Gary Vaynerchuk to Keynote the Westchester Digital Summit

The Westchester Digital Summit will be held on May 14th, 2013 at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York. The venue will host 3,000 digital marketers and internationally renowned entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk, CEO of VaynerMedia and author of The Thank You Economy and Crush It will deliver the keynote. It’s the only gathering of its kind in Westchester. Silverback Social, a globally recognized leader in social media marketing, is producing the summit in partnership with Zanzarella Marketing Consultants.

“On May 14, Westchester County will play host to the most well respected digital marketers in the world,” said Chris Dessi, CEO of Silverback Social. The summit will include presentations from digital marketing leaders like David Kidder, author of The Startup Playbook; Alex Zhardanovsky, CEO of Petflow; Avi Savor, Founding Partner of BigFuel; David Guy, CEO of LoudDoor; Dan Merritt, CEO of F#; and Rick Burnes from Hubspot, to name just a few. Attendees will be able to capitalize on an array of networking opportunities to help prospect for sales, increase productivity and stimulate employees’ intellectual curiosity.

The Summit’s panel discussion includes powerhouse media personalities like Ed Butowsky of Fox Business, an internationally recognized expert in the investment wealth management industry. Ed will be joined by Jeff Pearlman and Mike Edelhart for the discussion, when they will tackle how digital marketing is changing the face of traditional media. Jeff is the author of five books – three New York Times best sellers. His most recent, Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton, was called “the best sports biography” of 2011 by Sports Illustrated. Mike is a long-standing media and Internet start-up investor and executive. Currently, Mike is CEO of The Tomorrow Project, LLC producers of The Pivot Conference, hosted by Brian Solis and Social Week in NY.

“The Westchester Digital Summit will change the face of business in Westchester, New York forever,” said Chris Dessi, CEO of Silverback Social. “The manner in which we aggregate and disseminate information as a culture has changed, and the summit will offer marketers the proper tools to engage with their clients like never before,” added Dessi.

The Westchester Digital Summit is a global gathering of the most innovative minds in the digital economy today, allowing attendees to interact with celebrities, professional athletes, geniuses and the most compelling personalities who are changing the way our culture interacts with businesses online. To learn more, and to register for the Summit, visit http://www.westchesterdigitalsummit.com

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