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Chris Ahearn
President, Reuters Media
As President of Reuters Media, Chris is responsible for the performance of Reuters News Agency, which syndicates wholesale news text, video and picture services to major broadcasters and publishers globally and Reuters Consumer Services, which publishes news and information directly to consumers. Previously, Chris was the Executive Vice President in charge of the Research & Advisory business. Chris joined Reuters from J.P. Morgan, where he held a variety of positions. |
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Rafat Ali
Editor and Publisher, paidContent.org
Rafat Ali is Editor and Publisher of paidContent.org, the award-winning digital media business news and analysis site. He is also the Editor of Moco.News, a news site devoted to mobile content. Both of these sites form part of ContentNext, an independent media and information company covering the business of digital media. Prior to this, Rafat was Managing Editor of Manhattan-based Silicon Alley Reporter. |
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Wolfgang Büchner
Executive Editor, Spiegel Online
Wolfgang Büchner is Executive Editor for Spiegel Online, where he also served at Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor. He previously was Production Editor for the Financial Times Deutschland newspaper, Editor and reporter for Reuters at its main German bureau and News Production Editor at the Reuters markets desk in Frankfurt. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, he was a founding journalist for the youth newspaper “Neue Presse/Express” in East Germany and then served as a correspondent for the AP in Hamburg. |
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Emily Bell
Director of Digital Content, Guardian News & Media Limited
For the past seventeen years, Emily Bell has worked for the Observer and then Guardian, launching mediaguardian.co.uk in 2000 and becoming Editor-in-Chief of Guardian Unlimited in 2001. In 2006, Emily was promoted to Director of Digital Content for Guardian News and Media and also currently writes a regular column about media policy. The Guardian and Observer's network of websites have won multiple awards, including the prestigious Webby for Best Newspaper on the Web in 2005, 2006 and 2007. |
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Saul J. Berman
Global Strategy & Change Services Leader, IBM Global Business Services
Saul J. Berman has more than 25 years of consulting experience advising large corporate and start-up organizations. Currently the Global Lead Strategy Partner for the Media and Entertainment Practice as well as a Global Strategy & Change Services Leader at IBM Global Business Services, Berman was previously the Global Strategic Change Leader at PwC Consulting. Berman was named as one of the Top 25 Consultants of 2005 by Consulting Magazine and is an editorial advisory board member for Strategy & Leadership Magazine. |
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Matt Blackborn
Global Client Services Directo, Starcom Mediavest Group
Matt Blackborn is Global Client Services Director for Starcom Mediavest Group (SMG) and has management responsibility for the International client team based in London. Matt is also a member of the SMG Global Executive Management Group. In 1989, he launched his media career with CIA Group and later worked at Leo Burnett. Subsequently, Mark held positions with SMG including as UK Negotiation Director and Executive Buying Director. In 2005, Matt became SMG CEO in the Middle East and North Africa. |
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Tom Chavez
Founder and CEO, Rapt
Tom Chavez has over 15 years of experience in decision analysis and the application of cutting-edge decision and probabilistic technologies to complex commercial problems. Prior to founding Rapt in 1998, he worked in high-tech operations at Sun Microsystems and as a researcher on various DARPA projects at the Rockwell Palo Alto Science Lab. He received an AB in Computer Science and Philosophy from Harvard and a PhD in Engineering-Economic Systems and Operations Research from Stanford University. |
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Pete Clifton
Head of Editorial Development, Multi-Media Journalism, BBC
Pete Clifton, Head of Editorial Development, Multi-Media Journalism for the BBC, oversees on-demand developments across News, Sports and Weather. Previously, he was Head of BBC News Interactive, the department responsible for the main site, news to mobiles, text on TV and interactive TV. Before joining the BBC, Pete was a news reporter and cricket correspondent with the Chronicle and Echo, a sports reporter with Extel, and the chief sub on the sports desk with Press Association. |
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Henrique de Castro
Head of European Sales & Media Solutions, Google EMEA
