Interactive Marketing Panel: Weathering the Storm December 2, 2009

When the economy recovers, the most successful companies will be the ones who laid their marketing groundwork ahead of time. So what strategies are they putting into place now? And what do they know about the economy that the rest of us don't? Join us for a highly interactive discussion with four of the top marketing executives in Silicon Valley today.

Moderated by Scott Hamilton, Partner at Allign
Scott co-founded Allign after devoting over 20 years to improving workforce performance across "Fortune 500" companies. By pioneering the use of "collective intelligence" alignment programs along with cultural and operational assessment tools, he helps organizations refine their strategyaround key marketing initiatives, improving customer/employee retention, productivity and accelerating business results.

Hal Schornstein, Wells Fargo
A CFA and CFP with over 20 years in the financial services industry, Hal leads a team of 20 investment professionals managing over $6 billion. In addition to speaking regularly at various economic and investment events, he is a resource for print, radio, television and internet media including the Los Angeles Times, KTVU (Fox), and MarketWatch.com.

Donna Wells, Mint.com
Donna has over 20 years' experience in strategic management and marketing, with specific expertise in the financial services industry and online demand generation. In 2007, she joined Mint.com as its Chief Marketing Officer after serving as vice president of corporate marketing and acting CMO at Intuit, which purchased Mint.com in late 2009 for a cool $170 million.

Vince Ferraro, Hewlett-Packard
Vince is most recently the former HP VP of Marketing in the Imaging and Printing Division. He has a strong track record of helping HP grow businesses and market share, while maintaining profitability in difficult economic cycles and has worked in a variety of B2B and B2C HP businesses across the globe for over 20 years.

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