Coral Gables, FL - (Jan. 14, 2008)
Fernando Madeira to Speak at World Economic Forum 2008
Terra CEO Highlights Trends in Social Networking
Fernando Madeira, CEO of Terra Latin America, will be a panelist at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, January 22-27. This year’s event theme is “The Power of Collaborative Innovation.”
With experience in leading an Internet operation with more than 7 million users of Community services, in 18 countries, including the United States and Latin America, Madeira will speak about social networks as a tool to a brand’s construction used to create user generated content and form online relationships.
Madeira was invited by the WEF to participate in topic, “Add a Friend: Accept or Decline” on January 23. Fellow panelists include George F. Colony, CEO and Chairman of the Board of the Forrester Research Council, USA; Loïc Le Meur, founder and CEO of Seesmic, a North American Internet video company; and researcher Danah Boyd. The panel session will be mediated by Donald Tapscott, CEO of the Canadian New Paradigm Learning Corporation.
“Internet user participation has been in existence since the web’s inception. However, it has not been until recently that users have participated in such systematic and revolutionary ways constructing and creating content construction, with the adaptation of broadband and mobile technology,” states Madeira.
Fernando Madeira, 37, was elected last year as one of the six Brazilian Young Global Leaders by the WEF. As a Young Global Leader, Madeira participated at the World Economic Forum on Latin America in Santiago, Chile and the Third Annual Summit of the Forum of Young Global Leaders in Dalian, China in 2007.
About the World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging leaders in partnerships to shape global, regional and industry agendas.
Incorporated as a foundation in 1971, and based in Geneva, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum is impartial and not-for-profit; it is tied to no political, partisan or national interests. (www.weforum.org/)
About Terra Latin America
Terra Latin America operates in 18 countries, including the USA, with near 50 million unique visitors per month and more than 7 million users of Community services. Terra, pioneer company in Internet TV at Latin America, gets 24 million streaming per month on Terra TV.
In 2006 Terra Latin America reported $300 million in net revenues. The primary countries served by Terra Latin America are: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, United States, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Terra Networks’ U.S. operations are based in Miami, Fla. and led by CEO Fernando Rodriguez.
About Terra Networks S.A.
Terra Networks is a global Internet group with a presence in the U.S. and Latin America. The group operates some of the most popular Web sites in the United States, Spain and Latin America and is the largest access provider in Spain and Latin America.
Terra.com is the U.S. Hispanic arm of the Terra Networks group providing portal and value-added services to Spanish speaking users in the U.S. Terra is a leader in the U.S. Hispanic online market according to comScore Media Metrix and Nielsen/NetRatings.
Press Contacts:
Deborah Vallejo (U.S.)
210-244-2129
dvallej@terra.com
Carla Dazzi (Latin America)
011- 5511-5509-0407
Carla.dazzi@corp.terra.com.br