Henrique de Castro is Head of European Sales & Media Solutions for Google Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He is responsible for sales to large clients/agencies, YouTube, Display and Non-Search Business in EMEA. Henrique joined Google in 2006 from Dell where he served as Director for small and medium sized enterprises in Western Europe. Prior, he worked for McKinsey & Company specializing in the media, technology and communications industry and he also previously worked for a major advertising group. |
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Dr. Scott Gallacher
Director of Online & Partner Marketing, BSkyB
Dr. Scott Gallacher is the Director of Online & Partner Marketing for BSkyB, where he is responsible for online sales/marketing and partnerships. He has grown the organization’s online efforts to become the largest spender in the UK. Scott previously served as Client Services Director for the American Express International Online account at OgilvyOne and as VP at Digitas. He is a well regarded commentator and is actively involved in ISBA’s Digital Action Group, and Advertising Association’s Digital Media Group. |
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Curt Hecht
EVP/Chief Digital Officer, Starcom MediaVest Group
As Chief Digital Officer, Curt Hecht manages worldwide corporate digital strategy for Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG). Currently, he oversees the General Motors digital campaign focusing on the migration of the web’s search, video and behavioral targeting capabilities to television. During his 16 year career with SMG, he serviced the United Airlines, 7-Up and McDonald’s accounts and opened the San Francisco office. He is an active member of the AAAA Advanced Television Committee, ad:tech Advisory Group and i20. |
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Pam Horan
President, Online Publishers Association
Pam was appointed President of the Online Publishers Association (OPA) in June 2006 after having served as VP of Marketing and Membership for two years. Prior to joining the OPA, Pam worked at Zinio Systems Inc. where she was the Vice President of Marketing. Additionally, Pam has held numerous sales and marketing management positions for a variety of organizations including International Data Group (IDG), Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) and Symantec Corporation. Pam is a graduate of Boston College. |
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Jeff Jarvis
President, Buzzmachine.com
Jeff Jarvis blogs about media and news at Buzzmachine.com. He is Associate Professor and Director of the interactive journalism program at the City University of New York’s Graduate School of Journalism. He writes a new media column for The Guardian and is a Consulting Editor of Daylife. Jeff also consults for The New York Times Company at About.com on content development and strategy, and for Advance and other media companies. |
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Steve Kaufer
CEO and Founder, TripAdvisor
Steve Kaufer is the CEO and Founder of TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel community. Prior to TripAdvisor, Steven was President of CDS, Inc., a software vendor specializing in programming and testing tools. He was also Co-Founder and VP of Engineering for CenterLine Software, where he led the development of award-winning programming environments. Steve, winner of a 2005 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, holds several software patents and has a BS in Computer Science from Harvard University. |
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Doug Knopper
co-Founder/co-CEO, FreeWheel
Doug Knopper was named one of "50 Online People to Know" by Media Magazine in 2004, following six years as SVP/General Manager at DoubleClick in New York and London, and a dozen years at a variety of advertising agencies including Lowe and Partners, TBWA/Chiat Day, and J. Walter Thompson. Most recently, Doug was CEO of Bitpass, a digital monetization provider sold in 2007. He earned his MBA from Georgetown University and holds a B.A., with honors, from the University of Michigan. |
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Larry Kramer
Senior Advisor, Polaris Venture Partners
Larry Kramer is Senior Advisor at Polaris Venture Partners. He previously served as President of CBS Digital Media, where he created a division that put together all new media operations for the network, including online, interactive and wireless. Prior to joining CBS, Kramer was Chairman and CEO of MarketWatch, Inc, which he created with Data Broadcasting Corp. and CBS. Larry joined Data Broadcasting Corp. as VP, following its acquisition of his company, DataSport. Before DataSport, Kramer spent 20 years in journalism. |
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Andy Lark
Vice President Global Communications & Marketing, Dell Inc.
