Don McLagan

Since retiring as CEO at Compete Inc., Don has been writing down the ideas, images, feelings and words rattling about in his head. He continues to be quite involved networking and mentoring some of the hot, young Internet companies in the Boston and MITX communities. His son, Christopher has started a company, McLagan Construction LLD, in which Don participates.

Don has been an innovator of business information services for more than forty years. He was the founder, Chairman and CEO of NewsEdge Corporation (1988-2000). Previously, he was Vice President and General Manager of the Information Services Division of Lotus Development Corporation (1985-1988); he was a founding employee and Executive Vice President of Data Resources, Inc. (1969-1984); he started the Advanced Computer Techniques Group within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Comptroller (1967-69).

Don has both B.S. (1964) and B.S.M.E. (1965) degrees from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut and an MBA from Harvard Business School (1967).

David Meerman Scott

David Meerman Scott is a marketing strategist, keynote speaker, seminar leader, and the author of The New Rules of Marketing & PR, an award-winning BusinessWeek bestseller published in 24 languages. He is also the author of the hit book World Wide Rave and three other books. His Web Ink Now blog is ranked by AdAge Power 150 as a top worldwide marketing blog.

He is a recovering VP of marketing for two publicly traded technology companies and was also Asia marketing director for Knight-Ridder, at the time one of the world's largest newspaper and electronic information companies

David has lived and worked in New York, Tokyo, Boston, and Hong Kong and has presented at industry conferences and events in over twenty countries on four continents.

Steve Garfield

Steve Garfield is author of the book Get Seen: Online Video Secrets for Building your business and is founder of Boston Media Makers. Garfield works with and advises Fortune 500 brands such as AT&T, Kodak, Nokia, and Panasonic, and media outlets including CBS, NBC and PBS. Nationally featured on CNN, Garfield is the Boston correspondent for the pioneering video podcast "Rocketboom" and a longtime video blogging expert. He lectures on new media at Boston University, Northeastern and Emerson College. Garfield also serves as an advisor to many of the Web's early video startups.