SMX West 2012 Speakers

Who’s Speaking at SMX West: February 28 – March 1, 2012

Speakers at Search Marketing Expo – SMX West 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

Danny Sullivan 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!

Chris Sherman 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.


Keynote Speaker

Join us Wednesday, February 29th for featured keynote with Susan Wojcicki, Senior VP of Advertising at Google. Susan is responsible for the design, innovation and engineering of all Google’s advertising and measurement platforms including AdWords, AdSense and Google Analytics. The San Jose Mercury News called her “the most important Googler you’ve never heard of,” and Forbes Magazine ranked her #16 on its list of The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women in 2011. During this keynote conversation, SMX West co-chairs Danny Sullivan and Chris Sherman will join Susan to discuss the growth of search advertising, integrating search into your overall marketing strategy and a peek at upcoming Google product releases.

Adam Audette

Adam Audette
President
RKG

Thomas Ballantyne

Thomas Ballantyne
Director of Marketing
Bulwark Exterminating

Alex Bennert

Alex Bennert
In House SEO
Wall Street Journal

Chris Bennett

Chris Bennett
Founder/Director
97th Floor

Seth Besmertnik

Seth Besmertnik
Founder and CEO
Conductor

Greg Boser

Greg Boser
SVP of Search Services
BlueGlass Interactive, Inc.

Mary Bowling

Mary Bowling
SEO
Optimized!

Jessica Bowman

Jessica Bowman
CEO
SEOinhouse.com

Mia Brennan

Mia Brennan
Director of Testing and Analytics
Rimm-Kaufman Group

David Burgess

David Burgess
SEO Consultant
Ayima

John Busby

John Busby
VP, Marchex Institute
marchex

Sean Carlos

Sean Carlos
CEO
Antezeta Web Marketing

Anand Chandrasekaran

Anand Chandrasekaran
Sr. Director, Global Product Strategy & Product Management, Mobile Search & Commerce
Yahoo!

Allan Chuate

Allan Chuate
Regional Manager, Search Strategy
Yahoo!

Christine Churchill

Christine Churchill
President
KeyRelevance

Bruce Clay

Bruce Clay
President
Bruce Clay, Inc.

Darrin Clement

Darrin Clement
CEO
Maponics

Luke Coltrin

Luke Coltrin
Senior Manager, Online Marketing
Overstock.com

Addie Conner

Addie Conner
VP, Advertising
SocialCode

Drew Conrad

Drew Conrad
Social Media Marketing Specialist
ZAGG

Cameron Cowan

Cameron Cowan
Product Manager
Adobe

Brent Csutoras

Brent Csutoras
Social Media Consultant
Kairay Media, LLC

Sarah Dahlin

Sarah Dahlin
Director of Client Services
Point It Search Marketing Agency

Tami Dalley

Tami Dalley
Vice President of Analytics and Insights
Buddy Media

Rudy De La Garza

Rudy De La Garza
Manager, Corporate Search Engine Optimization
Bankrate.com

Kerry Dean

Kerry Dean
Chief Traffic Officer
PMG (Performance Media Group)

Janet Driscoll Miller

Janet Driscoll Miller
President and CEO
Search Mojo

Rhea Drysdale

Rhea Drysdale
Co-Founder & CEO
Outspoken Media, Inc.

Noran El-Shinnawy

Noran El-Shinnawy
Director of Marketing
BoostCTR

Eric Enge

Eric Enge
CEO
Stone Temple Consulting

Jeff Ferguson

Jeff Ferguson
CEO
Fang Digital Marketing

Masha Fisch

Masha Fisch
Senior Product Marketing Manager
Google

Micah Fisher-Kirshner

Micah Fisher-Kirshner
Senior SEO Manager
Become, Inc

Duane Forrester

Duane Forrester
Sr. Product Manager
Bing

Vanessa Fox

Vanessa Fox
Contributing Editor
Search Engine Land

Aaron Friedman

Aaron Friedman
Content Strategist
Resolution Media

Todd Friesen

Todd Friesen
Director of SEO
Performics

John Gagnon

John Gagnon
Senior SEM Manager, Microsoft Products
Microsoft

Rick Galan

Rick Galan
Director of Paid Search Marketing
Mercent

Gabe Gayhart

Gabe Gayhart
SEO Manager
PriceGrabber / Experian Interactive

Brad Geddes

Brad Geddes
Founder
Certified Knowledge

Kelly Gillease

Kelly Gillease
VP Marketing
Viator

Casie Gillette

Casie Gillette
Online Marketing Manager
Grasshopper

Dennis Goedegebuure

Dennis Goedegebuure
VP Internet Marketing
Geeknet Inc

Chris Goward

Chris Goward
President
WiderFunnel

Mike Grinberg

Mike Grinberg
Search Marketing Manager
Nina Hale Inc

Hugo Guzman

Hugo Guzman
Sr. Manager, Online Marketing
HSN (Home Shopping Network)

