Disney’s Iger to Keynote 2008 Media Summit New York

NEW YORK, January 14: The Walt Disney Company’s president
and CEO, Robert A. Iger, will deliver the opening keynote interview at the 2008
Media Summit New York conference on March 12.

Editors from BusinessWeek will conduct the interview at the fifth annual conference for media,
entertainment and technology leaders. More than 1,000 attendees are expected to
attend the two-day event, hosted at The McGraw-Hill Companies’ headquarters in
New York. At the conference, more than 150 panelists will explore this year’s
topic, titled “Global Media + Technology Innovation = Communications
Revolution.”

“We are delighted to have such a highly respected business
leader as Bob Iger participate in the Media Summit’s keynote session,” said
Glenn S. Goldberg, the president of The McGraw-Hill Companies’ information
media segment. “The media industry—from information providers like The
McGraw-Hill Companies to entertainment conglomerates like The Walt Disney
Company—is undergoing wide-reaching change driven by technological
advances and shifting customer needs. The Media Summit provides a venue for
substantive discussions about the industry’s direction, and Bob’s distinctive
vantage point on technology and innovation promises to provide a compelling
starting point for these discussions.”

Victor Harwood, the president of Digital Hollywood and
director of the Media Summit, added: “Once again, the Media Summit New York
will deliver a powerhouse agenda, anchored by the world’s top minds in media, entertainment
and technology. Disney executives have participated in the Media Summit since
its inception, and we are proud to mark the event’s fifth anniversary by
welcoming the company’s president and CEO, Bob Iger, as our opening keynote.”

—By Ned Berke