Meet the Celebrities in Search - SES New York

Search Engine Strategies New York March 17-20, 2008 | Hilton New York Early Bird Rate: SAVE $150 now through Feb 29 Register here » Meet the big names in Search and how they've transformed their businesses to adapt in this search driven world. Mar 18, Opening Keynote Nick Carr Author of The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google Free Webcast: Nick Carr and The Big Switch Available on demand Participants had the chance yesterday to engage Nick with specific technology and business questions and to discuss his most recent book, The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google. Tune in to see what he had to say! More info | View now » Mar 18, Orion Panel John Battelle Founder/Chairman/ CEO, Federated Media Named a "Global Leader for Tomorrow" by the World Economic Forum, John was also a finalist in the "Entrepreneur of the Year" competition by Ernst & Young and has recently been named an "Innovator - one of ten best marketers in the business" by Advertising Age and one of the "Most Important People on The Web" by PCWorld. Join John and other industry thought leaders as they discuss big picture opinions on the state of the industry. Orion Panel: Universal Search » Mar 19, Morning Keynote Gordon McLeod President, The Wall Street Journal Digital Network Search Has Changed Everything... And So Can You The death of traditional information sources is often grossly exaggerated. In other words, winning in the Interactive world means combining the best of the old and the new. Gordon will discuss how a world renowned and highly respected publication changed how they do business in a search driven world. Mar 19, Afternoon Keynote Jason Calacanis Founder & CEO of Mahalo.com Jason Calacanis is Founder and CEO of Mahalo.com, a human-powered search engine focused on the top English-language search terms, including verticals such as travel, products, news, entertainment, sports, food, and health. Prior to Mahalo.com's launch in alpha in May 2007, Jason was an "Entrepreneur in Action" at Sequoia Capital, Silicon Valley's leading venture capital firm, a position he held since December 2006. Mar 20, Morning Keynote Andrew Tomkins Chief Scientist at Yahoo! Research Andrew Tomkins' research over the last eight years has focused on measurement, modeling, and analysis of content, communities, and users on the World Wide Web. Prior to joining Yahoo! Research, he managed the "Information Management Principles" group at IBM's Almaden Research Center, and served as Chief Scientist on the WebFountain project. Andrew received Bachelors degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science from MIT, and a PhD in CS from Carnegie Mellon University. SES New York conference attendees are eligible to redeem special offers. Search Engine Strategies New York also presents Search Training Workshops, March 21† For details visit: www.searchenginestrategies.com/newyork/training.html † There is an additional fee to attend. Discount does not apply to training workshop. Complete Agenda » | Register today » | Forward to a friend » Upcoming Search Engine Strategies Events Tuesday, Feb 26 at 1:00pm (EST) Seth Godin Live and Unplugged Registration is free with purchase of Meatball Sundae. SES London Feb 19-21, 2008 Business Design Centre SES Milan May 27-28, 2008 Milan Marriott Register for this SES Webcast » Register for SES London » Register for SES Milan » Events Calendar Watch SES Webcasts for free and on demand » ClickZ Events Emerging Marketing Solutions (Chicago): June 2008 Online Video Advertising (New York): July 22, 2008 Emerging Marketing Solutions (New York): Oct 2008 Search Engine Strategies Events Search Training San Francisco: Feb 7, 2008 *Register* SES London Conf & Expo: Feb 19-21, 2008 *Register* Search Training London: Feb 22, 2008 *Register* SES New York Conf & Expo: Mar 17-20, 2008 *Register* SES Hamburg Forum: April 10-11, 2008 *Register* Search Training Denver: May 6, 2008 SES Milan Forum: May 27-28, 2008 *Register* SES Toronto Conf & Expo: June 17-18, 2008 SES San Jose Conf & Expo: Aug 18-21, 2008 SES Chicago Conf & Expo: Dec 8-11, 2008 The ClickZ Network and Search Engine Watch offer marketing professionals numerous opportunities to grow and develop their skills: ClickZ: RSS feed | Blog | Newsletters | Events Search Engine Watch: Forums | Blogs | Newsletters | Events (SES) | Webcasts (SES)