Mr. Gunningham has served as Senior Vice President, Seller Services, since joining Amazon.com in March 2007. Prior to joining Amazon.com, Mr. Gunningham was President of First Data Utilities from August 2006 to February 2007, following First Data’s acquisition of Peace Software, Inc., where he was Chief Executive Officer from February 2004 to August 2006 and President and Chief Operating Officer from April 2002 to March 2003. From March 2003 to February 2004, he served as Vice President of Enterprise Sales, at Apple, Inc. Prior to April 2002, Mr. Gunningham held various positions at Oracle Corporation, including Senior Vice President, North American Industrial Sector and Latin America.

Christopher is Director of Communications, leading brand marketing and communications strategies for the company. Airbnb is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique properties around the world. With over 100,000 listings available in more than 17,000 cities and 190 countries

John “Jay” Rogers is President, CEO and Co-Founder of Local Motors, a next-generation car company that is changing the way cars are designed, built, and owned. 

Vente-privee.com is the World No.1 and pioneered the online sales event concept with 13.2 million members, featuring more than 1.200 major international brands. Over 1.400 people work in the company and earned € 969 million in 2010. In early 2011 vente-privee.com launched its Digital Commerce Factory to help brands built and manage their eCommerce sites. In May 2011 the company announced its partnership with American Express to introduce the company in the US.

JP Puerta, International Director of  Craigslist, one of the top visited websites in the World, will talk about how to reach over 100 million users with a lean team of 30 people with unconventional ideas about how internet companies should function.

Norbert is Co-CEO of the largerst online gaming group in the world, bwin.party digital entertainment, leading brands like bwin and PartyPoker. The company employees over 3100 professionals and have reached revenues over €800 million. Norbert has been instrumental in the companies growth, since its inception all the way through its public listing int eh Nasdaq.

Nicole Vanderbilt is CEO of mydeco.com, the largest UK online homeware catalogue presented though the most innovative 3D and mobile technology. Prior to mydeco she was International VP at Bebo, and Head of  Industry Marketing for EMEA at Google.

Nicolas is founder and Executive Creative Director at Poke. He has always looked beyond industry rhetoric to the inspiring truths of networked media and design; this passion driving his career in the business spanning the last seventeen years. Nicolas founded Antirom, Poke, Hulger and Plumen, all companies of note and all influential and innovative in their respective spheres. All of these endeavours have been recognised by international industry awards and media attention.

Emma Pueyo is a Creative Director at Poke. She develops strategies and ideas that expand her clients' brands in innovative ways and position them as forward-thinking leaders in new media. With a strong background in digital thinking and storytelling, Emma has led industry-changing projects like Youtique for French Connection and The Feed for Orange UK.