Speaker Line-up for the 2009 Youth Marketing Mega Event

Chairman: Tristan Coopersmith, Director of Marketing, Research & Trends, The Intelligence Group
Sir Ken Robinson, Author, Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative and The Element: A New View of Human Capacity
Lori McFarling, Divisional Marketing Officer, Discovery Communications
Kit Yarrow, Ph.D. Chair, Department of Psychology Professor of Psychology and Business, Golden Gate University,
Author, Gen buY
Jayne O’Donnell, Retail and Auto Reporter, USA TODAY, Author, Gen buY
Karen Gruenberg Executive Producer, Mission to Planet 429
Jane Buckingham, President and Founder, The Intelligence Group
Eric Ryan, Founder, Method
Marian Salzman, Chief Marketing Officer and Leading Trendspotter, Porter Novelli
Michael Kimmel, Professor of Sociology, SUNY at Stony Brook, Author, Guyland

Cynthia Rapp, Vice President and Creative Director, Cartoon Network
Jane Gould, Vice President Consumer Insights, Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids & Family
Jamie Elden, VP, Interactive, Alloy Media + Marketing, home to Teen.com “TV” Alloy Entertainment, producers of hit teen TV shows “Gossip Girl” and “Privileged”
Scott Carlis, Associate Publisher of Marketing, GQ Magazine/Conde NAST
Jason Nadler, Head of Digital, UTA Online
Shawn Piller, Executive Producer, The Dead Zone, Greek

Neel Shah, Director, Fan Development, Major League Soccer
Jennifer H. Jones, Director Brand Marketing & Communications – Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Hotels Corporation
Bryan Johnston, Vice President of Global Marketing, Burton Snowboards

Roberto Lanzi, President, EMEA, Sanrio
Janet Hsu, President US, Sanrio
Brad Wahl, Vice President of Marketing, The Krystal Company
Kofi Brown, Digital Guru, Jordan Brand (A division Nike)
Barry Waldo, Vice President, Boys Entertainment & Licensing, Mattel
Marcy Gonzales, Brand Manager, Pacific World Corporation, (Leader in NailCare Cosmetics)

Amy J. Oberg, Corporate Futurist, Kimberly Clark Corporation
Barry Calpino, Senior Director, New Products, Wrigley Jr. Company
Clair Sidman, Marketing Manager, Ian’s Natural Foods
Jim Meier, Consumer Strategy & Insights Manager, Cheetos &Doritos, Frito Lay
Victoria Lozano, Vice President, Marketing NA, Cadbury
Brenda Zuck, Design Manager, Colgate-Palmolive

Claudia Bremser, Associate Director Marketing, Data Products, Verizon Wireless
Russell Arons, Vice President Marketing, Electronic Arts Inc.
Tracy Clark, Manager Youth Insights, Boost Mobile
Niels Aillaud, Digital Marketing Manager, LG Mobile Phones

Norman Goldstein, CEO and Founder, By Kids For Kids
Wynne Tyree, Chief Smarty Pants, Smarty Pants
Stephanie Retblatt, Chief Brainiac, Smarty Pants
Joanna Fanuele, Quant Queen, Smarty Pants
Peter Grunwald, President, Grunwald Associates
George Weiner, Director of Technology, DoSomething.org
Jack Dearnbarger, Business Development, Blockdot Games
Bob Reynolds, President, KidSay Terence Burke, Editor in Chief, KidSay Trend Tracker
Ali Pohn, President, Kiddie-i-Oh!
Chris Conley, Research Professor of Design & Innovation, Institute of Design, IIT
Roland C. Warren, President, National Fatherhood Initiative
Rachel Geller, Chief Strategic Officer, The Geppetto Group
Howard A. Tullman, President and CEO, Flashpoint Academy
Rolfe Auerbach, President, Brand-in Entertainment

Summer Carlis, 6, daughter of Scott Carlis, Associate Publisher of Marketing, GQ Magazine/Conde NAST
Alexandra Torline, 14, Student, Huntington Beach High School
Evan Lee Dahl, 20, Student, Golden West College Student