Speakers

@JonBond57

Jon is one of the industry's visionaries and thought leaders, having co-founded Kirshenbaum and Bond and creating the modern integrated agency. KB was also arguably the original "Word of mouth” agency, which was its initial positioning at its inception in the late 1980s.

Jon helped build KB into one of the largest independent agency networks in the world, which included the digital agency dotglu, media kitchen, lime promotions (who invented the pop-up Store), and VMM, a digital media buying/technology shop. Billings exceeded $1bb at the time the agency was sold to MDC in 2009, and clients included a who's who of brand leaders in virtually every sector: BMW, Citi, Capital One, Avon, Target, Tommy Hilfiger, Victoria's Secret, Kao brands, Revlon, Estee Lauder, Cisco, Keds, Verizon, Snapple, Wyndham hotels, Delta, Netjets, Meow Mix, Wendy's, IHOP, AT&T, Diageo, LVMH, and Abbott Labs.

Jon also co-founded Eyeballs, one of the first digital media agencies. Eyeballs later became the New York office of Avenue A, which eventually became part of Microsoft.

In 2010, Jon was voted number four in Adweek's Executive of the Decade poll. Jon has a range of interests in new age marketing, which keeps him current on any new developments. He is an investor/advisor to the popular social influencer tool Klout, which just brought on the venerable Kleiner Perkins as a next stage investor. He is also involved with social sentiment analysis firm, Crimson Hexagon, social targeting pioneer Media6degrees, DSP Data Xu, crowd source agency Victors and Spoils, and VC firm Metamorphic.

In a past life, Jon served on the board of the 4A's, the Ad Council, Advertising Week, and as chairman of Worldwide Partners, the largest network of independent agencies in the world with offices In 95 countries. Jon is also a board member of the charity God's Love We Deliver.

Jon has appeared on 20/20, The Today Show, CNN, and has been a regular guest blogger for The HUFFINGTON REPORT. He also co-authored UNDER THE RADAR (John Wiley & Sons), which has now been published in five languages. Jon has been a guest lecturer at The Harvard Business School, Darden, NYU, and his Alma matter, Washington University (St. Louis).

He lives in Greenwich Village with his family, and occasionally gets out to play golf, where he may even disconnect his "devices."
 

@jcangany

John runs APCO's global social media practice and serves as online communications counsel for a diverse portfolio of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, NGOs, and global private companies. He has developed and implemented online outreach strategies for issues related to litigation, transportation, energy, sustainability and health care. Prior to joining APCO, John was the content marketing manager for Island Press, an environmental book publisher.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Miami University.

Tasha Boone has had a career of serving the public since her early years growing up in North Carolina as a part of the Girl Scouts and 4-H Club. She joined the Peace Corps after college and served 2 years as an English Teacher in Botswana. After returning from the Peace Corps, she participated in the pilot Americorps Program in Washington, DC. and then transferred to continue domestic service by working for the Corporation for National Service. Tasha then went to work at the Washington, DC Peace Corps Recruiting Office and then later the National Peace Corps Headquarters Office where she focused on recruiting more people of color into the Peace Corps.

Tasha came to the Census Bureau in 1998 and has worked in different positions emphasizing the need to communicate effectively. For nine years she worked in the Decennial Management Division. First, she worked on the Census 2000 Marketing and Partnership Program and then went to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as the Census Advisor for a year. She was later a co-coordinator of the 2005 Census Test, chief of the Outreach and Promotion branch, and then chief of the 2010 Planning and Coordination branch. In 2007, Tasha came to the Communications Directorate and started working in the Census 2010 Publicity Office as chief of the Communication and Coordination branch, and later became the Assistant Office Chief to help plan and implement the Integrated Communications Campaign Contract for the 2010 Census. Tasha currently works as Assistant to the Associate Director for Communications, Steve Jost. In this capacity, she helps implement many activities across the communications directorate, particularly, in areas of strategic planning, budget, contract management, and research.

Tasha Boone received a B.A. in English from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, a MBA with an emphasis in Marketing from Johns Hopkins University, as well as a Master’s certificate in Project Management from George Washington University.

Tasha resides in Maryland with her husband and 2 dogs. In her spare time, she volunteers with a local Girl Scout Troop. Tasha has travelled to 8 different countries in Africa and enjoys reading science fiction and collecting X-Men comic books.

@stuartenyt

Stuart Elliott has been the advertising columnist of The New York Times since May 1991, writing the weekday advertising report as well as other news articles and features. He also writes a weekly e-mail newsletter, In Advertising, for NYTimes.com.

Stuart Elliott has covered advertising, marketing and media topics for two decades; in addition to The New York Times, he has written on those subjects for USA TODAY, Advertising Age, The Detroit Free Press, and The Times-Union in Rochester, NY.

Stuart has freelanced for many publications, including Campaign, Texas Monthly and Working Woman, speaks around the country, moderates panels, and has appeared on television programs like Nightline, Biography,  20/20, The News with Brian Williams (MSNBC), and specials on networks, including The History Channel, Showtime and VH1.

Stuart received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern university in Evanston, Ill.  He lives in Manhattan and his hobbies and interests include politics, popular culture, American history, and nostalgia, especially old advertising.

