Social Media World Forum - 2010

Evan is the Vice President of Marketing at Justin.tv, a web service that offers the easiest way to create and share live video online.  He is responsible for the company's communication strategy, branding and public relations.  Day to day, Evan works closely with the product team to launch new features and communicate with users.

Evan attended NYU and before joining Justin.tv he worked in finance, PR and professional poker.

Lorenz Bogaert  is co-founder and CEO of Netlog, a leading European social networking site with over 35 milion users. Lorenz started Netlog in his student years when he was mostly known as a contributing editor to various internet and IT magazines and as a manager of an internet consulting business. Lorenz studied law and management at the universities of Brussels (BE), Fribourg (CH) and Namur (BE).

www.netlog.com

 Panier has more than a decade’s experience spanning finance, operations and strategic consultancy and has lead talented teams of Finance and Operations professionals for several of the worlds most established and innovative companies across the US and Europe. Before joining Bebo in January 2009, Panier worked for Google for six years in both senior Finance and Operations positions. He first joined the Strategic Partnership team in Mountain View, where he provided financial, analytical, strategic and operational support to the fast growing Adsense business. After two years, he moved to London to build and lead the Financial Planning team in EMEA before returning to Mountain View for a further 2 years to build the company’s Product and Engineering Finance team.

Penny Power is a published author, a highly engaging speaker and one of the UK’s most inspirational and successful female entrepreneurs. Penny founded Ecademy, the UK’s first social network for business, in 1998 at the age of 33 with her husband Thomas Power. The next ten years have seen Penny successfully grow Ecademy into the global operation it is today, whilst also being a full time mum to her three children. The Ecademy community now has in members in over 230 countries and has over 4,000 active clubs/networks. Under pining Ecademy’s success is the powerful feeling of community and the strong intention that each member has toward helping one another.

Mark has worked for Orange in a variety of marketing roles, most recently leading Orange UK's partnerships with the world’s major social networks Facebook, MySpace and Bebo. Mark also led the development of the social networking element of Dolphin, Orange UK's innovative Pay As You Go tariff with free mobile social networking included. Dolphin is Orange UK's major consumer proposition for 2008 and a UK first.

Twitter: (@AllisonWightman)

Allison has been Head of Marketing Systems at Virgin Atlantic for 3 years with responsibility for the Global Web Channel and Database Marketing.  She is responsible for leading the growth strategy for digital channels, customer relationship and database management focusing on revenue generation and cost reduction at the airline.

Markus Berger-de León, born in 1973, was appointed CEO of studiVZ Ltd. on 1st March 2009.

Prior to his current position Markus served as CEO of MY-HAMMER AG. From 2002 – 2007 he worked for Jamba, the leading provider of mobile content and entertainment services. During his last two years at Jamba he served as Managing Director, taking overall responsibility of the Jamba business unit.

Twitter: (@hoorayhenry)

David Henry is currently Vice President of Digital Marketing for Europe, in this role he is responsible for driving Monster’s digital marketing communications strategy across Europe.  Prior to this role David was head of e-commerce for Monster UK and Ireland then moved on to become Vice President for eCommerce Europe West.

Twitter (@smartfortwouk)

Martine Edgell manages the customer relationship programmes for Mercedes-Benz and smart.  She is responsible for smart's online community - destinationsmart.co.uk - aimed at building customer loyalty and introducing prospective customers and fans to the world of smart.  The smart fortwo is a pioneering, iconic car with an enthusiastic following of both customers and fans alike - destinationsmart is the official smart social network where these individuals can connect and engage with each other and the brand.
www.destinationsmart.co.uk

Lucas, is an Argentine citizen that holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from ITBA Universitiy and an Executive MBA from St Andrew's University, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He joined Anheuser-Busch InBev in 2001 and since then he held several positions in Argentina in areas such as M&A, Strategic Sales, Field Sales and Marketing Innovation.

Freddie Laker joined SapientNitro as Director of Digital Strategy in 2008, bringing with him a vast amount of digital experience ranging from global marketing strategies to emerging media such as mobile, social and branded entertainment.

In 2004 Freddie founded the digital agency, ichameleon/group, which gained widespread respect and accolades during its four year rise developing campaigns for globally recognised brands including Coca-Cola, Guinness, Taco Bell and NBC.

Twitter: (@cjschultz)

Christian J. Schultz started his career in communication in the Asia-Pacific region, working with one of the world’s largest FMCG companies before moving on to London, the PR capital of Europe. With a Master with Merit in Public Relations and Public Communication he worked on the agency side for some years in the UK looking after a range of international brands in areas such as FMCG PR, Issues management, Public Affairs and Change communication.

Joe Hughesis research and insight manager at social media agency Yomego. He created Yomego’s Social Media Reputation scoring system, one of the first reporting frameworks to analyse a brand’s reputation on social media channels.

