VidCon today announced that YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki will be the keynote speaker this year. Wojcicki will deliver the address for the second straight year. Vidco, the largest online video conference, takes place July 23rd through July 25th
“I was a big advocate of Google’s acquisition of YouTube back in 2006 when the platform was just a year old,” said Wojcicki. “Now that we’re celebrating YouTube’s tenth birthday, VidCon is the perfect place to reflect with the community on how far we’ve come, and focus on the future of online video and all the big opportunities that lie ahead.”
VidCon this year will offer three tracks – Industry, Creator & Community – to accommodate the event’s growing interest.
“It’s very important to the VidCon team that we pull key insights and expertise from online video’s biggest players, which is why we’re honored to have such an esteemed group of innovators and decision-makers join us for VidCon 2015,” said Hank Green, Co-Founder of VidCon and host of the popular YouTube shows SciShow, VlogBrothers and Crash Course. “This year’s group of outstanding speakers have been selected to enlighten and inform us of what to expect as an industry, and we’re thrilled to have assembled the very best and brightest in video. We’re also very appreciative of the support from our sponsors and are excited to announce their partnerships with VidCon in the very near future.”
In addition to Wojcicki, Jim Lanzone of CBS Interactive, Ze Frank of BuzzFeed Motion Pictures, Albie Hecht of HLN, Mark Terbeek of Greycroft Partners, and David Beebe of Marriott International, will also be speaking.