PubCon Las Vegas 2012 Speaker Biographies

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Jonathan Allen
 Director, Search Engine Watch
 Searchenginewatch.com
Tim Ash
 CEO
 SiteTuners.com
George Aspland
 Founder & President
 eVision, LLC
Adam Audette
 President
 RKG
Shahid Awan
 Global SEO Director
 Hotels.com
Jake Baillie
 Administrator
 WebmasterWorld
Kerstin Baker-Ash
 Head of Performics, Canada
 Performics
Loren Baker
 Editor
 Search Engine Journal
Jim Banks
 Vice President
 RevenueWire
Mark Barrera
 President
 Barrera Search Marketing
Andy Beal
 CEO
 Trackur
Alex Bennert
 Director of Search Strategy
 Wall Street Journal
Jay Berkowitz
 CEO
 Ten Golden Rules
Michael Black
 Owner
 SEOMike Consulting
Alan Bleiweiss
 Director of Search Services
 Click2Rank Consulting
Daniel Boberg
 President
 Tallwave
Michael Bonfils
 International Managing Director
 SEM International
Greg Boser
 SVP of Search Services
 BlueGlass Interactive, Inc.
Guillaume Bouchard
 CEO
 NVI
Elmer Boutin
 Senior Manager Search Strategy
 Rockfish Interactive
Jim Boykin
 Founder & CEO
 Internet Marketing Ninjas
Eric Bramlett
 Owner
 Displet.com
Matthew Brown
 Founder
 AudienceWise
Kate Buck
 CEO, Social Media Manager
 KBJOnline.com
Ruth Burr
 Senior Manager, Search Marketing
 GameHouse.com
John Busby
 VP, Marchex Institute (Analytics)
 Marchex
Lisa Buyer
 President/CEO
 The Buyer Group
Charles Calabrese
 Vice President
 Performance Horizon Group, Inc.
Laura Callow
 Senior Search Marketing Manager
 Intuit Global Business Division
Sarah Carling
 Co-Founder/Director of Operations
 Obsidian Edge
Robert Charlton
 SEO Consultant
 CharltonSEO
Christine Churchill
 President
 KeyRelevance
Brian Combs
 Principal
 ionadas local
Ben Cook
 President
 Direct Match Media
Jason Cooper
 Director, Value Added Services
 Efficient Frontier
Matt Craine
 Owner and President
 MattCraine.com
Michael David
 Founder
 TastyPlacement
Sarah deDiego
 Attorney
 De Diego Law
Rick DeJarnette
 SEO Consultant
 The SEO Ace
Roger Dooley
 Founder
 Dooley Direct LLC
Roger B. Dooley
 Founder
 Dooley Direct LLC
Michael Dorausch
 President & Founder
 Planet Chiropractic
Ben Douglas
 Marketing Manager - SEO
 H&R Block
Rhea Drysdale
 CEO
 Outspoken Media
Paul Edmondson
 CEO
 HubPages
Bryan Eisenberg
 Partner
 Eisenbert Brothers & Associates
Jeffrey Eisenberg
 Partner
 Eisenberg Brothers & Associates
Frank Eliason
 Citibank’s Senior Vice President of Social Media
 Citibank
John Ellis
 CEO and Owner
 Crescent Interactive
Eric Enge
 President
 Stone Temple Consulting Corporation
Jennifer Evans Cario
 President
 SugarSpun Marketing
Allison Fabella
 SEO/Social Media Manager
 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Melissa Fach
 Managing Editor of Search Engine Journal
 SEO Aware
Kim Frederiksen
 Creative Director
 Olicity LLC
Aaron Friedman
 SEO Manager
 Spark Communications
Giovanni Gallucci
 social media ninja
 giovanni gallucci
Josh Gampel
 Senior Vice President
 Onward Search
Rob Garner
 Vice President, Strategy
 iCrossing
Brad Geddes
 Founder
 Certified Knowledge
Ethan Giffin
 CEO & Founder
 Groove Commerce
Robert Glazer
 Founder and Managing Director
