ICv2's Insider Talks Co-Sponsored by Europe Comics

At New York Comic Con

ICv2 has announced that Europe Comics will co-sponsor the ICv2 Insider Talks and Happy Hour, an invitation-only event for business professionals on Thursday afternoon, October 6, in association with New York Comic Con.  The ICv2 Insider Talks and Happy Hour will present four speakers with brief talks plus Q&A from 3-5 p.m., followed by a cocktail reception from 5-6 p.m.

The speakers have been curated to expand understanding of the comics business and medium, and to inspire the attendees to build a better tomorrow, according to ICv2 CEO Milton Griepp, who thanked Europe Comics for its support.  "We're honored to have this prestigious organization of European publishers co-sponsor this event," he said.  "Their participation is key to making this learning and networking opportunity possible."

Europe Comics Managing Director Sophie Castille explained the organization's reasons for participating.  "ICv2's events are especially useful to us, from Europe, as they help us understand the American comics industry and its leaders, thanks to lots of detailed information and thorough analysis," she said.

The ICv2 Insider Talks and Happy Hour will be held on Thursday afternoon, October 6, in the spectacular 4th Floor Galleria, River Pavilion at the Javits Center, in association with New York Comic Con.

The ICv2 Insider Talks are:

Karen Berger:  Expanding Comics Readership Further
Karen Berger is an award-winning editor and founder of Vertigo, the renowned, influential and groundbreaking imprint of DC Comics, a division of Warner Bros., and most recently the editor of Surgeon X.

Milton Griepp:  Current trends and the Future of Retail
Milton Griepp is the founder and President of ICv2, since 2001 the undisputed industry authority on the graphic novel and comic business.

Rob Salkowitz:  Navigating the Fan Con-Vergence: What New Data Can Tell Us about Events and Audiences
Rob Salkowitz is a futurist and consultant specializing the impact of digital technology in business and culture, and the author of Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture and contributor to Forbes and ICv2.

Vivek J. Tiwary:  Business Lessons from The Fifth Beatle
Vivek J. Tiwary is a #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author (The Fifth Beatle) and a Tony Award-winning Broadway producer, whose productions have won a combined 25 Tony Awards over 44 nominations.

For more information on speakers and topics, click here.

If you are a business professional and would like information on attending the event, email Conferences@ICv2.com.

If you are press and would like to cover this event, email Conferences@ICv2.com.


This event is free to those attending, thanks to the support of our sponsors.  The ICv2 Insider Talks and Happy Hour is co-sponsored by Europe Comics, and sponsored by comiXology, Diamond Comic Distributors and New York Comic Con.

About  Europe Comics
Europe Comics is a joint digital initiative launched in 2015 and run by 13 European comics industry players.  It focuses on the online distribution of European works in English, the promotion of European creators and the setting up of a European comics online directory, with the overall objective of bringing European works and creators closer to an international audience of readers and comics professionals. www.EuropeComics.com.

About ICv2
ICv2 is the #1 industry source on the business of geek culture, including comics and graphic novels, manga, geek showbiz, and hobby games, on its Website, www.ICv2.com, and in its magazine, Internal Correspondence.  For the people on the front lines of the geek culture business, staying ahead of the trends isn't something that can be left to chance-it's a basic necessity for being successful.  That's why ICv2 is the #1 source of news and information for the buyers, gatekeepers, and tastemakers on the front lines.  ICv2 is where trend-watching is a science.