Gravity Summit Social Media for Executives June 22, 2010

What: Gravity Summit Evening Speaker Program at UCLA
When: Tuesday, June 22, 2010; 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Where: UCLA Faculty Club 480 Charles Young Dr. East, Los Angeles, CA, 90095
Register: Only $40.00 - Networking, Refreshments, Speakers Limited Seating http://www.gravitysummit.com/register

What is the Gravity Summit?

Gravity Summit events help bridge the gap between the new Social Media Marketing tools and the business community. We seek to help educate and inform marketing professionals, small business owners, advertisers, and c-Level executives, and others, about the exciting new marketing and communications landscape that is evolving daily.

AGENDA
5:30 - Registration
6:00 - Networking
6:45 - Featured Speaker - Wing Lam, Founder and CEO Wahoo's Fish Tacos "The Coolest CEO on the Planet"
7:15 - Panel: Social Media in the Enterprise
Dr. Natalie Petouhoff, Michael Ewing, Judy Mod, Dan Webber
8:30 - Wrap Up
9:00 - Adjourn

More Information: Beverly Macy 310-860-4788 [email protected]

FEATURED SPEAKER: Wing Lam, Founder and CEO, Wahoo’s Tacos
Nicknamed the “Coolest CEO on the Planet” Wing Lam has earned the respect and won the hearts of many with his unique restaurant chain headquartered in Costa Mesa, Wahoo’s Fish Taco.

The Wahoo’s story began in 1988, when the three Wahoo’s brothers, Wing, Ed and Mingo, combined their love of surf and food to create a restaurant with an eclectic Mexican/Brazilian/Asian menu and a Hawaiian north-shore vibe. Today, Wahoo’s spans over three states and 50 locations, with a dedicated and growing fan base.

PANEL
Dr. Natalie Petouhoff, Chief Strategist, Weber-Shandwick
Dr. Natalie joins Weber-Shandwick's Digital Communications group in a practice-wide role in support of client growth, practice development and thought leadership.

Previously Dr. Natalie has guided CRM, Customer Service, Social Media professionals as well as C-level executives to develop a business strategy formulated to incorporate the most important asset of a company --their customers. Dr. Natalie is also a highly sought after TV and radio segment commentator.

Dr. Natalie is quoted in NYTimes, USAToday, Bloomberg-BusinessWeek, CRM Magazine and Peppers and Rogers 1-to-1 Magazine.

Michael Ewing, VP Telerx
Sales skills include cold calling, sales planning, sales forecasting, presentation skills and presentation development, public speaking, sales cycle management, large account development, negotiating and closing skills, account and market development skills, and team selling experience, domestic and international sales experience.

U.S. Naval Reserve, The Pentagon, Washington D. C. – Personal Staff to the Chief of Naval Operations and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Honorable Discharge Awarded the Navy Achievement Medal

Judy Mod, Principal of Social Gastronomy; President, Social Executive Council
Executive who specializes in Social Market Leadership, Enterprise Social Strategy, Social Applications and Social Solutions. Judy has over 25 years in driving top line revenue through strategic consulting, alliances/channels/partnerships, global sales and business development roles. Judy has an extensive background in B2B with roles in enterprise social networks, technology (consulting services/software/hardware), semiconductor, environmental, process and manufacturing industries.
A recognized early adopter and leader of emerging technologies, Judy is recognized for her ability to merge the needs of organizations with the innovative solutions in the marketplace. Judy is regular speaker on social market leadership, the social enterprise and strategic alliances.

Judy serves as the president of the Social Executive Council. Previously, she served as president of the Southeast US / Latin America chapter of the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals and on the boards of Global EXEC Women, Women in Technology and It’s The Journey, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving the breast cancer community.

Dan Webber, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Avery Partners
Dan leads the executive services, consulting, and outsourcing practices for Avery Partners as well as managing the internal technology needs of the firm. Dan brings 20 plus years of financial, operational, and technology experience to help companies enable and improve business processes and better leverage technology. Dan has served for many years as CIO for healthcare, manufacturing, technology and hospitality companies and currently serves as interim CIO for one of his healthcare clients.

Dan is an active blogger, thought leader and is active in several community groups. Dan is Vice President of the Social Executive Council (SEC)