Speaker Information
Speaker Bios
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Joshua BaerFounder & CEO, OtherInboxJoshua Baer is a serial entrepreneur and technologist.Read More |
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Trey BaumgardnerSr. Sales Engineer, Citrix Systems, Inc.Trey has been with Citrix for over 10 years, and has extensive experience in application, server, and desktop virtualization.Read More |
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Michael BeamerGlobal IT Applications Director, National InstrumentsMichael Beamer is the Global IT Applications Director for National Instrument. In this role he is responsible for all aspects of growing and running a global team of Application Developers, DBA’s and Applications Administrators.Read More |
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Scott BellwareFounder, Lean Software Austin groupScott Bellware is a software product designer, developer, manager, and agile coach living in Austin, TX. Scott works with web startups on rapid new product development as well as with IT shops to improve the quality of their products, processes, and performance.Read More |
Chad BockiusCEO, SocialwareChad brings 11+ years of enterprise software experience from companies such as Bazaarvoice, BetweenMarkets and Trilogy to Socialware, where he led marketing and product strategy before moving to CEO.Read More |
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Howard CharneySenior Vice President, Office of the President, CiscoSenior Vice President Howard Charney is a member of Cisco's Office of the President and Executive Staff and reports directly to CEO John Chambers. He contributes to Cisco's strategy and direction and advises customers on implementing critical Internet technologies to improve productivity and competitiveness. He is the company's Executive Sponsor for the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau.Read More |
Kenneth ChoCo-Founder, Social AgencyKenneth brings 15 years of worldwide management, sales and technology experience. Prior to co-founding Social Agency, Kenneth headed up Client Services for a social media software start-up.Read More |
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Jason CohenFounder, Smart Bear & WPEngineJason has started four companies including Smart Bear and WPEngine, both funded and bootstrapped, ran all to millions in revenue, all profitable, and sold two.Read More |
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Sam CoursenVice President & Chief Information Officer, Freescale SemiconductorSam Coursen is vice president and chief information officer (CIO) of Freescale Semiconductor. He is responsible for the discovery, development, and delivery of quality information technology services and solutions that optimize the operational effectiveness and market performance of Freescale.Read More |
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Cody De VosAgency Relations Associate, EmmaCody De Vos works for Emma, a Web-based email marketing company that helps small businesses, designers, and agencies create, send and track stylish email campaigns.Read More |
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John DicksonPrincipal, Denim Group, LtdJohn Dickson is a principal at Denim Group, Ltd. and a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) whose technical background includes hands-on experience with application security, intrusion detection systems and telephony security. He helps Chief Security Officers of Fortune 500 and Federal organizations launch software initiatives and has served as Chief Information Security Officer for a major healthcare organization.Read More |
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Andrew Donoho, Donoho Design GroupAndrew Donoho has a small mobile device consulting firm, Donoho Design Group, L.L.C., which concentrates on iPhone development. In addition to developing applications for clients, he has personally developed two REST networking based applications for iOS devices: weLostT and ch@tterT.Read More |
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Curt FinchCEO, JournyxCurt Finch is the CEO of Journyx (www.journyx.com), the first company to provide Web-based time-tracking, project accounting and resource management solutions that guide customers to per-person, per-project profitability.Read More |
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Kyle FlahertyDirector of Marketing, BreakingPoint SystemsFor 15 years Kyle has led communication campaigns for technology companies, from top-ten software vendors to start-up emerging companies. Currently Kyle works at BreakingPoint Systems, a leading provider of cyber security technology. |
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Jonathan GesingerSatellite Business Development Manager, EmmaJonathan Gesinger oversees the sales and business development efforts for Emma, a web-based email marketing and communications service, at satellite offices in Portland, Denver and Austin.Read More |
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David GrahamVP of Industry Solutions-Healthcare, INXDavid Graham, is VP of Industry Solutions-Healthcare for INX .David's primary responsibilities include the creation of healthcare specific technology solutions that use the best blend of networking, storage, virtualization and middleware to provide real business value to their customers.Read More |
