Chris Hughes
A technology superstar whose business is people, Hughes has helped create two of the most successful startups in modern history: Facebook and MyBarackObama.com, the campaign apparatus that helped elect a US President. With an instinct for building technology that networks the commonality of real people and real ...
Jeff Taylor
As founder of Monster and Eons, Jeff Taylor is recognized as an innovator and visionary business leader in the Internet and careers industries. As an inspirational and enthusiastic keynote speaker, Taylor zeroes in on what lies ahead by drawing on his experience as a big picture entrepreneur and expert at technology, ...
Dave Morin
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 capabilities, Morin played significant roles in the areas of product strategy, marketing, and management ...
Sarah Lacy
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 the mystique and the might of this hub of technology to the rest of the world.
Evan Bailyn
Evan Bailyn is the anti-guru. Instead of a silver bullet, Bailyn relied on hard work, long hours and immense determination to crack Google's algorithm. He is the CEO of First Page Sage, a search engine optimization and social media company with a near-perfect record of getting client websites to rank on the first page of ...
Daniel Burrus
Burrus is an expert on how technological innovation affects business. Working from a philosophy of "If it works, it's obsolete," he instructs on how to initiate change and shape it to your advantage.
Geoffrey Moore
One of the foremost authorities on market development and business strategies in the new high-technology economy, Moore shows companies how to translate innovations to market successes. Author of Crossing the Chasm, Inside the Tornado and The Gorilla Game.
Walter Mossberg
Called "the most powerful arbiter of consumer tastes in the computer world today" by Newsweek, Mossberg has been named the most influential journalist writing about computers and the Internet. He is the author and creator of the weekly "Personal Technology" column.
Tim Sanders
Sanders is the former Leadership Coach at Yahoo! and author of Love is the Killer APP. Prior to his current position, Sanders was the Chief Solutions Officer at Yahoo!, where he was in charge of delivering next-generation marketing programs to world class brands. A dynamic and skilled speaker with years of debating ...
Chris Brogan
Chris Brogan, the president of Human Business Works, is a pioneer in the social media revolution. An 11-year veteran of using social media like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, Brogan speaks on using both web and mobile technologies to build digital relationships for businesses, organizations, and individuals.
Marvin Zonis
A political economist, Zonis develops and presents executive training programs for senior business leaders. He is a leading authority, worldwide, on the international political economy and leadership.
David Weinberger
David Weinberger's status as our foremost (and funniest!) interpreter of technology's impact on business and society continues to grow. His new book, Everything is Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Disorder, reveals new principles for taking advantage of the onrushing flood of information, to help us pull ...
Terry Jones
As founder of Travelocity.com, chairman of Kayak.com, and Chief Information Officer at American Airlines/Sabre, Terry Jones is on the cutting edge of innovation and change in the new information age. Now, Jones teaches audiences how to keep up with this rapidly changing world in a series of educational and actionable ...
Jeff Jarvis
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 columnist for The Guardian in London. From newspapers to magazines to blogs – he has established himself ...
Larraine Segil
Segil is a partner at Vantage Partners, a consulting firm with expertise in building corporate relationship management capabilities. Prior to joining Vantage, Segil was cofounder of The Lared Group, an international consulting firm that specializes in helping companies develop and maintain successful domestic and global ...
Michael Rogers
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 pressure on natural resources as a result of globalization.
Barry Libert
Barry Libert is a recognized expert on innovative strategies and leadership techniques that draw on social technologies, such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, to help guide corporate executives to transformational business success. He is the founder and chairman of OpenMatters, a strategic advisor and investor in ...
Anastasia Goodstein
Anastasia Goodstein is an award-winning blogger and often-quoted expert on American tweens, teens and early twenty-somethings. She has worked in media for the past 15+ years, having helped launch youth oriented web and television properties for brands like Oxygen, AOL and Current TV, and is currently Director of Digital ...
Sandra Guzman
Guzman, an Emmy Award-winning journalist, is the author of the critically acclaimed book, The Latina's Bible: The Nueva Latina's Guide to Love, Spirituality, Family, and La Vida and its newly released edition, The New Latina’s Bible: The Modern Latina's Guide to Love, Spirituality, Family, and La Vida. With ...
Ice-T
Hip-hop pioneer currently starring on Law and Order: SVU, Ice-T has risen up from the harsh realities of growing up disadvantaged to become a successful entertainer and entrepreneur. Serving as a sobering, yet inspirational, role model, he shares a powerful message with youth about overcoming adversity through ...