@bgluckman

Brian has just taken a position with Glover Park Group, as VP, Public Affairs.

In his previous position, as the Director of Strategy for New Media Strategies, Brian worked with clients to determine how they should best use social in a holistic fashion to reach key influencers and consumers for changing brand sentiment and selling products and ideas.

Before joining NMS, Brian worked at AutoTrader.com managing automotive media outreach, as well as developing and implementing the company’s social media program. Prior to that, he worked in automotive public relations, handling media outreach and social strategy for brands including XM Satellite Radio, Consumer Reports, Vespa, and Lotus Cars. 

Brian has a passion for branding, communications strategy and digital public relations, and it was this passion that led to his being recognized on PR Week’s “40 Under 40” list in 2009.

@WenDCy

Wendy is a Washington DC-based communications agency search consultant with extensive experience leading searches for branding, integrated communications, advertising, public affairs, PR, and research reviews.

Her agency search experience includes working with non-profits, corporations and trade associations including America’s Natural Gas Alliance (ANGA), Lockheed Martin, MVM, Inc., National Fisheries Institute, National 4-H Council, and the Tuna Council. In addition, Wendy has led agency new business efforts in senior management roles at DDB, Arnold and Porter Novelli.

Wendy works collaboratively with clients and search committees, providing a range of services from initial scoping through planning and implementation, as well as ongoing agency evaluation.

Prior to launching her own consultancy in 2009, Wendy was EVP and partner with global public relations firm Porter Novelli where she led successful new business pitches for healthcare, food and nutrition, government, corporate, and public affairs clients. 

Formerly, Wendy served as EVP/Chief Marketing Officer with Arnold Worldwide. Prior to that, she was Director of Creative Resources for Lockheed Martin, where she directed the corporate branding/identity and global advertising program.

From 2001-2011, Wendy served on the Board of Trustees of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the DC Ad Club and the Advertising Week DC Steering Committee. She also serves on the Board of the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company.

Wendy is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Georgetown University. She lives in Dupont Circle with her husband, Don, and their dog, Riley.

@nancyhhill

Nancy was named president and chief executive officer of the American Association of Advertising Agencies on February 1, 2008.

Previously, she served as chief executive officer at Lowe New York. A veteran of 4A’s member agencies on both east and west coasts, Nancy has served as executive vice president and managing director at BBDO New York, where she oversaw several of the agency’s largest accounts.

Nancy joined BBDO from Hill | Holliday, where she was first president of its San Francisco office, and later served as executive vice president and managing director for New York. In San Francisco, she was named one of the “75 Most Influential Women in Business,” in both 2001 and 2002, by the San Francisco Business Times.

Her background is steeped in technology experience from clients such as Cisco, Microsoft, LucasArts, Sybase, Sony and Verizon.

Nancy began her career in the recording industry. Later, she spent 11 years at Doner in Baltimore and TBWA\Chiat\Day before moving to San Francisco to lead Goldberg Moser O’Neill, which became Hill | Holliday in 2001.

Nancy has served on the Board of Directors of the Miami Ad School and led the launch of its New York campus. In addition to many teaching engagements throughout the country, she is actively involved in a community and education program in Ecuador, where she has a home.

@FollowAnne

Anne is currently vice president of advertising effectiveness products at comScore where she heads up product vision for the company’s AdEffx suite. 

She has over 15 years of experience in digital advertising and is a frequent speaker and trainer on critical issues in the industry. Her expertise focuses on digital ecosystem models, audience targeting and measurement, and advertising measurement. 

Anne is on the IAB faculty for the Professional Development series on advertising effectiveness and targeting. She is also active in ARF and IAB committees addressing innovations in the industry and was recently nominated for an ARF Great Mind Innovator award. 

Prior to comScore, Anne served as vice president of strategic insights at AOL, LLC where she successfully integrated sales strategy and research staff from multiple companies to form a cohesive marketing and research team.

Before AOL, Anne served in several positions at TACODA Inc. including vice president of data and analysis, vice president of revenue operations and director of sales. There she helped introduce behavioral targeting to the market and pioneered advanced analytical techniques to create success for clients such as Kraft, New York Times Digital, Cadbury, iVillage, Coca-Cola and General Mills.

Anne  has also held sales, marketing and operations positions at 24/7 Real Media Inc. and Hearst New Media and Technology, Inc.

She attended Barnard College of Columbia University.

As President and CEO of the American Advertising Federation, James serves as the AAF’s national leader and chief spokesman, representing nearly 100 corporate members, comprising the nation’s leading advertisers, advertising agencies, and media; and 40,000 individual members from 200 local AAF ad federations, and 225 AAF college chapters.

James is well known for his leadership in government, politics, and public policy. He served as executive director of the Democratic Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2003 to 2005. He held senior positions in the U.S. Congress, including positions with Congressman (now United States Senator) Robert Menendez (D-N.J.); Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), whose congressional district includes New York’s Madison Avenue; and Congressman Sander Levin (D-Mich.).

