April 24, 2015: Tribeca Film Festival Founder Starts New Event, YouTube Networks Make Big Push at NewFronts, Why Composting Programs Have Taken Off at Sports Venues

1. TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL FOUNDER STARTS NEW EVENT: Tribeca Film Festival founder Craig Hatkoff has launched the “Anti-Summit,” a gathering focused on taking action at the event rather than just talking about it. The event, which begins Thursday in New York, is specifically designed not to be like TED, Davos, or the Aspen Ideas Festival—although it seems to attract the kinds of high-profile thinkers that attend those events. New York Post: “That means, for example, that reps from the NHL will be thrown into a room in downtown Manhattan with the Boston Blades and ESPN. The objective: figure out how women’s professional hockey teams can finally get paid. In another room, 15-year-old Thomas Suarez will be seeking engineers to help commercially develop his design for a 3-D printer, which promises to be 10 times faster than any desktop model currently on the market.” http://bit.ly/1zU2pMh

2. WHY COMPOSTING PROGRAMS HAVE TAKEN OFF AT SPORTS VENUES: More sports arenas are asking fans to compost food waste, reducing the amount of food waste and taking advantage of lower prices for compostable forks, plates, cups, and other serviceware. The New York Times: “Teams including the Seattle Mariners, Pittsburgh Pirates and Portland Trail Blazers, and events like the United States Open are embracing composting because it can reduce expensive fees to send trash to landfills and incinerators. Composting avoids producing tons of greenhouse gases like methane and instead produces tons of mulch that can be used as fertilizer.” http://nyti.ms/1zU3jZo

3. YOUTUBE NETWORKS MAKE BIG PUSH AT NEWFRONTS: Several YouTube networks, also known as multichannel networks, are hosting their first NewFront presentations this year in a bit to introduce the online stars they represent to media buyers. Advertising Age: “These online video companies still manage large numbers of YouTube channels, but their businesses are more oriented around the stars behind those channels whose audiences also span Facebook, Twitter, Vine, Instagram and Snapchat. For example, Collective Digital Studio's presentation will feature YouTube stars Rhett & Link and Harley Morenstein; Vine stars Logan Paul and Princess Lauren; and Snapchat star Shaun McBride.” http://bit.ly/1z0woHG

* LOCAL NEWS *

ATLANTA:  DCG Speakers Bureau, a new international speaking agency, has launched with a roster of 12 speakers who each provide custom content for conferences and events. The agency can also organize panel discussions and provide last-minute replacements for cancellations.

BOSTON:  The Spring Boston Tweed Ride, hosted by the Greater Boston Vintage Society and the Boston Cyclists Union, will take place on Sunday. The ride begins in Copley Square, and ends with a post-ride picnic.

CHICAGO:  The League of Chicago Theatres Gala will take place at the Renaissance Blackstone Hotel on May 18. The evening will include cocktails, dinner, and entertainment.

LAS VEGAS:  Itsy Bitsy: Ramen and Whisky, located at the base of the Ogden in downtown Las Vegas, will host a grand-opening celebration on Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES:  Moby and the chef and TV personality Anne Thornton have slated a summer opening for Little Pine, their new vegan restaurant and retail space in Silver Lake.

Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/losangeles

MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA:  Al and Nancy Malnik will host their annual garden party at their Palm Beach County home Sunday to benefit Make-A-Wish Southern Florida and celebrate the 21st anniversary of the InterContinental Miami Make-A-Wish Ball.

NEW YORK:  The Whitney Museum of American Art and Empire State Realty Trust will present a light show that recreates 12 works from the museum’s collection using the Empire State Building’s LED tower lights. Lighting designer Marc Brickman is creating the images for the May 1 event, which marks the opening day of the museum’s new downtown location as well as commemorates the 84th anniversary of the iconic New York skyscraper.

One Solution, the cross-platform sales and integrated marketing division of Radio One, has formed a brand leadership team to manage top-tier and long-term client relationships. Tuwisha Rogers will fill the newly created position of vice president of brand leadership.

Splash’s New York office has announced Melissa Wallace as the new vice president of marketing. She most recently held the same position at Bitly.

Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/newyork

ORLANDO:  The American Motorcyclist Association and the American International Motorcycle Expo will recognize the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Class of 2015 on October 17 at the Orange County Convention Center’s Chapin Theater.

SAN FRANCISCO:  The first Fremont Burger & Brew fest will take place May 23 on Liberty Street. The event will offer samples from area breweries and restaurants; there will also be a kid zone, live entertainment, and bistro-style seating.

WASHINGTON, D.C.:  Hargrove announced several new hires and promotions. Dawn Holden has been hired as an exhibit sales executive, Nadine Isvarin as a senior sales executive for events, and Tanner Cooley as a sales associate for trade shows and exhibits. Promoted from within are Kathleen O’Brien and Andrea Long, who both joined the exhibit sales team, and Tiffany Ball is now senior sales executive for the event department.

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With contributions from Jenny Berg in Chicago, Alesandra Dubin in Los Angeles, Mitra Sorrells in Orlando, and Beth Kormanik, Michele Laufik, Jill Menze, and Anna Sekula in New York.

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