2017 Speakers
Taking the Main Stage
Professor
NYU Stern School of Business
Scott Galloway is a clinical professor at the New York University Stern School of Business, where he teaches brand strategy and digital marketing. In 2012, he was named “One of the World’s 50 Best Business School Professors” by Poets & Quants.
Managing Director
Accenture Interactive
Nadine Stahlman is a managing director for Accenture Interactive's Content Services Offering – a practice with more than 10,000 global professionals working across disciplines that include content strategy, creation, management, distribution and performance.
Chief of Critical Care, Chair of ICU Governance Committee
Boston Children's Hospital
Chief of Critical Care, Chair of ICU Governance Committee
Boston Children's Hospital
Dr. Jeffrey Burns is the chief of critical care and chair of the ICU Governance Committee at Boston Children's Hospital.
Founder & CEO
Harper’s Club
Christopher Hoel is the Founder & CEO of a private wine advisory firm in Napa Valley called Harper’s Club where he helps shape some of the world’s most amazing collections.
Vice President IT - Global Marketing Services
Johnson & Johnson
Jeff Srour is the vice president of IT - Global Marketing Services with direct responsibility for the strategic technology enablement for analytics, digital, ecommerce, professional marketing and consumer care across the Johnson & Johnson consumer, vision-care and diabetes businesses.
Global CTO
Mirum
Working over 18 years with web technology experience which extends across a range of areas including web standards and best practice, Accessibility and Human Computer Interfaces, Enterprise Content Management Systems, System Architecture, AR/VR, Artificial Intelligence, and anything to do with th
Global Chief Technology Officer, MRM//McCann and Chief Executive Officer, Optaros
Global Chief Technology Officer, MRM//McCann and Chief Executive Officer, Optaros
As Global Chief Technology Officer for MRM//McCann, Neal oversees the agency’s technology strategy and development as well as key partnerships around the world. He works closely with leaders in each office and helps define and implement the latest technology tools and solutions for clients.
Chief Technology Officer
NBC Sports
Eric Black was named Chief Technology Officer of NBC Sports Group Digital in 2015. Black manages all IP-delivered platforms for NBC Sports Digital, including its numerous websites, applications and connected devices.
Chief Client Officer
Optaros
Libby Morgan is the Chief Client Officer at Optaros. She has over 20 years of management consulting, digital marketing, and system implementation experience, focused on solving business problems and meeting business objectives through interactive and technical solutions.
Global Chief Technology Officer
POSSIBLE
As global CTO, John surveys the technological landscape of our agency to align our technology with our strategic and creative vision.
Global Chief Strategy Officer
POSSIBLE
Brandon has a long track record of success in both consumer and B2B businesses, leading multi-disciplined teams, driving marketing transformation, and advising agency leadership.
Director of Custom Solutions & Integrations in IT Services
University of Iowa
Romy Bolton is the Director of Custom Solutions and Integrations in Information Technology Services (ITS) at the University of Iowa. She has over 20 years of experience in application development, project management and process improvement.
Chief Technology Officer
VML
As the leader of VML's global consulting and technology, Jeff is responsible for the capabilities
that drive the creation of world class consumer engagement platforms. His responsibilities
Director of Digital Technology Development
Whole Foods Market
Natalie Kerrigan is the Director of Digital Technology Development for Whole Foods Market (WFM). In this role, she leads the teams responsible for building WFM’s ‘Direct to Customer’ digital experiences.
SVP of Digital Experience
YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities
Nathan Maehren is the senior vice president of digital for the YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities -- the fourth largest YMCA association in the world. The YMCA is a leading nonprofit dedicated to strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.
Chief Technology Officer
Acquia
Dries Buytaert is an open source developer and technology executive. He is the original creator and project lead for Drupal, an open source platform for building websites and digital experiences.
Chief Marketing Officer
Acquia
As Acquia’s chief marketing officer, Lynne Capozzi oversees all global marketing functions including digital marketing, demand generation, operations, regional and field marketing, customer and partner marketing, events, vertical strategy, analyst relations, content and corporate communications.