During his tenure on Capitol Hill, James earned a well-deserved reputation as an effective problem solver and coalition builder. National Journal reported in a June 21, 2003, profile: “When a problem arises in the ... ranks of the House Democratic Caucus, Datri is the staffer to whom [Chairman] Menendez and other lawmakers turn first,” and “Datri directed a series of policy forums on economic and security issues that helped forge consensus among ideologically diverse House Democrats.”

James was named five times to Roll Call’s “Fabulous Fifty” list of the 50 most influential advisers and strategists on Capitol Hill. He is an experienced speechwriter and has written speeches given in prime time at the 2000 and 2004 Democratic National Conventions.

James is also an attorney and was a partner at two large law firms: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, an AAF member; and McDermott Will & Emery, then one of the 10 largest law firms in the United States, where James was a key member of McDermott’s Government Strategies Practice Group, led by former Massachusetts Governor William Weld (R).

James has been engaged in advertising issues throughout his career. During his time on Capitol Hill, he worked to protect the full deductibility of advertising expenses. He worked with the AAF during the foundation of the Mosaic Center on Multiculturalism, and on the AAF’s first Summit on Diversity in the advertising industry, held in Washington, DC. He worked with the Clinton White House on the executive order signed in October of 2000 that established the first multicultural advertising guidelines for federal government departments and agencies. And James currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Ad Council, the Advertising Educational Foundation, and the National Advertising Review Council.

James, a New York City native, earned his Juris Doctor in 1992 from Harvard Law School, where he served as managing editor of the Harvard Law Record, and he earned his Bachelor of Arts, with honors, in 1989 from the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he was a University of California Regents Scholar.

Bob was appointed president and chief executive officer of the ANA (Association of National Advertisers, Inc.) in 2003.  He was previously executive vice president, responsible for member relations and business development with a primary focus on strengthening relationships with ANA member companies and broadening the membership base. He joined the ANA as senior vice president in 1995.

Prior to the ANA, Bob was vice president of global marketing and sales for Grupo Televisa, a major worldwide broadcaster. Previous experience includes more than 15 years in marketing and financial management at Kraft General Foods, including having served as category marketing manager for the Jell-O and Bakers brands. He is a member of the boards of directors of The Advertising Council, Advertising Research Foundation, National Advertising Review Council, Partnership for a Drug-Free America, Advertising Educational Foundation and an executive committee member of the World Federation of Advertisers. 

Bob holds bachelor degrees in accounting and management and an M.B.A. in finance from New York University.

@milesnadal

Miles is an international entrepreneur and philanthropist, as well as the Founder, Chairman and CEO of MDC Partners Inc., a progressive marketing and communications network, championing innovative entrepreneurial talent. Under Miles' leadership, MDC Partners has grown into one of the world’s largest marketing communications firms whose over 35 holdings include Crispin Porter + Bogusky, kirshenbaum bond senecal + partners, Anomaly, 72andSunny, zig, Bruce Mau Design, henderson bas, Redscout, Attention, Sloane & Company, Colle + McVoy, TEAM, HL Group, Adrenalina, Hello Design, mono and Vitro Robertson.

MDC Partners provides strategic and performance marketing solutions and services to multinational clients in North America, Europe and Latin America. The network’s philosophy emphasizes the utilization of strategy, creativity and consumer insights to drive growth, and increase the return on marketing investment for clients. MDC Partners encourages creativity, innovation, and actionable strategies in its partner firms, while providing human and financial resources to accelerate growth. MDC Partners’ commitment to creative excellence is highlighted by the phenomenal success of Crispin Porter + Bogusky, one of the most awarded agencies in the world. The agency has the unprecedented distinction of winning the Grand Prix at the Cannes International Advertising Festival in five separate categories, and has been named “Agency of the Year” in the trade press and at Cannes a total of fourteen times.

Miles is involved in a number of additional highly successful businesses, and was the Founder of First Asset Management Inc., one of Canada’s largest independent asset management firms with more than $35 billion under management. Founded in 1997, First Asset brought some of the best asset management firms in Canada together into one comprehensive organization that focused on money management for institutional and high net worth individuals. The firm was successfully sold to a large money management firm in late 2005.

Miles is a frequent guest lecturer on the subject of entrepreneurship at schools and universities across North America. He was a recent keynote lecturer at a joint event at Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School, as well as the April 2010 “Executive in Residence” for The University of Miami’s School of Business Administration. Miles is an active member of the Marketing 50, Global 50 and G100.

As Miles' business successes have grown, he has taken an increasingly larger role in support of important community and charitable organizations, focusing on the areas of health care, education and children’s welfare. He provided the keystone gift for the rebuilding of the Bloor Jewish Community Centre (now the Miles S. Nadal Jewish Community Centre), and served on the boards of Mt Sinai and Baycrest. Through his involvement with Junior Achievement and the Schulich School of Business, Miles has provided a multitude of high school and university scholarships for students striving to become the entrepreneurs of the future.

