Speakers
Influential speakers confirmed include:
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Andy Hobsbawn, European Chair, Agency.com
Andy established the first international Internet agency in 1994 and was a founding director of leading British new media company Online Magic that merged with Agency.com in 1997. As European Chairman of Agency.com, Andy helps guide, and is a spokesperson for the firm with his unique insight into the continual evolution of the interactive medium. Andy was recognised by industry professionals as one of most influential 100 individuals who have most contributed to the development and growth of the Internet in the UK over the last decade and was named by industry peers as one of the most admired digital pioneers.
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Rohit Bhargava, SVP Marketing, Ogilvy
Rohit is a founding member of the 360 Digital Influence group at Ogilvy, a leading global marketing agency and the award winning author of Personality Not Included? He is widely recognized in the marketing industry (and on Wikipedia) for inventing the concept of Social Media Optimization (SMO) and is a frequent keynote speaker with past appearances in London, Sydney, Singapore, Kiev and Toronto.
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Mark Watts-Jones, Head of Innovation, Orange
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. Mark is currently leading the marketing and development of Orange UK's other community, user generated, social media and web 2.0 products, partnerships and strategy.
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Cesar Mascaraque, MD, Ask.com
Cesar Mascaraque is Managing Director for Ask.com Europe, overseeing the development of Ask.com and its business operations in the UK, Ireland and Continental Europe. Cesar joined Ask.com from Google, where he held the position of ‘Head of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development for Southern Europe’ for over four years. Prior to his tenure with Google, Cesar was a co-founder and Director of Finexia.com - the UK's leading online asset finance platform.
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Kevin Lawver, Chief Architect, Music Intelligence Solutions
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Jackson Bond, Senior Manager Corporate Development, Xing
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Spencer Hyman, COO, Last.fm
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Hart Cunningham, Founder, PerfSpot
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Kerry Parkins, VP Products and Marketing, The Mixx
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Todd Masonis, Founder, Plaxo.com
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Vicky Brock, Strategic Programs Director, Web Analytics Association
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Mark Hancock, Strategy Director, Agency.com
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