Ronnie Ramos is the NCAA’s managing director of new media strategies and content development. He is in charge of NCAA.org, the association’s official website, and the development and implementation of social media applications.

Before joining the NCAA, Ramos was the senior editor for sports and features at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, responsible for all sports and features content for the newspaper’s online and print sections. Before joining the Journal-Constitution, he was the executive editor of The Times at Shreveport (La.) in 2003-2004 and managing editor of the News-Press in Ft. Myers (Fla.) from 1998 to 2002.

FRANK ELIASON has built his career on building relationships with a diverse community of employees, Consumers, Small Business Owners, and Corporate Customers. He has been described as the “most famous Customer service manager in the United States, and possibly the world,” as a result of his revolutionary approach to Customer relations while Director of Digital Care at Comcast. After leaving Comcast, Frank joined Citibank as the SVP of Social Media Strategy. His work has been recognized by many news organizations, including ABC News, CNN, Bloomberg TV, the New York Times, and Bloomberg Businessweek. He is also one of the most sought-after thought leaders on social media and Customer experience, and regularly participates in panels and speaking engagements.

Danny Maloney (@danielpmaloney) is an internet entrepreneur who has spent his career building consumer internet businesses that connect consumers to each other and to brands more effectively. Currently, Danny is CEO and Co-founder of PinLeague.com, the world’s largest Pinterest Influencer Network, helping brands large and small build a prolific and highly targeted marketing channel on the world’s hottest social network.

Previously, Danny lead the New Initiatives team at YouTube and Google Maps/ Local Search, rebuilt AOL’s Video business from #13 to #2 in US online video and co-Founded BridesView.com, an online community that enables engaged couples to style and plan their dream wedding through real wedding photography.

Danny is an alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania's Jerome Fisher Program for Management & Technology, with degrees from the Wharton School and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Alex Topiler (@topularity) is Chief Happiness Officer and Co-founder of PinLeague.com, the world's leading Pinterest Marketing Network. Alex's manages PinLeague's network operations and infrastructure, ensuring that members receive the highest quality service possible.

Prior to PinLeague, Alex co-founded BridesView.com, an online community that enables engaged couples to style and plan their dream wedding through real wedding photography. Alex spent the early portion of his career in Merrill Lynch - Bank of America's Commodities and Special Asset groups. Alex is an organizer for Startup Weekend New York City and a Cofounder of the startup blog Venturebent.

Alex graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Operations Research & Industrial Engineering

Carisa's start-up endeavors began in recruitment and marketing, quickly revealing her fervor for scaling organizations. Carisa dove into the online arena via intensive involvement in Careerbuilder.com. At Careerbuilder.com Carisa built several multi-million dollar business units resulting in new profit streams and organizational career paths for the company. As part of Careerbuilder.com’s leadership team, she enjoyed the opportunity to create and drive new market strategies. The Principal of Ingenium Consulting Group, an executive leadership, sales productivity, and business development consulting firm, and the Co-Founder of SoMedios, and current CEO of tMedia Strategies, an emerging media solutions organization, Carisa works with organizations diverse in industry and size. Her clients range from global Fortune 500 companies to Governmental organizations to local boutique firms. Carisa also continues to consult with Careerbuilder.com and Personified, a Careerbuilder.com company. In addition, she is an educating member of the GLG/Bloomberg Consulting Network, consulting with investment firms throughout North America. Leveraging the diverse, hands-on experience gathered through her involvement in executing organizational strategies, Carisa designs and delivers practical and entertaining keynote speeches at company kick-offs, summit meetings, corporate and public conferences, community events and various thought-leadership engagements throughout the United States, Canada and Europe (2011). With relentless energy and an unwavering focus on the business applications of emerging digital technologies, Carisa delivers a fresh perspective and pertinent solutions to her clients and audiences. Her passions are rooted in helping businesses and professionals discover new solutions resulting in bottom line return and individual excitement. Carisa also holds strong affection for transmedia storytelling and digital media entertainment promotions. Carisa says, "Telling a brand’s, person’s or any message through multiple mediums, sharing small amounts of new information in slightly different ways each time, provides an engaging storyline for your audience. Delivering these unique messages in concert with how your audience prefers to digest information, is both an art and a science....one to result in wild productivity”. Carisa holds an Executive MBA from Queens University in Kingston, Ontario. A Masters of Integrated Online Marketing from the University of San Francisco and has recently completed Thunderbird’s Global Management Master’s program.

Born in Ecuador, growing up in Sao Paulo - Brazil and then the British Windward Islands, Xavier became multi-cultural before it was a marketing buzzword.