His contributions to business and society have been recognized by numerous awards, including being named Ernst & Young’s “Entrepreneur of the Year”, (Services Category, 1999), one of “The Top 40 Under 40”, and receiving the Human Relations Awards (2001), from the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews, bestowed to recognize outstanding contributions to society crossing the line of religious, racial or ethnic differences. In 2007 he was awarded the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto “Harold Lederman Award for Outstanding Community Service and Philanthropic Leadership”. That same year, he was named a Negev Dinner Honoree, in recognition of community leadership and dedication to Israel. Miles was recognized for his philanthropic initiatives from the Association of Fundraising Professionals when he was named 2004  “Volunteer of the Year.” He was a Keystone contributor to the revitalization of Ayolon/Canada Park (Canada-Israel Park), which has been named “The Miles S. Nadal & Family Environmental Community”. Miles has also been honored for his significant contributions to the Reena Foundation, an organization committed to integrating people with developmental handicaps into the mainstream of society. 

Miles resides in Nassau. He and his wife, Kelly, have four daughters, Sarah, Samantha, Olivia and Julia.
 

Lynn founded Ad Management Insights, LLC (AMI) in 2001 to help companies and organizations maximize their advertising and marketing efforts, including finding the best “fit” in advertising, PR and other communications agencies. Her background includes serving as Vice President, Group Management Supervisor at Grey Advertising in New York City, where she provided senior account management services to a variety of Fortune 500 and smaller organizations as well, including Procter & Gamble Prestige Fragrances, Clairol/Bristol Myers-Squibb, Borden, Block Drug, Glaxo-Wellcome and Vote America Foundation.

After relocating to Washington, DC, Lynn moved to the client side, directing the national image advertising and market research program for the pharmaceutical industry at PhRMA, reporting to the president and Fortune 100 board of directors. Lynn then launched and managed Touchstone Energy, the national branding initiative for more than 700 independent, electric cooperatives serving more than 60% of the U.S. 

Since launching AMI, Lynn has continued to work with a wide variety of companies, agencies and associations large and small. These include corporations, trade and professional associations, foundations, government contractors, as well as packaged goods, health/insurance, utilities and service industries.

Lynn has a B.A. from the University of North Carolina/Greensboro, and an M.B.A. in Marketing from New York University Stern School of Business. She serves on the board of directors of the DC Ad Club (member American Advertising Federation), has previously chaired the national Association for Women in Communications, the AWC Matrix Foundation, New York Women in Communications, and DC Women in Communications, and is also a member of the American Marketing Association.

As the founder of the Pappas Group, Anthony defines the overall creative direction for the company’s clients, most recently leading the rebranding initiatives of Rosetta Stone, Blackboard, Inc, Discovery Education, Network Solutions, and Destination DC.

Prior to starting Pappas Group in 2003, Anthony held the position of Senior Vice President/Executive Creative Director of Proxicom’s Brand & Experience Group from 1996-2003. During this tenure, he was responsible for leading, developing and executing creative strategy and interactive marketing/design initiatives for Proxicom’s global client roster.

His accomplishments at Proxicom included being appointed Executive Creative Director after the company was named “interactive agency of record” for Mazda North America; producing the interactive campaign for the launch of MCI’s national “IP Telephony over the Web” initiative; and leading the concept creation, identity development, information design and multimedia work for more than 50 Fortune 500 clients such as NIKE, General Electric, Timberland, Merrill Lynch, Mercedes-Benz Credit Corporation, Cole Haan, Liz Claiborne, PepsiCo, MCI, Marriott, Gap Inc, Intel, Microsoft, Marriott, Quikbook.com and the Intel Travel prototype.

Prior to Proxicom, Anthony spent seven years in the “traditional advertising arena,” working with organizations such as Saatchi & Saatchi and Grey Advertising. He also did extensive art direction work in film, television and commercial industries. Clients included: McDonalds, Pepsi, Mellow Yellow, Warner Bros (Batman).

During his years as a senior multimedia producer, Anthony developed interactive simulations and presentations. As an independent contractor to film production companies, Anthony designed and created sets, props and product displays for television shows, commercials, movies, and music videos.
Anthony earned a B.F.A. from the Long Island University in graphic design and a minor in advertising. He is a frequent speaker and keynote at design, branding and creative business conferences throughout the U.S. and beyond, having earned a longstanding reputation as a branding expert.

The work produced by Anthony and his team has earned numerous ADDY Awards, American Graphic Design Awards, Webbys, Rebrand 100 honors, and Print Magazine Interactive Awards.

Anthony’s column, entitled Branding - the bottom line, can be found monthly in the Washington Business Journal.

@sradick

Steve has eight years of experience as a strategic communications consultant, and for the last 3 years, he’s been one of the leads for Booz Allen’s Digital Strategy & Social Media practice. His background in change management, strategic communications, and stakeholder engagement strategy and implementation means that his focus is not only on the technology and infrastructure aspects of social media, but on the people and processes that ultimately determine the success (or failure) of social media initiatives. Steve is a frequent speaker on the topics of Government 2.0, strategic communications, social media, and Enterprise 2.0 and blogs about his experiences at www.steveradick.com.

He grew up in Pittsburgh, PA, and graduated from Bethany College in West Virginia.
 

@jseiken

Jason oversees PBS’ award-winning new media services, including pbs.org, pbskids.org, pbskidsgo.org, and the PBS mobile products, such as PBS for the iPad. He also is responsible for revenue from new media and from worldwide DVD distribution and download to own.

