Hear the Nation's Top Retail Experts
The speaker roster for the Internet Retailer Conference and Exhibition 2010 represents the largest group of expert speakers ever assembled in online retailing. The 175 speakers at IRCE 2010 represent all industry segments that conduct e-retailing operations. Such diversity of speakers is one of the hallmarks of IRCE, and it explains why its conference agenda appeals to all players in e-retailing. Simply put, the IRCE agenda covers e-retailing from a wide variety of perspectives and shows bias toward none.
Speakers are chosen by the editorial staff of Internet Retailer, who base their selections solely on the speaker's expertise. No speakers were chosen for any commercial consideration.
This year's Internet Retailer Conference keynote speaker is Imran Jooma, Senior Vice President and General Manager, E-Commerce, Sears Holdings Corp., who will discuss Sears' extensive e-commerce strategy, which includes not only web sites but also mobile commerce and a far-reaching social media effort. He will tell attendees how that approach prepares Sears for today's always-connected but careful spending consumer—and how that strategy will enable Sears to take market share in the new retailing world.
Featured Speaker Dennis McEniry will talk about how Estee Lauder took its premium worldwide beauty brand to 300 web sites in 29 countries with $100 million in annual sales and grew it to become Estee lauder's fastest growing sales channel and a major contributor of bottom-line profits.
Featured Speaker Geoffrey Robertson will discuss how the century-old auto-parts retailer Whitney Automotive became an Internet business as a way to shore up its fading prospects. Featured Speaker Tony Ellison will talk about how he leveraged the advantages of being a small online-only retailer to grow sales in the recession while his bigger office supply competitors were shrinking.
IRCE 2010 Conference Speakers
Listed below are all Speakers at the Internet Retailer 2010 Conference & Exhibition. Click on each column heading to reorder the table. To view a speaker's bio, click the corresponding row.
| First Name | Last Name | Company | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imran | Jooma | Sears Holdings Corp. | Senior Vice President & General Manager, E-Commerce |
| Bernardine | Wu | FitForCommerce | President |
| Gene | Alvarez | Gartner Inc. | Vice President |
| Mike | Bridge | Pasco Scientific | Vice President Marketing & Product Management |
| Eddie | Sutton | Strand Books | Senior Vice President and General Manager |
| Keith | Maddox | Parentgiving | CEO |
| Josh | Shanas | BowlingShirt.com | Director of E-Commerce |
| Neil | Kugelman | GoldSpeed.com | Founder & CEO |
| Ian | MacDonald | CenturyNovelty.com | Vice President & General Manager |
| Jason | Miller | Motorcycle Superstore | CTO, Vice President of Technology |
| Sophia | Drivalas | W.W. Grainger Inc. | Director, Online User Experience, Design and Searchandising |
| David | Goldsholle | HardwareAndTools.com | Founder & CEO |
| Marcus | Spurrell | Reebok | Head of Global Digital & E-Commerce |
| Todd | Morris | BrickHouse Security | CEO |
| Johnny | Lin | TravelSmith | Vice President, Marketing & E-Commerce |
| Michelle | Stern | iProspect | Client Services Director |
| Heather | Deschenes | Staples Inc. | Director, Customer Acquisition |
| Tony | Soric | Clickable | Analyst |
| Viktoria | Kanevsky | Ed Hardy | Director of Internet Marketing & E-Commerce |
| Kevin | Lee | Didit | Chairman & CEO |
| Christopher | Kenney | VistaPrint | Associate Manager, Search |
| Andrea | Leibof | Bare Escentuals | Online Marketing Specialist |
| Kristen | Quinn | Performics | Vice President, Optimization Services |
| George | Michie | Rimm-Kaufman Group | President |
| Lori | Gatto | OnlineShoes.com | Senior Online Marketing Manager |
| David | Szetela | ClixMarketing | CEO & Founder |
| Steve | Elkins | WEBS | President |
| Tom | Funk | Timberline Interactive | Vice President |
| Jeff | Pape | WrestlingGear.com | President |
| Andrew | Wheeler | iProspect | Managing Director, Chicago |
