Past Keynotes

Some of the most important key players shaping the future of search, social media, and digital marketing come to Pubcon every year to tell their stories and share their visions with our attendees.

Previous keynote speakers at Pubcon have included Zappos chief executive Tony Hsieh, Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, authors Malcolm Gladwell, Guy Kawasaki and Robert X. Cringely, Demand Media co-founder Richard Rosenblatt, and technology enthusiast John Battelle, among the many others listed below.

All of our keynote speakers will bring their inspiring and groundbreaking search, online marketing, and social media insight to Pubcon. Look for announcements about the next cutting-edge keynote speakers for upcoming Pubcon conferences.

Past Pubcon Keynote Speakers
Justine Ezarik Founder iJustine	Jay Baer President Convince and Convert	Wil Reynolds Founder Seer Interactive	Satya Nadella CEO Microsoft
Malcolm Gladwell Author "Tipping Point," "Blink"	Melanie Mitchell Digital Marketing Strategist	Guy Kawasaki Managing Director Garage Technology Ventures	Michael Slaby Obama For America Chief Innovation Officer
Brandie Feuer Director of Interactive Marketing Planet Hollywood	Jason Calacanis Inside.com CEO & Founder	Alex Bennert Director of Search Strategy Wall Street Journal	Dr. Robert Cialdini Bestselling Influence Author
Doc Searls Pioneering Digital Marketer	Craig Newmark Founder Craigslist	Terry Jones Travelocity Founder, Kayak Chairman	David Pogue Technology Writer New York Times
Sarah Evans Founder Sevans Strategy	Leo Laporte Emmy Award- Winning Broadcaster	Jordan Koene Chief Evangelist Searchmetrics	Matt Cutts Search Quality Control Google
Rand Fishkin Founder Moz	Gary Illyes Webmaster Trends Analyst Google	John Brown Head of Publisher Policy Google	Richard Zippel Product Manager Google
Duane Forrester Senior Product Manager Bing Webmaster Tools	Scott Stratten President UnMarketing	Chris Pirillo Founder LockerGnome	Rob Snell Managing Partner Gun Dog Supply
Bob Brisco CEO Internet Brands	George Wright VP Marketing and Sales Blendtec	Peter Shankman Principal Shankman Honig	Tim Ash CEO SiteTuners.com
Richard Rosenblatt Co-Founder, Chairman, CEO Demand Media	Robert X. Cringely Author, Producer PBS Online The Pulpit	Danny Bernstein Head of Product Partnerships, Google+ Google	Shawn Rorick Author, Marketing Director Cirque du Soleil
Philip Kaplan Co-Founder, CEO AdBrite	John Battelle Founder, Chairman Federated Media Publishing	John Von Tetzchner Founder, CEO Opera Software	Danny Sullivan Editor-In-Chief, Founder SearchEngineLand
Noel McMichael Founder, President, CEO MarketLeap	Andy Bourland Founder ClickZ Network	Chris Brogan President New Marketing Labs	Tim Mayer Technology Adviser
Brian Clark Founder Copyblogger	Daniel Boberg President Tallwave	Tony Hsieh CEO Zappos	Dave McClure Founding Partner 500 Startups
Shakil Khan Head of Special Projects Spotify	Jeremy Zawodny Technology Evangelist Yahoo!	Robert Scoble Futurist Rackspace	Jeffrey Eisenberg CEO BuyerLegends.com