In his career he headed up 24/7 Media as the first digital advertising network for Latin America, and then Engage - where he oversaw media and ad serving technology in new and emerging markets. He joined Sapient (then PGI in Miami) and worked on the first SEM campaigns with Google and Yahoo in the early 2000’s. He was the founder of a small boutique media agency in Miami concentrating on digital media to Latin America in 2002.

In 2006 Xavier was hired to live and work in Brazil and become the first managing director of Neo @Ogilvy for Latin America, overseeing digital and traditional media in the region for the WPP agency Ogilvy and Mather. He then spent time at Starcom Media Vest Group heading strategic accounts to Latin America, and was a part of the Vivaki expansion (Publicis Groupe’s Digital Nerve Center) for the region.

Shifting focus to the US Hispanic market he worked with Zubi Advertising in Coral Gables and the Vidal Partnership in NYC, where he was residing until January of 2012, where he managed the Hispanic media for clients like Ford, Sprint, American Airlines and Remy Martin.

Xavier returns to South Florida looking forward to growing RedMas to be the premier provider of mobile media solutions for advertisers looking to reach the Hispanic consumer, which is hyperconnected, social and mobile. A fan of technology, samba and “futebol”, he now resides in Miami with his wife.

Glenn Selig created PR NewsChannel, a global press release newswire, in 2007, to offer affordable, effective press release distribution along with unparalleled customer support. Today his company writes and/or distributes press releases for companies worldwide and is partnered with The Associated Press, Google, Yahoo! and top content syndicators in the United States. Glenn is recognized for his innovative methods of using social media and SEO to boost visibility of press releases.

Christina began working for Verizon Wireless twelve years ago as a Customer Service Representative. Christina completed her B.S. degree in 2001 from Pepperdine University and her MBA from California Baptist University in 2011. As the Associate Director for Verizon Wireless’ Multicultural Marketing organization, she leads the creation and implementation of strategies and initiatives for all products, services, sponsorships and programs for the companies Latino, Asian and African American consumer efforts.

Christina was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. She currently resides in Southern California with her husband and two sons. She sits on the board of the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Education and Technology Foundation as well as the University of Southern California’s Latino Alumni Association Corporate Advisory Board.

Ernesto Sosa has devoted his professional career for almost two decades to helping startups, SMBs and large companies in LATAM and the US improve business and marketing performance through effective marketing, business development, public relations and business innovation programs, while bridging the gap between marketing, technology, information and innovation. He is Director of Social Media at Xpand Consulting Group. His work focus is on hispanic marketing, innovation management, and social business architecture. Ernesto also serves as president at SOWEB a leading interactive marketing agency that helps businesses grow by connecting them with the new digital consumer, Managing Director at Asesoranet, a business consulting firm that specializes in growth consulting; and Board Director at LATISM (Latinos in Social Media) the most influential online movement in the new multicultural Web. He served in the past as Director and SFL Coordinator at AIIM (The Enterprise Content Management Association); South FL Chapter Director at LATISM, Vice-Chairman and CEO for Avanxis, an International ECM Company; Vice-Chairman for Grupo Archicentro, a Document Management Company and Director at Cavedatos (Cámara Venezolana de Empresas de Electrónica y Tecnologías de Información).

Ernesto holds a degree in Business Administration from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (Venezuela) and professional certifications in marketing and information technologies. Mr. Sosa currently resides with his wife and daughter in Fort Laurderdale, FL. You can follow him on Twitter @ernestososa.

Craig Agranoff is an award winning CBS12 Television News Correspondent covering technology. He is an serial entrepreneur, and national Social Engagement consultant as well as a noted expert in online reputation management. He is the co-founder of Gripd.com. Agranoff was recently named one of the 12 people to watch in 2012 by Gulfstream Media. He has founded dozens of web startups. He was also a Tech/Social Media Correspondent in the New Times, The Palm Beach Post, InternetEvolution.com and VentureBeat.com. Currently he is a Technology news columnist for Miami Living Magazine and The Huffington Post.

Agranoff has been featured in the Miami Herald, New Times, The Palm Beach Post, AOL Digital Cities, Slice, CenterNetworks, Thrillist, Daily Telegraph, and The SunSentinel. Also has appeared on Gary Vaynerchuck’s Wine Library TV, Fox News, NBC News, Weekend Sunrise, and CBS News.

