Keynote & guest speakers

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Closing guest speaker

Nathan Eagle

Nathan Eagle

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Jana (formerly txteagle), USA

As one of the world’s foremost experts on mobile phones in emerging markets, Dr. Nathan Eagle brings many years of experience to his position leading Jana, formerly txteagle.

Dr. Eagle graduated from Stanford University with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, a master’s degree in Management Science and Engineering, and a master’s in Electrical Engineering. His Ph.D. from the MIT Media Laboratory on Reality Mining was declared one of the '10 technologies most likely to change the way we live' by the MIT Technology Review.

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Opening keynote speaker

Philip Sheldrake

Philip Sheldrake

Founding Partner, Meanwhile, UK

Philip Sheldrake is the author of The Business of Influence (Wiley, 2011) and the digital marketing chapter of The Marketing Century, a book celebrating the centenary of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

He is a Chartered Engineer, a Founding Partner of venture marketers, Meanwhile and serves as a Main Board Director of Intellect, the UK trade association for the tech industry as well as a Board Director for 6UK, a government-backed nonprofit that promotes adoption of new Internet protocols in the UK.

Additionally, Philip chairs the Chartered Institute of Public Relations group on measurement and evaluation, presents CIPR TV, and designs and chairs Internetome, the Internet of Things Conference.


Guest speaker

Sean Bruich

Sean Bruich

Head of Measurement Research, Facebook, USA

Sean Bruich leads Facebook's measurement research and consumer insights programs. His focus has been on developing innovative methodologies and fast, scalable research products to better understand how advertising and branded content impact user’s behaviors and perceptions. Before joining Facebook, Sean was with Google's Customer Labs and Quantitative Marketing groups, where he managed Google's quantitative advertiser research and later developed ad effectiveness measurement tools for advertisers. Previously, Sean studied Cognitive Neuroscience at Stanford University, utilizing tools such as fMRI and EEG.