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Emmy Award-Winning Broadcaster Leo Laporte To Keynote PubCon Las Vegas 2011

Austin, Texas (PRWEB) September 13, 2011

PubCon, the premier new media and optimization conference and expo, has announced that popular technology broadcaster and noted online personality Leo Laporte will present an address kickoff keynote at PubCon Las Vegas 2011 on November 8 – 10.

Emmy-winning Laporte, host of “The Tech Guy” program nationally syndicated on over 150 radio stations and XM Satellite Radio, will captivate old and new fans with his unique perspective on the search and social media in a must -Assist keynote this November at PubCon Las Vegas 2011.

The broadcaster and journalist Laporte has often been invited to numerous television and radio programs, including more than a dozen visits “Live with Regis and Kelly,” and he also appeared on NPR’s “All Things Considered “the show” Today “and various programs on CNN, CNBC and MSNBC.


Although the roots are deep technology Laporte and include operating one of the first aircraft systems only Macintosh computer display, and the start of the relay programming for PC, Macintosh and CP / M computers, it was his job hosting two shows on TechTV from 1998 to 2004 – “The Screen Savers” and “cry for help” – that first brought his knowledge of industry recognition and worldwide fame bright

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Laporte is the founder of the successful TWiT.tv and TWiT Live (the name of his “program This Week in Tech”) networks, podcasting and video streaming, and network TWiT Netcast regularly several more podcasts Top of the world, including “This Week in Google”, “Week in Tech,” “Windows Weekly”, “Munchcast”, “net @ Nite” and others combine to attract more than 5 million unique downloads more than 500,000 listeners each month.


Laporte, who also hosts a daily one-hour television “The Lab With Leo,” will share his peerless rarely and never equaled the mark of expertise in digital technology with PubCon Las Vegas 2011 participants in November, in a speech that will kick off the week of optimization and new media exploration is known as PubCon.


Laporte, who has over 330,000 followers on Twitter among his fans, is sure to be a great addition to PubCon Las Vegas 2011, the top search and social media event of the year.


Register Laporte and more than 200 other technology leaders, including CNN.com SEO coordinator Topher Kohan, Disney SEO manager Jeff Preston, and in-house SEO Alex Bennert the Wall Street Journal, at PubCon Las Vegas 2011 for a look from one week to the future of social media, search and online marketing.


“We are pleased to have Leo Laporte at PubCon Las Vegas 2011 to address a special kickoff speech,” said Brett Tabke, founder and CEO of PubCon and WebmasterWorld.com. “Leo brings a lot to the table, with its fascinating and inspiring takes on the latest business trends in the world of search and social media, we are confident that the participants will PubCon for a rare treat this bold innovator, “Tabke added.


Join today to some of the finest pre-registration rate anywhere and join Laporte and thousands more savvy participants in the technology industry PubCon Las Vegas 2011, which takes place under the Las Vegas Sun November 8 – 10, with a full day of PubCon Masters intensive training workshops, Monday, Nov. 7

Learn more and register at http://www.pubcon.com

About PubCon

PubCon is a multi-track educational conference hosted by WebmasterWorld. PubCon, supported by leading businesses, speakers, exhibitors and industry sponsors involved in social media, Internet marketing, search engines, and online advertising, offers an in depth look at the future of technology presented by speakers from the world in provocative cutting -edge sessions.


For more information on the conference, contact Brett Tabke at 512-231-8107 or Brett webmasterworld.com

In the UK, with Neil Marshall at 512-231-8107 ext 106 or engine webmasterworld.com

For details on sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, contact Director Joseph Morin Strategic Marketing 512-231-8107 ext 104 or joe at webmasterworld.com

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Global Futurist and Business Forecaster Jack Uldrich to Keynote Sixteen Events in October

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) October 02, 2013

Following on the heels of successful keynote presentations at SingTel’s CIO Days in Hong Kong, Optus Vision 2013 in Sydney and the European Association of International Educators in Istanbul, popular keynote speaker, renowned global futurist and best-selling author, Jack Uldrich has been selected to deliver sixteen customized keynote presentations in the month of October to the following organizations:

October 1: Industrial Asset Mgmt Council (Salt Lake City)

October 3: BP (formerly British Petroleum) (Mpls, MN)

October 3: United Healthcare (Minneapolis, MN)

October 4: Council for Advancement and Support of Education (San Diego, CA)

October 9: United Healthcare (Dallas, TX)

