Ben Bator deferred a scholarship to law school to start Texts From Last Night after perfecting his texting skills at Michigan State University. He admits that he is no stranger to: breaking up via text message, having phantom vibrations" in the absence of his phone, typing on computer keyboards with his thumbs and waking up in a bathtub on a... read full bio
Ben Legg is a keynote speaker and author who has previously been the COO of Google Europe. Legg has previously earned his Bachelor of Engineering from Cranfield University and began his career working as a Captain of the Royal Engineers for the British Army. From there, he went on to work as a strategy consultant for McKinsey & Company before... read full bio
Ben Milne is the founder and CEO of Dwolla, a payments startup that builds the ideal way to move money as quickly and as safely as possible for free over the ACH network. Dwolla has since raised over 22 million dollars from investors and has been featured in Fast Company as one of the world’s 50 Most Innovative Companies. Dwolla... read full bio
Ben Parr is an American journalist, author, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist. Parr was born in Princeton, Illinois, and he began creating his first company while studying at Northwestern University. Parr went on to earn his B.A. in Science in Human Culture, Political Science and a minor in Business Institutions from Northwestern University. During his time at Northwestern, Parr earned the... read full bio
Ben Silbermann is an American billionaire Internet entrepreneur who is best known for being the co-founder and CEO of Pinterest, a visual discovery engine and application that lets it’s users organize and post things such as imagines, links, and recipes. Silbermann has earned his degree in political science from Yale College. He began his career as a consultant for CEB,... read full bio
In 1980, the New Republic called Ben Heineman the possessor of the best resume in America. Years later, its still hard to argue with the assessment. Heineman graduated from Harvard College where he served as the Editorial Chairman of the Crimson, was a Rhodes Scholar, served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Yale Law Journal, clerked for Supreme Court Justice Potter... read full bio
Benoit Degeville, who co-founded Snowflake, is now in charge of the Product division. Benoit is a world authority on self-tuning database systems and parallel execution. Benoit worked with Oracle for more than ten years before starting Snowflake as a key architect in the SQL Manageability team and as the lead architect for parallel execution in Oracle RAC. Benoit was employed... read full bio
Bernie Borges is a marketing expert. His background in marketing was developed over 20 years as a corporate career man. When Borges took notice of the budding world of social media years ago, he began implementing social media into marketing strategy. Launching a digital marketing agency, Find and Convert, led Borges to develop content marketing strategies for clients using new... read full bio
Keynote speaker Bert Jacobs is co-founder and CEO (Chief Executive Optimist) of Life is Good, which spreads the power of optimism through inspiring art, a passionate community, and groundbreaking nonprofit work. Bert and his brother John launched their business with $78 in their pockets, selling T-shirts in the streets of Boston. Today, Life is Good is a $100 million positive... read full bio
SmartMouth Communications Founder and Principal Beth Noymer Levine is a Communication and Public Speaking Coach who is emerging as one of the country's leading voices on how to prepare and deliver speeches and presentations that actually work for both the audience and the speaker. Her methodology raises awareness around the unconscious tendency of speakers to be egocentric versus audience-centric and... read full bio
Betsy Duke is an American bank executive who has previously been a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors of the United States under Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton. During her time with the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Duke was the seventh woman to be appointed to the board and since leaving, she has gone on... read full bio
Bharat Anand is an author and professor at the Harvard Business School. He is well-versed in market strategies and focuses on media and entertainment. Anand has published the book, The Content Trap, which outlines a variety of businesses around the world and their forms of managing marketing strategies. More specifically, Anand examines how the digital world plays a role in... read full bio
BigMike Straumieitis is a cannabis entrepreneur who is the founder and CEO of Advanced Nutrients. BigMike has been working to bring marijuana to its true genetic potential since the early 1980’s. He has overseen cultivation of over a million pot plans and has been the target of the DEA as well as for U.S. Marshals. After several years of living... read full bio
Bill Browder is the founder and CEO of Hermitage Capital Management. This management company advised the largest foreign investment fund in Russia, until Browder was declared a threat to national security and denied entry to Russia when he fought against corporate corruption. When Browders lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, got involved in a lawsuit against Russian authorities, Magnitsky was later arrested, tortured,... read full bio
Bill H. Gates is chairman of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. Microsoft had revenues of US$51.12 billion for the fiscal year ending June 2007, and employs more than 78,000 people in 105 countries and regions. As of July 2008, Bill Gates has transitioned out of... read full bio
Bill McDermott is the CEO of the world’s business software market leader, SAP AG. He leads over 65,000 employees that service over 250,000 customers in 188 countries. He has been credited for the reinvention of SAP in the era of mobility, cloud computing, next-generation business applications and in-memory technology. His forward innovation-led strategy has resulted in a surge in customers,... read full bio
Bill Pipes is a business coach, speaker, and consultant for the highest producing real estate agents all over North America. Pipes earned his B.A. in English from Miami University and UC Irvine. He went on to work as a speaker, coach and trainer for the Mike Ferry Organization. Since then, Pipes has been a trained for Everest Realty, a coach... read full bio
Bill Rancic is one of the worlds most extraordinary, respected, and in demand entrepreneurs. He regularly lends advice to everyone from Donald Trump to the local professional with a dream and an idea. And he does it with style and sophistication. Bill is a true American entrepreneur. At the age of 23, he founded the internet-based company, Cigars Around the... read full bio
According to Bill Wooditch's business concept, "To obtain value, you first have to offer value," he developed a multimillion dollar enterprise. He has developed and used tried-and-true ideas, frameworks and stories to promote leadership development for more than 25 years. He is a presenter who emphasizes outcomes and encourages individuals to pursue innovation, enrichment and self-fulfillment in both their personal and professional... read full bio
Billee Howard is a CEO and Founder of Brandthropologie. A specialist in brand purpose, CMO topics, and economy, Howard shares her experiences with organizations worldwide to drive sales and optimize business outcomes. Her strategies include data-driven storytelling, developing company purpose, and finding your brands voice. She authored the acclaimed book WE-Commerce, which was a study on the new global economy... read full bio