Craig Hagopian

Craig Hagopian
Chief Marketing Officer
xAd

Allison Hartsoe

Allison Hartsoe
VP Analytics
Semphonic

Joseph Henson

Joseph Henson
Internet Marketing Specialist
Search Influence

Jonathan Hochman

Jonathan Hochman
Founder
Hochman Consultants

Rae Hoffman-Dolan

Rae Hoffman-Dolan
CEO
Sugarrae SEO Firm

Bill Hunt

Bill Hunt
President
Back Auimuth Consulting

Patricia Hursh

Patricia Hursh
president and founder
SmartSearch Marketing

Ted Ives

Ted Ives
Owner
Coconut Headphones

Ping Jen

Ping Jen
Product Manager for Quality Score
Microsoft

Russ Jones

Russ Jones
Chief Technology Officer
Virante

Ryan Jones

Ryan Jones
Sr. SEO Strategist
Team Detroit

Rebecca Keen

Rebecca Keen
Search Director
Razorfish

Joseph Kerschbaum

Joseph Kerschbaum
Vice President
Clix Marketing

Kelli Kimpton

Kelli Kimpton
Director of Digital Strategy
352 Media Group

Michael King

Michael King
SEO Manager
Publicis Modem

Jordan Koene

Jordan Koene
Head of Global Content
eBay

AJ Kohn

AJ Kohn
Owner
Blind Five Year Old

Arnie Kuenn

Arnie Kuenn
President
Vertical Measures

Matt Lawson

Matt Lawson
VP of Marketing
Marin Software

Kevin Lee

Kevin Lee
CEO
Didit

Warren Lee

Warren Lee
SEO Manager
ADOBE

Daniel Lemin

Daniel Lemin
Brand Consultant
Social Studio

Brian Lewis

Brian Lewis
Vice President
Engine Ready

Dave Lloyd

Dave Lloyd
Manager, Global SEO
Adobe Systems

Heather Lloyd-Martin

Heather Lloyd-Martin
President and CEO
SuccessWorks Search Marketing

Dana Lookadoo

Dana Lookadoo
SEO Consultant and Trainer
Yo! Yo! SEO

Gary Magnone

Gary Magnone
Senior SEO Strategist
Thunder SEO

Rangan Majumder

Rangan Majumder
Principal Group Program Manager
Bing

Elizabeth Marsten

Elizabeth Marsten
Director of Search Marketing
Portent Interactive

Jeff Martin

Jeff Martin
Director of Search Marketing
Touchstorm

Michael Martin

Michael Martin
Senior SEO Strategist
Covario

Michael Martinez

Michael Martinez
Owner
SEO Theory

Debra Mastaler

Debra Mastaler
President
Alliance-Link

Ian McAnerin

Ian McAnerin
CEO
McAnerin International Inc

Bryson Meunier

Bryson Meunier
Director, Content Solutions
Resolution Media

Keri Morgret

Keri Morgret
President
Strike Models

Corey Morris

Corey Morris
SEO Strategist
emfluence

Merry Morud

Merry Morud
Account Manager
aimClear

Mark Munroe

Mark Munroe
Senior Director, SEO
Reply!, Inc

Tiffany Oberoi

Tiffany Oberoi
Software Engineer
Google

Maile Ohye

Maile Ohye
Senior Developer Programs Engineer
Google Inc.

Gib Olander

Gib Olander
Vice President Market Development
Localeze

Manish Patel

Manish Patel
Founder and CEO
Where 2 Get It, Inc.

Dai Pham

Dai Pham
Mobile Ads Marketing Team
Google

Monique Pouget

Monique Pouget
Senior SEO & Social Media Strategist
Thunder SEO

Dave Ragals

Dave Ragals
VP, Global Client Services
IgnitionOne

Paresh Rajwat

Paresh Rajwat
Director of Product Management
Microsoft

Mike Ramsey

Mike Ramsey
President
Nifty Marketing

Markus Renstrom

Markus Renstrom
Head of SEO
Yahoo!

