Limelight Networks will host its second annual rich media summit, the 2008 Digital Media Innovation Forum. The event will take place at the Desert Ridge Resort and Spa in Phoenix on 15-17 October 2008.

With the theme "Innovation: From Creation to Consumption," the three-day event will feature senior-level executives from the content publishing, technology, and telecom sectors discussing the opportunities and challenges in building a scalable and profitable online business.

Featured speakers will include senior-level executives from Adobe, Accenture Digital Media Services, Associated Press, CNET Networks, Disney.com, Forrester Research, Fox Interactive Media, MTV, Microsoft, Motorola, and Veoh Networks. Attendees will learn about trends and innovations that are impacting their companies and reshaping the digital media landscape. Presentations and panel discussions will address topics and trends in entertainment, social media and e-commerce. Forum sessions include:

• The future of digital media
• The six secrets of successful rich media
• Creating engaging online experiences
• How to meet the needs of today's "me-focused" online audience
• Emerging solutions for contextual video advertising
• Understanding next-generation mobile media consumption

The forum will not only provide insight into the opportunities and challenges in online business, it will present real-life case-study solutions to these challenges. For example, attendees will get a behind-the-scenes look at large-scale Internet event delivery through a case study on the largest online event in history, the 2008 Summer Games.