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Joe HootmanDirector of Information Technology, Sport ClipsJoe Hootman serves as the Director of Information Technology for Sport Clips, a growing franchise system of over 700 barbershops nationwide.Read More |
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William "Whurley" HurleyCo-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Chaotic Moon Studioswhurley is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Chaotic Moon Studios, a mobile applications studio.Read More |
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Steve KaplanVP of Data Center Virtualization, INXSteve Kaplan is VP of data center virtualization at INX, a publicly-traded professional services firm that was simultaneous 2010 winner of VMware Solutions Provider of the Year - Americas and Cisco Global Services Partner of the Year.Read More |
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William R. (Bill) LeakePresident & CEO, Apogee SearchBill Leake, a former McKinsey & Co. consultant, draws on a deep expertise in both business and marketing to help increase revenues for a wide range of clients. He has been driving provable revenues through web marketing since the early 1990s when, as part of the management team at Power Computing, he built the first company to sell $1 million of product over the Internet.Read More |
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Kent LewisPresident, Anvil Media, Inc.As President of Anvil Media, Inc., Kent Lewis is responsible for managing operations, marketing and business development to achieve the search engine marketing agency's mission: to be one of the most respected search engine marketing agencies in the world.Read More |
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Christer LjungdahlDirector of Web and Database Marketing, National InstrumentsChrister Ljungdahl works as the Director of Web and Database Marketing for National Instruments.Read More |
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Bryan MenellEditor, AustinStartupBryan Menell is an Austin-based entrepreneur that enjoys working with emerging technology companies. He has started several successful technology services businesses including Exact Systems, Perficient, and Fusion Learning Systems.Read More |
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C. Enrique OrtizFounder, MobileMonday AustinC. Enrique Ortiz is a passionate mobile technologist, developer and evangelist who spends quite a bit of time thinking about mobile futures.Read More |
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Steve PatriziVice President, Marketing Solutions, LinkedInSteve Patrizi leads the advertising sales and operations organization for LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network with over 75 million members. His team works with the world's most widely recognized brands and advertising agencies to help them connect with LinkedIn's audience of affluent, influential, and ambitious professionals.Read More |
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Laura PattersonAuthor, Co-Founder & President, VisionEdge Marketing, Inc.Laura Patterson's marketing and sales career spans over 30 years having worked for both large public companies such as State Farm and Motorola and as well as start ups.Read More |
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Bryan PersonSocial Media Evangelist, LiveWorld, Inc.Bryan Person is a social media evangelist for LiveWorld, Inc., a company that builds, manages, and moderates online communities and social networks for leading brands.Read More |
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Jeffrey N. Reich, CISSP, CHS-III, CTMDirector of Research Operations, Institute for Cyber Security, University of Texas at San AntonioJeff Reich has developed a history of entering situations where little to no security or risk management infrastructure exists, or an existing system needs updating. He is an executive with extensive experience in building and leading high performance teams.Read More |
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Simon SaltCEO & Co-Founder, IncSlingersSimon Salt is the CEO & Co-Founder of the IncSlingers, an Integrated Marketing Communication agency that provides everything from customer winning copy to actionable Social Media strategies and their execution.Read More |
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Sheila ScarboroughCo-Founder, Tourism CurrentsSheila Scarborough is a writer and speaker specializing in travel, tourism and the social Web (with a little NHRA drag racing thrown into the mix.) She writes for three different blogs and is also a certified Navy Master Training Specialist, with many years of experience as an instructor.Read More |
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David SmithChief Executive Officer, HBMG Inc.Mr. David Smith joined the HBMG Inc. team as CEO in early 2008. As CEO of HBMG Inc., Mr. Smith is responsible for the global strategic planning...Read More |
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Aaron StroutCMO, Powered, Inc.As the CMO of Austin-based social media agency, Powered Inc, Aaron focuses not only on day to day marketing activities but also provides a social voice for the company.Read More |
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Phillip WheatArchitect Evangelist, MicrosoftPhilip Wheat started out in development back when you learned from Compute Magazine (by typing in the code) and had to know something about soldering to expand your memory with most computers.Read More |