Andy Lark has 20 years experience across business-to-business and consumer sectors. Before joining Dell, Andrew was CMO for LogLogic where he led business efforts in Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Andrew was also a senior member of Sun Microsystems’ global marketing team and led corporate communications/marketing at Nortel Networks, where he was Chief Marketer for the Asia Pacific region. Andrew sits on the boards of Endace and Esphion and the advisory boards of Right Hemisphere and Eurekster. |
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Alison Leonard
Head of Digital Solutions, HSBC including First Direct
Alison Leonard is Head of eCommerce for HSBC UK including First Direct. She leads a team of 100 people who are dedicated to the digital world across the UK and Central Eastern Europe. Before moving her career into the world of banking, Alison was an entrepreneur and restaurant owner. |
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Caroline Little
CEO and Publisher, Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive
Caroline Little is CEO and Publisher of Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive (WPNI), a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company that includes washingtonpost.com, newsweek.com, Slate and BudgetTravel online. Prior to joining WPNI in 1997 as General Counsel, she was Deputy General Counsel at U.S. News & World Report, The Atlantic Monthly and Fast Company. Caroline also served as an Associate at the law firm of Arnold & Porter and worked at Applied Graphics Technologies and Applied Printing Technologies, where she negotiated various financing and licensing agreements. |
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Nils Müller
CEO, TrendONE
Nils Müller started his career at the IBM Innovation Centre. During his Master program in Berlin, New York and Mailand 2002, he founded PRODICTION, a company that is specialized in Microtrends and weak signals and developed the trend research brand TrendONE. TrendONE is a market leader in identifying key trends in fast moving branches of business. |
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David McMurtrie
Optimization Sales Director, International, DoubleClick
David joined DoubleClick in 2006 to oversee the international launch of Publisher Optimization Solution, DART Adapt, in EMEA and to develop the company's Optimization solutions business. He has been involved in digital media since 1999, running 24/7 Real Media in the UK and helping start digital sales company, ad2-one. David served as Chief Executive of IMD, where he established the television content delivery arm of this digital distribution business, and as International Media Director for Europe's largest media network, MediaCom. |
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James Montgomery
Editor, FT.com
James Montgomery was appointed editor of FT.com in March 2006. Previously he was the Financial Times’ U.S. news editor, based in New York. Montgomery joined the Financial Times in 1996 and has held positions as Analysis Editor and Deputy Comment Editor. Before joining the FT, James worked for the Times Educational Supplement and the Brighton Evening Argus. He has a degree in politics and philosophy from Durham University and attended the Westminster Press journalism school at Hastings. |
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Tero Ojanperä
Executive Vice President, Entertainment and Communities, Nokia
Tero is Executive VP, Entertainment and Communities and a member of the Nokia Executive Board. He has responsibility for Nokia offerings in music, video, games, software and social networking. Tero has played a defining role in Nokia R&D. He has served as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Strategy Officer, and headed the Nokia Research Center. He previously held senior positions in Nokia Networks. Tero has an MS from the University of Oulu and a Ph.D from Delft University of Technology. |
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Simon Pestridge
Marketing Director for Nike UK & Ireland, Nike
Simon has worked at Nike in a number of marketing roles for the past 13 years. He held roles in Consumer Research, Public Relations and Internal Communications before starting in Brand Management in 2001. Simon led the Football and Sport Culture brand strategies for Nike USA before moving to Australia as Marketing Director for Aus/NZ in late 2003. Simon started his current role as MD for Nike UK/Ire in 2006. Nike UK/Ireland is currently Nike’s largest country business outside of the USA. |
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Geoff Ramsey
CEO and co-Founder, eMarketer
Geoff Ramsey is one of the Internet’s most exciting digital marketing visionaries. As CEO and co-Founder of eMarketer, Geoff is on the cutting edge of new research statistics, trends and best practices, covering every aspect of marketing in the digital age. He is frequently quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, CNN, BusinessWeek, Business 2.0 and Advertising Age. Prior to starting eMarketer, Geoff worked at several large New York ad agencies, including TBWA and Ogilvy & Mather. |
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Mark Read
Director of Strategy, WPP