October 9: Scottish Rite Hospital (Dallas, TX)

October 10: Arkansas Hospital Assoc. (Little Rock, AK)

October 14: IMEX America (Las Vegas, NV)

October 15: Invensys (Dallas, TX)

October 16: Applied Information Management Institute (Kearney, NE)

October 23: Atmos Energy (Dallas, TX)

October 24: Arizona Hospital Association (Phoenix, AZ)

October 25: Board of Trustees of Arizona Hospital Association (Phoenix, AZ)

October 27: The Electronic Component Industry Association (Chicago, IL)

October 28: Franklin Templeton (San Francisco, CA)

October 30: Eaton Corporation (Amelia Island, FL)

The titles of Uldrich’s presentations range from “Why Future Trends Demand Unlearning” and “The Big AHA: How to Future-Proof Your Business” to “Business as Unusual: 19 Ways Unconventional Ways to Succeed Tomorrow” and “The New Normal is Abnormal.” Much of the material for Uldrich’s keynote presentations will be drawn from his two latest books, “Foresight 2020: A Futurist Explores the Trends Transforming Tomorrow” and “Higher Unlearning: 39 Post-Requisite Lessons for Achieving a Successful Future,” as well as his forthcoming book, “Business as Unusual: 19 Unconventional Ways to Future-Proof Yourself and Your Company.”

Uldrich’s engaging, entertaining and educational presentations will cover trends in information and communication technologies, robotics, cloud computing, next generation mobile and social technologies, artificial intelligence, the “Internet of Things” and “Big Data,” and are designed to provide attendees a solid foundation upon which they can take action to create their own successful futures. A synopsis of some of Uldrich’s ideas on information technologies can be found in this article, 10 Future Mobile Trends for CIO’s to Consider Today.

In addition to covering future trends, Uldrich will also provide an overview of how technological change and enhanced mobility is rapidly changing customer expectations and behavior and, in the process, upending long-standing business models. Uldrich, who has been hailed as “America’s Chief Unlearning Officer,” will conclude his talks by reviewing the consequences of not embracing tomorrow’s changes. Throughout his presentations, Uldrich will use vivid analogies and memorable stories, drawn from a wide spectrum of industries, to ensure his message of change “sticks” with his audience. (A sample of his talk on “unlearning” can be viewed here: Futurist Jack Uldrich on Why Future Trends in Health Care Demand Unlearning.)

In the past year, Uldrich has addressed hundreds of business and trade groups from around the world, including delivering customized keynote presentations at ten McGladrey Emerging Technology Summits across the United States, Case IH, Emerson, the Women’s Food Forum, PepsiCo, United Healthcare, Boston Scientific, Southern Company, Cisco, IBM, WiPro, Parsons Brinckerhoff, and various YPO and WPO groups.

Parties interested in learning more about Jack Uldrich, his books, his daily blog or his speaking availability are encouraged to visit his website at: http://www.jumpthecurve.net. Media wishing to know more about the events or interviewing Jack Uldrich can contact him directly at 612-267-1212 or jack(at)schoolofunlearning(dot)com.

Uldrich is a renowned global futurist, technology forecaster, best-selling author, editor of the quarterly newsletter, The Exponential Executive, and host of the award-winning website, http://www.jumpthecurve.net. He is currently represented by a number of professional speakers’ bureaus, including Leading Authorities, Convention Connection, Gold Star Speakers Bureau and Executive Speakers Bureau.







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Former FBI Executive Assistant Director to Keynote ATM & Mobile Innovation Summit

LOUISVILLE, KY (PRWEB) August 06, 2014

Networld Media Group has announced that Shawn Henry, president of CrowdStrike Services, will keynote the ATM & Mobile Innovation Summit, which is to be held on Sept. 10-12 at the Capital Hilton in Washington, DC.

Henry retired as FBI executive assistant director in 2012. During his career as a special agent, he served in three FBI field offices and at the bureau’s headquarters.

Henry is credited with boosting the FBI’s computer crime and cybersecurity investigative capabilities. He oversaw computer crime investigations spanning the globe, including denial-of-service attacks, bank and corporate breaches, and state-sponsored intrusions. He posted FBI cyber experts in police agencies around the world, including the Netherlands, Romania, Ukraine and Estonia.

During his keynote presentation on Sept. 12, Henry will shock attendees with the realities of today’s hackers and the vulnerabilities everyone in the banking and payments industries face. Following his speech, CrowdStrike’s crack team of security gurus will demonstrate how to protect today’s financial channels from compromise.

