SMX East 2012 Speakers
Who’s Speaking at SMX East: New York, NY, October 2-4, 2012
Speakers at Search Marketing Expo – SMX East are the most respected thought leaders in search engine marketing. Here’s the list of speakers currently confirmed to speak at this event.
Conference Chairs
Conference co-chair Danny Sullivan has been covering search for over a decade and organizing search marketing events for nearly as long. He is renowned for producing quality shows where the information presented is so good that attendees sometimes immediately start implementing tips during breaks!
Conference co-chair Chris Sherman has analyzed and influenced developments in search marketing for more than a decade. He is Executive Editor of Search Engine Land and the creative force behind programs Search Marketing Expo events around the world, including SMX Advanced London.

Benu Aggarwal
President and Founder
Milestone Internet Marketing

Jeff Allen
Account Director
Hanapin Marketing

Mike Arnesen
Senior SEO Analyst
SwellPath

Andy Atkins-Kruger
Group CEO
WebCertain

Adam Audette
President
RKG

Michael Behrens
VP e-Marketing
WebMetro

Eshwar Belani
VP of products and business development
Rocket Fuel

Jay Berkowitz
CEO
Ten Golden Rules

Brahm Booth
Director of Marketing and Ecommerce
WowWee

Matt Booth
Chief Strategy Officer and Program Director, Interactive Local Media
BIA/Kelsey

John Borthwick
Founder & CEO
Betaworks

Jessica Bowman
Founder
SEOinhouse.com

Mary Beth Brendza
Founder & CEO
App Express

Scott Brinker
President & CTO
ion interactive, inc.

Paul Bruemmer
Managing Partner
PB Communications

Rob Bucci
Founder
STAT Search Analytics

David Burgess
Head of New York Office
Ayima

John Carcutt
Director of SEO and Social Media
Advance Digital

Jeff Carpenter
SEO Manager
PETCO

Chi-Chao Chang
President, Products & Technology
xAd Inc.

Christine Churchill
President
KeyRelevance

Addie Conner
Chief Innovation Officer
SocialCode

Robert Cooley
CTO
OptiMine Software

Kerry Dean
Chief Traffic Officer
Performance Media Group (PMG)

Ric Dragon
CEO
DragonSearch

Rhea Drysdale
CEO
Outspoken Media, Inc.

Chris Elwell
President
Third Door Media

Eric Enge
CEO
Stone Temple Consulting

Greg Finn
Chief Marketing Officer
Cypress North

S Evan Fishkin
Associate Director, Search Marketing
Digitas

Duane Forrester
Sr. Product Manager
Bing

Vanessa Fox
Contributing Editor
Search Engine Land

Scott Gardner
SVP of Search Engine Optimization
Bank of America

Brad Geddes
Founder
Certified Knowledge

Casie Gillette
Director of Online Marketing
KoMarketing Associates

Baron Ginnetti
Director SEO & Content Strategy
Break Media

Andrew Goodman
President
Page Zero Media

Chris Goward
Founder & CEO
WiderFunnel

Brian Harnish
Internet Marketing Specialist
Bisnar | Chase Personal Injury Attorneys, LLP

Simon Heseltine
Director
AOL Inc.

Carrie Hill
Director of Online Marketing Services
KeyRelevance, LLC

Jonathan Hochman
Founder
Hochman Consultants

Rae Hoffman
CEO
PushFire

Ross Hudgens
Founder
Siege Media

Bill Hunt
President
Back Azimuth Consulting

Patricia Hursh
Chief Client Officer
SmartSearch Marketing

Ted Ives
Owner
Coconut Headphones

Dixon Jones
Director
MajesticSEO

Ryan Jones
Manager SEO Strategy & Analytics
Sapient

Lijo Joseph
Account Director, Search & Performance Marketing
Beeby Clark Meyler

Rob Kerry
Co-founder
Ayima

Joseph Kerschbaum
Vice President
Clix Marketing

Jake Larsen
Video Marketing Manager
ZAGG

Matt Lawson
VP of Marketing
Marin Software

Kevin Lee
CEO
Didit.com

Heather Lloyd-Martin
President and CEO
SuccessWorks Search Marketing

Jennifer Lopez
Community Manager
SEOmoz

Craig Macdonald
Sr. Director, Search Advertising
Microsoft Advertising

Elizabeth Marsten
Director of Search Marketing
Portent, Inc.

