Erik Qualman, Keynote Speaker
#1 Best Selling Author & Digital Expert

#1 Best Selling Author and Motivational Speaker Erik Qualman has performed in over 50 countries and reached 25 million people this decade. His Socialnomics work has been on 60 Minutes to the Wall Street Journal and used by the National Guard to NASA. His book Digital Leader propelled him to be voted the 2nd Most Likable Author in the World behind Harry PoMer’s J.K. Rowling.What Happens in Vegas Stays on YouTube helped Qualman be listed by Forbes and Fortune as a Top 100 Digital Influencer. His business books are used in over 200 universities and he has received an honorary doctorate for his groundbreaking work. How to Sell on LinkedIn is becoming mandatory reading for sales teams. Qualman was formerly a sitting professor at Harvard & MIT’s edX labs.

Starting at 10:30am, Erik will be hosting a book signing for his book What Happens In VEGAS, Stays On YouTube

Dylan Ellsworth, Marriott International
Senior Manager, Social Media

Dylan Ellsworth is the senior manager of social media for Marriott International’s Caribbean & Latin America Region. In that role, he oversees the organic and paid social strategies of 250 properties from 19 brands and the management of 21 brand social media accounts in region. These social communities have a combined following of more than five million and reach hundreds of millions of people annually. He recently created and launched a shared service which provides social media management to hotels throughout the region and oversees a team of in-market social media coordinators who support these hotels. Dylan has worked for Marriott International for four years following his graduation from Brigham Young University in Communications. In his spare time, he enjoys being outdoors, especially backpacking when he can find some mountains.

Erica Jenkins, Meltwater
VP Product Management, Social

Erica leads product management and data partnerships to drive clear roadmap for an integrated unified platform that generates high customer adoption and accelerates revenue growth. With over 17 years of sales and marketing experience, her understanding of customer requests, changes in the social and digital data landscape will continue to be integral to positioning Sysomos as a market leader. Linking paid, earned and owned data for reporting and customer service opportunities drives deep value for customers has continued to be her focus as one of the founders of Expion, which was acquired by Sysomos in July 2015. Erica’s hobbies include travel, trying new recipes, and motorcycle road trips.

Natasha Wyatt, Meltwater
Director of Product Marketing

Bio coming soon!

Jason Maldonado, MailChimp
Senior Manager, Social Media

Jay Maldonado is a Senior Manager of Social Media at MailChimp. Before his time at MailChimp, Jay worked for American Cancer Society, The Home Depot, and Edelman Digital – where he worked on Disney Parks, Nike Women, and ConAgra Foods. A true social nerd, Jay met his now husband 9 years ago on Tumblr.

Nicole Allen, LEWIS Global Communications
Vice President, Digital Marketing

Bio Coming Soon!

Jeannette Arrowood, Meltwater
Enterprise Solutions Director, Social

Jeannette Arrowood is a social media and marketing-tech industry veteran with more than a decade of experience in the space. She spent 4 years in Singapore with Sysomos as the Managing Director for the Asia Pacific region, and she has recently returned back to the US to work in a strategic role to help clients expand their footprint.

With a special focus on agency and enterprise brands, Jeannette has broad experience as a strategist and technology evangelist for Fortune 100 brands and some of the world’s largest agencies. She is uniquely positioned to understand the needs of each team within large organizations, having worked across marketing, PR, and research teams.

Jeannette has been instrumental in the strategic roll out of the Sysomos platform to many brands like Mastercard, Singtel, Marriott, Singapore Airlines, Subway, Clinique, Mondelēz, and Coca-Cola. Prior to joining Sysomos in 2013, Jeannette ran her own social media consultancy and worked for several large brands as well as a number of mobile, digital and PR agencies in NYC.