We had a great line-up of speakers and artists. We didn’t allow slideshows and all of the speakers were happy about it. They had a real chance to be themselves.
Speakers:
Dan Farber – CBS News
Dan Farber is editor in chief of CNET News. Dan has more than 20 years of experience as an editor and journalist covering technology. He joined ZDNet in 1996, and led the development of ZDNet’s worldwide network of more than 70 technology-focused sites. Prior to joining ZDNet, Dan served as vice president and editor-in-chief at Ziff-Davis’ flagship computing news publications, PC Week and MacWeek. He was also a founding editor at MacWorld and part of the editorial staffs of PC World and PC Magazine.
Dan Farber at The Audience Conference
Andrew Keen – Author, Public Speaker, Broadcaster
Known as the Anti Christ of Silicon Valley, ANDREW KEEN is the author of the international hit CULT OF THE AMATEUR: How the Internet is killing our culture. Acclaimed by The New York Times’ Michiko Kakutani as having been written “with acuity and passion” and by A.N. Wilson in the Daily Mail as “staggering”, Cult of the Amateur has been published in fifteen different language editions and was short-listed for the 2008 Higham’s Business Technology Book of the Year award.
Andrew Keen at The Audience Conference
Rachel Marsden – Author, Public Speaker, Broadcaster
Rachel Marsden is an author, columnist, TV/radio host. She has served internationally as a strategic media, communications and campaign advisor for both political and public figures, as well as corporations and private sector clients. She writes a weekly syndicated column appearing in Human Events (the newspaper Ronald Reagan called his favorite) and other publications, and blogs about politics and culture for London’s Daily Telegraph. She has appeared on Fox News as a co-host and contributor, and as a guest on CNN, Al Jazeera, CNBC, Global Television and various other networks worldwide.
Rachel Marsden at The Audience Conference
David Binkowski – MS&L
Responsible for digital strategy for MS&L’s flagship New York office, working across all practices (Consumer, Corporate and Health Care), including development of award winning Influencer Marketing practice, new business development (both organic and RFP), developing internal capabilities and growing a NY digital staff.
David Binkowski at The Audience Conference
Joe Jaffe – Author / Marketer
One of the most sought-after consultants, speakers and thought leaders on new marketing, Joseph Jaffe is President and Chief Interruptor of crayon, a conversational marketing company, specializing in community, dialogue and partnership.
Joe Jaffe at The Audience Conference
David Dunne – Velocidi
David is founder of velocidi, a digital marketing consultancy. David was formerly COO of Edelman Digital, a global agency that represents brands such as Unilever, Microsoft, HP, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Unilever, and eBay in their digital communications and marketing initiatives. Prior to Edelman, David was co-founder of three digital companies; Dot Com Interactive, LinkBuilders and F8Media specializing in technology development, SEO and Integrated Marketing respectively.
David Dunne at The Audience Conference
Jeremy Pepper – Public Relations Specialist
Work in PR/Comm/Marcom. Have lived and worked in Detroit, Scottsdale/Phoenix, Tucson, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and San Francisco Bay Area. Have a dog. He’s great.
Jereny Pepper at The Audience Conference
Jason Calacanis – Mahalo
Jason McCabe Calacanis is the founder and CEO of Mahalo.com, a human-powered search engine focused on the top English-language search terms, including verticals such as travel, products, news, entertainment, sports, food, and health. Prior to Mahalo.com’s launch in alpha in May, 2007, he was an “Entrepreneur in Action” at Sequoia Capital, Silicon Valley’s leading venture capital firm, a position he held since December 2006.
Brian Clark – Copyblogger
Brian Clark is an Internet marketing strategist, content developer, entrepreneur, and recovering attorney. In addition to building three successful offline businesses using online marketing techniques, he has sold scores of products and services online via joint venture and affiliate arrangements. He founded Copyblogger in January of 2006, and continues to develop successful web properties with a variety of partners.
Brian Clark at The Audience Conference
Jeremy Schoemaker – Shoemoney
In the 1980’s, Jeremy Schoemaker’s mom purchased an Apple IIc. Schoemaker found it amazing! He began to write simple programs on the Apple, mostly consisting of repeating test messages that said, ? My mom is cool.
Leremy Schoemaker at The Audience Conference
Rae Hoffman – OutSpoken Media
Rae Hoffman is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Outspoken Media, Inc. Rae is a regular speaker at the PubCon conferences and a former moderator for the WebmasterWorld forums.
Rae Hoffman at The Audience Conference
Frank Roche – iFractal
Frank Roche is a writer, businessman and well known expert on HR matters. He is the author of Know HR, co-owner of iFractal LCC with Sarah Chambers, and a regularly-featured speaker on HR matters. He presented at WorldatWork’s 2007 national conference on “HR Consulting or Corporate: Which is the Right Choice for You?” He was named One of the Top 25 HR Influencers in 2007 by HR World Magazine.
Frank Roche at The Audience Conference
Melanie Notkin – SavvyAuntie.com
Melanie Notkin is America’s premier Savvy Auntie, empowering the nearly 50% of American women who are not moms to celebrate all they do for the children in their lives, while living their own lives to the fullest. She launched SavvyAuntie.com, the first online community for aunts and godmothers, in the summer of 2008 to wide-acclaim. The website includes expert content designed specifically for aunts, activities, community and trendy gift ideas.
Melanie Notkin at The Audience Conference
Ethan Kaplan – Warner Bros. Records
Ethan Kaplan is the Vice President of Technology at Warner Bros. Records and is the head of all technology at the company. This works out well since the two things Ethan loves most in the world are music and technology. At WBR, Ethan is responsible for all consumer facing web properties, technology initiatives, business development and research/development.
Ethan Kaplan at The Audience Conference
Jim King -PR Newswire
Jim works new media for PR Newswire.
Jim King at The Audience Conference
Artists:
Robert Bruce – Knife Gun Pen
Robert Bruce is one of the most read, linked, loved and reviled poets working on the web. He lives in the rain and fog of Portland, Ore. and throws a poem around the world every Monday morning from a small red house with the assistance of a broadband line and a wicked cup of black coffee.
Adam & Mia – Musicians
Darkly elegant, psychedelic and sophisticated, harp and vocal duo ADAM & MIA present original compositions and dramatically interpret a wide range of songs from the pop, folk, and classical canons. Adam Dugas sings and harpist Mia Theodoratus plucks the strings of a concert grand as they attack material by Syd Barrett, Irving Berlin, Leonard Cohen, Radiohead, Kraftwerk, and the Baroque art songs of Henry Purcell.
Jason Liebman – Musician
Born in New York City and raised in Nassau County, Long Island, Jason Liebman has come a long way from his earliest live performance memories of standing in his parents’ living room, his father’s tennis racket in-hand, electric guitar-style, pretending to jam along to his “Eddie and The Cruisers” and Michael Jackson cassettes and his mother’s favorite “Bee Gee’s” albums.
Rachel Platten
Singer. Songwriter.
