Steven Levitt | 
Co-Author of the phenomenal bestselling business books FREAKONOMICS and SUPERFREAKONOMICS, and winner of the highly esteemed John Bates Clark Medal, as the most influential economist in America under the age of 40, Steven Levitt discusses the financial crisis in simple terms that anyone can understand.
At BigIdeas, Levitt will demonstrate how his FREAKONOMICS approach (combining data, economic theory, and creative, unorthodox thinking) can be applied to selling business products and services and to the development of B2B eCommerce. He has been featured on some of the nation's most watched programs, such as Good Morning America, 20/20, Charlie Rose, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and now you can hear him live at BigIdeas 2010! |
Gene Alvarez | Gene Alvarez is a VP in the Gartner CRM Research organization. Mr. Alvarez has more than 23 years of IT experience in business impact assessment, vendor management, project management, software development and delivery of complex business applications. He is a recognized authority on retail and consumer packaged goods industry applications and practices. Mr. Alvarez is also an international expert on sell-side strategies and technologies such as: channel/partner relationship management, catalog/content management, sell-side e-commerce applications, catalog/configuration management and presentation, commerce/merchant applications and services, Web content management, personalization, and consumer portals. He has spoken at many industry-related conferences worldwide and has been published/referenced/featured in various media and trade publications. Prior to joining Gartner he held positions with Nine West Group, KPMG Peat Marwick, New York Power Authority and AT&T Communications. |
 Godard Abel | Godard Abel is the Co-Founder & CEO of BigMachines, Inc. Since its inception in 2000, Godard has led BigMachines on its mission to deliver innovative web software solutions to its customers and to build an enduring company with a great team. Prior to co-founding BigMachines, Godard was General Manager of the iNiku.com application service for Niku Corporation, a leading provider of enterprise applications for professional service automation that successfully went public in 2000 prior to being acquired by CA. Before entering the technology industry, Godard consulted for McKinsey & Company and advised leading corporations in the U.S. and Germany on strategy and business process improvement. Godard earned an MBA from Stanford University and both a BS and MS in engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). |
Gerhard Gschwandtner | Gerhard Gschwandtner launched Selling Power magazine in 1981 with a vision to create the number one industry resource for sales professionals. Widely recognized as a thought leader and industry trailblazer, he has trained more than 10,000 salespeople around the world and is the author of 17 sales management books. In 2005 he founded the popular Sales Leadership Conference series, a collaborative and dynamic learning environment in which sales leaders learn how to create and sustain winning teams that yield higher productivity, sales, and customer satisfaction. |
Jim Nash | Jim Nash is an award-winning digital and print journalist. He's covered B2B and B2C topics for 20 years. The two greatest stories he's covered is the present economic distress and the rise of the Internet. His byline has appeared in numerous publications including Economist Intelligence Unit, Scientific American, Wired, Computerworld and CIO. |
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