Speakers

Frank A. Bennack, Jr.
Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Hearst Corporation

Frank A. Bennack, Jr. is the chief executive officer of Hearst Corporation, one of the nation's largest private companies engaged in a broad range of publishing, broadcasting, cable networking and diversified communications activities. He is in his second tenure as CEO and in his first, served as Hearst's CEO for more than 23 years. He is also presently vice chairman of the Hearst Board of Directors and chairman of the Corporation's Executive Committee.

Bennack is also a director of Hearst Corporation and a Trustee of The Hearst Family Trust established under the Will of William Randolph Hearst. In addition, he sits on a number of corporate committees and The Hearst Foundation boards where he has served for more than 25 years.

After his first tenure as president and CEO began in 1979, Bennack directed the Company through an unprecedented period of growth, increasing revenues sevenfold and growing earnings to 13 times what they had been, through investments, acquisitions and start-ups. Today, the Company comprises some 200 separate businesses with approximately 20,000 employees.

Under Bennack's leadership, the company launched with ABC three leading cable networks, A&E, History and Lifetime, plus its investments in the ESPN family of networks. On his watch, Hearst acquired 11 newspapers, including two of the nation's largest, the Houston Chronicle and the San Francisco Chronicle, two trade publishing companies, three major consumer magazines, a television production operation, various syndication and distribution businesses and multiple television stations. Bennack also led the company into expanded investments outside of the United States. During his tenure, Hearst has launched such magazines as Country Living, O, The Oprah Magazine, Marie Claire and SmartMoney.

Bennack was instrumental in the decision to create what today is Hearst Television Inc., one of the nation's largest non-network owned television station groups which operates 29 television stations. In 2009, he directed a merger between Hearst Broadcasting and Hearst-Argyle Television resulting in Hearst-Argyle becoming a wholly-owned private subsidiary of Hearst Corporation. Bennack was an original board member of Hearst-Argyle Television, and before being named chairman in 2008 was presiding director. Hearst folded its television holdings into Hearst-Argyle Television in 1997, forming a public company.

Prior to his first tenure as chief executive, Bennack served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Corporation and, prior to that, as vice president and general manager of the Hearst Newspaper Group. He also served in a variety of management posts, including a seven-year tenure (1967-1974) as publisher and editor of the San Antonio Light.

Bennack is a director of Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation. He is chairman of The National Magazine Company Limited of Great Britain, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hearst Corporation. Bennack is also a governor and vice chairman of New York-Presbyterian Hospital and its Healthcare System, a managing director of the Metropolitan Opera of New York, chairman of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and chairman of The Paley Center for Media (formerly The Museum of Television & Radio). He was the 1992-93 chairman of the Newspaper Association of America (formerly the American Newspaper Publishers Association).

As a teenager, the San Antonio native was host of both television and radio programs. He eventually entered publishing in his hometown, and rose from classified advertising salesman to newspaper publisher by the age of 34.

Bennack has received honors for his charitable work from such organizations as the American Heart Association, United Cerebral Palsy and the Inner City Scholarship Fund of New York. His industry awards include the Gold Medal from the International Radio & Television Society in 1991, the Trustees' Award (Emmy) from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 1993, the 1997 Center for Communication Award, the Distinguished Public Service Award from the Advertising Council in 1999, and the 1999 Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of Broadcasters. In 2007, he was elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Nick Denton
Founder
Gawker Media

Nick Denton is founder of Gawker Media, a group of online media properties including Gawker, the Manhattan gossip sheet, and Gizmodo, the guide to cutting-edge gadgets. Gawker's network draws 19m US readers a month.

Before building a media business out of blogs, Nick founded two internet ventures in the late 1990s: Moreover Technologies, the news search provider, acquired by Verisign; and First Tuesday, the events and networking business that symbolized the frenzy of the dotcom boom in Europe.

Nick – who is half-Hungarian – began his media career as a reporter for the Economist and the Financial Times during the fall of communism in Eastern Europe. While the FT's investment banking correspondent he co-wrote All That Glitters, the account of the rogue trader who brought down Barings Bank.

Neal Mohan
Vice President, Product Management
Google

Neal is vice president of product management, responsible for Google's suite of display products. Prior to Google, he was senior vice president of strategy and product development at DoubleClick, building the company's strategic plan, leading the product management team in its execution, and growing the business rapidly.

Previously, Neal held various leadership positions at DoubleClick and NetGravity in technology development, business operations, and client services. In this process he played a key role in pioneering and growing the digital marketing industry. He has also served in strategy and consulting roles at Microsoft and Accenture.

Neal has an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar. He also has a B.S. in electrical engineering from Stanford University.

David J. Moore
Chairman and Founder
24/7 Real Media, Inc., A WPP Company

David J. Moore is Chairman and Founder of 24/7 Real Media, Inc., a leading global digital marketing company that offers award winning ad serving, targeting, tracking, and analytics platforms, along with powerful search marketing capabilities and a global alliance network of Web sites. As Chairman of 24/7 Real Media, Mr. Moore focuses on strengthening the company’s industry position, strategic relationships, recruitment and business development. Mr. Moore also works closely with WPP Digital to support the development and implementation of WPP’s digital initiatives.

Mr. Moore has led 24/7 Real Media’s growth from start-up to its current position as a leader in digital marketing. He is a respected industry veteran with over 30 years experience in new media property development. Throughout his career, he has consistently distinguished himself as a pioneer and leader. When the bubble burst on the dotcom industry, taking his company with it, Mr. Moore was determined that his company would survive. He held true to his vision that if his company survived it would emerge stronger, with a larger market opportunity and fewer competitors. With a series of bold moves, he succeeded.

