Speakers at the 2012 CMS Expo Learning & Business Conference

Liz Strauss is CEO and Founder of Chicago's highly successful SOBCon Business Conference. Huffington Post named Liz to their Top 10 Influencers Alive List. Liz Strauss is a high energy master teacher, an über connector, an idea machine with bias toward action.

Matthew Lechleider - ever helpful, Matthew is the lead organizer of the highly successful Chicago Drupal Meet Up Group. He is an active member in the ACM, IEEE, and Upsilon Pi Epsilon International Honor Society for Computing Disciplines.

Kristina Halvorson is the CEO and founder of Brain Traffic. Kristina is the author of the highly successful book, Content Strategy For The Web, and is widely recognized as the industry’s leading advocate for content strategy.

Malcolm O'Keeffe is the CEO and a founding partner of Blue River, and works on everything Mura CMS that doesn't involve actual programming.

Ron Hall is president of Busy Noggin Digital which builds websites, web applications and mobile web apps.

Ryan Thrash is Co-founder and President of MODX CMS. An outspoken and active proponent of HTML5, CSS3 and mobile tech, Ryan's role as technologist, architect and strategist bode well for a growing MODX community.

Kieran Lal is the Technical Director of Enterprise Sales at Boston-based Acquia. In this role, he provides technical leadership to the Acquia sales team and works closely with Acquia's customers.

Robert Rose is the co-author of the smash-hit business marketing book, Managing Content Marketing. A leader in content marketing strategy, digital media and the social Web, Robert is Founder and CEO of Big Blue Moose.

Sultan Ghahtani has over fifteen years of Web and Portal content management experience. At Sitecore, Sultan is responsible for managing more than 100 certified development agencies, with over 300 active customers.

Shaun Walker is the Co-Founder & CTO of DotNetNuke Corporation. Shaun has 19 years of professional experience architecting and implementing large scale software solutions for private and public organizations of all sizes.

Sven-Erik Knoff is the Partner & Business Development Manager at Wondercode where he works on building relations and partnerships and marketing of Wondercode. Sven-Erik has always had an interest of the digital media and jumped into the business in spring time 2011.

Brian Kim, Chief Operating Officer and a founding partner of Liferay, leads the company's Professional Services Organization and orchestrates the ongoing operations of a fast-growing global organization.

Duke Skarda joined SoftLayer in November 2010. As the CTO, he holds responsibilities for implementing, designing and enhancing the proprietary SoftLayer Infrastructure Management System (IMS).

Bryan Ruby is the owner and editor for CMS Report, a news and blogging site he founded in 2006 focused primarily on content management systems. Bryan has spent the last ten years motivated by his passion for information systems and information technologies.

Merav Knafo is the founder of California-based iJoomla.com and UsabilityTesting.tv. Merav has years of experience as a Web Product Designer and Developer.

Jenna Ryan ~ Better known as “dotJenna,” Jenna Ryan is a social marketing maven and Co-founder of TheMarketingShop.com. A prolific writer, motivational speaker and web personality, Jenna hosts Social Marketing show, dotJenna.tv.

Tony White is Founder of Ars Logica an analyst firm focused on helping companies evaluate their WCM requirements and assisting with software selection. Tony also assists WCM vendors in market analysis and planning their product roadmaps.

Paul Orwig’s path to OSM President began nearly 20 years ago after earning a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Denver.

TYPO3 core team member and CEO of his own German based consultancy, Benni Mack's unique leadership in the open source community has helped to spur TYPO3's expansion in Europe, and a genuine U.S. revival.

Cheryl McKinnon is the Vice President of Marketing at AIIM Association. Having held senior positions with CMS stand-outs such as Nuxeo, OpenText and Hummingbird, Cheryl is well-armed to help solve the challenges facing today's information professionals.

Joni Klippert is Director of Customer Development for Standing Cloud, responsible for driving growth of the company’s platform and customer base through close integration with sales, business development, product teams, and external partners.

David Hedrick Skarjune is a consultant with Word & Image providing expertise and solutions for Content Strategy, Content Marketing, and Content Management Systems. He's a certified Electronic Document Professional (EDP) with Xplor International, AIIM Professional Member and more...

Irina Guseva A Real Story Group Analyst, Irina covers technology across the enterprise landscape, including web content management & digital asset mgmt. She will moderate a CMS Comparison Panel at teh 2012 CMS Expo.

Jen Kramer is President and Senior Interface Developer at 4Web Inc, a web development firm focused on building highly customized Joomla websites. Jen authored two successful Joomla books: Joomla! 24-Hour Trainer and Joomla Start To Finish.

Robert Jacobi is President of Arc Technology Group, one of the foremost experts in content management and web development specializing in Joomla solutions for business. Being in business for over a decade Arc has worked with Fortune 50 Company’s, mid market businesses as well as entrepreneurial endeavors.

