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Panel Discussions

Stimulate your business senses in these interactive fireside chat style discussions. Learn from the unique stories and perspectives of experts as they go head to head on hot topics for your business in a digital world. These sessions guarantee to wow you with inspirational and relevant storytelling.

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Panel Discussions

Search Marketing in 2010
10 ways to drive more traffic
Ryan Kelly - Founder & CEO, Pear Analytics
Rajan Sodhi - VP Marketing, Peer 1 Hosting
Martin Stoddart - Senior Product Manager, Bing
Vanessa Wynn-Williams - Associate Marketing Manager, Yahoo! Canada

The major engines change the rules of search on a regular basis. Did you know that metatags may no longer have an impact on your search ranking? or that Twitter alone, produces millions of tweets (140 character posts) per day which Google and...

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The Secret to Success: Avoiding Start-up Pitfalls
Sometimes the best way to learn is from others' mistakes
Carisa Miklusak - Entrepreneur & Co-Founder, SoMedios
Ryan Holmes - CEO, HootSuite
Michael Fergusson - CEO, Ayogo
Danny Robinson - Managing Director, Bootup Labs

Participate in an intriguing discussion on start-ups that have failed. Did you know that companies like Apple had several flops before they got it right? or that web tv was first bought by Microsoft in 1997 and failed? However, web tv, today, is...

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Cost Effective Video Marketing
Getting results without blowing the budget
Bradley Shende - CEO, Media2O
Michael Tippett - Founder & CEO, NowPublic
Justin Young - Managing Director, Radar DDB Vancouver
Brent Stafford - S.V.P. Business Development, VideoClix Technologies Inc.

The statistics of online video are convincing.

According to comScore:

• Online video viewers are 20% more likely to make a purchase online
• 16.8 Billion Online Video Streams
• 151 Million people can be reached 110...

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Stories from the Trenches
Protect your business & your customers
Carisa Miklusak - Entrepreneur & Co-Founder, SoMedios
Tom Ellis - Technological Crime Analyst, RCMP
David Wotherspoon - Commercial Litigator & Partner, Fasken Martineau
Brad Lever - CEO, eCrypt Technologies

Did you know that the first criminal prosecution arising from Twitter posts began in April 2009? or that you could be held liable if hackers steal your client data? Hear stories from those who have suffered losses as a result of not properly...

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The Metrics of Social Media
Buzz, Bust, or Booming?
Darren Barefoot - Author of 'Friends with Benefits'
Kris Krug - President, Bryght
Alfredo Tan - Senior Director of Sales, Facebook
Lisa Sabin-Wilson - Owner, E.Webscapes Design Studio & Author, Wordpress for Dummies, BuddyPress For Dummies

How to effectively market your business using social communities like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Youtube, and Squidoo. Explore the possibility of hosting your own social niche community on your web site with WordPress and...

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Virtual Conferencing & Mobile Management
The next generation of voice communication
Don Thorson - CMO, Ribbit
Wesley Chan - Entrepreneur & General Partner, Google Ventures
Ron Stevens - CEO, Mingleverse
Sean O'Mahony - Principal, Lux Holdings

What do a mathematical unit, free calling, a virtual room, and a frog sound have in common? They are all part of a new wave in business communication that will impact how you'll talk to your customers and to each other.

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Mobile Marketing
The "App" Explosion
Brian Wong - Business Development, Digg
Scott Michaels - VP, Client Services, Atimi Software Inc.
Olivier Vincent - Co-Founder & President, Canpages
Adarsh Pallian - Founder and CEO, Pallian Creative

Everywhere you turn, people are talking about applications (apps) for smart phones. Mobile marketing has become a new buzz term for business. With iPhones, Blackberries, the Palm Pre, and so many other personal devices, you need to know what your...

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Cloud Computing
Wake up and get your head in the cloud!
Howie Wu - Co-Founder and CEO, LayerBoom Systems
Mark Cunningham - Co-Founder & CEO, Indicee
Ryan Storgaard - Director of Cloud Services Strategy, Microsoft Canada
Rajan Sodhi - VP Marketing, Peer 1 Hosting

According to Wikipedia, Cloud Computing is a paradigm shift in how we store and access information. Traditionally, people used software to manage their information and their business data; however a major shift is happening in the market.

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