PBS during the past two years has become an industry leader in the new media space. In a little more than a year, the number of videos viewed on PBS Web sites rose from 2 million a month to 88 million a month. The PBS Kids sites are now the most popular children’s sites on the Web for viewing video, according to comScore. And PBS for the iPad became the #1 most popular free iPad app within 24 hours of launch.

In addition, PBS has introduced a number of industry firsts. PBS was the first site to integrate interactive games into television video (pbskidsgo.org). PBS was the first organization to debut a television program on Facebook and, a few months later, the first to debut a program on the iPad. Recently, PBS became the first organization to use augmented reality as an educational tool.

Before joining PBS, Jason was based in London, where he led content development for AOL’s businesses in the UK, France, and Germany as Vice President, Content and Programming for AOL Europe. In addition, Jason was the founding Executive Editor of washingtonpost.com, leading the team that created one of the premier newspaper Web sites in the world.

@rudowitz

After 20+ years of agency and corporate public relations and public affairs work, Robert created RFP Associates in 2010 with former Fleishman-Hillard colleague Steve Drake to address the bane of the industry’s existence, request for proposals. Having worked on both sides of the process, Robert’s goal is to create an equal, streamlined approach that satisfies both parties and adds some harmony to the client-agency relationship.

Immediately prior to creating RFP Associates, he was a PR/PA consultant with national clients concentrated mostly in the financial industry, commercial real estate, trade associations. 

Robert graduated with a B.A. in Communications from the State University of New York College at Buffalo. He has been on the Board of PRSA-NCC for several years and is part of its Independent Public Relations Alliance. Robert is also a part board member of the American Independent Writers. He began his career in New York City and has a BA in Communications from the State University of New York College at Buffalo.
 

@Kipbot

As Director of Digital Innovation, Kip is responsible for leading the integration of emerging technologies and digital practices with MDC agencies and their brands. As part of the strategic planning group, he works on implementing and growing digital solutions across the network.

Kip founded the Digital Works Institute in partnership with Chuck Porter and MDC, after running the Communications Planning practice at RAPP, where he brought digital behavior and insights to traditional brand planning. 

Prior to RAPP, Kip was SVP, ECD of Interaction Design at R/GA, providing creative leadership on the Nike, Nokia, SC Johnson, J&J, IBM and other accounts.

Kip’s introduction to interactive design was as a game designer for EAI and Byron Preiss Multimedia, where he designed games based on licensed properties such as X-Men, Spiderman, Barbie, Clue, Scooby-Doo and Animaniacs. Prior to his focus on interactive design, Kip was a political consultant and speechwriter.

Chuck is the Chief White House Correspondent for NBC News, as well as the co-host of “The Daily Rundown” on msnbc. He became NBC News' Political Director in March 2007. He also serves as NBC News' on-air political analyst for "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams," "Today," "Meet the Press" and msnbc.

In addition to his on-air analysis, Chuck has been responsible for all aspects of the network’s political coverage, including maintaining contact with the campaigns and serving as the point person for political news and information. He is also the editor of "First Read," NBC’s must-read guide to political news and trends in and around Washington, DC, writes weekly analysis columns for MSNBC.com, and hosts regular online politics discussions on Newsvine. He is based in NBC News' bureau in Washington, DC
Before joining NBC News, Chuck was the Editor-in-Chief of National Journal’s “The Hotline,” Washington’s premier daily briefing on American Politics. In his 15 years working at “The Hotline” or one of its affiliates, Chuck became one of Washington’s foremost experts on political campaigns of all levels. He served as Editor-in-Chief for six years. He also serves as a contributing editor to The Atlantic Monthly, where he pens political essays, and he teaches a graduate-level political communications course at the Johns Hopkins University In December 2005, Chuck was featured as one of Washingtonian’s ‘Best Of’” journalists.
Chuck has frequently appeared on television to offer analysis of campaigns and political events of the day, including MSNBC's "Hardball with Chris Matthews" and weekly appearances on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal." He has also offered analysis for print publications and has been quoted in hundreds of daily newspapers.

In addition to his "Hotline" duties, Chuck has written a highly-regarded weekly column for NationalJournal.com and MSNBC.com focusing on the big picture battles for the White House and control of the Senate and House.

Chuck has also written op-ed essays that have been published in The New York Times and The Washington Post. During the 2004 elections, he moderated one of the few presidential candidate forums in Iowa. In addition to Chuck’s extensive media presence, he teaches a graduate-level political communications course at the Johns Hopkins University.

Before coming to the world of political reporting and analysis, Chuck earned practical political experience on initiative campaigns in Florida and various national campaigns based in Washington, DC.

Joe Grimaldi leads an agency that has recently been recognized as one of the Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Advertising & Marketing by Fast Company magazine. In addition, Mullen was this year named to the prestigious Advertising Age Agency A-List and as the Agency of the Year for Media Planning & Buying by Mediapost’s Online Media, Marketing and Advertising Magazine.

Grimaldi has the courage to embrace and thrive on change, and a drive to inspire colleagues at Mullen and beyond to push themselves to exceed their expectations. He is a passionate leader in the creative and innovation economy. He was one of the original partners when he joined Mullen 29 years ago. Under his leadership, Mullen has grown at a cumulative average growth rate of 17.5% per year, rising from a tiny creative boutique into one of the most highly regarded agencies in the country. Mullen has become a magnet for thought-leader clients like Google, JetBlue and Zappos, as well as top creative, strategic and technology talent from all across America.

