Keynote Speakers

Connections '09 will give attendees the opportunity to interact with over 100 speakers whose combined expertise will be the most ever assembled at a one-to-one marketing event.

As we confirm new day two panel speakers we will add them to the Conference Agenda - so stay tuned for more exciting speaker additions to come!

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Malcolm Gladwell - Featured Keynote Speaker

Malcolm Gladwell - Featured Keynote Speaker (Tuesday, October 13th)

Malcolm Gladwell has been a staff writer with The New Yorker magazine since 1996. His 1999 profile of Ron Popeil won a National Magazine Award, and in 2005 he was named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People. He is the author of three books, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Make a Big Difference (2000), Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (2005), and Outliers: The Story of Success (2008), all of which have become number one New York Times bestsellers.

From 1987 to 1996, he was a reporter with the Washington Post, where he covered business, science, and then served as the newspaper's New York City bureau chief. He graduated from the University of Toronto, Trinity College, with a degree in history. He was born in England, grew up in rural Ontario, and now lives in New York City.

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Marlee Matlin - Featured Keynote Speaker

Marlee Matlin - Featured Keynote Speaker (Thursday, October 15th)

Academy-award winning actress Marlee Matlin made her film debut in Children of a Lesser God, and has since appeared in several films and television shows, recently starring on Dancing with the Stars. She has written three children's books and her memoir, I’ll Scream Later (2009). She’s also appeared in numerous educational and children’s programs and is actively involved with many charitable organizations.

Kelly Mooney - Featured Keynote Speaker

Kelly Mooney - Featured Keynote Speaker (Tuesday, October 13th)

Kelly Mooney, President and Chief Experience Officer of Resource Interactive, is an influential thought leader and spokesperson in the digital marketing and multichannel retail arenas. A twenty-four year veteran of consumer-centric marketing, Mooney has garnered international media acclaim for her uncanny gift to translate the complexities of the digital channel and consumer behavior into actionable business solutions. She is the author of two books, including her most recent, The Open Brand: When Push Comes to Pull in a Web-Made World (2008).