Chief Executive Officer
Acquia
Tom is a founding director of Acquia, working with co-founders Dries Buytaert and Jay Batson to develop the company’s open source commercialisation model and recruit the early team members during 2008.
Chief Products Officer
Acquia
Christopher has more than 30 years of experience in software development and pioneering open source solutions for the enterprise.
SVP of Global Partnerships and Commerce
Acquia
Joe Wykes is senior vice president of global partnerships and commerce. That’s right: two groups. He leads Acquia’s partner business – a vibrant ecosystem of organizations that provides services to help customers realize the full potential of Acquia’s software.
Breakout Sessions
UX Designer
Nestlé Purina North America
Allie Eskelsen is a UX Designer at Nestlé Purina North America with a passion for design, technology and solving complex problems. She is a member of the core team responsible for migrating over 25 existing Purina websites to the Acquia...
Director, Marketing Platform Engineering
IBM
Brian has over 25 years of experience developing and deploying Enterprise IT solutions. He joined IBM in 2001 as part of the Informix acquisition. Before taking his current role leading Engineering for the Marketing Platform within IBM’s...
Co-Founder, Head of Product Strategy & Project Management
Hoorooh Digital
Chris's ambition is to increase the net happiness of the world through digital products and strategy designed with craftsmanship, quality, and a strong focus on the user and the front end interaction layer.
Chris leads a team that combines...
VP of Information Systems
Planet Fitness
Chris Lavoie is the Vice President of Information Systems at Planet Fitness where he is responsible for the management and development of all customer, franchise, and corporate enterprise information systems. In that role, he oversees the...
Managing Director
The American Institute of Architects
Jeffrey successfully led the digital transformation of the American Institute of Architects. The transformation project reimagined AIA’s technology infrastructure and shifted AIA’s technology development and planning to an agile process...
PHP and Front-end Developer
University of Minnesota
Jim Hart is a PHP and front-end developer for the University of Minnesota Office of Information Technology, where he has worked on the University's Drupal platform since 2014. He has also worked in online marketing and communications in...
Business Analyst
University of Minnesota
John Starr has been a Business Analyst with the University of Minnesota for 17 years. For the last 4 years he has worked on implementing and supporting a Drupal Enterprise offering. John has over 15 years experience implementing and...
Digital Marketing Manager
Planet Fitness
Kate King is the Digital Marketing Manager at Planet Fitness, part of a team that works to deliver best-in-class digital marketing programs to members and prospects in the US, Canada and Latin America. Kate was responsible for launching...
Manager of Digital Operations
Roche Diabetes Care
Kelvin Lim manages Roche Diabetes Care’s Global Marketing Support team. His team is responsible for supporting all of Roche Diabetes Care’s digital marketing platforms. He is actively involved in driving digital transformation initiatives...
Director of Product
GeorgiaGov Interactive
Kendra oversees the State of Georgia's enterprise web platform, directing product strategy and working with development partners to create new products for the platform’s customers. She has managed several initiatives with the GeorgiaGov...
Director of Digital Strategy
Centura Health
Kevin is responsible for leading the redesign of Centura’s digital ecosystem and digital roadmap. Kevin brings more than 12 years of experience in providing organizations with integrated digital solutions and specializing in content...
Director
GeorgiaGov Interactive
As Director of GeorgiaGov Interactive at the Georgia Technology Authority, Nikhil Deshpande leads the team responsible for managing Georgia.gov, the official online portal to Georgia state government, and a web-publishing platform for...
Director of Technology Solutions and Services
Powdr
As director of technology solutions and services at POWDR Adventure Lifestyle Co, Phil Harding leads the information-technology and digital teams, overseeing technology solutions and services across POWDR’s portfolio. Among his...
Architect and Lead, Princess@Sea
Princess Cruises
Subbu Hariharan is the architect and lead for the Princess@Sea application suite. It is a digital transformation platform operating onboard Princess Cruise ships to enrich the passenger experience. We touch every passenger facing screen...
