Speakers

We have gathered some of the best minds in agency new business and business strategy.

Our Keynotes, Moderators and Masters of Ceremonies Include:

Adi Ignatius

Harvard Business Review

Adi Ignatius

Editor-in-Chief

Rupal Parekh

Ad Age

Rupal Parekh

Agency Editor

David Shing

AOL

David Shing

Digital Prophet

Andrew Essex

Droga5

Andrew Essex

CEO

HUGE

Aaron Shapiro

CEO

McGarryBowen

Bill Borrelle

CEO, New York

McGarryBowen

Jennifer Zimmerman

Chief Strategic Officer

72andSunny

Matt Jarvis

Chief Strategy Officer

kirshenbaum bond senecal + partners

Matt Weiss

Chief of Staff

Mirren Training

Brent Hodgins

Managing Partner

AKQA

Rei Inamoto

Chief Creative Officer

Adweek

Andrew McMains

Chief Creative Officer


Our Featured Innovator Panelists Include:

5th Finger

Patrick Collins

President & CEO

BFG9000

Gerry Graf

Founder, Chief Creative Officer

Big Fuel

Jon Bond

CEO

BREAKFAST

Andrew Zolty

Co-Founder & Creative Director

co:collective

Ty Montague

CEO

Leapfrog Online

Jason Wadler

EVP Business Development

Mistress

Christian Jacobsen

Partner

Pod1

Fadi Shuman

CEO & Co-Founder

Our Search Consultant Line-up Includes:

AAR Partners

Lisa Colantuono

Co-Partner

Alan Krinsky Associates

Alan Krinsky

Founder & CEO

External View

Russel Wohlwerth

Principal

hagen inc

Wendy Hagen

President

Roth Associates

Richard Roth

President & Founder

SelectResources International

Jessica Pezzullo

Senior Partner, Digital Practice Lead

The Bedford Group

Jane Bedford

Partner

The Rojek Consulting Group

Lorraine Stewart Lockhart

President & Founder



Our Full Speaker and Panelist Line-up Includes:

Adweek

Andrew McMains

Senior Reporter

BBDO

John Osborn

President & CEO New York

BBH London

Simon Sherwood

Worldwide CEO

Deutsch LA

Chad Saul

Chief Marketing Officer

DiGennaro Communications

Samantha DiGennaro

Founder

DiGennaro Communications

Melanie Wells

Managing Director,
Chief Content Officer

Digitas

Carla Wilke

VP, Group Director Account Planning

Digitas

Colin Kinsella

North America CEO

Digitas

Chris Cooper

VP, Group Director Account Planning

Edelman

Richard Edelman

President & CEO

ESPN

Adriana Rizzo

Senior Director, Mobile & Broadband Marketing

Goodby, Silverstein & Partners

Rob Smith

Partner, New Business Director

Kaplan Thaler Group

Matthew Anderson

Managing Director, Business Development

KAYAK

Stephanie Retcho

VP, Brand Marketing

Lawrence & Schiller

Micah Aberson

VP of Client Services & Business Development

Lawrence & Schiller

Scott Lawrence

President & CEO

Lawrence & Schiller

John Pohlman

EVP & Creative Director

McKinney

Jonathan Cude

Partner, Chief Creative Officer

McKinney

Liz Paradise

EVP, Group Creative Director

Michael Gass Consulting

Michael Gass

CEO

Mintel International

Alexandra Smith

Director of Consumer Trends

Ogilvy & Mather

Lauren Crampsie

Global CMO

Saatchi & Saatchi

Bob Wiesner

Talent Director of the Americas

The Difference Engine

Farrah Bostic

Founder, Creative Strategist

Time Warner Cable

Jeffrey Hirsch

EVP & CMO

WDCW

Tracy Wong

Chairman, Executive Creative Director

WDCW

Ben Wiener

CEO

5th Finger

Patrick Collins

President & CEO

72andSunny

Matt Jarvis

Chief Strategy Officer

AAR Partners

Lisa Colantuono

Co-Partner

Ad Age

Rupal Parekh

Agency Editor

AKQA

Rei Inamoto

Chief Creative Officer

Alan Krinsky Associates

Alan Krinsky

Founder & CEO

AOL

David Shing

Digital Prophet

BFG9000

Gerry Graf

Founder, Chief Creative Officer

Big Fuel

Jon Bond

CEO

BREAKFAST

Andrew Zolty

Co-Founder & Creative Director

co:collective

Ty Montague

CEO

Droga5

Andrew Essex

CEO

External View

Russel Wohlwerth

Principal

hagen inc

Wendy Hagen

President

Harvard Business Review

Adi Ignatius

Editor-in-Chief

kirshenbaum bond senecal + partners

Matt Weiss

Chief of Staff

Leapfrog Online

Jason Wadler

EVP Business Development

McGarryBowen

Bill Borrelle

CEO, New York

McGarryBowen

Jennifer Zimmerman

Chief Strategic Officer

Mirren Training

Brent Hodgins

Managing Partner

Mistress

Christian Jacobsen

Partner

Pod1

Fadi Shuman

CEO & Co-Founder

Propane Studio

Laura Maness

SVP, Director of Business Development

Roth Associates

Richard Roth

President & Founder

SelectResources International

Jessica Pezzullo

Senior Partner, Digital Practice Lead

The Bedford Group

Jane Bedford

Partner

The Rojek Consulting Group

Lorraine Stewart Lockhart

President & Founder

Conference Partners

Featured Sessions

  • Search Consultant Panels & Roundtables
  • Your Pitch Presentatons Suck - Transform Them
  • Harder Hitting Proposals
  • Agency Speed Dating
  • Lean Strategic Planning
  • Client CMO Panel: What they want from Agecies