WHAT: At the Media Tastemakers Summit, key industry players, execs, moguls, editors, producers, influencers, bloggers, designers, brands and tastemakers gather for an exclusive conference in San Francisco.

Their goal is to discuss opportunities and challenges in the lucrative & highly influential lifestyle media categories of food & wine, fashion & design, and travel across all distribution platforms. These platforms include television, film, radio, online video, streaming video, social media and apps.

The original Media Tastemakers Summit took place in 2010 (see who was there), the second in 2016, and now it is returning with even more exciting content and speakers.

WHY: Media Tastemakers have attained unprecedented reach & influence over what global and local consumers buy, eat, drink, watch, wear, and do in leisure and in life.

Powered by the techniques and technology of digital platforms and audience behavior analysis, these categories are not only required daily reading and viewing by tens of millions of consumers and businesses, they also have the ability to begin or end major trends, make fortunes & careers, and thrill & delight advertisers.

HOW: At the Media Tastemakers Summit, attendees share ideas and experience, network, and prepare their projects and businesses for economic, audience, market and technological opportunities.

This is an opportunity for marketers, partners, culinary & fashion gurus, and investors to talk face-to-face. Over 30 high-profile companies and expert speakers and panelists will take part in this industry event.