Media
Digital Media
Photographer & Big Data Expert
Rick Smolan is a former Time, Life & National Geographic photographer and the CEO of Against All Odds Productions, which combines storytelling with state-of-the-art technology. |
Author of Information Is Beautiful & Infographics Expert
An author, data-journalist & information designer, David McCandless champions the use of data visualizations to explore new directions for journalism. He is the author of Information Is Beautiful. |
Digital Strategist & Co-Founder, Foodspotting
At 23 years old, Soraya Darabi positioned The New York Times on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter and established various award-winning social media campaigns. |
Renowned Broadcast Journalist
One of the most renowned reporters of our time, Emmy-winning Dan Rather has experience and perspective few can match. He offers insight into world events and the significance of journalism today. |
CNN Chief National Correspondent
John King is the anchor of CNN's John King, USA, offering in-depth analysis, discussion & commentary on a blend of politics, national & world affairs, and social, cultural & media trends. |
Facebook Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief of The New Republic
Chris Hughes helped create two of the most successful start-ups in modern history: Facebook & My. BarackObama.com, which revolutionized the web as a political tool. He is the editor-in-chief & publisher of... |
Former Chief Blogger for Barack Obama
Sam Graham-Felsen is a pioneer in the rapidly growing fields of emerging media & movement building, both as a strategic advisor & as a key member of President Barack Obama's online campaign team. |
Founder, Editor-in-Chief & CEO, PandoMedia
Sarah Lacy knows Silicon Valley and the power of the Web 2.0 technology like few others. As a veteran reporter covering start ups—from technology innovation to cultural underpinnings—Lacy is an expert in translating... |
Academy Award-Winning Producer of Titanic & Avatar
Jon Landau produced the two highest grossing movies of all-time, Avatar & Titanic. He has a thorough understanding of complex technologies as well as experience working with the highest caliber of... |
Founder of Monster.com & Eons.com
As founder of Monster.com and Eons.com, speaker Jeff Taylor is recognized as a visionary business leader. He advises businesses on how to break away from the competition. |
Wall Street Journal Columnist & Former Facebook Executive
Called "one of the best hires I ever made" by Facebook founding president Sean Parker, speaker Kevin Colleran creatively monetized the site without hampering user experience. |
Online Entrepreneur & Co-Founder & CEO of Path
Currently the co-founder and CEO of Path, a mobile-focused internet startup, Morin is perhaps best known as one of the co-inventors of Facebook Platform. An instrumental player in expanding the groundbreaking site’s... |
White House Videographer
As official videographer for candidate-turned-President Barak Obama, Arun Chaudhary witnessed historic official business as well as behind-the-scenes casual time with family. |
Innovative Political Strategist
Heralded as the man who "reinvented campaigning," speaker Joe Trippi is an expert on the effective use of the Internet and grassroots marketing. |
Personal Finance Expert
Speaker Liz Pulliam Weston is an award-winning nationally syndicated personal finance expert who makes the most complex money topics understandable to the average reader. |
Filmmaker & CEO, Freeform / Founder, Lybba.org
Jesse Dylan isn't the first director to make the jump from music videos to feature films, but he's certainly one of the most creative and successful. His recent project with will.i.am for Barack Obama led to the... |
Doctor, Author & Media Consultant
A medical expert on Celebrity Fit Club and author of The 4 Day Diet, Ian Smith is a medical correspondent for NBC and a health columnist for Men's Health. |
Practical Futurist
As “The Practical Futurist” for The New York Times, Rogers zeros in on the how technology affects society -- how we live our lives and adapt to the future -- focusing on alternate energy sources and the... |
Owner of The Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks owner and publicspeaker Mark Cuban was the first owner in team sports to encourage fan interaction through email on his personal computer. |
Journalist & Media Expert
Named one of the 100 most influential and respected media figures in the world by the World Economic Forum, Jeff Jarvis writes about media, technology, and business on his blog, Buzzmachine.com, and works as a... |
