Name: Foundry Business Summit
Start: 2024-09-17T17:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-09-19T13:00:00-04:00
Location: Stadhouderskade 12

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Program.

Tuesday, September 17

5:00 – 6:00 PM

Check-in - Floor 1 Amsterdam Marriott

7:00 – 9:00 PM

Welcome event - Dante Kitchen & Bar

Wednesday, September 18

9:00 – 9:30 AM

Welcome: Setting the table for the future of our industry.

9:30 – 10:00 AM

Monotype Fonts: Solving challenges for brands and creating new revenue models for foundry partners.

10:00 – 11:00 AM

AI & C2PA: Threats and opportunities for foundries in emerging tech.

11:00 – 11:30 AM

Coffee break.

11:30 – 12:00 AM

An inside look at Monotype’s inventory strategy, and the part that foundries play in it.

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Lunch & networking.

1:00 – 1:45 PM

Q&A with Monotype leadership: Everything you’ve wanted answered from our executive team.

1:45 – 2:30 PM

Exploring all of our partnership models, including some you may not be familiar with.

2:20 – 3:00 PM

Afternoon break.

3:00 – 3:30 PM

Cross-foundry collaboration: Supporting the foundry industry on a global scale.

3:30 – 4:00 PM

Marketing & Merchandising strategy: Marketing your brand, and insights from our distribution channels on drawing attention to your premium inventory.

4:00 – 4:30 PM

Enterprise Sales: How the world’s biggest brands use and license typography.

7:00 – 9:00 PM

Evening outing: Food, drink, and conversations - REM

Thursday, September 19

9:00 – 9:15 AM

Recap and introduction for day 2.

9:15 – 9:45 AM

MyFonts: Climbing the charts and building a foundation for success.

9:45 – 10:15 AM

Licensing and compliance: How we protect and monetize your IP globally through a network of resources.

10:15 – 10:45 AM

Coffee break.

10:45 – 11:30 AM

Exclusive preview of the “Global Fonts Use and Forecasting 2024 Survey”, and what it means for your business.

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Closing remarks and takeaways.

12:00 – 1:00 PM

Lunch & networking.

1:00 PM

Departures.

Agenda - op 2.

12:00pm

Welcome and Introductions

Our VP of Product Marketing, Ingrid Wantuch, kicks off the event with a welcome message.

Location: Blue Room

1:00pm

Plenary Session

Speaker presentation by our Co-Founders Timothy Staples and Jeffrey Hunt.

Location: Pink Room

2:00pm

Roundtable Discussion: “What Makes an Effective Virtual Event?”

“What Makes an Effective Virtual Event?” is a roundtable panel, hosted by moderator Leslie Patel.

Location: Orange Room

12 pm

Welcome and Introductions

Our VP of Product Marketing, Ingrid Wantuch, kicks off the event with a welcome message.

Location: Blue Room

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Betsy Cooper

Event Organizer

Betsy Cooper will be speaking about their experience working as an event marketer.

Francis Brecht

Art Director

Francis Brecht will be speaking about their experience as an art director and organizer of design events.

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Erin Hildebrant

Erin Hildebrant will be speaking about their experience working as an event marketer.

Blair Doster

Blair Doster will be speaking about their experience as an art director and organizer of design events.

Simone Andrews

Simone Andrews will be speaking about their experience as a film producer.

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Venue.

Amsterdam Marriott Hotel

Stadhouderskade 12, 1054 ES Amsterdam, Netherlands

About.

This event will be a three-day conference designed to enrich the foundry community, with content focused on merchandising strategy, pricing, and working with enterprise customers.

As a leader in the type industry, Monotype is dedicated to empowering foundries with essential business insights to drive their growth.

*This invite-only conference is designed for partners of Monotype. If you have questions, please reach out to foundries@monotype.com.

Monotype Imaging Inc. is a global leader in typography and branding, offering design assets, technology solutions, and expert insights to empower brand expression and engagement.

The company partners with leading type foundries to deliver the broadest inventory of high-quality typefaces in the world.