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Keynote Speakers

We are honored to feature the following keynote speakers at the 2008 MEC:

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Scott Galloway

Founder and CIO, Firebrand Partners LLC

Scott is a Clinical Associate Professor at The Stern School of Business (NYU) where he teaches brand strategy to 2nd year MBA students. In 1997, he founded Red Envelope (Nasdaq: REDE), considered the premier Internet-based branded consumer gift retailer (2005, $120mm revs.). In 1992, Scott founded Prophet, a brand strategy consultancy, that employs over 100 professionals in the US, Europe and Asia. Scott was elected to the World Economic Forum’s “Global Leaders of Tomorrow” which recognizes 100 individuals under the age of forty “whose accomplishments have had impact on a global level.” He received a BA from UCLA and an MBA from UC Berkeley.

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David Clark

EVP Advertising, Joost

With more than 15 years experience in television, advertising and online media, David head’s Joost’s global advertising sales strategy. He also runs Joost’s North American operations.

Previously, David served as vice president for MTV Networks Global Marketing Partnerships, where he oversaw advertising sales and integrated marketing for MTV Networks International’s MTV, VH1 and Nickelodeon branded businesses across the globe.

Before joining MTVN/Viacom, David acted as chief operating officer of Shanah.com, a shockingly unsuccessful yet venture-funded startup which he co-founded. David began his career as a marketing manager at Simon & Schuster, where he was responsible for marketing & distribution for a series of educational broadcast programming and related sponsorships in over 50 countries.Among his claims to fame was being the first to bring US television back to Vietnam. He also worked in marketing at IBM for a while and spent a few years teaching English in Japan.