He recently won a Digital PR award for his work with Chevrolet. He has authored several books including Do It Yourself Online Reputation Management which is available on Amazon. His second book Checked-In: How To Use Gowalla, Foursquare and Other Geo-Location Applications For Fun and Profit was the first book about Foursquare and Location Base Marketing, which can be purchased on Amazon. His third book Socially Elected is the first book to teach how to win any election using Social Media. Agranoff is currently working on his fourth book entitled “Unreal Potential” which discusses how to use augmented reality apps for business. It should be published later this year

Borja Perez is responsible for all 360-degree Integrated Solutions and Multiplatform Story Telling Strategy at Telemundo Network; driving overall growth of Telemundo's Digital Media business. Perez works closely with Telemundo's Studios, Marketing, Public Relations, Sales, International and Community divisions. He ensures that Telemundo’s Digital Media programs are truly integrated into the network’s growing “Original Content Strategy.” In addition, Perez is charged with identifying trends in the digital media market, seeking growth opportunities for Telemundo’s online community and delivering this audience best in breed applications, services, and programs. Recently, Perez was appointed to lead the new strategic social media unit, Social@Telemundo and digital distribution for NBC/Telemundo.

Social@Telemundo will focus on delivering its fans across Facebook & Twitter interactive experiences tied to TV programming. With dedicated Social Media resources tied to each of Telemundo's shows and novelas, Social@Telemundo aims to take the entire TV viewing process to a more engaging level. Building off the success of its Interactive Broadband Series "Telemundo Live" and mobile social initiatives Telemundo plans to expand its focus on sharing more access to its studios, shows and talent in Spanish and English.

Borja Perez was named Vice President of Digital Media & Integrated Solutions for NBC/ Telemundo in February 2009 and reports directly to Jacqueline Hernandez, COO, Telemundo and Peter Blacker, Senior Executive Vice President of Digital Media, Telemundo.

Prior to his current role, Perez was the Yahoo! Telemundo Alliance Leader, responsible for growing the Yahoo! Telemundo virtual joint venture’s target audience and revenue goals. With more than 10 years of experience in the U.S. and global Hispanic market including Germany and Spain, Perez was Director of U.S. Hispanic and International Business Development, AOL Inc. AOL Media Networks. In this role, he developed strategic alliances and content partnerships as well as oversaw the execution of all AOL Latino marketing and public relations programs for the U.S. Hispanic market, International and Multicultural markets. Prior to his roles at AOL Inc., Perez held posts at UOL Inc., The Bravo Group (Young & Rubicam), BBDO and Ericsson, where his knowledge and expertise of the global Hispanic market were essential to each client’s strategic market growth.

Perez is Co-chairman of the IAB Multicultural Committee, a Board Member of the US-Spain Chamber of Commerce, an Advisor Committee member of The Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies as well as an active member of The International Advertising Association.

Peter Blacker is the Executive Vice President of Telemundo’s Digital Media and Emerging Businesses Division. He reports to Jacqueline Hernández, Telemundo’s Chief Operating Officer.

In this role, Blacker leads the division’s mission to fully leverage original programming on Telemundo and mun2, the network’s cable channel for bi-cultural youth, through custom branded entertainment, digital and mobile cross-platform solutions. He oversees the network’s digital and mobile properties including Telemundo.com, the MSN and Televisa partnerships, holamun2.com, International Digital Media and Telemundo Emerging Platforms, which also incorporates Mobile and Licensing and Merchandising efforts. Due in large part to Blacker’s efforts, Telemundo has become a digital powerhouse that currently streams over 19 million videos monthly, making it a leader within the NBC Universal family. In addition, Blacker’s team collaborates and partners with Telemundo’s Sales Teams to offer 360 degree promotions on-air and offline and explore new marketing alternatives as they come to the market - from podcasts to broadband sponsorships - offering advertisers the very latest in interactive marketing.

Formerly the Senior Vice President of Digital Media for the Telemundo Network Group, Blacker joined Telemundo in 2005 and led the company into the digital media space. He was responsible for developing the network’s partnerships with MSN, Yahoo, Terra, Esmas and iTunes on the launch of iTunes Latino. He also launched the popular bi-lingual youth site, holamun2.com. Blacker has received several industry accolades. In 2006, Blacker was recognized by Advertising Age in its annual "Media Industry Top 40 Under 40’" and in 2007 he was selected by the publication as one of the "Top 10 Players in the U.S. Hispanic Media Market."

With over a decade of experience, Blacker was previously Vice President, Multicultural & International for AOL Media Networks. There he created AOL’s first Interactive Marketing Strategy for the U.S. Multicultural Market and led pioneering market research efforts such as the AOL Roper Starch Latino CyberStudy and AOL Urban Insights Series.

A well recognized industry leader and a pioneer in online advertising, Blacker is an outspoken advocate of the media and has previously served as Chairman of the Internet Advertising Bureau’s Hispanic Committee. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University.

Cristina Alfaro joined McDonald’s in 2006 to lead the development and implementation of all communications programming reaching the national Hispanic consumer market, including new product launches, promotions and brand trust initiatives. In that capacity she develops national communications programs to support brand trust and marketing calendar activities, works closely in strengthening relationship with key national organizations, supports the activities of McDonald’s Hispanic owner/operator community; works collaboratively with regional teams and employee networks; serves as a company spokesperson at events and in media interviews; and provides advice and counsel to company officers.

