Next Week! Marketplaces 2009

Next week’s big conference in L.A., Marketplaces 2009, is likely to be something of a game changer. Great speakers, great signup list, great city and venue … and very hot topics.

This time we’ve tinkered with the formula, a bit. In addition to talking with the speakers on our podium, we’ve asked many of them to participate in “Green Beer Speakeasies”  — a chance to informally talk with them among other interested peers. (And yes, we do expect to find some green beer for everyone, in honor of St. Pat’s.)

Haven’t signed up yet? You can register here. And our discount rates are still good at The Century Plaza, in the heart of Century City.

Here’s a handy guide to the speakers. Everyone’s coming!
•    Rich Abronson, VP and Cofounder, Gumiyo
•    Peter Adams, CEO, Matchpoint
•    Dave Alberga, CEO, The Active Network
•    Matthew Berk, Executive VP, Product Engineering, Marchex
•    Frank Bell, Principal, IT Strategists
•    Jeff Berman, President, Sales and Marketing, MySpace
•    Tom Buono, President and CEO, BIA FN
•    Rob Curley, President, Greenspun Interactive
•    Craig Donato, CEO, Oodle
•    Rick Ducey, Chief Strategy Officer, BIA Advisory Services
•    Scott Dunlap, CEO, NearbyNow
•    Emad Fanous, Cofounder, YellowBot
•    Larry FitzGibbon, Executive VP, Demand Media
•    Nick Gee, Director, Product Management, mobilePeople
•    Lee Gientke, Director of Partner Development, OrangeSoda
•    Craig Hagopian, President and COO, V-Enable
•    Jeff Hasen, CMO of HipCricket
•    Jay Herratti, CEO, Citysearch
•    Dan Hobin, CEO, G5 Search Marketing
•    Chris Jennewein, Senior VP, Greenspun Interactive
•    Gregg Johnson, Principal, BIA Digital Partners
•    Tom Kenney, President, Verve Wireless
•    Jerry King, COO, uLocate/Where.com
•    Adam Leff, CEO, Bogopod
•    Chris LaSala, Director of Local Markets, Google
•    Kevin Laws, CEO, Vast.com
•    Dan McCarthy, Chairman and CEO, NCI
•    Kendall Marolda, VP, Local Development, Verve Wireless
•    Tom Mohr, President and CEO, ResponseLogix
•    Dinesh Moorjani, Group VP, Mobile, IAC
•    Kara Nortman, VP, M&A, IAC
•    Michael Oschmann, CEO, Müller Medien
•    Chip Perry, President and CEO, AutoTrader.com
•    Atif Rafiq, Director of Product Marketing Strategy, Yahoo!
•    Mike Rutz, VP, Health, Angie’s List
•    Chris Spanos, GM, AOL Local & Search Verticals
•    Bill Swislow, Senior VP of Product, Cars.com
•    Dave Schappell, TeachStreet
•    Andrei Uglar, GM, Weblocal.ca (Transcontinental Holdings)
•    Tony Wills, Chief Revenue Officer, Dotmenu
•    David Yoo, Senior VP and Chief Product Officer, AT&T Interactive
•    Anna Zornosa, Executive VP and GM, Dealix