCablefaxLeadersRetreatwasanincredibleevent.Anamazingopportunitytomeetwithindustryleaderstodiscusstheissuesandopportunitiesforourindustry.Thecross-sectionofpeoplefromthemanycompaniesthatwererepresentedallowedforadeepconversationthatreflectedmultipleperspectives.Iwasgreattoseethateveryonewastryingtofindawaytobuildourrespectivebusinessestogetherandgrowourindustry.

april 29, 2019 – DaY OnE8:30 – 10:30 a.m. | Let’s Get It Started: Leadership amid Consolidation & audience FragmentationInthiswelcomesession,we’llsetthestagefortwodaysofgame-changingdiscussionsvitaltothefutureofthebusiness.

Amidthiseraofconsolidation,we’llsharestrategiestomaintainone-on-oneconsumerconnectionswe’lldiscusshowtowowconsumers,innovateinanincreasinglychaoticarenaandinspirecreativityatalllevels.

Tokickthingsoff,we’llturntoComcast Corporation’s David L. Cohen,whowilldiscusscable’sroleinthecommunityandhowacommitmenttolocalismcanhelpoperatorsbigandsmallshine.CohenwilldiscusshowComcastinitiatives,suchasInternetEssentialsandComcastCaresDayserveoverallbusinessgoalsastheyexpandlocalrelationshipsandcustomerbonds.

Thenwe’llopenituptotheroomtosharebattlestories(andscars)aswedebatesolutionsandstrategiesanddiscusshowtoorganizethecorporateculturetocompeteandpartnerwithcontentdistribution“frenemies.”Andwherecancontentownersanddistributorsworktogethertobetterserveconsumers.

ThisdiscussionwillseguetoCTaM’s Vicki Lins,whowillshareexclusivedataonhowCTAM’sConnectedConsumerinitiativesshednewlightonhowtheindustrybrandsandportraysitselfinthemediaandacrossitsmarketingmatrix.Aspartoftheensuingdiscussion,participantswilldiscussthebestwaysforallsidesoftheindustrytoworktogethertowardcommongoals.

10:30 – noon | Morning Break and Welcome Brunch

noon – 1:30 p.m. | Industry Leaders Forum: Turning Over Every Revenue RockFindingnewrevenueishowthetopleadersinthisindustryensureahealthyenvironmentwhereemployeesandcustomerscanthriveandcontributetothegrowthofthebusiness.

Butastheconversationbetweendistributorsandcontentownersevolves,it’sclearthatmacro-economictrendscancreatechallengesevenascompaniesenhancethecustomerandviewerexperience.

Moffettnathanson’s Craig Moffettwill startusoffaswedelve intothecentralquestionaboutcable’s traditionallycoreproduct:What’sthefutureofvideo?He’lldissectthemarketandgiveusasenseofwherethebusinessisheaded—andwhatkindofstrategiesmaybestpositiondifferentindustrysectorsforsuccess.

Andasmorecontentgetspeeledawayfromthattraditionalbundleandgoesdirect-to-consumer,we’llturntoWolfe Research’s Marci Ryvickertogiveusasenseofhowthevastandsweepingchangestothebusinessmodelisaffectingdistributors,programmersandeventhetechnologysectorasrelationshipsevolveandrevenuemodelsshiftinlinewithconsumertrends.

Learnfromyourpeers,shareyourownsuccessstoriesandpow-wowwiththebestandbrightesttouncovernewbusinessopportunities,platformsandpartnerships.

1:30 – 6:00 p.m. | afternoon activitiesJoinyourpeersforaroundofgolf,adventureswithalligators,aboattourorotherbondingactivities.

6:00 – 7:15 p.m. | R&R: Relax and Refresh

7:15 p.m. | Cocktail Reception

8:00 p.m. | Dinner

AGENDAapril 28, 20195:00 – 7:00 p.m. | WELCOME RECEPTIOn Weinviteallparticipantstojoinusforabeachsideeveningcocktailreception.Whetheryou’rereconnectingwitholdfriendsormeetingsomeonenew,thismeet-and-greetbeforethediscussionsbegininearnestthenextmorningwillprimeyourbrainforaproductivetwodays.

april 30, 2019 – DaY TWO6:15 a.m. | Sunrise Walk (optional)

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast

9:00 – 11:00 a.m. | Industry Leaders Forum: How Blockchain, aI and More Change Everything in MediaDuringour2018Retreat,seniorleadersagreedthatBlockchaincouldvastlychangethebusinessinunpredictableways.ButwhatexactlyisBlockchain,howdoesitwork—andwhatdoesithavetodowithTV,broadbandandconsumerentertainment?