Joe is an active member of the region’s business and civic communities, giving generously of his personal and the company’s resources to foster economic development and quality of life improvements in our region.

On a personal note, Joe has overcome long odds to reach his professional and community stature. He’s an Italian immigrant who came to America when he was 5. He’s been a latch-key kid, a shoeshine boy, a juvenile delinquent, a construction laborer, a motorcycle chopper builder and a professional rock musician. These experiences taught him the art of embracing change and overcoming adversity, both of which have helped him succeed in his business and personal endeavors.

@joeerwin

Joe is the co-founder and President of Erwin-Penland, a full-service marketing firm headquartered in Greenville, SC. After spending his early years in New York at DMB&B, Joe returned south to open Erwin-Penland with one account and one employee. His goal: extraordinary work, coupled with extraordinary customer service. And 25 years later, that’s still the hallmark of the agency. Only, instead of one employee there are now 275, and the agency’s clients include some of America’s leading brands: Verizon Wireless, Denny’s, Michelin, Lockheed Martin and General Motors among them.

In 2004, Erwin-Penland became part of Hill Holliday, and like their parent company, is known for moving fast, helping set the pace for retail, franchise and other national clients, and an unyielding focus on results. A champion of seamlessly integrated communication, Joe has spearheaded the agency’s foray into a wide range of marketing disciplines, which now includes in-house digital, public relations, experiential branding, digital asset management and analytics capabilities.

Joe personally oversees the agency’s pro bono work and diversity initiatives, and is an active participant and contributor to a variety of civic and philanthropic causes. He has served on boards for the South Carolina Special Olympics, the Governor’s Commission on Teacher Quality and the Partnership for a Drug-Free America. In 2003 he was named an Alumni Fellow by Clemson University, the highest honor the school bestows upon its graduates, and he is an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award Winner.

The agency has won countless creative awards, as well as multiple EFFIE awards. This year alone, Erwin-Penland has been recognized by Advertising Age as one of Best Places to work in marketing, by PR News as one of the Best Places to work in Public Relations, by the S.C. Chamber of Commerce as one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina, and received a Diversity Leadership Award from the Richard W. Riley Institute at Furman University.

Imaginative concepts, a proven ability for problem solving, and intense account service orientation have contributed to Cary Hatch’s success. With more than 30 years of experience in advertising and direct marketing, Cary has a formidable track record in business and consumer communications, both domestic and international. Her hands-on approach to marketing “accountability” has fueled the agency’s growth and helped MDB earn a spot on the Inc. 500, the annual list of the fastest-growing companies in America. Cary’s broad-based client experience includes Sprint, Fannie Mae, National Geographic, the D.C. Lottery, Loral Skynet, The U.S. Mint and many others.

Cary currently serves on the Executive Committee for the Greater Washington Board of Trade and has served on the Board of Directors for the Advertising Club of Metropolitan Washington, which in 2004 bestowed on her its highest honor, the Silver Medal Award. She served on the Board of Directors for Women in Advertising and Marketing for four years after fulfilling two terms as president, and she also received the organization’s first-ever Founder’s Award. She currently serves as the Chair of the Mid-Atlantic Board of Governors for the American Association of Advertising Agencies and the Advisory Board for the Washington Business Journal.

Cary also devotes significant hours giving back to the community. She has served as the Washington, DC Key Market Coordinator for the Partnership for a Drug-Free America since 1990, and serves on the Marketing Advisory Boards for Destination DC and the Trust for the National Mall. She is a graduate of Leadership Washington and a noted lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, Georgetown and her alma mater, the University of Maryland, and is a regularly featured industry expert on radio and TV outlets.
 

Jim has been an award-winning copywriter and creative director for 20 years. After stints at big agencies on both coasts, working on big brands like Lexus and EA Sports, he realized big wasn’t better. So he formed RP3, a collective of forward-thinkers, change agents and creative savants, all in one agile package. He prefers RP3’s nimbler model and more collaborative spirit because it gives him the freedom to explore new ground and always let the best idea win. 

@corbett3000

Peter is the Founder and CEO of iStrategyLabs – an award-winning digital agency based in Washington, DC. Peter is widely known for his creative marketing approaches coupled with a deep technical background, and a focus on civic innovation through community building.

As an innovator and entrepreneur, Peter has focused on bringing together other entrepreneurs and technologists as organizer of the super-popular monthly event, DC Tech Meetup and of course as co-founder and producer with of Digital Capital Week (@DCWEEK)

Peter was name Technology Advisor to DC Mayor Vince Gray’s transition team and named one of the most influential Washingtonians under 40 by Washington Life magazine. He was also listed as one of 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers by Government Technology Magazine.

In Government 2.0 circles, Peter is widely known for co-creating Apps for Democracy with Vivek Kundra and DC’s Office of the CTO, and the Apps for the Army program for the US Army.

Most recently, Peter was chosen as one of Washingtonian magazine’s 100 Tech Titans for 2011.