As WPP’s Director of Strategy and CEO of WPP Digital, Mark works on strategy, strengthening client relationships and co-ordinating the activities of WPP companies. Mark previously worked at WPP, Ogilvy & Mather and Hill & Knowlton in London. Prior to rejoining WPP, he was a Principal at Booz-Allen & Hamilton, where he worked in media and marketing. He subsequently founded WebRewards in the UK. Mark has an Economics degree from Cambridge University and an MBA from INSEAD. |
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Ryan Regan
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Digital Officer, Last.fm
Ryan Regan is Chief Financial Officer and Chief Digital Officer of Last.fm and is responsible for the company’s financial management and digital music initiatives. After joining the company in 2007, he took it through the acquisition by CBS and forged major label partnerships that have made Last.fm the world’s biggest free-on-demand music site. Prior to Last.fm, he held several senior positions with Amazon’s UK subsidiary and before moving to the UK, worked for Amazon in the Worldwide and International retail teams. |
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Dr. Stephan Roppel
CEO, Holtzbrinck eLAB
Dr. Stephan Roppel began his career as project manager of internet products with CompuServe. He then served as Director of Competence Center Multimedia with the German publisher Georg von Holtzbrinck. At Macmillan Publishers, Stephan was internet manager and responsible for Nature magazine. Beginning in 1999, he served on the executive board and was responsible for the media business of Amazon.de. Since 2004, he has managed the board’s business development, and has additionally served as CEO of eLab since 2006. |
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Douglas Scott
Director of Branded Content and Entertainment, Ogilvy Entertainment
Douglas Scott is Executive Director of Branded Content at Ogilvy North America. He previously was SVP/NY General Manager at Bragman Nyman Cafarelli and, in 2004, launched MATTER, an entertainment marketing company. Prior to Matter, he served as an EVP at Hypnotic and as EVP/General Manager of the Hollywood Stock Exchange. Scott is a board member of the National Association of Television Program Executives and Goal4.org, as well as an advisor to Treehugger.com and Desihits. |
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John Squires
Executive Vice President, Time Inc.
John Squires is Executive Vice President of Time Inc. where he oversees Time magazine and the Fortune/Money Group, Sports Illustrated Group, Grupo Editorial Expansion, Time Inc. Studios; Time Inc. Interactive. He also leads Consumer Marketing, Retail Sales & Marketing, and Synapse divisions, giving him responsibility for one of the company’s two main revenue streams. In 19 years with Time Inc, John has held senior consumer marketing positions and served as president of Entertainment Weekly and Sports Illustrated. |
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Nada Stirratt
Executive VP, Digital Advertising, MTV Networks Digital
Nada Stirratt is Executive VP, Digital Advertising for MTV Networks, where she leads the digital sales organization for MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and more. Previously, Nada spent three years at Advertising.com, where she held three leadership positions, and served at AOL as Vice President, Business Development. In 1997, she joined Moviefone as Senior VP, Advertising Sales, where she added structure and expanded the revenue base. Nada also spent eight years in magazine sales at Hearst and Conde Nast. |
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Rishad Tobaccowala
CEO, Denuo and Chief Innovation Officer, Publicis Groupe Media
Rishad Tobaccowala is the CEO of Denuo, a futures “think-do” company that helps its clients get to the future first in ways that make “tomorrow tangible today”. Rishad simultaneously serves as Chief Innovation Officer of Publicis Groupe Media, a management board that oversees two major media networks: Starcom MediaVest Group and Zenith Optimedia. With over 25 years of marketing and strategy experience, he was named by Business Week as one of the top business leaders in 2005 for his pioneering innovation, and TIME magazine once dubbed him one of five “Marketing Innovators". |
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Craig Walmsley
Director of Strategy, AKQA
Craig Walmsley is Director of Strategy at AKQA, responsible for customer insight, proposition formulation and experience development across the company. Joining AKQA in 1998 as the company’s first strategist, Walmsley has worked in the network’s London, San Francisco and New York offices. A veteran of the digital industry, he has developed solutions for such brands as Microsoft, Xbox, Orange, American Eagle, Shockwave, Nike, Target, McDonalds, Coca-Cola and Motorola, and has worked across multiple digital platforms. |
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Larry Weber
Chairman, W2 Group, Inc.
Larry Weber is Chairman of W2 Group, a global marketing services ecosystem that helps CMOs in their new role as builders of communities and content aggregators. He founded The Weber Group, which became the world’s largest technology public relations firm. Weber is the co-Founder and Chairman of the Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange (MITX), the world’s largest interactive advocacy organization, and advises Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick on technology-related issues. |