Tenko Nikolov is the Chief Executive Officer of CMS hosting specialist SiteGround.com. With more than 8 years of experience in the hosting industry, Tenko has been successfully managing and overseeing SiteGround’s development to date.

Nob Seki, President and CEO of Six Apart and a Movable Type user since 2002, has led the acquisition of Movable Type and Six Apart brand in January 2011 from SAY Media, who acquired Six Apart in November 2010.

Sean Schroeder is the CXO of Blue River, and one of the founders and core developers of Mura CMS.

Scott Liewehr is the Host of the business Webcast, CMS Connected. President of CM Pros, Scott is an Analyst, consultant, speaker, writer and respected strategist in the CMS industry.

Christopher Park - Director of Sales, Sitefinity CMS at Telerik. Christopher heads the sales team and is responsible for establishing the revenue goals and processes for Sitefinity’s worldwide offices.

Phil Sturgeon is the Founder of PyroCMS, and Lead Developer for HappyNinjas Ltd. Before this, Phil worked at several companies including a very high-level financial services company, and during this time had some truly harrowing experiences...

Joel Dixon is a Solutions Consultant with Hannon Hill Corporation. Over the last 5 years, he has worked with a variety of Cascade Server’s 200+ clients and gained valuable insights as they pursued web marketing efforts through website redesign projects and content management implementations.

James Webb is the VP of Operations for WiredTree, inc. Leveraging over 15 years in the hosting & digital media industry, James has been a key figure in building WiredTree from a startup to the Inc. 500 company it is today.

Josh Miller is the Co-Founder of Crew Designs, a Denver based website and app development company, and creator of the WebNote app providing online note taking for apple devices.

Jeff Walpole is the co-founder and CEO of the leading Drupal services firm in the Washington DC area. Phase2 Technology delivers open source solutions for government, publishing, and advocacy organizations.

Stewart Lord is a Technical Lead at Perforce Software working in the Canadian office. He is a self-confessed code tyrant with more than 15 years of experience developing applications for the Web.

Pat Harlow is a key member of the Sitefinity team, with over 8 years in technology and digital media. Pre-Sitefinity, Pat was an original member of White Digital Media’s successful US operations, and was integral in launching the Eversave brand.

Kat Liendgens is the Chief Executive Officer at Hannon Hill Corporation, maker of Cascade Server Enterprise Content Management System and Spectate Inbound Marketing Software. Prior to joining Hannon Hill, Kat gained extensive experience in the government, non-profit, and education sectors.

Chris Shattuck Creator of buildamodule.com Chris has made over 600 Drupal video tutorials, and making many contributions to the Drupal community. Chris developed a Drupal based training method to effectively train large groups of people.

Joshua Asbury - Director of Corporate Sales - Liferay, Inc. As the Director of Corporate Sales, Josh is responsible for business strategy execution and leads Liferay's North American sales team.

James Falkner - Community Manager - Liferay, Inc. James oversees the 65,000-strong open source Liferay Community.  In this role, James provides information, education, and leadership development, while constantly encouraging participation and growth of the community.

An engineer by heart and business person by occupation, Anton Hristov leads the Sitefinity CMS Sales Engineers Team at Telerik who offer customized web content management solutions helping organizations pursue their online goals.

Edwin Chung - VP of Product Management - Liferay, Inc. Ed has been with Liferay since 2005 and has managed many of Liferay's strategic accounts. His work has included development of enterprise portal strategy, business process analysis, and business process re-engineering.

Dr. Daniel Mittleman is an Associate Professor in the School of Computing and Digital Media (CDM) at DePaul University where he teaches coursework in content management system, web design, and collaboration technologies for virtual teams.

Juan Fernandez - Liferay Core Engineer - Liferay Spain. Juan joined Liferay Spain as a core engineer in its engineering center of Madrid after being a Liferay consultant and an active member of the community.

Robert Gerald Porter is Chief Technology Officer at Weever Apps for Joomla! & Wordpress. Rob is a PHP expert who has been working on web development projects since 1997.

Michael Han - VP of Operations, US and APAC - Liferay, Inc. Michael brings his background in capital markets and more than 12 years of technology management and architecture experience to Liferay.

As a designer and user interface engineer, Shay Howe has a passion for solving problems while building creative and intuitive products. Currently working for Groupon, Shay specializes in user interface design and development. Additionally, Shay teaches front-end design and development classes at Code Academy and helps co-organize Refresh Chicago and UX Happy Hour.

Jake DiMare is Senior Project Manager at ISITE Design in Boston, MA and a contributing editor to the CMS Myth. With almost fifteen years of experience building CMS driven websites, he specializes in large-scale publishing, transportation, higher education and government projects.

