Photos from the 43rd International Internet Dating Conference taking place on January 25 - 27, 2016 in Miami. The 13th Annual iDate2016 in Miami is the largest collection of dating industry executives and professionals at one time each year. It is the most successful event for the industry. Hundreds of online dating industry professionals, matchmakers, mobile developers, software providers, marketing / advertising firms, venture capitalists, affiliate managers, payment processors, background search companies and affiliates were in attendance.
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13TH Annual Internet Dating Industry Super Conference
Miami
On January 25 - 27, 2016
Keynote Address From Kelly Steckelberg
(CEO of Zoosk)
Takuya Iwamoto
(Diverse (YYC.co.jp) on the Japanese Online Dating Market)
Ursula Hessenflow
(CEO of Mylabbox on STD Related To Online Dating)
Business Networking
Final Panel
Mark Brooks
(Publisher Online Personals Watch on the State Of the Dating Industry)
Tushar Chaudhary
(Verizon on Mobile Dating At Idate)
Speed Networking
The Audience
Exhibit Hall
Michael Egan
(CEO of Spark Networks (NYSE:LOV) Interviewed By Mark Brooks Of OPW)
Jennifer Gonzalez
(VP of Sales and Marketing Dating Factory Latam and Spanish Speaking Mobile Dating Market)
Final Panel
The Audience
Business Networking
Gene Fishel
(Senior Asst Attorney General Virginia Attorney General's Office on Financial Fraud and Dating)
Exhibit Hall
Business Networking
Lunch
2016 State Of Matchmaking
(Panel)
Marc Porcelli
(CEO of Curatemobile on Mobile Strategy For Dating Apps)
Speed Networking
Panel on Dating Fraud
(FTC, Va Attorney Generals Office, Scam Survivors, Peter Mcgreevy and Scamalytics)
Melissa Mcdonald
(International Marketing Manager Yandex)
Final Panel
Xavier Dupre
(Managing Director of JCDecaux Oneworld Speaking on Outdoor Advertising For Dating)
Business Networking
The Audience
Maria Avgitidis
(Managing Director of Agape Match)
Dating Affiliate Marketing Strategy
(Panel)
Final Panel
Business Networking
Violet Lim
(Founder of Lunch Actually Covering the Singapore Malaysia and Indonesia Online Dating Markets)
Panel on Dating Software
(Ross Williams, CEO of White Label Dating Venntro)
Shannon Ong
(CEO of the Catch)
Steve Baker
(US Federal Trade Commission Regional Trade Director)
Kevin Hayes
(VP of Ad Sales American Target Network on Television and Radio Advertising Options For Dating Businesses)
The Audience
Lunch
Online Payments Panel
Panel on Dating Software
(Jenny Gonzalez, Vice President of Dating Factory)
Ophir Laizerovich
(President of Professionalmatch Speaking on Facebok Advertising Strategy)
Speed Networking
Exhibit Hall
Business Networking
The Audience
Final Panel
Speed Networking
Exhibit Hall
Panel on Dating Fraud
(FTC, Va Attorney Generals Office, Scam Survivors, Peter Mcgreevy and Scamalytics)
Matchmaker Business Pre Conference
(With Carmelia Ray and the Matchmaking Institute)
Jasbina Ahluwalia
(CEO of Intersections Match and Patrick Fletcher on Matchmaking)
Pre Conference on Starting A Dating Business By Mark Brooks
(CEO of Courtland Brooks)
Speed Networking
Lunch
Panel on Offline Matchmaking
(Louie Felix Q Introductions)
Business Networking
Matchmaker Business Pre Conference
(With Carmelia Ray and the Matchmaking Institute)
Final Panel
Adam Lodolce
(On Big Youtube Influencers For Dating Site Audiences)
Business Networking
Julie Spira
(CEO of Cyber Dating Expert)
Alexander Harrington
(CEO of Snap Interactive (OTC:STVI) Insights With Mark Brooks)
Dating Affiliate Marketing Strategy
(Panel)
Lunch
Final Panel
Business Networking
John Larosa
(President of Marketdata Enterprises Current State Of the Offline Matchmaking Business)
Buyers, Sellers and Investors
(Dating Business Pre-Conference)
The Audience
Exhibit Hall
Speed Networking
Final Panel
Panel on the 2016 State Of Matchmaking
Mark Brooks
(Publisher on Online Personals Watch on the 2015 State Of the Dating Industry)
Takuya Iwamoto
(Diverse (YYC.co.jp) on the Japanese Online Dating Market)
Jeff Collier
(CEO of Matesafe on STD and Hookup Apps)
Marc Porcelli
(CEO of Curatemobile on Mobile Marketing For Dating Apps)
Exhibit Hall
Max Mcguire
(CEO of Red Hot Pie Speaking on Dating Disruption)
Panel on Television Exposure
(Dating Businesses and Matchmakers)
Business Networking
The Audience
The Audience
Final Panel
Ross Williams
(CEO of White Label Dating)
Panel on Dating Fraud
(FTC, Va Attorney Generals Office, Scam Survivors, Peter Mcgreevy and Scamalytics)
Dating Software Trends
(and Private Label Opportunities)