Manny Rivas

Manny Rivas
Online Marketing Account Manager
aimClear

Dan Robbins

Dan Robbins
Director of Marketing
Fox Racing Shox

Mark Robertson

Mark Robertson
Founder
ReelSEO

David Rodnitzky

David Rodnitzky
CEO
PPC Associates

Nick Roshon

Nick Roshon
SEO Strategist
iCrossing

David Roth

David Roth
Sr. Director, Search Marketing
Yahoo

Conrad Saam

Conrad Saam
Director of Marketing
Urbanspoon

Nathan Safran

Nathan Safran
Senior Research Analyst
Conductor

Hamid Saify

Hamid Saify
Search Marketing Director
Deutsch LA

Patrick Salmon

Patrick Salmon
Senior Supervisor, Field Search Creative Development
Yahoo!

Kate Salyers

Kate Salyers
Social Media & Digital Strategist
Towne Properties

Lisa Sanner

Lisa Sanner
Senior Client Manager
Point It Search Marketing Agency

Will Scott

Will Scott
President
Search Influence

Courtney Seiter

Courtney Seiter
Community manager
Raven Tools

Siddharth Shah

Siddharth Shah
PhD, Director, Business Analytics
Efficient Frontier

Marshall Simmonds

Marshall Simmonds
Founder and CEO
Define Media Group, Inc.

Everett Sizemore

Everett Sizemore
Director of SEO Strategy
seOverflow

Chris Silver Smith

Chris Silver Smith
President
Argent Media

Gregg Stewart

Gregg Stewart
President
15miles

Danny Sullivan

Danny Sullivan
Editor-in-Chief
Search Engine Land

Chad Summerhill

Chad Summerhill
Director of Digital Marketing
ABF U-Pack Moving

Laura Thieme

Laura Thieme
President
Bizwatch

Max Thomas

Max Thomas
Founder / President
Thunder SEO

Shari Thurow

Shari Thurow
Founder and SEO Director
Omni Marketing Interactive

Matt Van Wagner

Matt Van Wagner
President
Find Me Faster

Adrian Vender

Adrian Vender
SEO Manager and Analytics Consultant
Cardinal Path

Benjamin Vigneron

Benjamin Vigneron
Director of Analytics & Automation
eSearchVision

Alex Volk

Alex Volk
Search Marketing Director
Microsoft

Neil Walker

Neil Walker
CTO
Just Search Ltd

Aaron Wall

Aaron Wall
Author
SEO Book

Marty Weintraub

Marty Weintraub
CEO
aimClear

Lisa Williams

Lisa Williams
President
MEDIA forte marketing

Monica Wright

Monica Wright
Social Media Editor
Search Engine Land and Marketing Land

Tony Wright

Tony Wright
CEO
WrightIMC

Jon Wuebben

Jon Wuebben
CEO
Content Launch

Barb Young

Barb Young
President
PPC Strategies

Jay Young

Jay Young
Co-founder
Link Fish Media

Kent Yunk

Kent Yunk
VP and SEO Strategist
Roaring Pajamas

Nyagoslav Zhekov

Nyagoslav Zhekov
Local Search Marketer
OptiLocal

James Zolman

James Zolman
CEO
Quality Scores


Eshwar Belani
vice president of products and business development
Rocket Fuel

Daniel Dulitz
Product Manager
Google

Bruce Ernst
Vice President, Product Management
Monetate

Erin Everhart
Director of Web & Social Media Marketing
352 Media Group

Carrie Gouldin
Web Community Manager
ThinkGeek

Jacob Hagemann
Chief of Search and Innovation
Searcus Danmark ApS

Rodney Hess
Account Manager
Search Influence

Tarun Jain
Product Manager
Google, Inc.

Dixon Jones
Director
Majestic SEO

Jeff Licciardi
Group Account Director
Performics

Jack Menzel
Product Management Director, Search
Google

Bill Staples
UK Director of Search
GroupM

Navneet Virk
Director, Optimization
Roundarch Inc.

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San Jose McEnery Convention Center

2012 Conference:

Feb. 28-29: 9am - 6pm • Mar. 1: 9am - 4pm

Expo:

Feb. 28: Noon - 7pm

Feb. 29: 10:00 - 3:45pm

Workshops:

Feb. 27: 8:30am-various

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