He advises clients on interactive and social media strategies, and is responsible for the planning, devising and building of their online communities, with particular expertise in revenue-generating sites. His background is technical, having started his career as a web analyst, and he has created web communities for clients including eircom (Soccer Republic) and SSL International (Durex).

Neal Sato is the CTO of mixi, Inc, which runs the most popular SNS in Japan.  He is responsible of the entire development groups including network operations, application development, quality assurance, design and R&D.  He has over 10 years of experience in bulding large scale websites using opensource technologies.  Prior to joining mixi, Neal lead a core platform team at Yahoo! Japan, where he later joined the security group at Yahoo! Inc.

www.mixi.co.jp

Twitter: (@wingenter)

Torsten Wingenter coordinates the world wide social media activities of Lufthansa German Airlines, known e. g. for MySkyStatus.com. Moreover, he took care of strategy and business development of Lufthansa Miles & More – Europe’s leading frequent flyer program. During this time he also conducted fundamental research with world wide focus groups about the future of customer loyalty which lead him ultimately to the foundations of social media.

Twitter (@chrisdeary)

Chris Deary is Community & Social Media Manager at gurgle.com, a social networking site for parents owned by Mothercare, where he manages user generated content, interaction and social media strategy. Chris’ media career began as a journalist writing for sports magazines and books, but after becoming disillusioned with print media he made the switch to online three years ago and since then has built and managed online communities for News International (The Sun, News of the World, The London Paper) and National Magazines (Cosmopolitan.co.uk, Handbag.com). He also blogs from chrisdeary.com and tweets as @chrisdeary.

Twitter: (@Barclaycardnews)

In her role as Senior PR Manager, Kerryn ultimately looks to protect & enhance Barclaycard’s reputation with the media & external audiences.  She is responsible for ensuring that a robust and effective PR plan is developed and delivered in line with business strategy and marketing goals.  Her role includes strategy development and implementation, media relations, measurement and evaluation, driving forward social media within the company and currently manages a project to redesign Barclaycard’s global online presence.

Twitter: (@samdbarratt)

Sam has been Head of Media for Oxfam for over three years and is responsible for Oxfam's media work in 80 countries around the world.  Based at the headquarters in Oxford, the Oxfam media team delivers across Oxfam’s international media campaigns on climate change, humanitarian disasters, aid and debt and delivers PR for Oxfam's fundraising initiatives and shop network.

Oliver leads marketing for Vojo World, a leading global social gaming publisher headquartered in Beijing. The company takes the cream of China's social apps and developer talent to publish original games for the international markets on Facebook, MySpace, Renren and Orkut.
Oliver is responsible for defining each game’s brand positioning, devising social media campaigns to drive virality and integrating advertiser opportunities in the social gaming space. A native of London, Oliver was educated at Cambridge University. He previously worked agency side in London at RKCR/Y&R and BMB creating brand campaigns for Lloyds TSB, Ikea, Virgin and Diageo.

She was appointed as a Government Whip in June 2009. Before that she served for two years as PPS to Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State at the DFID and prior to that PPS to Rosie Winterton at the Department of Health. Directly after her election she spent two years as a member of the Treasury Select Committee.

Twitter: (@PeterCrosby)

Peter Crosby joined Viadeo in 2008 as Director of the UK and Irish subsidiaries. He is now COO for Europe and is responsible for European business development, sales & marketing. Prior to Viadeo Peter worked for online publishers & software specialists, j4b. With a background in sales he conceived & grew j4b’s advertising, software & white label businesses. In 2006 he relocated to the States & built j4b’s US business in Boston. Pete lives with his family in North Wales and plays the guitar very loudly & very badly.

Twitter: (@craigelder)

Over the past two-and-a-half years Craig has worked on a range of diverse online projects including Webcameron, the Stand Up Speak Up interactive manifesto site, the first ever policy launch webcast in UK politics and the 2008 relaunch of the Party's online campaigning platform, Conservatives.com.

Twitter: (@spirals)

Laila has been working in new media for almost a decade. With a background in computer science and visual arts she has equal concern for technology and creativity.

She is currently Online Manager at the British Heart Foundation where she has helped the charity deliver it campaigns and ongoing digital activity.

Twitter: (@frasermatthew)

Matthew Fraser is a Senior Research Fellow at INSEAD. He is also a lecturer at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris and Adjunct Professor at the American University of Paris. Dr Fraser completed graduate studies at the London School of Economics, Oxford University (Nuffield College), Université de Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne) and Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris, where he earned a doctorate in political science.

Kristin's passion for the alignment of PR evaluation with business objectives helps Metrica's clients consistently link PR to the bottom line of the business. In the new online world we live in, her advice enables PR professionals to implement powerful and effective PR measurement strategies.