 Acceleration Partners
Chris Goward
 CEO
 WiderFunnel Marketing Optimization
Michael Gray
 President
 Atlas Web Service
Nate Griffin
 Senior Web Analyst
 Words Go Here
Joe Hall
 CEO/Founder
 22 Media LLC
Greg Hartnett
 President
 Best of The Web
Bill Hartzer
 Director of Search Engine Optimization
 Standing Dog
Matt Heindl
 Director of Social Media
 Razorfish
Scott Hendison
 CEO & President
 Search Commander, Inc.
Jon Henshaw
 Co-Founder & CPO
 Raven Internet Marketing Tools
Simon Heseltine
 Director
 AOL Inc.
Arienne Holland
 Communications Director
 Raven Internet Marketing Tools
Bill Hunt
 President
 Back Azimuth Consulting
Kenny Hyder
 Independent Marketing Consultant
 Hyder Media
Sean Jackson
 Founding Partner
 Copyblogger Media
Dixon Jones
 Marketing Director
 Majestic SEO
Kristopher Jones
 President & CEO
 KBJ Interactive
Russ Jones
 Chief Technology Officer
 Virante, Inc.
Ryan Jones
 Mgr, Search Strategy & Analytics
 SapientNitro
Ken Jurina
 President
 Epiar Inc
Alan K'necht
 Founding Partner
 Digital Always Media Inc.
Todd Keup
 CEO
 Magnifisites
Michael King
 SEO Manager
 Publicis Modem
Mark Knowles
 President & CEO
 Pixelsilk
Topher Kohan
 SEO Coordinator
 CNN.com
Aaron Kronis
 Sr. SEO & Social Media Analyst
 Portent Inc.
Arnie Kuenn
 President
 Vertical Measures
Jeff Lancaster
 Managing Director
 Outrider Canada (GroupM Search)
Joe Laratro
 President
 Tandem Interactive
Phil Leahy
 MD
 InternetConference.com.au
Jabez LeBret
 Director of Marketing
 Get Noticed Get Found
Kevin Lee
 Executive Chairman
 Didit.com
Peter Leshaw
 Online Marketing Director
 Lakeview Health Systems
Erin Levzow
 Director of eCommerce & President of IMA
 Palms Casino Resort & LVIMA
Jeffrey Libert
 CEO
 DirectoryCompany.com
Laura Lippay
 Marketing Consultant
 HowsYourPony.com
Shawn Livengood
 Online Marketing Manager
 BuildASign.com
Dana Lookadoo
 SEO Consultant, Trainer
 Yo! Yo! SEO
Eric Ludwig
 Sr. Director Online Sales & Marketing
 Rosetta Stone
Brian MacDonald
 Director of Search Marketing
 Barefoot Proximity
Todd Malicoat
 SEO Faculty
 MarketMotive.com
Matt Marko
 Marketing Process Manager
 Progressive Insurance
Michael Marshall
 CEO
 Internet Marketing Analysts
Michael Martin
 Senior SEO Strategist
 Covario
Tim Mayer
 Chief Strategy Officer
 Trada
Brian McDowell
 Director of Customer Search Strategies
 Conductor, Inc
Ben Metcalfe
 co-founder
 WP Engine
Janet Driscoll Miller
 President & CEO
 Search Mojo
David Mink
 Co-Owner/Chief Legal Counsel
 Dream Systems Media
Melanie Mitchell
 SVP of Search Strategy
 Digitas
Roger Montti
 Founder and Owner
 martinibuster.com
Ulli Muenker
 Search Marketing Manager
 Bloomberg
Gillian Muessig
 President
 SEOmoz, Inc.
Rebecca Murtagh
 Chief Strategist / President
 Karner Blue Marketing LLC
David Naffziger
 President & CEO
 BrandVerity, Inc.
Ash Nallawalla
 CEO
 TrainSEM
Krista Neher
 CEO
 BootCampDigital
Chase Norlin
 CEO
 Alphabird
Gib Olander
 Director of Business Development
 Localeze
Adam Opuchlik
 Director Product Development
 Traffective GmbH
Elisabeth Osmeloski
 Executive Features Editor
 Search Engine Land
Craig Paddock
 Managing Partner