| Dennis | Boudreau | 1st in Video-Music World Inc. | President |
| Anne | Baston | Indigo Books & Music | Director of Online Marketing |
| Steve | Fortson | Miles Kimball Co. Inc. | Vice President, E-Commerce |
| Jodi | Bresina | ShoeMall.com | Internet Director |
| Howard | Wyner | Scentiments | CEO |
| Tim | Ash | SiteTuners.com | CEO |
| Jessica | Kornacki | Endless Vacation Rentals | Vice President, Marketing |
| Ken | Cassar | Nielsen Online | Vice President, Industry Insights |
| Dean | Stier | National Business Furniture | Marketing Director, Catalog Brands |
| Michael | Jansma | GEMaffair.com | CEO |
| Susan | McKenna | McKenna's Marketing | CEO |
| Greg | Fettes | 24-7 InTouch | President & CEO |
| Tom | Nawara | Acquity Group | Managing Director, Digital Strategy & Design |
| Greg | Teed | Bath & Body Works Direct | Vice President, Finance, Merchandise Planning and Operations/Logistics |
| Jeff | McCall | GSI Commerce | Senior Vice President, Strategy Services |
| David | Lonczak | Drugstore.com | Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer |
| Esther | Steinfeld | Blinds.com | Marketing Manager |
| Pinny | Gniwisch | Ice.com | Executive Vice President |
| Joe | Kassa | Deb Shops | Chief Marketing Officer |
| Nick | Harris | Benjamin Moore & Co. | Senior Manager, Marketing & Communications |
| Darren | Orlando | Carol's Daughter | Vice President Direct |
| Bill | Aicher | Musicnotes, Inc. | Director of Web and Marketing |
| Jon | Kosoff | Wet Seal Inc. | Director of Ecommerce & Direct Marketing |
| Jim | Okamura | J.C. Williams Group | Senior Partner |
| Jeff | Wisot | Buy.com | Vice President, Marketing |
| Scot | Wingo | ChannelAdvisor Corp. | CEO |
| Rodney | Joffe | NeuStar | Senior Vice President and Senior Technologist |
| Matt | Pace | Compete | Managing Director, Retail and Consumer Products |
| Paul | Boisvert | Yahoo Merchant Solutions | Lead Product Manager |
| Pavel | Shvartsman | OpticsPlanet Inc. | Co-Founder and President |
| Nick | Sheth | Gap Inc. Direct | Director of Business Development |
| Melissa | Rothchild | CPA2BIZ.com | Vice President, Marketing |
| Eric | Heller | FootSmart.com | Director, Internet Marketing |
| Deep | Patel | GoGreenSolar.com | Founder & CEO |
| Neal | Creighton | RatePoint | CEO & Co-founder |
| Rob | Snell | Gun Dog Supply | Co-Owner |
| Julie | Swatek | Scrap Your Memories Inc. | Founder and President |
| Alan | Higley | Coolibar.com | Vice President, Internet Marketing |
| Brian | Smith | SingleFeed | President |
| Jason | Roussos | Living Direct Inc. | President & COO |
| Annie | Xu | Alibaba Americas | General Manager, America |
| Sue | Cessar | Genco | Vice President, Sales |
| Kevin | Hickey | OnlineStores.com | Vice President, Marketing |
| David | Redlich | ReStockIt.com | President |
| Eli | Katz | Ashford.com | President |
| Tammie | McKenzie | Cruiser Customizing | Director of Marketing |
| Jennifer | DiMotta | ReStockIt.com | Vice President, Marketing |
| Ken | Burke | MarketLive | Chairman |
| Steve | Winshel | Beach Body | CIO |
| Eric | Peterson | Web Analytics Demystified | CEO & Chief Consultant |
| Dylan | Lewis | TurboTax | Group Manager, Web Measurement |
| Jon | Abt | Abt Electronics | Co-President |
| Ross | Haskell | Bold Software | Director of Marketing |
| Terry | Rowinski | BuySeasons Inc. | Vice President, Operations |
| Jay | Greenberg | Spencer's Gifts | Vice President, E-Commerce |
| Dan | Rasay | Lucy Activewear | Business Analyst |
| Stephan | Spencer | Covario Inc. | Vice President, SEO Strategies |
| Ethan | Giffin | Groove Commerce | CEO & Founder |
| Lindsey | Kurz | Manager, Online Sales & Operations | |
| Peter | Cobb | eBags | Senior Vice President of Marketing |
| Eoin | Comerford | Moosejaw Mountaineering | Vice President, Marketing |
| Robert | Gilbreath | Calendars.com / Calendar Holdings LLC | Director of E-Commerce Marketing & Analytics |
| Eric | Stockton | Exterior-Accents.com | Marketing Consultant |
| Michael | Neff | SportsUnlimited.com | Director, E-Commerce |