First,we’llaskadventure Corp.’s Michael HoydichtowalkusthroughBlockchain-based“tokens”andotherwaysthatthetechnologycouldgenerateseveralnewrevenuestreamsfordistributors,programmers,contentproducersandotherentertainmentsectors.Youwon’twanttomissthisoneasweopenituptotheroomanddiveheadfirstintothisintriguing(andsometimesconfusing)worldbestknownfordrivingcryptocurrency—butfastbecomingsomuchmore.

ButaseverythingfromBlockchaintoVirtualRealitywaxesandwanesinthepublicconsciousness,savvyleadersoftenmustpivotonadimetoensuretheycanfullyexploitbusinessopportunities.That’swhywe’llcheckinwithalcacruz’s Emily Ward,whosehasevolvedintoservingthehotsportsandeSportsmarkets.Thenwe’llsharestrategiesonhowtostaynimbleinsuchafast-evolvingmarketplace—nomatterwhatsectorofthebusinessinvolved.

After thatdiscussion,we’ll turntoSCTE’s Mark Dzuban togiveusanupdateonthemost importanttechnologydevelopmentsaffecting cableandbroadband, includinghowartificial intelligence,10Gand, yes, evenhologramscouldhelp revolutionize theservicesthatoperatorsandprogrammersprovidetocustomers.Fromtelemedicinetonewentertainmentoptions,thefuturelooksexceedinglybrightdespitechallengesaroundcompetitionandconsolidation.

We’llopen ituptotheroomtodiscusswaysthattopexecutivesareexploitingthesefundamentalshifts,firinguptherankandfiletointegratethesenewinnovationsintoproductsandservices,andmakinghigh-levelstrategicmovestopullwellaheadofthecompetition.

Andwe’llsharesuccessstoriesfromthosewhohavealready implementedstrategies,aswellasbrainstormwayscompaniescanapplywhatworkstodifferentcorporateenvironments.

11:00 – 11:30 a.m. | networking Break

11:30 – 12:30 p.m. | Industry Leaders Forum: Seizing the Future, Learning from the Past We’llexaminehowindustryleadersareprioritizingstrategieswithalaser-focusonbothshort-termandlong-termopportunitiesandthreats.

Ofcourse,it’simpossibletoproperlyassessthoseopportunitieswithoutunderstandingthecurrentplayingfield—madeevenmoretenuousasweheadintoprimaryseasonandwhat’ssuretobeacontentiousPresidentialelectionnextyear.

BecauseCongress,theFCCandotheragenciesaffectingcableandbroadbanddon’toperateinavacuum,we’llturntonCTa’s Dane SnowdenandaCa’s Matt PolkatogiveusasenseofhowprioritiesinWashingtonareshiftingasthepoliticalseasonheatsup.WhatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoyearsofanewAdministrationanditspriorities?

We’lldiscusshowtoapplythatknowledgetobetternavigateeverynookandcrannyofWashingtonpolicyandultimatelyhelpourbusinessesthrive,tacklinghowdifferentsectorsofcable&broadbandcanworktogethertoapplypressureonpolicymakers—orperhapsevenjustgetoutofeachother’sway.

Inadditiontopolicytalk,we’llhandicapseveralindustrychangesin2019andbeyondandshareexperiencestoforgeastrategicvisionthatcouldgeneratenewbusinessesandpartnerships.

12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Lunch

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. | Industry Leaders Forum It’s a Wrap... now What Can We Take Back to the Office?Inthisfinalroundtable,we’lldiscussoveralltakeawaysfromthelasttwodaysofdiscussions—andwe’llbrainstormkeyactionsthatseniorexecutivesmusttaketodaytoensurearobustandgrowth-orientedstrategygoingforward.

3:00 p.m. | Final Toast and Good-byes

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