Peter has won multiple industry awards and accolades:

• *6 ADDYs for digital and experiential campaigns
• *2 Living Labs Global Innovation awards
• *1 Pioneer Institute Better Government Award
• *1 Webby Honorable Mention
• *Power 30 Under 30™ 2010
• *Named Technology Advisor to DC Mayor Vince Gray’s transition team
• *3x named one of the most influential Washingtonians under 40 by WashingtonLife
• *Named a 2011 Young Global Shaper by the World Economic Forum
• *Named one of 100 Tech Titans by Washingtonian Magazine in 2010 and 2011
• *Named one of 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers by Government Technology Magazine
• *Named as Advisor to Code for America
• *Name as Advisor to Civic Commons
• *Won Great Washington DC Board of Trade’s “One To Watch” award for being “A rising entrepreneur who has a bright and sustainable future in Greater Washington”
• *Organizer of the 800+ monthly DC Tech Meetup

Marty joined Rapp in September of 2011 to help complete its transition to a fully integrated brand shop. His major accounts include Humana, Pfizer, Toyota, Ted-X Harlem and Pointy Snout Caviar. He is particularly proud of a documentary series on counterfeit Viagra for Pfizer that runs on YouTube and a very successful fund-raising drive for Witness.

Before Rapp, Marty spent 10 years as Chief Creative Officer of SS+K, a non-traditional boutique agency based in lower Manhattan. At SS+K, Marty led the creative team that handled the youth market for Barack Obama’s election campaign. Under his creative leadership, SS+K also played a major role in the LIVESTRONG yellow wristband phenomenon for the Lance Armstrong Foundation, produced a seminal Big Urban Game for Qwest cellphones, launched Delta Airlines out of bankruptcy and invented the first interactive cinema game.

Prior to that, Marty earned the distinction of being the only person to serve as creative director of 3 Chiat/Day offices. (New York, London and Toronto) During his 9 years at Chiat/Day, he created Fruitopia for the Coca-Cola Company and the seminal but controversial ‘Reeboks Let U.B.U.’ campaign. Beside Chiat/Day, Marty has done time at other creative advertising agencies including M&C Saatchi, DDB and Scali McCabe Sloves.

A copywriter by trade, Marty served on the board of the One Club for a number of years and is one of the few American copywriters featured in the recently published ‘Copy Book, How Advertising’s Best Writers Write Their Advertising.’

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Domenico is an off-air Political Reporter for NBC News. He writes, reports and edits for First Read, the network's political blog. He occasionally appears on-air, writes feature-length pieces for msnbc.com, reports from Capitol Hill, field produces and provides editorial guidance for correspondents and producers working on Nightly News, The Today Show, Meet the Press, MSNBC and affiliates.

Denise F. Warren is Senior Vice President and Chief Advertising Officer of The New York Times Media Group and general manager of NYTimes.com. In this role, Denise is responsible for advertising sales for The New York Times newspaper and magazines, NYTimes.com, and the International Herald Tribune; she also leads the daily operations of NYTimes.com, the largest newspaper Web site on the Internet. 

Denise was named to the newly created position of chief advertising officer in June 2005. She leads The New York Times Media Group's advertising efforts to achieve transformation and growth while competing more effectively in the evolving media landscape. Denise is a seasoned media executive with over 20 years of experience at the Times Company. She has had a diversified career, taking on leadership positions across traditional and emerging mediums including newspapers, magazines, online, mobile and social networking platforms.

Ash is the lead recruiter for AKQA Washington DC office and supports global recruitment initiatives. He works with finance, resource management and senior leaders to ensure that headcount needs and position criteria are fully met. He creates and manages sourcing strategies to connect with the right caliber of candidates, which also includes screening, interviewing, and critiquing resumes. He partners with Client Services, Strategy, and Technical department leaders to design job specifications, budgets, timelines, and manages the offer process. 

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Erik’s unique perspective as General Manager of the 100-person DC office is rooted in his experience across several departments at AKQA. He initially joined AKQA in 2000 on the creative side, as a Senior Copywriter and later became the Director of Content Development. In 2003 he became the Director of Business Development, and was responsible for both new business and developing opportunities within the AKQA portfolio. As Client Services Director, Erik helped to craft a successful approach to all work, and monitor the overall health of the studio’s client relationships.

During his time at AKQA, Erik has secured and shepherded client engagements with dozens of global companies and brands, including Borders, Delta, Disney, Discovery Communications, ESPN, Harley-Davidson, Kellogg’s, the NHL, Sprint, and Volkswagen.

Erik is Vice President of the DC Ad Club Board of Directors.

Michael Riley became Managing Editor of Bloomberg Government in 2010. Prior to that, he was the Editor and Senior Vice President of Congressional Quarterly and the editor of The Roanoke Times in 1998. He created and launched allpolitics.com, a leading political Internet site founded by TIME magazine and CNN.  

Michael was awarded a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University learning about digital technology and the online world. He had been a senior correspondent and bureau chief for TIME and spent much of a decade there covering national politics, including the 1988 and 1992 presidential campaigns.

Michael, who grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, graduated with a B.A. in English from Wake Forest University as well as a Master’s in public administration from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.

