Great festival and a brilliant success. Congratulations and thanks to you and the whole C-Squared team. Let's do it again please.

Great conference and definitely something to build on.

It was an amazing achievement to get such a conference off the ground from a standing start with such a level of professionalism. It clearly will run and run with international offshoots.

I just wanted to share how enjoyable, and important it was that you conceived and produced The Venice Festival of Media. The participants and attendees were notable. The thought leadership present was impressive, globally.

VFM is the most elegant event I remember, and you and your team handled it, and us all rather perfectly. I believe this event will become an appointment that none of us will miss, annually.

Well done! Venice was a great success and well above everyone's expectations (well, that's what everyone said, we always knew it was going to be good …). Especially considering this was year 1, one couldn't avoid being impressed by the organization, by the friendly team who took such great care of us all, by the quality of the speakers, etc. Venice being Venice no doubt was a help, the great weather not a marginal contribution …. but it was the Festival that was at the heart of everything.

Many congratulations on Venice. It was nothing short of a triumph and, though I am sure there are opportunities aplenty to move things on next year, it is clear VFM is a winner.

It was a triumph! Lots of good people and a great venue. You must be really pleased.  

Fantastic job with the conference all around. Certainly well worth the price of admission. 

I really enjoyed participating in the first VFM. Hope to have the chance to follow it grow big and strong.

It's fantastic to have an event of this calibre.   International media has always been a unique industry dependant on passion, creativity and people but now it can add accountability and maturity to this list.   The VFM has conclusively proved this and I don't speak alone in hoping it has a long future.

It was an extremelly exciting event with top level speakers and the right issues being discussed. It was a great opportunity for us to see the state of the industry. Congratulations to Charlie and all the team.

Thought the festival was great...we're definitely interested in hearing about next year…

It was a remarkable event, executed with quality in every respect. It was a real treat to be there... I will definitely be coming again and will bring several SABMiller people with me next year.

Good job.  I thought the festival was good - a very strong start. Well done.

I enjoyed the Festival and the Gala Dinner and all the interesting, amazing speakers. It was really a nice spot and I rarely have the chance to make my lunch break at the beach.

It was unquestionably a great start to what I am sure will become a value global media fixture.

Great festival, great people, great ideas!  My sincere congratulations to the organizers for the brilliant coordination work.

The event exceeded my expectations! I attend over a dozen during the course of the year and they tend to blend in memory. This one will not.

Bravo for pulling this off in such a great manner in year one. Keep it up and good luck for the future.

I really enjoyed the event. Great speakers and a very interesting programme

What can I say – it went FANTASTICALLY well. I was seriously impressed with the level of organisation and everything seemed to run so smoothly. I thoroughly enjoyed myself and I learnt so much. The line up was extraordinary, and I really believe that everyone who went loved every minute of it. I am very happy that I was present at the first of many Venice Media Festivals. Thank you very much, and I look forward to next year!

I just wanted to let you know what an excellent job you did in Venice.

Great speakers/panels, superb organisation, good sponsors/event hospitality, what a location. All in all a truly excellent first year !

Without question you have built the foundations of a long-term industry event for our media world. I believe and hope Venice will grow in stature, attendance and importance for our small, but increasingly complex and challenging industry.

It is so critical that we position media/comms with a higher level of kudos and credibility to the marketing world. This was a highly positive step forward ! Suffice to say: many thanks and congrats for all of your tireless efforts to increase the import of media/communications/innovation within the world of communications.