Debra Mastaler
President
Alliance-Link

Matt McGee
Editor In Chief
Search Engine Land & Marketing Land

Bryson Meunier
Director of Content Solutions
Resolution Media

George Michie
Co-Founder
RKG

Matthew Mierzejewski
Vice President of PPC
RKG | Rimm-Kaufman Group

David Mink
Co-Founder & Chief Legal
Avalaunch Media

Roger Montti
Owner
MartiniBuster

Merry Morud
Account Manager
aimClear

Mark Munroe
Director Product Management, SEO
Inflection

Maile Ohye
Senior Developer Programs Engineer
Google Inc.

Elisabeth Osmeloski
Executive Features Editor
Search Engine Land

Daniel Owen
VP of Search Marketing
Direct Agents

Pamela Parker
Contributing Editor
Search Engine Land

Marc Poirier
Co-Founder and CMO
Acquisio

Wil Reynolds
Founder
SEER Interactive

Manny Rivas
Account Manager
aimClear

David Rodnitzky
CEO
PPC Associates

David Roth
VP Performance and Social Marketing
Realtor.com

Kevin Ryan
CEO
Motivity Marketing

Hamid Saify
VP, Search Marketing
Deutsch LA

Will Scott
CEO
Search Influence

Siddharth Shah
Director of Business Analytics
Adobe Systems

John Shehata
Executive Director of Search, Social Media
ABC News

Andrew Shotland
Proprietor
LocalSEOGuide

Brian Skarin
Content Developer and SEO Specialist
Thunder SEO

Lyena Solomon
Web Optimization Analyst
Yo! Yo! SEO

Greg Sterling
Founding Principal
Sterling Market Intelligence

Gregg Stewart
President
15miles

Michael Streko
Co-Founder
KnowEm LLC

Suren Ter-Saakov
COO
SEOquake/SEMrush

Laura Thieme
CEO
Bizwatch

Shari Thurow
Founder and SEO Director
Omni Marketing Interactive

Matt Van Wagner
President
Find Me Faster

Purna Virji
Online Marketing Manager
Stroll

Daniel Waisberg
Founder & Editor
Online Behavior

Susan Waldes
Account Director
PPC Associates

David Waterman
Director, Search Engine Optimization
The Search Agency

David Weichel
SEO Manager
CPC Strategy

Lisa Weinberger
Director, Content Promotion
Bankrate, Inc.

Marty Weintraub
Founder & Evangelist
aimClear

Monica Wright
Social Media Editor
Search Engine Land and Marketing Land

Tony Wright
CEO
WrightIMC

Barb Young
President
PPC Strategies

Jim Yu
CEO
BrightEdge

Chris Zaharias
Chief Revenue Officer
Triggit
Paul Bliss
Business Analyst
EDMC
Kari Clark
Product Marketing Manager, Google+
Google
Tim Daly
CEO
Vincodo
Jim Darroch
Brand Communications Manager
Eastern Mountain Sports
Bill Dinan
President
Telmetrics
Adam Dorfman
Partner
SIM Partners
Will Duderstadt
Duke of Data
MCLA
Derek Edmond
Managing Partner
KoMarketing Associates
Erin Everhart
Director of Web Marketing
352 Media Group
Jonathan Goodman
President
Halyard Consulting
James Green
CEO
Magnetic
Todd Hartley
CEO
WireBuzz
Tony Homsey
Digital Marketing Consultant
Travelers Insurance
Kelsey Jones
Co-Owner
The Social Robot
Tomer Kagan
CEO and co-founder
Quixey
Frank Kochenash
VP, Client Services
Mercent
Kimm Lincoln
Senior Director, Digital Marketing
Nebo
Shawn Livengood
Online Marketing Manager
BuildASign.com
Jed Paulson
Director of eCommerce and Marketing
Free People
Chrysi Philalithes
Chief Digital Officer
(RED)
Anthony Piwarun
Sr. Search Engine Marketing Specialist
Zeon Solutions
Ken Shults
VP of Analytics
Global Strategies
Bill Slawski
Senior SEO Consultant
Webimax
Michael Smith
E-Commerce Marketing Manager
Brookstone
Chris Taylor
Director, Executive Search
Onward Search
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