Joe Doss, a graduate from Michigan State University with a BS in Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media, has been using Linux for since 1997 and working in the hosting industry since 2002. As a Founding member he helped build WiredTree from the ground up into one of  the fastest growing companies in America.

Barrie Selack - Senior Software Engineer - Liferay, Inc. Barrie joined Liferay in 2010 after working with Liferay for two years at an enterprise client.

Michael Uzquiano is the Founder of CloudCMS, providing infrastructure cloud services. CloudCMS provides developers ways to incorporate Enterprise and Social Content Management functionality into their mobile and web-based apps.

Andrew J. Holden is Chief Experience Officer at Weever Apps for Joomla! & Wordpress. Andrew is an HTML5 & Web App Specialist, UXP Guy, FOSS enthusiast, Owner of CartaNova Web Design & Marketing, JUG SWO organizer and mobile/green entrepreneur proudly residing in Hamilton, Ontario.

Michael Silverman, founder and chief executive officer of Duo Consulting, has more than 25 years’ experience as an entrepreneur, executive and innovator.

Geoff Nicol is a Technical Lead for Perforce Chronicle. He is an avid collector of hobbies, but writes software for his day job.

Dylan Williams is a channel manager and segment lead for the content services vertical, within the digital channel practice at Rackspace Hosting.

Robert Nowak is President and founder of Aluent Group. Aluent Group provides highly effective digital strategies utilizing the Joomla and Drupal content management systems.

Emma Jane Hogbin There's nobody more engaging in the CMS Community right now than Emma Jane Hogbin. Author of Front-End Drupal, developer, blogger and distinguished Canadian Parliamentary candidate, don't miss Emma Jane!

K.C. Walsh is an the Manager of Web and Software development for Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, IL. Prior to that, he held several product development and technology-related roles within the Tribune Company (owner of the Chicago Tribune and L.A. Times).

Seth Gottlieb is Founder of Content Here. Seth has been working in the CMS field for the better part of 15 years. During that time he has worked for CMS customers, CMS implementers, a CMS vendor, and as a CMS industry analyst.

Christopher Carter is the Director of Business Development & Social Strategy for Wondercode in North America where he is responsible for B2B and Social Media strategy.

John Eckman is a Digital Strategist with ISITE Design, and a lead contributor to the CMSMyth blog. John has extensive cross-disciplinary experience in content management, with focus on open source platforms and digital strategy.

Nick Martinelli manages sites at Sourcebooks, Inc. Nick took the plunge into the Joomla! Open Source world when he needed to provide a CMS based solution for Sourcebooks, Inc. the independent book publisher he works for.

Avery Cohen helps marketers use interactive media to gain actionable insights into customer needs to rethink their brand experience, optimize sites and troubleshoot drops in traffic or conversion rates on web sites.

Aaron Bailey is founder and principal of 601am, a professional services agency that supports online publishers and marketers. 601am is an authorized application support provider for Movable Type as well as the largest professional services firm providing MT design, development and consulting.

Mike Haley, Strategy Manager for Americaneagle.com

Rafael Corral is the lead programmer at ‘corePHP,’ a leading custom website development company based in Michigan. Rafael has developed many website applications over the years and specializes in website application security and dynamic applications.

Jerry Bodoch is a devoted team leader with over 15 years of technology experience in many aspects of development, with a deep background in programming and information architecture and database design and implementation. While Jerry is also involved with project management and design for Americaneagle.com, he recently added business development to his forte.

Justin Kerr is President of Chicago based Prototaph Interactive. Refreshingly opinionated and astute, Justin Kerr is a veteran online producer, designer, writer and developer, who has been building content-focused Internet solutions since 1994.

Don Marti is Technical Marketing Manager for Perforce Chronicle, the new open-source web content management system with powerful new versioning capabilities.

Evan Nicoud has over 8 years of Web and Portal Content Management experience. At Sitecore, Evan moves around the Midwest working with over 100 certified development agencies and over 300 active customers. Throughout his career, Evan has worked on a variety of CMS platforms with a focus on the enterprise vision of successful integrated Web Solutions.

Jeff Eaton has built software for over a decade, working on projects ranging from web portals for communities & nonprofits, to enterprise client-server applications for retail industries and large-scale web applications.

Jonathan Shroyer and co-founder Steven Pignataro have positioned their firm - 'corePHP' - as one of the most innovative web studios you'll ever find. Jonathan may look like a boy scout, but he's one "bad ass" designer.

Kian T. Gould is the founder and managing director of AOE media GmbH. He has over a decade of experience in the installation of complex Internet portals and applications, and has been intensely involved with TYPO3 for eight years.

Ric Dragon is the author of two books, The Online Marketing Manual, and Dragonsearch. He is the CEO and Co-founder of DragonSearch. Ric Dragon has more than 16 years of experience in online marketing and software development.

