Scott Brinker has been analyzing marketing technology and its impact on marketing organizations for more than a decade. He writes the chiefmartec.com blog and serves as the program chair of the MarTech conference series. He serves as VP Platform Ecosystem at HubSpot, helping to grow and nurture the company's community of technology partners. And he authored the best-selling book Hacking Marketing, about adapting software management practices — such as agile methodologies — to marketing teams. Previously, he was the co-founder and CTO of ion interactive. He holds degrees in computer science from Columbia University and Harvard University and an MBA from MIT. Connect with him on Twitter @chiefmartec.

As the CMO at Treasure Data, Tom drives the marketing strategy and execution for Treasure Data's CDP (Customer Data Platform) solution. He has an MBA from the Wharton School of Business, as well as a Master of Arts in International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. With a unique blend of business experience, technical skills and creativity, he has been able to make a meaningful impact on many companies.

Stuart is a 20-year media research veteran leading custom and syndicated research projects at Advertiser Perceptions. In prior professional roles, he has occupied leadership positions at Viacom, Time Inc., The Associated Press and the Online Publishers Association (OPA). His experience and focus is centered around analytics, measurement, media behavior and ad tech and ad sales. Stuart is a frequent industry speaker whose research is featured in several consumer and industry publications. Prior to his media career, he was a political scientist and published author at Florida State University.

Matthew Edgar is a partner at Colorado-based Elementive (www.elementive.com), a consulting firm specializing in analytics, research and technical SEO. Author of Elements of a Successful Website and Tech SEO Guide, Matthew has worked in the web performance analytics field since 2001. He has been interviewed by Forbes, American Express, and other publications about analytics, CRO, UX, and SEO. He regularly speaks at conferences and teaches workshops, including speaking at MozCon, SMX, and teaching courses with O’Reilly Media. Matthew holds a Master’s in Information and Communications Technology from the University of Denver. Learn more and connect at MatthewEdgar.net. 

Houman Akhavan has been at the helm of CarParts.com’s marketing efforts as Chief Marketing Officer since February 2019, and previously served as the company’s Vice President of Marketing from January 2006 to December 2014. He was also a consultant to US Auto Parts (former company name of CarParts.com, Inc.) from August 2004 to December 2005, providing advice and guidance on marketing strategy and website optimization.

Prior to his role as CarParts.com’s Chief Marketing Officer, Houman was the Chief Executive Officer of Growth Rocket, a marketing consulting firm, from January 2015 to February 2019. From February 2000 to July 2004, Houman served as the founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Edigitalweb, Inc., an online marketing and software development firm that was responsible for the launch of US Auto Parts’ online presence.

As CarParts.com’s CMO, Houman has played an integral role in the company’s overall turnaround and return to growth. His focus has been on harnessing martech—the marriage of marketing and technology—in order to drive growth and innovation, to build the CarParts.com brand, and to create a more personalized experience for customers. He was a critical player in building CarParts.com’s new universal progressive web application (uPWA) and the driving force behind the company’s site consolidation strategy. He has also established a strong partnership network to allow the product and technology teams to build best-in-class features for the CarParts.com website. As a member of Google’s exclusive Retail Advisory Council, Houman has exchanged invaluable knowledge with fellow top industry leaders at brands chosen for being the most important, progressive, and innovative in retail—including Wayfair, Chewy.com, Etsy, and more—helping to shape the future of CarParts.com as well as Google and commerce as a whole. Houman continues to remain focused on adding value to the customer experience and delighting customers no matter where they are in their automotive journey.

Vijay Chittoor is the CEO & co-founder of Blueshift, the leading AI-Powered Customer Data Platform. Vijay was previously the co-founder & CEO of Mertado (acquired by Groupon to become Groupon Goods), and an early team member at Kosmix (acquired by Walmart to become @WalmartLabs). A former consultant with McKinsey & Co., Vijay is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s MBA Program. He also holds Bachelor’s and Master's degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.

Steven Kearney is an enterprise customer success manager at Wrike. He has worked at Wrike for over four years now and has helped more than 400 different customers. He lives in sunny San Diego and when he isn’t at the beach, you can find him on the golf course.

Pat Ratajewska is a Marketing and Event Project Manager at Wrike. She has over 12 years of experience in event marketing and program management for high-tech and consumer brands leading highly cross-functional programs across Europe and the US. She’s focused on improving processes and aligning teams to deliver high-value initiatives with more efficiency.

Zach Wolf is an enterprise customer success manager at Wrike, where he has helped clients in many different industries. Zach has worked at Wrike for almost three years now. He lives in San Diego and enjoys spending time with his wife and 3-month old son, playing tennis and the great weather in southern California.

Pamela Parker is Research Director at Third Door Media's Content Studio, where she produces Martech Intelligence Reports and other in-depth content for digital marketers in conjunction with Search Engine Land, Marketing Land, MarTech Today and Digital Marketing Depot. Prior to taking on this role at TDM, she served as Content Manager, Senior Editor and Executive Features Editor. Parker is a well-respected authority on digital marketing, having reported and written on the subject since its beginning. She's a former managing editor of ClickZ and has also worked on the business side helping independent publishers monetize their sites at Federated Media Publishing. Parker earned a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University. 

David M. Raab is founder and CEO of the Customer Data Platform Institute www.cdpinstitute.org, a vendor-neutral organization which educates marketers and technologists about customer data management.  Mr. Raab named the Customer Data Platform category in 2013.

