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Jim Sterne web strategy guru
A premier authority on Web marketing, advertising, customer service and analytics, Mr. Sterne is the author of five books – including World Wide Web Marketing, now in its third edition, Customer Service on the Internet, What Makes People Click: Advertising on the Internet and Web Metrics: Proven Methods for Measuring Web Site Success. He was named one of the 50 most influential people in digital marketing by Revolution, the United Kingdom’s premier interactive marketing magazine.
Dr. Kishore Swaminathan chief scientist, accenture
Dr. Swaminathan defines Accenture’s Technology Vision and helps set Accenture’s technology and research agenda. He also directly heads Accenture’s Systems Integration research located in Chicago (US), Palo Alto (US), Sophia Antipolis (France) and Bangalore (India). He earned his master’s and Ph.D. in computer science at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Read Dr. Swaminathan’s blog to learn about his thoughts on technology and innovation.
Dale Nitschke president, target.com (2000–2008)
When Target.com launched in 2000, Mr. Nitschke was at the helm. He remained there until mid-2008. During his tenure, the site became one of the top-20 visited sites worldwide. A UW-Madion alumnus, Mr. Nitschke will give the luncheon keynote address. He will also receive the UW E-Business Institute’s 2008 Distingushed Fellow Award during a luncheon ceremony.
Sam Kim vp, e-commerce business channels, grainger inc.
Mr. Kim has served Grainger for 20 years in various leadership roles, including VP of Enterprise Systems Services and VP of Business intelligence and Knowledge Management Services. He is a proven leader with a solid track record of forming and leading high performance teams, spearheading initiatives that have delivered measurable improvements on revenue, profitability, competitive advantage and customer service. Mr. Kim is an MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
Mark Shavlik security expert, founder of shavlik technologies
Mark Shavlik has over 20 years experience in security solution development. Before founding Shavlik Technologies, he was a senior systems designer and Windows NT kernel development project leader in the Microsoft Systems group, as well as an original member of the Windows NT development team under David Cutler. He also managed Microsoft’s OEM relationships with IBM and other major players. Mr. Shavlik is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
Nari Viswanathan research director, supply chain logistics, aberdeen group
Nari Viswanathan is Research Director for the Aberdeen Group’s Supply Chain Planning Practice. Mr. Viswanathan counsels enterprises on SCM in sales and operations planning, demand management, inventory management, network design, and customer/supplier collaboration. He holds a Master’s degree in manufacturing engineering from UW-Madison.
Loren McDonald vp, industry relations, silverpop
Mr. McDonald has 24 years of experience in marketing and communications. He has held executive marketing positions at companies including Lyris Inc., USWeb/CKS, NetStruxr and Arthur Andersen. He is a columnist for Media Post Email Insider. In 2005, he was selected Marketing Executive of the Year by the American Business Awards. An industry newsletter he launched in 2003 has won seven awards, including Best B2B e-newsletter from MarketingSherpa and the ClickZ Marketing Excellence Award.
Jason Weaver founder and ceo, sway
Before founding Sway, Mr. Weaver was an online social-marketing strategist for Sony’s Acidplanet, Broadjam.com, and MI7 in Europe. Shoutlet, Sway’s proprietary and highly successful application, helps companies develop social-media campaigns, distribute content and track results.
Brett Hawkins co-founder and president, global gaming league
Global Gaming League (GGL) is a next-generation entertainment network and a worldwide leader in organized competitive online and live video game tournaments and events (V-Sports), an industry amounting to nearly $1.5 trillion annually. Mr. Hawkins co-founded GGL in 2003.
Steven Kelley ceo, messagebuzz
Mobile-marketing expert Steven Kelley specializes in delivering messages to cell phones. Messagebuzz handles mobile advertising, premium SMS, mobile sweepstakes, TXT2Screen, Txt N’ Win and wireless consulting. Steven is a sought-after mobile-marketing expert. He has been published in eMarketingandCommerce.com, Mobile Marketer and more.
Gordon Magee internet marketing & analysis manager, drs. foster & smith
Mr. Magee oversees all aspects of e-commerce marketing – pay-per click, search & SEO, comparison shopping engines, e-mail campaigns and affiliate marketing – for the largest supplier of pet supplies in North America. He authored the pay-per click section for a course developed by the Web Analytics Association and the University of British Columbia.
Satish Dave executive director of it, appleton papers inc.
Satish Dave holds overall responsibility of IT organization at the high-tech paper, coatings and packaging company. Mr. Dave has more than 20 years of IT and business-management experience in a variety of industries, including retail, insurance, paper, coal mining & consulting. Before joining Appleton, Mr. Dave held various leadership positions at GE, Concentra Inc, Coventry Healthcare, Shop At Home, and Coal India Ltd.
Subash Anbu cio, manitowoc company
Mr. Anbu has more than 19 years of experience in information-systems leadership. He is a seasoned professional with proven abilities in IT strategy, governance, assessment, transformation and planning and has a strong track record in global implementations, process improvement and aligning IS solutions with business objectives. Mr. Anbu has an Executive MBA from Michigan State University and a Masters degree in Computer Science and Applications from Regional Engineering College in Trichy, India.
Tom Czajkowski executive vp and cio, plexus corp.
At Plexus, Mr. Czajkowski leads Plexus’ worldwide information technology group, responsible for driving strategy and the management of the $1.8B manufacturer’s IT-related functions, all in support of global growth and ongoing operations. Prior to joining the company in 2001, Mr. Czajkowski was a senior manager in the Enterprise Transformation practice of Deloitte Consulting in Chicago. He has a BA in Finance from the University of Colorado and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.
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