“The financial services sector and consumers are under attack from criminals around the world,” said Henry. “They aggressively and systematically seek personal and financial information for economic gain, and new strategies and processes are required to better protect and maintain resilient computer networks.”

The Summit is a partnership between Networld Media Group and the Electronic Funds Transfer Association (EFTA) and is sponsored by the ATM Industry Association (ATMIA) and MagTek.

The event will feature about 40 speakers, including representatives from organizations like PAI, Bitpay, RoboCoin, SECU of Maryland, TecBan, US Bank, MasterCard, Early Warning, Glenbrook, Citi, CU24, Bank of America, Federal Reserve Financial Services, and several government agencies, regulators and attorneys.

This Summit has been created specifically for financial institutions, payment companies, analyst and legal firms, processors, card networks, security firms, large retailers and ATM deployers. Registration is now open at atmandmobilesummit.com, and early-bird pricing is in effect until Friday, August 8th.

About Networld Media Group

Founded in 2000, Networld Media Group is a leading business-to-business (B2B) media communications company specializing in digital media, associations, and events in the mobile, self-service, digital signage, retail, food service, and financial services industries. Online properties include ATMmarketplace.com, DigitalSignageToday.com, FastCasual.com, KioskMarketplace.com, MobilePaymentsToday.com, PizzaMarketplace.com, QSRweb.com, RetailCustomerExperience.com, SelfServiceWorld.com, and ChurchCentral.com. The company produces executive summits in the fast casual, retail, ATM, and mobile payments industries. Its custom media division develops premium content and marketing services for associations such as the ATM Industry Association.







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Larry Winget to Keynote 9th Annual Fast Casual Executive Summit

Louisville, KY (PRWEB) April 03, 2014

Larry Winget, AKA The Pitbull of Personal Development®, will keynote the 9th annual Fast Casual Executive Summit, Oct. 12-14 in Denver.

His presentation will pull material from three of his six bestselling books, Shut Up, Stop Whining & Get a Life, It’s Called Work for a Reason and People Are Idiots and I Can Prove It. Each share principles for success that can be applied to life, money, customer service, sales, leadership and more, said Cherryh Butler, host of the event and editor of FastCasual.com, the online magazine that not only covers the fast casual industry, but also produces the Summit.

The Summit brings together CEOs and other high-level executives of fast casual restaurant brands — big and small — for networking opportunities and educational sessions to help them grow their brands.

Larry attacks traditional business wisdom and offers simple truths in his caustic, thought-provoking and hilarious style. He offers a realistic approach that will work for anyone, at any time and in any business, Butler said.

“Our attendees are some of the most respected and brightest in the industry, so we knew we had to bring in someone who would be direct and ‘real’ with them,” she said.

Attendees of the Fast Casual Executive Summit will enjoy an exclusive Sunday evening Q&A session and a post-discussion cocktail party with Winget, who has starred in his own television series and appeared in national television commercials.

The two-and-a-half day event also features a fast casual restaurant food tour, other keynote and breakout educational sessions, sponsor demonstrations of the latest products and an dinner party at Coors Field, home of Major League Baseball’s Colorado Rockies.

This Summit has been created specifically for C-level executives, VPs, and directors for restaurant operators in the fast casual and QSR segments. Registration is now open at fastcasualsummit.com, and early-bird pricing is in effect.

ABOUT THE FAST CASUAL EXECUTIVE SUMMIT

Networld Media Group, publisher of FastCasual.com, created this exclusive event for top-level restaurant executives, leaders and innovators of the fast casual industry. In its ninth year, the Summit’s goal remains to bring together an experienced group of restaurant professionals whose common interests and concerns are brought to the table for open discussion in a fun and relaxing environment.

ABOUT NETWORLD MEDIA GROUP

Founded in 2000, Networld Media Group is a leading business-to-business (B2B) media communications company specializing in digital media, associations and events in the mobile, self-service, digital signage, retail, food service and financial services industries. Online properties include ATMmarketplace.com, DigitalSignageToday.com, FastCasual.com, KioskMarketplace.com, MobilePaymentsToday.com, PizzaMarketplace.com, QSRweb.com, RetailCustomerExperience.com, SelfServiceWorld.com and ChurchCentral.com. The company produces executive summits in the fast casual, retail, ATM and mobile payments industries. Its custom media division develops premium content and marketing services for associations such as the ATM Industry Association.