@kristinwadge , Kristin also contribute's to @MetricaMeasures

twitter: (GuyClapperton)

Guy is a freelance journalist, editor and broadcaster who specialises in small business issues and technology.  He is columnist for the Sunday Telegraph and Guardian, and regular contributor to The Independent, Evening Standard and Financial Times. 

Dirk is a co-founder of brand consultancy Cow and heads up the agency’s digital efforts.  He’s active on various social networks including maintaining two blogs (thisisherd.com and liesdamnedliesstatistics.com) and advises clients on their online strategies.

Alex Aiken is Director of Communications and Strategy for Westminster City Council. His role includes communication, policy development and research. The work of the communications team has been widely recognised, winning 20 national awards in the last five years. He is National Secretary of LGcommunications, the body which represents council communications teams.

Social Networking World Forum 2009 speaker line

2009 Speakers:

• Shaun Gregory, Managing Director, O2 Media Business
• Jemima Kiss ,Digital Media Reporter, Guardian
  
• Rudy Thurston, Chief Executive Officer, Omnifuse inc.
  
• Nick Reid, UK Head of Sales, MySpace/ Fox Interactive Media
  
• Dirk Singer, co-founder, Cow
  
• Alex Miller, Head of Jam, i-levels Social Media Unit
  
• Sanjay Dholakia, Chief Marketing Officer, Lithium Technologies
  
• Jonny Freeman, Digital Marketing Manager, Honda
  
• Andrew Weinreich, CEO, Meetmoi
  
• Will McInnes, Managing Director, NixonMcInnes
  
• Andrew Seel, Managing Director, Qube
  
• Ivan Croxford, General Manager, BT Tradespace
  
• Robert Proctor, Director EMEA, Reality Digital
  
• Neil Kleiner, Social Media Strategist, greenroom@momentum
  
• Nenad Marovac, Board Member, Sonico/ Shazam Entertainment
  
• Julie Meyer, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Ariadne Capital
  
• Alex Halliday, Director, SocialGo Ltd
  
• Joel Davis, Chief Executive, agency:2
  
• Freddie Laker, Director of Digital Strategy, Sapient
  
• Penny Power, Author, International Speaker, Entrepreneur and founder of Ecademy
  
• Dave Wiseman, Enterprise Sales Executive – Europe, iovation Inc
  
• Matthew Fraser, Senior Research Fellow, INSEAD
  
• Neville Wheeler Director, Cisco Media Solutions Group, Europe
  
• Alison Fennah, Executive Director, European Interactive Advertising Association
  
• Ryo Murai, CEO, Beat Communication
  
• Davide Villa, Senior Vice President B2B, XING AG
  
• Thomas Power, Chairman, Ecademy
  
• Dan Whiley, VP Commercial, International Digital Media, MTV
  
• Maz Nadjm, Portal Services Manager, Community BSkyB
  
• Shivanandan Pare, Chief Operating Officer, BigAdda
  
• Tony Douglas, Marketing Innovations, BMW
  
• Dan Cryan, Senior Analyst, Broadband Media
  
• David Jones, Vice President of Global Marketing, Friendster
  
• Lulu Phongmony, Business Development & Marketing Manager, iVillage
  
• Peter Cowley, Managing Director of Digital Media, Endemol UK
  
• Jon Radoff, Chief Executive Officer – gamerDNA
  
• Mike Dowuona,Digital Media Manager,EMI
  
• Andy Baker, MD, Friends Reunited
  
• Anthony Lukom Managing Director, MySpace UK
  
• Natalie Johnson, Manager Social Media Communications, General Motors
  
• Anthony Lukom Managing Director, MySpace UK
  
• Asha Oberoi, Content Director, ITN
  
• Eric Maillard Managing Director Ogilvy PR Paris
  
• Chris Davies, Digital Marketing Manager, British Airways
  
• Kate Burns, Managing Director & Vice President, Europe for Bebo & People Networks
  
• Peter Ward, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, www.WAYN.com
  
• Ben Rotheray, UK Digital Marketing Manager, Land Rover
  
• Henrik Hoglund, SVP - Advertising Sales Europe, Stardoll
  
• Sampo Karjalainen - Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Sulake/ Habbo Hotel
  
• Gareth Jones, Editor, Revolution Magazine
  
• Michael Donnelly, Director, Worldwide Interactive Marketing, The Coca-Cola Company
  
• Henry Clifford-Jones, Director of Media Sales Europe, Linkedin
  
• Emma Jenkins, Head of Interactive Marketing, Procter & Gamble UK
  
• Frances Dovey, Interactive & Emerging Media Manager, Cadburys
  
• Lorenz Bogaert, CEO, Netlog
  
• Simon Podd, Head of UK Sales, Bebo
  
• Nicholas Bry, Senior VP, Orange Vallee
  

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