 Boost Search Marketing
Scott Polk
 Co-Founder / VP of Search Services
 ObsidianEdge
Keith Posehn
 President
 Zorz
Jeff Preston
 SEO Manager
 Disney Interactive Media Group
Adam Proehl
 Managing Partner
 NordicClick Interactive
Prashant Puri
 Co-Founder
 AdLift.com
Gil Reich
 Founder
 Managing Greatness
Adam Riemer
 President
 Adam Riemer Marketing, LLC.
Robert Riggs
 Principal
 frontpageTV
Lisa Riolo
 Co-founder
 Impact Radius
Dave Roth
 Director of Search Engine Marketing
 Yahoo! Inc
Sanjay Sabnani
 CEO/Founder
 CrowdGather
Khalid Saleh
 President and Co-Founder
 Invesp
Katelyn Salyers
 Web 2.0 Marketing Coordinator
 3M
Kristine Schachinger
 CEO
 SitesWithoutWalls.com
Kevin Scholl
 Social Media Manager
 Red Roof Inn
Paul Schroader
 President
 PS Web Solutions
Ralf Schwoebel
 Founder & CEO
 Tradebit Inc.
Will Scott
 President
 Search Influence
Carolyn Shelby
 Principal
 CSHEL Search Strategies
Matt Siltala
 President
 Dream Systems Media
Rich Skrenta
 CEO
 Blekko
Jamie Smith
 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 Engine Ready
Stephan Spencer
 Co-author
 The Art of SEO
Melyssa St.Michael
 Vice President, Search & Emerging Media
 Rockfish
Pat Strader
 Founder & Managing Partner
 Matterhorn Marketing
Dan Sturdivant
 Vice President, Solutions
 WrightIMC
Adam Sussman
 VP, Business Development
 Best of the Web
David Szetela
 President and Co-founder
 NoNoyz.com
Brett Tabke
 CEO
 WebmasterWorld.com
Marcus Tober
 CTO
 Searchmetrics Inc.
Matt Tuens
 Founder & CEO
 AcuVox
Brian Ussery
 Technical & Strategic Analyst
 Nine By Blue
David Vogelpohl
 Founder & CEO
 Marketing Clique
Alex Volk
 Search Marketing Director
 Microsoft
David Wallace
 CEO
 SearchRank
Josh Ward
 Director of Sales and Marketing
 A Small Orange
Amanda Watlington
 Ph.D.
 Searching for Profit
Marty Weintraub
 President
 aimClear
Dawn Wentzell
 Project Manager, Mobile Technology
 SpeakFeel Corporation
Jerry West
 President
 SEORevolution
Derrick Wheeler
 Senior Search Engine Optmization Architect
 Microsoft
Warren Whitlock
 Social Media Strategist
 BestSellerAuthors.com
Deborah Wilcox
 Partner
 Baker & Hostetler LLP
Kirsten Wright
 Social Media Strategist
 Wright Creativity
Monica Wright
 Director of Search Marketing
 Hall Internet Marketing
Tony Wright
 CEO/Founder
 WrightIMC
Dennis Yu
 Chief Executive Officer
 BlitzLocal
Chris Zaharias
 SVP Sales
 Dapper
Dwight Zahringer
 CEO
 Trademark Productions, Inc
Alison Zarrella
 Interactive Copywriter & Social Media Consultant
 AlisonZarrella.com
Dan Zarrella
 Viral Marketing Scientist
 HubSpot.com
Christina Zila
 Director of Communications
 Textbroker International
Richard Zwicky
 Director and Strategic Advisor
 Multiple Positions

Past Conference Speakers

Past Keynote Speakers

Leo Laporte
(Emmy Award-Winning Broadcaster)
Las Vegas 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, MSN Portal 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 and Founder: SearchEngineWatch)
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 2011
Austin 2009
Las Vegas 2008
Las Vegas 2007
Las Vegas 2005
Orlando 2004

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