More recently, Alfaro was involved in establishing the McDonald's Twitter handle in Spanish, @Meencanta, by leveraging and adapting the learnings from the successful launch of @mcdonalds and ensuring cultural relevancy.

Alfaro joined McDonald’s after a successful career in the corporate and agency worlds where she devised and implemented marketing communications initiatives for major consumer brands and travel accounts.

Alfaro holds a BA in Economics from Florida International University and lives in Chicago with her husband.

Paul McClay leads the Strategy and Digital Groups for Definition 6, one of the fastest-growing integrated interactive agencies in the country. McClay works with clients to deliver strategies that leverage the full spectrum of digital marketing tactics, including paid media, search, social media, video and mobile.



McClay works with clients to redefine brand experiences and drive measurable business results. His recent work includes strategy counsel on the Coca-Cola "Happiness Machine" campaign, a highly-successful digital marketing campaign that earned a Gold CLIO and 'Campaign of the Year' from Ad Age.



Prior to joining Definition 6, Paul worked as an independent specializing in helping companies adopt digital as the web was emerging, he also spent some time in the British Royal Marines. Paul is a graduate of Durham University, where he studied Business and Computer Science. When he's not helping clients create immersive brand experiences, Paul enjoys Skiing, Surfing, Sailing and generally being outside.

As VP of Technology, BJ brings a strong blend of technical and creative abilities to his role at Tasti D-Lite. In his 14 years of experience, BJ has overseen the rapid expansion of technologies to include providing hosted applications for entire franchise networks. BJ's leadership has earned him and the organizations he has served numerous industry awards for excellence and innovation. Featured in Twitter’s Business 101 Case Studies, BJ has spearheaded the integration of the Tasti D-Lite experience with online communities by engaging customers and working with franchisees to expand the brand through social media. BJ led the development of the first ever loyalty program to feature an integration with social sites Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare. His passion for empowering others with technology can be seen through the innovative solutions and campaigns he manages.

Juanjo Duran; Leads the content development strategy for YouTube in the US Hispanic market, Google recently created Duran’s position to focus on a dedicated content strategy in this market. Duran is responsible for developing attracting and consolidating Spanish and English content appealing to the Latino audience for Google’s video platform YouTube; the world largest video platform. Prior to Google Duran spent the last eight years developing new areas of revenues in the US for Televisa, the Mexican multimedia conglomerate, part of his last responsibilities there included leading the digital initiatives in the US and Latam for the company, before that, Duran managed the US commercial region for Satmex (a Mexican Satellite operator).

Rafael Garcia is Vice President of Online Video of the Cisneros Group, one of the largest privately held media, entertainment, telecommunications and consumer products organizations in the world.

During his career, Rafael has held executive positions at Venevision International, LatCel, AOL Latin America, Diario El Universal of Venezuela, quepasa.com and Cybertoons Digital.

Rafael Garcia graduated as an Electrical Engineer from Universidad Metropolitana in Caracas, Venezuela. He has a Specialized Degree in Digital Media from Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida and obtained his MBA from University of Miami. Rafael is a member of the Advisory Board at Full Sail University.

Gustavo Razzetti is Chief Strategy and Engagement officer at Grupo Gallegos, a creatively driven marketing solutions shop in Los Angeles. He has 22+ years of experience in integrated marketing communications in U.S. and Latin American markets, and is a change agent with the expertise to transform an agency model—culture, capabilities, and ideation process—to a digital/integrated communications company.

Former president of GlobalHue NY and former CEO of Euro RSCG Latino, Razzetti’s career is marked by extensive experience in marketing and digital to the U.S. Hispanic and Latin American markets, working with top consumer brands such as DIRECTV, Walgreens, Verizon, Nestlé, Chivas Regal, General Motors, Coca-Cola, and BBVA, and 200 others. He also served as chairman and CEO of Euro RSCG Puerto Rico, CEO of Euro RSCG Argentina. Prior to that, Gustavo was CEO and founding partner of WhyNet - the no. 1 interactive agency in Argentina. He also spent six years at McCann Erickson as EVP account and strategic planning, being a key agent in the agency’s jump from no. 9 to no. 1 position.

Consistent track record of fueling growth, driving operational efficiency, improving revenue and bottom-line through a hands-on management style in different scenarios: early-stage, high-growth, and turnaround environments.

Strategist by conviction, digital pioneer by choice, leader by evolution; Razzetti has received recognitions that include Gran Prix AMBA, Euro RSCG’s CBI Award, and Strategic Planning Director of the Year, McCann Erickson. Many of the campaigns he strategically led won Clio, New York Festival, London, and FIAP awards, among others.

