Aliza Sherman is the Original Cybergrrl – an Internet thought leader, highly sought-after online marketing expert and passionate evangelist for the Internet, particularly as a valuable and useful tool for our personal and professional lives. She is a motivational and inspirational speaker who has spoken around the world about the Internet, social media, virtual worlds entrepreneurship and women’s empowerment.
Social Networking/Media
Whenever there’s been an innovation in marketing, Andy Sernovitz has been there. Andy teaches Word of Mouth Marketing at Northwestern, taught Entrepreneurship at the Wharton School of Business, ran a business incubator, and started half a dozen companies. GasPedal, his consulting company, advises great brands like TiVo, Dell, Ralph Lauren, Sprint, and Kimberly-Clark. Andy writes an amazing newsletter and blog called ‘Damn, I Wish I’d Thought of That!’ and is author of the hit book, Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking.
David Nour is a social networking strategist and one of the foremost thought leaders on the quantifiable value of business relationships. Author of Relationship Economics, a senior management advisor, and a featured speaker
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From her doctoral research at Harvard into hacktivism (politically-motivated computer hacking) to serving as the research director for a consortium of 20 governments and businesses from around the world, Alex has developed an extensive understanding of both the technologies and practices that foster meaningful online participation.
Clayton Morris is a self-described casual geek, anchor of Fox and Friends on the Fox News Channel. Clayton’s passion is showing others how to effectively communicate with technology and Web 2.0.
Christopher Sacca was cited by The Wall Street Journal as “possibly the most influential businessman in America.” He is a venture investor, private equity principal, company advisor, and entrepreneur managing a portfolio of over a dozen consumer web, mobile, and wireless technology start-ups as well as an array of mature enterprises through his holding company, Lowercase Capital. Among his current holdings is Twitter Inc., where Chris was among the first investors and works with the company every week as a strategic advisor.