PubCon Las Vegas 2013 Speaker Biographies

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Kevin Adams
 Director of SEM
 Wright IMC
Andy Atkins-Krueger
 CEO
 Webcertain Group
Michael Black
 Owner
 SEOMike Consulting
Alan Bleiweiss
 Forensic SEO Consultant
 Alan Bleiweiss Consulting
Michael Bonfils
 Managing Partner
 International Media Management, Corp.
Elmer Boutin
 Senior Manager Search Strategy
 Rockfish Interactive
Scott Brinker
 President & CTO
 ion interactive, inc.
Lisa Buyer
 President/CEO
 The Buyer Group
Ben Cook
 President
 Direct Match Media
Matt Craine
 Owner and President
 MattCraine.com
Stoney deGeyter
 President
 Pole Position Marketing
John Ellis
 CEO and Owner
 Crescent Interactive
Eric Enge
 President
 Stone Temple Consulting Corporation
Rob Garner
 Author, "Search and Social" Wiley/Sybex
 Rob Garner Consulting
Brad Geddes
 Founder
 Certified Knowledge
Chris Goward
 CEO
 WiderFunnel Marketing Optimization
Scott Hendison
 CEO & President
 Search Commander, Inc.
Jon Henshaw
 Co-Founder & CPO
 Raven Internet Marketing Tools
Kenny Hyder
 Founder
 Hyder Media
Sean Jackson
 Founding Partner
 Copyblogger Media
Ryan Jones
 Mgr, Search Strategy & Analytics
 SapientNitro
Arnie Kuenn
 President
 Vertical Measures
Kevin Lee
 Executive Chairman
 Didit.com
Michael Martin
 SEO Manager
 Covario
Brian McDowell
 Director of Search Intelligence
 Conductor, Inc
Scott Polk
 Co-Founder / VP of Search Services
 ObsidianEdge
Matt Siltala
 Founding Launcher
 Avalaunch Media
Ann Smarty
 Community and Branding Manager
 Internet Marketing Ninjas
David Szetela
 Author, Speaker and Consultant
Phillip Thune
 CEO Americas
 Textbroker International
Alex Volk
 Search Marketing Director
 Microsoft
David Wallace
 CEO
 SearchRank
Rob Woods
 Owner
 Rob Woods Consulting
Joe Youngblood
 Senior Account Executive
 WrightIMC
Dennis Yu
 Chief Executive Officer
 BlitzMetrics
Christina Zila
 Director of Communications
 Textbroker International

Past Conference Speakers

Past Keynote Speakers

Dr. Robert Cialdini
(Bestselling “Influence Author)
Las Vegas 2012


Doc Searls
(Pioneering Digital Marketer)
Las Vegas 2012


Shakil Khan
(Head of Special Projects: Spotify)
Las Vegas 2012


Terry Jones
(Travelocity Founder, Kayak Chairman)
Hawaii 2011


David Pogue
(Technology Writer, New York Times)
Las Vegas 2010


Tony Hsieh
(CEO, Zappos)
Las Vegas 2009


Bob Brisco
(CEO, Internet Brands)
Las Vegas 2009


Satya Nadella
(Senior VP, Search and Advertising Group: Microsoft)
Las Vegas 2008


George Wright
(Will It Blend
VP Marketing & Sales: Blendec)

Las Vegas 2008


Shawn Rorick
(Director of Marketing: Cirque de Soleil)
Las Vegas 2008


Craig Newmark
(Founder: Craigs List)
Las Vegas 2007


Richard Rosenblatt
(Co-Founder, Chairman Demand Media)
Las Vegas 2007


Malcolm Gladwell
(Author: Tipping Point)
Boston 2006


Guy Kawasaki
(Managing Director
Garage Technology Ventures)

Las Vegas 2006


Philip Kaplan
(Co-Founder: AdBrite)
New Orleans 2005

John Battelle
(Founder: Federated Media Publishing)
Las Vegas 2006
New Orleans 2005


Jon Von Tetzchner
(Founder: Opera Software)
Las Vegas 2006


Danny Sullivan
(Editor SearchEngineLand)
Las Vegas 2006


Robert X. Cringely
(PBS Online, The Pulpit)
Las Vegas 2005


Noel McMichael
(Founder: MarketLeap)
Las Vegas 2004


Andy Bourland
(Founder: ClickZ Network)
Orlando 2004


Tim Mayer
(Yahoo Search Marketing)

Austin 2011
Las Vegas 2010
Orlando 2004
New Orleans 2005


Matt Cutts
(Google Search Quality Control)
Las Vegas 2012
Las Vegas 2011
Austin 2009
Las Vegas 2008
Las Vegas 2007
Las Vegas 2005
Orlando 2004

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