Mr. Moore is a compelling speaker and seasoned executive with expertise in all facets of the digital advertising industry. He currently serves as Chairman for the Interactive Advertising Bureau and has been a member on the board since 2002. Throughout his career, Mr. Moore has held positions at companies such as Turner Broadcasting and Viacom. He co-founded Petry Interactive, which eventually became 24/7 Real Media.

Mr. Moore has served as a director of Local Matters, Inc., a provider of internet, voice and wireless technology solutions, since March 2004 and as Chairman since March 2006. He also serves on the board of Our Stage and Auditudes, both early stage internet companies, the board of directors of the Advertising Education Foundation (AEF), and on the board of directors for Visible Technologies, an industry leading provider of social media monitoring and engagement solutions.

Mr. Moore can be reached at: david.moore@247RealMedia.com.

Charlie Rose
Journalist

Emmy award-winning journalist Charlie Rose has been praised as "one of America's premier interviewers." He is the host of "Charlie Rose," the nightly PBS program that engages America's best thinkers, writers, politicians, athletes, entertainers, business leaders, scientists and other newsmakers. USA Today calls "Charlie Rose," "TV's most addictive talk show." New York Newsday says, "Charlie's show is the place to get engaging, literate conversation…Bluntly, he is the best interviewer around today."

Charlie Rose is unique. The round oak table, perhaps the most recognized table on television, and the black backdrop provides an intimate atmosphere for showcasing smart conversation. Journalist Morley Safer, of CBS' "60 Minutes," calls the program "the last refuge of intelligent conversation on television."

"Charlie Rose brings a Southern civility to the most intelligent tete-a-tetes on TV…his table has become an island where savvy channel-surfers put ashore each weeknight…an essential gloss on the media, politics, sports and culture." (Esquire)

Guests on the show include major international political figures and a mixture of renowned personalities from literature, theatre, film, dance, fashion, sports, science, medicine, and business. Guests have ranged from international statesmen Nelson Mandela and Mikhail Gorbachev to Nobel laureates Toni Morrison, Seamus Heaney to leaders in business like Bill Gates and Andy Grove. In the artistic arena, Rose's guests range from actors Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts to musicians Bruce Springsteen and Yo-Yo Ma. His program serves as a window on cultural areas rarely seen on TV like architecture, painting, photography and classical music. "Cheers -- and a dozen red long-stems to Charlie Rose…His varied guests…and disarming interview style frequently make for fascinating viewing." (TV Guide)

"Charlie Rose Special Edition" presents hour-long profiles on such prominent entertainers as Meryl Streep and Garth Brooks, as well as weeklong specials on the cutting edge of science like the Human Genome Project.

Drawn from major exhibits at distinguished museums, his series called Great Masters takes an in-depth look at an artist's biography, as well as the artist's visual presentations of their art. All specials are produced by Charlierose.com, Inc. which also presents other programs in multi-media formats.

Charlie is also a correspondent for "60 Minutes II," the CBS news magazine program seen on the CBS television network Wednesdays at 9 PM. He is known for his major profiles on Bill Gates, and President Clinton at the end of the Millennium, Hollywood stars such as Warren Beatty, Jodie Foster, and Madonna, interesting sports figures like Pete Sampras and George Steinbrenner, and cutting-edge subjects like Lou Gehrig's disease, suicide, and gene therapy.

He was born in Henderson, North Carolina and graduated from Duke University with an AB in history and a JD from the school of Law. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and has received honorary doctorates of law from C.W. Post College and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. He is the recipient of the George Peabody Broadcasting Award, the Emmy Award and The CableACE Award. This year he accepted the Futrell Award, an award given to Duke University alumni who have demonstrated excellence in communications. The Charlotte World Affairs Council also honored him as the world citizen for the year 2000.

He is a popular speaker on a wide variety of subjects at college campuses around the country and is a frequent moderator of technology conferences in the United States.

Barry Salzman
Managing Director, Media and Platforms, Americas
Google

Barry joined Google in January 2010 in a homecoming of sorts. Part of his current mandate includes Google’s DoubleClick businesses, and Barry was a member of DoubleClick’s first executive team from 1997-2002. Today he runs sales for Google’s rapidly growing display advertising business for the Americas, including YouTube, the Google Display Network, monetization partnerships with leading publishers and DoubleClick’s publisher, advertiser and ad exchange technology platforms.

Barry has an MBA from Harvard Business School and started his career with McKinsey & Company. In early 1997 he joined DoubleClick as President of its global media business. He led the initiative to turn the US online advertising business into a global leader, launching the company’s international operations in 23 countries.

After leaving DoubleClick in 2002, he spent several years pursuing his passion for photography professionally shooting for Vanity Fair magazine, before returning to the world of digital media.

Sheryl Sandberg
Chief Operating Officer
Facebook

Sheryl Sandberg is Chief Operating Officer at Facebook. She oversees the firm's business operations including sales, marketing, business development, human resources, public policy and communications. Prior to Facebook, Sheryl was Vice President of Global Online Sales and Operations at Google, where she built and managed the online sales channels for advertising and publishing and operations for consumer products worldwide. She was also instrumental in launching Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm. Before Google, Sheryl served as Chief of Staff for the United States Treasury Department under President Bill Clinton where she helped lead the Treasury’s work on forgiving debt in the developing world. Earlier, she was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company and an economist with the World Bank. Sheryl received a B.A. summa cum laude in Economics from Harvard University and was awarded the John H. Williams Prize for the top graduating student in economics. She received an MBA with highest distinction from the Harvard Business School. Sheryl serves on the boards of The Walt Disney Company, Starbucks, The Brookings Institution and V-Day. Sheryl was named as one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business by Fortune and one of the 50 Women to Watch by The Wall Street Journal.