Before CDP Institute, Mr. Raab spent most of his career as a consultant helping marketers to understand, find and deploy marketing technologies and vendors.   He is a frequent speaker and writer on marketing topics and author of Marketing Performance Measurement Toolkit (Racom Books, 2009).

Prior to Raab Associates, he held senior marketing positions in the publishing and continuity industry.  Mr. Raab holds a bachelor's degree from Columbia University and MBA from the Harvard Business School. 

Craig leads Merkle’s solution architecture team.  His team is responsible for design of marketing technology solutions for all practices as well as providing thought leadership, innovation, and architectural standards to enable solution deployments.

Craig has 20 years of experience delivering multi-channel enterprise marketing systems. He has broad technology and industry experience, driving technical architecture solutions by providing technical expertise in strategy, design, and implementation. During his time at Merkle, he has led technology CRM engagements for clients such as Samsung, Transamerica, DIRECTV, Taco Bell, SoFi, PNC Bank, and others.

Prior to joining Merkle in 2009, Craig served as Director of Business Intelligence Systems and Services at a startup focused on providing marketing management to small businesses.  Prior to that, he served as Director, Marketing Technology at Epsilon/DoubleClick, acting as Chief Architect for an interactive database marketing solution, enabling advanced segmentation and reporting capabilities specific to online channels.  Craig began his career with Accenture and Braun Consulting, serving as a Manager within the CRM and Database Marketing consulting groups.

Craig holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Kim Davis is the Editorial Director of MarTech Today. Born in London, but a New Yorker for over two decades, Kim started covering enterprise software ten years ago. His experience encompasses SaaS for the enterprise, digital- ad data-driven urban planning, and applications of SaaS, digital technology, and data in the marketing space. He first wrote about marketing technology as editor of Haymarket’s The Hub, a dedicated marketing tech website, which subsequently became a channel on the established direct marketing brand DMN. Kim joined DMN proper in 2016, as a senior editor, becoming Executive Editor, then Editor-in-Chief a position he held until January 2020. Prior to working in tech journalism, Kim was Associate Editor at a New York Times hyper-local news site, The Local: East Village, and has previously worked as an editor of an academic publication, and as a music journalist.  

Marc serves as Third Door Media's SVP Marketing & Experience. He is a twenty+ year digital marketer with a proven track record of revenue & digital fundraising growth. He's led high-growth change at a wide range of organizations, helping companies ranging from startups to large enterprises.

Vasil is a growth marketing and event entrepreneur, who has produced over 500 in-person and virtual events, as well as built a 90K+ network of tech entrepreneurs and marketers. He’s the founder of Growth Marketing Conference, one of the leading growth marketing events in the industry

Melissa Leads engagement strategies with more than 150 brands across  NA, delivering customized innovative ideas while maintaining the end consumer as the focus of delivery. Developed and drove a cross-brand solution and go-to-market strategy across all market segments, where all teams can inspire and drive our clients to choose our software as their go-to solution. Conducted and lead over 20 Design Thinking workshops resulting in methodical roadmaps to deliver against strategic imperatives for individual brands. Design Thinking Certified

Erinne Mejia is the Principal of Product Management at Acoustic.  Where we’re reimagining marketing technology by lessening the burdens of repetitive tasks. By connecting it all in one single view, and by giving marketers more time to do what really matters: thinking bigger and putting themselves back into the work. Our goal is to bring humanity back to marketing. We stand for marketers, and we help them aim higher.

Gregg Shupe has nearly 20 years of professional marketing experience across various industries, including enterprise IT, consumer electronics, and telecommunications. While focused on delivering Digital Experience Strategies, Shupe has a proven track record of helping companies and business partners digitally transform their organizations into the modern era. Before joining returning to Progress Software, Shupe help develop a unified, company-wide branding story and develop a product marketing discipline for ChannelAdvisor.  Shupe also led the go-to-market partner strategy at Progress Software, aligning with its vision of Digital Transformation.  Helped establish Lenovo’s Enterprise Storage division as the Product Marketing Manager and Product Manager by both integrating OEM offerings into the Lenovo portfolio and delivering Lenovo’s storage products to market. Prior to joining the Lenovo storage team, he led marketing communication teams, project-managed product development teams, and owned a web development and marketing consultation business. He has experience in multiple marketing disciplines, including marketing communication, digital marketing, public relations, web and social marketing, and graphic design.

Gene De Libero holds the position of Chief Strategy Officer at GeekHive, a New York-based marketing technology consultancy that provides digital strategy, marketing technology (martech) consulting, and agile software development services to enterprise clients across the U.S. Co-author of the eBook, “Strategic Networking,” Gene has also founded the podcast series “How Digital Marketing Works,” and continues to serve as an adjunct instructor at the NYU School of Professional Studies, Division of Programs in Business. Recently recognized as a 2020 Sitecore Most Valuable Professional (MVP), Gene focuses on helping businesses solve complex challenges through customer-driven, integrated digital strategies.   

Peter is the President and CEO of GeekHive, a leading marketing technology consultancy that empowers marketing executives with the strategic insights and technical expertise needed to unlock the power of their technology investments. Passionate about building lifetime value for client partners, Peter and his team create objective-driven solutions that help businesses thrive and digitally transform. A frequent speaker at industry conferences and events, Peter advocates the multiplicative power of bringing people, process and technology together to accelerate business growth and deliver superior customer experiences.