Director & Drupal Practice Lead
HS2 Solutions
Chris has deep experience constructing and implementing agile-backed technical designs for websites and web applications, including site navigation, application frameworks, user interfaces, and content management. He provides SEO,...
Global Client Lead, Nestlé
Wunderman
As Hub Lead and Global Client Lead at Wunderman\MSC, Christian is responsible keeping the agency at the cutting edge of what’s possible in the world of digital marketing and marketing technology. Before assuming his role at Wunderman\MSC,...
Senior Director of Technology
SapientRazorfish
Manjush Cheruveedu is a Senior Director of Technology at SapientRazorfish based in Boston. He is the East Region Technology Lead for the Marketing Technology Capability Group of SapientRazorfish. With his focus on Marketing Technology –...
Client Lead, Nestlé
Wunderman
Monique is the Nestle Purina EMENA Client Lead and central point of contact for 40 European, Middle Eastern and North African markets. Based in Barcelona, Spain at the Nestle Digital Hub. Responsible for managing and growing relationships...
Vice President, Strategy
Magento
Peter is a well known industry expert in eCommerce and omni-channel technology, having previously held the role of Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research where he spent 5 years leading Forrester’s global research on...
Senior Director of Product and Community Development
Acquia
Angela Byron, Senior Director of Product and Community Development at Acquia, is a Drupal core committer, recipient of the Google-O'Reilly Open Source Award for Best Contributor, co-author of the O'Reilly book Using Drupal, and an open...
Director of Product Management, Acquia Cloud
Acquia
Beth Linker is the Director of Product Management for Acquia Cloud and Site Factory. Beth has worked in enterprise software development and managed services for IT security and compliance at several Boston startups, Iron Mountain, and Dell...
Senior Product Manager for Acquia Cloud Site Factory
Acquia
Chris is the Senior Product Manager for Acquia Cloud Site Factory. He has spent the last decade in Product Management. Prior to Acquia he worked in Akamai Technologies’s Media Division where he developed their Video Transcoding and...
Labs Engineer
Acquia
Chris Hamper a lifelong computer nerd, and Acquia Certified Developer with experience contributing to Drupal core and contributed modules, including the Alexa and JSON API modules. He is currently working as an Acquia Labs Engineer,...
Product Strategist
Acquia
Dave Ingram is a part of the Product team at Acquia. He has worked with Lift and with Drupal and likes to think about where these and other technologies integrate and combine to create great customer experiences. In his free time, he likes...
Sr. Director of Product Marketing
Acquia
David is Senior Director of Product Marketing at Acquia, where he helps articulate the business and technical benefits of Acquia's cloud-based platform for ambitious digital experiences. Based in Boston, he is a 15-year veteran of web...
VP of Products
Acquia
Girish Bettadpur is the Vice President of Products at Acquia, where he helps to drive product direction and innovation. In his previous role as Product Line Director for Akamai’s Digital Media group, he led Akamai’s analytics offerings. As...
Principal Data Scientist
Acquia
Katherine Bailey works on Machine Learning at Acquia, with a primary focus on Natural Language Processing. She loves thinking and talking about the limits of Artificial Intelligence, why we won't see the so-called Singularity any time soon...
Vice president of commerce
Acquia
Laura Brooks is responsible for developing Acquia's long-term business plan and go-to-market strategy for the company's commerce product offering. Brooks will ensure that Acquia's commerce product offering complements Acquia's growing...
Senior Director, Customer Experience & Analyst Relations
Acquia
Melanie is a data-driven digital marketing leader with 14 years of demonstrated excellence in developing and implementing strategies and integrated business planning. Currently, Melanie is the Senior Director, Customer Experience &...
Director of Product Marketing, Cloud
Acquia
Pete Brown is Director of Product Marketing for Cloud at Acquia, where he focuses on market strategy, competition and messaging. Pete has over 15 years of experience in marketing technology across healthcare, software, and financial...
Director of Research and Innovation
Acquia
Preston So has been a web developer and designer since 2001, a creative professional since 2004, and a Drupal developer since 2007. As Development Manager of Acquia Labs, the innovation lab featured in international press such as...
