Alan Pershing
Database Marketing and Analytic Consultant
Alan is a serial entrepreneur with senior management experience, having taken two companies (NextAction, Abacus Direct) from nascent, individual and VC backed start-ups to successful, profitable companies. Alan’s significant experience includes working with extremely large (100MM+) consumer oriented transaction databases. He has extensive experience developing analytically-derived products from databases, creating process automation and scalable solutions to deliver these products with maximum efficiency.
Suleman Ali
CEO and Co-Founder, Brooklyn Packet Company
Suli is the CEO and Co-Founder of Brooklyn Packet Co and was previously the CEO and co-founder of Esgut (acquired by Social Gaming Network "SGN" in March 2008). Esgut was ranked #3 developer on Facebook in 2007 and early 2008 prior to the sale of the company. He developed multiple viral Facebook applications with total over 25 million installations, including Superlatives, Entourage, Top Photos, Live It Up! and Double Dare. Currently, he is developing gaming applications for the Facebook platform with his headquarters in San Francisco. The business is funded by Offer Pal, a leading social currency platform. Prior to Esgut, he was Program Manager. Windows Home Server, Microsoft, 2003-2007. He obtained his BS Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology in 2003.
Lori Weiman
CEO, The Search Monitor
Lori is head of product management and marketing for The Search Monitor. The Search Monitor monitors search results and social media Web sites to provide insight to SEM, SEO, and affiliate agencies regarding competitors, keywords, ad copy, marketshare, trademark abuse, brand buzz, and affiliate compliance.