On a personal note, Gustavo loves scuba diving, bicycling, gourmet cooking, and fine wines

Maya Grinberg is the Social Media Manager at Wildfire Interactive. In this role, she maintains external company communications, including writing its blog, creating and distributing its marketing newsletters, managing its Twitter and Facebook accounts, and creating content for its website. She is also a contributing author to a number of social marketing publications, including the Huffington Post, Social Media Examiner, and Social Media Today. In her free time, she has hosted the Girls Out Loud Show, a weekly podcast discussing news and trends around the tech world. Prior to joining Wildfire, Maya was a strategy consultant for IBM, working primarily within the energy and utility industries. She is a graduate of the Applied Economics and Management program at Cornell University. You can follow her on Twitter as@papayamaya

Estuardo Robles helps organizations innovate and grow through international collaboration. Over the past few years he has been instrumental in facilitating small and large companies, Fortune 500 clients, to enter into the Latin American and US Hispanic market. He is currently Director for Latin and Hispanic American market at icanmakeitbetter, a pioneering crowdsourced innovation and social research platform. Robles has a BBA from the University of Texas at Austin, an MBA from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, academic coursework at Fundação Getúlio Vargas in São Paulo. Estuardo us also a frequent advisor and lecturer on topics around economic resiliency.

Jordan Viator Slabaugh is the Director of Social Media at Spredfast, a social media management system for enterprise companies and agencies. She leads the company’s Marketing and social media strategy, as well as consults with clients on using social media to help achieve social business goals. She tweets at @jordanv and writes about social business best practices and trends on the Spredfast Social Business blog.

Zach Chapman is the senior vice president of Sales for Univision Interactive Media, the digital division of Univision Communications Inc., the leading media company serving Hispanic America.

An advertising industry veteran of over 16 years, Mr. Chapman’s most recent experience includes serving as vice president of Sales for SBNation. He also previously served as director of Digital Sales for NBC’s Sports and Olympics Group, and as the director of National Sales for Foxsports.com. Prior to that Mr. Chapman sold both print and digital advertising for Entertainment Weekly, Sports Illustrated and Wired Magazine.

He was born and raised in South America and graduated from Colgate University with a BA in Spanish

Cynthia Martinez is the Director of Global Corporate Communications for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., a global cruise vacation company that operates five major cruise brands, including Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises. The company has a total of 40 ships in service throughout the world and two under construction. While at Royal Caribbean, Ms. Martinez has provided communications guidance and counsel during crisis situations involving issues such as: environmental, litigations, health & medical, weather, marine and hotel operations, onboard accidents and alleged crimes. Most recently, Ms. Martinez led Royal Caribbean’s overall national and international communication strategy for the company’s return to Haiti after the earthquake.

Prior to joining Royal Caribbean, Ms. Martinez was the Media Relations Manager for Miami-Dade County,one of the largest County governments in the southeast United States with more than 30,000 employees and over 60 departments, which serves a population of more than 2.3 million residents. As the Media Relations Manager, Ms. Martinez participated in crisis planning for major events including Miami-Dade County housing crisis, two inmate escapes and Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma.

During her five years with Miami-Dade County, Ms. Martinez held a number of communications positions, including Senior Media Relations Specialist in the Communications Department and Public Information Officer for Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and the Office of Emergency Management.
Ms. Martinez graduated the University of Miami with a Masters of Arts in Public Relations and has a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and Communications from Florida International University. In addition, Ms. Martinez has received PR News’ Platinum Award for Crisis Management, as well as the Hospitality, Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Silver Adrian Award.

Erica Swallow is the owner of Southern Swallow Productions, where she creates compelling tech, travel, wine and lifestyle content. Erica’s work has been published on Mashable, CNN, Forbes, USA Today, Business Insider, American Express OPEN Forum and Pursuitist, among other sites.

Erica is an international speaker, having most recently spoken at WOMMA Summit in Las Vegas, Social Marketers Summit in Prague and Social Media Brasil in São Paulo.

Previously, Erica managed supported content with Mashable and before that, helped develop and implement the social media marketing strategy for The New York Times. In 2008, she was chosen out of a pool of over 3,000 candidates to blog on CosmoGirl.com about her internship at Saatchi & Saatchi, where she managed a team to create an ad campaign for a non-profit of her choice.

Erica is a graduate of New York University Stern School of Business with a Bachelor of Science in International Business and Marketing. While at NYU she also studied Mandarin Chinese, studied abroad in Shanghai, China, and co-founded NYU China Care, a club that raises funds for disabled Chinese orphans. When she’s not tweeting, tumbling and blogging, she enjoys the finer things in life: friends, food, wine, chocolate, traveling and dancing.