| Shannon | Glass | Bath & Body Works | Vice President, Creative & Web Operations |
| Kerri | Pollard | Commission Junction | General Manager |
| Eric | Best | Mercent | President |
| Shaun | Ryan | SLI Systems | CEO |
| Tom | McFadyen | McFadyen Solutions | President |
| Larry | Freed | ForeSee Results | CEO |
| Mike | Rogers | Goodmail Systems | Senior Vice President, Sales |
| Bob | Cell | MyBuys | CEO |
| Bob | Pearson | WeissComm Group | Chief Technology and Media Officer |
| Michael | Fried | Strategic Insights 360 | Founder |
| Betsy | Emery Martin | TELLUS Web | President |
| Jamie | Kail | Lyons Consulting Group | Director of E-Commerce Services |
| Susan | Aplin | Bambeco.com | CEO |
| David | Manly | Keurig Direct and Keurig Away From Home | Vice President & General Manager |
| Vibhav | Prasad | 1-800-Flowers.com | Vice President, Web Marketing and Merchandising |
| Eric | Menhart | CyberLaw P.C. | Partner |
| Scott | Peterson | Streamlined Sales Tax Project | Executive Director |
| Paul | Brock | CyberSource Global Services | Principal |
| Mercia | Tapping | Boston Green Goods, Inc. | President & CEO |
| David | Blakelock | Boston Apparel Group | Vice President, Technology and Strategic Development |
| Deepika | Pandey | Walgreens | Vice President of Online Strategy and Customer Experience |
| Mike | Rombach | Channel Intelligence | Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer |
| Kevin | Lindsay | Omniture | Director, Product Marketing |
| John | Squire | Coremetrics | Chief Strategy Officer |
| Paul | Holstein | CableOrganizer.com | Vice President & COO |
| Bill | Zujewski | ATG | Vice President, Product Marketing |
| Lauren | Freedman | The E-Tailing Group | President |
| Andrea | Gulli | New York & Co. | Vice President, E-Commerce |
| Carrie | Hammond | R.C. Bigelow Inc. | Marketing Manager |
| Jeff | Berman | Lifetime Brands | President, Retail Direct |
| LB | Herbert | JCP.com / J.C. Penney Co. | Senior Manager, Customer Insights |
| Amy | Smith | Usability Sciences Inc. | Manager, User Experience |
| Matthew | Poepsel | Gomez Inc. | Vice President, Performance Strategies |
| Gina | Debogovich | Best Buy | Communities Manager |
| David | Pohl | Equator Estate Coffees & Teas | Head Roaster and Online Merchant |
| David | Saville | Hallmark Cards, Inc. | Innovations Product Manager |
| Jeremy | Lockhorn | Razorfish | Director of Emerging Media and Video Innovation |
| Nick | Bomersbach | J.C. Penney | Vice President, E-Commerce |
| Paull | Young | Converseon Inc. | Social Media Strategist |
| Tracy | Tee | Delight.com | Co-Founder |
| Bill | Siwicki | Internet Retailer | Senior Editor, Production |
| Jay | Scannell | Skymall Inc. | Vice President of Information Technology |
| Sean | Spector | GameFly Inc. | Co-founder and Senior Vice President of Business Development and Content |
| David | Oldroyd | Overstock.com | Director of Emerging Platforms |
| Carol | Steinberg | ShopNBC | Senior Vice President, E-Commerce, Marketing & Business Development |
| Dave | Sikora | Digby | CEO |
| Julie | Ask | Forrester Research | Analyst |
| Kristen | Celko | David's Bridal | Vice President, E-Commerce |
| Anand | Shah | Karmaloop | COO |
| Amanda | Moskowitz | ShopText Inc. | Vice President of Client Services |
| Cindy | Brown | Blue Moon Works | CEO |
| Tim | Sherwin | Cardinal Commerce | Executive Vice President |
| Kevin | Ranford | 1-800-Flowers.com | Director of Web Marketing |
| Kurt | Peters | Internet Retailer | Editor in Chief |
| Dan | Shust | Resource Interactive | Director of Emerging Media |
| David | Griner | Luckie & Co. | Social Media Strategist |
| Dennis | McEniry | Estee Lauder | President, Online |
| Geoffrey | Robertson | Whitney Automotive Group | General Manager & Vice President, E-Commerce |
| Tony | Ellison | Shoplet.com | Founder & CEO |
| Jack | Love | Internet Retailer | Publisher |
| Craig | Johnson | Musician's Friend | CEO |
| Stuart | Rose | Tully & Holland Inc. | Managing Director |
| William | Feeley | Feeley Capital Markets | CEO |
| Brian | Walker | Forrester Research Inc. | Senior Analyst, E-Commerce |
