Mumbai: Youtube.com co-founder and CEO Chad Hurley will open MIPCOM’s first Broadband Video Summit with a keynote speech.

The Broadband Video Summit will take place on 15 October at the 24th edition of MIPCOM, 13-17 October at Palais des Festivals, Cannes.

The new Broadband Video Summit is part of the MIPCOM 2008 conference program. It will provide a venue for the newest and hottest Internet TV platforms, media owners and cross-platform content creators to talk about the business models, the rights and the creativity needed to reach the desired audiences.