Jen Cohen is the President of Something Creative LLC, a Philadelphia-based marketing boutique focused on new media/social media strategies and creating and executing integrated marketing plans. Jen brings a variety of marketing and public relations experience, and supports clients who focus on both B2B and B2C marketing. Jen has been featured on social media podcasts with some of the industry's heavy-hitters for her strategic and notable work on national social media campaigns, and quoted in numerous online magazines and blogs. Jen is an avid speaker and presenter in the marketing/social media circuit, and you can catch her presenting on everything from social media 101 to advanced mobile marketing strategies and ROI. With a drive to teach and be a positive influence, Jen is also an adjunct professor at Philadelphia University in the Professional Communications program. Jen has a master's in Public Relations from Rowan University and her undergraduate degree in Media and Communication Studies from Ursinus College. In her "spare" time, she teaches spin classes, travels, shops, and runs wherever she can.

Jessica Blazer is the Senior Privacy Counsel at Chevron, responsible for supporting and providing counsel on global compliance with privacy laws and policies across the enterprise. Jessica advises on cross-border transfer solutions and spearheads Chevron’s efforts to implement those solutions. In her role, she also advises the internal security and forensics teams on the conduct of internal investigations, works with the Social Media team on corporate strategy, educates employees at all levels of the organization (including the CTO, Chief Corporate Counsel, and Privacy Coordinators across the enterprise) on relevant laws and company policy, and drafts, negotiates, and reviews privacy provisions for contracts.

Prior to joining Chevron, Ms. Blazer served as Senior Attorney in the Privacy Office at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and as Counsel in the Law & Regulatory Affair group at Aetna, after beginning her career in the New York law firms of Moses & Singer LLP and Tenzer Greenblatt LLP. Among her responsibilities at Wyeth, she drafted and supported implementation of global policies and spearheaded Safe Harbor certification for the clinical research and pharmacovigilance activities; convened and aligned cross-functional teams to identify and address privacy issues; empowered business to effectuate change to improve business processes; created global guidance for Internet and Extranet sites and participated in an oversight committee to review and approve new sites, pages, and web initiatives; drafted corporate privacy policies and guidelines; and created and conducted training.

Ms. Blazer is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where she served on the Cardozo Law Review. She is frequently invited to speak at legal, industry, in-house, and technology conferences nationally and internationally.

Chris Thornton serves as the Chief Marketing Officer and is responsible for promoting and developing the Definition 6 brand. Additionally, in his role, he drives marketing innovation for customers, expanding interactive marketing solutions, delivering Web 2.0 initiatives for customers, and strengthening the company's interactive marketing presence. Thornton has expertise in multiple marketing disciplines including e-mail, media, search and analytics. He has led Definition 6's strategic efforts for several Fortune 500 customers in a variety of industry verticals including the homebuilding, automotive, retail and consumer packaged goods industries.

He first arrived at Definition 6 in Spring 2000, after spending over five years with Miller/Zell Inc., an integrated store development agency that offers services ranging from branding and design to retail traffic flow and plannogramming to production and strategy work. While at Miller/Zell, Thornton worked with companies like Walmart and ExxonMobil, both domestically and internationally, to reinvent the retail experience they provide their customers and ensuring the experience stayed true to the brand.

Since coming to Definition 6, Thornton has worked with many of the clients of Definition 6 to provide these companies a fully integrated strategic approach to interactive Marketing with quantifiable and measurable results. He currently serves on the Board for the Atlanta Interactive Marketing Association as the Marketing and Branding Chair.

Thornton earned his Bachelor's Degree in Marketing from the University of Georgia in 1994.

Gary is the founder of KRAA Security LLC and Razient LLC with over 15 years experience in the information security and technology industry. KRAA Security was founded in 2007 to address the security needs of companies in all industries through a combination of Risk Assessment Services, Social Media Security and Government Compliance Services. Gary was the cofounder and CIO of Foundstone Inc a $20M security vulnerability that was sold to McAfee in 2004.

As a Senior Vice President of Bank of America in 2007, Gary redesigned the Global Threat Management Lifecycle strategy and Risk Forecasting strategy. Gary was also the President and cofounder of Ether2 Corporation,a Manager at Ernst & Young where he developed security practices, and a Senior Security Consultant at Price Waterhouse

Gary is an accomplished author. He has published 3 books, “Privacy Defended: Protecting Yourself Online”, Que Publishing, “Windows XP Professional Security”, Osborne McGraw-Hill, “Securing the Clicks” fourth coming Q4 2011 from McGraw-Hill.