The founder and CEO of 'corePHP' and owner of JoomlaPraise template club, Steven Pignataro has been involved in Mambo and Joomla! from the beginning of time (that doesn't make him old though). Steven's high energy speeches demonstrates his passion for the CMS and platform along with educating and working with clients on how to best use the tools.

Kendall Cabe is owner of Times Two Technology. One of JoomlaChicago's Founding members in 2007, Kendall Cabe brings more than 10 years of IT-industry experience, with a high concentration of programming, data analysis, and user training experiences.

Terry Walsh currently leads the Sales Organization & Operations practice for Acorn Growth Partners, a Chicago-based management consultancy focused on helping middle market business enterprises attain market traction and profitable revenue growth.

Joe Hoeller will be coming to CMS Expo to present "BadAss HTML5." Joe is a well rounded hybrid developer with some front and back-end skills, like XHTML & HTML5, CSS2.1 / CSS3, JQuery, HTML5 Boilerplate, iPhone & iPad Apps, PhoneGap, Modernizr, YUI Library, ...

Adam Fairholm is a web developer and member of the PyroCMS development team, working on the core data system as well as documentation and add-on integration. He enjoys making add-ons for PyroCMS, ExpressionEngine, and MojoMotor at parse19.com, and also enjoys deploying flexible CMS systems for clients more than would be socially acceptable outside of CMS Expo.

Lee Brinckley is Web Development Director for LeapFrog Solutions, a strategic marketing communications agency in the Washington, DC metro area, developing website strategies primarily using MODX.

Eric Mandel is the President and co-founder of BlackMesh, a provider of information technology
solutions for businesses and organizations of all sizes. More than “just a hosting company,” BlackMesh provides fully managed infrastructure—from dedicated or virtual servers to OpenStack clouds—with fully managed application support.

John and Linda Coonen co-host the annual CMS Expo. Armed with over 25 years in marketing, research and strategic planning for start-ups, political campaigns, corporations and non profits, John and Linda launched the CMS Expo in 2008. Their formula is simple: invite the best in the CMS Community to showcase what they can do to empower others.

CMS Founders Panel Come to the 2012 CMS Expo Learning and Business Conference to meet founders and leaders of many of today's leading Content Management Systems. The CMS Founders Panel kicks off this year's CMS Expo, as it has since 2008. Hear insights and ask questions of the Founders themselves!

CMS Shootout Come to the 6th annual CMS Expo Learning & Business Conference for the CMS Shootout! It's a CMS Comparison Panel for small business and fast growth mid tier business. The CMS Shootout is a moderated panel of CMS experts.

CMS For Education Come to the 2012 CMS Expo if you're checking out CMSs for colleges, universities, public and private schools. Starting on day one at CMS Expo, we'll host "The CMS Test: CMS Comparison Panel For Colleges, Universities & Schools." Don't miss this moderated session!

Corporate Challenge Panel The 2012 CMS Expo will feature the CMS Corporate Challenge on Monday, May 8th, showcasing several leading CMSs in the corporate enterprise world. Come compare CMSs head to head and discover which Enterprise CMS (ECM) meets your needs.

Government CMS Panel - Come to the 2012 CMS Expo for our government CMS comparison panel entitled "The CMS Debate." Panelists will share insights in this moderated session, covering how CMSs are meeting the needs of government at all levels; from local to federal.

CMS Non-Profit Panel Come to "CMS For Goodness Sake," at CMS Expo for our comparison panel on CMSs for non-profits, causes and churches. Learn directly from those who know what's needed for today's non-profits to meet the needs of their stakeholders, while keeping costs in check.

CMS Community Summit Come to the CMS Expo on May 8th, 2012 for the first-ever CMS Community Summit. This moderated session will delve to go where few ever go - out to the community itself - to seek and get answers about the future of Content Management.

Design & Development Panel Come to the CMS Expo to an insightful CMS Comparison Panel, "CMS Review: Compare CMSs for Web Design and Development Firms." Not all CMSs are built the same. If you own or operate a web studio, you need to know which CMS (or CMSs) are right for you, and your client base.

CMSA Spotlight Awards Come to the 2012 CMS Expo Learning & Business Conference on Day one of the event as we present award winners for the CMSA Spotlight Awards. We'll recognize top designers, developers and innovators in the CMS Community.

Breaktime At CMS Expo Take a break between sessions at the CMS Expo to grab a cup of coffee and a snack. Relax, catch up on emails or Twitter, head over to our remote office to check in with work or family.  Check out the Expo Booths, and its goodness there, just for you.

The CMS Association showcases the best CMSs on the market today, and the incredibly talented people who power them.

The CMS Connection is BOTH an online and offline destination! Launching at CMS Expo, www.CMSConnection.com is a vibrant professional marketplace for CMS Pros to connect. At CMS Expo, CMS Connection is a business mixer! Both places, it's a great place to meet designers, developers, business leaders...

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