| Gian | Fulgoni | comScore Inc. | Chairman |
| Tim | Sailor | Navigo Consulting Group | President & Founder |
| Jamie | Smith | Engine Ready Inc. | CEO |
| Marissa | Colwell | Build.com | Director of Marketing |
| Hanny | Hindi | Clickable | Consultant |
| Thomas | Heffernan | Allied Trade Group | Internet Marketing Specialist |
| David | Larkins | NetPlus Marketing | Vice President of Marketing |
| Danielle | Leitch | MoreVisibility | Executive Vice President |
| Georgianne | Brown | Big Couch Media Group | Co-Founder & Managing Partner |
| Michael | Wilburn | StubHub | Head of Relationship Marketing |
| Max | Harris | Gardeners' Supply | Director of E-Commerce |
| Shea | Beck | SkyMall | Internet Marketing Manager |
| Joel | Book | ExactTarget | Director of E-Marketing Education |
| Andrew | Koven | Steve Madden Shoes | President, E-Commerce & Customer Experience |
Today's IRCE Spotlight Speaker is Georgianne Brown.
Success in search engine optimization means never standing still. Without constant tuning of an optimization program, pages can quickly fall out of search rankings—especially as major search engines continually change the rules of the game. This lively, interactive session—one of the most popular of past IRCEs—features SEO experts who will conduct live, on-the-spot SEO critiques of web sites that attendees volunteer.
"As new channels, tools and methods continue to evolve in SEO, it is a reminder that we must constantly approach this from an art and science perspective," Brown says. "Some areas to be reviewed include site architecture, use of available tools and analytics, content and the evolution of social media and what that means to SEO."
Georgianne Brown brings a retailer's and consumer marketer's perspective to her role as head of Big Couch Media, a strategic consulting and interactive agency focused on supporting entrepreneurial growth companies. Georgianne Brown was president of BabyUniverse Inc. and, before that, held key executive roles at eDiets.com, Certified Vacations Group and Alamo Rent A Car.
Access Profiles of Previous Speakers of the Week
- Michael Jansma, CEO, GEMaffair.com
- Nick Sheth, Director of Business Development, Gap Inc. Direct
- David Blakelock, Vice President, Technology and Strategic Development, Boston Apparel Group
- Kevin Lee, Chairman & CEO, Didit
- Jay Scannell, Vice President of Information Technology, Skymall Inc.
- Jeff Wisot, Vice President, Marketing, Buy.com
- Dean Stier, Marketing Director, Catalog Brands, National Business Furniture
- Paul Holstein, Vice President & COO, CableOrganizer.com
- Ian MacDonald, Vice President & General Manager, CenturyNovelty.com
- Dave Sikora, CEO, Digby
- Lauren Freedman, President, The E-Tailing Group
- David Redlich, President, ReStockIt.com
- Esther Steinfeld, Marketing Manager, Blinds.com
- Tim Sherwin, Executive Vice President, Cardinal Commerce
- Michael Neff, Director, E-Commerce, SportsUnlimited.com
- Eoin Comerford, Vice President, Marketing, Moosejaw Mountaineering
- David Lonczak, Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, Drugstore.com
- Andrew Koven, President, E-Commerce & Customer Experience, Steve Madden Shoes
- Kevin Ranford, Director of Web Marketing, 1-800-Flowers.com
- Howard Wyner, CEO, Scentiments
In his annual open invitation for IRCE 2010, Internet Retailer Publisher Jack Love explains why this year's conference focuses on the urgent need for e-retailers to reinvest and reinvent their online retail businesses in the wake of the recession in order to capitalize on the industry's certain return to double-digit growth. See Publisher's Invitation
As the world's largest e-retailing show, at IRCE, every key industry is represented—retail, catalog, manufacturing and consumer service companies that specialize in e-retailing. Virtually all of the Top 500 e-retailers attend as well as hundreds of smaller players that fall outside this prestigious group. Of course, all notable vendors in e-commerce are represented along with scores of finance, research, consulting and publishing enterprises. See Attendee Demographics