Gary has written articles for magazines including Silicon India, In Focus Magazine, SysAdmin, Login, and Information Security Magazine. He speaks frequently at conferences such as University of Miami Global Business Forum, DAMA South Florida, Miami, Florida Bankers Association, Hacker Halted, Vanguard Security Conference, MIS Institute , Institute of Internal Auditors, ISACA Conference, ISSA, Illinois CPA Society, Army Reserve Information Assurance, National Security Conference. Singapore, Networld+Interop, and CERT Conference.

Gary has several recognitions including Silicon India Magazine's si100 Annual Listing 2010, Silicon India Magazine's si100 Annual Listing 2009, Finalist Abacus Awards, Cool Tech, TechAmerica, Finalist Business Leader Magazine Florida Entrepreneur of the Year 2009, South Florida Business Journal 2008 Technology Awards, Finalist CEO, Foundstone Named Finalist in Prestigious 2004 American Business Awards, Foundstone Named Computerworld Honors Finalist

Lisa Sparks is a marketing expert with 12 years of experience developing and implementing marketing communications solutions for small and medium sized businesses. Lisa uses her expertise to teach small organizations in South Florida how to use technology to maximize the power of relationship marketing. She is experienced in providing guidance, instruction, and comprehensive planning advice for the development, growth, and expansion of new and existing businesses.

With more than 20 years experience, Murray Izenwasser has planned and executed online marketing strategies on behalf of some of the world’s largest and most recognized organizations and brands. Murray is a creative thinker who understands the opportunities presented by the ever-changing Internet marketing landscape. His vast expertise across all interactive disciplines allows him to cut through the clutter of the current ‘hype’ and deliver marketing programs that drive business. Currently recognized as a top Interactive Social Media strategist, Murray has been invited to be a featured speaker at a variety of events and industry forums. His entertaining yet thoughtful presentation style distills esoteric ideas into actionable insights. He was recently named as one of the five Social Media Masters by Social Media Club International. Murray’s pragmatic approach not only comes through in his presentations but also in his work as Strategy Practice Lead for Biztegra, an interactive and social media strategy agency. His focus is on helping Biztegra’s clients drive their businesses by designing appropriate interactive and integrated marketing strategies and tactics to fully engage their customers. He is also the founder of SMWorkshop.com , which offers workshops on developing REAL social media strategies, based on the proven process he uses with his clients. His previous positions include Global Director of Marketing for Sapient, as well as Director of Strategy for Razorfish, two the world’s premier interactive agencies. He began his career as a business/management/technology consultant for Andersen Consulting (Accenture).

Diana Luu is part of LinkedIn's Marketing Solutions team as Manager for Account Services in North America. In her role, Diana is responsible for growing the mid market business in North America by creating strategy, executing campaigns and driving revenue. Diana manages a team of account managers across North America who help companies to effectively market their brands to LinkedIn's influential, affluent and educated audience. With deep experience in advertising, marketing and media, Diana has worked in finance, marketing and sales focused positions at leading media organizations such as AOL and Astral Media. She has served on the National Advertising Benevolent Society (NABS) committee for the past two years in a leadership role leading the events, social media and marketing for the organization.

Barry is a frequent internet industry speaker, and a seasoned e-commerce and mobile executive having led e-commerce for several large scale retail and multi-channel companies. He was VP, Global E-Commerce for Office Depot's $4.1M web business, ranked #5 by Internet Retailer, where he oversaw strategic planning, on-line merchandising, functional innovation, site usability and design, and web analytics. He was also responsible for mobile strategy and omni-channel experience initiatives. Previously, he was with $1.2B Premier Farnell, as the SVP, E-Commerce and Marketing for the North American Newark Electronics brand. He led digital marketing, e-commerce development, and multi-channel marketing. Barry was general manager for Block & Company, Inc., a $100M multi-channel distributor of money handling products to financial and gaming customers, and has also held senior leadership roles in sales and direct marketing at Office Max and Archibald Candy Company.

Terra Spero is the co-founder and CEO of RealTime Marketing Group, a boutique digital media agency that focuses on leveraging social media to amplify businesses’ current marketing and increase revenue. Spero is backed by a team of social media strategists and developers who collectively manage a social reach of 15 Million users on a monthly basis.

Spero’s passion for relationship development and focus on results have been responsible for the firm’s exponential growth, including over 65% revenue growth in 2011. Her experience, coupled with enthusiasm and incredibly successful campaign integrations, has positioned Spero as an industry thought leader. This has resulted in Spero being a featured speaker at both local and national conferences including the Social Media Strategies Summit, the DMA, Florida Association for Women Lawyers as well as collaborating as a Social Media Expert for classes at Florida Atlantic University. She has conducted workshops for many organizations, a few of which include Simmons Bedding, U.S. Bank, Keds, JM Smucker Company, Big Y Foods, the Department of Defense, PayPal, AARP, Wet ‘n Wild Orlando, COSTCO, CVS, and the USGA. Spero was also nominated as a Mobile Woman to Watch and has been featured as a Florida Trendsetter for her work in social media.