Payments For Mobile Dating and Online Dating
(Panel)
Business Networking
Alexander Harrington
(CEO of Snap Interactive (OTC:STVI) Interview With Mark Brooks)
Speed Networking
Grant Brenner
(Irrelationship Group and William Alanson White Institute Of Psychiatry)
Final Panel
Kelly Steckelberg
(CEO of Zoosk Providing the Keynote Address)
Jonathan Rich
(Professor at California Southern University Speaking About Online Dating Algorithms)
Business Networking
Business Networking
Michelle Jacoby
(CEO of DC Matchmaking Speaking Matchmaking Business Strategy)
Shannon Ong
(CEO of the Catch)
The Audience
Lunch
The Audience
Jose Andrade
Speed Networking
Gene Fishel
(Senior Asst Attorney General Virginia Attorney General's Office on Financial Fraud and Dating)
Matchmakers & Television Strategy
(Panel)
Panel on Television
Business Networking
Exhibit Hall
Benjamin Dean
(from Ringcentral On SMS And IM)
Final Panel
Lunch
Exhibit Hall
Speed Networking
Roman Sidorenko
(CEO of Pure)
Final Panel
Business Networking
The Audience
Matchmaker Business Pre Conference
(With Carmelia Ray and the Matchmaking Institute)
2016 State Of Offline Matchmaking
(Panel)
Julie Spira
(CEO of Cyberdating Expert Speaking on Media and the Press For Dating Ceos)
Ross Williams
(CEO of White Label Dating)
Business Networking
Ran Avidan
(Co-Founder and CTO of Startapp on Dating Mobile App Development)
Dave Wiseman
(Vice President of Sales At Scamalytics)
Lunch
Maria Avgitidis
(Managing Director of Agape Match)
Business Networking
2016 State Of Offline Matchmaking
(Panel)
Final Panel
Final Panel
Speed Networking
Michael Egan
(CEO of Spark Networks (NYSE:LOV))
Speed Networking
The Audience
Tushar Chaudhary
(Of Verizon Speaking on Dating Migration To Mobile)
Mark Laymon
(CEO of LGBT.net on the 2016 Online Gay Dating Market Overview)
Daniel Gudema
(CTO of Pre Dating Speed Dating and Tom Jaffee, CEO of 8 Minute Dating)
Business Networking
Kevin Hayes
(VP of Ad Sales American Target Network on Television and Radio Advertising Options For Dating Businesses)
Tim Taylor
(CEO of Free Dating Platform on the Rise Of the Dating App Wars)
Lunch
Exhibit Hall
7TH Annual iDate Awards Ceremony
At the Deauville Beach Resort Miami
On January 26, 2016
Kelly Steckelberg of Zoosk
(Winner of Best Dating Site)
Winners of the iDate Awards
Carmelia Ray
(Presenting the Best Dating Coach AwardAward)
Cocktail Reception
Dining and Ceremony Hall
Julie Spira
(Presenting the Best Mobile Dating App Award)
Media Wall
Tinder
(Winner of Best Mobile Dating App)
Svetlana Mukha & Wayne May
Pre Event Party
Lena Bay & Natalia Jorgenson
Mary Balfour and Svetlana Mukha
)
Ukraine Brides Agency
(Winner of Best Product Design)
Damona Hoffman and Julie Spira
Dave Wiseman
(Presenting the Best Niche Dating Site Award)
Cocktail Reception
Svetlana Mukha of Diolli
(Winner of Best Matchmaker)
Media Wall
Media Wall
Sean Kelley
(Presenting the Best Product Design Award)
Mamba.ru
(Winner of Best Affiliate Program)
Dining and Ceremony Hall
Happn
(Winner of Best Up and Coming Dating Site)
Steve Baker
Grant Langston of eHarmony
(Winner of Best Marketing Campaign)
Mark & Marc
(Announcing the Best Dating Site)
Paul Kluzak of CCBill
(Winner of Best Payment System)
Media Wall
Dining and Ceremony Hall
Media Wall
Mary Balfour of Drawing Down the Moon
(Winner of Best Dating Coach)
Media Wall
Keith Gordon of Ukraine Brides Agency
(Winner of Best Product Design)
Jenny Gonzalez of Dating Factory
(Winner of Best Dating Software & SAAS)
Cocktail Reception
Dating Factory Team
Media Wall
Svetlana Mukha
(Presenting the Best Up & Coming Dating Site Award)
Media Wall
Wayne May
(Presenting the Best New Technology Award)
Jenny Gonzalez
(Presenting the Best Payment System Award)
Marc Lesnick
(Presenting the Best Dating Software & SAAS Award)
Drawing Down the Moon Team
Paul Kluzak of CCBill
(Winner of Best Payment System)
Grant Langston of eHarmony
(Winner of Most Innovate Company)
Media Wall
Kelly Steckelberg of Zoosk
(Winner of Best Dating Site)
Winners of the iDate Awards
Media Wall
Renee Piane of Loveme.com
(Winner of Best Niche Dating Site)
Dining and Ceremony Hall
Mark Brooks
(Presenting the Most Innovative Company Award)
If you've never been to our events before, you will learn a lot about this industry while at the same time make a lot of friends in the business. We trust that you will find this event exciting, fun and a great learning experience. I hope to see you at our next event!
Marc Lesnick
The Conference Organizer
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