Bobby is the Executive Vice President of CTIA—The Wireless Association® where he is involved in all aspects of CTIA’s work on behalf of its member companies in the wireless industry which include carriers, suppliers, and providers of wireless data services and products. He assumed this position in 2006 following two-and-a-half years as CTIA’s Vice President of Government Affairs where he principally focused on advocacy efforts before Members of Congress, as well as the Administration.

Prior to joining CTIA, Bobby was Vice President of Federal Government Affairs and head of Alltel’s Washington, D.C. office where he was responsible for the company’s legislative and regulatory advocacy. Bobby originally joined Alltel in 1998 as Vice President of Federal Legislative Affairs. Before Alltel, Bobby spent a year and a half as a consultant representing the deans of the colleges of agriculture at our nation’s land-grant colleges and universities, as well as the directors of the various state cooperative extension services.

Bobby began his professional career with nearly a decade of experience on Capitol Hill working on various issues in the office of Senator David Pryor (D-AR) and on several Senate Committees including Agriculture, Finance, and Governmental Affairs. In these positions, he worked on a variety of legislation related to agriculture and international trade including: the 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the 1994 Uruguay Round Agreements Act, and the 1996 Farm Bill.

Franklin earned his B.S.B.A. in Finance and Banking from the University of Arkansas with a special emphasis in Financial Management. He resides in Arlington, VA with his wife Julia and their three children.

Rick has been with Yahoo! since 2006 and brings more than 12 years of marketing, branding and business development experience in his role as Director of B2B Marketing. In his current position he leads a team responsible for helping advertisers succeed in their mobile and local digital advertising efforts. Prior to joining Yahoo! Rick held global marketing and business development positions within General Electric and Aramark Corporation helping them succeed with online marketing efforts.

Rick received his B.A. from University of California Riverside and a Masters in International Economic Policy at American University in Washington DC.

Pablo Izquierdo is a founding Senior Partner of Elevación and is the agency’s Vice-President in charge of Client Services. Over the past several years, Pablo has served as Elevación’s principal account executive for several of Elevación’s largest clients including CBP’s Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and Land Border Integration campaigns. In this capacity he was Elevación’s day-to-day liaison with CBP’s project managers, attending meetings, submitting the required reports and working closely with CBP personnel from the development of the original strategic communications plans to coordinating the design, development and approval process of all communications initiatives.

Pablo offers over 25 years experience in advertising working on many memorable campaigns targeting the Hispanic community including the national roll out of Poison Help; the launch of “La Onda Verde” environmental initiative; Inter-American Development Bank’s “Llama y Vive” (Call and Live) Anti-Human Trafficking effort in a dozen Latin American countries; the Department of Health and Human Services multi-year campaign for the Center for Substance Abuse and Treatment; and CBP/Office of Border Patrol’s international communications campaigns for the Border Safety Initiative, including “No Mas Cruces en la Frontera,” “No Te Engañes” as well as the “Así No” campaign.

Prior to co-founding Elevación he had a successful career as producer in the news media, including tenures at C-SPAN, Univision and independent production houses. He won an independent film Rosebud Award for a documentary short about the 1990’s DC riots.

Pablo has served on many professional boards, including serving as D.C. Chapter President of the Hispanic Academy of Media Arts and Sciences, and Vice President of the DC Ad Club. Pablo holds an M.A. in Communications from American University and a B.A. in Advertising from the University of Madrid in Spain.

Mark Skidmore is the managing director of Bully Pulpit Interactive (BPI), the largest digital marketer of the Democratic Party and brand. He specializes in brand positioning, message development, direct response, and crisis management.

Prior to joining BPI, Mark was Director of Advertising & Promotion for Blue State Digital, the firm responsible for Barack Obama's technology. During the 2008 primaries, Mark brought his corporate direct response experience to the realm of politics and cause marketing.

After the election of Barack Obama, he helped Blue State Digital's rapid expansion throughout Europe and North America, leading worldwide advertising initiatives on behalf BSD’s clients. During the Obama-Biden Presidential transition, Mark led direct marketing efforts for the Presidential Inaugural Committee, and helped with the launch of the official Inaugural site.

In early 2008, he created the rapid response strategy for Truth Fights Back, a project of Senator John Kerry, which offset smears against Barack Obama and other democratic candidates. The campaign received national media attention and would go on to win a Pollie in 2009. The Truth Fights Back rapid response model would help guide Blue State's strategy for clients such as the U.S. Olympic Committee, the Prince of Wales, NAACP, Freedom to Marry, America's Voice, Partners in Health, AT&T, U.S. Bid Committee, CWA, and Senator Ted Kennedy.

In the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake of 2010, Mark raised millions of dollars for international relief organizations by arranging for hundreds of thousands of dollars in free advertising.

Prior to joining Blue State Digital, Mark managed online advertising campaigns for Nike in Europe and North America. He was responsible for NIKEiD's online search marketing programs, as well as the NikeStore.com, Jumpman23, Nike Basketball, Nike Football, and Nike+. Prior to his work with Nike he managed paid search campaigns for luxury brands such as Neiman Marcus, Juicy Couture, Armani, Elie Tahari, and Michael Kors.