Spero’s success in this industry is largely attributed to her passion, dedication and perseverance. Her focus on leadership and team development has resulted in creating an agency that is a unique blend of talent, drive, and outstanding customer service that comes together to produce amazing results. Graduating Cum Laude from Nova Southeastern University and Summa Cum Laude from Barry University, Spero has been in Florida since undergraduate studies and is committed to developing the economy in which she lives. She is extremely active in the South Florida Community, acting as the digital liaison on committee’s for multiple organizations and also donates her time and resources to the following organizations: Creative City Collaborative, Habitat for Humanity, the Delray Chamber of Commerce, Rock The Run, and Hearts for Soles.

Terra is proud of the success that RealTime Marketing Group has achieved and even more proud of her two sons, Zachary and Jackson…who, thanks to their mother’s career, have embarrassing baby videos with over a half million views on YouTube.

Dana Lira is Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs for Warner Home Video in Burbank, CA, with responsibility for, among other things, legal review of advertising and promotions, clearance of DVD enhancements, and negotiation of distribution deals. Prior to joining Warner Home Video in 1999, she was a litigation associate at Morrison & Foerster where she worked on a wide range of matters including environmental insurance coverage, professional liability, misuse of trademark and securities fraud. She also sat on the firm-wide pro bono committee and the Los Angeles Office recruitment and hiring committee. From 1993 to 1996, Ms. Lira was a construction litigation associate at Gibbs, Giden, Locher & Acret.

Ms. Lira received her J.D. in 1993 from UCLA and was the Chief Articles Editor for the Federal Communications Law Journal. At UCLA, Ms. Lira received the American Board of Trial Advocacy’s Outstanding Oral Advocacy Award.

Kubs Lalchandani, co-founder of Lalchandani Simon PL, focuses his practice in the areas of cyber and social media law. He counsels clients in various industries including healthcare, technology, finance, law, pharmaceuticals, hospitality, marketing and advertising.

As a successful entrepreneur, counsel for high-tech firms and former international litigator, Lalchandani brings to the practice a wealth of knowledge that enables him to deliver successful outcomes for his clients. He is experienced in trademark, copyright, healthcare and general business law, as well as other legal areas related to the Internet. In addition to his legal practice, Lalchandani is also co-owner and counsel to Derossi Global, a premier Manhattan cocktail bar group.

He established Lalchandani Simon PL to provide clients with high-quality legal counsel, personalized attention and effective representation. His career is marked by an ability to quickly get to the heart of complex matters, a willingness to vigorously pursue cases until they are successfully resolved for his clients, and a concurrent ability to arbitrate and mediate when appropriate – thus saving clients time and expense.

After graduating from Cornell University, Lalchandani served as assistant to the chief financial officer and financial analyst at MicroStrategy, a premier business intelligence software company. Upon graduating cum laude from Cornell Law School, with a specialization in international legal affairs, Lalchandani worked in the commercial litigation departments of the law firms Jones Day and White & Case, where he focused in banking litigation, products liability and international commercial arbitration. Lalchandani also completed a federal district court clerkship for the Honorable Patricia A. Seitz, District Judge, Southern District of Florida. Lalchandani speaks at technology strategy conferences nationwide and is routinely contacted by the news media for his perspectives on cyber law, social media law and emerging legal issues and trends. Lalchandani may be reached at kubs@lalchandanisimon.com.

Jacques Hart is CEO of Roar Media, an integrated marketing-communications and digital-communications consultancy. He specializes in helping traditional companies transform their legacy business operations and marketing programs into next-generation platforms that help increase market share, conversions and revenues.



Jacques is nationally known in digital and earned media for his focus on delivering winning results during more than 15 years of providing strategic counsel to leading Internet enterprises and Fortune 500 companies. For Jacques, the key is a bias for media-agnostic programs, focus on quality customer and user experiences, along with innovative ideas, quantitative analysis and effective communication.

As CEO of Roar Media, he integrates advanced Internet marketing strategies, including social marketing, search engine optimization and blogger relations, into clients’ traditional marketing programs.

A graduate of the University of Washington’s School of Business with a degree in marketing and advertising, Jacques served in the U.S. Peace Corps as a business-development volunteer helping establish local businesses. Jacques is a board member of the MIT Enterprise Forum and The South Florida Technology Alliance, and an honorary member of the Wharton Club of South Florida. Jacques may be reached via email at jacques@roarmedia.com.