Cloudinary to Host Fifth Annual ImageCon 2021: Unleash Your Visual Experiences

Two-day virtual event will explore innovations in visual media, featuring keynote speakers from Bombas and National Geographic and customer momentum stories from Apartment Therapy, Mediavine, lastminute.com, and more

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cloudinary, the media experience platform for many of the world’s top brands, is proud to announce that its ImageCon conference returns on October 19-20, 2021. The definitive event for anyone interested in the power of visual media, ImageCon 2021 will once again be a virtual and complimentary event designed to bring together digital experts and leaders from well-known brands to share the latest trends, best practices, and innovations fueling the best, most engaging visual stories. Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) and Contentful will serve as platinum and gold level sponsors, respectively.

Visual media plays an increasingly important role in today’s digital economy, where brands are relying more on images and video to create highly engaging customer experiences online. Under the theme “Unleash Your Visual Experiences,” ImageCon offers interactive sessions designed to help brands, developers, and marketers make the most of their media assets, while also taking advantage of the latest technologies and trends like AI, 360-degree images and videos, headless architecture, next-gen codecs like JPEG XL and AV1, and much more. This complimentary and interactive event allows attendees to watch keynotes, ask questions and engage with speakers and peers, learn best practices for creating greater user engagement through the use of visual media, and hear success stories from Cloudinary partners and customers.

At ImageCon, Cloudinary will be announcing product updates and sharing more on its vision and roadmap to help customers accelerate their image and video management projects, future proof their digital business, and create and deliver the most engaging visual experiences possible.

Conference speakers include:

• David Heath, Co-Founder and CEO, Bombas
• Randy Goldberg, Co-Founder and Chief Brand Officer, Bombas
• Whitney Johnson, Vice President of Digital and Immersive Experiences, National Geographic
• Eric Hochberger, Co-Founder and CEO, Mediavine
• Stefano Castelli, Head of Creative Production, lastminute.com

Conference details:

• When: Tuesday, October 19 and Wednesday, October 20
• Where: Fully online; registration is free and open to all
• Who: All those interested in the art and science of visual storytelling – C-suite executives, e-commerce directors, front- and back-end developers, marketers, creatives, content managers, and product managers

Visit the ImageCon website at www.imagecon.com for registration, agenda and a full speaker list. Follow ImageCon on social media using the hashtag #ImageCon2021.

About ImageCon

ImageCon is designed for the most curious digital media minds – developers, designers, and media and content managers looking to significantly improve customer engagement through compelling visual experiences. The fully online, four-day event focuses on the power of visual storytelling and provides the opportunity for attendees to discuss media management best practices, innovations and success stories. Join us to learn how the world’s biggest and most engaging brands connect with their customers using images, videos, digital asset management (DAM) and more.

About Cloudinary

Cloudinary’s mission is to empower companies to deliver visual experiences that inspire and connect by unleashing the full potential of their media. With more than 50 billion assets under management and 8,000 customers worldwide, Cloudinary is an industry standard for developers, creators, and marketers looking to upload, store, transform, manage, and deliver images and videos online. As a result, leading brands like Atlassian, Bleacher Report, Bombas, Grubhub, Hinge, NBC, Mediavine, Peloton, Petco and Under Armour are seeing significant business value in using Cloudinary, including faster time to market, higher user satisfaction and increased engagement and conversions. For more information, visit www.cloudinary.com.