Speakers

  • Michael D. Eisner

    Michael D. Eisner joined The Walt Disney Company as Chairman and CEO in 1984. In twenty-one years at its helm, he revitalized and reinvented Disney into a full spectrum entertainment enterprise. Under his leadership, the company began implementation of a continuing series of creative growth strategies that resulted in its annual revenues rising from $1.7 billion to more than $30 billion. Michael Eisner continues to be an Entertainment Innovator. His investment company Tornante launched Vuguru, a studio producing original programming for the Internet, portable media devices and cell phones.

  • John Gerzema

    John Gerzema is a world-renowned social theorist on consumerism and its impact on growth, innovation and strategy. As a consultant to corporate leaders in many of the world’s most admired companies, Gerzema is a pioneer in the use of data to identify social change and help companies both anticipate and adapt to new customer interests and demands. Described as a “marketing guru” by Google, “consumer expert’” by The New York Times and a “brilliant presenter” by The Economist, Gerzema co-founded Account Planning at Fallon before overseeing strategy for the Young & Rubicam Companies as Global Chief Insights Officer.

  • Ellen Levy, Ph.D.

    Ellen Levy is vice president, Strategic Initiatives at LinkedIn. At LinkedIn, Dr. Levy plays a critical role in overseeing business development, identifying and managing strategic partnerships, and assessing new market opportunities.

  • Vivek Shah

    Vivek Shah is CEO of Ziff Davis, Inc., a leading digital media company specializing in the technology market. The company’s properties include PCMag.com, ExtremeTech.com, Geek.com and LogicBuy.com. Ziff Davis also operates BuyerBase, an advanced targeting platform focused on tech buyers.

  • Shantanu Narayen

    Shantanu Narayen is president and chief executive officer of Adobe, one of the world's largest and most diversified software companies. In 2009, Narayen led the $1.8 billion acquisition of Omniture, Inc., expanding Adobe's ability to help customers measure and optimize the value of online experiences, content, and applications.

  • Brad Rencher

    Brad is the vice president and general manager of the Omniture business unit, which oversees all aspects of the Omniture® Online Marketing Suite, the industry-leading solution enabling chief marketing officers to optimize advertising spending and conversion.

  • Brett Error

    Brett is the vice president and chief technologist for the Omniture Business Unit, Adobe Systems Incorporated. Error joined Omniture as chief technology officer and executive vice president of product in 1998, and in that capacity, pioneered the on-demand software movement.